After leaving the frozen cave behind, Li Hao and his team continued their journey deeper into the Six Peaks Forest, but unlike before, the environment no longer shifted in temperature—instead, the very nature of energy around them began to transform in a way none of them could ignore, because the qi in the air was no longer chaotic or violent, but incredibly pure and dense, flowing like an invisible river that nourished everything it touched, and as they stepped into this region, each member of the team instinctively slowed down, their senses sharpening as they realized they had entered a place where heaven and earth energy naturally gathered and condensed over time, forming what cultivators would call a convergence zone, a rare opportunity that could not be found easily even within the Six Peaks Sect.
Li Hao closed his eyes briefly and extended his perception, feeling the dense streams of energy brush against his body and flow into his meridians with ease, and in that moment, even the flames within his Soul Sea reacted strongly, especially the newly acquired ice flame, which flickered with a quiet hunger as if it had finally found the environment it needed to grow, and when he opened his eyes again, his decision was already made.
"We stay here," he said calmly, his voice carrying quiet authority.
No one objected, because they all understood that this place was not just rare—it was a turning point.