In a corner of the valley, even the dim glow of the Blue Light Fern seemed tinged with an indescribably warm, alluring hue.
Mo Lin slowly opened his eyes.
There was none of the confusion of waking. A flash of Chaos Light flickered deep within his Immortal Eye before returning to its profound calm.
He felt better than ever. The Origin Seed within him, which had nearly been exhausted, had not only fully recovered but grown an entire size larger. At its core, a faint yet more condensed power containing the Dao essence of chaos and a trace of sacred intent was quietly circulating and gathering.
Early Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign!
In just one night—though the process had been somewhat "intense"—he had not only made up for his immense previous expenditure without damaging his foundation, but had advanced even further and entered the ranks of Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereigns!
Ling Qingzhu's full activation of the Supreme Induction Art and Ling'er's pure moonlight power had certainly contributed greatly through their combined assistance, but more importantly, it was due to the foundation of his Chaos Reincarnation Immortal Body and Immortal Eye, as well as his long-planned, deep understanding and application of the Supreme Induction Art's properties.
That was right. Everything, including most of his "passive" reactions after "falling unconscious," and even Ling Qingzhu "taking the initiative" to feed him medicine and offer herself... had been within his calculations and plans. Or rather, he had merely gone with the flow and turned the situation to his advantage.
He had never truly lost consciousness.
The ultimate protective restriction of the Immortal Eye—absolute Time Stop and reversal—was his greatest trump card, and its trigger condition was the detection of a "lethal threat."
His earlier excessive depletion, the forced activation of the fusion form, and the detonation of