Residence, quiet chamber.
Smoke curled through the room. Several bronze burners sat on the floor, each releasing wisps of white smoke.
Within the haze, Lin Sheng's eyes were half-closed. His body had turned crimson, bone spurs stretching out from his flesh, while the vertical eye between his brows opened to reveal a cold, emotionless gaze.
He took out a stalk of Star Dew Grass from a box beside him and put it straight into his mouth, swallowing it without even chewing.
Then came the second stalk, the third...
As the Star Dew Grass was consumed, time trickled away bit by bit.
Soon, more than forty breaths had passed.
At last, he stopped. The vertical eye between his brows slowly closed, and the bone spurs across his body sank back into his flesh.
"Phew..."
Letting out a heavy breath, Lin Sheng opened his eyes, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"I never expected that, over these past few days, my control over the Heart Ape talent would become increasingly familiar."
He vaguely sensed that his Spirit attribute seemed to be showing signs of improving again.
Though he still did not fully understand the specific uses of the Spirit attribute, the most obvious benefit was that he could control the Heart Ape talent better.
Now, even without the aid of Star Dew Grass, he could sustain the Heart Ape talent for around fifteen breaths. Compared to the mere three breaths he had managed at the start, the improvement was unquestionably immense.
He did not dwell on it further. A fine layer of frost had already appeared across his body, and the temperature in the quiet chamber had plummeted as well.
Without further delay, he immediately circulated the Soul Severing Palm and began refining the terrifying accumulation of cold poison within his