After regaining consciousness, Tie Li meditated and cultivated as usual, restoring his spiritual power.
This time, he recovered slightly faster than before. Once he had recovered, Tie Li returned to White Ground's rocky cliffs.
He wanted to verify what exactly that previous sensation had been.
Had it been an illusion caused by excessive mental strain? Or had he truly gained a trace of affinity with lightning-element plant soul beasts?
With the experience from his previous attempts, Tie Li became increasingly adept at controlling the frequency of the lightning he released.
He quickly brought the lightning frequencies into alignment, and at that instant, the sense of affinity between lightning elements appeared again.
Although it was only a trace, it truly existed.
He could continue cultivating here and increase that affinity. Once it reached a certain level, he could try cultivating within the outer ring.
In a sense, affinity was equivalent to the goodwill that lightning-element plant soul beasts showed toward him. If he cultivated within the outer ring, they would no longer attack him at will.
As the affinity grew higher, they might even regard him as a companion and provide him with protection.
However, his current affinity was only a trace. It was not worth risking entry into the outer ring to cultivate.
With that trace of affinity, even the mental pressure from the depths of White Ground weakened somewhat.
This time, he cultivated here for a full twelve days. Only when he felt that the burden on his mental state had reached its limit did he rise and end his meditation.
After recovering his mental state, Tie Li would return here again.
Repeating this cycle, Tie Li persisted for three full months.
Each time, he lasted longer than before, and the speed at which he recovered his spiritual power