Chapter 71: Chapter 71: OF ALL QUESTIONS, THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE.

In the hushed sanctity of his chamber, David was a lotus unfurling in the quietude. His legs folded beneath him, he was an island adrift in a tranquil sea of consciousness. Luna, a spectral sentinel, stood guard, her keen senses attuned to the ethereal tides of mana that ebbed and flowed around her master.

Since the whispered secrets of the [Heaven Whispering Palm] had been imparted to him, David had yearned to unleash its full fury. Qi, this foreign force that coursed through his veins, was a puzzle with tantalizing pieces. It was not the elusive essence Yue had talked about, yet it held a power that beckoned like a siren's song.

Dismissing the enigma of this unknown energy, he turned inward. With each inhalation, the world faded, replaced by a rhythmic dance of breath and being. His exhalations were billows of dark blue mist, a tangible manifestation of his growing mastery. Luna's eyes, twin stars in the dim room, mirrored her awe as she witnessed her master's transformation.