Finally returning to Wei City, Li Yanchu felt both body and mind at ease. This trip into Duanlong Cave had earned him a total of ninety-seven thousand merit points, which was a truly generous harvest. The main reason was simple: he had completely purged the cave of every demon, ghost, and abomination, so the reward was immense. 2

Aside from that, he had obtained a golden pill with cloud-like patterns, though he had yet to determine its purpose. He vaguely sensed, however, that the “pill” was not a true elixir, but rather a magical artifact, one still faintly imbued with a trace of divine aura.0

Breaking through Duanlong Cave hadn’t taken him long. That very night, while cultivating the Yellow Court Classic in his temple, his inner power began surging like a mighty river, growing ever purer and more radiant with yang energy.0

That last divine-summoning seems to...0