Jiang Jichen looked miserable, but his body was brimming with a vibrant life force.
This was due to the effects of the High-Level Mysterious Material.
It tempered his physical body from the inside out, causing his vitality to surge.
Previously, Jiang Jichen had guarded the women as they refined the High-Level Mysterious Material, but he hadn't consumed it himself.
It wasn't until he encountered the terrifying Day-Sleeping Tree Demon that he finally consumed the High-Level Mysterious Material.
He had been refining and absorbing it the entire way to the small valley.
At first, however, the tempering was only internal; it hadn't yet reached the exterior of his body.
Just moments ago, he had been submerged in an endless barrage of Poison Skills. If he hadn't been in the process of refining the High-Level Mysterious Material...
