Nine Dragons Town, the mine encampment.
It was the third watch of the night.
After finishing his daily practice of the Body-Guarding Art and Black Tiger Leap, Mo Yun returned to his room and lit the oil lamp with a snap, anticipation rising on his face.
"Late at night, with everything quiet-time to pop some pills!"
He took out the Jade-Congealing Pills and the Profound Yin Pill in turn, four pills in all, and lined them up on the desk.
Focusing slightly, Mo Yun raised his wrist and checked the Black Seal's progress.
He remembered that when he had first returned to the encampment, the Black Seal had been around twenty percent full.
After accumulating energy for a little over four hours, it was now roughly forty percent full.
"Let's get started. Jade-Congealing Pills first!"
Mo Yun drew a deep breath and decided to begin with the familiar Jade-Congealing Pills.
The moment he swallowed one, scorching heat swept through his body, and a violent warm current surged toward his limbs, bones, and eight extraordinary meridians.
Yet in the next instant, the Black Seal lit up.
As dark radiance swirled, Mo Yun felt his mind clear. The scorching heat within him instantly dissipated, leaving his entire body wonderfully refreshed.
At the same time, the dark radiance swirling within the Black Seal began to rise, filling it completely within a few breaths.
Immediately afterward, a streak of dark light flowed into Mo Yun's brow, making him feel so good he wanted to suck in a sharp breath.
Black points +1!
After filling completely once, the Black Seal's dark radiance continued to rise, finally settling at around forty percent.
"Keep going!"
Mo Yun held his breath, focused his mind, and swallowed the second Jade-Congealing Pill.
The pill entered his stomach and