Serving as Valer's physical anchor, Alric discovers an unprecedented ability to draw toxic cultivation corruption directly into his own coreless body. The agonizing process quickly transforms into a wave of raw, deeply intimate energy that leaves Valer perfectly purified and Alric packed with massive amounts of new power.

Keywords: Progression Fantasy, LitRPG, Underdog, Purification Ritual, Chi Infusion, Cultivation Bond, Deep Intimacy.

Note on Production: This episode features an AI Voice Clone of the author, Michael Taggart, created with ElevenLabs. Every word was written by the author.