Xu Qingtong circulated the Heavenly Fire Body-Tempering Art, continuously tempering his flesh as he pondered, Where did Leng Yuan go? Why did he throw me into this blood pool without killing me?
He tried extending his Divine Sense outside his body, only for the searing pain in his Niwang Palace to return, frightening him into hastily withdrawing it.
He had no idea what was happening outside. Unable to extend his Divine Sense or contact anyone out there, Xu Qingtong remained uneasy.
Suddenly, he remembered that the Concentric Heart Lotus Pendant could let him communicate with his senior sister, and hurriedly sank his Divine Sense into it.
Xu Qingtong discovered that the pendant was flashing incessantly-Du Siwen was trying to contact him over and over. He hurriedly imprinted his circumstances into the pendant.
Outside the Blood-Transforming Pool, Du Siwen sensed the message Xu Qingtong had left and felt considerably reassured. She told the Grand Elder and the others to go their separate ways, while she remained beside the blood pool, quietly waiting for Xu Qingtong.
Having learned what was happening outside, Xu Qingtong finally let his suspended heart settle and devoted himself to circulating the Body Tempering Technique to restore his flesh.
Once his flesh recovered, it was corroded again, and once corroded, it recovered again. Through this repeated cycle, his body was tempered into something sturdier, and the Heavenly Fire Tempering Art showed faint signs of a breakthrough.
Xu Qingtong closed his eyes in thought. After his flesh was destroyed and restored, it became sturdier than before. Why could the Heavenly Fire Body-Tempering Art temper his flesh?
Suddenly, he recalled something Dong Xuanzi had said: "With Daoist cultivation methods, without breaking, there can be no rebuilding. Break, then rebuild; when adversity reaches its extreme, prosperity returns."
Break, then rebuild? Xu