Things around him were all developing in a good direction.
By the time Xia Nan and the Oathkeeper Blackwood Squad walked out of Thin Mist Forest, his proficiency in [Ember Echo] had already reached (6/100).
Just as he had guessed, this powerful Combat Skill from an otherworldly Secret Realm did not gain proficiency only through that precious once-a-month chance to use it.
Though it was a little slow, daily training could also build it up.
As for the exact method of training, it was the same as when he had tried to get started a few days ago.
By following the route demonstrated through the Flame Crystal infusion on the [Ashen Teaching Staff] back then, he controlled the energy inside him—suspected to be Emberfire—and made it circulate along a fixed path.
Perhaps because he had obtained it only recently, or perhaps because it inherently required concentration, Xia Nan had to remain fully focused at every moment while training and could not let his mind wander.
To a certain extent, it looked like a Spellcaster's meditation.
What was a little regrettable was that over the past few days on the way back, he had tested it briefly. Although this kind of training did not affect his physical strength much, the state of mental focus he struggled to maintain would continuously drain his concentration.
After completing an entire training cycle, it was not much easier than when he had practiced [Whirlwind Slash] or [Tooth Hunt] in the past.
So he still needed at least six hours of sleep every day to recover his energy.
He could not replace daily rest with [Ember Echo] meditation training as he had imagined.
Fortunately, [Tooth Hunt] had already reached max level. Though he was not going to put it aside completely, it was clearly no longer