"Don't worry. We only absorbed a little, so there's no need to panic." Li Jiusheng comforted Little Fox, pretending to be at ease, though he was uncertain himself. He sealed off all his senses to stop spiritual energy from entering his body.
Li Jiusheng began examining himself.
Although they had only absorbed it for a short while, both he and Little Fox had done so with all their strength. Quite a bit of spiritual energy had entered their bodies.
Li Jiusheng turned his inner sight upon himself and inspected his meridians and flesh. His expression gradually grew heavy.
He discovered that deep within his flesh, the spiritual energy had secretly scattered some seeds. These seeds existed silently in the depths of his flesh, seemingly lifeless, as though they did not exist at all. Given enough time, they would take root and sprout within him, waiting for their chance to "break through the soil."
"Good thing I found them early. Otherwise, this would have become a huge problem." Li Jiusheng remained alert and decisively circulated the Mountain and Wild New Life Method and the Great Sun Nirvana Scripture, thoroughly cleansing every part of his flesh, inside and out.
The seeds of the Bewildering Butterfly Ancient Tree were expelled from Li Jiusheng's body.
But that was not enough. Li Jiusheng was still uneasy, so he repeated the process three times. Only after ensuring there was not a single Bewildering Butterfly Ancient Tree seed left in his body did he finally relax.
He repeated the process and cleansed Little Fox's body as well.
Little Fox curled up fearfully in Li Jiusheng's arms and said nervously, "My inherited memories tell me not to provoke the Bewildering Butterfly Ancient Tree, especially in a place like this, where spiritual energy has liquefied over such a vast