Each breath felt easier than the last, each mote brighter, purer, and more responsive. His concentration sharpened, awareness expanding effortlessly.
Feeling confident, Orion decided to progress to the next stage of the technique: the refining process—which he had yet to do even before.
He visualized the gathered mana circulating slowly in tight spirals inside his SoC, each spiral refining and condensing the mana further, filtering impurities, enhancing clarity, and deepening potency.
The process felt pleasantly warm, reminiscent of basking in the gentle heat of the sun. Each loop of the spiral was methodical and precise, leaving Orion feeling lighter, yet inexplicably stronger, as if his entire being was slowly becoming clearer, purer, and more robust.
