A week later.
Emerald Cove. Aksai's residential palace.
The cultivation hall was silent except for the faint hum of energy flowing through the array lines inscribed across the marble floor.
The Spirit farmer sat cross-legged in the very center, his back straight, his hands resting on his knees. The light of the glowing Essence Equation and Aether runes painted his face in shifting shades of green, gold, and blue.
Behind him, tall lanterns burned with steady flames, filling the vast chamber with a calm brilliance.
The array formation he sat in was unlike any ordinary one. It was a fusion of knowledge he had gathered across worlds—the Dadangar Subcontinent's Spirit Essence arrays and Acarnis' Aether Essence formations.
Aksai's Neural Link Fabric had refined and merged the two completely different concepts, enhancing their strengths while suppressing their flaws. The result was something new and slightly dangerous.
