After each swallowed a pill, the two Shushan Sect disciples experienced a surge in Mana, seemingly advancing from the mid to late stage of Divine Skills realm in a mere instant.
They seemed like madmen with severed arms; a mere fluctuation in their breath had already locked down the surroundings with their Mana.
It turned out that at the brink of life and death, they had taken a secret medicine from the Shushan Sect, which contained fierce Mana capable of enhancing their realm but inflicted great damage to their body's essence, spirit, and Qi, also reducing their lifespan by a hundred years. Every disciple in the Shushan Sect was allotted only one such pill in their lifetime for survival purposes. It was not to be consumed until the very last moment.
