The moment the crystal landed in his palm, its intertwined red and blue light flickered faintly, as though greeting an old friend after a long separation. Then it fell still again.
Bai Jianzhang put it into his Storage Space, then turned and walked toward the dark red stone door.
After Bai Jianzhang left, Li Bufan let out a long breath and relaxed a little.
He sat cross-legged on the stone platform and slowly closed his eyes, turning his awareness inward to examine his condition.
The emptiness in his three dantians remained, but it was far less severe than when he had first awakened three days ago. The meridians and acupoints Bai Jianzhang had nourished with the vital energy of the molten scarlet-gold rock were gradually recovering, and scattered traces of True Essence had gathered in his dantians once more.
He took a jade bottle from his storage ring, poured out several drops of mild Essence Fluid, and swallowed them.
The instant the Essence Fluid touched his throat, it became a warm current that flowed into his stomach and slowly spread through his meridians.
He then activated the Five Elements Heaven Skill, refining the pure vital energy within those drops into his own True Essence to replenish his parched dantians.
The Five Elements Heaven Skill circulated slowly through his meridians, completing one cycle after another. With each cycle, more of the Essence Fluid's vital energy was converted.
As his True Essence gradually recovered, his weakness slowly faded. A healthy flush returned to his face.
Meanwhile, after leaving the magma chamber, Bai Jianzhang's figure flashed several times through the corridor beyond its doors.
He moved so fast that the ordinary disciples passing through the corridor saw only a moon-white afterimage sweep past. Before they could make out what it was, it had