Unlike Vaan's previous lectures at the Myriad Sea God Palace, the end of this lecture didn't immediately produce any heavenly phenomena or breakthroughs.
Not even mana was drawn to the meditating crowd.
Even so, their auras fluctuated, becoming more distinct and powerful. Their cultivation circulated in full cycles, and their mana became more potent, even though they didn't increase.
It was a qualitative increase through further refinement instead of a quantitative one through accumulation.
Vaan silently observed the members of the Proud Ember Tribe as they revisited their past cultivation and sought improvements through further refinement.
In the process of refining Refined Mana, they discovered various problems they had not known before.
Some Refined Mana had indeed carried weak imprints of their will, and were far from reaching the limit, while others were even worn off due to improper refinement.
