The harmonization chamber was a sanctuary, but it was also a starting point. Lin Tian could feel the ancient formation pulling at the two conflicting energies inside him, smoothing the rough edges. It was like a deep, steadying breath for his soul.
This is stability, he thought. But it's not growth.
Su Lan seemed to read his mind. She knelt by the edge of the dais, her fingers tracing the seam where the ice and fire patterns met. "This chamber can harmonize what's already there," she said, her voice low in the quiet room. "It can't generate the pressure needed for a true breakthrough. For that, you need the source."
"The heart of the mountain," Lin Tian said.
She looked up at him, her dark eyes reflecting the formation's glow. "The deepest geothermal vents. Where the earth's blood is pure fire. It's dangerous. The heat can incinerate an unprepared Core Realm cultivator."
