As it turned out, his intuition was correct. Although the process was arduous, he succeeded; ruining only two of the stones was far beyond his own expectations.
After resting for ten minutes, Xiao Zining felt his depleted mental energy rapidly recovering, growing even more potent and abundant than before. Every time he pushed his mental energy to the limit and allowed it to recover, he felt it grow slightly stronger.
He sat on the ground and gathered up all his formation stones. After closing his eyes to meditate for a quarter of an hour, he stood up, exited the secret chamber, and headed outside. Though he had not fully recovered, he had no trouble moving. He donned a white fox half-mask; he did not want to be recognized or have anyone see his pale complexion.
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