A year passed after Lucas's seclusion. His body was still inside Wilford's personal field in the Profound Symbol, yet his consciousness was inside a white space where his core was before him.
He concentrated on getting every ability he could use to fight God of Magic. Every possibility must be taken into account since it is a matter of the body and personality. However, just to make sure he could strengthen his cultivation with these abilities as well, he kept his concentration on it.
His face was turning ugly from the pressure he was applying to himself. He was striving hard and even did not see that his cultivation was getting damaged.
His cultivation and core weren't even in complement. That is why he was also worried about where to put the abilities he could get.