Inside a meditation chamber in the hotel, Xu Ran lay with five hearts facing heaven, sitting cross-legged, eyes closed in cultivation.
Corresponding to Qi and Blood, Essence Force, and Divine Sense, three colors—crimson, jade-white, and pale-gold—formed a natural layer of energy cocoon around his body, the forces achieving a certain balance.
After about the duration of a single stick of incense, as the energy cocoon withdrew into Xu Ran's body, his closed eyelids slowly opened.
A flash of brilliance swept through the depths of his pupils; as the completeness of Spirit fused within, a profound aura arose spontaneously, making his already handsome demeanor akin to a banished immortal transcending the world.
As he slowly raised a hand, the longsword hanging on the chamber wall flew out with a clang—"Zheng"—and landed in his palm, guided by his Qi.
