The immense energy gathering towards his body reached a point he couldn't absorb more and he was left with no choice but to retreat.
Once he retreated, he realized his entire body was aching.
"Just how much energy have I absorbed?" He thought as he observed at himself carefully.
With the breathing method running, he realized he could only barely maintain the balance of purifying the poison from his blood and strengthening his blood Qi.
"This is going to take a while! I can't rush out anyway, better focus on handling this time bomb in my body before thinking about anything else." He closed his eyes.
Since he could not leave, Situ decided to calm down and practice. The reason for this was simple, he couldn't see any hope of walking out of this place in his current situation.
Let's not mention the snake that might be waiting for him, the poison in his blood had just been supressed temporarily.
