Outside the Golden Palace's massive gates, the Daoist woman had remained on watch in the hall.
When she saw Lu Xuan leap out of the light, she immediately understood that he had obtained an escape technique.
"Excellent. You comprehended the true diagram and did not let this token go to waste."
The Daoist woman smiled in congratulations.
"Your teaching's true diagram is profound indeed, a priceless treasure."
Lu Xuan gazed at the boundless daylight outside the hall, joy filling his heart as he bowed to her.
"The Sky-Patrolling Diagram is certainly a treasure, but it cannot compare with your teaching's Orthodox Cultivation Method. Whatever you gained was thanks to your own comprehension."
The Daoist woman smiled, then pointed. "There is a meditation chamber behind the hall, already prepared with [Deity-Illuminating Incense]. This incense brings forth radiant daylight and illuminates the spirit with clarity. It is especially useful for consolidating insights. Go inside and carefully contemplate what you gained."
"When the time comes, I will come to call you."
"Thank you, Mystic Master."
Lu Xuan bowed in thanks.
He did indeed need some quiet cultivation now.
His figure flashed, vanishing on the spot. When he reappeared, he was already inside the meditation chamber.
Lu Xuan did not examine the chamber's furnishings. He simply sat on the meditation cushion and sank his awareness into his Yellow Court.
Within his Yellow Court, two faint "seeds of light" flickered like guttering candles in the wind, seemingly liable to disappear at any moment.
These were the two techniques he had comprehended from the Great Yang Sky-Patrolling Diagram.
One could make his Millet Pearl resemble the sun, hanging high in the outer world and seeing through myriad things to help him control the situation.
The other let him leap wherever sunlight reached, a method of escaping