Chapter 3626: True Success!

Li Chang’s eyes opened slowly, as if awakening from a deep, dreamless sleep. For a brief moment, her gaze was unfocused, her mind still adjusting to the return of awareness. Then clarity settled in, and her pupils sharpened as she took in the surroundings.

The pool of Nature Energy still surrounded her, though its intensity had lessened slightly now that the primary process had concluded. The barrier overhead remained intact, and beyond it, she could see the faint silhouettes of Lin Mu and the two ancestors watching her closely.

Lin Mu was the first to speak.

"How do you feel?" he asked.

His voice was calm, but there was a subtle tension beneath it. This was the moment of truth. All the calculations, all the risks, all the effort led to this single question.

Li Chang blinked once, then twice, as if confirming her own state.

"I feel... strong," she said.

Her voice carried a hint of surprise.

She slowly moved her arms, flexing her fingers, then shifting her body within the pool. There was no stiffness, no lingering pain, no sign of the torment she had endured over the past days.

"My cultivation has not increased," she continued after a moment. "But..."

She paused.

"There is something different."

Her brows furrowed slightly as she tried to put it into words.

"My vitality... feels greater. As if... my lifespan has increased."

Lin Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"Can you estimate how much?" he asked.

Li Chang shook her head.

"It is difficult to say," she admitted. "But it is... significant."

That alone was already beyond expectation and an added gain.

Lin Mu gestured lightly.

"Come out."

Li Chang nodded and stepped forward, rising from the pool. As she emerged, the Nature Energy receded, flowing back into the system under Lin Mu’s control. The barrier dissolved shortly after, leaving the chamber once again open.

The moment Li Chang stood fully outside, Lin Mu and the two ancestors began their examination.

Their senses expanded.

They scanned her thoroughly.

What they found...

Left them stunned.

Her body had changed.

Not in an obvious, dramatic way.

But in something far more profound.

The hidden damage accumulated over thousands of years of cultivation...

Was gone.

Every cultivator carried such remnants. Tiny imperfections. Micro-fractures within meridians. Subtle weaknesses that built up over time through countless breakthroughs, battles, and refinements.

They were unavoidable.

Or so it was believed.

And yet...

Within Li Chang’s body...

They had vanished.

Her meridians were smooth.

Pristine.

Free of the fine scars that even the most careful cultivators could not avoid.

Huoyang’s eyes widened.

"This..." he whispered.

Yinglei’s gaze trembled slightly.

"It is as if she has been reborn..."

Externally, the changes were also evident.

Li Chang’s fur gleamed faintly, its texture smoother, almost silk-like. Her eyes were brighter, clearer, carrying a vitality that had not been present before. Even her complexion had improved, her face now holding a healthy, natural glow.

Lin Mu observed quietly.

’She was already in her prime,’ he thought. ’So the changes are subtle.’

But even subtle changes at this level...

Were extraordinary.

"If it were someone older..." Lin Mu considered, "the effects would likely be far more pronounced."

His gaze shifted slightly.

He noticed it.

A faint gleam in Yinglei’s eyes.

Desire.

Not greed.

But longing.

She, too, had lived for a long time.

And the implications of what she had just witnessed...

Were undeniable.

Still, she held herself back.

This was not the time.

Lin Mu spoke again.

"We need to confirm the result."

Li Chang nodded.

Without hesitation, Lin Mu extended his hand, making a cut on her wrist and extracted blood from her.

Half a liter.

The process was smooth, controlled, and precise.

Li Chang did not even flinch.

"How do you feel?" Lin Mu asked.

"The same," she replied immediately.

She paused briefly, then added with a hint of surprise.

"I can feel it recovering."

Lin Mu’s eyes sharpened.

"How fast?"

Li Chang focused inward.

"Ten minutes... perhaps less."

Lin Mu nodded.

That was... remarkable.

The recovery rate alone exceeded expectations.

"Go with them," Lin Mu said, gesturing toward the ancestors. "Have them evaluate your strength, stamina, and overall condition."

Huoyang and Yinglei nodded.

"Understood."

Li Chang looked at Lin Mu once more.

There was excitement in her eyes now.

A spark.

"I will return soon," she said.

Then the three of them departed and the chamber fell silent once more.

Lin Mu turned his attention to the blood.

This was the true test.

He wasted no time.

The Bloody Glaze Immortal Cauldron appeared once more, and the process began. Refinement. Condensation. Transformation.

This time...

It was faster.

Cleaner.

The impurities were fewer.

The process smoother.

Lin Mu noticed it immediately.

"There is a difference," he thought.

Two hours passed.

The refined lump floated before him.

Lin Mu raised his hand.

Dark Demonic Qi gathered.

The Bloodline Unraveling Demonic Art activated.

The tendrils extended.

Made contact.

The lump reacted as it collapsed before it separated and the crystals formed.

Lin Mu’s gaze locked onto them.

One.

Two.

Three.

He waited.

But there was no fourth.

The black crystal was gone!

Lin Mu exhaled slowly.

"Haah..."

A faint smile appeared on his face.

"I have succeeded."

Without delay, he called them back.

The response was immediate.

Within moments, Huoyang, Yinglei, and Li Chang returned.

Lin Mu did not speak at first.

He simply gestured.

The crystals floated forward and the ancestors saw them.

They moment they saw it they understood and their eyes widened.

Then...

Joy erupted.

It was no longer restrained.

No longer held back.

Relief and happiness with a slight hint of disbelief; all emotions surged at once.

"HAHAHAHA!"

"It is gone!"

"The shackle... it is truly gone!"

Li Chang looked at the crystals, her expression filled with awe.

"This... is real..."

Lin Mu raised his hand slightly.

"Calm yourselves," he said.

His tone was firm, grounding.

They gradually steadied themselves.

Lin Mu continued before they even hinted at the idea of celebrating.

"This is only one successful case," he said. "We need to confirm consistency. We need to ensure it works repeatedly."

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