That day, Ji An set down the Inheritance Jade Slip and activated the Five Elements Cycle Scripture.
But this time, rather than circulating the technique normally as before, he reversed the flow of qi and ran the technique backward.
Mana flowed from the Nascent Soul, and the golden Mana crystal sand passed through the immortal veins and gathered within the Five Elements Divine Mansion.
The Dao Seed and Divine Mansions flashed with spiritual light together. Each time the crystal sand passed through a Divine Mansion, its color dimmed slightly.
A moment later, Ji An had reversed the circulation for three major cycles. The crystallized mana was restored to spiritual energy and fed back into heaven and earth.
This was a secret technique left behind in the Five Elements Sect's Inheritance Jade Slip. By sensing the Yin Yang transformations within mana, one could gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between Yin Yang and the Five Elements.
Once nearly half the mana in his body had turned back into spiritual energy, he began circulating the technique normally, absorbing heaven and earth's spiritual energy and converting it into mana.
He continuously switched the route of his circulation, gaining a deeper comprehension of the technique. Faintly, he understood how to break this bottleneck more quickly.
Once more than half his Spiritual Sense Power had been depleted, Ji An ended his cultivation. He reviewed the gains from this session and recorded his insights in a jade slip.
After completing his review, he sighed. "Having those who came before to guide the way is truly wonderful."
The Inheritance Jade Slip had been left behind by a Three Flowers Realm cultivator of the Five Elements Sect, and it recorded how one could break through realms more quickly.
Without this inheritance, Ji An would have needed to