187 Level of the World (5)

An embarrassed Gatyon then completed the briefing, explaining the differences between the levels before he demonstrated the remaining rituals for each level of Earth Pulse.

They invested nearly an hour going through the rituals all the way from Initiate to the Hill-level, though Gatyon's Hill-level ritual was not yet complete.

Gatyon then patted him on the shoulder fondly, before sending him off to look for Saint Ren at Physician Yu's place near the east side of the homestead for his next lesson – to learn the path of Divinity.

As he walked to Physician Yu's place, Lars summarised what he had already learned as he flipped through the Earth Pulse manual.

'An Initiate nourishes their body to increase their nature affinity while practising the Praise the Land ritual. The ritual is a substitute for drawing an Earth Pulse gathering formation, even a partially completed formation allows a cultivator to absorb nature energy.'