Strangely enough, both the fixed and non-fixed draws for the fifth ring required two people.
Once Xiao Yi woke up, they could claim the fixed reward and raise their strength another notch.
The system really was looking out for me.
A long while later, Chen Xiaojun finally came back to his senses after that extraordinary experience.
He felt refreshed from head to toe, as though an invisible force had washed through him. The true qi in his body had become purer and richer, and his control over his strength had risen to an entirely new level.
He could clearly sense the flow of every strand of true qi within him, all of them dancing at his command.
Then he sensed a surge of power burst through the sturdy gates of his upper soul nest. At that very moment, his upper soul nest opened!
Within a few breaths, an indescribably profound flash of inspiration quietly welled up in his heart. An invisible force gently gathered everything around him into its embrace. The breath and life of all things flowed through his thoughts, with nothing left out.
Flowers bloomed and fell, birds chirped and insects sang, mountains and rivers rested in silence, and trees swayed gently. Every infinitesimal change unfolded before his eyes like a slowly unrolling painting, so clear he could almost reach out and touch it.
Although his perception had allowed him to discern everything around him before, it had now undergone a qualitative leap. This was no longer merely clarity of sight or perception, but understanding and control deep within his soul.
Before, he could see through appearances and discern his surroundings. Now, that ability had ascended to the realm of a single thought.
In his eyes, his surroundings turned black and white. All things responded, all things