Before cultivators formed a Golden Core, their fleshly bodies were also called one-origin treasure bodies, the very foundation upon which they attained the Dao.
Once that body suffered any loss-
A severed hand, a severed foot, or the like-
Unless precious medicinal treasures were promptly used to reattach the limb or regrow it,
They would lose that crucial breath of "innate supreme divinity nature," and their future cultivation would become ten thousand times harder, every step a struggle.
Even injuries to the flesh required careful nursing and the consumption of external elixirs to slowly restore their original vital essence, lest imperceptible hidden wounds remain in the body and obstruct their future progress.
That casual wave from Wei Wanhua, though slightly checked by the Azure-Law Sword in front of him, had still nearly shattered half of Chen Heng's breastbone, shaken his five viscera, and severely injured his internal organs.
Injuries such as these-
For an ordinary cultivator, it would take a full six months of effort to recover slowly without leaving any lingering trouble.
Even with external elixirs and great elixirs to help, that time could at most be reduced by half.
For the remaining half,
They would still have to regulate their own qi and gently nourish the meridians and bones throughout their bodies. It was not something that could be swiftly accomplished...
But after Chen Heng mastered the Tai Su Jade Body, not only had his entire body been refined into a unified whole, harder than metal, but as long as he had enough spiritual energy to nourish himself, all his injuries could gradually heal.
In other words,
As long as an enemy did not kill him outright during a fight, and he survived,
Afterward,
If he had ample spiritual energy to nourish himself,
He could gradually heal his