Within His DNA
For the first time in a long while, Jin took the conscious effort to cultivate in the night while sleeping. Unsurprisingly, he returned to the same icy cold mountain peak where the Black Tortoise of the North was still lurking in the valley.
The surprising thing, however, was that he was alone. Ming was nowhere to be seen. Still, Jin gave his encounter with the Tortoise another shot, but this time around, he would attempt a different approach.
While both the Tortoise and Jin were willing to battle, the latter sat down on a short ledge and continued to observe it from afar. Unlike the Tiger of the West, the Tortoise's tail did not outright attack him. Confused that he wasn't outright aggressive this time around, the Serpent continued to be wary of the Astral Panda Cultivator's existence and stared at him wildly.