The five runes, immobilized by Liang's command, hovered in place as if caught in a trance. Slowly, from their collective glow, the ethereal outline of a human form began to materialize—the essence of the old man's soul.
Distinct from spirit cultivators, who refine their bodies and nascent divinities, and soul cultivators, who nurture their souls, runic cultivators focus their efforts on cultivating their true runes. In the Runic Mastery Realm, cultivators infuse a portion of their soul essence into these mystical symbols, forging an intimate bond between their being and the power they wield, as longs as the true runes still exist, the cultivator will still have a hope to condense their soul and rebuild their bodies again.
The silhouette of the old man's soul became more defined, and a faint, otherworldly glow emanated from the runic contours. Liang observed with curiosity .
