After more than 10 hours of meditation, the last of Vicente's men had ended their one-night retreat and awakened with new powers.
This time, none of these men had failed in their attempts, with 5 Intermediate Apprentices becoming Senior Apprentices and 4 Senior Apprentices reaching level 1 of the Acolyte stage.
The one Acolyte who had been given a chance to cultivate with 2nd stage resources the night before had also improved his strength, bringing his mana closer to level 2. He was still a level 1 Acolyte, but he was now the strongest in terms of magic level in the group.
Vicente looked at the Acolyte and advised him. "Logan, be careful with your cultivation from now on. Your mana should become more and more unstable from now on, so you should double your attention on what you do. Otherwise, you will explode."
