The tree hollow was very small, with only enough room for one grown adult.
Kong Jiao entered, sat cross-legged, and filled the space exactly.
He then gathered some dead branches and leaves, sealing the entrance before entering the hollow.
"Though it won't offer any protection, it can at least throw people off a little." Looking at the sealed entrance, Kong Jiao nodded in satisfaction.
Combined with the Moon Palace Taiyin Scripture's ability to conceal his aura, ordinary cultivators would not be able to discover him.
Only after finishing all this did Kong Jiao close his eyes and begin cultivating cross-legged within the hollow.
The rest he spoke of was naturally not sleep. Now that he had finally gained some spare time, he had to use it to consolidate his cultivation.
His great battle with Dou Xiao several days earlier had brought him considerable gains, and his cultivation had already improved somewhat.
Then he had absorbed Dou Xiao's Human-Spirit Essence, causing his cultivation to surge even further.
He should have found somewhere to properly consolidate his cultivation long ago, but he had been worried about his two teammates and had never stopped moving.
Now that he was resting for a while, he intended to properly stabilize his current realm.
As Kong Jiao's breathing gradually steadied, the spiritual power within him began circulating slowly along the route prescribed by the Moon Palace Taiyin Scripture.
The crescent mark on his forehead appeared at the proper moment.
Because the top of the tree hollow was open, the spot where Kong Jiao sat happened to receive the moonlight.
Under the moonlight, something within his Moon Wheel Seal seemed to awaken, hidden in the seal as it began drawing in and exhaling moonlight on its own.
Specks of radiance drifted through the hollow like countless stars