Now, he was an "Immortal Sect's Celestial Prodigy" with a powerful backer behind him, not some pitiful little casual cultivator all alone!
Who was this woman in green clothes? She was just a nobody, yet she dared to deceive him?
As soon as Ryan finished speaking, the spiritual auras in the room suddenly surged.
Whoosh...
Sounds like surging waves rose.
In an instant, the fragrance of wine filled the small bluestone house.
The graceful figure of True Person of Turbid Wine appeared in front of the two of them.
In terms of appearance and figure, she was not inferior to the woman in green clothes in front of her at all. And when it came to her free and ethereal temperament, she was even better.
After True Person of Turbid Wine showed up, she sighed: "Alas, my disciple is too smart, so he's missed out on many relatively safe trials."
She casually waved her hand.
Boom!
The roof of the small bluestone house was suddenly blasted open.
The free spiritual energy in the air instantly turned into chains, binding the woman in green clothes on the spot.
The woman in green clothes, who was imprisoned in place, immediately collapsed in form.
She quickly changed her shape, her body expanded, and revealed her original form.
In just a few breaths, she turned into a green-scaled flood dragon dozens of feet long!
The woman in green clothes who had just claimed to be [True Person of Clear Wine] and tried to deceive Ryan now had no trace of a human form left!
Its whole body was covered with cold and shiny green scales. The chains as deep as a deep pool were deeply embedded in its body, leaving shocking marks one after another.
The huge commotion and noise attracted the outer disciples at the foot of the mountain and even the inner disciples living on the mountainside to rush over one after another.
Everyone looked up at the flood dragon hovering in the air, and their shock was beyond words.
"Hiss... A dragon! Is this the legendary divine dragon?"
"The flood dragon in operas, storybooks, and storytellers' mouths is actually real. They didn't lie!"
"This dragon seems to be restrained and captured by the dragon-binding ropes! Is it the True Person of Turbid Wine from our Drunken Immortal Peak who took action?"
"Our True Person of the Wine Sword Lineage has unparalleled immortal arts. Even a dragon soaring in the sky has to bow down to her!"
"If one day in the future, I can also have such abilities, then I'll have no regrets even if I die!"
The green-scaled flood dragon imprisoned by the spiritual energy chains didn't yield.
It struggled hard: "True Person of Turbid Wine, you deserve to die!"
"In my life, I've never killed any noble officials or nobles!"
"When I encountered some weak cultivators with low cultivation levels, I wouldn't hunt them all down either. I just ate a few of them occasionally to satisfy my craving!"
The more the green-scaled flood dragon talked, the more aggrieved it felt. It was so angry: "I just accidentally drowned a city of common people when I broke through my cultivation. I'm not wrong!"
Its dragon eyes, which shone like lanterns, turned and landed on Ryan: "And you, little brat Ryan..."
"Like master, like disciple. Just wait!"
"As long as I don't die, sooner or later, I will definitely kill both of you, master and disciple, to avenge myself!"
An angry expression appeared on the ferocious dragon's head.
However, True Person of Turbid Wine didn't pay attention to this remnant soul of the flood dragon at all. She just regarded it as a turtle in a jar and didn't take it to heart.
She looked at Ryan, half annoyed and half relieved, and said: "Originally, I wanted to use this flood dragon to create a disaster for you."
"By doing so, I hoped to help you understand that the world is dangerous and not everything is straightforward."
"It would also add a sense of vigilance to you, so that you won't be easily plotted against when you wander in the mortal world in the future."
"Unexpectedly, you're extremely intelligent and have kept my teachings firmly in mind. Even this [Demon General] comparable to a cultivator at the Transcendent Dust Realm couldn't deceive you!"
A knowing smile appeared on True Person of Turbid Wine's face, which was like that of a young girl: "This is really good!"
Having a disciple like Ryan was really reassuring.
She felt a great sense of accomplishment and didn't need to worry too much.
One should know that the disasters on the path of cultivation were not just limited to the Heavenly Tribulation.
The thunderbolts striking the body to temper the immortal roots!
The wind and fire disasters surging to burn the internal organs!
Those were just the scenes that could be seen with the naked eye.
There were many cunning demons and ghosts, evil human cultivators, and crafty demons...
Once encountered, they were all disasters.
True Person of Turbid Wine had long been aware of the existence of this remnant soul of the flood dragon. She had originally planned to refine it directly, but she hadn't expected...
She would take in a celestial prodigy disciple like Ryan with excellent talent, comprehension, and character.
So she changed her mind and made full use of this remnant soul of the flood dragon to temper Ryan.
It's just that...
Ryan usually seemed inexperienced in worldly affairs, but at critical moments, he was extremely astute, which also made True Person of Turbid Wine admire him in her heart.
Wisdom and perceptiveness could play a role no less than that of cultivation techniques and secret arts in many cases. At critical moments, they could help one survive.
Looking at the whole world, not to mention the other nine major immortal sects, just in this Xuanji Cave Heaven...
There had been many cultivators with high cultivation realms and profound and mysterious spells who, because they were too naive and innocent, were tricked and used when they left the sect for trials.
Some even became cannon fodder for those with much lower realms to explore the way when exploring the caves of predecessors. They died and disappeared from the Dao, and their efforts were in vain, benefiting others instead!
"True Person of Turbid Wine, Ryan, you..."
"Shut up!"
True Person of Turbid Wine waved her hand, and the spiritual energy gathered and transformed into a giant hand, which slapped the green-scaled flood dragon across the face, interrupting its roar.
Slap!
A hint of unquestionable coldness flashed across her beautiful eyes: "Did I allow you to speak?"
The green-scaled flood dragon became even more furious and seemed to be still roaring, but no sound came out.
True Person of Turbid Wine left it aside and said with a sneer: "Still counting on the future?"
"Not only me, but also the Sect Master of Xuanji Cave Heaven and the elders of other branches have already detected your existence."
"You won't survive today!"
"If I hadn't wanted to use you as a whetstone to sharpen my disciple, you would have already been destroyed a month ago!"
She still had some ideas that she hadn't said aloud.
True Person of Turbid Wine planned to completely refine the essence of this flood dragon's soul, combine it with the Dragon Descendant's Blood Wine, and add more potential for Ryan!
Before that...
It would be better if the medicinal effect of the [Blazing Flame Muscle-Casting Pill] was fully exerted.
Sure enough!
True Person of Turbid Wine focused her gaze on Ryan, and the pill that Ryan had swallowed before took effect at the right time.
A hot feeling like fire instantly spread throughout his whole body, as if thousands of tiny flames were running and jumping in Ryan's blood vessels!
Ryan's expression became solemn, and he immediately sat cross-legged on the ground with his hands and feet facing the sky.
"Don't worry."
True Person of Turbid Wine's voice made people feel at ease: "I'm right here to protect you."
The hot medicinal power, carrying an ancient and wild aura, impacted every corner of Ryan's body.
His muscles began to tense up rapidly, as if being kneaded and forged by invisible hands of fire.
Time passed by minute by minute...
One hour, three hours, five hours!
On the surface of Ryan's skin, a faint red light could be seen, just like the light emitted by a red-hot iron block under forging.
He could feel that under the action of this power, his muscle fibers were undergoing an unprecedented transformation.
They became tougher and more powerful. As the medicinal effect went deeper, the blood and Qi in his body surged like a surging river, bringing waves of intense tingling sensations.
This tingling sensation penetrated from the surface of the skin to the depths of the muscles and then melted into the bone marrow, making him feel as if he was in a huge furnace, surrounded and shaped by endless flames!
"It's almost over!"
Ryan's breathing became rapid and heavy.
Every time he inhaled, it was as if he sucked all the heat around him into his body.
Every time he exhaled, he expelled the impurities and fatigue accumulated in his body.
"Huff..."
Ryan suddenly opened his eyes, and in his pitch-black pupils, it seemed that flames were dancing.
The hot flames emanating from his whole body gradually converged and disappeared.
Just by clenching his fists and feeling the surging and violent divine power in his body, Ryan immediately realized his own changes: "My strength has increased by three times compared to when I just broke through to the second level of Spirit Nurturing!"
"Now, my muscle fibers are tougher and more powerful."
"If I went back to Earth, I'd be a little superman!"
"I almost suspect that I can dismantle a tank with my bare hands."
"A truck weighing dozens of tons on the highway, now I can definitely pick it up easily and play with it like a toy!"
"This [Blazing Flame Muscle-Casting Pill] is truly the best of the best!"
Perhaps it took a long time to refine the medicinal power, and there was a green-scaled flood dragon hovering above the house...
At this moment, as soon as Ryan opened his eyes, he saw that his vision was full of people!
Registered disciples, outer disciples!
Inner disciples, sect deacons!
People were crowded together, shoulder to shoulder. Almost no one dared to whisper or discuss. They just watched silently, and the sounds of heartbeats and breathing came one after another.
Ryan almost suspected that all the living people on Drunken Immortal Peak had gathered here at this moment.
"Very good! You've completely absorbed the medicinal power of the Blazing Flame Muscle-Casting Pill!"
True Person of Turbid Wine looked at Ryan and decided to strike while the iron was hot.
Her voice was ethereal but resounded in all directions, shattering the heavy clouds in the sky: "Good disciple, it's not time to slack off yet!"
"Next, concentrate and don't be distracted!"
"I'm going to completely purify the remnant soul of the flood dragon, destroy it completely, and extract the purest [Dragon Soul Essence] to enhance your foundation and increase your potential!"