Marlo and Lex continued to walk in silence. The soft buzz of the various crowds in the distance was a nice change to the usual serenity of the Inn, and it lightened the mood considerably. This was a good thing, in Lex's opinion, as the situation was not hopeless. With time, Rafael would eventually be healed - even of his soul injuries. Lex had no doubt that if he continued to upgrade his Recovery room, a feature to heal the soul would eventually show up.
In fact, he was even certain that somewhere down the line, he would acquire a way to heal Rafael's crippled cultivation. That was not to say he would immediately return to his previous power, but that he would regain the ability to cultivate.
Hey guys, in this chapter I finally did something I've always found strange in other novels. It doesn't make sense for an MC to randomly run into an OP character for no reason other than he is the MC. I guess this is still somewhat of a stretch, but at least I've provided logical reasoning for why he can encounter such a character with a little luck. Maybe that's just my take on things, but it's good enough for me. I woke up super early to write this, and now that I'm done, I'm off to enjoy a water park. I'm not saying that going on vacation gave me a lot of ideas for the novel, but what better way to think of how to expand an Inn than to live in a hotel :P