Yang Cheng hurriedly took the Peace Pendant from his neck and pressed it into the groove on the wall. When the entrance became big enough, he quickly crawled in.
He decided not to open the Purifying Spirit Spring in the gourd anymore; to detoxify, he could only take a little from the Purifying Spirit Spring inside the Jade Lotus.
With heavy steps, he trudged to the Jade Lotus. Only then did two drops gather in the flower's core, and he took out tools to extract them, quickly squeezing them into his mouth.
The fresh, sweet Purifying Spirit Spring entered his mouth, but before it took effect, Yang Cheng felt his body stiffen and collapsed powerlessly to the ground.
His mind remained clear, yet his limbs were numb, unable to move.
After the earlier skirmish with Lai Zhongyao, it was now around two or three in the morning; the Purifying Spirit Spring was in hand, Lai Zhongyao had been killed, both tasks were completed, but he ended up collapsing here.
