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The twelve sages would never place anything safe and commonplace in their laboratory. Even if there were some safety measures, they would be designed for their own protection. The twelve sages, with their profound spiritual power, would naturally not fear the absorption of these magical beasts. However, this little girl, who had just entered the threshold of becoming a mage, despite having ten times the spiritual power of an ordinary person, was far from meeting the requirements of this magical beast. To save her life, I had only one choice.

"Although I haven't tested it, this is the only way now." I lifted Jin Luosha's skirt and placed my palm on her smooth, tender belly, channeling the Nine Yin True Qi continuously into her navel to replenish her lost innate essence. The purified innate true qi, after countless purifications, was even purer than her innate essence. Upon entering her body, it seamlessly merged with her original essence, restoring her depleted essence to its fullness. At the same time, I supported her head with my other hand, using a gentle internal force to awaken the unconscious Jin Luosha.

"Jin Luosha, listen carefully. Uncle is going to treat your illness, so you need to cooperate and follow my instructions to guide the power within you. Only then can you recover quickly." As I continued to inject the Nine Yin True Qi, I translated the method of converting internal force into spiritual power from the "Soul Transfer Technique" into language that Jin Luosha could understand. This was mainly to prevent her innate essence from being unable to keep up with the speed at which the magical beast absorbed it. Otherwise, although her life might be saved, her spiritual power would be drained, leaving her a fool. Fortunately, the "Soul Transfer Technique," derived from ancient witchcraft, required only pure internal force support and did not need a complete circulation; entering a certain mental state was sufficient. Otherwise, in this urgent situation, it would have been impossible to teach Jin Luosha this technique.

Jin Luosha was also a gifted child and quickly grasped the essence of the technique, rapidly converting the Nine Yin True Qi I transmitted into her body into spiritual power, supplying it to the symbiotic magical beast. The situation gradually stabilized, but how to solve this problem remained uncertain. We could only wait until it absorbed enough energy. Unfortunately, I didn't expect the beast's absorption rate to increase over time, eventually surpassing the speed at which I could input internal force and the recovery rate of innate true qi. Thankfully, the powerful suction gradually transferred through Jin Luosha's body to mine, alleviating concerns about forcibly injecting internal force damaging her body. Simultaneously, this suction stimulated the circulation of the Nine Yin True Qi within me, causing the innate true qi to flow at an accelerated pace, absorbing all surrounding elemental essence and converting it into internal force, racing against the beast's absorption speed.

The situation was no longer under my control, and Jin Luosha had fallen into a semi-conscious state. Massive amounts of elemental essence were continuously absorbed into my body, automatically converted into pure Nine Yin True Qi, flowing into Jin Luosha's body, and then transformed into spiritual power absorbed by the beast. I was worried about the impact of such rapid spiritual power flow on Jin Luosha, but she persisted despite her dazed state, encouraged by my constant support.

In this underground space, I couldn't calculate the time or know how many days had passed. I could only pray that the beast would finish absorbing before the Magic Tower returned to the void. Another issue was that although my true qi recovery speed had significantly increased, it still fell short of the beast's absorption rate. Thus, my internal force continued to decrease, albeit slowly. The less internal force I had, the faster my recovery speed, but the cultivation of the Nine Yin True Qi was gradually disappearing. Fortunately, Daoist innate true qi had excellent health-preserving effects, allowing both Jin Luosha and me to enter a state similar to Daoist "fasting," relying solely on a small amount of milk, water, and food to sustain us.

Finally, as I approached the brink of exhaustion, the beast's absorption suddenly stopped. Unable to adapt to the sudden change, I instantly fainted.

Chapter 54: Soul Casting Crystal Dragon for Five Hundred Years

I don't know how long I was unconscious, but when I finally woke up, I immediately checked on Jin Luosha. She was sleeping soundly in my arms, with a golden complex diamond mark on her right hand, indicating she had tamed the unnamed golden crystal beetle. Still uneasy, I tried to check her condition by inputting internal force, but found no response. After a thorough examination, I realized with dismay that my Nine Yin Divine Skill was completely gone.

With a bitter smile, my heart filled with bitterness. In both my past and present lives, I had invested too much in my cultivation. Losing it all in one moment was unbearable. Was it worth sacrificing two lifetimes' worth of effort for a little girl from another race? I didn't know, but reflecting on it, even knowing the outcome, I probably wouldn't have changed my decision. Many of my choices in both lives were imperfect, but I, Chen Xuanfeng, never regretted them.

"Oh, right, I wonder how long we've been here." I immediately thought of another issue: how much time had passed. If the Magic Tower had already returned to the void and we couldn't find a way out, none of this would matter, as we would be trapped here.

"Since you entered the River Styx Tower, twelve days and five hours have passed." A strange female voice suddenly spoke beside me, startling me.

"Who's there?" Despite losing all my internal force, my senses remained sharp. Someone speaking so close without me finding their shadow was shocking.

"I am Artificial Intelligence Test Subject Seven, Youlijia, greetings, Mr. Xuanfeng." Under my astonished gaze, countless white light particles flew out from Jin Luosha's hairband, forming a light ball in front of me. The voice came from this light ball.