The Deal Is Complete, a Document from the Chief Official's Residence

After Yang Wenqing entered meditation, he silently recited, "Motion is stillness, stillness is stillness." Then, following the habits cultivated over a century of practice, he adjusted his thoughts. Half an hour later, his consciousness naturally entered the state of "Self-Restraint."

His state at that moment was exquisite. The sound of the wind outside, the faint metallic tremors of the cabin walls, the True Essence flowing through the Spirit Veins—all of those sensations remained. Yet none of them could stir the slightest ripple in the depths of his Spirit Sea.

At that instant, Yang Wenqing's rational mind surfaced. It instinctively swept over his current condition and compared it against the cultivation goals in his memories. He then directly invoked the Second Realm Jade Clarity Secret Method, intending to begin his Second Realm cultivation.

This was the most rational choice under the state of "Self-Restraint." He naturally raised his right hand and formed a hand seal. The rune circuits across the walls of the quiet chamber responded at once. Light rose from where the floor met the walls, gathered toward the center along the pre-laid patterns, and spread around the military cot where Yang Wenqing sat cross-legged.

The Spirit-Gathering Formation in the lounge activated first. A vortex of spiritual energy quickly formed above Yang Wenqing's head, blending with the Five Yang Five Qi within his body. It drew forth the Five-Yang Essence wandering between heaven and earth and slowly incorporated it into his Purple Mansion Qi Sea.

Next, Yang Wenqing took five spirit jades from his storage pouch. Guiding them with his Divine Sense, he cast the five jades into the positions of the five elements, then produced a formation base inscribed with runes.

The instant the spirit jades touched the formation base, five rays of light lit up from the cores