A month had passed since the catastrophe at Eclipse Island.
The wounds to Emery's cultivation had not vanished, but they had stabilized.
His Second Cosmos realm, once fractured, had regained structural coherence. The first layer of his cosmos had recovered to near its former peak, circulating smoothly with controlled radiance. The second and third layers, however, remained cracked and dim. Full restoration would require time and deeper comprehension, not brute force.
In contrast to his damaged cultivation, his domain had flourished beyond expectation.
[Domain Size: 21,350 square miles]
The number alone was staggering. The land had expanded nearly tenfold from its previous state. Even now, the domain continued its subtle expansion, responding to Emery's gradual recovery.
Beyond the widened seas and rising mountain chains, new landscapes had emerged as his recovery stabilized the internal balance of laws.
