Meanwhile, inside Petroleum Village...
Zhou Xu, who was in a state of Meditation, felt as though a vortex had appeared around him, frantically absorbing the energy scattered throughout the natural world.
This was an extremely special experience for Zhou Xu.
Before this, the True Word Power within a True Word Master's body was mainly converted from their own Spiritual Power. It was a manifestation of Spiritual Power made tangible.
After becoming an Extraordinary Mage, he could of course sense that invisible energy existed everywhere in the world around him.
At the same time, all this energy possessed certain attributes.
For example, when a gust of wind blew past, it contained wind-elemental energy. Likewise, when one lit a Fire Pit, fire-elemental energy would be born within it.
Although these energies themselves were minuscule, one thing could not be changed: they were a part of this world.
However, before this, he could not do anything with this Natural Energy.
The only effect this Natural Energy could have on him was probably allowing him to find a place rich in Natural Energy and engage in Meditation there, greatly increasing his overall efficiency.
It was just like Chilian's snake den on Volcano Island, which had been piled high with Fire Crystal Stones.
But the situation was different now. He discovered that he was actually constantly absorbing the elemental energy contained in the natural world!
Simply put, ordinary Mages and Extraordinary Mages had previously relied mainly on an inner cycle for cultivation. The outside environment might have had some influence, but the main principle was still self-production and self-consumption.
But now, the entire natural world had been drawn into their cycle.
Absorbing Natural Energy naturally required the expenditure of some Spiritual Power, but the overall efficiency was far higher than converting it himself!
This was