Working Together from Within and Without!

Half a month passed quickly.

Li Long had practically locked himself inside the East Courtyard.

During the day, he studied the foundational volumes on Sealing Methods that Qian Shengyuan had retrieved from the library. At night, he circulated the Guidance Method to cultivate his Soul Power. Every spare moment in between was spent meditating on the connection structure between Martial Souls and soul beasts.

He placed the Iron Rod on the floor before him and examined it over and over, gradually probing into the metal with Soul Power to sense the subtle textures and Soul Power channels he had never noticed before.

He had found the general direction of the Coiling Dragon Clan's Sealing Method in those volumes.

The essence of sealing was that the vessel had to be capable of containing what was sealed within it.

The Iron Rod was metal, and it lacked a natural network of Soul Power channels. He first needed to carve out a path inside it with his own Soul Power, giving the Queen Medusa's spirit and soul somewhere to settle.

This process required cooperation from both inside and outside. Long Yuan would cast the technique from outside and force the Queen Medusa into the rod, while Li Long would guide, anchor, and stabilize her from within using Soul Power. The seal could only be completed when both forces connected at the same moment.

On the morning the half-month period ended, Li Long carefully wiped down the Iron Rod, placed it in the cloth pouch at his waist, and pushed open the door to leave the East Courtyard.

Qian Shengyuan was already waiting beneath the corridor. After seeing him emerge, he looked him over from head to toe, confirmed that he was in peak condition, and nodded. "Long Yuan is ready. Let's go."

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