Jiang Ding began from his dantian with a wisp of minute mana, circulating it through one cycle of his meridians, and felt a faint prickling pain.
If this tempering and nourishment continued uninterrupted for several decades, he would recover to his original state, and his dharma body would once again be flawless and complete.
That was ordinary enough. When a Nascent Soul True Lord was Severely Wounded, this was roughly how long recovery took.
"Senior Shenji, how is the battle situation now?"
Jiang Ding asked.
He had not forgotten that they were still in the Foreign Domain, where enormous hidden dangers remained. It was not as though they could rest easy from this point onward.
"Everything is as usual. No major changes have occurred yet."
Shenji Heavenly Monarch said, "At present, we and the Eight Great Powers of the Immortal Sects have preliminarily brought Flame Stone Great Emperor under control and are conducting a detailed soul search on him. This process may take several decades."
"The current plan is to use methods from the puppet and corpse-refining paths to refine Flame Stone Great Emperor into a Living Corpse, making him a chess piece to plant among the emperors of the Horned Demon Tribe."
He spoke of something incomparably cruel in an exceptionally calm tone.
"This Living Corpse puppet has extremely demanding requirements. While being completely under our control, it must retain sufficient spirituality. He himself must not know that he is a puppet, and he must also be able to fool the emperors of the Horned Demon Tribe. Thus, this is a realm-wide research project jointly undertaken by the Nine Great Immortal Sects, to discuss and develop the most suitable refinement plan."
"Below Flame Stone Great Emperor, Flame Liu Imperial Son, King Shen Shan, and the others will receive similar