Confidence.
Ryu's Immortal Rings flickered and vanished. He was quite satisfied that they didn't grow beyond 10 meters in size, he felt like it gave him tighter control similar to how Nemesis' Adept Body Talent worked.
Ryu had an inkling that the reason for this wasn't because of Ailsa's technique, but rather because of the influence of his Chaos Qi. It seemed to have allowed him to break the rules set down by Order, dragging them down into Chaos.
When Ryu reached this conclusion, he came to understand something. He had been worried that after he reclaimed his Spiritual Foundation, there would be some other cultivation misstep he would need to make in the future in order to continue to evolve his Chaotic Silk Meridians, but it seemed now that that wouldn't be necessary.
The focus on his progression should no longer be on his meridians themselves, but rather the Chaos Qi they produced.
Ryu also felt that his cultivation method had changed.