Chapter 99: Return to Waker City

The holy light power from the heavens and earth gathered towards Jian Chen, quickly healing his internal injuries. However, since his injuries were extremely severe this time, even the holy light power with its miraculous healing effects found it difficult to restore his internal injuries in a short period of time.

Controlling the holy light power also consumed a great deal of Jian Chen's divine energy. After about two hours, his divine energy had been depleted by nearly seventy percent, forcing him to stop. Due to the severe depletion of divine energy, Jian Chen felt a severe dizziness in his head, making his eyes tired and sleepy, as if he hadn't slept for three days and nights, leaving him with no energy at all.

After these two hours of treatment, Jian Chen's internal injuries had recovered by about half. His damaged internal organs, though not fully restored, had started to regrow the broken parts. The only remaining issue was the completely broken bones in his chest.

Due to the severity of the chest injuries, the broken bones had pierced into the flesh, causing intense pain with every slight movement, which was a severe torture to the brain and nerves. Jian Chen didn't want to experience such inhuman torment, so he simply lay on the grass, slowly closing his eyes, and began to slowly recover his depleted divine energy. Fortunately, Jian Chen had memorized the entire Purple Green Sword Canon, which contained a method for "nourishing the divine energy." Using this method, his depleted divine energy began to slowly recover.

Jian Chen lay on the grass for a full day and night without moving, and his tightly closed eyes never opened.

Time passed quickly, and it was already afternoon. The fiery sun in the sky had moved to the west, and the heat it emitted had turned into a gentle warmth, as the sun was about to set.

At this moment, Jian Chen, who had lain on the ground for a day and night without moving, finally slowly opened his eyes. After this day and night of recovery, his depleted divine energy was finally fully replenished.

Looking at the sky, Jian Chen did not hesitate and immediately began to control the holy light power again, starting to treat his chest.

As the holy light power continuously flowed into Jian Chen's chest, the almost completely shattered bones began to reconnect, but the process was very slow. After two hours, Jian Chen's divine energy was once again depleted, forcing him to disperse the holy light power.

However, after these two hours of treatment, although his chest injuries were not fully healed, they had improved by about seventy percent, and they no longer affected his movements. So, Jian Chen sat up, crossed his legs on the grass, and continued to use the method recorded in the "nourishing the divine energy" chapter to recover his depleted divine energy.

Although Waker City was not far away, Jian Chen considered that the bright white light emitted when he fully utilized the holy light power was too conspicuous. Treating himself in Waker City would be very inconvenient. Although only those with holy light power could sense it, who could guarantee that there were no holy light masters in Waker City? If someone discovered that he could control holy light power, given the rarity and value of holy light masters in the Tianyuan Continent, he would likely receive many invitations. This would undoubtedly expose his ability to control holy light power to the public. Although this might bring him temporary glory and even provide him with the magic cores he needed for cultivation, Jian Chen did not want to reveal his ability to control holy light power at this time. He had a strong intuition that if he kept it hidden, it would greatly benefit him in the future.

After three days of continuous treatment, Jian Chen's injuries were finally fully healed. He then left the place, walked a few kilometers, and arrived on the main road, heading towards Waker City on foot.

On the main road, merchant caravans and large groups of fully armed or blood-soaked mercenaries passed by continuously. Although Jian Chen was walking alone on the main road, he did not attract much attention, despite the two sword marks and bloodstains on his clothes. To the mercenaries who frequently traveled on the Tianyuan Continent, such an appearance was quite common and not particularly noteworthy.

Walking on the main road, Jian Chen couldn't help but recall the scene from three days ago when he was in the river, especially the moment when he was only a foot away from the girl with a face that could topple a nation. This scene left a deep impression on Jian Chen, as he had never experienced anything like it in his entire life, and it was the first time he had seen a girl's body, especially one as beautiful as a celestial being.

However, when Jian Chen thought about the girl's powerful strength, he felt a sense of disbelief. She looked to be around eighteen or nineteen years old, not much older than him, yet she possessed strength comparable to a grand saint. Such talent made Jian Chen feel a bit ashamed.

Soon, Jian Chen entered Waker City. The guards at the city gate saw that he was alone and had battle residue on his clothes, so they did not charge him any fees. Although the guards were often greedy for money, they were selective about their targets.

After entering Waker City, Jian Chen did not wander around much and immediately found a inn to stay in. He then immediately began to cultivate. Although he had advanced from a saint to a grand saint in the past month, his strength was still insufficient to protect himself on the Tianyuan Continent. The powerful strength displayed by the girl three days ago not only gave him many insights but also provided him with a strong motivation to push forward.

Jian Chen paid enough money for the room and stayed in the inn for ten days. During these ten days, he did not leave the room once, spending all his time cultivating by absorbing the energy from magic cores, even having the inn boy deliver his meals to the room.

After ten days of continuous cultivation, Jian Chen's strength had greatly improved, reaching the mid-level grand saint stage. The holy power in his body was nearly twice as strong as when he first became a grand saint. As his holy power increased, the power of his holy weapon, the Light Breeze Sword, also increased, and its hardness became even greater than before.

After ten days of non-stop cultivation, the third-grade magic cores in Jian Chen's spatial waist belt were completely used up, leaving only two fourth-grade magic cores.

Jian Chen got out of bed, went to the window, and looked at the sky. Since he had been cultivating all day, he had lost track of time and could only judge the approximate time by the sun.

Outside, the sun was shining brightly, and the sky was clear with not a cloud in sight. The fiery sun hung high in the sky, emitting intense heat, indicating that it was noon.

"Now, it's time to deal with the Golden Silk Silver Line Snake. The body that is immune to all poisons is something I'm really looking forward to." Looking at the bustling crowd on the street, Jian Chen muttered to himself.