One month.
Lu Chen leaned back against the headboard. The wound at his waist began to heat under the ointment's effects, growing scorching hot, as if a piece of red-hot iron had been pressed against it.
Yet the heat was not unpleasant. On the contrary, it felt comfortable, like soaking in warm water.
[Dragon Blood Ointment taking effect. Wound healing speed increased by 80%. Estimated time to full recovery: twelve hours.]
"What about the north?" he asked.
"The northern seal hasn't changed." Zhou Tieshan's voice came from outside the tent. He lifted the flap and stood in the rain, the cloth covering his face soaked through and plastered against the lower half of it. "I went to check this morning. The seal core's energy is still at 100%, with no fluctuations. The Dragon Blood Ointment on those Spirit-Locking Nails is still fresh, as if it was just applied."
"How long can it hold?"
"You said six months last time. More than a month has passed now. It can still hold for over four months."
Over four months. Enough time.
Lu Chen closed his eyes and began arranging a schedule in his mind.
Two days remained of his weakened period. After that, his true essence would begin to recover, and he estimated it would return to full strength in three days.
Five days from now, he could take the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill and break through to the late Longevity Realm.
How long the breakthrough would take was uncertain—Yun Qingyue had said that the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill's medicinal power would last three days and three nights. After those three days, he would either succeed or have all his meridians severed.
``` [Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill: 90% breakthrough success rate for any realm below the Reincarnation Realm. Side effect: unstable foundation after