Pan Long stood up and moved about a little. His body felt heavy, and he was nowhere near as nimble as usual.
He knew this was normal. Earthly Baleful Force was extraordinarily dense, and after Body Tempering with Earthly Baleful Force, his body had been affected, becoming heavy and solid.
He looked much the same as before, but his flesh, bones, tendons, and organs had all grown much heavier. He probably weighed a full five or six hundred pounds. If Body Tempering had not greatly increased his strength, he might have needed to use Internal Power just to move freely.
There were two steps to solving this problem.
First, he had to keep cultivating the Nine-Turn Mysterious Art until he exhausted the Earthly Baleful Force stored in his body. That lingering force was the chief reason for his weight. Once it was gone, his weight should drop considerably.
Of course, he would still be much heavier than before, but at least he should get down to a little over two hundred pounds.
Second, he had to seek out Heavenly Stellar Force and use it for Body Tempering.
Heavenly Stellar Force was clear, light, and bracing. It could counteract the density of Earthly Baleful Force. Once he used Heavenly Stellar Force for Body Tempering, his weight would return to normal—perhaps he would even be a little lighter.
But he had found Earthly Baleful Force. Where was he supposed to find Heavenly Stellar Force?
Pan Long walked out of his tent, looked up at the vast sky, and sighed.
Heavenly Stellar Force was actually far easier to find than Earthly Baleful Force. Fly upward from just about anywhere, and at a sufficient height, you would find it.
The problem was how to get up there.
He was no bird; he could not