Within Starry Hall, the white-robed Daoist sat cross-legged.
Silent and motionless, as if he had entered extinction.
After a long while, he suddenly exhaled a breath of turbid air.
Such an extraordinarily prolonged breathing rhythm would have left anyone else utterly stifled, yet upon this Daoist, it carried a rhythmic cadence, as though an Ancient Black Tortoise were drawing in and exhaling the spiritual qi of heaven and earth.
Suddenly.
The Daoist slowly opened his eyes.
Feeling his own condition, he revealed a smile of immense relief.
"Sure enough, focusing on artifact refining for too long has an enormous impact on cultivation. Fortunately, my foundation is solid enough—I managed to stabilize it."
To refine the Demon Emperor Remains, Luo Chen had spent a full year.
Before that, he had only just broken through to the Golden Core Sixth Layer.
It should have been the time to strike while the iron was hot after advancing his realm, yet he had not expected such prolonged artifact forging to inflict tremendous depletion upon both his spirit and physique.
He had even swallowed Top-Grade True Flame Pills whole as though they were Qi Recovery Pills, allowing a great quantity of fire toxin to settle within his Qi Sea.
Previously, immersed in artifact forging, he had not noticed it.
Only after nurturing the Treasure Embryo and returning to his normal cultivation rhythm did Luo Chen realize that something was wrong.
His newly advanced Golden Core Sixth Layer had nearly regressed.
To that end, Luo Chen first used the Dragon Slaying Art repeatedly to eliminate the fire toxin within his body, then consumed vast quantities of nourishing supplements. Finally, after resting for over a month, he restored his body to normal.
After that, Luo Chen cultivated with restraint for another two months and finally stabilized his