Gu Jin rolled her eyes. "I don't need your protection."
She turned and walked away before he could say anything more. Her steps were calm, but inside, her heart was still a little warm from his words.
Once inside her room, she closed the door behind her with a soft click.
She sat down and took a deep breath, then opened her space and pulled out the plant element stone.
There were hundreds of them in total, glowing with a soft green light.
She placed them carefully on the ground in a circle around her, then sat cross-legged in the middle. The room was silent, peaceful.
Gu Jin picked up the first spirit stone and closed her eyes.
At once, she felt the mana in the air shift.
It became thicker, more alive.
The energy from the plant stone flowed into her body like warm sunlight, slow but strong. Her breathing deepened, and her skin began to glow faintly with a soft green light.
Inside her, the green mana ball.
It had been stuck at Emperor Rank, Tier 3, for a long time.
