Twenty-Six

Ryu sat in silent meditation, swirling lights dancing around him. 

He had never spent so long on a cultivation method before. Even his current self-created Mental Realm cultivation method had come to him through natural enlightenment. 

It could only be said that deducing the remaining path of his Body Realm Cultivation Method was far too difficult, but how could it not be? He was trying to find a method of maximizing treasures that stood near the pinnacle of Existence itself. 

Maybe it would have been more efficient to just go out and conquer the Holy Worlds he needed, but Ryu didn't do that for two reasons. 

The first was because he wanted to settle his mind down. He was constantly being pulled in too many directions, and the matters with Ailsa didn't make things any better for him. 

He wasn't used to extended periods of closed door cultivation, and unless he did get used to it quickly, he would find himself stuck one day.