Repairing Hidden Injuries

Zhang Shuai fully circulated the Small Heavenly Cycle Art, sending vast true essence directly from his palm into the white crystal in his hand.

A warm, boundless current brimming with endless vitality flowed from the white crystal. He carefully released a thread of Divine Sense and, as though drawing nectar through a silken thread, slowly extracted an almost imperceptible wisp of white energy from the Life Origin Crystal.

That wisp of white energy slowly flowed into Zhang Shuai's meridians. Wherever it passed, his meridians seemed to be cleansed by the purest spiritual liquid. Not only did he feel no discomfort whatsoever, they instead became tougher and more vibrant.

The energy eventually flowed into his Dantian and slowly began to merge with his own vital energy and immortal power.

Zhang Shuai held his breath and focused, immersing his entire mind within his body as he carefully sensed every change. He did not dare to be greedy, drawing only a wisp each time. Only after it had been fully absorbed and adapted to by his body did he dare proceed to the next wisp.

Time passed amid the silent cultivation.

As wisps of energy from the Life Origin Crystal merged into him, Zhang Shuai's aura began to undergo subtle changes. Beyond his already immense vital energy, his life force became extraordinarily vigorous, as though a newborn universe teeming with life lay hidden within him. More noticeably, the Great Dao Blood Talisman in his Life Gate acupoint grew a deeper dark-gold color. Its runes flowed more smoothly and freely, and it even seemed to have expanded slightly.

Seven days later, he had completely absorbed the white crystal into his body.

Next, Zhang Shuai began refining the black crystal—dark matter.

The instant his vast true essence enveloped the black crystal, a terrifying force of