Half a day passed, and the mist over the spirit pool gradually thickened.
Su Yu sat cross-legged on the stone platform, his skin glowing faintly red. As he circulated the Indestructible Sutra, the pool's medicinal power streamed toward him, merging into his flesh, bones, and sinews to temper his body.
Now that he had reached great accomplishment in the second layer, ordinary body-tempering spirit herbs offered him very little help. Refining an entire herb often brought only a slight improvement. Who knew how many more resources he would need to reach perfection?
This spirit pool came at just the right time!
The medicinal power in the pool flowed without end, and the Indestructible Sutra refined it swiftly. The body-tempering spirit herbs he had previously bought with a fortune in spirit stones had already built him a substantial foundation. Now, at last, he had the confidence to push for perfection.
Su Yu gradually lost track of time, immersing himself completely in cultivation.
Several more hours passed before the Purple-Robed Man opened his eyes first.
He tried circulating his technique, only to feel a swelling ache in his chest and abdomen. Frowning, he slowly ceased his cultivation.
He had absorbed enough medicinal power. If he continued, his body would no longer be able to bear it.
Though reluctant, he rose and left the spirit pool, finding a place nearby to sit and continue refining the medicinal power accumulated within him.
Not long afterward, Elder Song and the Broad-Mouthed Man also left the spirit pool one after the other.
The Broad-Mouthed Man stretched his arms, a series of crisp cracks sounding from his bones and joints. His face brimmed with delight.
"This trip certainly wasn't wasted! Usually, even buying a few spirit herbs and cultivating for a month wouldn't necessarily give me