Ah, whatever. Fourth Sib is young. It’s not going to hurt to let him hit his head against the wall a bit. There’s no way he’ll perfectly copy the Ghost Emperor’s resonance. Ahhhh, this Fourth Sib... has too much ambition.18

After eyeing Xu Qing once more, Master Seventh stood, clasped his hands behind his back, and left.1

Xu Qing, meanwhile, wasn’t even aware of what was going on around him. He had lost track of the passage of time, and was completely focused on making a full copy of the Ghost Emperor. As his Master had explained, that was the only way for him to cultivate the Gruegloom Daoseizing Art, which was a technique that Xu Qing felt truly fit him well. He really wanted to have it available the moment he stepped into Gold Core. And therefore... he needed to work hard at his current task.3

Worried that a mere outline of the mountain wouldn’t be enough, he was deeply focused on getting a very detailed image.0

Xu Qing didn’t know what ‘resonance’ was, but his way of thinking wasn’t complicated. He just wanted to have a very detailed and lifelike image of this god in his mind. He wanted it to be as close to...1