Exposed Deeds, Clash at Mountain Wind

[Consumed Low-Grade Essence Food, proficiency +31]

Only those capable of digesting Essence Food were qualified to pursue "Bone Recasting."

Li Xian sat cross-legged on the spot, circulating the Heavenly Cycle, fortifying his blood and sealing his pores. His blood moved sluggishly, yet his pores could not be fully closed.

He had only barely touched upon the mysteries of "Pore Sealing" and could not yet control it freely.

He felt the Heaven and Earth Essence spread through his body like a clear stream, fine as silk threads and thin as cicada wings. It was far inferior to the previous Essence Soup and Essence Meat.

Starting from his abdomen, it traveled through his flesh, blood, and bones. Whenever it passed through the major acupoints across his body, the vital energy circulating the Heavenly Cycle obstructed its progress.

But it could not hold out for long. The Heaven and Earth Essence crossed over the vital energy, dispersed to his skin, slipped out through his pores, and returned to heaven and earth.

"The last time I consumed an Essence Treasure, I still could not circulate the Heavenly Cycle. The Heaven and Earth Essence felt like a gust of wind, vanishing in the blink of an eye."

"Now, not only can I circulate the Heavenly Cycle, I can even take half a step into Blood Solidification and Aperture Closure. That lets the Heaven and Earth Essence remain in my body a little longer."

Comparing the changes before and after, his improvement was obvious.

"However, Heaven and Earth Essence is still difficult to absorb. Commander Pang said that to absorb it, the Heaven and Earth Essence must wash over and flow through this Clay Embryo again and again."

"Without realizing it, I will be able to absorb a fraction of it. Gradually, I will