Chapter 53: Somewhere in the Gate
He had standard meditation, where he absorbed blue mana orbs. It had a daily limit, but Lian had realized something. Before dedicating himself to it, he should absorb Mana Cores and draw lines through Geometric Meditation.
These two things would grant him quicker, more direct power to absorb a greater number of orbs during the day.
Moreover, he had the new Geometric Cultivation at his disposal. He could advance in this technique simply by absorbing Cores and through Geometric Meditation.
It was a positive cycle limited only by the daily restriction of standard meditation.
With all this in mind, Lian set off. He had tried to meditate, but it seemed the daily limit had not yet reset. Unable to advance further, he had no choice but to collect and absorb cores from golems.
His training had officially begun!
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Meanwhile, elsewhere inside the Gate...
The air shimmered with stifling heat, as if the world itself were breathing fire. The ground was a expanse of black volcanic rock, cracked and smoking, with fissures pulsing with an orange glow, like veins of living lava, a hellish landscape radiating danger.
Geysers of flames erupted at irregular intervals, spewing sparks and ash that danced in the smoke-heavy air. The horizon was dominated by an active volcano, its peak vomiting clouds of red ash and embers that fell like incandescent rain.
This was a different biome from the one Lian was in.
In a random spot in this fiery domain, a figure lay, eyes closed, breathing lightly.