The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2164 On purpose?

"This mana consumption..."

Matthew, who had just successfully summoned the Hunyuan Dharma Image, suddenly had a flash of astonishment on his originally confident face. Then he frowned slightly and murmured in a low voice.

He thought to himself that the speed at which the Hunyuan Method consumed mana was so astonishing. It was incomparable to the mana consumed during daily practice!

This situation is obviously quite different from his previous estimates.

However, the situation was urgent at the moment and there was no extra time for him to think deeply about the reasons.

After all, Hunyuan Dharmakāya was one of the methods he had come up with after racking his brains to deal with the current predicament.

Now that things have come to this, since it has been summoned out, it will be impossible to easily take it back into the body. Otherwise, not only will all previous efforts be wasted, but a lot of precious magic power will also be wasted for no reason.

Thinking of this, Matthew gritted his teeth hard, as if he had made up some kind of decision, took a resolute step forward, and strode forward.

The moment he took the first step, the enormous Hunyuan Dharmakāya seemed to have a telepathic connection with him, following closely behind him and making exactly the same movements.

Matthew flashed and crossed three steps in one step.

But when Matthew stepped firmly on the ground, his originally majestic and unstoppable Hunyuan Dharma image suddenly shrank slightly.

Obviously, this was caused by the rapid consumption of mana and the strong suppression of gravity. Even though Matthew had tried his best, this situation was still difficult to avoid.

Matthew reached into the storage bag at his waist without hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, a crystal clear jade bottle emitting a faint glow appeared in his hand.

Matthew gently unscrewed the bottle cap, and a rich spiritual energy instantly spread out.

He tilted his head slightly, put the bottle mouth to his mouth, and carefully poured out some spiritual liquid.

The spiritual liquid was like nectar, flowing slowly from the bottle mouth into Matthew's mouth.

As soon as the spiritual liquid entered the mouth, it turned into a stream of cool air, quickly flowing through Matthew's limbs and bones, bringing waves of comfort.

After replenishing his spiritual fluid, Matthew felt more energetic and quickened his pace.

He took a deep breath and rushed forward like an arrow.

He actually jumped over three steps in a row in one breath!

Such an amazing speed is simply incomparable to his previous ones.

As Matthew continued to speed up, the distance between him and the skinny old man above was rapidly shortening at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a moment, Matthew successfully arrived at a place only three steps behind the skinny old man.

At this moment, a gleam of determination flashed in Matthew's eyes. He exerted force suddenly, pushed the ground with both feet, and leaped high upwards like a soaring dragon.

With a dull sound, Matthew landed steadily on the steps next to the skinny old man and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.

However, just as he landed on the ground, the Hunyuan Dharmakāya that originally enveloped him suddenly made a sharp "squeaking" sound.

Then it shattered suddenly as if it could not withstand some huge pressure.

Just like before, when the Hunyuan Dharma Image was broken, a layer of purple protective aura immediately emerged and tightly wrapped Matthew's body.

At the same time, the familiar and terrifying gravity suppression came again.

Fortunately, Matthew was prepared this time and was able to stand firmly on the ground. Facing this sudden strong gravity, although he felt a huge pressure, his body did not shake as before.

On the contrary, he gritted his teeth, secretly circulated the magic power in his body to fight against it, and tried to maintain his balance.

"You're very good." The skinny old man squinted his eyes and looked up and down at Matthew who was standing side by side with him on the same step.

Although on the surface this seemed to be a compliment, Matthew keenly sensed a hint of fear contained in it.

Obviously, the skinny old ancestor was quite surprised and astonished that Matthew had climbed to such a height so quickly.

After hearing this, Matthew's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing an imperceptible smile.

However, he did not make any substantive response to this, as if he was accustomed to such comments.

He just raised his head slightly and looked upwards leisurely.

At this moment, they were only about a hundred steps away from the coveted peak.

Of course, this is all they can see for now.

The top is still a little blurry and not very clear.

However, the top should not be far away.

"What's your name?"

Just as Matthew was about to move forward, the skinny old man suddenly asked again.

Matthew was a little surprised when he heard this sudden question. He paused for a moment, turned to look at the old man, and then slowly answered, "My name is Matthew."

The old man nodded slightly and said softly: "Matthew...Okay, I'll remember this name."

Then, he raised his finger and pointed to the top, and then said: "The box contains the Divine Transformation Pill, but don't worry, I won't take it from you."

After saying this, the old man said no more. He just raised his foot and walked straight upwards.

However, what happened next left Matthew dumbfounded.

The skinny old man's figure was like a ghost, and disappeared without a trace in front of his eyes in the blink of an eye!

Matthew was shocked, and his pupils suddenly contracted due to extreme shock.

You know, there is an extremely terrifying gravity suppression here. Not to mention moving quickly like this, even walking normally seems extremely difficult.

But it is really incredible that this mysterious skinny old man could display such a strange movement speed in such a harsh environment.

In just a moment, when Matthew came to his senses and looked again, he was shocked to find that the skinny old man had appeared in front of him, a full thirty steps away!

The speed is so fast that it is beyond imagination.

"Is he waiting for me to come up on purpose, or is he accumulating energy?" Matthew blinked a few times and smiled bitterly in his heart.

He originally thought that the skinny old man could no longer walk, but now it seems that he was too naive.

Although he was shocked, Matthew still needed to keep going up.

He also didn't believe that the skinny old man could keep moving forward at such a speed. If that were the case, there would be no need for the other party to stand here for so long.

Now that the Hunyuan Dharmakā has been used, Matthew needs to use other means.