The tiny demonic seed, no bigger than a sesame seed, was quickly dissipated by the spiritual energy barrier.

Until then.

Ji Fengyao finally relaxed completely and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Alright, it worked."

Shang Xiye and Ji Fengming also withdrew their strength one after the other.

Seeing that Black Owl's body and spiritual energy were extremely exhausted, he was on the verge of collapse.

Ji Fengming rushed over and caught him as he was about to collapse. With red eyes, she asked anxiously, "Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, how are you feeling?"

After saying that, he looked up and anxiously called out to Ji Fengyao, "Sister, come and see him quickly!"

Ji Fengyao was also severely depleted of her spiritual energy, and she staggered as she stood up.

Shang Xiye quickly helped her up, and the two of them came to Hei Xiao's side together.

Black Owl's consciousness was teetering on the edge of fainting. He could only see three blurry figures in front of him, but he could still hear them talking. He was trying his best to stay upright so that everyone would worry about him, especially Fengming, who had turned into a little crybaby.

Ji Fengyao placed two fingers on Hei Xiao's wrist pulse and carefully examined him for a while before saying, "The situation is much better than I imagined, but Brother Xiao Chen's injuries are not light either, especially the injury to his dantian, which has damaged his Dao foundation. It cannot be repaired with spiritual liquid. He needs to be properly repaired and recuperated, and it will take time, and that time will probably be quite long."

"How long will it take?" Ji Fengming asked with great concern.

“If Brother Xiao relies on his own slow recuperation, it will probably take three years, and during those three years, his cultivation will not make much progress. It's like a bucket with a missing plank; Brother Xiao Chen's dantian can't gather more spiritual energy right now,” Ji Fengyao said truthfully. Then she added encouragingly, “But this is much better than I expected. Fortunately, Brother Xiao Chen's cultivation is still shallow, and he will have two more opportunities for transformation when he forms his core and ascends. After these two opportunities, he should be free of any major problems, and his path to immortality will not be hindered.”

Upon hearing this, Shang Xiye nodded with relief: "To exchange three years for a bright future is indeed a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. Black Owl, congratulations on your miraculous recovery!"

Black Owl tried to force a smile, attempting to put on a contented expression.

From his perspective, this result was excellent.

He had just thought that his trauma was so severe that he would never catch up with everyone in the future;

He was even thinking that if he became a burden to everyone on that day, he would leave quietly on his own so as not to implicate them!

Ji Fengming's face darkened, and he bit his lip, looking extremely aggrieved. "Three years, and Wu Shang is half a year behind. He is now a whole level behind Wu Hen and Wu Ying in terms of strength. If Xiao Chen is delayed for three years, and he can't keep up with our cultivation progress, how anxious he must be."

Ji Fengyao: "..."

Brother, you're being a bit ungrateful.

Shang Xiye: "..."

Brother-in-law, you're being a bit too greedy.

Black Owl: "..."

Fengming understands me, but he wasn't actually that pessimistic.

Why let this kid portray him as the most miserable person in the world?

"Sister, brother-in-law, you go and prepare some food first. I'll take Xiao Chen to get some simple treatment first," Ji Fengming said. Without waiting for Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao to speak, he picked up Hei Xiao and headed towards a secluded spot in the dense forest to find a place for healing.

Ji Fengyao and Shang Xiye fell silent again.

"My brother..." Ji Fengyao took a long time to recover.

She was about to say something when Shang Xiye interrupted her.