There was no moon in the night sky of Heavenly Gate Star, yet the starlight was exceptionally bright.
Pure starlight streamed through the fine jade window. Even without lighting the fluorescent algae lamp, the room remained brightly illuminated.
Chen Mu stood before the window, looking at his reflection in the glass, feeling somewhat uneasy.
"Pale complexion, dark circles under my eyes—clear signs of vitality depletion."
"Being too eager for quick success really won't do." Chen Mu let out a long sigh.
He had already figured out the cause of his vitality depletion.
Jade Seed Reshaping required Innate Qi, and refining Innate Qi required a massive amount of mana.
Besides Earth Spirit Vital Qi, restoring mana also consumed one's own essence and spiritual vigor.
Every time he drained his mana dry and restored it, part of his own vitality was siphoned away.
Zhong Qing drained his mana five times a day and ended up with depleted vitality. Chen Mu drained his mana more than twenty times a day—how could that possibly not harm his body?
"It's only because cultivating Jade Seed Reshaping is too alluring." Chen Mu shook his head in regret.
Golden patterns continuously grew, experience values soared, and insights came flooding back one after another. All those sensations made Chen Mu unable to stop each day, and before he knew it, he had depleted his vitality.
"Cultivation is meant to make me stronger, not to cripple myself."
For the next five days, Chen Mu did not cultivate his Dao Foundation.
He went to bed early and rose early every day. Even while working at Xin Si Courtyard, he mostly closed his eyes to rest.
He consumed Spirit Nurturing Wine and Return Vitality Soup in small portions several times a day. He also took out the Foundation Cultivation Pills