Ghost Village

After resting for an hour, Xue Wei got up from the ground and sat in a lotus position on top of the bed. He closed his eyes and steadied his breathing.

He could feel the energy of the heavens and the earth in the surrounding air and how it all entered his body with each breath he took. It roamed through his meridians. Whenever he started cultivating with the support of the Azure Dragon Scripture, this scattered energy was slowly refined into Qi.

The entire night was silent, no one disturbed the two guests in the inn, and they spent the whole night cultivating by themselves.

As morning broke, the two friends gathered in the restaurant once more to get their breakfast. They ate a filling meal, and paid a few silvers to check out of their rooms.

Where the restaurant had been filled with people the evening before, it was now rather empty. Not many were there for breakfast; most ate at home before embarking on a new day's trials.