``` You resumed your cultivation, only to hit a bottleneck at the threshold of the fifth level—Surveying the Cosmos.
It would let you glimpse the worlds in all ten directions, the cycle of rebirth through the four forms of life, and the beings of the six paths. But with your Dragon Court Realm cultivation, forcing the art into use would likely drain your magic power and leave you dead, flesh and bone withered, in an instant.
You had no choice but to stop cultivating. You raised your head to find a brilliant river of stars overhead. It was already deep into the night.
Without realizing it, you had spent an entire day in seclusion.
You carefully considered what you had gained. This art was far more profound than you had expected.
Even at only the fourth level, ordinary illusion arts and formations now looked like child's play to you.
You took out the warm jade slip. Five ancient characters in gilded script shimmered with mysterious light beneath the moon: Jade Emperor Qi-Observing Art.
Your thumb traced the patterns on the slip, and understanding dawned. This art likely surpassed every inheritance on Mount Fangcun. Even among the Righteous Nine Sects, it would be one of a kind.
To gain such an opportunity during your trial down the mountain was a blessing from heaven.
Thanks to Fellow Daoist Xu for the second month.
A night of cultivation passed, and dawn came in a blink.
You finished your breathing exercises, rose, and pushed open the door. A few newly admitted cultivators were already scattered along the mountain path, where the morning dew had yet to dry.
You pushed open the gate to the Spirit Garden!
Elder Nian was as leisurely as ever after two months apart, reclining in his rocking chair.
"Well, look