By: IMERPUS RELUR
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The voice within the Codex began guiding him. Not just with commands, but with truths.
> "You were not meant to follow cultivation paths. You were made to write your own."
Kai tested it further.
He altered the temperature of his tea.
He slowed the drop of water mid-air.
He rewrote his fatigue to rest.
It all worked.
And yet, something watched him.
A presence in the mountains—sleeping, old, yet familiar.
The Codex whispered:
> "Soon, others will notice. Rewrite carefully."