Time slipped by.
Deep in the magma cavern, Jiang Chen's pale look had faded—his "injuries" were mostly mended.
Not far away, Lu Yi sat cross-legged, working hard on the aura-hiding art. Bit by bit, he was closing in on Great Accomplishment.
By now, his next fusion refresh should be close, Jiang Chen thought. He won't have many good treasures left on him. That means the gains won't be huge.
And if needed, I can burn through his fusion counts myself. He kept his eyes shut, pretending to focus on healing.
Sure enough, before long, Lu Yi's fusion counter reset.
Hehe, time to power up again. Lu Yi's eyes lit up as the system prompt rang in his head. He stopped practicing and reached for his storage artifact.
Too bad… no high-grade stuff this time. Just some Nirvana Peering-level odds and ends. Still, better than nothing.
While Lu Yi sorted through his resources, Jiang Chen caught the excitement on his face. He gave a quiet laugh.
