Inside the branch compound.
Fallen leaves whirled through the air, carpeting the ground in withered yellow.
Wei He had set a board before him, carved from stone, its lines crisscrossing with a river running through the middle, much like a Chinese chessboard.
This was not Chinese chess, but a similar board game called Bo.
"Only May, and the leaves are already falling?"
Wei He reached out, picked up a piece, and played against himself.
He was adjusting his state and nurturing his spirit, clearing his thoughts until they were limpid and empty. This was the first step required to complete Cloud Smoke Transformation.
After that, he would control the Imprinted Blood of the cultivation he wished to disperse, circulating it at a particular frequency through designated blood vessels in his body. Then, with medicinal catalysts, mental harmonization, and visualization of the Fundamental Diagram, it would produce a special transformation.
The first cultivation Wei He had chosen to disperse was Five Ridges Palm.
This palm technique had now become a burden to him. It was of little use and took up space.
After circulating Five Ridges Palm's Imprinted Blood through both hands more than ten times, Wei He visualized the mental method of Cloud Smoke Transformation. At the same time, he rose to his feet and lightly pressed his palms together before his chest.
Break!
A thought suddenly stirred in his heart.
The Boundary-Breaking Pearl in his chest instantly transformed into a great rush of heat, surging from his chest into both arms.
Wei He's palms gradually began to redden, then turn pale. White smoke actually started to seep slowly from the pores of his skin.
The smoke drifted upward as heat steamed into the air. It was all evaporated sweat seeping from the pores of Wei He's hands.
Before long,