The training ground Húxiān had assigned him was a simple stone platform suspended between two floating islands.
Symbols were carved into the surface. They enhanced the flow of spiritual energy in ways that made cultivation feel effortless.
Grim settled into a cross-legged position at the center of the platform and began the breathing exercises Yongrun had taught him.
The air in this realm was thick with power, and each breath drew more mana into his body than an hour of cultivation in the human world.
As he entered the meditative trance, his consciousness turned inward to examine the complex web of mana that flowed through his body.
The fox companion materialized beside him, its blue fur gleaming in the strange light of this realm. It settled next to him as if guarding his vulnerable state.
