"Back when I was in the Asura Realm, there was a senior whose cultivation had also been sealed. Later, he managed to restore it. I asked him how he did it, and he said that by reversing the cultivation technique he practiced, he was able to break through."
"You've also been practicing the Divine Punishment Mystic Art, so you might want to give it a try. It could be useful."
"Of course, that senior also made it very clear that cultivating a technique in reverse is extremely dangerous."
"You could very easily suffer a qi deviation, or even have your body explode from the energy. If you feel something is wrong… you must stop immediately," the Queen said.
"Indeed, with my cultivation sealed, normal methods certainly won't work. Perhaps reversing the technique could break through the bottleneck. This method is worth trying." Chu Feng closed his eyes and began cultivating the Divine Punishment Mystic Art — only this time, he was practicing it in reverse.
"Aargh—"
However, the moment he began, Chu Feng let out a blood-curdling scream.
Reversing a cultivation technique was an extraordinarily dangerous thing to do. By attempting it, Chu Feng brought upon himself an agony that felt as though his flesh was being torn apart, even as if his very soul were being ripped to shreds.
This kind of pain was virtually unbearable for ordinary people, and even Chu Feng could not hold back — which was why he screamed out loud.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Upon seeing this, Zhan Lingtong hurried over to Chu Feng's side, asking anxiously.
"I'm fine. It's probably just the medicine taking effect. Don't worry about me — maybe by tomorrow my injuries will have healed." Chu Feng's face was already pale and drenched in sweat, yet he still forced a smile for Zhan Lingtong.
"You're saying it's the medicine that's making you like this?"
"But healing pills are supposed to relieve pain. How come yours seems to be getting worse?" Zhan Lingtong clearly wasn't buying it.
"That's just because you're ignorant. Some healing pills work fast, but the process is hard to endure. It's the so-called 'a short bout of pain is better than a long one.' Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
After saying this, Chu Feng sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and the next moment he let out another cry of pain.
Chu Feng did not stop — because he had already discovered that this method… was working.
His cultivation was gradually recovering. Not only that, but that unbearable pain was actually beginning to fade as well.
As things grew smoother and smoother, Chu Feng's cultivation started recovering at a rapid pace.
Seeing that Chu Feng had stopped screaming in agony, Zhan Lingtong finally relaxed.
However, before dawn had broken, two members of the Beast Clan arrived outside the stone hut where Chu Feng was.
And these two were familiar faces — they had been the first to beat Chu Feng yesterday.
The only difference was that this time, both of them were carrying long whips, and they had clearly not come with good intentions.
Crack—
Suddenly, one of them swung its whip down onto the roof of the stone hut.
The tremendous force carved a deep crack across the top of the hut, sending countless chips of stone raining down.
The commotion startled Zhan Lingtong awake from his sleep.
"My lords, what's happening?" Seeing the Beast Clan members, Zhan Lingtong hurriedly asked, his voice tense.
"What's happening? What hour do you think it is, still sleeping? Get up and get to work — now!" the two of them barked impatiently.
They had actually come to prod Chu Feng and Zhan Lingtong back to work.
"My lords, we were told we could rest for the night. The sun hasn't even risen yet," Zhan Lingtong protested, aggrieved.
"You'd better look around carefully. So many others around here… aside from those who fainted from exhaustion, there are plenty more in the same state. Who among them gets to rest for free?"
"If it weren't for the fact that this one was beaten so badly by us that he genuinely needed to recover, we never would have let you rest in the first place."
"Looks like he's perfectly fine now, and you still think you can just laze around? Not a chance!!!"
"Now get up and do your *** work, or this whip of mine won't be so lenient."