"Spirit Mastery is the art of syncing deeply with your beast soul," Lan Meishan said calmly. "That is the first rule. And the most important one. Once you have mastered that, you can move on to full beast transformation"
The students were wading in the celestial lake as he spoke, water rippling around their legs, but Lan Meishan himself remained on the shore, robes untouched, watching with quiet focus.
Ningyan was exhausted.
A white-gold glow wrapped around his body, steady but heavy, and he found himself lifting his gaze toward the sky, only to realize the sun was already sinking. They had been cultivating since noon.
None of the others complained.
Especially not Rong Chao, who seemed to find limitless energy as Lan Meishan was nearby. Ningyan couldn't help but feel a faint, useless pity for him. Lan Meishan's attention had never once lingered on Rong Chao the way it lingered on him.
"Try it, Linyao!" Shenzhen encouraged brightly.
