That meant the Willingness Power Avatar guarding his parents on Blue Star could descend sooner.
But reason quickly suppressed the impulse.
"Bite off more than I can chew, and I'll choke. Besides, I can't waste the other two cultivation sites," Li Wen murmured, suppressing his reluctance to leave the Soul Origin Tower.
With a thought, the heavy cultivation-room door slid open without a sound.
He stepped out, leaving that ocean of spiritual energy behind.
His next destination was the Star Marrow Chamber, built specifically to temper the body.
Unlike the Soul Origin Tower's solemn grandeur, the Star Marrow Chamber had a rougher, more imposing design.
It was cast entirely from dark gray metal that glimmered like scattered stardust.
Even from a distance, it radiated a pressure as heavy as a mountain.
The energy barrier at its entrance rippled, giving off alternating waves of searing heat and bitter cold.
The Star Marrow Chamber also held ten separate cultivation spaces.
Li Wen had already reserved one through Star Nexus.
Just as he arrived, a room's usage period ended and its door slowly opened.
Without hesitation, Li Wen walked straight in.
The heavy metal door boomed shut behind him, sealing off the outside world.
Before him was no open hall, but a cylindrical chamber roughly ten meters across and five meters high.
Countless tiny openings were embedded in its walls, floor, and ceiling.
They emitted a soft, milky-white light that illuminated the entire chamber.
A peculiar gravitational field permeated the air, though it was not simple gravity.
It felt more like a pull from the very source of matter, making every cell in his body feel heavy and sluggish the moment he entered.
"Cultivator detected: Li Wen. Authorization confirmed. Star Marrow Tempering will begin shortly. Please prepare," a voice echoed through the sealed