Only half an hour had passed...
Fine beads of sweat had already seeped from Cheng Buzheng's forehead, and his face had turned slightly pale.
This was a sign of severe depletion of his mental strength.
Yet his gaze remained clear and sharp as his thoughts shifted once more.
In the corner of the Quiet Room, an inconspicuous Jade Box opened by itself, and three spirit medicines flew out.
One was Soul-Nourishing Ginseng, shaped like an infant and snow-white throughout.
One was Seven-Leaf Spirit-Calming Flower, blooming with seven tiny deep-blue flowers.
The last was a piece of Soul-Stabilizing Jade Marrow, warm and lustrous in color, radiating a milky-white gleam.
Cheng Buzheng opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing the three spirit medicines before him.
His hands formed seals, his ten fingers blooming like lotus petals. Profound patterns flowed across his fingertips before finally condensing into an ancient Dao pattern bearing the character "Mend," which stamped itself upon the three spirit medicines.
Secret Art of Laws: [Creation Heaven-Mending Art]!
The three rare spirit medicines that nourished the soul visibly withered and turned to ash!
A thread of their most fundamental "divine essence" was extracted, transforming into three differently colored wisps of luminous mist that entered Cheng Buzheng's brow.
The pallor in his face visibly gave way to a healthy flush, while the more-than-half-depleted power of his mind was swiftly replenished.
It was even slightly more condensed than before.
"Continue."
Cheng Buzheng closed his eyes, and the deductions began anew within his Sea of Consciousness.
Thus the cycle repeated, without sleep or rest.
Whenever more than half his mental strength was depleted, he would draw over fresh spirit medicines capable of nourishing the soul, use the [Creation Heaven-Mending Art] to absorb their origin essence, and replenish what he had expended.
The spirit medicines in