Who knew how much time had passed,
"Sisi..."
A worried voice sounded by his ear, and there was a trace of warmth on his face.
Xia Ya opened his eyes. He was full of energy, without the slightest fatigue. The Datura Snake had been licking him, its little tongue sticking out.
"Sisi!"
Master, you're awake!
The Datura Snake excitedly rubbed against him. It had worried the snake to death.
"Good girl, it's fine."
Xia Ya soothed it and looked out the window. It was already dark. It had still been morning before he dripped his blood.
A whole day had passed.
He turned to look at the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud on the table, recalling everything that had happened in the haze. He sensed the changes in himself... but there seemed to be none.
That was right, no changes at all. Everything was exactly the same as before he woke up.
Yet while he had been unconscious, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which the Datura Snake had taken from his chest and placed on the table, had undergone enormous changes.
The strange light it had originally emitted had completely vanished. Its ripples had frozen in place, making it look exactly like an ordinary gemstone.
It looked utterly unremarkable.
Xia Yan let out a sigh of relief, looking into the dark night beyond the window before lowering his head to the Datura Snake.
"Sisi?"
What's wrong, Master?
"I still need to sleep for another night. Don't worry."
This was a necessary part of the process.
"Sisi!"
The Datura Snake raised its tail straight up, making a promise: I'll protect Master!
Xia Yan stroked it twice, lay back in the wicker chair, and deliberately closed his eyes. He poured Soul Power into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. In an instant, a strange