Chapter 1023: Vitality

This power was gentle and pure, producing a wonderful resonance with the stellar seal within him that originated from the Qinghe Fairy, instantly soothing a hint of violent pain!

Han Wuxian saw a glimmer of hope flash in his eyes. He no longer hesitated, using the last of his strength, his trembling fingers plucked the berry and brought it to his mouth.

The berry melted upon entering his mouth!

An indescribable cool sweetness burst in his mouth, transforming into a warm, vast life-force flood, mingling with pure stellar power, like a river bursting its banks, it surged violently into his parched, near‑rupturing meridians and dantian!

"Mmm!" Han Wuxian let out a muffled groan, his body shaking uncontrollably!

This power is too strong! It far exceeds the limit his heavily injured body can bear! It feels like it will burst his body apart!

But miraculously, this power seems naturally attuned to the stellar seal within him that comes from the Qinghe Fairy.

That faint seal seemed to have found its source, instantly becoming active, actively guiding this vast life stellar power—not striking his origin, but like the most skillful weaver, it began frantically repairing his body on the verge of collapse!

Especially his arms!

That vast life stellar power, like a stream finding its home, surged wildly into the cracks of his arms' newly formed bone; cool energy seeped into every tiny fissure, and the edges of the cracks, like parched land meeting sweet rain, greedily drank it up!

The cracks were filled and mended at a speed visible to the naked eye! That faint newborn stellar glow deep within his bones, which was his own, grew brighter and more solid under the nourishment of this same‑origin power! Although full recovery was still far off, the lethal danger of a possible second shattering was temporarily held in check!

At the same time, this power swiftly repaired the wounds in his waist and abdomen, nourished his damaged internal organs, and soothed the injuries to his sea of consciousness.

The intense pain receded like a tide, replaced by a long‑lost comfort of being soaked in warm, moist energy. Han Wuxian drew a long breath, his tensed nerves finally relaxing a little. He greedily drank in this rare vitality, and his sense of weakness quickly faded.

Without hesitation, he reached out again, plucked and swallowed the other two berries. An even vaster life stellar power surged in, and the speed of repair increased once more.

After the power of the three berries was initially absorbed, Han Wuxian finally felt he had regained control of his body. Although his arms remained frail and unable to exert force, and his injuries were far from healed, at least he had escaped the brink of death and recovered some mobility.

He struggled to sit up, leaning against the pit wall, gasping heavily. His gaze swept over the few strange plants whose fruits he had plucked; their leaves seemed to have dimmed slightly, but they had not withered, obviously still able to regenerate.

"Good stuff…" Han Wuxian licked his cracked lips, a gleam flashing in his eyes. He painfully shifted his body closer to those deep‑purple vines. He remembered that when he had just plucked the berries, his fingers touching the vine's sap had also felt a cool sensation.

He carefully scraped some of the purple juice that seeped from the broken parts of the vines, which emitted a faint glow, and applied it to the surface of his arms' bones, which were covered in cracks.

The skin had long been ruptured, the bones faintly visible.

Hiss!

A chilling coolness instantly seeped in! Immediately after came a strange numb‑itchy sensation!

He clearly felt that the tiny cracks on the surface of his bones, under the cover of this purple juice, were quickly sealed by an extremely thin, crystal‑like film! Although it could not internally mend the cracks like the berries did, it formed a tough protective layer that greatly increased bone stability and insulated him from external stimuli that caused intense pain!

"This vine… it actually has the effect of sealing wounds and strengthening bones?" Han Wuxian felt delighted inside. He immediately set to work, carefully scraping more of the purple juice and applying it to his arms, waist, abdomen, and other serious wounds. The cool, numb‑itchy sensation spread over his whole body, pain was greatly suppressed, and his body felt much lighter.

After doing all this, he leaned against the pit wall and lifted his head to gaze upon this unfamiliar, vibrant world—azure sky, towering ancient trees, thick spiritual energy…

The relief of having survived the calamity had not yet risen before it was replaced by deeper vigilance and doubt.

"Where… exactly is this place?" He inwardly inspected his dantian; the Qinghe Fairy's star‑chart seal still emitted a faint resonance, but its direction had become blurred, as if the very aura of this continent interfered with its positioning.

"The back door of the Star Sea Chart… where has it sent me? Will the people of the Ascending Light Sect come after me?"

He lowered his gaze to his arms, the bones laden with cracks yet faintly flowing with newborn stellar radiance, and to the inner power that, having turned misfortune into blessing, had initially fused with the Qinghe Fairy's seal to become a tighter light‑path stellar force.

His injuries remained grave, the road ahead full of unknown dangers. The pursuit of the Ascending Light Sect hung over him like a sword suspended above. Yan Xirou's fate was unknown, and the Qinghe Fairy was trapped deep in the shattered Xing Xu shown on the Star Sea Chart…

But having experienced the crazy high‑stakes gamble and death‑defying escape at the Stargazing Hall, Han Wuxian's gaze was now calmer and more resolute than ever before.

He struggled to his feet, though his stance was still a little unsteady. He gathered some seeds of those strange berries and kept them safe. He also applied the deep‑purple vine juice to reinforce the protective layer on his arms' cracks.

"The top priority is to restore my strength, explore this place, and figure out my bearings." He had made up his mind.

He drew a deep breath of the rich, primal spiritual energy filling this wild heaven‑and‑earth, felt the vibrant life within it, and his sharp eyes scanned the deep, mysterious, unknown‑and‑possible primeval forest beyond the impact crater.

Step by step, he endured the pain, trod upon the scorched black soil, and climbed onto the rim of the crater.

Before him stretched an endless expanse of primordial forest, like a green ocean. Gigantic trees blocked the sky, strange flowers and grasses covered the ground, the air filled with the fresh scent of plants and a faint earthy odor. In the distance came the low growls of unknown beasts and the clear calls of birds.

Danger lurked everywhere, yet… opportunity lay hidden.

Han Wuxian clenched his right hand, which, though weak, no longer trembled with intense pain. He gauged the direction, relying on the faintest sensation of the star‑chart seal within him to choose a direction where the spiritual energy was relatively stronger.

His figure quickly vanished into the shadow of the vast, towering trees.