By the time they finished watching the stars, the night had deepened, and the mountain chill was gradually becoming more noticeable.
"All right, it's late. Time to head down and rest."
Chen Shi'an stood up and stretched his legs.
That display of supernatural powers, parting the mist to reveal the stars, had consumed quite a bit of magic power. But his cultivation had improved considerably lately, so he could still pull it off with ease.
Magic power did not grow solely through Seated Meditation. What mattered most was whether one could [comprehend the Dao]. When the essential nature of [One's Own Dao] aligned with that of the [Great Dao], the energy of the Great Dao of heaven and earth would gather naturally.
Whether one was eating, sleeping, walking, or studying, this accumulation happened silently all the while.
Seated Meditation could accelerate the accumulation of magic power, but it could not change the upper limit of its growth. That limit depended entirely on how deeply a cultivator understood the [Dao].
That was why people went into seclusion when their accumulated magic power reached a bottleneck. In truth, it meant shutting themselves away to comprehend the Dao and find a way to raise that limit.
The opposite of seclusion was going out to gain experience, but both paths led to the same destination: [comprehending the Dao].
Ultimately, using supernatural powers meant borrowing the laws and energy already present in the world. The extent of what each person could accomplish simply varied with their Taoist attainment.
None of the three girls understood these matters of cultivation, and Chen Shi'an did not expect them to figure it out on their own. Perhaps there would be some method or opportunity later for them all to cultivate together...
"Huh? We're going down already...?"
"I feel like