Days passed.
Lucien benefited from the cultivation circle just as much as the others did.
Meditating alongside the four elemental women refined his understanding of the Laws tied to their elements. Fire, water, wind, and earth unfolded in new ways when observed through their perspectives. Their resonances were different from his own, and that difference sharpened his comprehension.
Sylra and Marina were catching up rapidly.
Breakthrough followed breakthrough in the following days.
Their foundations strengthened at an almost alarming pace. By the time both of them reached the seventh level of Ascendance, Lucien finally stepped away from the cultivation circle.
They did not object.
Now, they knew him well enough to understand.
Lucien never lingered in one place for long once a direction became clear.
While they continued their meditation, Lucien returned to his own preparations.
The eggs of the guardian beasts remained inside the Monsterdex.
None of them had hatched yet.
