25 Lan Helian's secret

The elder informed the others of the 'good news', his smile boundless.

Similarly, Xuanmei, smiling brightly, seemingly went to sleep for the night, but in reality, she returned to the Pagoda.

"How do I..."

"Just go to sleep and your cultivation will appear. This time, to unseal your third seal on the dantian, you need to gather some ingredients too."

"The two toed frog and ply tree sap."

Taking notes mentally, she closed her eyes, slowly disintegrating from her inner world.

"Should we tell her that the Ply tree sap can only be found beyond the sea and the two toed frog is in the sea?"

Ming shook his head.

"Let's, well, not."

Closing her eyes for quite some time, resting, Xuanmei could hear the man's instructions.

"Reach your hand out thirty centimeters in front of you while in the lotus position.*"

Xuanmei sat cross legged, one foot placed on top of the opposite thigh with its sole facing upward and heel close to the abdomen. The other foot was placed on the opposite thigh as symmetrically as possible.

"Try imagining a colour in it. If you are still shrouded in darkness, wait. A small hint of colour should start to blossom anywhere in the darkness.

After waiting for quite some time, a patch of her vision burned red, only slightly noticable, but the longer she kept her eyes closed, the brighter it burned, becoming more obvious it was before.

Slowly, the black spots in her vision that amounted to half, turned slightly of the dark blue colouration.

"A half? I had expected m- Oh..."

The red colour mixed with the blue, turning it a beautiful indigo, painting a beautiful picture of colours. The indigo, however, seemed to keep unfusing, the blues and reds separating only to meet once again.

"A tripette with an unstable third party. Fair enough."

"Fire element, Water element, and Psychic element. Combination 37, high in offence and defence. Medium agility. No discernable traits in the unstable psychic element, but it shows signs of slightly higher defence abilities."

"I highly advise you to maintain good relationships with Lan Helian. She is a highly capable individual, especially since she is a spiritual guardian with a light and dark element. I am unable to track who she is protecting, unfortunately."

*Lotus position: The knees are in contact with the ground. The torso is placed in balance and alignment such that the spinal column supports it with minimal muscular effort. The torso is centered above the hips. To relax the head and neck, the jaw is allowed to fall towards the neck and the back of the neck to lengthen. The shoulders move backwards and the ribcage lifts. The tongue rests on the roof of the mouth. The eyes may be closed, the body relaxed, with awareness of everything in overall.

Adjustments are made until balance and alignment are experienced. Alignment that creates relaxation is indicative of a suitable position. It should be natural and comfortable, without any sharp pains.