After condensing Water Virtue, Xavier did not stop meditating.
As he refined it, Water Virtue seeped into his soul, making his entire soul more condensed.
This was the second stage of Soul Transformation cultivation—Soul Condensation.
At this stage, even if one died, one could leave behind a soul.
As long as descendants offered incense and sacrifices within seven days, the soul could endure for a long time and protect its descendants.
After Soul Condensation came Divine Communion.
Once one's virtues reached completion, divine abilities were born within the soul, producing all manner of unimaginable wondrous powers.
At this stage, ancestral souls could lend their wondrous powers to their descendants, allowing them to develop mysterious abilities.
If a living person cultivated to this realm, they could become a teacher and establish clan schools, academies, or even educate disciples from outside the clan.
One of the benefits for retainers like them was being able to audit classes at the Han Family's clan school. If they gained some insight, they might perhaps acquire a trace of virtue within their souls.
Xavier's own foundation in meditation could only support him through Soul Condensation.
The God of Precepts, hidden within his body, could not interfere either. Otherwise, if anything unusual happened, it would most likely arouse Naimus's suspicions.
Naimus was not who he had been back then.
Back then, he had been grievously injured and on the verge of death—indeed, he could be considered dead. Only his divine essence remained, making him appear to be dormant.
His instinctive perception of the outside world had been far too passive.
With Naimus lying low, nothing would happen so long as no abnormalities arose.
But now, things were different for him. While he was hidden, the slightest abnormality would draw Naimus's attention.
Even if that slight abnormality offered