Chapter 31: Bronze-Red Mastery, Suri Suspended in Midair
Another dozen days passed, bringing it to late March.
Spring deepened. The peonies in the courtyard had shed all their petals, and the new bamboo in the corner had sprouted its joints. Overnight, it had shot up taller than a man. Tender green husks still clung to the tips, rustling whenever the wind blew.
Chen Lingxi sat cross-legged in his room, his eyes tightly closed.
Over the past dozen days, he had taken Dragon-Drawing Powder twice more. Each time, he used the Concealed Edge Method to protect his blood and qi, refining the violent spiritual energy thread by thread and drawing it into his dantian.
When the medicinal power hit his stomach, the torrent of spiritual energy was just as turbulent as before. However, after being scoured twice already, his meridians were much broader and tougher than when he had first started. He could endure it now without the sheer strain of that first attempt.
The streak of green qi in his dantian was now three fingers thick.
It circulated slowly. Its hazy green color had deepened, faintly giving off the warm, smooth luster of jade. It was like a deep pool of water—calm on the surface, but surging with undercurrents below.
The spiritual qi flowed through his meridians, growing stronger and stronger.
Today, he opened his eyes, walked out into the courtyard, and swallowed another pill.