The leader led a group of people away.

Adrian stayed in place, looking around. Indeed, all those minerals had turned into a faint black color. Although still crystal clear, they had lost their former spirituality. He knew this was because he had absorbed the aura essence.

Adrian sighed and walked out. The wind and snow outside gradually diminished, indicating that what the spiritual consciousness had said was correct.

Adrian threw a few punches, feeling the aura essence within his body become more vigorous and surging. His strength had probably improved again, but he hadn't broken through to a new stage.

'Who knows when I'll be able to break through a new stage?' he wondered.

Although he thought this way, he wasn't in a hurry. Now, he planned to continue on his way, striving to reach the Frostspire as soon as possible.

*

Several days later, it was impossible to determine exactly when Frostspire began. There were only rumors that the faction's founder was a great deity named Lord