After their passion was spent.
The stone chamber fell quiet once more, filled only with the gurgling of the Spiritual Spring and the swirling tendrils of mist.
Chen Sheng leaned back against the smooth wall of the pool and slowly let out a long breath, a hint of weariness from the intense exertion lingering on his face.
The water in the pool rippled, reflecting the flickering candlelight from the walls.
Beside him, Sun Yuzhi was half-submerged in the soothing spring water. The disrupted flow of her energy, a result of the Demon Fire's corrosion, had completely stabilized. After Chen Sheng used his pure True Essence to help guide it, and after she refined the few drops of Golden Spring Spiritual Liquid he had given her, her minor injuries had long since healed.
It was just that the recent "treatment" had been quite draining. And on top of that…
