Chapter 620: Small White Face

After taking the Crimson Cloud Purple Fruit, Qin Sang's foundational injury healed, yet his brows remained tightly furrowed.

In the dimly lit cave dwelling, Qin Sang lowered his head, gazing at his Qi Sea, remaining silent for a long time.

His foundation had recovered, but his Qi Sea and meridians were still bound by the forbidden talisman. Spiritual energy could neither be used nor absorbed, preventing him from compensating for that sliver of missing spiritual energy by circulating cultivation techniques.

Taking spiritual pills or absorbing spirit stones also failed to break through the talisman's blockade, being blocked outside his Qi Sea. It was akin to a bottle whose capacity had increased, but its lid was welded shut.

If he were to form his Core first, wait for spiritual energy to infuse his body after his Golden Core had already begun to take shape, and then replenish the missing spiritual energy after breaking through the talisman, would it affect the Golden Core? This sequence of events probably couldn't be taken lightly. Moreover, Qin Sang wasn't entirely sure if the spiritual energy infusion would definitely break through the forbidden talisman.

After several fruitless attempts, Qin Sang pondered for a moment, then opened his Thousand-Weight Ring and took out a jade bottle containing Three-Light Jade Dew.

If Wanderer Yun's previous words weren't exaggerated, the Three-Light Jade Dew was incomparable to other elixirs. The Spirit Gathering Bowl collected the essence of heaven and earth, transforming it into jade dew that permeated one's very origin, working from the inside out. It provided incredibly potent vitality, affecting the fundamental level, so it should be able to bypass the talisman's blockade.

The Three-Light Jade Dew was extremely precious; it couldn't be replicated before finding the Spirit Gathering Bowl. Qin Sang only had this small half-bottle left and needed to save some for the Nine Illusory Heavenly Orchid, so what remained would decrease with each drop used. This divine medicine was meant to save lives in critical moments. Now was the crucial juncture for forming his Core, almost as critical as a life-or-death situation. Without breaking through to the next realm, there would be no future, so no matter how reluctant he was, he had to try.

'Pop!'

The stopper opened.

Qin Sang had never been so careful, slowly pouring out a single drop from the jade bottle. The green liquid emitted an exceptionally rich vitality. Qin Sang took a light sniff and felt completely refreshed.

At this moment, in a corner of the cave dwelling, several blades of green grass grew between the rock crevices. One blade, which had been withered, quickly straightened its stem and tilted towards the center of the cave, as if yearning. The other blades of grass became even more tender and vibrant.

Feeling the aura of the Three-Light Jade Dew again, Qin Sang couldn't help but be amazed. He finally wrapped this drop of Three-Light Jade Dew with his spiritual sense and sent it into his mouth.

'Boom!'

As the jade dew entered his body, an incredibly rich vitality instantly exploded.

"Ah..."

Qin Sang let out a groan, even wanting to wave his arms and legs in delight. He felt every cell in his body leaping with joy, returning to its optimal state. An unprecedented feeling of comfort spread throughout his entire body. This sensation came too quickly and too intensely, making one effortlessly intoxicated and unable to extricate oneself.

Qin Sang composed himself, immediately examined his Qi Sea inwardly, and was pleasantly surprised to find that after the Three-Light Jade Dew entered his body, a sliver of spiritual energy in his Qi Sea had inexplicably increased, making up for the deficiency. His Qi Sea was truly complete!

However, the effects of the Three-Light Jade Dew had not yet ended; the immense vitality still coursed through Qin Sang's body. Just then, Qin Sang suddenly felt an unusual itch on his left shoulder.

Qin Sang felt the abnormality in his left shoulder, quickly withdrew his attention from his internal body, and reached out to pull aside the clothing on his left shoulder. He then saw that on his empty left shoulder, at the previously closed wound, a faint green light was actually flickering. This green light represented the power of the Three-Light Jade Dew!

Seeing this, Qin Sang's heart stirred. He quickly activated the Body Regeneration Art, and the inexplicable obstruction at the wound disappeared, as granulation tissue began to squirm. At the same time, the accumulated power of the jade dew in his body finally found its purpose, gathering towards his left arm and making the severed arm regenerate even faster.

For cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage, physical regeneration was not difficult to achieve. However, before this, Qin Sang had tried various body regeneration techniques and taken all sorts of healing elixirs, but none had worked. Qin Sang knew that the repercussions of the "Secret Art of Body-Slaying Puppet Division" were undoubtedly very troublesome, not something that could be resolved overnight, so he had given up. Old Man Dique was a Core Formation expert, and surely had more methods than him, yet he couldn't regenerate his limb, earning him the moniker 'Dique' (Earth Defect).

The Three-Light Jade Dew could indeed break the repercussions of the "Secret Art of Body-Slaying Puppet Division"! Qin Sang's face showed joy, but he wasn't too surprised, as he had actually had a premonition. However, he hadn't considered using the Three-Light Jade Dew to heal his left arm. He wasn't a body cultivator and didn't have a suitable body cultivation technique for now, so having an incomplete set of limbs didn't significantly affect his strength. Losing an arm was just losing an arm. A mere severed arm injury wasn't worth wasting a precious drop of Three-Light Jade Dew, which was why Qin Sang hadn't thought about it before. If it weren't for the restrictions on Core Formation, this arm might have only recovered later, when he faced a life-threatening situation and was forced to consume the Three-Light Jade Dew.

The regeneration of his left arm was an unexpected pleasant surprise. Supported by the abundant vitality, the regeneration was rapid, and a fair, pristine arm grew out.

During this process, some green phosphorescence diffused, and the wild grass in the cave dwelling benefited, beginning to grow wildly with stems and leaves becoming extremely robust. Among them, a spiritual herb named Blue Core Fruit quickly branched and sprouted, almost reaching the ceiling of the cave dwelling, finally producing dozens of fruits. The fruits were abundant, bending the branches and hanging down from above. Blue Core Fruit was a decent spiritual fruit, capable of assisting Qi Refinement stage disciples in cultivation and also favored by demonic beasts. It was probably a pit spat out by the black eagle after eating.

Just then, a sudden change occurred. Those wild grasses, at their peak, suddenly withered, their vitality dissipated, and they turned yellow and died, including the Blue Core Fruit tree. They experienced a full cycle of spring and autumn in an instant, going through growth and decay.

Qin Sang noticed the unusual state of the wild grass, his gaze slightly narrowed. He looked up at the Blue Core Fruit tree, reached out to pick a Blue Core Fruit, and took a bite. It was still sweet and full of juice, but had no medicinal properties; it was merely superficial. It seemed that only after being nurtured by the immortal restrictions in the Hanging Garden of the Ziwei Palace could those spiritual herbs withstand the catalyzation of the Three-Light Jade Dew and undergo a metamorphosis.

Qin Sang shook his head, cleared away the debris in the cave dwelling, raised his recovered left arm, and tried clenching his fist. The new arm felt a bit unfamiliar. Although he hadn't cultivated any body refinement techniques, from the Qi Refinement stage to the False Core stage, with each cultivation advancement, his physical body would also benefit and improve alongside his cultivation, though far less robust than a body cultivator's. His regenerated left arm was as tender as an infant's, showing a clear difference from his right arm.

Qin Sang conjured an ice mirror before him and found that the skin on his face was also exceptionally fair and delicate, appearing at most twenty years old, and he might even look a few years younger after forming his Core. Before, the passage of time had left some traces on his face, but they had all been erased. This was due to the Three-Light Jade Dew, and likely also due to the restoration of his foundation.

"I've turned into a pretty boy," Qin Sang chuckled self-deprecatingly.

The arm wasn't a big problem; he only needed to circulate spiritual energy to temper it for some time, and it would become exactly like his right arm. His spiritual sense also needed time to recover, so he could do both things at once during this period.

His foundation was healed, and his severed arm regenerated. Everything was ready; he only awaited the crucial final step.

The gloom in Qin Sang's heart was completely dispelled. He once again settled into meditation, focusing on healing.