Color faded from Yan Zheke's cheeks. Her eyes reddened slightly.
"Perhaps the effects will only show when you attain a higher mastery in cultivation!" she blurted.
A faint bite mark lingered on her rosy lips.
"... I guess so," replied Lou Cheng absently.
Had the Jindan not mutated and spread across his entire body, then with the complete Nine Words Formula he would have easily digested it and used it as a stepping stone. But now, he could not even detect his Jindan when his body acted up from the sequela. Controlling or manipulating it was, of course, out of the question. At the times when he could do that, it remained in its compressed, swirling equilibrium. Any internal changes would instantly deconstruct it, restricting any action from him.
