When Li Yan's cycle of circulation was nearly complete and spiritual power reached the "Shenfeng Acupoint" in his chest, that stream of spiritual power passed easily through his meridians as it had before.
Yet Li Yan still noticed a trace of abnormality. This time, the spiritual power consumption was noticeably greater.
Li Yan considered the location in his chest. Back when he had passed through the white light within the barrier between the two realms, the flesh and blood all over his body had continuously fallen away and reformed.
It had been unavoidable for this area to be injured as well. It must have been damaged then.
After thinking it over, Li Yan did not halt his circulation. This time, he intended to thoroughly investigate every injury on his body. There might be more than just this one.
Another half an hour passed before Li Yan finally completed one full cycle, yet he found no other irregularities within his body.
Thus, Li Yan once again drew in a thread of spiritual qi through his Baihui Acupoint and entered another circulation cycle. His speed was no different from before—still slow as a tortoise's crawl.
Like this, Li Yan spent roughly another hour and a half completing his second cycle.
However, he still did not stop. He began a third circulation, though by now he had basically determined the location of the injury.
This time, the spiritual qi traveled several times faster. His Divine Sense continued probing without pause, only slowing again when it reached the "Shenfeng Acupoint" on the left side of his chest...
The three cycles had taken a full four hours. Only then did Li Yan open his eyes.
He had always been cautious and meticulous. He had investigated at the same speed during the second cycle only to