The Seven Stars shine, their celestial alignment entering the Heavenly Mountain.
"The first step," Shen Han mused, "is to thoroughly strengthen the seven spiritual powers within my body."
Although seven different spiritual powers resided within him, they were essentially rootless, like duckweed floating upon a lake. He could not generate this power from within himself; every bit he used was one bit less that remained. Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Lightning—these seven distinct forces had to take root within him. To take root, they had to transform from a change in quality to a change in quantity.
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