The moon sank slowly westward.
A cuckoo called long and loud.
In the mountain forest, a fierce wind suddenly rose. Gravel flew, and the valley plunged into darkness.
At the same time.
An inner elixir radiating dazzling white light rose slowly, hovering three feet above Jiang Ning.
With each breathlike pulse of the inner elixir, the spiritual energies of heaven and earth poured into it.
A long while passed.
Jiang Ning suddenly opened his mouth, and the inner elixir dropped straight into his belly.
At the same time.
His body abruptly became a furnace. Earthfire seemed to churn inside him, flames erupted, and waves of heat spread from his body.
The surrounding plants turned yellow and withered within a few breaths, their moisture completely dried away.
Meanwhile, the old blood in his body evaporated rapidly.
Only when old blood passed away and new blood was born could a blood change be complete.
At that moment, he was undergoing the stage in which the old blood passed away.
Wisps of rosy vapor rose from his body, climbed into the air, then dispersed.
As the old blood vanished, his tall frame slowly shrank. His hair fell out, and wrinkles appeared across his once-smooth skin.
The aura of life within him began to wither, its vitality gradually dimming.
Yet his eyes only grew brighter.
With his powerful physique as a foundation, he felt as steady as a mountain rock despite the massive loss of blood and vitality.
The withering aura and dimming vitality were merely outward signs.
Soon.
Drawing on his experience from his previous blood changes, he passed through the most perilous stage.
The spiritual energies of heaven and earth that the inner elixir had just absorbed began to pour out.
Like floodgates flung open, those energies surged into his body in