"Hm?"
Qiu Yan slowly opened his eyes, rose, and surveyed his surroundings. Before him was a room furnished in an antiquated, elegant style, every corner exuding the distinctive charm of Donghua. Yet amid that charm lingered an inescapable demon aura.
A voice came from outside the door. "May I ask whether Master Qiu has arrived? My lady gave orders long ago that should Master Qiu come, we must inquire at once. If there is any offense, I beg that Master forgive us."
"Oh? Your lady should be Qiu Miao. Go inform her first." Qiu Yan stepped down from the bed as he spoke, at the same time savoring the spiritual energy structure in the air, wholly different from Donghua's, and sensing the characteristics of this physical body.
Yet the instant his feet touched the ground, Qiu Yan immediately felt his body sink. A tremendous force dragged him downward, and he understood at once.
"Before, I only investigated through thought, so I had no direct impression. Now that I am experiencing it through this body, I know that gravity here is much stronger than in Donghua. Such a small difference must create an enormous disparity in bodily structure."
Feeling the denser bones and sinews of this body, Qiu Yan's thoughts and gaze shifted as his will flowed. He immediately grasped control of it, and in an instant adapted to this world's different gravitational environment. Then he took a deep breath, and countless streams of spiritual energy gathered and entered his flesh and blood. The primary component of that energy was somewhat chilly and ever-changing, possessing a strange effect of strengthening and guiding the physical body.
"Compared with Donghua's spiritual energy, the energy here leans toward the Dark Side. But softness can overcome hardness; it is still upright and proper."
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