Time flew by, and another three days passed.
After those three days, having consumed half a bottle of Three-Thousand Foundation Stabilizing Pills, Shen Luo finally felt fully replenished in spirit and qi, and had thoroughly stabilized his Early Taiyi Stage cultivation. He even felt better than he had after his breakthrough in the dream.
However, he did not rush to leave seclusion. Instead, he remained in the White-Robed Cave, opened the space within the Free-and-Easy Mirror, summoned Fire Spirit Child, and told him everything that had happened.
"Something that extraordinary really happened? No, you have to try it again. Let me see." Fire Spirit Child's curiosity had been piqued as well.
Shen Luo raised his arm, and power surged through his magic meridians. White light immediately shone from his arm, and his skin and flesh turned transparent. Above his golden bones, the seed soon came into view.
Its two leaves swayed slightly, looking considerably larger than before. The root had also developed many more branches, all gently waving with the flow of magic power.
"What are you standing there for? Keep going..." Fire Spirit Child urged, his eyes wide.
"Keep going with what?" Shen Luo looked bewildered.
"Absorbing the subterranean spirit vein, of course. Otherwise, what am I supposed to be looking at?" Fire Spirit Child said as though it were obvious.
"No, absolutely not. If I touch Mount Putuo's subterranean spirit vein again, forget Qinglian Fairy-even Cai Zhu will be furious with me." Shen Luo hurriedly waved his hands in refusal.
Fire Spirit Child pursed his lips in disappointment, then leaned closer and carefully examined Shen Luo's arm.
"Send some magic power into it and activate it for me," Fire Spirit Child said.
After a brief hesitation, Shen Luo channeled a little of his magic power into the Black