Each stage of the method was laid out in stunning detail—complete with precise instructions, energy channeling techniques, visual diagrams, and meditation postures that even a beginner could follow. Yet beneath all the technicalities, there was something deeper. The words felt tailored to him, as if the codex had been waiting for Ethan all along.
He turned the pages slowly, his eyes tracking every line with growing respect.
"This isn't just a cultivation method," he whispered. "It's a blueprint for becoming something greater."
His fingers hovered over the etched illustration of the dragon, tracing the fierce eyes and sweeping coils. The image radiated a silent challenge, as if daring him to live up to it.
"What a method…" he breathed. "And what a responsibility."
Then, his gaze dropped to the final lines of the section—a closing warning written in bold, glowing script: