Chapter 1145 Seizing a Treasure
"Still don't know, your name!"
Wu Min looked at the person using his spiritual power to repair Chen Yang's inner dan, his heart clenched.
This kind of consumption... this fellow probably won't live much longer!
A broken, weak voice came from within Chen Yang: "Xu Qingquan, Feiyan Mountain..."
Before he could finish, the voice disappeared.
Chen Yang's inner dan began to slowly repair. Seeing this, Wu Min immediately stepped forward to help.
Without the powerful impact from before, Wu Min could now approach the inner dan.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Yang slowly opened his eyes and said hoarsely, "Water."
Wu Min jolted awake. Hearing Chen Yang's voice, he first called out a couple of times before finally understanding what Chen Yang said.
"Water? Wait a moment, I'll get it for you!"
During Chen Yang's unconsciousness, Wu Min had already scouted the surroundings. It wasn't a large area, so it didn't take long.
However, the continuous flow of water from the waterfall and the cut-off stream had caught his attention.
After filling some water, Wu Min carefully fed Chen Yang.
Several minutes passed quietly, and Chen Yang slowly opened his eyes.
"Senior Wu Min? Ah!" Chen Yang tried to get up with all his might, but the pain in his body made it difficult to describe.
"Don't move yet. The spirit stones supported more than just your inner dan; your entire body suffered a powerful impact. It's like a cultivator at the Core Formation stage was crushing your body. This pain won't disappear in a short period, so you'll have to endure it!"
"Who taught you this method of directly gnawing on spirit stones? Do you know how many people died because of this back then?"
"This is a suicidal method, and the power that spirit stones can provide only lasts for a dozen seconds. What kind of brain do you have to do this?"
Seeing Chen Yang wake up, Wu Min couldn't hold back anymore and let out a few curses.
In Wu Min's heart, Chen Yang was the future pillar of the human race.
Yet, this fellow didn't cherish himself at all.
Chen Yang smiled bitterly. If he had any other option, would he be willing to eat spirit stones?
Even consuming a top-grade spirit stone, the pain was something ordinary people couldn't endure.
"Senior Wu Min, your injuries..."
Wu Min waved his hand. "That's a long story. But there's something I need to ask you. That Xu Qingquan inside you, do you know him?"
Chen Yang was stunned. How could Senior Wu Min suddenly ask about this?
And how did he know Xu Qingquan's name?
"I know him. I accidentally ate something before, and my spiritual power nourishes spiritual consciousness. So I let him into my body."
As Chen Yang spoke, he was using his spiritual power to search for Xu Qingquan, but to his astonishment, he couldn't find him.
"No, Xu Qingquan? Where is Xu Qingquan?"
Chen Yang's flustered appearance made Wu Min realize that Xu Qingquan was a very important person, otherwise, Chen Yang wouldn't have kept him inside his body.
"Chen Yang, Chen Yang!"
Wu Min hurriedly held Chen Yang down, his eyes fixed on Chen Yang, and said word by word, "Your inner dan was already cracked. It was impossible for me to repair it alone."
"If that injury had continued..."
"Xu Qingquan used all his spiritual consciousness to stabilize the cracks in your inner dan, which is how I managed to save you."
Chen Yang stared blankly at Wu Min, then after a long pause, he asked, "Then where is Xu Qingquan?"
In response to Chen Yang's question, Wu Min took out a wisp of spiritual consciousness he had preserved.
After handing it to Chen Yang, Wu Min said in a low voice, "Since your spiritual power can nourish spiritual consciousness, put this into your body."
"However, even if it can grow stronger again, whether he can retain his previous memories, whether he is still the same Xu Qingquan, I can't be sure."
Seeing the flicker in Chen Yang's eyes, Wu Min said no more.
At this moment, Chen Yang's heart was incredibly complex.
Xu Qingquan was the last person from Feiyan Mountain, and now only such a wisp of spiritual consciousness remained.
After a long while, Chen Yang recovered and said, "Whether it succeeds or not, we have to try."
After inquiring about what happened while he was unconscious, Wu Min also produced the skeletal remains of the Demon Subduing Venerable.
"Based on my research during this period, although his realm hasn't reached the Great Perfection stage, his strength is incredibly formidable. At the seventh realm, he refined his own bones to achieve the tendons and bones possessed only by those at the Great Perfection stage."
"This item, even if auctioned separately, could sell for a lot of top-grade spirit stones."
Chen Yang turned to look at Wu Min and asked with blinking eyes, "Sell? What use can this thing have?"
"Heh heh, you don't understand, do you? I heard that some people can deduce the flow of cultivation techniques from bones."
"As for other uses, I'm not very familiar with them. The demon race, the Winged Half-Breed race, and some smaller races all favor this item."
Chen Yang didn't take the item but gave it to Wu Min.
If the body were still intact, and given to the great rat, they could go mining. Now that only bones remained, it was of little use.
As they searched for a way out, Wu Min recounted his recent encounters in the outside world.
After the few ancient martial artists left Chen Yang and the others, they separated on their own soon after.
During this period, Wu Min had also found ways to restore his strength to the Core Formation stage.
"As for my injuries... it was for the sake of seizing a treasure."
Saying this, Wu Min took out something resembling a round bead from his pocket.
The item was entirely black, with twinkling specks flowing on its surface, making it quite beautiful.
"The reason I can stay in the chaotic space longer than others is not just because of my understanding of space, but the greater reason is this. It has a similar effect to your bronze cauldron, capable of resisting the engulfment of the chaotic space."
Chen Yang hadn't expected that Wu Min's experiences these past few days would be so eventful.
As for his own breakthrough, Chen Yang didn't hide anything, as Wu Min already knew about the existence of the bronze cauldron.
About ten minutes later, Wu Min looked at Chen Yang in amazement. "That's truly something few people can endure. It's the martial artist's fortune, testing your will."
"It's not surprising that you've reached the Core Formation stage. I thought you encountered some heavenly treasure, but I didn't expect it to be such a miraculous encounter."
"Speaking of which, I encountered quite a few such fragments in the chaotic space before. Once your spatial techniques advance further, I'll give you a few locations, and you can absorb them yourself then."