Jiang Lan sat in the room in the Inner Domain for a while before closing his eyes and exiting.
When he opened his eyes again, he was back in his room.
By then, it was nearly noon.
He got up and went downstairs, where he found that Shen Qingqiu had already returned from the Training Room.
Seeing Jiang Lan come downstairs, Shen Qingqiu lifted his chin.
"Finished?"
"Yeah, I had a meeting."
Shen Qingqiu asked no further questions and simply said:
"What do you want for lunch?"
"Anything. Everything you make tastes good, Auntie."
Shen Qingqiu rolled his eyes at him, then got up and headed toward the kitchen.
Watching him walk away, Jiang Lan felt considerably more relaxed.
He had explained everything he needed to. The Gray-Robed Man would worry about the rest.
All he could do now was grow as strong as possible before the next mission.
After lunch, Shen Qingqiu said:
"I'm going to the Training Room for some more practice in a bit."
Jiang Lan had wanted to offer to accompany him, but remembering the Spiritual Qi Core, he hesitated before saying:
"You go ahead. I still have something to do this afternoon."
Shen Qingqiu was not surprised. He changed into a Training Uniform, then got up and headed out.
Once he had left, Jiang Lan returned to his room and took the Spiritual Qi Core out of his backpack.
The Spiritual Qi Core was glowing a little more brightly now than it had the night before.
The energy inside it circulated slowly, but it was indeed recovering.
"Xing."
"Yes?"
"How long will this thing stay dormant?"
Xing fell silent for a while.
"I've never seen anything like this either. Normally, a Spiritual Qi Core shouldn't suddenly go dormant unless something is drawing out large amounts