With the treaty signed, Lü Zhong could acquire resources without obstruction. His pill reserves, which had been running low, were now refilled.
In the days that followed, he meditated to refine his Qi daily and enjoyed a stretch of peaceful days.
As the days passed, his cultivation steadily increased.
Three years later.
Late one night.
Inside the Quiet Chamber, Lü Zhong's eyes were tightly closed.
At that moment, his body was shrouded in a hazy mist of light the color of the stars themselves. The mist spun around him, drawing a continuous stream of starlight down from the heavens. Over time, it condensed into a nebula.
He had reached a critical moment in his cultivation of the Star Devouring Technique.
When the nebula reached a certain density, the almost-tangible Star Force began to transform. It started collapsing inward, into Lü Zhong's body, pulling the surrounding nature's spiritual energy along with it and instantly forming a massive Spiritual Qi Vortex.
