At dawn the next day.
Dai Yunze woke from meditation right on time. Opening his eyes, he quickly put on his shoes, washed up, and slipped out the door without making a sound. Without alerting anyone, he flashed up to the rooftop, gathered his essence, energy, and spirit, and gazed toward the eastern sky.
Although the skies around the chasm where the Noumenon Sect was located were oppressive, that only covered the area surrounding this mountain. Looking into the distance, one could still see the rising sun in the east.
Dai Yunze quietly waited for the arrival of that violet qi and practiced the Purple Demon Eye.
After experiencing a full day of uninterrupted absorption of violet qi, his usual training no longer held much appeal for Dai Yunze. That fleeting warmth always made him feel as though something was missing; it was nowhere near as satisfying as absorbing it all day. Still, in order to strengthen his Spirit Eye, he was willing to rise early every day to train.
Once the first rays of sunlight spilled freely over the earth, Dai Yunze finished his Purple Demon Eye training. He jumped straight down from the roof and headed toward the dining hall Chen Xu had told him about yesterday.
When he entered, Dai Yunze found that quite a few Noumenon Sect disciples were already quietly eating inside. He was not the only early riser.
After taking a meal, Dai Yunze had just been about to find somewhere to sit when he caught sight of someone waving at him. Looking over, he saw Long Hanyu, the one who had taken him to see Du Busi yesterday.
Dai Yunze walked over, sat across from him, and greeted him. "Senior Brother, you're up so early. Does the sect hold morning drills?"
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