414: Chapter 413 You Saved Yourself

Chu Xuan's words instantly ignited the fire of hope in everyone present.

Lin Liguo, who had already begun climbing the mountain, immediately strode back down, picking up and carrying over all the bottles and jars he had just discarded.

"This wine is a bit intoxicating; don't drink it all at once."

Chu Xuan raised the [greed tank] and poured out the high-grade life essence, filling all those bottles and jars to the brim.

A total of about ten catties was consumed.

Among them, the twelve small wine bottles took up six catties, distributed exactly among Lin Liguo and the other five people, two bottles each.

Wu Wanqiu's small gourd held another two catties as an extra gift.

The remaining large and small jars accounted for over a catty, to be divided among the rest.

With so much high-grade life essence, these people certainly wouldn't be able to finish it all, but Chu Xuan didn't mind, considering it a return for their goodwill.

Having received their portions of high-grade life essence, not a single person raised an objection.

At this moment of life and death, they would have accepted it even if it were poison; they just wanted to drink it first and see.

Furthermore, the wine's fragrance was overflowing; just one sniff was intoxicating, making even the air feel much fresher.

Wu Wanqiu was the first to take a large gulp.

The next second, her eyes instantly lit up.

"My injuries are recovering rapidly..." Before Wu Wanqiu could finish, she couldn't help but exclaim in shock, "My spirit attribute... increased by 9 points?"

"Wait, I'm only Rank 7, yet my spirit attribute can actually reach 75 points? This has already exceeded the limit of what a normal Rank 7 can achieve!"

Wu Wanqiu's voice trembled, her face filled with disbelief.

Another person cried out in surprise: "This wine... is indeed a supreme treasure! After my health points were fully restored, my maximum health points actually increased by another 100! And my stamina attribute has also improved a bit..."

"My stamina attribute increased too!"

"It heals injuries, provides an extra increase to maximum health points, and can even break through the limits of stamina and spirit! This really is a supreme treasure!"

At a moment of near-suicidal despair, a turning point had arrived; not only that, but such an Opportunity as well.

Everyone was incredibly excited, to the point where they were ready to kowtow and bow down to Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan gave a faint smile.

The reason the enhancement effect was so significant for these people was not only because it was their first time drinking high-grade life essence, but also because their respective Ranks and basic attributes were not very high.

As they continued to drink it, the enhancement effect would gradually diminish.

However, this was already enough.

"Your injuries are healed and your stamina has broken its limits. As long as you take it steady from here, it should be enough for you to reach the summit. One more reminder: drink slowly so you don't get drunk..."

Chu Xuan lifted the greed tank, tilted his head back, and downed a large gulp of wine, his eyes shining.

He discovered that drinking high-grade life essence here, under the pressure of gravity, not only significantly accelerated the absorption speed but also markedly enhanced its effects.

The higher one climbed and the greater the pressure endured, the stronger the effect became.

Furthermore, the closer one was to the encroaching darkness below, a strong sense of urgency would inexplicably rise in one's heart.

This sense of urgency also served to enhance the effects.

To others, this mountain path was merely a trial.

But to Chu Xuan, this place was a rare Opportunity.

Initially, Chu Xuan intended to step along the edge and ascend slowly to maximize his gains.

However, when he saw Lin Liguo and the others above slowing down more and more, he immediately realized they were likely in trouble, so he accelerated to catch up.

As Chu Xuan walked up this way, his injuries—which originally would have taken quite some time to heal even with high-grade life essence—were now almost completely recovered.

Currently, Chu Xuan's health points had recovered to 3000, with only a 310-point gap remaining.

As for his spirit attribute, it had reached 170 points, a full increase of 5 points.

After another three large gulps of the emerald liquid, totaling over a catty, Chu Xuan's health points were fully restored.

Not only that, but his maximum health points increased by another 60 points.

His stamina attribute also increased by 2 points, reaching 159 points.

His spirit attribute increased by another 1 point.

"My alcohol tolerance has improved..." Chu Xuan felt slightly warm; he had drunk about four catties of high-grade life essence, but at this moment, he only felt a slight buzz.

"Brother, aren't you going up yet?" Seeing Chu Xuan standing still and just drinking, Lin Liguo couldn't help but speak up to remind him.

"You guys go first, I'll wait a bit longer," Chu Xuan said with a wave of his hand.

"Wait a bit longer?" Everyone looked at each other.

Lin Liguo reminded him again: "The darkness below is gradually approaching, and it's likely not simple inside. We'd better get up there quickly."

Pausing for a moment, Lin Liguo added: "Furthermore, based on past experience, the duration of the climb may directly affect the final mission rating.

Brother, if your injuries are fully recovered, it's better to speed up and reach the top as soon as possible. This will not only save stamina but also improve your final rating, allowing you to obtain better rewards."

"I know, you guys go ahead." Chu Xuan gave a soft laugh. "Perhaps, when the climbing speed is slow to a certain extent, the rating might actually be higher than if one went up faster."

For Chu Xuan, utilizing the gravitational pressure here to increase his four basic attributes in the shortest time possible was the better reward.

"Alright then, be careful."

Seeing Chu Xuan's persistence, the group said no more and, led by Lin Liguo, continued their climb upward.

Wu Wanqiu lingered at the back, biting her lower lip as she glanced at Chu Xuan and said softly, "Thank you."

"You saved yourself," Chu Xuan replied with a faint smile.

Then, while waiting for the darkness below to approach, he turned his palm over, and a blue-and-red fruit suddenly appeared in his hand.

This was a barbarian soul fruit from the Orc Race.

The greatest harvest from the trip to the Tianxing Mountains came from the Orc Race.

He had obtained a total of sixty-four barbarian soul fruits, one of which was a barbarian soul holy fruit with red-blue flame patterns, capable of breaking limits to increase strength and agility attributes.

Of course, besides those, the [Life Tree House] and the large amount of [high-grade life essence] harvested previously were all rare treasures.

These were precisely the keys to whether Chu Xuan could raise all four of his attributes to 200 points.

Chu Xuan gripped the barbarian soul fruit, took a deep breath, and swallowed it directly.

[Your Strength +1]

[Your agility +7]

Chu Xuan's body trembled slightly as a violent tearing sensation and intense pain instantly swept through his entire body; his strength and agility were enhanced almost at the same moment.

However, the resulting pain was also far more intense than before.

But Chu Xuan's eyes grew even brighter.

This was the third barbarian soul fruit he had consumed, yet the effect was identical to the second one.

According to his previous calculations, the more barbarian soul fruits consumed, the more the effect should diminish, yet the gain from the third was equal to the second.

This was clearly due to the special environment of this place.

"Very well, I'll raise all four attributes to 200 points right here!" Chu Xuan's eyes flashed, having already made this decision in his heart.