"Brother Su, there is no need to worry. My injuries are far from severe—at most, I am merely exhausted. Rather, the situation here may not be so peaceful.
You can enter seclusion without concern. I will stand guard for you. Should anything go awry, I can also respond in time."
Hu Meier smiled faintly and gently shook her head.
As she spoke, Qingqiu Fox Fire silently ignited in her palm.
The fox fire swayed, enveloping every formation vein within the Stone Chamber.
Seeing this, Su Shi'er did not try to persuade her further. He drew a deep breath and sat cross-legged on the Azure Jade Stone Couch.
The moment he settled into position,
the pale cyan mist around him seemed drawn by an invisible force and gathered toward his body.
When the mist landed on him, it did not dampen his robes.
Instead, it seeped bit by bit into Su Shi'er's body through the pores all over him.
As the medicinal power entered his body, countless tiny meridians throughout Su Shi'er immediately sent out dense waves of stabbing pain.
Amid the agony, Su Shi'er clenched his teeth, yet did not stop circulating his cultivation.
The Primordial Taixuan Cultivation Method and the Meridian Washing Technique were both driven to their limits at this moment.
Countless strands of pale cyan mist repaired his damaged meridians on one side while washing away the lingering mixed impurities within him on the other.
Everything appeared to be moving in a favorable direction.
But just as the first wisp of cyan mist traveled along his meridians to Su Shi'er's heart,
Thump!
The heart in his chest, which had only just calmed somewhat, suddenly contracted violently once more.
The next instant,
a blazing firelight, mixed with pitch-black Demonic Yuan, erupted from Su Shi'er's chest at the same