Arriving before the protruding rock, Leo completely ignored the sunflower as he scanned the area. As hard as it was to actually see the ambient Sword Breath by connecting with one's own, Leo was trying to track its flow through focused observation.
The process of discovering an Elixir through this old-fashioned method wasn't that hard, it only required time to see the tiny bits of Sword Breath slipping into the observed item. However, after spending over 15 minutes of silent observation, Leo saw the exact opposite of that!
'It's here.'
The barely visible sword-shaped particles were even more agitated than the visibly concentrated ones in the 'Breathing Fountain'. Most of them did indeed seem to be converging somewhere, but the source point of this convergence wasn't absorbing them, rather, it just kept them around…
In contrast to the bright sunflower atop the rock, the source point seemed to be 'intentionally' hiding within the rock's shadow, creeping down from its bottom.
- Here's today's chapter! Hope you enjoy it!