Chapter 601 - 701: The Chains Are Open
Ye Tianfan stood up, ready, and took a deep breath. Although the stone beds were quite close and not very far, Ye Tianfan was no longer the Ye Tianfan with Qian Yuan's second level he used to be. He was just a martial artist far superior to ordinary people, but still merely an external martial arts expert without any internal prowess.
Though Ye Tianfan could still potentially leap across, should anything go wrong midway, he felt that even if he managed to crawl out from this pool of liquid, he'd be disfigured.
Given his current state, Ye Tianfan had absolutely no power to resist these liquids. If he had Spiritual Power, he might be able to block them, but currently, Ye Tianfan had none.
After catching his breath, Ye Tianfan made up his mind, leaping from one stone bed to another with resolve.
Absolutely no errors.
This made Ye Tianfan breathe a sigh of relief; it seemed there was great hope this time.
However, at that moment, Ye Tianfan's foot chains suddenly started to retract, and the chains piled on the stone bed beneath his feet began to rapidly decrease. Seeing this, Ye Tianfan quickly leapt towards another stone bed.
Upon jumping onto the stone bed with the small wooden stick, Ye Tianfan was just about to bend down to pick it up but suddenly felt tightness underfoot, and then Ye Tianfan was dragged back.
Before being pulled back, Ye Tianfan harshly fell on the stone bed he's standing on and was subsequently pulled away.
Instantly upon being dragged away, Ye Tianfan realized that being pulled back would definitely be bad, as he would be submerged in the liquid between the stone beds. Thus, he pushed forcefully against the stone bed with both hands.
After pushing, Ye Tianfan's whole body soared into the air, leaping over the liquid of the middle stone bed, then crashing heavily onto it.
To protect the wooden stick in his hand, Ye Tianfan didn't use his hands to cushion his fall, allowing himself to crash stomach-first onto the stone bed, feeling at least three ribs breaking in his chest.
Yet, these were minor injuries; if Ye Tianfan could unlock the foot chains and summon the Xuanhuang Tower to retrieve the healing elixirs, he could restore himself in about an hour, maybe even faster with a few more pills.
The premise, however, was that Ye Tianfan could safeguard the small wooden stick.
Even while being yanked backward, Ye Tianfan placed the wooden stick in his mouth, avoiding excessive effort, then fiercely pushed downward with both hands.
Ye Tianfan soared once more, snatching the wooden stick from his mouth during the airborne moment, fearing that his ribs might break upon landing, causing pain that would lead him to bite the stick in half.
Ye Tianfan's body leapt over the liquid and landed heavily on the stone bed.
This time, Ye Tianfan didn't use his stomach as a cushion; instead, he used his back, because if his stomach was used again, broken ribs might pierce his internal organs, and he'd definitely be dead.
But using his back as a cushion, although it didn't break his ribs again, his occiput hit the stone bed hard.
It knocked Ye Tianfan to the point where he saw stars, and everything seemed dizzy, making him unable to even sit up.
After about an hour, Ye Tianfan managed to sit up, albeit shakily, because he was still having a headache.
Yet, after sitting up, Ye Tianfan composed himself and began picking up the stick to poke at the chains.
Although his head was a bit dizzy, it didn't affect his skill at lock picking. Ye Tianfan's only thought was to unlock it quickly, swallow a healing elixir.
After healing, Ye Tianfan could fully restore his optimal state.
Thinking of this, Ye Tianfan couldn't help but touch the back of his head.
"Hiss!"
Ye Tianfan inhaled sharply, feeling a fist-sized bump on the back of his head, which hurt upon touching. Ye Tianfan winced as he touched it a couple of times.
This ache, instead, fueled Ye Tianfan's anger and determination to heal and escape from here swiftly. As for revenge, he knew he couldn't do it alone; especially when the drug that knocked him out was beyond him.
Ye Tianfan knew this place was the laboratory of the organization Aunt Tree mentioned before. When escaping, he must remember this location to report to his Sect, just like last time when they crusaded against the Demon Sect, bringing righteous warriors to punish this place.
Ye Tianfan exerted all his strength, finally unlocking one of the chain locks.
Ye Tianfan felt very happy upon seeing this; although it was just one lock, it signified he could soon unlock the other one.
After recovering from the intense dizziness caused by his focus, Ye Tianfan began tackling the next lock.
Unlocking this lock took much longer because Ye Tianfan was nearly at the brink of fainting.
After an hour-long interval from the first chain, Ye Tianfan finally managed to pick open this one, though he was almost collapsing from exhaustion.
Yet, the instant the second chain was unlocked, his Spiritual Power became active. Previously dormant in Ye Tianfan's Dantian, the power suddenly filled his body, revitalizing him despite persisting headaches.
Ye Tianfan was invigorated, swiftly retrieving two small porcelain bottles from the Xuanhuang Tower, both for treating injuries.
Ye Tianfan immediately poured one bottle of elixir into his mouth.
Everyone knows that with narrow-necked porcelain bottles, if you tilt them straightforwardly, the contents might get stuck, and won't pour out unless you shake them.
Ye Tianfan did just that, shaking them repeatedly, dropping one or two pills each time.
Ye Tianfan shook it over a dozen times, pouring out most of the pills from the bottle.
Then, Ye Tianfan chewed briefly and swallowed them whole into his stomach.
Immediately, Ye Tianfan felt a sense of relief and comfort throughout his body.
