For Ruby, this was a first-of-a-kind experience. Diligently focused on absorbing the spiritual power around her like Michael had taught her, nothing else entered her little world.
Her soul stirred in response to her surroundings, allowing her to instantly enter a trance, a feat that even many experienced cultivators found difficult to achieve.
Eventually the energy around her began to disperse, as most of it had already entered her body.
Since, according to Michael, there was little point in cultivating if there wasn't something next to you that boosted the spiritual energy in the surroundings, she was prompted to open her eyes.
"...?"
Only to be startled by the way everybody stared at her with stunned expressions.
"Did Ruby do something wrong?" She asked. Anxious that she had somehow messed up the process.
"Wrong?" Ava mumbled slowly before suddenly pouncing on her. Pinching Ruby's cheeks gently, she exclaimed in a high-pitched voice:
