Formation padding and its importance

"Cultivate as if your life depends on it!" Layn didn't say those words for no reason.

Right now, the entire group was spread out across the entire, seven-ringed formation. With the magic-infused earth serving as the perfect padding for the formation, Layn managed to turn all of its rings online with a far smaller amount of energy that would otherwise be necessary to break through the restraints of insufficient padding.

'I wonder if it will work?' Layn thought as he continued to activate layer after layer.

Layn's entire idea was based on the fact that even if one loses a part of their body, their cultivation drive should still remain the same. By circulating the energy through the path enveloping their entire, full-body, Layn's disciples could alter how the world around them would perceive them.

By cultivating and pushing their energy through the parts of their body that are no longer present, they could alter what the world would see as