Seol Jihu woke up in the morning and heaved himself up with ease.

Although he had tired himself out last night to the point that he could barely stand, after a night’s sleep, his exhaustion had disappeared like it never existed.

He was even brimming with refreshed vitality.

It must be because of the ample miraculous energy flowing in the valley.

“Udadada!”

As he twisted his body side to side, his joints cracked and Seol Jihu grinned.

Jang Maldong as well as Yi Sungjin, Phi Sora, and Hugo were still wandering about in their dreams.

He couldn’t see Seo Yuhui.

‘Did she go somewhere to pray?’

With everyone being busy training (or helping them train in the case of Jang Maldong), Seo Yuhui was the only one with spare time.

This didn’t mean that she was just playing around with nothing better to do.

Taking everyone’s harsh training into account, she prepared nutritious meals three times a day and also handled washing their sweat-drenched clothes. She did most of what could be considered housework.

She also played with Seol Jihu from time to time and prayed to Luxuria to recover her strength in the remaining time.

Divine energy gathered from prayers was only a drop in the bucket in what she had to pay back, but it was better than nothing.

Leaving the tent, Seol Jihu took in a breath of fresh air to clear his drowsy mind, then sat cross-legged on the ground.

One habit he had developed while focusing on training his technique was paying greater attention to Mana Circulation.

No, perhaps it should be called Mana Cultivation now.

As a result of investing his time into the Righteous Heart technique, Seol Jihu was able to experience the meaning of ‘purer mana producing greater strength.’

He had never paid attention to it and actually experienced it naturally while training.

Even when he was using the same amount of mana, he would travel farther with Flash Step, and the energy of his Thrust, Strike, and Cut would be a stage stronger.

According to Jang Maldong, his mana would only get purer as he ranked up in the Righteous Heart technique. Furthermore, the purity of his mana would reach 100 percent when the Righteous Heart technique reached the Pinnacle rank.[1]

Just thinking about it made him excited.

Right, there were all sorts of ways to get stronger, and he already had several methods in his grasp. It was...