The thought had come out of nowhere. Huang Xiao himself had no idea whether it would work, but at this point, he could only treat a dead horse as though it were still alive. Trying might offer a sliver of hope of survival; not trying would leave him with nothing but death.
This method had to do with the Everlasting Spring Youth-Restoring Art-or, more precisely, with Rejuvenation.
Rejuvenation had three realms. The first was the Meridians Rebuilding Realm, which allowed one to reforge the meridians within one's body while restoring one's youth. By taking advantage of this opportunity to reforge his meridians, he might be able to restore his shattered ones.
However, Rejuvenation had conditions. First, after thirty years, one would naturally undergo Rejuvenation. Second, once one's cultivation reached a certain level, one could force Rejuvenation. For the first realm, one needed at least three sixty-year cycles of internal cultivation. As long as either of these two conditions was met, one could undergo Rejuvenation.
Thirty years was clearly out of the question for Huang Xiao. He had only just begun practicing this cultivation method, and he himself had only lived eighteen years. Thirty years was far too distant to be realistic. The only remaining path was therefore to force Rejuvenation. But Huang Xiao's cultivation was only around First-rate Middle Grade, with between ninety and a hundred and twenty years of internal power, nowhere near the three sixty-year cycles-one hundred and eighty years-required.
Yet, whether by heaven's will or otherwise, Huang Xiao had now used Heavenly Demon Disintegration, causing his power to soar. Even though much of his internal power had dissipated, what remained was definitely close to three sixty-year cycles. Thus, this condition could be considered fulfilled.
Huang Xiao dared not hesitate. The effects of Heavenly Demon Disintegration were rapidly