Chapter 1314

After Thea left, she removed her mask and put it away. Then, she hurriedly returned to the hotel. Upon

returning to the hotel, she removed her overcoat and undergarments.

Wearing only thin clothing, she leaned on the sofa.

She did know whether her actions were appropriate. However, she had no choice. She mistreated

James in the past, dismissing all his care and concern for her. She only learned to appreciate

everything after she had lost them.

Thea wanted to spend the remainder of her life with James. However, he only had the nation in mind.

As long as Sol remained in chaos, he would never wholeheartedly devote himself to her and live a

secluded and comfortable life with her. For James, she had no choice but to do this.

In Cansington…

James was in closed–door meditation to refine the Spirit Turtle’s core.

As the Spirit Turtle had lived for many thousands of years, its core contained potent and concentrated

energy. Even though it was fragmented into eight pieces, it still possessed terrifying power. Not only

would it affect one’s mind, but it would also make one’s True Energy more turbulent and violent.

Thankfully, James had cultivated Ataraxia, which Thea had given him. After absorbing the core’s

energy, he used Ataraxia to forcibly suppress the violent energy and the desires that were generated.

In the end, he managed to completely refine this energy and turn it into True Yang Energy.

As he concentrated his mind to cultivate, his martial art prowess grew stronger by the day. In the blink

of an eye, a month had passed. James had been in closed–door meditation the whole month.

He was almost halfway done with the core’s refinement. At that moment, he had already crossed into

the peak of the seventh rank and was only a step away from reaching the eighth rank.

While he was at the peak of the snow mountain at the Mount Thunder Sect, he discussed martial art

with Simon Cabral. Simon, meanwhile, revealed to him many things unbeknownst to him.

James now knew that there were three steps left to cross into the eighth rank after reaching the peak of

the seventh rank.

It was similar to when he crossed into the seventh rank from the sixth, only more difficult.

The three steps in order were: cultivating the five organs, the gathering, and the Five Spirits.

The five organs were the heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney.

The first step was comparatively easier. Once the five organs were nourished by powerful True Energy,

they would naturally be vitalized. When one reached such a realm, one could live for a very long time

by nourishing them with True Energy provided that said True Energy was not dispersed. Under normal

circumstances, it would take only around ten days to complete the first step provided that one has

sufficient True Energy,

The second step was the gathering of the five organs‘ energy. This energy is not True Energy, but

rather that of vitality, which was shapeless energy.

The third step was the Five Spirits. Once one reached such a realm, one would have crossed into the

eighth rank, Celestial Raiser.

Meanwhile, everything was directly or indirectly related to True Energy. The stronger one’s True

Energy, the faster one would reach the third step.

James looked at the remaining core in his hand. Only half remained.

“The remaining energy should be enough to help me cross into the eighth rank,” he murmured.

Then, he continued cultivating.

Being enveloped by powerful True Energy, the core continued to be refined. Powerful energy was

created, which was absorbed into the five organs, nourishing them.

With the Spirit Turtle’s core, James finished the first step with ease.

Then, he completed the second step.

By the time the core’s energy was completely refined, he had gathered the energy of the five organs.

On the sixty–third day of his closed–door meditation, his body suddenly radiated five powerful energy

which gushed toward his head.