"This one will be my gift to you!"
"Big guy is an elemental spirit, so the Heart of the Earth Fragment with life energy won't be of much use to him. You should keep it for now."
As Qing Zhu spoke, the green light from the bamboo flute at her waist grew brighter, and an emerald Heart of the Earth Fragment slowly floated out of it.
The fragment flew straight toward Tang Lan before landing directly in his palm.
Looking at the emerald pattern gradually fading from his palm, Tang Lan was both shocked and delighted.
He had thought that Sha Li would instinctively want to fuse with it upon seeing it. After all, together with the two fragments inside him, this made three fragments already.
Yet what he had expected did not happen. Sha Li merely nodded, indicating his agreement with Qing Zhu's suggestion.
After obtaining this Heart of the Earth Fragment, Tang Lan's aura gradually began to change.
He could clearly sense that the muscles and meridians throughout his body were healing at a visible rate.
Even the most insignificant minor injuries were repaired along with them.
These were hidden injuries left behind by his previous battles, injuries that would have required a long time to recover completely.
But after obtaining this life fragment, all his injuries were unexpectedly healed.
It had even, by a fortunate coincidence, stabilized the foundation Tang Lan had always been worried about.
"Thank you, Senior Qing Zhu. All the hidden injuries in my body have been healed!"
Tang Lan sincerely thanked Qing Zhu.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he discovered that the entire little courtyard, including the bamboo forest and small hill outside, was withering away at a visible pace.
In merely a few dozen breaths, everything returned to its former