As the starlight dwindled, the cultivation art's effects gradually weakened as well.
Liu Yu swept his divine sense over the surroundings and immediately discovered why.
Without his noticing, the bright moon and stars had vanished. The sky was beginning to brighten, and red clouds filled the heavens above the western mountains.
It's over already?!
He could not help feeling that he had barely had his fill, but he still freed a hand to close the skylight.
Then he continued cultivating.
Although he could no longer absorb starlight, the Cold-Heart Liquid still allowed him to continue tempering his body.
According to the records, cultivators experienced excruciating pain when first practicing a Body Refining art, sometimes to the point of being unable to cultivate normally.
This time, however, Liu Yu felt little pain.
He did not know whether his foundation was simply too solid or he had already grown accustomed to torment, making pain of this degree insignificant.
After all, compared to the agony of refining his spirit, a little bodily pain truly amounted to nothing.
Besides, he had only just begun cultivating the first layer of the Astral True Form, which did not yet involve the deeper aspects of his body. With all these factors combined, a smooth start was only natural.
As time passed, the Coldstar Liquid's effects gradually faded. The faint blue glow around his body receded, revealing bright red skin.
Thump, thump, thump.
His blood surged, his veins pulsed, and his heartbeat grew faster and faster until it reached an astonishing rate.
Liu Yu could clearly hear the pounding of his own heart.
Another quarter of an hour passed before the Coldstar Liquid's effects disappeared completely, bringing this cultivation session to an end.
He slowly stopped circulating the art. His racing heartbeat gradually slowed, and the "star" in