Nearly a month had passed since their last meeting, and Aizen noticed a subtle change in Lilith's demeanor.
This change stemmed from confidence—an aura shift resulting from her improved strength.
Every individual possessed an intangible aura, a spiritual presence of sorts. Not only did people have such an aura, but even their surroundings exuded it. When a person's aura harmonized with their environment, it was the state known as oneness of heaven and man.
In Sorcery cultivation, such harmony was paramount: the unity of man and heaven, mind and breath, spirit and the Path.
At the pinnacle of Sorcery arts, every gesture and movement could create waves of aura that influenced the world around the practitioner.
"You've already broken through to the Blood Refining Stage?" Aizen asked, surprised as he gazed into Lilith's clear, black-and-white eyes.
