A faint plume of incense smoke rose straight up like a chopstick, shooting half a meter into the air before slowly dispersing.
Wei He stared at the column of smoke, focusing his mind as he inhaled the Calming Incense that soothed the spirit, repeatedly recalling the Fundamental Diagram.
This final step hinged on the Fundamental Diagram.
The Fundamental Diagram of the Overturning Rain Gathering Clouds Technique was a curtain of rain—the curtain of rain falling over Heavenly Seal Lake.
Countless raindrops fell, striking the lake's surface and splashing up innumerable tiny ripples.
Before the old ripples had faded, new ones were born.
The lake water, once clear, became unlike its usual self beneath the cover of heavy rain—dirtier, murkier.
Wei He slowly closed his eyes. Before him seemed to emerge the sight of a downpour blanketing Heavenly Seal Lake.
The core of Overturning Rain Vigor lay in blanketing and stirring, making one's enemy unsteady and muddled until they revealed an opening, then crushing them in a sudden blow.
Gradually, Wei He formed a complete understanding of Overturning Rain Vigor.
Not long after.
His cross-legged body began to writhe slowly.
It was not large-scale movement. Rather, his skin and muscles seemed to contain countless tiny insects beneath them, while vast numbers of blood vessels and sinews squirmed.
All the skin across his body seemed alive, thin lines about a centimeter long surfacing upon it.
Like raindrops and threads of rain, those lines continuously roamed over the skin of his entire body, circulating without end.
"This is the fifth time."
Wei He remained calm and composed. Although the Boundary-Breaking Pearl was full, this hurdle had nothing to do with one's natural physique, relying solely on comprehension and control. Thus, he had no intention of using the Boundary-Breaking Pearl.
Instead, he planned to