Is That A Wisp?

by Srtyi

What if a wisp, with zero EQ about human culture and habits, gains the opportunity to cultivate and finally achieve human form? Now he can enter cities, experience technology, and fight his way to the top, right? In this universe where wisps are seen as nothing more than cultivation resources, a wisp stands up to challenge the wisps destiny! Not without causing a lot of misundersta

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The group moved forward at slow steps. Colen was already showing an ugly face with each meter moved. Gomat was also suffering, but not as much as Colen. Ao, Mirrer, and Ula were more or less at the same condition as Colen too. As for Krune, well, he was following Ao and the others at his own pace. He could have gone ahead, but he didn't want to catch attention.

Between 10500 and 11000 meters mark, Colen, Ula, and another two guys that Krune didn't know the name finally reached their limits. There was no such thing as sitting and get used to the pressure anymore. Once they stopped, that would be because they can't resist. Just like that, those four lost their consciousness, and only their energy flags were left behind.

The remaining participants are now Krune, Gomat, Ao, Mirrer, and the guy that Krune doesn't know. Surprisingly, Ao had resisted to this point, which amazed Krune a lot. But now wasn't the time to talk to him since he could see that Ao was very close to his limit, it won't take long before he also passes out.

Mirrer was in the same state as Ao. It was a wonder to guess who would fall first.

Gomat proved that he really came from a Planet with its majority being demon beasts. He was obviously putting a lot of effort, but Krune could see that it wasn't his limit yet, Gomat can still move further! One really can't doubt the will of a dragon!

At 11259 meters, Mirrer passed out too.

At 11423 meters, Ao couldn't hold anymore and followed suit.

At 11972 meters, that guy that Krune didn't know the name bid farewell to the last door too.

Gomat looked at Krune, and one could see a smile on his dragon face. He even had the luxury to send Krune a Divine Sense message.

"Haha! I knew it! You were indeed the one to fight me in the end."

Krune then replied back.

"You are also amazing. As expected of a dragon, even their will is unfathomable!"

Gomat slowly shook his head with some difficulty.

"The fact that I have a Yang Core and I'm a dragon indeed helped. But what really tempered my will was the years of constant battles that I had undergone on my Planet and outside of it. I had experienced Life and Death situations more times than I can count already."

Krune believed him, if not for his several cheats, he probably would have passed out too. Still, everyone has their own luck, and one can't make little of the fact that Krune was the one who found about the Myriad Energy Techniques by himself. It is only right that he can use it without thinking that he is being unfair.

Gomat and Krune pressed forward.

12km...

12.5km...

13km...

"Argh"

Finally, Gomat couldn't resist anymore. In fact, at this distance, even Krune was feeling challenging to move forward as well. If his conjecture isn't wrong, he would at most be able to another kilometer if he kept this pace. After all, the further you go, the stronger the elder's pressure is.

Gomat looked at Krune and used his last bit of strength to send him a Divine Message again.

"It was only an idea, but now I'm certain that this is not your limit! Show me what you are capable of, you definitely can go further, I know that."

And then, Gomat's dragon body disappeared.

Krune was taken aback by those words, his idea was to move just a few more meters and then willingly give up. But after what Gomat said, he was conflicted. Gomat had done his best to challenge him until the very end, and Krune hates the idea of not giving his all after his opponent showed so much effort.

"Very well, whatever happens, happens! It's not like I can catch more attention than I already got anyway."

Poor Krune had no idea how wrong he was.

Krune thought that he would be able to move at most one more Kilometer with his actual speed, but that was only with this speed alone.

Suddenly, Tribulation Lightning started to flow around his body, and Krune looked ahead. Then, with a flash of purple light, Krune disappeared from where he was!

Krune's idea was simple and straight forward. Since he can only move another kilometer at a slow pace, he will bear the grunt of the increased pressure all at once and move forward until he passes out too.

The elders outside looked at that and were amazed.

"What?! He can still move like that?"

Gile was taken aback, even he didn't expect Krune to be this bold.

Jin and Tiago were also excited about that image.

"Just how far can he get? Can he pass the previous record of 16.7km?"

This was a record achieved by another Major Core owner over 50 thousand years ago, so not many could remember it. That Major Core owner was still in the Sect until now, though. Not only that, but he was also watching the test from his secluded place at the moment. His name was Lucio Koffel, the Divine Path Sect's Sect Master!

The hundred-floor tower test only happens once every 1000 years. As for the cultivation pressure door, it is only added as part of the hundred-floor tower around every 10000! But today, there has been an exception, the pressure door was used again just 6540 years after the last time.

The Sect Master was watching it with a thoughtful expression. He then thought about something that happened around 5 to 6 years ago. That day, he was coming back from an inspection of a branch of the Sect when he bumped into another spaceship. That spaceship was none other than the Wang Clan's one!

From inside, he could see Old Uncle Feng staring at him with Feifei by his side. At that time, he received a Divine Sense message from the old guy.

"During your next Entrance Exam, you might want to put a little more effort into it. You will probably find someone you will really like at that time too."

After that, the Wang Clan's Spaceship departed, and Uncle Feng did not answer the Sect Master's Divine Sense message when he asked what he was talking about.

But as the Sect Master of the Divine Path Sect, he obviously recognized Uncle Feng with a single glance and couldn't help but think.

'Feng the Crazy! I received information that he was under orders to protect a little girl from the Wang Clan. At first, I didn't believe that. Why would a legendary figure like him waste his time to take care of a little girl? Even if it was the Wang Clan's Head daughter, it was still asking too much of him.'

It was then that he remembered a rumor about the Wang Clan.

'They said that the Wang Clan gave birth to a Major Core owner. That itself isn't very important, with the number of planets that each of our territories has, a Major Core still appears every few years. Sometimes even 2 or 3 appear in a span of 10 to 20 years. The problem is that there is a specific Major Core that is extremely hard to appear between them. Could the rumors be true, is it that little girl?'

In the end, after hearing that it would be someone that he would like, he decided to bring forward the same test that he had undergone in the past. The cultivation pressure door! The same one in which he retains the record of 16.7km!

When he saw krune using that method to advance, the Sect Master eyes lit up! That was exactly the same thing he did in the past to beat the previous record too! Of course, such action would usually be considered suicide since you will receive the full increase of pressure way too fast.

But! There is one thing that others haven't considered before. If you are still feeling okay with the pressure on you and not on your limit. You can try to take all at once while you still can hold. This method doesn't work for those who are at their limit. In fact, it is also very risky even for those who are still feeling okay since it will be like they were hammered with all the pressure at once! Chances are that If you can't hold that impact, you will immediately pass out, and your final result will be even worse than if you had moved ahead slowly.

Krune's trail of purple lightning was increasing in size while his mind was entirely focused on resisting the pressure.

13.5km...

14km...

14.5km...

15km...

The full impact of the elder's cultivation pressure was making Krune grunt in pain, and he was almost reaching his limit. As far as he can see, he definitely can't reach the 16km mark. But that was also good, he already gave his all anyway.

Just as Krune was about to give up to the pressure and pass out, the long silent Light Spirit finally spoke for the first time during this test.

"Use your Elemental Source Energy that you had been accumulating to guard your soul! This is an Illusion Realm, so your real Elemental Source Energy won't be used anyway."

Krune was taken aback at that idea, and he couldn't help but ask.

"But isn't Elemental Source Energy something that was supposed to be used by Core Formation Realm cultivators? This Illusion Realm is blocking anyone from doing anything above the peak of the Foundation Establishment!"

Light Spirit answered immediately.

"Wrong! This illusion Realm in preventing anyone from doing anything that they were capable of 'AFTER' breaking through the Core Formation Realm. You got your Elemental Source Energy while you were still inside the Foundation Establishment Realm, so it definitely isn't something that goes against the rules of this Illusion Realm. If you don't believe me, try it out."

Krune didn't have time to discuss anymore since he was already on the verge of losing his consciousness. He then focused on the Elemental Source Energy that he kept for his Core Formation Realm breakthrough and enveloped his soul with that energy.

Sure enough, the moment that the Elemental Source Energy took its place, the pressure reduced significantly. Krune was ecstatic with that result and once more dashed forward. Even though he is using the Elemental Source Energy, the pressure was still tough to resist. Not to mention that he is using so much of it that the little bit that he accumulated won't last more than 30 seconds or so.

15.5km...

16km...

16.5km...

Lucio and the Core Elders' eyes lit up at that point, and they were extremely excited!

"Elemental Source Energy! It's Elemental Source Energy! He can already gather Elemental Source Energy even before breaking through the Core Formation Realm!"

Neither the Sect Master nor the Core Elders thought that Krune was cheating. Just what kind of Illusion Formation was the one that Krune was inside? It was the Divine Path Sect Illusion Realm Formation! Let alone a Foundation Establishment, even a Void Breaking Realm Cultivator or Demon Beast wouldn't be able to go against its rules!

"He can do it!"

16.6...

16.7...

16.8...

Lucio was already laughing out loud!

"He really has done it! He's mine! I want to see who will fight against me for him!"

But Krune didn't stop there.

"I can still go further!"

17km...

17.5km...

18km...

Finally, at the 18329 meters, Krune's Elemental Energy Source run out, and he was assaulted by the Void Breaking Realm elder pressure. In fact, even if his Elemental Energy Source hadn't been used, he still wouldn't have moved more than 1 or 2 hundred meters. The pressure at that point was so high that even it couldn't protect Krune's soul anymore.

Krune then lost his consciousness right after, and his energy flag appeared in the place where he was a moment ago.

The test still continued for those all the way back who hadn't fainted or given up yet, only after one hour did the final cultivator pass out and the test finished. After that, the illusion realm broke apart, and the Formation propelling it was deactivated.

Everyone opened their eyes at the same time, they then looked around and noticed that they were all back to the field before the test started. Then, on the monitors that everyone could see, the results were already out. Krune, of course, was the first place by far!

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But suddenly, Krune noticed that he was already in his human form again. When he looked at himself, he let out a sigh of relief. In the real world, he was still wearing clothes. One must remember that when a demon beast transforms back into their human form, clothes don't merely magically appear on their bodies. They need to dress again after they take the human form. But it seems like Krune and all the other demon beasts in human form did not revert into their original forms outside the Illusion Realm.

Leaving this issue behind, Krune and everyone paid attention to the displays. Of course, the majority didn't know what those distance numbers meant. Still, the ones who participated in the pressure door couldn't be more familiar with it.

Colen, Nala, and Gomat had looks of disbelief on their faces. Even Gomat, who knew that Krune could go further, didn't expect him to move THIS further. What kind of crazy will is that?

Slowly, the contestants started to remember the events inside the hundred floors tower. Especially those who failed earlier, after that were eliminated, they were not expelled outside of the Illusion Realm but stayed in a dormant state for the rest of the time.

"Does it mean that this Krune got the first place?"

"But isn't the difference between him and the second way too absurd? Is it really right?"

"That's too crazy, can the Major Core be so different in the will alone?"

Nala was the one with the most complex feelings. She also had a Major Core, but even after stopping to rest and then continue moving forward, all she did was get to the 9.2km mark before passing out. She couldn't even reach the 10km where the pressure was supposed to double. Even if she had, she would definitely have passed out there and then.

'As soon as everything is dealt with, I'll immediately leave the Sect for missions. So what if the Life Major Core is best for healing and not battle? The last test tested our will, not the battle prowess. But even with my Life Core, I couldn't get close to Colen or Gomat, let alone Krune, that won't do!'

Determination could be seen on Nala's face. Her sister, Nadia, noticed the complex expression or her sister's face and understood why she felt like that. With such a big difference in the results, it would be weird if she was okay instead.

Colen was also looking at that with narrowed eyes. He knew that he probably wouldn't rank first when he heard that it was a will test. He spent most of his time training in his clan, after all. Although he also left it sometimes to experience the world, he knew it wasn't at the level of someone like Gomat who was born and lived in the middle of the fight. Still, he didn't expect the difference between him and Krune to be that ridiculous.

'Hmph! So what? I can still go further! From today onwards, I'm finally free from my clan's reins. I will be able to go out and train myself just as much as any of you.'

Gomat was the only one surprised but not unhappy. If anything, he was delighted to have found someone like Krune. He is, after all, a dragon! His will depend on the challenges! What is a better challenge there than another demon beast with similar cultivation and power than him? Not to mention that Krune is a wisp! So Gomat refused to believe that he would surpass him!

'Haha! Great! This is becoming more and more interesting! It seems like that to come to the Divine Path Sect Entrance Exam wasn't a waste of time, after all.'

After a few minutes, the displays showing the results changed to the stage where the Core Elders were staying again. Tiago once more came forward and started to speak.

"Congratulations to those who passed and thanks to those who participated. If you are under 30 years old, you can still try again in 10 years if you haven't passed. If not, this is bound to be a great experience that will help you in your future. Not to mention that it isn't certain that you have failed yet, but I will explain it later."

Those who failed immediately looked at the stage too. Tiago then continued.

"There are probably two things that you noticed. First, the time between the Illusion Realm and the outside world was different, It had been accelerated to 30 times the normal speed. So while you spent almost one month inside, only one day passed outside."

"Second, everyone who was supposed to have died is still alive and kicking. You probably can remember me saying that once you died inside, you die outside too. But that was nothing more than another lie. If fact, the Sect always cooperates with all planets inside its territory to make it looks like there is a lot of deaths. But in fact, in all history of the Divine Path Sect Entrance Exam, the number of deaths is just a little above eleven thousand."

"Some of you might think that this is still a high number, but I must remind you that the Divine Path Sect has existed for over a million years! Each Exam would bring at least a hundred thousand participants, not to mention that the Exam almost always followed the 10 years schedule. There had been rare cases where this time between exams changed like in times of war, but that was all."

Krune and everyone else couldn't help but nod. With such an old sect and the number of contestants trying to enter it every ten years, eleven thousand is really nothing at all!

Krune finally understood how the Sect managed to resolve the grudges between the participants during the Exam. Simply put, there were almost no grudges to start with, or at least not life and death ones. Very few would go so far as wanting someone else's death just because they failed because of him or her. Not to mention that the biggest majority doesn't even have the power to go after the culprit for their failure to start with. After all, they are probably from different planets, and most likely very far away from each other.

It was also understandable why it was said that a lot of contestants died during the test. This way, every single participant would definitely give their all in order to survive. The elders of all clans, sects, or any other powers would definitely cooperate with the Divine Path Sect too. First, if they told the truth, their own contestants might relax during the Exam and fail because of that. Second, it would be going against the Divine Path Sect will, who would want to buy a fight with them?

If the Geniuses really died every ten years, the overall power of the Divine Path Sect territory would plummet until it ceased to exist. After all, those geniuses that failed would still reach great weights in their own planets and territories. Not to mention that those same geniuses carry strong genetic traits that would be passed down to their descendants, which would give birth to even more geniuses in the future.

All in all, the Divine Path Sect would never dare to really kill so many participants as the young ones believe them to. A Sect of this size can't possibly guard its territory with its members alone, after all.

"Now then, proceed with the schedule. First, let me explain about the Outer, Inner, Core, and Legacy disciples. As you probably expected, the results that you achieved during the Exam will determine the place you were sent too. Of course, the highest place someone can be sent to in the Inner Sect. That's because to become a Core Disciple, you will need to accumulate merits! But this part will be explained by the elders in charge of the place you are all in."

Everyone nodded, some already knew about this, while others were already expecting it not to be easy to become a Core or Legacy disciple.

"Now, before we start to send you into the Outer and Inner sect, there is another thing we need to go through first."

Tiago then looked above in the sky as if waiting for someone to come. Suddenly, several figures could be seen approaching the stage at high speeds. But the majority couldn't determine who they were, that's because neither of them was using a Divine Path Sect robe, but regular clothes.

Of course, in the middle of everyone, there were several demon beasts in human form too, and in general, they used more casual clothes. But in general, everyone approaching the stage was well dressed according to the style of their own birth planets or what they simply liked. Quite a lot of contestants noticed clothes specific from their worlds in between and could tell that they came from the same place.

But there was one thing in common between all of them, they all had the Divine Path Sect Emblem pinned on their clothes. However, although the emblems were similar, there were a few differences between them.

It didn't take long for everyone to understand that those cultivators and demon beasts were the elders of the Sect. It's just that they didn't think that the elder would dress so casually. They then looked at the elders like Tiago, Gile, and Jin, who were in the stage before. Before anyone could even notice, they had changed their clothes too at some point. Just what is happening here? Every single contestant or demon beast had weird expressions looking at all of that.

"Haha! I love the look on your faces every time this moment comes. I even wish that the Sect made more exams just so that I could see it more often. What? Are you surprised that all the elders are not wearing the Sect's clothes? Then let me tell you. The higher your realm, the more important your state of mind is. So the best thing is to feel good about yourself. You are free to do anything you like as long as you don't break the Sect's rules."

Everyone here is at most in the Core Formation Realm, so things like the state of mind isn't that important for them at the moment. Still, the majority immediately liked what they saw, especially the women!

Tiago then put a serious face and said.

"Alright, let's continue with the next part. All the elders here present had watched the Exam and are now free to select anyone between those who passed to be their disciples. In fact, if they have got fancy on someone who failed, they can still use their authority to bring that person or demon beast under their wing and have them join the Sect too, so the failers still have a chance."

Finally, those who failed understood what Tiago meant with his words back then.

Of course, there were just around 300 elders, and the number of participants who passed the Exam was a lot bigger than that. Not to mention that there is bound to be elders who didn't like anyone and won't choose to start with.

Just as the elders were about to select their own disciple or fight between them to get someone they liked, another person appeared in the sky. All the elders who saw that immediately stopped on their tracks and waited for him to approach.

When all the contestants saw this person, which a few mouths twitched. That's because this person's clothes could be called anything but well dressed. He was using a pair of slippers, a t-shirt that was clearly several years old, and shorts. Everyone could see his hairy legs and his messy hair on the head. It looked more like he had just woke up. Or, to be more precise, he looked like a beggar!

Of course, there were very few who had no idea who this guy was but still didn't give a damn to how he dressed. And as you can imagine, Krune was one of them. He had never cared about clothes to start with.

But everyone understood that this person is most likely another elder of the Sect. Except for some influent contestants from top-ranked planets, no one else knew who he was. It made the majority who passed to wish this elder not to select them as a disciple. It didn't seem like anything good would happen if they were chosen by him. But the other elders' words right after this guy appeared took everyone aback.

Every single one of them bowed to this beggar and said.

"Paying respects to the Sect Master!"

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Sect... Head?

Everyone felt like they were being played with. How could that beggar be the Divine Path Sect's Sect Master? They must be kidding!

Colen looked at everyone's expressions and scoffed. As a member of the powerful Fecit Clan, he obviously knew how the Sect Master looked like. But still, Colen was also surprised, he had never heard of a time that the Sect Master appeared in the Divine Path Sect Entrance Exam. Could it be that he also took fancy on someone this time?

Colen subconsciously looked at the wisp's direction. But he immediately shook his head. It doesn't matter how heaven-defying Krune is, he is still a wisp. His limited life span will be a gigantic hurdle in the further levels of cultivation. Because of that, Colen was thinking that the one who would be selected is himself or Gomat at most.

Unfortunately for him, he had the wrong idea. In Colen's mind, Krune is definitely at least 15 years old, if not close to 20. If he knew that Krune isn't even 10 years old yet, Colen definitely wouldn't be so sure of Krune's chances of becoming the Sect Master's disciple.

Of course, Lucio knew about Krune's age. It was included in the information given by Elder Loni before the test started. So he knew about Krune's unbelievable cultivation speed! The Divine Path Sect doesn't care about your race, only your strength, and Lucio could be said to be the very embodiment of this rule.

Back then, he wasn't considered one fo the top contestants for the first place in the Entrance Exam. In fact, he was pretty regular all the way up to the cultivation pressure door. It was only at the will test that he trashed everyone else under his feet and got the first place for the exam.

The Sect Master then looked at the other elders and said.

"You don't mind if I select one first, right?"

All the elders immediately shook their heads. It was not like he would select exactly the contestants that they are aiming anyway, and quite a few of them had more than one option in their minds too. Lucio then nodded his head satisfied and looked back at the crowd.

Suddenly, he raised his hand. Then, rainbow-like energy came out of it and shot in the distance. Krune was watching what was happening in the stage through a monitor since he wasn't close to it. The moment that he saw that energy, he immediately remembered the spiritual energy that fills his universe. It looked very much alike. He also wondered who the Sect Master would choose.

Krune isn't delusional. He understands that because he is a wisp, let alone the Sect Master, the chances of him being selected by any of the other elders were already very low. Elemental Core? Tribulation Lightning? First place in the Entrance Exam? None of those will change the fact that his wisp life span will scare away any potential masters.

But that was also good, Krune didn't even want to be chosen to start with. He already caught a lot of attention by grabbing the first place, so it is time to lay low for a while until the things calm down and everyone forgets about him... or so he thought.

Suddenly, Krune noticed something strange.

"Weird, why is the monitor display getting further away? Is it some kind of moving equipment? Yes, it must be..."

Of course, it took only a second for Krune to notice that the one moving further away wasn't the monitor display, but his body instead!

"The hell?!"

Only then did he notice that rainbow-like energy around his waist pulling him in the direction of the stage where the Sect Master was. What was more impressive was that he couldn't feel the existence of this energy at all! If not for the fact that he is being pulled away, he wouldn't even notice that this energy was there. Krune tried to get rid of it, but how could someone with his cultivation stop the power of the Divine Path Sect Master? Ha! What a joke!

Everyone saw krune being pulled away, just like that. After all, everyone was expecting that the Sect Master was going to choose someone too.

"Isn't that guy the wisp?"

"How come it's him? What about his life span?"

"It must be something else! Maybe the sect master doesn't even want to take a disciple. It's just that this wisp has something that he wants."

Everyone had the same kind of thoughts, except for Ao and his group, of course. In their eyes, it is within reason that Krune was chosen. In the end, they believed more in Krune than Krune himself.

Before Krune could make heads and tails of what was happening, he was already in front of the Sect Master.

"Errr... Did I do something wrong?"

Lucio's mouth twitched a little. Why would he think that he was pulled over because he did something wrong? First of all, would he, the sect master, deal with Krune personally in that case? If there is one thing that Lucio doesn't lack, it is subordinates to do this kind of work for him!

"Cough, cough. Makui Planet's Krune, do you accept me as your master?"

Boom!

Immediately, the whole field went in an uproar!

"Impossible!"

Colen didn't want to believe what he just heard.

"Hahahahaha!"

In Gomat's case, he was laughing out loud. He, too, didn't believe that it would be Krune, but he didn't care either. If anything, he finds this situation extremely funny!

"Sigh, if even a wisp can do this much, I have no excuse to fall behind."

As for Nala, she was a lot more composed. She knew that with her results, there would be no way that the Sect Master would choose her.

Krune was lost. Why did the Sect Master select him? It must be a mistake! He doesn't want to be chosen at all! Krune then looked at the Sect Master with a crying face and asked.

"Can I think a little about it?"

That was an unbelievable answer! Who would ask to think more about such an opportunity? But no one had time to even react to it, that's because the Sect Master answered straight away!

"Denied!"

Immediately after that, the Sect Master enveloped Krune with his rainbow-like spiritual energy and... disappeared! No one knows where Krune was brought to, and one could only hear a scream in the distance.

"Noooooooo!!!"

Krune is bound to be in the news of the Sect, no, bound to be the in the news of the entire Divine Path Sect territory!

Leaving Krune aside, the master-disciple selection still had to go on. Gile was feeling quite sad, he totally had the intention of fighting over Krune with anyone else. Unfortunately, this anyone else didn't include the Sect Master! Still, he had other options, not to mention that this was an opportunity! It was an unwritten rule between the elders that each one could only take a single disciple, so he needed to select with caution.

Fortunately, he had no intention of fighting over Gomat, Colen, or Nala. Although the three of them are Major Core owners, there are better-suited masters for them. Instead, he decided to select one of Krune's friends. Krune will become the Sect Master's disciple either he wants it or not, so it would be a good thing to keep a line between him and the Sect Master.

The elders decided on their own disciples on the spot. There were Inner, Core, and even three Legacy Elders present at the moment. Between the Core Elders, there was one with a Life Core, so he obviously chose Nala. Nala, of course, immediately accepted. As mentioned before, her Planet isn't a weak one but isn't strong either, so she definitely didn't have anyone to guide her with her Major Core.

Gile also didn't waste time and immediately called out.

"Ao Sullian, will accept me as your master?"

He didn't select Ao because he was the furthest one in Krune's group, not counting Krune. But because the elements he specializes in is the same as Ao's, Wind, Fire, and Metal, not to mention that he is also a sword user. Of course, as a Divine Path Realm cultivator, Gile could now control all the elements at the same time without any problem. But his specialization is still those three.

Ao, of course, had no idea that this elder in front of him is was Roni's grandfather. (Roni was the guy who wanted to kidnap Shinja back in the Makui Planet.)

Of course, Gile had absolutely no intention of taking revenge on Ao because of what happened to his grandson. If anything, Gile wanted to break the neck of that idiot himself. Fortunately, a good chance appeared for him now to get closer to the Sect Master. Even as a Core Elder, the number of times he personally saw the Sect Master could be counted in one hand. For that purpose, he will definitely guide Ao properly.

Ao then looked at Gile and said.

"Paying respects to Master."

Tiago saw that and complained.

"Gile, you wretched! I wanted him too!"

Gile, of course, wouldn't give Ao alway just like that.

"Hmph! First come, first served! Do you wanna fight over him with this old man?"

Tiago, obviously, wouldn't step back.

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Ao noticed that the situation was not good and immediately tried to intervene.

"Elder Tiago, I'm happy that you also wanted to select me, but I already paid respects to elder Gile. So, I'm sorry."

Although Tiago wasn't happy with that, he still wouldn't do something like arguing with a kid.

"Hmph! You don't know what is good for you. So be it, this old man has a lot of options anyway."

Tiago's eyes then turned sharper and extended his hand at Krune's group direction. Suddenly, the same scene played again. But this time, the one coming flying over was Arlan instead.

"Do you accept me as your Master?"

Arlan knew that it was a fantastic opportunity and immediately accepted. If anything, he was already delighted to be chosen. After all, his results were a lot worse than Ao. For him who had challenged Ao all this while, it was obviously unbearable to lose so throughly!

Tiago then nodded, satisfied, and pointed at Ao and Gile.

"Gile had always been my rival ever since the time from the Entrance Exam 15690 years ago. As my disciple, your objective it to trash his one!"

Ao and Arlan heard that and smiled at each other bitterly. They couldn't help but think.

'Is this fate?'

The wave of selections then continued.

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Lofa was at the very end between those who passed the Exam. In the end, the Sect took in the first 3500 contestants. Considering that the total number was a little over 300k, the Sect had admitted in a little more than 1%. That goes totally according to the majority of the past tests where the accepted number is usually between 1 and 2%. When Lofa looked at the list, she found her name in the 3415th position, which was very close to the end.

But she wasn't the least bit unhappy, if anything, she wanted to jump in joy at the moment. But unfortunately, Krune wasn't here to commemorate with her. The Sect Master took him somewhere, and no one knows where they went.

As for the elders' disciple selection, just as expected, no one of them selected her. But she wasn't disappointed by that fact either. Just the fact that she would be able to join the Divine Path Sect was already a glory that no one believed to be possible in Makui Planet.

Shinja was still selected, though. Her Master turned out to be someone from the Inner Sect, a Divine View Realm Blue Luan! Her Master just so happens to be a Divine Demon Beast! Her Master was just as beautiful as Shinja herself in her human form, which for some reason that no one knows, turned out to be the reason why she selected Shinja.

"The way you controlled your skills during the test was very beautiful for someone in your realm, and I love beautiful things. Shinja Avril, will accept me as your Master?"

Although Shinja thought that reason to be somewhat sloppy, it doesn't change the fact that a Blue Luan is an innate master of the water element. Shinja believes that this Blue Luan, as an Inner Sect Elder, has a lot to offer to her and her control over the water element.

"Paying respects to Master."

Yusa and Tasier were in the same boat as Lofa. Even though they had better positions, they still didn't catch the attention of any of the elders. Of course, neither was sad with that. First of all, the chances were low to start with. As long as they are in the Divine Path Sect, everything else doesn't matter. Inner Sect? Outer Sect? Either one is more than good enough!

Ula and Mirrer were the other two Tribulation Lightning users, and each of them was accepted by an elder. As expected, both their Masters were also able to use Tribulation Lightning. Ula was brought away by a Triple-Horned Thunder Lion Demon Beast. While Mirrer left with another human cultivator. Of course, Ula made sure to take Ao's communicator number before departing.

As the masters were selecting their disciples, the number of elders remaining decreased. Once an elder selected someone, they would immediately leave. Things like registering in the Sect or whatever could be done by the menial disciples anyway. The only exceptions were Tiago, Gile, and Jin, who were taking care of the Exam this time.

Finally, there was Joty. He didn't have any big expectations to start with, but suddenly, an elder also called his name.

"Joty Marcat!"

The moment this elder's voice appeared, all the other elders shut up. It was an old man with a big mustache and short hair. Although he didn't look like the beggar Sect Master, he had quite a sloppy appearance.

This man was one of the 3 Legacy Elders that appeared this time around, Amilio Tirac!

Joty thought he was hearing things, but still, he went to the stage just in case. It turns out that the elder was really looking for him!

Amilio then got close to him and grabbed his chin, then he looked deeply into Joty's eyes. Suddenly, the elder's pupils started to change! What before was a single pupil, became two, from two it went the three, and finally, four pupils appeared in his irises.

Joty looked at that and had a fright! But just as he was about to try to free himself, his head started to hurt, especially his own eyes. He wanted to close his them, but the Amilio's Spiritual Energy was gathered on both of them, and it was impeding him from closing.

Joty wasn't able to see it himself, but he could still feel it. Suddenly, his own pupils in each eye divided into two! Still, a second later, they came back to normal. Amilio then released Joty, who was still feeling a little dizzy with the experience.

Amilio looked at that and then started to laugh out loud.

"Hahahahahaha! Finally! Finally, someone appeared! I have been waiting for over 70 thousand years! But it's finally here!"

The other two Legacy Elders then approached Amilio.

"Haha! Amilio, I thought it weird for you out of all of us to come here, but it seems like someone can finally inherit your mantle."

The other elder complimented as well.

"Now, you won't have that stiff face every time we talk about our disciples anymore. Isn't that good?"

Amilio then looked at them and said.

"Hmph! You just so wait! Now that this old man has found an inheritor, I want to see if you can still keep those smug faces when he trashes your disciples later on!"

The other two elder heard that and sighed, this crazy guy has always had a competitive spirit. But because he had never found a disciple with the same special bloodline as him, he had never had the chance to talk when the other Legacy Elders spoke about their disciples' accomplishments.

"Then I will wait to see what you can bring out of this kid, but don't forget that I'm taking that Fire Dragon that learned how to use Blue Flames by himself."

The elder's name was Hiro, a Draconic Salamander! Although he has the Draconic in his name, he isn't exactly a dragon. But he still shares a lot of their traits. Not to mention that he is a Semi-Divine Beast. In fact, if he had used the Sect's resources and refined the dragon bloodline in his blood, he could have evolved into a real dragon. But he refused! He fought as a Draconic Salamander for most of his life. Changing into a real dragon now would add little to his strength and bring a lot of problems instead, so he stayed as a Draconic Salamander.

Hiro then looked at Gomat's direction.

"Gomat!"

A second later, Gomat appeared on the stage. In fact, Hiro came from the same Planet as him, so it was already more or less decided that Gomat would be going into Hiro's care.

"Master!"

Hiro nodded, turned around, and said to Amilio.

"The winner isn't decided yet. Hahaha!"

He then brought Gomat away after that.

Amilio didn't give a damn, though. He looked at Joty and asked.

"How long are you going to take to pay your respects?"

Joty, who was still lost at everything that was happening in front of him, was taken aback once more. Isn't this Amilio a Legacy Elder? What was all that talk of finally found someone with the same bloodline? It must have something to do with the weird things that happened during the Exam, isn't it? Still, Joty knew that that was his chance! Joty then immediately said.

"Paying respects to Master."

Amilio nodded, satisfied. He then enveloped Joty with his Spiritual Energy and left straight away. On the way, Amilio commented with Joty.

"I noticed your presence the day before the test, but there was too little time, so all I could do was to help you release a tiny bit of your bloodline's power. That was for the sake of you passing the Exam so that no one would complain if I took you in without taking the test. But from now on, a harshly training schedule awaits for you. Are you ready?"

Joty immediately answered.

"I'm ready!"

Still, he was confused.

"But Master, what exactly is my bloodline power? Also, does it mean that my entire family has it?"

Amilio shook his head.

"They don't, this is not something that is passed through genetics. In fact, it looks a lot like the Major Cores, you never know where it can appear, nor the conditions necessary. You probably noticed already after everything you heard back there. Yes, our bloodline power is even rarer than the Nine Major Cores, and we only lose to the Tenth One, the Heavenly Major Core."

He then looked at Joty with a severe face.

"As for what the power of our bloodline is, you will come to understand later."

Joty and Amilio then disappeared in the distance.

The last Legacy elder saw that the other two already left and looked at Colen's direction.

"Colen, let's go!"

Colen, who had been waiting until now, didn't seem surprised by that. He then immediately appeared on the stage and said.

"Yes, Uncle."

Colen might be affected by the fact that Krune was selected by the Sect Master. Still, he already had his own connection in the Sect, so he didn't need to be worried about an elder calling him to start with.

The third Legacy Elder was Wallan Fecit, Colen's Uncle. Well, Uncle was just a way to say that, the generations separating Wallan and Colen is already too hard to even count. Still, Colen came from the branch of Wallan's sister back then, so he was still his Uncle to a certain degree.

After the elders left with their own disciples, Tiago continued with the schedule.

"For those who haven't been selected, work hard, and rise above in the ranks. Our Sect is quite free, but if you want resources, you will need to fight for it! Here, Merits are everything! With enough merits, any cultivation resource, equipment, formation, and everything else is yours to take!"

"Now, I will divide you into those who are going to the Inner and Outer Sect."

Suddenly, everyone's communicators received a message.

"Look into your communicator, inside you can find a message with all that you need to know. If you have any questions, you can find a link inside where you can contact the Sect's Disciple's Care hotline. There you can also see where you make your Disciple Badge and where your residence is from now on."

That was pretty much as the majority expected. Cultivators are indeed a lot stronger than technological equipment weapons. But when things come to information propagation, the technological gadgets like the communicators are indeed hundreds of times better than simple Divine Sense Messages or the old and obsolete jade slips. They can keep all the necessary information, after all.

Tasier and Lofa looked inside and found out that they were sent to the Outer Sect. As for Yusa, although she didn't get the attention of the elders, she was still sent to the Inner Sect due to her accomplishments.

It was then that Yusa remembered something.

"My spirit stones!"

Yusa then spent the next hour running here and there collecting everything. Krune, Ao, and Arlan were taken away, so there was only her at the moment to do the job. Of course, Lofa and Tasier still helped to gather everything.

"So what if I wasn't selected by an elder, as long as I have spirit stones, nothing else matters. Hahahaha!"

Lofa and Tasier saw that and sighed. Perhaps, she was good the way she is.

Back into the Sect's Master resting place, Lucio looked at Krune and asked.

"Ready to accept me as your Master now?"

Krune's mouth twitched.

"Is that the way someone asks the other to be his disciple?"

Lucio just smiled and kept waiting. Poor Krune... didn't look very well at the moment.

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Krune was being held captive by Lucio, who was drinking tea by his side at that moment. Lucio was using his own Spiritual Energy to seal Krune's cultivation and movements. It doesn't matter what Krune did, he simply couldn't get free from Lucio's grasp.

"As long as you acknowledge me as your Master, you will be set free. Not to mention that being the Sect Master's disciple will bring a lot of advantages for you!"

Krune sighed helplessly.

"Why me? You should know by now that I'm a wisp, right? I have a small life span. Is it really okay for the Sect Master of the Divine Path Sect to take a wisp as his disciple?"

Lucio heard that and laughed.

"Whatever I do is my problem, and no one will complain to start with. As for the fact that you are a wisp, as long as you reach the Divine Path Realm, that problem will be resolved."

Krune still wasn't satisfied.

"You haven't told me why I was selected."

Lucio smiled and said.

"Because your Spiritual Energy looks very much like mine. Well, you noticed that too, didn't you?"

Krune couldn't deny that fact. When he saw the Sect Master's Spiritual Energy back on the stage, he really felt that it was very similar to his own. Still, Krune felt that there was something else behind it. Unfortunately, it didn't seem like Lucio was going to talk.

"Is there really nothing I can do for you to select someone else?"

Lucio shook his head.

"You are the very first disciple that I had ever accepted since I joined the Divine Path Sect. I have no intention of letting you go now."

Krune then sighed helplessly.

"Fine, how that Mater-Disciple thing works?"

Lucio heard that and showed a bright smile.

"First, you need to pay your respects to me."

Krune twitched once more.

"No chance!"

Lucio didn't mind, though.

"Fine, forget that. I don't like those pleasantries anyway. From now on, you are the Sect Master's disciple."

Lucio then clapped his hands, and a menial disciple from the Sect appeared right after. The Sect has a lot more menial disciples than it has real ones, and this is just one more of them. Of course, the Sect doesn't force anyway to be one. To become a menial disciple, one has to accept it first.

"Paying respects to Sect Master."

Lucio nodded and said.

"This idiot here is my disciple from now on, find a residence for him, and go through the other procedures. Because no one was expecting me to take a disciple, the arrangements made by the elders in the exam won't work anymore, so make sure that everything is settled."

Before they left, Lucio added.

"Come to see me in a week, I will give you some pointers about your cultivation."

The disciple accepted the order and brought Krune away. After krune disappeared, Lucio's smile stiffed.

"The first-ever disciple that I chose, and he didn't want to be my disciple. Did something like that ever happen in the Divine Path Sect history before?"

Lucio shook his head and then disappeared from the spot where he was.

The menial disciple's name was Harj Kamiu, and he was the only menial disciple in charge of the Sect Master's necessities. Different from a personal disciple, the sect master changed his menial disciple every hundred years or so, and Harj had been the actual one for the last 23 years. But that was still good for those who were selected. Because of that, Harj had a higher status than even a few Inner Sect disciples. Of course, because he is still a menial disciple, he doesn't have the authority to do or demand anything from any real disciple.

There had been cases before of menial disciples trying to use the status of the elders that they were in charge. But how could the Divine Path Sect accept such conduct? The ending was far from good for all of them. In the end, such situations rarely happen now. Harj knows that very well, so even though he was the lucky one to be in charge of the Sect Master this time, he had never tried to use it against anyone.

First of all, being the Sect Master menial disciple was already good enough. He received quite a good amount of resources comparable to the Inner Sect disciples, and sometimes when the Sect Master was in a good mood, he even receives some pointers. So there is no need to try to use his status to start with.

But this time, he was feeling really annoyed. The sect master had never taken a personal disciple before, but out of nowhere, this Krune guy appeared. Harj wasn't angry at the fact that Lucio took a disciple, but that Krune didn't seem like he wanted it at all! Just how many would exchange everything they had for such an opportunity? He had been there waiting for the Sect Master's orders, and he heard Krune and Lucio's conversation. Krune tried everything to refuse the position and only accepted in the end because he was out of options.

Still, Harj didn't say anything. It is not up to him to decide whether Krune is worth of Lucio's teaching or not. If he tried to intervene, chances are that he would be replaced with another menial disciple instead. There is no way that Harj would do something like this.

Krune, on the other hand, noticed that Harj's face didn't look so well.

"Are you angry at the fact that I don't want to be his disciple?"

Harj's heart skipped a bit when he heard that. He is indeed not happy with that, but he would never say it out loud.

Krune noticed his expression and then said.

"Seems like I'm right. How about this then? I will ask the Sect Master to make you the personal disciple and let me go, that would be good for both of us, right?"

Harj stopped and looked at Krune as if looking at an idiot. Finally, he couldn't hold back anymore.

"Are you making fun of me? The sect master had never taken anyone in the last 50 thousand years! But now he finally selected you, and you say that you don't want it? Do you think that he will accept that? You can't possibly be serious! First of all, what is it that you don't like? Do you have any idea what the others would do to be in your place? Ahhhh! Forget it."

Krune got even more puzzled now.

"Does it mean that you don't want it?"

Harj almost fainted!

"Of course, I would love it! But please don't try to do that. Chances are that I will be replaced by someone else instead, and I'm very happy with my status as a menial disciple of the Sect Master at the moment."

Krune nodded.

"Alright. Then I won't say anything."

Krune was then brought to a courtyard located inside the Inner Sect. Even as the Sect Master's disciple, he can't go against the rules. To enter the Core of the Sect, he will need merit points, which can be acquired in several ways. Missions just so happen to be one of them. Of course, only merits weren't enough, there is also the selection exam and even the necessary cultivation level.

Harj then asked him if he needed any menial disciples to help take care of it, but Krune declined.

"I already brought them with me."

It was then that he remembered.

"Oh, right! Every disciple can bring up to 50 subordinates that they can register under their name or as menial disciples, isn't it?"

Harj nodded.

"Correct, you can bring them here, and I will take their names, races, and other information to create their IDs."

Krune was delighted.

"Great! Just wait a moment."

Krune then turned on his communicator, and sure enough, he could soon found all his friends. He then called Shinja and the others over after passing his new address. Krune said to wait a moment, but in fact, it took over an hour for everyone to finally arrive. The Sect is enormous! If for the fact that it had several ways of transport like teleport formations and such, Yusa and the others might have taken over a day to arrive!

The main reason why it took over an hour for them was the fact that they were also new here, so it was quite complicated to find their way around in the Sect. But thanks to Harj's help through the communicator, everyone safely found their way to Krune's new house.

Ao was the first one to arrive.

"I was also getting ready with everything on my side, your call made things quite difficult, you know?"

Krune just laughed. Ao said that, but he didn't seem to be sad at all.

Soon, the others started to arrive one by one, and Harj wondered if they were all the ones that Krune wanted to register. But he immediately discarded this idea. While helping them around, he found out that they all already had their IDs completed, which means that they are all real disciples.

Krune then took out the Pocket Dimension and released all the wisps and demon beasts in his yard. Harj's mouth twitched a little after seeing that, though.

"Could it be that you want to register all of them?"

Krune nodded.

"Exactly! I only have 50 slots available on my side, so my friends and I will share the number necessary to register all of them."

Harj sighed but nodded anyway. It is just that it will take some time to register so many of them. Still, it was the Sect Master's orders, so he would carry it to the end. But there was one thing that he was puzzled with.

"Why are there so many wisps? You couldn't possibly be thinking about using them for cultivation, right? I must remind you that such a way of cultivation is terrible for your foundation, and the Sect Master will definitely rebuke you if you do that."

Although Krune didn't like the term of using them for cultivation, he could see that Harj didn't have the least bit of greed or disdain on his face. It was more like he didn't care whether they were wisps or not, which was a significant improvement compared to others.

Harj didn't watch the Divine Path Sect Entrance Exam, so he didn't know who passed or not. The Sect is gigantic, and not everyone would pay attention to it every single time. He only knew that Krune was the first place one this time because the Sect Master had commented about it while discussing with Krune.

"Oh, that!"

Krune then reverted to his original form. Not only him, but the other wisps which were also in their human forms also transformed back. Krune then said.

"It is because we are wisps too."

Harj finally showed a surprised expression for the first time!

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"You! You are a wisp?!"

Krune then reverted back to his human form and nodded.

"Yeap. So, of course, I won't use my own race for cultivation."

Harj wondered if he was hallucinating.

'The Sect Master's first disciple is a wisp! How could that be?!'

But Harj soon came back to himself and took a deep breath.

"Alright, bring everyone forward for me to take their information."

As unbelievable as it could be, there is no way that the Sect master doesn't know it, which means that he has a reason for that. Not to mention that since Krune took the first place in the Entrance Exam, he should at least have the necessary talent.

Harj then took everyone's information and was just about to leave when he suddenly started to smell something good. When he turned around to see what it was, he found that that wisp started to cook right there and then. Krune turned his head in his direction and said.

"Hey, come to taste my food too. You will definitely like it!"

At some point, everyone in Krune's house had already sat and were eating his food. As one can expect, Lofa helped him once more, so she was also serving it. Harj couldn't help but wonder just what kind of wisp is that.

"You know that you can ask any of the menial disciples in the sect o bring you any food you want, right?"

Krune then looked at him, excited!

"Really? Where is the kitchen? I'm going to pay a visit there later to learn more recipes!"

Harj mouths twitched. He didn't say that to send the Sect Master's disciple there to learn more recipes! Krune is a wisp to start with, shouldn't his entire focus be on cultivation alone? What if he runs out of life span?!

But it was at this moment that he saw a scene that he never expected to see in his life.

Krune was holding a piece of meat on a fork while he was looking at Harj. Suddenly, an old man who looked more like a beggar appeared by his side and ate it!

"Hum... Quite good, but I prefer saltier."

Krune's heart almost stopped when he heard that voice, he then turned around and saw that his master was there chewing his meat! Yusa and the others also noticed the Sect Master and immediately got up to compliment him. Harj, of course, did the same. Although Lucio really looks like a beggar in those clothes, it doesn't mean that he is dirty. In fact, it would be hard to find a single spec of dust on him. It's just that his clothes... sigh.

"Paying respects to Sect Master."

Lakin, Ruik and the other wisps and demon beast got a fright! Is that the Divine Path Sect's Sect master? Krune had already told them how he looked like, but they didn't believe him when Krune spoke about how he liked to dress. Of course, by watching the reaction of Yusa and everyone else, they were now sure that this beggar is who they are heard about. Everyone immediately complimented the beggar the same way as Arlan, Shinja, and the others.

Of course, everyone except for a single wisp...

Krune looked at his Master chewing his meat, and his eyes narrowed.

"You darn old geezer, that's my meat! Don't eat others'! I made a lot of food anyway, you could have simply asked for some!"

Stealing his food? Even GOD wouldn't be forgiven!

Everyone heard how Krune treated the Sect master, and their hearts almost pulled out through their mouths! Is that how you treat one of the most important existences in the entire western protectorate?! By the way, isn't he your master? Is it really okay to talk with him like that?

Harj's eyes, just like everyone else, were wide open! Except for the wisps without human form, of course. But they too felt like things turned out for worse. Harj even thought to himself.

'This Krune is done for!'

But contrary to everyone's expectations, Lucio didn't do anything.

"Is there a need to be this angry? It is just a piece of meat anyway. But since you offered, I will take some as well."

Krune was still somewhat angry but decided to let it go.

"Hmph! Fine, looking at your starving appearance, it's easy to understand why you wanted it too."

Krune then took a bowl and prepared one for his Master.

"Here. Ao is used to complain that I don't put enough salt, so I always prepare two dishes at the same time, one with more and one with less salt. This one should be to your taste."

The Sect Master then took the bowl and tasted a little.

"Oh! This is much better, your friend is right, you should be able to enjoy this one much more."

But Krune obviously didn't think the same.

"You are wrong! I don't know how you guys like so much salt in the food, it destroys the ingredients taste, after all."

Lucio's eyes narrowed and said.

"Wrong! It is because there is more salt that the food becomes even more enjoyable. Your friend is right in adding more salt."

Krune had gone through a heated discussion about this issue before with Ao, and just like the last time, it also happened with his master.

"Wrong! It's you two that are mistaken."

Lucio's mouth twitched. Is that how someone should answer their master?

"I'm your master, so you should hear what I'm saying!"

Krune also didn't let it go.

"Who forced me to accept you in the first place? First of all, you are my Master in the path of cultivation, and it is obvious that your talent for food isn't the same!"

"How could you say that? Do you know just how many kinds of heavenly and earthly treasures your master had tasted in his 52370 years of life? How dare you question my taste for food?!"

"Over 50 thousand years, and you are still that clueless regarding food? Haha! What a joke!"

"Hmph! It is you who hasn't seen the universe yet, once you experience what I did, you will understand that I'm right! Besides, I, your Master, am always right!"

"When was it that the words right and wrong got swapped? How come I didn't hear about it?"

Everyone looked at that and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Even for Harj, that was definitely the first time he saw the Sect Master arguing to someone. Even Core Elders would only drop their heads and listen without saying a word! In fact, the Sect Master's words themselves could be regarded as gold! After all, he rarely talked to anyone when there wasn't a need for it.

But today, here he was, watching one of the most powerful existences in the universe in a word fight against a Foundation Establishment wisp because of... food! Since when the Sect Master had been so... talkative?

It wasn't before a full ten minutes of arguing that the Sect Master finally said.

"Hmph! Fine, I won't waste my time discussing with a kid like you anymore. Let's eat before it gets cold."

Krune agreed with him.

"You finally said something decent. In the end, food is more important!"

Krune also sat down and kept eating.

Except for Harj, everyone else didn't know the Sect Master that well, so they just agreed that the man wasn't that scary as they thought. Krune didn't know when, but they had all sat down at some point and were eating while looking at the two of them performing a comic show.

Harj couldn't help but think.

'Just what is wrong with this group?'

Krune then remembered something.

"Oh, right! Harj, you haven't eaten yet, come and have a taste too. I made a lot of food, after all."

Harj was already dizzy with everything that happened in front of him today that he didn't even care anymore. He simply sat on by the table as well and served himself. He then took a glance at the Sect Master to see if he would say anything, but the later didn't even notice his presence. He couldn't help but wonder.

'Just how many menial disciples had ever had the chance to have lunch with the Divine Path Sect's Sect Master on the same table?'

While they were eating, Krune turned his head in Lucio's direction and asked.

"By the way, old geezer. Why did you come here? Did you really come just to have a free meal?"

Lucio's spilled some of the soup on his mouth after hearing that.

"Who the hell came to have a free meal? Ah, forget it! I came here just to pass it to you."

Lucio then took out a token and passed it to Krune.

"What is this?"

"This is my token. As long as you have it, it will be the same as if I was the one talking. As long as you use it in the Sect or in any of the Sect's Branches inside our territory, they will immediately recognize it and follow your orders. But remember not to use it for evil, or I will be the Devil himself when I catch you!"

Krune looked at the token but didn't think much about it. He prefers to rely on himself, so long as he doesn't really need it, he won't make use of the token.

After that, everyone just chatted as if nothing had happened. It could be said to be a Krune-effect, so much sh*t happens around him that Ao and the others had already developed some immunity.

The Sect master finished eating and then stod up.

"Alright! I finished what I came to do anyway, so I'm leaving now."

Harj and the others paid their respects again. Lucio nodded and disappeared in thin air, but then, everyone heard his voice coming out of nowhere.

"Tomorrow, I want to barbecue!"

Krune's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but yell.

"You really did come for free food, didn't you?!"

But he got no answer in the end. Krune then sighed and said.

"Forget it, I won't waste my precious time thinking about him anymore."

After that, Ao and the others showered Krune with questions about the Sect Master. Krune felt helpless with all of that but still answered anyway.

As for Harj, he already gave up thinking. He simply checked all the information he had in his communicator and left to finish the process of registering all of Krune's wisps and demon beasts.

Back at the Sect Master's residence, Lucio was talking with one of the protectors of the Sect. As a Sect Master, Lucio didn't have many friends, but this was definitely one of the few. His name was Ojilian Yun, someone he had known over 30 thousand years!

"That wisp is helpless! Does he even understand who he is talking to?! I will make him pay for it later on."

Ojilian sighed and then asked.

"Then why don't you just send him back? It's not like anyone will question your decision anyway. You can say that he wasn't what you expected him to be, and no one will complain about it. He is, after all, a wisp."

Lucio heard that but immediately declined.

"There is no need. If I do that, it will be the same as saying that I'm not capable enough to select a good seed. Where would my face as Sect Master go after that?"

Ojilian then shuddered his shoulders helplessly. But deep inside, he was laughing instead. There are very few who know the Sect Master as well as him, and he couldn't help but think.

'Hmph! Who do you think you are fooling? What a joke! Other than Falanea or me, who would ever dare to argue with you inside our Divine Path Sect? Only the ancestors, perhaps? But this is different, that wisp is nothing more than a kid. Haha! Simply put, he isn't just a well-behaved kid like anyone else would be, and that's what you like in him!'

Of course, he didn't say it loud to save some face for his idiot friend.

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Back at Krune's residence, he started to ask Ao and the others how the Master-Disciple selection turned out. In the end, only Lofa, Tasier, and Yusa didn't get a master, but they still joined the Sect without problems. Krune was especially impressed with the fact that Joty got a Legacy Elder as Master. Of course, Joty isn't here at the moment, it was Yusa who told Krune about that.

Although they could be said to be from the same planet, Joty hasn't really been a part of his group before the test, so they weren't that close to start with.

Yusa also took that chance to share the Spirit Stones they got during the exam, when Krune and Ao saw that, their eyes lit up! They had always been the poorest ones, so the sight of spirit stones always lifted their moods.

The next day, Yusa, Ao, and Shinja suddenly got a message. It was Kassius Ruli, the one responsible for them during this trip to the Divine Path Sect Entrance Exam. Kassius, of course, already knew about the fact that those four passed, which made him feel like he was on heavens!

"Oh, senior! I will guide you, please come to my place."

Kassius nodded, and Krune helped him to take the right route to reach his residence. Although Kassius wasn't a member, Krune or any other one from his group could use their IDs to allow someone to enter the inner Sect. Of course, as long as they don't enter any important place. Krune hasn't got his ID yet, so he used Yusa's one.

After Kassius arrived, he gave Krune and the others a big bear hug! One could totally see how happy he was that even his status as senior didn't matter anymore. That's why the guild put so much effort on Krune, so that he could enter, but who could have thought that not only him, but even the other three also passed?

"Haha! Great! I can't wait to see the face of everyone when I get back to the Makui Planet. Not only is it a good thing for our guild, but this is also great for the entire planet! To think that we had a total of eight contestants passing the test this time around, and the majority came from our Yule Continent Guild! No one will believe when I tell them that."

Krune didn't mind Kassius' mood. The Yule Continent Mercenary Guild had indeed helped him a lot to the point that he couldn't be more grateful. He was more than happy with all the resources it will receive now with him and the others joining the Sect. He also took this opportunity to ask for something.

"Senior, please use some of the resources in the Kaley City mercenary guild and the branch at the Katiu Forest."

Kassius heard that and nodded.

"Don't worry, we would do that even if you didn't ask. Oh right, what about that Solie Clan, I know that they have been helping you, but they also tried to harm you, what is your take on that?"

Krune heard that and pondered a bit.

"Hm... Oh well, just give them something too."

Yusa and Ao did not look surprised at Krune's decision. Kassius then asked why.

"It's true that they tried to harm us in the past, but it was also because of that that we came to have Ao with us. So I guess you can consider it a hidden fortune. Not to mention that after that, they really did everything we asked to them without any complaints."

Kassius nodded and didn't touch on that topic anymore. He then looked at Krune with a serious face.

"I saw during the test, you are a wisp, right?"

Krune nodded, now that he is part of the Divine Path Sect, there is no need to conceal it anymore.

"I believe you can understand why I couldn't show it."

Kassius nodded, even he had to admit that with a Foundation Establishment wisp, he should be able to make a breakthrough as well. Even if his foundation was affected, there is no doubt that it would be worth it depending on the situation. So he agrees that Krune made the right choice in concealing it until now.

"Indeed. Anyway, it doesn't matter anymore. What I want to ask is what you intend to do now that you joined the Sect. As the Sect Master's Disciple, no one in the Makui Planet would defy your orders. You can even say that wisps shall not be hunted anymore, and all the big powers in the Makui Planet will do their best to fulfill your wishes."

Lakin, who was hearing the conversation by the side, immediately came forward.

"Master, this is great! We could even create a country for the wisps to live freely there."

Krune looked at Lakin and the other wisps and sighed.

"Lakin, I know what you want to do, but there is one thing that is bothering me for a long time already. If we take all the wisps always and put them in a safe place, they will be able to live well for a long time. But what will happen if I disappear? The wisps will then become the main target of everyone there, and their safe heaven will be massacred without a doubt."

Kassius heard that and nodded, it seems that he wouldn't need to intervene. Krune then continued.

"After this long, I came to understand one thing. What we need to do is not find a safe place where they can live peacefully, there is no such thing as eternal safety in this universe. So I got to the conclusion that what you, me, and all the wisps need to do is not save the wisp race, but give it them the opportunity to grow strong just like us."

He then continued.

"And such thing as putting then inside a box voided of any danger would be the most idiotic action. The wisps main issue at the moment is the fact that they have no way to cultivate as fast as everyone else. Because of their energy, they end up becoming cultivation resources."

"But think with me, if we discard the fact that they can't cultivate properly, is there any difference between them and the demon beasts or humans? Humans that enter the Danger Zones are there to acquire Demon Beast resources. In exchange, the Demon Beast can also kill the humans for their meat, Dantians, and items that they bring with them. In the end, both humans and demon beasts are also considered cultivation resources. Why is it that they are at the same level? It is because they can at least protect themselves, something that the wisps can't do."

"It is also because of this that they can grow stronger since they have opponents to help temper themselves. So what we need to do is not find a safe place and throw all of the wisps inside. Once more, what we need to do is to find a way to help them grow stronger!"

Lakin and the other wisps felt like they had been enlighted!

'That's right, if Master disappears, then what will happen with the wisps that remained? He could ask the Sect Master to help protect that place, but what about the wisps of other planets? What I want is not to save the wisps that are just in front of me, but all of them!'

But then, he thought about something.

"But Master, if we want the wisps to grow stronger..."

Lakin didn't say anything else since Kassius was also present. But Krune understood that Lakin was thinking about the Myriad Energies Technique. That is the only thing that can help wisps cultivate, but it is also Krune's greatest secret. They had all seen the effect of this cultivation technique in other races too, and although it is isn't as good as it is for wisps, it is still a heaven-defying one.

Not to mention that it is only considering the normal races, Krune still hasn't passed it to a race specialized in the soul like the spiritas. Chances are that they would be able to achieve the same proficiency as them, or maybe go even higher! Krune, of course, knew all of that.

"I know what you are saying, but there is no need to worry. It wasn't just now that I started to think about it anyway."

Krune then looked at Kassius and said.

"Senior, this topic is a little sensitive. Would you mind to give us a minute?"

Kassius didn't mind at all, in the cultivation universe, secrets are common. He then nodded and left the room, Krune asked one of the Lizard Dragons to bring him to somewhere else.

Krune then called two wisps over. Lakin, obviously, knew who they were. Their names were Tira and Juji, two wisps that had also received the Myriad Energies Technique directly from his Master. At the moment, both of them were at the 8th and 9th stage of the Qi Condensation. Juji, especially, was at the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm at the moment.

There was one thing that Lakin always wondered, though. Why did his Master personally teach them? He could simply have asked Lakin, Cassy, or anyone else, and they would have done it for him.

Krune then looked at Tira and Juji and asked.

"How is it, did you find any problem during your cultivation of the new technique?"

New technique? Let alone Lakin, everyone who knew about the Myriad Energies Technique immediately got their attention picked!

Tira was the first one to answer.

"I had no problems, Ancestor. I tried both versions, and they are practically the same. The only difference is that the new version is a little slower at the Spiritual Energy absorption, but not that much. I would say that the difference is between 10% to at most 20%."

Krune nodded and looked at Juji.

"Same thing here, Ancestor. I have been using the new version all along, and I'm confident that it would work even after the breakthrough into the Foundation Establishment."

Yusa couldn't hold herself back anymore and asked.

"Can you please tell us what is happening? I'm about to explode out of curiosity!"

This time, Yusa really did talk on everyone's behalf.

Krune smiled and then called another wisp over, but this wisp hasn't started to cultivate yet. In fact, Krune only knew his name, Bril.

Bril was nervous, that was the first time that the Wisp Ancestor had ever called his name.

Krune then passed a cultivation technique to him, after that, he called all the demon beasts and cultivators there at the moment.

"Here, take this cultivation technique that I prepared and try to cultivate it together with Bril."

Shinja and the others already had an idea about what all of this was about, but they did as Krune asked anyway.

Krune then personally guided Bril during his first time cultivating. With Krune's help, it didn't take long for Bril to create the first Pseudo Energy Meridian. As for all the demon beasts and humans?

"This thing doesn't work, it doesn't matter how I try to guide the spiritual energy, I can't make it take the form of a Pseudo Energy Meridian."

The one who talked was Ruik, the Rainbow Sect leader. Or at least, that was how everyone still treated him.

Shinja then looked at Bril and said.

"So that's what it is about, you created a new version of the Myriad Energies Technique, a version that only works for wisps and no one else."

Those who were still lost finally understood the crux of the issue. Krune then laughed out loud and said.

"I was the one who found about the Myriad Energies Technique true form! So, of course, I can also change it! This technique is basically the same as the real one, just a little worse at gathering Spiritual Energy. Still, it can also create the Spiritual Energy Meridians just like yours, and is very suitable to wisp and wisps only!"

He then showed a proud expression and said.

"I call it, Myriad Wisps Technique!"

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Shinja couldn't help but ask.

"How did you make it work only on wisps?"

Krune heard that and shook his head.

"This is a secret, it's not that I don't trust you and the others, but I prefer to keep this information to myself. Although I don't think someone would be able to find the true form after acquiring this information, I prefer not to take the risk."

Shinja nodded and agreed that it was for the best. As long as only Krune knows how it works, it will be safer for him and the wisps too.

This time, Lakin was the one to ask.

"But Master, if wisps start to cultivate now, wouldn't it bring even more danger to them? After all, they would start to have even more energy, which would bring even more hunters after them."

Krune heard that and started to laugh out loud.

"Do you know why the new version is slightly worse than the new one?"

Lakin and everyone else shook their heads. Krune didn't mind and told them.

"That's because it changes the very structure of the Spiritual Energy of the wisps. As you know, the Spiritual Energy Meridians convert the outside energy into the energy that is compatible with the user. But in fact, it can also convert the users' own Spiritual Energy to something else! This will not change anything for the wisps themselves, they won't get slower, faster, stronger, weaker, more talented, or worse talented. Simply put, it has no meaning for the wisps."

Lakin and the others were amazed.

"How is that possible?"

Krune smiled and said.

"In fact, this was the easiest part to create. Do you know why all the races prefer to use wisps' energy for cultivation? That is because their energy is a lot easier to convert and much faster to absorb than Demon Cores, Dantians, and Spirit Stones. If not for the impurities that profoundly affect one's foundation, wisps could very well be considered the best cultivation resource in the universe!"

"But it is exactly this easily convertible energy that makes it possible for me to use the new technique to alter it. By the time that the wisp finishes creating the nine Pseudo Energy Meridians, their own energy will not be a common wisp's energy anymore."

Suddenly, Dier's eyes lit up! Dier was the wisp who entered the Foundation Establishment with a Tree as Foundation.

"Ancestor, I think I understand already."

Krune smiled and waited for Dier to talk.

"If I'm not wrong, the conversion of Spiritual Energy that Ancestor is talking about is the same that the other races do. When the other races convert the Spiritual Energy for their own use, that energy will enter their Cores or Dantians. Everyone can use Dantians and Demon Cores to cultivate. Still, the difficulty of conversion and absorption between them and wisps is like the difference between heaven and earth. It is not even worth mentioning."

Krune's eyes lit up and said.

"Bravo! Well done, Dier!"

But the others still didn't understand what Dier was talking about. Krune then looked at everyone and said.

"Wait for it, I'm confident that Dier can explain the rest."

Dier was feeling embarrassed with Krune's praises and everyone's eyes on him. Still, he continued to explain.

"Well, what I meant is that after the wisp's energy finishes its conversion at the 9th Pseudo Energy Meridian, it will become the same as Demon Cores and Dantians! It will be a type of energy that has already been converted and can't be absorbed easily anymore. Simply put, whether you use a wisp's core, a demon beast's core, or a dantian, it won't matter. They will all have the same difficulty to be absorbed and converted!"

Clap, clap, clap, clap!

Krune couldn't help but applaud Dier's intelligence.

Finally, everyone understood just what kind of miracle Krune had achieved with the new Myriad Wisps Technique. Lakin was the one most affected by it since he immediately recognized the effects of such a change.

"Amazing! With this, both Demon Beasts and Cultivators will lose their interest in any wisp with high cultivation. After all, it is just the same as killing any human or demon beast for their Dantians and Demon Cores. Considering that wisps are a lot rarer to find than demon beasts and humans, those two will definitely prefer to focus on the other. Wisps, Humans, and Demon Beasts will all have the same standards!"

Krune nodded.

But it was then that Lakin thought about something.

"The only problem is that no one knows about it already, and even if they do, they can't be sure if the wisps they find on the way is a user of Master's technique or not. That means that there will be a need for a lot of wisp sacrifices until stability is reached and the other races give up on them. They won't just believe it because we said that wisps aren't good for cultivation anymore either."

Krune sighed but still nodded.

"Yes, that is the only thing that cannot be avoided. In the end, this is all I can do for the wisps."

Suddenly, a man appeared beside Krune as if he was a ghost.

"Every single race in the universe that reached the top achieved it through a journey of fights and sacrifices. It just means that this is the wisps' time to start their journey too, and there is nothing wrong with that!"

Krune's heart almost stopped there. When he finally noticed who it was, his face immediately changed to dark.

"You darn old geezer! Do you even know how to knock before entering someone's house?"

He was obviously none other than the Sect Master of the Divine Path Sect, Lucio Koffel! Lucio then showed a playful smile at Krune and said.

"I'm the Sect Master, so the entire sect is my home. Obviously, I can enter anywhere I want! Especially my own disciple's house."

Krune's mouth twitched after hearing that, but he knows that it wasn't an important issue at the moment.

"How long have you been there?"

Lucio immediately replied.

"Long enough to know that this Myriad Wisps Technique is nothing more than a worse version of the real thing. I can now understand how so many contestants of such a weak planet like Makui made it into my sect."

Everyone's hearts stopped for a second after what Lucio said that. Krune then took a deep breath and asked.

"So, are you going to force my technique out of them or me?"

Pow!

Krune didn't even see from where it came, but his head was knocked by his Master out of nowhere.

"Hmph! Do you think that me, your Master, would do such an idiot thing? Unless I want to destroy my own Dao Heart, there is no way that I would make such a shameless thing."

Krune couldn't help but comment.

"Said the guy who likes to sneak inside the other's house."

Pow!

Krune head was once more smashed to the point that he even felt dizzy this time.

Lucio then said.

"Enough with that. Like I was saying before, sacrifices are unavoidable when a certain race starts to rise in the ranks. There is nothing wrong with that either. In fact, it is because of those sacrifices that your future Wisp Race protectors will come start to appear."

He then put a serious face and commented.

"My disciple, I can't help but say that your heart is too soft! One day, it will backlash, so you should change it as soon as possible."

Krune, on the other hand, didn't have the least bit of an intention to change.

"Out of the question. If I change the way that I am just because of what you said, would I still be me in the end? I believe that everything I had achieved so far is thanks to who I am and what I've done, so I won't change! Even if I have to die because of it, I won't change!"

Lucio then shook his head, but deep inside, he was smiling.

'Such a strong will!'

Everyone else didn't know what to think about this Master-Disciple relationship, but it was already good enough that the Sect Master wouldn't pry further into the issue.

Lucio then looked at the Krune and the other wisps and said.

"Anyway, this is a good thing for your wisp race. It will probably take hundreds, if not thousands of years until your race gets a foothold in this universe. But that was the same for everyone else, humans included, so there is no need to feel sad because of that."

He then paid attention to Krune and asked.

"By the way, it is already the next day, where is my barbecue?"

Krune didn't want anything else other than kick this guy out, but he knows that such a wish is impossible to realize. He then turned to another one of the Lizard Dragons' siblings and asked to call their brother and Kassius back.

"Wait there, old fart. I was already planning to make some food since Senior Kassius came in today."

Lucio's mouth twitched a little

"Who is the old fart? I should let you know that considering my cultivation level, I am a very young and handsome man."

Krune just shook his hands.

"Yes, yes, very handsome. Now, wait for the food to be ready. Lofa, give me some help here."

Lucio didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Sigh, I should just find another disciple who knows how to respect his master."

Krune heard that, and his eyes immediately lit up!

"Great! Let's go find someone else, I will help you! What about Yusa here? She's quite shameless, just perfect for someone like you."

Yusa heard that and almost fainted. Does Krune want to use her as a sacrifice now?

As for everyone else?

"Pss..."

They were doing their best to hold their laugh. Lucio is the Sect master, after all.

Lucio, obviously, noticed that.

"Hmph! Forget it, if I let you go, you will definitely torment someone else, I couldn't possibly let you do that."

He then sat on the table and started to wait.

Not long after, Kassius came back with the Lizard Dragons.

He noticed the new person in the room, but because of the beggar like appearance, he didn't recognize who it is. In the end, he thought that he is one of the menial disciples. After all, the Sect Master's way of dressing isn't exactly commendable.

Krune noticed that Kassius was back and asked him to sit to eat with them. Kassius wasn't in a hurry anyway, so he accepted. He then sat beside the Sect Master and took a bottle of wine out of his spatial ring.

"Hey there, brother. Want some wine?"

Lucio didn't mind and accepted a glass. Noticing that this 'disciple' was quite friendly, he commented.

"By the way, brother. You should dress better since, at the moment, you look more like a beggar. We are in the Divine Path Sect, after all. Your face might not be that much, but a good set of clothes can transform a man just as much as a woman."

Lucio almost vomited blood this time.

"Your face isn't that much! Your entire family's faces aren't that much!"

Kassius didn't mind the comment, though. As for everyone else, they couldn't help but mentally praise Kassius' guts!

After that, Krune and Lofa served the food once more, and everyone ate and chatted. When they finished, the Sect master finally left.

Kassius noticed that the 'menial disciple' who was beside him until now disappeared, and he couldn't help but ask.

"Where did he go?"

Krune then said.

"Ignore him, my Master likes to have free meals and disappear right after, I decided that I will ignore it too."

Kassius then nodded.

"Oh, I see, your Master."

For a second, Kassius didn't mind Krune's words that much. But suddenly, cold sweat started to appear all over his body.

"Your Master? Krune's Master? The Divine Path Sect's Sect Master? That Master?"

Krune gave a side glance to Kassius and asked.

"Who else would it be other than that old geezer?"

Kassius heard that and... passed out.

Today, Kassius entered to history! He was the first Divine Soul Realm cultivator to say that the Sect Master of the Divine Path Sect is ugly right on his face and survived to tell the story.

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Not long after, Krune got another fright! His Master once again appeared out of nowhere by his side.

"You doing it on purpose, aren't you?"

Lucio smiled and said.

"Oh, only now you noticed?"

Krune was almost exploding, but he took another deep breath and asked.

"What is it now?"

Lucio then said.

"I forgot to take a copy of your new technique for wisps, give me one and I will help you spread it around other planets."

As the Divine Path Sect's Sect Master, such a task was way too easy for him. In fact, it wouldn't even be him who would do the job, he will simply pass it over to one of his subordinates, and they will get it done. Considering the Sect Master's power, it is even easier than lifting a finger.

Krune, of course, was delighted to hear that. In his mind, any other planet other than Makui would be quite complicated to spread the technique. He then immediately sent a copy to his master communicator.

"Let me take a look."

Lucio then started to look into it to see if there was anything out of place. To his surprise, the technique was really well made.

"Oh, that's unexpected, I can't find anything wrong with this technique. I thought that I would need to change at least 99% of it or more before it could be considered usable, but it seems like it won't be necessary."

Krune ignored the sarcasm and said with a proud face.

"That's obvious! It was me who created it, not you."

Lucio also ignored Krune's poking and started to analyze it.

"Let me see if I can deduce the real one out of it."

Krune's mouth twitched, his Master didn't even try to hide his intention at all. Lucio then spent one hour reading and re-reading while making several tests on the spot. Krune noticed that he was really putting effort into it and silently left his Master there. He then helped Kassius, who was in another room, to get up, and passed a copy of the technique to him.

"Senior, this is a technique that I created, which can only be used by Wisps. Can you help me spread it around Makui Planet?"

Kassius was surprised that Krune had something like that. No wonder his cultivation speed was so fast, he created a cultivation technique especially made for wisps! Kassius took a quick look and could tell that the technique was complete. But he couldn't tell why it only worked for wisps. He then tried to cultivate it for a minute and found out that Krune was right. He couldn't get any results out of it.

"So weird, at a first look, there wasn't supposed to be any issues for me to cultivate it. However, once I start, it doesn't matter what I do, I simply can't get to create the first pseudo meridian."

Kassius then looked at Krune and asked.

"Is this thing based on the Myriad Energies Technique?"

Krune nodded.

"Yes, that is the only technique that I know that wisps can use, and it was through its research that I found a way to make the modifications for the wisp race. Other than the wisp race, I doubt any other race would be able to cultivate it. Even if they find a way to do that, the results that they will get will definitely be several times worse than wisps."

Kassius was surprised with that and then nodded.

"Alright, leave it to me. Considering that you are now the Sect Master's disciple, there is a big queue of powers in Makui Planet that would like to curry your favor. They will definitely put the effort to spread it into the Danger Zones and to the wisps there. But have you thought about the consequences of having the wisps rise in cultivation? They will become even more of a target."

Krune nodded.

"I already thought about that, and this is a necessary sacrifice to be made. In fact, this is something that MUST happen in order to make the wisps a strong race in the future."

Kassius nodded and didn't say anything else. With his experience, he could tell that Krune had already thought about this possibility, which means that there is something else behind this technique.

"Alright! I already got all the preparations done to go back to the Makui Planet, and I'm even bringing back a batch of the resources promised to the planets with successful contestants. I can't wait to see Bary's face when I come back. Hahaha!"

Kassius then left that day and started his trip back to the Makui Planet with the contestants that failed. Back at Krune's house, it had already been three hours since the Sect Master started to analyze his wisps technique. Finally, the Lucio came back to himself and sighed.

'What a terrifying wisp, I wonder how Ian would feel if he was still alive. It doesn't matter how I look at it, all I can say is that it used the Myriad Energies Technique as a base, but I can't tell why it only works for wisps at all! Much less deduce the real one from it.'

Still, he was happy to see how talented Krune was. Although he liked Krune, he did indeed care about the fact that Krune is a wisp. Deep down, he was afraid that Krune would run out of life span before arriving at the Divine Path Realm. However, now his confidence in Krune had been boosted quite a lot.

Lucio left the room where he was and found Krune chatting with his companions. Krune soon noticed his Master coming close and immediately asked.

"How is it, did you find anything?"

Lucio shook his head.

"Nope. I can tell that it was made using the Myriad Energies Technique as a foundation. Still, I can't understand why it only works on wisps."

Krune finally let out a sigh of relief and started to laugh.

"See? That's the wisps intelligence power!"

Lucio then showed disdain on his face and said.

"What are you laughing about? You are the Sect Master's disciple! My Disciple! If you couldn't do something as easy as this, you would not be worthy of my teaching."

Krune almost fainted there and then! Easy? Does he know how much effort he put while creating this technique? Still, Krune decided not to rebuke. Otherwise, this guy might take even longer to leave.

"Anyway, just keep your word and help me spread this technique around."

Lucio nodded and then said.

"There is another thing I want you to show me, release your spiritual energy, I want to check its compatibility with mine. It will help me to think about what I should teach you in the future."

Krune didn't mind and did as he was told. Since he got a Master, he might as well make full use of him.

Lucio then released his own Spiritual Energy, just as before, his own was rainbow-like. Krune was now able to see how similar their energy appeared to be, even their rainbow-like hue looked a lot like each other. Of course, the Sect Master's one was who knows how many times more powerful than his own.

Krune then felt his Master Spiritual Energy entering his foundation, which made him try to stop it instinctively. But then, he received a Divine Sense message from his Master.

"Don't stop it, I need to check your entire foundation to see the progress of your Universe Foundation."

But Krune was in a dilemma, Light Spirit is also there, after all. Fortunately, his fears were immediately dispelled by Light Spirit himself.

"What? Do you think this ant can feel my presence? Keep dreaming! Let him do as he likes. I told you before, I can't help you much with anything else other than Tribulation Lightning power. In that case, it will be good if you can get proper guidance."

Krune let out a sigh of relief and immediately fully opened his Universe Foundation for his Master to check it entirely.

Lucio was checking everything when suddenly, he found Krune's Sun! Lucio's heart even stopped for a second when he saw that. That is something which would need Chaos Energy to be created! Lucio, of course, immediately asked Krune how he did that.

"Oh! That's quite simple. I noticed that my Tribulation Lightning power wasn't as pure as the Heavenly Tribulation itself, so I used my friend's Heavenly Tribulation to clean it. The result is that the impurities that came out were only bad for the Tribulation Lightning power itself, not to me. When I tried to use it, I also noticed that that energy was easily changeable. Then I had an idea, why don't I try to create a Sun for my Universe Foundation? After I gathered all of it together, compressed it with Spiritual Energy, and gave a good kick with Tribulation Lightning, the sun was born."

Krune didn't say the words 'chaos energy' even once, he only mentioned that as a type of energy as if he didn't know what it was. Everything so that he could conceal Light Spirit's existence.

Lucio's mouth twitched. Gave it a good kick? Who would use Tribulation Lightning to kick something? But that wasn't important at the moment.

"Does it mean that you can get more of that energy?"

Krune nodded and shook his head right after.

"Although I can still get some, it won't be that much."

With Lucio's experience, he didn't need Krune to tell him the rest.

"The first impurities cleaning was the one where you got the most of it out. You still have impurities in your Tribulation Lightning power, but not even close as much as you had the first time, am I right?"

Krune was impressed that his Master understood everything so quickly.

"Seems like you aren't the Sect Master for nothing."

Pow!

This time, Lucio couldn't hold himself and gave Krune another hit on the head, which made Krune feel dizzy all over.

"Anyway, I have a rough understanding of your foundation and flaws at the moment. The reason that I asked you a week was so that I could devise the right way to teach you, and this check just now will help with it. I'm leaving now, don't waste all your time eating and cultivate a little too, you are just about to enter the Core Formation Realm, after all."

Krune nodded, and then Lucio left right after. Krune couldn't help but be a little excited since his Master said that he found flaws in his cultivation. That means that his Master could really guide him further!

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Krune spent the last night cultivating and decided to leave the next day to take a look around the sect. Lakin and everyone else had already taken their own IDs and could walk around the Outer and Inner Sect too. The wisps wouldn't need to be afraid of anyone attacking them here, so almost every single one of them was out at the moment.

Lakin immediately left to go find where Cassy was, Dier had stayed with Ao's batch, so he wasn't there to start with. Krune noticed that there wasn't anything better to do and also left to take a look around. After checking the information about the facilities available for Inner Sect disciples, Krune decided to pass by the Cultivation Rooms first.

The cultivation rooms of the Inner Sect had Spiritual Energy Gathering Formations at the Nine Silver Stars level, which was impressive for someone Like Krune. The best one he found before was in the Mercenary Guild Headquarters in Yule Continent, and that one was still at the normal Stars level.

When Krune arrived at the facility, he noticed that he needed to pay Divine Merit Points for the time of use. One hour costs 100 Merit Points, and he has 2000 at the moment, which is the number that all Inner Sect Disciples who join for the first time have. Although he didn't have much, he still decided to pay for an hour to see how good it was.

The menial disciple responsible for taking care of the counter noticed Krune approaching and got a fright!

"The Sect Master's Disciple!"

Everyone around heard the menial disciple words and immediately looked over.

"So that is the Sect Master's very first disciple."

"I wonder why the Sect Master would accept a wisp as a disciple, though."

"At first, I thought it was a mistake, but two days had already passed, and nothing changed. That means that the Sect Master really selected him."

Krune could hear all the voices around him and sighed. That's why he didn't want to be the Sect Master's disciple. Still, now it was too late to care about that.

He then entered the room and started to cultivate so that he could see the difference. Suddenly, Krune's eyes lit up!

"Unbelievable! Cultivating inside here is the same as if I use Rank Five Spirit Stones without stop! Although it is a Nine Silver Stars Formation, it doesn't change the fact that it is still at the Silver level. I wonder just how good are the ones at the Gold Stars level. From what I found in the Sect's network, Gold Stars Formations are only available for Core and Legacy Disciples, though."

Krune already checked what was necessary to enter the Core Sect.

First, one had to be at least in the Core Formation Stage, anyone below that, even the Sect Master's disciple himself, wouldn't be allowed to enter.

Second, there is another exam that happens every year for the Inner Sect Core Formation Realm cultivators to take. If they pass, they can enter the Core Sect. Still, it wasn't easy.

The number that was accepted every year wasn't anything higher than 20 or 30 contestants. Don't think that this number is anything significant. One must remember that every ten years, a big batch of Inner Sect disciples join the Divine Path Sect. The proportion of Inner and Core disciple is only around 1/100, which means that the Inner Sect has at least 100 times more disciples than the Core.

Krune used every single second available to him to cultivate so that he wouldn't lose his points for nothing. When he left his room, he felt that there were even more people and demon beasts here now, and all of them were looking at him. Krune pretended that it wasn't his problem and decided to go to the next place.

After taking a teleport formation, he arrived at the Cultivation Pavillion, a gigantic building with hundreds of thousands of cultivation techniques, skills, and even some forbidden arts and soul cultivation techniques. Compared to this place, the old Rainbow Sect dimension Books Hall looked more like a small hut.

Once again, everyone present there at the moment noticed his presence, and soon, a crowd formed around Krune. He then arrived at the counter and paid 500 merit points, which would give him the chance to look through the techniques available for one hour too. After entering a private room, Krune activated the monitor in front of him and noticed that it had several filters.

One of the filters even considered the race that the disciple was from, which immediately picked Krune's attention.

"Could it be that it has wisps included?"

Krune then started to look for the wisps in that filter, and sure enough, the wisp race was also listed there.

"Does it mean that the Divine Path Sect has cultivation techniques suited for wisps too?"

Krune then immediately selected 'search,' and just a second later, three options appeared for him. The very first one made his mouth twitch a little, though.

Myriad Wisps Technique, by Krune.

"That old geezer is quite fast, isn't he?"

The other two options were.

Myriad Energies Technique, the common one, of course.

and...

Soon to Die Wisp Technique, by Ian.

Krune couldn't help but think that the name was very well fit for wisps. They have small life spans, after all. However, that wasn't the reason why this technique was called like this.

At the same time, the news that Lucio Koffel got his very first disciple spread like wildfire! Soon, images of Krune's appearance and recordings of his achievements in the Entrance Exam started to circulate in the entire sect. It didn't take long for the news to leave the planet and spread around the Divine Path Sect's territory.

It wasn't only there, though. The other three big powers received the news even faster than some of the top-ranked planets in the Divine Path Sect's territory.

Wang Planet, Wang Clan's main residence.

A 15 to 16 years old girl was looking through some information in their territory network when suddenly, someone knocked on her door.

"Come in."

Soon after, a man came in and approached the girl. She then stopped what she was doing and looked at the man.

"Uncle Feng, is there something?"

Uncle Feng then sighed and said.

"It's not like you don't know why I came here, right, Feifei?"

The girl was obviously Wang Feifei. It had been around 6 years since she met Krune back in the Makui Planet, and she had turned into a beautiful lady since then. The number of suitors that came to the Wang Clan to try to strike a marriage with her couldn't even be counted in the hundreds anymore. Still, Feifei refused every single one of them.

Her father, the Wang Clan's Clan Master, was starting to feel a little helpless already. It seemed like that it doesn't matter who it was, Feifei didn't show any interest in them.

Of course, the Wang Clan's Master had no intention what so ever of giving Feifei away to any other power. Those who came to propose had to agree to one absolute condition. They will be the ones marrying into the Wang Clan, not the other way around. Still, the number of suitors only increased, and they were all geniuses from powers inside the Wang Clan's territory. Having a direct connection with the Wang Clan would not be bad for anyone, even if they have to lose an heir.

Feifei immediately got up excited and said.

"I know that it is something about Krune since it is around the time for the Divine Path Sect Entrance Exam. But like I said before, I can't see anything about him, so I can't tell what happened! That is one of the very few things that still makes me excited to find about. I'm very curious to know what happened in the Exam. So stop beating around the bunch and tell me already!"

Uncle Fend could see the happiness on her face and sighed. Feifei basically couldn't get excited like any other person about what would happen in the future since she could more or less see it. So it was very rare to see her this way.

Uncle Feng then used his communicator and connected to the room's monitor. After that, it started to play the entire Exam of the Divine Path Sect. The Exam was basically available for anyone with enough power, and the Wang Clan was obviously one of them. Feifei watched the entire process as if she was a kid who got a new toy. Of course, the images passing on the monitor were playing at 100 times faster than the normal speed. But Feifei had cultivation high enough to see it without missing anything.

But there was a point were her happy smile immediately disappeared. It was when she found Lofa, of course! Krune is as good as a door when it comes to things like Love, but Feifei is obviously different, so she noticed that at first glance.

"Who is she?! What does she want with MY Krune?!"

Because Lofa was closely related to Krune, Feifei also couldn't see much about her. This situation is even worse for Ao, Yusa, and Shinja, who had been with Krune for the longest. She also can't see anything about those three.

Uncle Feng then accessed a few more information in his communicator. He then told Feifei about Lofa's identity and everything else available at the moment.

"Hmph! That won't do, I need to act before it is too late!"

Uncle Feng got puzzled, though.

"Are you going to get someone to kill her?"

Feifei looked at uncle Feng as if she was looking at an idiot.

"Isn't that the same as saying that I'm not her match? That won't do, my pride as a woman won't forgive anyone who tries to do something like that to help me! Krune has his promise with me, but only the three of us know about that. No, wait! Maybe his friends know about it too, including that Lofa! Still, they probably don't take it very seriously due to my identity."

Uncle Feng pretended that he didn't hear and looked away.

Feifei then started to ponder about what she should do. But in the end, she decided to watch the rest of the recordings of what happened in the Divine Path Sect Entrance Exam. She would think about it when she was done with all the information.

Finally, it came the time where Krune left the Illusion Realm and was accepted as the Sect Master's disciple. Feifei saw how unwilling Krune was when that happened and started to laugh out loud.

"Hahahaha! So funny! Who in the entire Divine Path Sect territory would be unwilling to be the Sect Master's disciple? Indeed, my Krune is the best!"

But it was then that Feifei's eyes lit up! Uncle Feng saw that and felt a chill on his back.

"Wait, you couldn't possibly..."

Before Uncle Feng could even finish talking, Feifei had already dashed out of the room. Poor Krune, he is still unaware of the storm that is coming his way!

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The Wang Clan has a tradition that has lasted from the times where they weren't even part of the Big Four. Every single girl and boy who is born into the clan is given a seal called Wang's Mark. That mark itself doesn't have any power, can't help with cultivation, nor be sold since it only has value for the Wang Clan.

Once a woman or man is going to marry, they give their mark to the one they love. Once it is done, it is determined that they will stay together until the day of their deaths. But that only happens after the marriage is concluded. Before that, the mark only represents the girl's or boy's intention of marriage and can be retrieved before it happens. One case would be the partner's betrayal or death, for example.

Back then, it was exactly this mark that Feifei gave to Krune. Feifei was totally serious when she said that she wanted him to marry her. Different from Krune's belief, Feifei had never thought of it as a kid's harshness or anything. She was really looking forward to the day it happens and had been even secretly observing Krune's path so far.

The problem is that Feifei is way too important to the Wang Clan at the moment, so they couldn't allow her to be married outside. In fact, the elders of the clan had even discussed if they should not let Feifei marry at all! But in the end, the tradition was still more important for the clan than Feifei's power. Even if she was a boy, it would still be the same. The Wang Clan is a Clan where both men and women have the same status. It is so true that the Wang Clan's strongest ancestor just so happens to be a woman.

While Feifei was running in the direction of her father's room, Uncle Feng appeared in front of her.

"Wait, wait, wait! If you tell that you left your mark with him, your father will do everything he can to get him killed. He is still a Foundation Establishment cultivator, there is no way he can survive such a pursuit."

There is no way that Feifei could be faster than Old Feng, so he was able to stop her just a second after she left. Feifei looked at Uncle Feng with an angry face.

"But..."

Uncle Feng didn't give any chances.

"It doesn't matter if he is now the Sect Master's disciple or not, he will, sooner or later, leave the sect for missions. At that time, if your father sends a Soul Forging Realm or above to take care of him, Krune will probably not survive at all. Is it what you want? Also, he is a wisp, it will be even more of a reason for your father to get rid of him."

Feifei dropped her head and nodded.

"But it won't take long for him to notice that I gave it away."

Uncle Feng just shook his head.

"Just keep refusing everyone, if he tries to force the issue, just pretend something like you prefer to kill yourself or whatever. As long as you don't accept any suitor, no one will ask you to give your mark to them."

But there was still one problem.

"Then what about that Lofa? What if she takes my Krune away?"

Uncle Feng felt a headache. If he could, he would just send someone to take care of her and get done with it. But Feifei will never accept such an outcome, and there is no way he can do it on the shadows either. Feifei will find out the moment he decides to go ahead with this plan, after all.

As Uncle Feng can see it, there are two big issues about Krune.

First, Krune is the Divine Path Sect's Sect Master's disciple. So there is no way that that old foggy will allow Krune to be married into the Wang Clan. Not to mention that Krune is his very first disciple. Now that Uncle Feng thinks about it, he couldn't help but wonder why Feifei decided to meet the Sect Master 6 years ago. Things got more complicated now because of that.

Second, Krune is a wisp! It doesn't matter how talented, powerful, intelligent, or whatever he is. As long as he doesn't achieve the Divine Path Realm, his life span will always be an issue. No one in the clan would ever accept him even if Lucio agrees with letting him marry into the Wang Clan.

After pondering for a moment, Uncle Feng remembered something.

"Oh, that's right! The exchange program."

Feifei looked puzzled at Uncle Feng.

"What is that?"

Uncle Feng then explained.

"This is a program where the big four send 3 geniuses to train with the other powers. Three genius for each power. It extends for one year, and during this time, the geniuses would go through the missions, training, study, and all the things that a real member of that power should have."

Feifei's eyes immediately lit up! She had never cared much about the big four relationships, so she didn't know about that before. But now, she couldn't be more interested!

"When will it happen?"

Uncle Feng checked his communicator and then answered.

"Three months from now. You should use this time to convince your father that you want to go, though."

Feifei then showed a playful smile and said.

"That will be easy!"

In a living room somewhere inside the Wang Clan's main residence, a man was brewing some tea to pass the time. He had long hair and looked quite young. Of course, it was due to his cultivation. In fact, he could be called anything but young. His name was Wang Xin, the actual Wang Clan's Head!

Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door.

"Come in."

The one who came was obviously Feifei.

"Father, I have a request to make."

Xin was a little surprised that his daughter came to ask something directly to him. Usually, she just had to pass the order, and the Wang Clan's subordinates would do it for her. Since she came here by herself, it is probably something important. His eyes then immediately lit up!

"Could it be that you finally found someone you liked?"

Feifei didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"That's not it, I came here because I want to enter the exchange program between the big four that will happen in three months. To be more specific, it has to be the Divine Path Sect."

Xin's eyes narrowed. He didn't expect that Feifei would ask something like that. He then started to wonder why she would want something like that. It is not like Feifei never goes out or visit the other big four powers. In fact, she likes to travel quite a lot. That is also why Uncle Feng was put in charge of her protection. With him there, there is almost no one who could offer any danger to her. Even if the situation turns serious, Feng probably would still be able to scape with Feifei in the worst case.

"Why is that? Is there something special about the Divine Path Sect?"

Xin, as Feifei's father, of course, knew about her special status and her abilities. In fact, the rumors that have been going around are not accurate at all! The other powers believe that Feifei might a Heavenly Major Core, but that is incorrect!

Feifei then put a serious face and nodded.

"I don't know, but it is probably the case, that's what my Core is telling me."

Xin was surprised by that.

"You can't see what it is about?"

Feifei shook her head.

"I can't, all I know is that I must go there, and the exchange program just so happens to be a perfect excuse."

The Wang Clan's had relied on Feifei's power of foreseeing several times already, and they avoided quite a few problems because of that. Her Major Core is different from the Destiny Major Core, it is a lot more developed. But there is one thing that they are sure about, Feifei's Major Core is not the Heavenly Major Core either. It looked more like a new version of the Destiny Major Core instead.

Some of the elders believe that Feifei's Core is evolving into the Heavenly Core at the moment because of that. Others refuse that hypothesis since it is said that a Heavenly Core is born from a normal Major Core. However, Feifei's Major Core was already like that when it was formed. At first, they thought it to be a Destiny Core since she had the power of Divination. But later, they started to wonder if it was really the case.

As mentioned before, to pry into the secret of the heavens is to go against it, so backlashes are unavoidable, even Destiny Core owners are no exception. Those who practice Divination have to look into Destiny Energy and make their calculations based on that. The heavens, of course, hates it! So that's where the backlashes come from, it is nothing more than heavenly retribution.

But Feifei's condition is different! The heavens... can't see her! It doesn't matter how much she reads the Destiny Energy, the heavens had never caused a backlash to happen to her. Feifei even gave her Major Core a name, the Ultimate Destiny Core. Of course, she was the only one who liked to call it like that.

That was also the reason why Feifei loved Krune so much. Every single existence in the Universe causes the Destiny Energy to move, by reading that movement, Feifei can see everything about them. But Krune is totally different! It is as if it doesn't matter what he does, the Destiny Energy never moves when he takes action, which means that Krune is just like herself!

If you want to find anything about Krune with Destiny Energy, you will need to read the movements of Destiny Energy caused by the things around him. For example, his friends or the aperture of the Rainbow Sect back then. But because Krune's group had been staying with him for so long, even they are starting to be affected by Krune's ability.

Xin pondered a bit about the issue. So far, Feifei hadn't been mistaken about her predictions, so he quite trusted her a lot. After considering that Feng would still be protecting her during this exchange program, Xin decided to accept her request. Not to mention that she would be the responsibility of the Divine Path Sect. Lucio Koffel would make sure that nothing happened to her to avoid any friction between their two powers.

Still, Xin couldn't help but remember a few things that happened in the past between him and Lucio too. But then he only sighed and said.

"Very well, I allow you to go to this exchange program. But be sure to be careful, we still don't know if your Major Core is really fail-proof or not."

Feifei then nodded and left.

After she got back to her room, she started to jump around out of happiness, which made Uncle Fend sigh again. Everything that Feifei told her father was, of course, a bunch of lies! She just wanted to go there to protect what was her's! With Lofa's existence, she couldn't wait for Krune to come anymore.

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Back at the Divine path Sect, Krune was looking through Ian's technique. But after reading it for some time, his expression changed to amazement!

"This is crazy! Did he have a death wish?"

It turned out that Ian's technique was nothing more than suicide in Krune's eyes. Ian relied on the power of the wisp's Soul to cultivate! Simply put, he burnt away his own Soul in order to achieve faster cultivation and make breakthroughs. From the information that Krune got in the Cultivation Pavilion, Ian was still able to reach the Divine Soul Realm, though.

"How the hell did he do that? He should have died way before the Core Formation Realm, let alone Divine Soul."

But then, Krune thought about a possibility. Some treasures allow one's Soul de recover from injuries. The pills that Krune made with Dragon Essence Liquid are a good example. Perhaps, by using several of those types of treasures in a roll, he was able to cultivate all the way to the Divine Soul Realm.

Still, Krune also understood why Ian stopped at this Realm.

First, those kinds of cultivation resources are extremely rare and expensive. One can see that when they think how Elder Loni, who is at the Void Breaking Realm, reacted when Elder Mirian betted the Dragon Essence Liquid.

Second, it doesn't matter what kind of treasure or cultivation resource it is, it will lose its effects if one uses it too much.

Probably, Ian had bumped into some kind of inheritance and miraculously didn't die there. That place most likely had a lot of Soul related items that Ian used for his cultivation.

In the end, when those treasures finally lost their effect or Ian ran out of them, he lost the ability to cultivate further. That led him to his death when his life span ended. Still, Krune thought that this cultivation technique could come in hand in the future. If there comes a day when he must immediately make a breakthrough, he might use it at the moment to achieve that.

"Still, it is good to know that there has been a wisp that went this far on the cultivation path."

Krune then visited some other places while ignoring all the attention and returned to his house in the Inner Sect. He wanted to take a mission to get more points to use the gathering formation. Still, he already had a lot of spirit stones from the Entrance Exam, so he decided to use them first.

Soon, one week went by, and Krune finally was called over by the Sect Master. When he arrived there, he noticed that there was another person there too. He then entered Lucio's residence and arrived at the cultivation room.

Lucio then looked at Krune and asked that person to check him.

This person was one of the Sect Master's friends, Falanea. But there is one more thing, she is also a Destiny Core owner! She then sat down and concentrated on Krune, who was in front of her. Krune had no idea about what was happening, but since it was his Master who asked for that, he just let she does as she pleased.

Lucio then looked at Krune and said.

"Alright, just ignore her for now. I will now pass you an elemental regulation technique that I devised especially for you. From what I could see last time, the main issue in your cultivation at the moment is the fact that you can control all elements. Because of that, your Spiritual Energy is very similar to mine, it has several colors just like a rainbow. It turns out that they are not in perfect harmony, try to bring your Spiritual energy out and send it in a straight line."

Krune nodded and did as he was told.

Krune's spiritual energy then flowed out, and he commanded it to move as Lucio asked. Just as expected, it had several colors, as always. Lucio then did exactly the same and sent his own rainbow-like spiritual energy in a straight line. He then looked at Krune and asked.

"Can you see the difference?"

Krune hadn't paid attention to it before, but now that his Master told him, he could indeed see the difference. His spiritual energy colors looked like they were fighting to see which one would appear the most, and lightning had the biggest advantage. However, his Master's spiritual energy colors seemed to be moving in synch. The colors appeared one after another for the exact same time. It felt like the previous color gave its place for the next one willingly.

Because of that, his Master Spiritual Energy Line was very straight without any bumps or deformations. But what about his one? After seeing his Master Spiritual Energy Line, Krune wondered if he could even call his own a line at all! It was flooded with flaws all the way, and it could be called anything but straight, it was more like a random colored cloud.

"This... I always thought that my Spiritual Energy control was the best it could be, but compared to yours, I'm even ashamed to show it now."

Lucio heard that and laughed out loud.

"There is no need for you to worry, it is extremely normal for something like this to happen. You are still in the Foundation Establishment Realm, after all. You probably can feel how much smoother and easy to control my Spiritual Energy is to control, right?"

Krune nodded, and then Lucio continued to speak.

"I might as well tell you that I also have an Elemental Core, it's just that I don't use Tribulation Lightning. But forget about the Tribulation Lightning for now. Let's take other cultivators and demon beasts as an example."

"Once you arrive at the Core Formation Realm, depending on your talent, you wouldn't have a problem to control all five elements at the same time. Even if you aren't that talented, as long as you enter the Divine Soul Realm, it will definitely happen. At that point, using five elements at the same time will not be an issue."

"Still, there are elements which those cultivators and demon beasts are better at and others that they aren't. Because of that, they will focus on what they are good and leave the ones they are bad on the side, that's the common sense in the cultivation universe. But for us, Elemental Core Owners, we are good at all of them. Of course, there are exceptions for this rule out there, but let's not talk about it now."

"The technique that I'm passing to you will help regulate the interaction between the different elements present in your spiritual energy. At first, you won't feel too much of a difference, but it will present itself when you arrive at the Divine Soul Realm. At that Realm, you will come to understand just how harmful your actual control would be for your future progress."

Krune nodded, and for the first time, he acted as a real disciple. He could see that his Master was taking this teaching very seriously too. Krune then bowed and said.

"Yes, Master."

Lucio nodded and then pressed his finger on Krune's forehead. But suddenly, his eyes narrowed. Krune was a little puzzled but kept waiting anyway, only after a few seconds did Lucio finally remember.

"Oh, right! Your Soul is not inside your head like the other races but inside your outer Core. Open your foundation for me again, I will send this Spiritual Energy Regulation Technique directly into your Soul."

Krune finally understood why his Master did that and couldn't help but laugh a little. He then opened his foundation like the last time and let his Master's spiritual energy enter. Soon, that foreign Spiritual Energy reached his Planet foundation and sipped in until it arrived at the Planet's Core. It then touched Krune's Soul, and he could feel a stream of information flowing inside his mind. A few seconds later, that foreign Spiritual Energy disappeared as if it had never been there.

Krune then went through all the new information in his head and immediately started to operate the regulation technique. Lucio looked at that and nodded.

"In fact, I wanted you to practice my own regulation technique, but after what I saw in your foundation, I had to change it a little. The reason is that your Tribulation Lightning had boosted your control over the Lightning Element a lot more than the other elements. My technique took into consideration the fact that all Elements operate similarly, and your Lighting Element obviously isn't like that. But now it shouldn't give you any problems."

While Krune heard his Master talking, he continued to operate the technique. Soon, he noticed that it would be anything but easy.

"It's quite hard."

Lucio nodded.

"It is! I took over a month back then to get a basic grasp over this regulation technique, so don't worry about it, take your time and ask anything you want."

This was the first time that Krune felt like the old geezer wasn't that bad. At least, he really played his Master role very well.

A few hours passed, and Krune had stopped to ask questions quite a few times. Lucio then answered every single one of them to the best of his abilities, which helped Krune a lot during his training. The time continued to flow and night finally came, Lucio then noticed that it was getting late and decided to stop the practice for the day.

"Alright, that should be enough for today. Go back to your home and keep the practice up. Also, I believe that with your Soul Power, you should have no problem with splitting your mind in two to do two things at the same time. The regulation technique is different from cultivating, so there is no problem if you want to do both at the same time. In fact, it will even help you since you can see what happens when new Spiritual Energy arrives inside your foundation and the differences that it causes."

Krune nodded and stood up, after that he complimented his Master and went back to his residence.

After Krune left, Lucio turned to Falanea and asked.

"How was it?"

She then shook her head.

"It was the same thing, it doesn't matter what he does, the Destiny Energy around him simply doesn't move at all! It is as if he wasn't even here, the Destiny Energy can't feel his presence. He is the same as that Girl called Feifei from the Wang Clan. You are sure that his Core is an Elemental Core, right?"

Lucio nodded.

"Although his Core had Tribulation Lightning revolving inside, I'm absolutely sure that it is an Elemental Core."

Lucio then pondered a bit and said.

"But it looked a little different, not because of the Tribulation Lightning, but something else. If I tried to guess, I would say that his Elemental Core is a lot more developed than mine was in his cultivation realm. It looks like it is much better at the elements' control. How can I say it? It is as if it is a new version of an Elemental Core."

Falanea then took a deep breath and said.

"Then we should rethink that rumors that Feifei has a Heavenly Core, it might not be precisely that."

Lucio nodded and thought about that time when Feifei's spaceship stopped his own. Now he understands what that Girl found to be so interesting about Krune, maybe, they are the same!

'Well, I already accepted him as my disciple. So I'm sorry, but I'm not giving away now that you presented him to me.'

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Unaware of his Master's conversation with Falanea, Krune returned to his place to keep practicing the Elemental Regulation Technique. At the same time, he did as his Master said and divided his focus to cultivate at the same time. Sure enough, cultivating at the same time allowed him to see the difference that new spiritual energy caused to the existing one. This helped him to comprehend it even further.

'I'm at the 9th stage and close to the peak, I should use this time to reinforce my foundation even further and get ready for the Core Formation Realm Breakthrough.'

Krune still had a lot of Spiritual Stones from the Entrance Exam, so he spent some time at home doing both things. As for everyone else, they also were training and receiving guidance from their own Masters. Of course, different from Krune, his friends' Masters had several other disciples. So they had to get divided attention, and sometimes their Masters would teach a lot of their disciples together.

Time passed, and soon, a month went by. During this time, everyone improved by leaps and bounds. There is a limit to how much Krune could help with his Elemental Irises, and it couldn't replace the knowledge accumulated by the Divine Path Sect over the ages it had been here.

There was another thing, Krune decided to pass his Myriad Energies Technique for both Lofa and Tasier too. When they heard about it, they were amazed by this information. The most common cultivation technique of all times turned out to be this heaven-defying! Lofa and Tasier didn't have any reason not to believe Krune, so they immediately started to cultivate it.

Of course, they had just started, and both of them had backgrounds before, so they didn't need to create the pseudo meridians before. Because of that, considering the time that Ao and the others took to create all nine, Krune expects that they won't be over with it before a few months have passed.

Talking about the Spiritual Energy Meridians, there was one thing that puzzled Krune. Shinja had finally got enough spirit stones to create all Nine Spiritual Energy Meridians. Still, contrary to what happened to krune, her ones did not evolve into the same Elemental Meridians as his. Instead, her Meridians became transparent, just like Water. (Water is not blue, just so that you know)

Shinja then showed it to everyone, which surprised Krune to no end. Still, there was something more to that, Krune could also see a few spots of blue on them. Shinja then said.

"As you know, I specialize in Water, Ice, and Lightning. But Ice is still a branch element of Water. In a certain way, I'm still only using two elements, even though it can be considered three. The blue light spots on my Spiritual Meridians give me the feeling of Lightning Element."

Krune was already expecting that answer.

"I see, so the elements you best at will also determine what kind of Elemental Meridians you will have. I should have thought about this possibility before. Still, it is good to see that the Meridians that you guys have can also evolve into the next stage."

It was then that Krune remembered something.

"Oh, right! After your Meridians evolved, did they Breakthrough Space and connected to the Elemental Source Energy?"

Shinja nodded.

"Yes, such a thing did really happen. But according to what you told me, there is one thing different from my Meridians and yours. My Elemental Meridians did indeed connect to the Elemental Source Energy and absorbed its energy to evolve. But I could feel that they were absorbing a lot more Water Energy Source than the rest, Lightning was the second. As for the rest, they were being absorbed as well, but just a tiny bit of each one."

One must know that Elemental Source Energy is composed of all elements. In fact, it also has other elements like Light and Darkness. But Krune was not able to absorb those either.

"I see, tell me one thing. When you convert Spiritual Energy into Elemental Source Energy for cultivation, Is that Energy also mainly composed of Water and Lightning?"

Shinja smiled and immediately nodded.

"Yes. I still get other elements like fire, earth, and wind. But it is just like my Elemental Meridians. They can't comparate to the amount of Water and Lightning Elements."

Krune finally understood.

"Then I believe there is nothing wrong with it. The Elemental Meridians will evolve according to your own traits. If it had become a Rainbow-Like Meridians just like mine, they would give you a lot of Fire, Earth, and Wind Elements, which would be of little use to your cultivation."

Shinja nodded and agreed with what Krune explained.

Krune then asked.

"Talking about cultivation, Core Formation Realm needs Elemental Source Energy to raise their cultivation. Because I'm in the Foundation Establishment, the amount of Elemental Source Energy that my Elemental Meridians convert is very small. How much Spiritual Energy your meridians automatically convert into Elemental Source Energy? I believe it will be different since you are already at the Core Formation Realm."

Shinja nodded and then said.

"I haven't tried to cultivate after my Meridians evolved, so I don't know yet. I wanted to talk to you guys first before trying anything, so let me try it now."

Shinja then took out a few Spirit Stones and placed them around. After that, she started to cultivate. As mentioned before, the Core Formation Realm and above need to convert Spiritual Energy into Elemental Source Energy to raise their cultivations. Shinja concentrated at it to see how much Elemental Source Energy would be delivered before she had to convert the Spiritual Energy. Thirty minutes later, she finally opened her eyes, and veryone could see that she looked quite happy.

"Impressive! The Elemental Meridians converted around 30% of the Spiritual Energy into Elemental Source Energy before it arrived into my Dantian!"

Krune and everyone else's eyes lit up at that moment.

Don't look down on 30% of converstion. Krune's Elemental Meridians can't even convert 10% while in the Foundation Establishment Realm! That was not all! If around 30% of the Spiritual Energy is converted straight away, it means that the cultivation time can be reduced in about 1/3! You only need to cultivate for 16 hours to achieve the same results as an entire day of cultivation! That's is even more heaven-defying!

After they learned that, everyone was ecstatic! Yusa then immediately bid farewell and returned to her own residence. She had already entered the Core Formation Realm and opened 8 Spiritual Energy Meridians in total. As mentioned before, Yusa had to stop at the 6 Meridians because her Foundation Establishment Dantian couldn't support 9 of them. But after the Breakthrough, it had finally got strong enough to support the rest! So she wanted to finish her last one to get her own Elemental Meridians.

Ao and the others were also hyped by that information and returned to their own residences to cultivate. Arlan, Ao, Lofa, and Tasier were all at the Peak of the Foundation Establishment, so they only needed to reinforce their cultivations and get ready for the Heavenly Tribulation.

A few hours after everyone left, Krune received a Message from his Master.

"One month has gone by, come to my residence for me to check your progress."

Krune immediately got excited, he can finally show the fruits of his effort!

After arriving there, Krune went directly to his Master's Cultivation room.

"You are here. So how was it? Did you get a basic grasp of my technique? This technique could be said to have four stages, fundamental, Intermediate, Advanced, and Peak. In my time, I only took one month to achieve the Fundamental Stage, so I hope you haven't disappointed me."

Lucio's expression showed a lot of pride while saying those words. At that time, when he got this technique from his Master, even his Master was surprised by his speed.

Krune noticed his Master smug face and snorted.

"You old geezer, you took an entire month to get to the fundamental stage? Sigh... I wonder if you are really worthy of being my Master at all. It only took me one week to get there."

Lucio almost vomited blood after that. One week? Are you kidding me? But before he could retort, Krune had already sent the same Spiritual Energy Line again. When Lucio saw that, his mouth twitched. Although it wasn't even close to his, it was evident that Krune had really achieved the fundamental stage! In fact, Lucio could see that Krune is very close to entering the intermediate stage too!

"Cough, cough. As expected of my first disciple, if you couldn't do this much, Master would be disappointed."

This time it was Krune that almost fainted!

"What you mean this much? I practiced it like there was no tomorrow! Couldn't you give a little bit of praise here? I smashed your previous time record to the ground, after all!"

Lucio heard that and almost exploded.

"Why must you say smashed? Can't you be more delicate about it?"

Once again, they started to bicker at each other, and it wasn't before a full 20 minutes had gone by that they finally got tired about that.

"Alright, enough already! Since you are doing this well with your practice, we can enter the next topic."

Krune also stopped and asked.

"What next topic?"

Lucio looked at him with a serious face and asked.

"When are you planning to enter the Core Formation Realm?"

Krune was taken aback with that question but answered anyway.

"My foundation has been reinforced quite a lot, and I'm also at the peak of the Foundation Establishment. I believe I can do it anytime."

Lucio nodded and said.

"During the time I was verifying your foundation, I noticed that you were keeping all the Elemental Source Energy instead of using it for cultivation. If I'm not wrong, you intend to use it in your Core Formation Realm Breakthrough, right?"

Krune wasn't surprised that his Master had found about it, so he simply nodded, he was really intending to do such a thing.

"Very good, with this, we can make a perfect Core Formation Realm breakthrough!"

Krune was puzzled, though.

"What do you mean?"

Lucio heard that and then smiled.

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Lucio started to explain.

"There is a lot of Foundation Establishment cultivators that come to our Sect so that they can have a safer Core Formation Realm breakthrough. And it is true, we have a few techniques that can make it easier to achieve that. But this should not be a problem for you to start with. As I can see it, you wouldn't have any problem with resisting the Heavenly Tribulation with your current ability. So I guess it is okay for us to try a perfect breakthrough."

Lucio continued.

"Usually, cultivators and demon beasts give a small part of their Soul to 'feed' the Core, and that Core will nurture this small Soul into a Divine Soul. I believe you already know that, right?"

Krune nodded.

"But there is a thing that few know about, the amount that your Core is 'fed' is divided by stages too.

If you give 10%, it's a fundamental Breakthrough;

20%, intermediate Breakthrough;

30%, advanced Breakthrough;

And finally, 50%, a perfect Breakthrough.

It will also determine the power of your Nascent Soul."

Krune immediately got puzzled.

"But Master, as far as I know, it is the Core itself that decides how much of your Soul it wants to absorb, or at least, that's what I heard from everyone. Also, if I let the Core take even more of my Soul, won't I die because of that?"

Krune was also worried about another thing, Shinja and Yusa had already entered the Core Formation Realm, doesn't that mean that they did it wrong?

Lucio nodded and then shook his head.

"This knowledge isn't wrong but isn't totally correct either. To be more specific, your Core is the one that determines for 'how long' it will absorb the Soul. But it doesn't change the fact that it is still the Core that decides, though. The trick for a perfect Breakthrough is in the size of your Soul!"

Krune didn't need his Master to continue, he immediately understood what he was supposed to do and why his Master spoke about the Elemental Source Energy.

"So I will need to use the Elemental Source Energy to compact my Soul as much as possible. That way, my future Core will absorb a lot more of it before the time runs out."

The reason for that is because when Krune used his Elemental Source Energy during the Hundred Floors Tower Exam to protect his Soul, the energy had also compacted his Soul so that it would be easier to defend.

Lucio nodded, satisfied.

"Smart! As for the risks of dying because of that, you can leave it to your Master!"

Lucio then took out a pill and passed it to Krune.

"Normally, the conscience wouldn't be able to resist a loss of over 30% of the Soul. In typical cases, the conscience would break apart, and the Soul dissipates. But this pill here will make it different. It is called Awareness Moving Pill."

Krune then received the pill and looked at it. Even as an Alchemist himself, he couldn't determine the grade of the pill. It is obviously something extremely rare.

Lucio continued to explain.

"As the name implies, it has the capability of moving the conscience to a specific part of your Soul. But don't misunderstand it, the loss of 50% or more of the Soul will still be a severe injury! You will just not die because of that, but the Pain will be who knows how many times higher!"

Krune nodded. This is something that he was already expecting. It is half of his Soul, after all! Krune then took out another pill from his spatial ring and showed to his Master, it was none other than the Soul Healing Pill that he made with the Dragon Essence Liquid!

"Master, can this pill heal my Soul instantaneously if the injury to the Soul is 50% or more?"

Lucio then grabbed that pill and took a look.

"Oh, this one isn't that bad. Even though it is a normal Five Stars pill, it has fused with the Dragon Essence Liquid pretty well. If you have 10 of this, it should be possible."

Krune almost fainted!

"10? I have 12 at the moment, but I was waiting to give it to the others when they entered the Core Formation Realm. Is there a way in which I can gather more Dragon Essence Liquid?"

Lucio looked at him and laughed.

"At your level, no mission will give you the necessary points to buy Dragon Essence Liquid Drops. In fact, I'm impressed that you put your hands on some drops at all! I read the reports, you got those drops because of the bet between two Outer Sect Elders. But you probably noticed that even they thought about it as a treasure, and they were both at the Void Breaking Realm."

Krune felt gloomy, those pills were acquired thanks to the effort of Arlan, Ao, and himself. He doesn't think that it is right to use so many alone. But if he doesn't, he isn't confident of being able to pass the Heavenly Tribulation in that condition.

Lucio then said.

"Well, before I read the reports, I thought that you wouldn't have anything good enough to recover your Soul from that injury."

Lucio then took another pill out and passed to his disciple. Krune looked at that new pill and was surprised.

"It's also the Soul Healing Pill, but its power..."

Lucio then said.

"It is indeed a Soul Healing Pill made with Dragon Essence Liquid, but this one is at the 8 Silver Stars level."

Krune nodded.

"As I thought, I noticed the moment I saw it that my own pills simply couldn't compare."

Lucio continued.

"Thankfully, even though you will lose 50% or more of your Soul at that moment, it doesn't change the fact that it is still a Soul of an Early Core Formation Realm. Thanks to that, this pill should be enough to heal it completely. If it was an injury at the Divine Soul Level, this pill would have little effect, and your own pills wouldn't change anything at all! So after the Core Formation Realm Breakthrough, be careful not to damage your Soul anymore."

Krune nodded and immediately put that pill inside his Spatial Ring too, he then looked at his Master, who was giving him so many good things at once.

"Old geezer, why are you being so nice with me?"

Pow!

Krune was immediately hit on the head again.

"You are my first and only disciple, the only one in over 50 thousand years! What is so weird about me helping you with your cultivation path? Next time you make such a stupid question, it won't be just a hit on the head that you will get!"

Krune felt a little embarrassed and just nodded. With his power, there is nothing much he can do for his Master now, but he will remember everything he has done for him. There will come a day where he will repay his Master.

"Oh, right! Master, is there a way to help improve the Soul in the Core of someone who is already in the Core Formation Realm?"

Lucio looked at him and asked.

"Are you talking about your friends who had already entered this Realm?"

Krune nodded, if possible, he wanted to help Shinja and Yusa to improve as well.

Lucio then said.

"There are a few treasures that would be capable of that, but they are too rare and expensive, even I would feel Pain in my pockets if I were to use one. Also, I said that there are a few treasures that can improve the Soul inside the Core, but they will never get at the level of a Perfect Breakthrough! Of course, they are still too hard for someone like you to acquire anyway, and I will definitely not give you those since they can be used for much better things."

Krune sighed and nodded, he was already expecting such a thing.

"Then, is it okay to pass this information about the Core Formation Realm breakthrough to the others?"

Lucio nodded his head.

"It shouldn't be a problem, but without the ability to gather Elemental Source Energy, I reckon that it will be useless. Without that, your friends can't compact the Soul. Also, there is the problem of the Awareness Moving Pill. Without something like this, they probably will die because the injury will also affect their consciousness."

It was then that Krune asked.

"Oh right, what grade is this pill? I want to go to the Alchemist Hall to see if I could get it done. It shouldn't be as rare as the Dragon Essence Liquid Soul Healing Pill, right? After all, it only moves the awareness, it doesn't have the Soul Healing Ability."

Lucio's mouth twitched and looked at Krune as if looking at an idiot.

"Not as rare your head! This pill can't even be concocted here in the Divine Path Sect to start with!"

Krune was taken aback, can't be concocted in the Divine Path Sect? That rare?

Lucio then took a deep breath and said.

"I can't even remember all the ingredients necessary to make this thing. Dragon Essence Liquid? You might as well call it dirty water compared to the materials used in this pill. I acquired it during a trip to the Central Region a few thousand years ago, and it cost me 103 million Rank 10 High-Quality Spirit Stones!"

Krune almost vomited blood! 103 MILLION RANK 10 HIGH-QUALITY?!!! Is the pill inside his spatial ring that valuable?! Krune knows that the Divine Path Sect has even Golden Stars Alchemists. If they can't create this pill, then just what level is this thing?!

"You are not joking, right?"

Lucio shook his head.

"I won it in an auction back then. Our best alchemist here in the Sect at the moment is Jamile Tyranea, an 8 Golden Stars alchemist, and she was with me at that time. She was the one who convinced me to buy it too. This pill is a 7 Diamond Stars Pill, something that our Western Protectorate can't even dream about concocting!"

Krune then took a deep breath, just what kind of heaven-defying treasure did his Master just give him?

There was another reason why Lucio wasn't minding investing so much into his disciple. That is because back then, his Master also did the same for him! That is his way to show that he isn't the least bit worse than his own Master now.

Lucio then commented.

"You took the Soul and conscience wrong. To heal the Soul is hard, but it is still within our means, but to move the conscience inside the Soul is another story altogether! As you know, we can still operate the Soul and if your cultivation is high enough, even bringing it out of the body is possible. But we have no way of touching the conscience itself! According to Jamile, only the alchemists in the Central Region have the power to achieve that through their pills."

Krune then sighed, it seems like he won't be able to help the others to achieve a Perfect Core Formation Realm Breakthrough or bring the ones who are in this Realm to the same level as himself.

Lucio then finished with a piece of advice.

"One must rely on oneself in the cultivation path, and I can tell that your friends understand that. It is up to them whether they achieve great things or not. It's not wrong to help, but if you overdo it, you will instead become a barrier to their progress."

Krune nodded and gave up the idea of helping them acquire a better breakthrough. Sill, he will give them the information, but it will be up to them whether they can make use of it or not.

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Next time Krune reunited with everyone, he told them about the Perfect Core Formation Realm breakthrough. But he also said that there was nothing he could do for them about that. Shinja and Yusa didn't seem to care, though.

"That's not a problem, if it is meant to be, we will get those treasures you talked about, if not, then forget it. In the end, the number of cultivators or demon beasts that can try something like that is even lower than the number of Major Core Owners, so there is nothing to be sad about."

Ao, Tasier, and Lofa also didn't seem to care. That is Krune's luck for being accepted as the Sect Master disciple, and they are very happy to be accepted into the Divine Path Sect already.

The only one that seemed to be pondering about it is Arlan himself. He then looked at Krune and asked.

"You said that there is also the Intermediate and advanced breakthrough. Doesn't it mean that although a perfect one isn't possible, I can still try an intermediate or advanced one?"

Krune looked at Arlan and then said.

"There are three things to pay attention to. First, is the fact that you will need Elemental Source Energy to compact the Soul. Second, you will need to resist the pain of having your Soul further damaged. Third, and this is the most difficult. You don't have an Awareness Moving Pill, so can your conscience survive the removal of 20% or more of your Soul?"

Arlan went quiet after hearing that. The Elemental Source Energy should be possible for him since he has a Foundation Strong enough to support nine Spiritual Energy Meridians at the Foundation Establishment Realm. That means that he can try to evolve his own Meridians before breaking through. He is also confident that he can resist the pain of having even more of his Soul being removed.

But the third issue isn't something he can deal with. A pill that even the Divine Path Sect can't concoct is not something that he can acquire. Even if the Sect could, there is no way he would ever be able to afford such a thing. And although Krune hasn't mentioned, there is also another issue, he will need even more Soul Healing Pills to recover from such damage during the breakthrough.

"But, 20% should still be possible, no?"

Krune shook his head.

"I don't know. But you should consider if it is really worth the risk. According to Master, the difference between fundamental and advanced isn't that big to start with. Only when you achieve a perfect breakthrough will the difference worth it. Remember that I will only do it because of the things Master gave me. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't try such a dangerous thing."

Arlan nodded and decided to give it some extra thought.

Krune had already said he won't intervene and won't help with it either. He plans to do as his Master spoke. He won't make any over moves anymore so that everyone can build their own path. They have all entered in the Divine Path Sect, so from now on, it is up to them what they can achieve or not.

After chatting for a little longer, Shinja decided to tell them another thing.

"My Master will be taking her disciples for a special training course outside the Sect, and according to her, it will take quite a few years. She gave all her disciples a choice of whether to go or not, but she will be going regardless of what we decide since it is also for the sake of her cultivation. All her disciples have Water as the main specialized Element, and so does she, so I also decided that I will be going."

Yusa and Lofa heard that and seemed a little sad, but they soon shook their heads and agreed with Shinja's decision.

"You are doing the right thing. Your Master is a Blue Luan, wherever she is going to train, it is bound to be a fantastic place for Water Element users. So don't worry about anything else, you should go."

Krune and Ao just smiled, it is already time that everyone will forge their own paths.

Ao then said.

"I will also be leaving for some missions, it has been over a month since I joined the Sect and I learned a lot from Master. I want to ponder and temper all the new knowledge I've got so far. Also, I don't want to fall behind at all!"

Arlan then put his arm around Ao's shoulder and said.

"In fact, it is the two of us who are going. We have decided it already, and we are going to check out the missions around the Furani Region."

Krune was puzzled, though.

"What is this Furani Region?"

Ao then explained.

"It is a place with a lot of battles going around. From what I heard from Master, the Sect doesn't intervene because it turned into a place quite good for tempering one's ability. We thought that it would be better for us to go there and practice a little more before entering the Core Formation Realm. We are very young, after all. There is no need to hurry."

Krune nodded, hastiness is the enemy of perfection. Krune thinks that their idea is quite good.

As for Yusa, Lofa, and Tasier, they don't have masters, so what they learned so far were the things available for the disciples of the Outer and Inner Sect.

Lofa and Tasier decided to not leave for the time being. First, they are focusing on creating the nine Pseudo Meridians. Second, they are the ones with the least experience at using the Spiritual Energy Meridians. They don't even have it yet, so they want to practice with it around the Sect when they open them.

As for Yusa, she got an idea after what she heard from Ao and Arlan.

"As you know, I'm mostly focused on support than attacks, what about I go with you two? I won't intervene with the fights and only give support when necessary."

Arlan and Ao looked at each other and nodded. They know how good she is at support, so it would be a good thing to have her in case things go south.

Krune looked at that and let out a sigh of relief.

'Everyone is looking for their own paths now, it seems like that the group travels will get less and less frequent. But that is also good, I can hold by myself, and so can everyone else.'

Krune then thought about another thing.

"Oh, right! What happened with Joty? I haven't seen him ever since the end of the Divine Path Sect Entrance Exam."

Arlan was the one to answer that question.

"He sent me a message a day after the end of the test. He said that his Master would be bringing him away from the Sect for the time being to help him awaken his bloodline. As for what this bloodline is, where he went, or what he's gonna do, he didn't tell in the message."

Everyone nodded, they were already expecting that something was different about Joty, and the fact that he was accepted as the disciple of a Legacy Elder is the proof of it. It might take some time until they hear about him again.

Krune then showed a happy expression and said.

"Since the majority is going to leave for some time, today I will prepare a banquet for everyone. Let's eat and drink to our heart's content."

The moment he said that, the ghost Master once more appeared by his side while expressing his opinion.

"Good, I want Flow Crow Egg Soup."

Krune, once again, jumped out of fright.

"You- You! How many times are you going to do that? Besides, what is it with this habit of listening to the others' conversation?"

Lucio showed a puzzled expression and said.

"What you talking about? I literally just arrived, and all that I heard is that you are making food."

Krune's mouth twitched, he obviously didn't believe it, but he wasn't sure if it was a lie either.

"Whatever, it's not like there is any big secret either. Go take a seat while I prepare everything. By the way, as the Sect Master, don't you have anyone to prepare food for you, especially ones with a lot of treasures and all of that?"

Lucio then said.

"I can have it if I want, but it is not the same as having your disciple cook for you. After all, I can't possibly be the only one giving a lot and not receiving anything back, right?"

Krune wanted to say that it was he who forced this Master-Disciple relationship but soon gave up the idea. Chances are that he will get even angrier. Besides, it's not like he hasn't cooked for more people and demon beasts before either.

As for everyone else, they already gave up trying to understand what this all-powerful man is trying to do anyway.

Later that night, Krune called Lakin and Ruik over.

"How has the wisps and demon beats training going?"

Ruik immediately answered.

"The demon beats and wisps are using the training equipment of the Rainbow Sect as planned. According to what you said, we only let them have access to the Soul Techniques after the clear the first tests. As for Legacy Disciple Techniques, only Lakin has cleared the test so far. To be honest, I don't think I will be able to clear it even with the Spiritual Energy Meridians' help. The Soul is not my specialty, after all."

Lakin then said.

"Ruik is right, Master. The other demon beasts had also just barely passed the first tests, and that was after they finished the Soul Tempering. Shinja and the others also tried the Legacy Disciple tests, but they also fell short. Shinja was quite close, but in the end, she also failed."

Krune nodded, it wasn't like he wasn't expecting for it.

"It is okay, just keep following the rules that Hasik had stated. I believe he had a reason not to let anyone who hasn't cleared the Legacy Disciple test to check those Soul Techniques. Not to mention that I promised him that I would follow the rules."

Krune then looked at Ruik and Lakin and said.

"From now on, I will leave everything related to the equipment in the pocket dimension up to you two. You can select other wisps or demon beasts to help with that as well if you want. Only call me if it is something really important. Otherwise, I trust your judgement regarding this issue. I won't be able to care for so many things at the same time anymore, so I better deal with it now."

Lakin and Ruik looked at each other and then nodded.

"No problem, we are not disciples of the Divine Path Sect, so we have more time available."

Krune nodded and then said.

"That correct, but remember that menial Disciples also have the right to take some simple missions. Don't forget that, depending on the results, even joining the Outer Sect isn't out of the question."

Lakin and Ruik nodded once more. They had already inquired about everything that Menial Disciples like them can and can't do.

Krune then spent some time with Lakin to help him with his training and then went back to cultivate. He intends to enter the Core Formation Realm before leaving the Sect for any reason.

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Krune then spent his time cultivation and reinforcing his foundation, he believes that he won't need more than two weeks before it is completed. One night, he decided to ask Light Spirit.

"Back then, you asked me to keep the Elemental Source Energy by the side and only use it for the Core Formation Realm breakthrough. Could it be that you were intending to use it to compact my Soul as well?"

Light Spirit laughed and said.

"Correct! But you sure took some time to remember that, no?"

Krune shook his head.

"There had been so many things happening recently that even I haven't thought much about it. Only during this last week, which has been quite calm did I finally remember those words."

Light Spirit agreed with Krune since he saw everything that was happening first hand.

"It was indeed the case, I was intending to make you use it to get a better breakthrough into the Core Formation Realm. This is a very important moment since it is this moment that will give you your future Divine Soul. But I was expecting to get you to make a semi-perfect breakthrough, not a perfect one. You should really thank your Master for the Awareness Moving Pill."

Krune nodded, but he got puzzled.

"What you mean with semi-perfect breakthorugh?"

Light Spirit noticed that he made a small mistake.

"Oh, I forgot that the names have changed after so long. Simply put, a semi-perfect breakthrough is what your Master called an advanced breakthrough. That one which you need to let your Core absorb 30% of the Soul."

Suddenly, Krune started to sweat cold.

"Th-Then, if I didn't have this Awareness Moving Pill and tried that advanced breakthrough, how would you deal with the conscience issue?"

Light Spirit then laughed out loud.

"Isn't that obvious? Guts! You would need to bear with that by pure will power! Don't worry, I believe you could definitely pass this hurdle."

Krune almost fainted!

"Guts! Your head! Did you want to kill me?"

Light Spirit seemed not to care, though.

"What you talking about? How many times did you temper your Soul already? After using Tribulation Lightning for so long, do you really think you couldn't resist this little? You are looking way too much down on the fact that I'm here together with the Tribulation Lightning. I refuse to believe you couldn't resist a meager loss of 30%."

Krune was still somewhat doubtful, and he couldn't help but think that Light Spirit reminded him of his Master.

"Oh well, whatever. Everything should be fine now."

Light Spirit then said.

"I have no doubts about that! You must remember that I believe you already had the power to resist a 30% of absorption without the Awareness Moving Pill. So it goes without saying that other than the pain, it shouldn't be too hard to enter the Core Formation Realm."

Krune agreed that if what Light Spirit is telling is true, then it might really go as he says.

A week later, Krune received a message from his Master to go see him.

Arriving there, Krune was brought to the living room where his Master asked him a question.

"What is your relationship with the daughter of the Wang Clan's Head?"

Krune was taken aback at that question.

"Wang Clan's Head? The only people I know from the Wang Clan is a girl called Feifei and an old man who stays together with her called Feng."

Lucio's mouth twitched.

"That's exactly the girl I'm talking about!"

Krune's eyes went wide!

"What?! She's the daughter of the Wang Clan's Head?"

Lucio heard that and sighed.

"Aren't wisps supposed to be intelligent? How come you haven't checked that even once after you entered our Sect? You definitely have access to this information if you look into your communicator and connect to our network."

There was a reason why Lucio took this long to make this question. He wanted to ascertain by himself whether Krune was someone sent by the Wang Clan or not. Lucio also sent his own people to investigate this issue through and through. In the end, he finally got to the conclusion that Krune really isn't someone sent by another power to cause problems to them. First of all, to send someone with such a talent would be the most idiotic thing ever! That is also the reason why he didn't mind spending so much on Krune.

Krune then immediately turned to his communicator and searched for the information his Master mentioned. Sure enough, it is said that Feifei is the daughter of the Wang Clan Head, and there were even quite a few pictures of her. Krune was certain, that this is, without a doubt, the Feifei that he knows.

"That's... unexpected."

The promise back then suddenly became several times harder to accomplish. But Krune couldn't help but think.

'Well, that is considering that Feifei still remembers me, which I find quite hard to believe. Sigh...'

It was then that he looked at his Master.

"I didn't know that she was the daughter of the Wang Clan."

Lucio then shook his head and asked.

"Now that you know, can you explain how you know each other?"

Krune nodded and then explained how he came to know Feifei and uncle Feng back in the Makui Planet.

Lucio heard that and was taken aback!

"Marriage? She made you promise that?"

Krune nodded.

"Yes, but Master can rest assured. Feifei was just a kid back then, so she probably already forgot about it by now. It is a little embarrassing, but I believe that I'm the only one who still wants to keep that promise. After I get to talk to her and she confirms my conjecture that she probably doesn't want anything to do with me, I will finally be free to do whatever I want. Of course, I rather she also still likes me and allows me to keep that promise. Haha!"

Lucio sighed once more. He then decided that it was the time to tell Krune about what happened 6 years ago when he encountered Feifei and Feng during his way back to the Sect.

Krune, of course, was surprised that something like that happened.

"What does it all means?"

Lucio shook his head.

"I don't know, but one thing is certain, she definitely hasn't forgotten your promise. In fact, I believe it is because she wants your good that she warned me to take a look at the Exam. If she didn't, she would never send you to me since I can definitely protect you. Of course, as I said, they just told me that someone interesting would try the Entrance Exam, nothing else. So the fact that you joined and that I got you as my disciple was your accomplishment and only yours. There is no need to feel in debt for that since you would have joined the Sect whether I got you as a disciple or not."

Krune went silent for a moment and said.

"It is also true that I got to this point thanks to the Myriad Energies Technique that I got from them back there, so what you said isn't totally right, but isn't totally wrong either. But what can I do now? I can't help but feel excited about the fact that she might really not have forgotten me. Of course, Feifei and uncle Feng met you 6 years ago, so the chances are still that she already forgot me anyway. Haha!"

Although Krune laughed in self-depreciation, Lucio could see that Krune's eyes showed some hope in there. He then sighed and said.

"That's why I called you over, I can guarantee you, not only did she not forget you, she is coming for you now."

Krune took a second to process that information.

"What?! What you mean?"

Lucio then explained about the exchange program that the Big Four always do between each other.

"I just confirmed with the ones taking care of it, Wang Feifei is coming together with another two geniuses of the Wang Clan. The thing is, the Wang Clan rarely send direct descendants of their main family, let alone someone with Feifei status."

Krune got puzzled at that.

"What you mean with 'Feifei status'?"

Lucio then went even further and explained about the issues that they found about Krune's Major Core and how much it looked like Feifei's.

"Such a thing happened?!"

Krune was already feeling numb with all the revelations happening at the same time. Now he just found out that he is immune to Divination too!

Lucio then said.

"I will make it clear. I have no intention of giving you to the Wang Clan, you better remember that!"

Krune then gave a side glance to his Master and said.

"Master, I will make it clear too. I don't like men."

Pow!

Krune was hit once more, but this time, it was his fault.

"Say that again and see if I don't send you directly to hell! Your Master is a very straight man, you better remember that as well!"

Krune nodded and didn't say anything else. Not to mention, he can only think about the fact that Feifei is coming! As for the part where his Master said that he won't give him away to the Wang Clan, Krune doesn't care. With his cultivation at the moment, there is no way that he could do something like marrying Feifei. The Wang Clan wouldn't let that happen at any cost. Especially after what he heard about his and Feifei's Major Core situation. For now, he will just enjoy the moment.

Lucio then asked Krune.

"Do you really like her?"

Krune was taken aback once more.

"Errr... I guess so, at least I do want to stay with her. How can I say it? Ever since I met her back then, I always thought about how good those short moments were. Besides, from what Master said, it seems like Feifei really did mean well to me."

Suddenly, Lucio's eyes shined!

"Then, that makes things easier! I won't give you to the Wang Clan, but that doesn't mean that you can't take her from them. I'm counting on you, young ma- cough, cough, young wisp!"

Krune looked at his Master's joyous face and felt that something wasn't right.

"Why do I feel like this entire conversation guided me into this conclusion?"

Lucio then laughed out loud and said.

"Coincidence, it's just coincidence!"

But deep inside, he was thinking.

'How good will it be if I snatch that blockhead's daughter fair and square? Krune already has his human form, which means that now he can leave behind descendants too. Let's hope that things go this way. Hahahaha!'

It turns out that Wang Xin and Lucio Koffel had some past history together. Of course, it was only on a personal level. It had nothing to do with both the Clan or the Sect as a whole. In fact, almost no one knows about it to start with.

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During his time cultivating, Krune went out to see Shinja, Ao, Yusa, and Arlan off. Shinja was the first one to leave, and a few days later, Ao's group decided to leave as well. But there was one thing that was puzzling Krune when he arrived at the Spaceship Port that Ao's group was going to use. Krune looked at a young girl with white hair that didn't look to be more than 18 to 20 years old. He couldn't help but think that he knew her from somewhere.

"Errr... and this is?"

Ao scratched the back of his head helplessly and said.

"It's Ula, the Moon Wolf."

Finally, Krune understood why she looked familiar. It wasn't her appearance, but the Tribulation Lightning power that she controls!

"Oh, I see! But... how come she is leaving with you?"

Arlan and Yusa seemed like they wanted to laugh but still restrained themselves.

Ao was just about to explain when Ula suddenly glued on him.

"I invited myself in! I found out that Ao was going to take a few missions, and the Elder of my Moon Wolf race talked with everyone's Masters to let me join them."

That wasn't exactly the answer that Krune was expecting, what he wanted to know was why did she join them to start with? She is a Tribulation Lightning user, so she probably would have no problems with leaving on a journey alone.

But Krune's doubts were soon cleared by Yusa trough a Divine Sense message.

"Yesterday, Arlan, Ao, and I stayed at Ao's house to finish the last preparations to leave. But suddenly, an elder of the Moon Wolf clan who is also an Inner Sect elder came to knock our door with Ula by his side. Just so that you know, he isn't Ula's Master, but a member of the same territory from the Planet that Ula came from, and he seemed to know Ula very well."

Yusa then continued to explain the situation.

It turned out that Ao noticed that he was a sect Elder and that Ula was also with him, so he invited them inside. Then, out of nowhere, the Elder used his power to lock Ao in place. Both Yusa and Arlan were frightened at first, but then they reminded themselves that they were in the Divine Path Sect, so there is no way that the Elder would try anything against Ao. In the end, the Elder walked around Ao as if measuring him over, and then he asked Ula:

"Are you sure that this is the guy?"

Ula then got close to Ao and sniffed him once more, then she immediately hugged him with a happy face.

"Yes, yes! It's definitely him!"

Ao immediately felt embarrased. Since when beautiful girls started to hug him for no reason? One must know that Ula, in her human form, is quite the beauty! The Elder's mouth twitched for a moment and looked at Ao as if he was the Moon Wolves race greatest foe. But then he sighed and released Ao from his confinement. Ao, of course, was as lost as ever! The Elder seemed dispirited and then said.

"Why does it have to be you?"

Before Ao could even ask what was happening, Ula immediately explained.

"Elder told me that Our Moon Wolf race has a special trait. We can select our partner based on the smell! You noticed in the hundred-floor tower how my sense of smell is able even to judge a person or demon beast's character, right? There is one special thing about it. When a Female or Male Moon Wolf finds a partner that they like, they will be totally enticed by their smell, just like I am by yours! So, from now on, you will be my partner!"

Ao's mouth twitched, what does he have to do with that? As for Yusa and Arlan, they suddenly burst in laughter! Yusa then said

"Congratulation, Ao! Your single life is finally over."

Arlan didn't lose the opportunity either.

"A couple made in heavens! I, Arlan, am very happy for you!"

Ao felt like crying but had no tears. Just as he was about to refuse it, he looked at Ula's shining eyes and swallowed what he was going to say. Just like back in the hundred-floors tower, he once again couldn't bring himself to go against her wish.

The Elder looked at that with a crying face.

"You there! If it weren't because of the Moon Wolf absolute rule of always to follow the smell engagement, I would have killed you already. I wouldn't even care about being killed after by the Divine Path Sect."

The Elder then sighed.

"Ula has one of the purest bloodlines of our Moon Wolf race. We really didn't want her to find a partner outside of our own race. But after she arrived at the right age, she didn't find anyone in our territory that caught her sense of smell. So we were more or less prepared that she might find it somewhere else."

"Also, it is not unheard of a member of our race to take members of other races as partners. In fact, around 1 every 200 Moon Wolves that are born end up finding the partner smell on someone from some other races. As Ula said, our Woon Wolves smell sense can go much further than a pure smelling, and it was through it that we never selected the wrong partner before."

"So you better take excellent care of her, or our Moon Wolf Race of the Fajin Planet will definitely find you. I guess I don't need to tell you what's gonna happen if something happens."

Ao heard all of that and felt despair! He looked at the Elder and started to speak.

"I have nothing to do with-"

Suddenly, he looked at Ula's eyes, which kept shining at him. He then shook his head and tried to say it one more

"I have nothing to-"

She then smiled at him, which made him lose his concentration once more.

"I have-"

Now, Ula hugged him tightly.

"I- I..."

Ao was sweating rivers! As for Arlan and Yusa, they were already rolling on the ground, laughing. It was way too obvious that Ao couldn't do anything against that cute face.

Ao then gave up and said.

"I will think about it."

Ula didn't seem disappointed and said.

"There is no need to think since I won't leave your side to start with."

Ao just sighed and then gave a side glance to Arlan and Yusa, who were rolling on the ground.

Pow! Pow!

He gave the two of them a kick and sent them flying!

Still, Arlan and Yusa didn't care. It was more than worth it!

The Elder, on the other hand, didn't seem happy with his answer.

"What you mean with you will think about it? Are you saying that she isn't good enough for you?"

Ao once more got nervous, but Ula immediately intervened.

"It's okay, Uncle Julios. I just have to make sure to keep him close until he gives up!"

Arlan heard that and couldn't help but comment while trying to hold his laugh back.

"Although I'm happy for you two, I'm afraid it won't be possible. The three of us are leaving for the Furani Region tomorrow to temper our skills, and we are probably staying there for quite some time."

Ao and Yusa nodded, that was indeed the truth.

Elder Julios then immediately took his communicator out and called a few numbers. Ao the others couldn't hear what he was saying, though. A minute later, he finished his calls and said.

"It's done! I already called Ao, Arlan, and Ula's Master. They have no problem letting Ula going together with you. Take care of her well."

Ao once more felt like crying! He thought that it would be his chance to escape. Unfortunately, this Inner Sect Elder was a lot more capable than he thought. He even convinced three Core Elders at once!

Ula, of course, was thrilled with that result.

"Great!"

Ao sighed and just let it go. Besides, Ula, in her human form, is really a beauty! It's not bad to have such a female company other than that reincarnation of the shameless goddess of a woman over there in the corner.

Yusa looked at Ao and could more or less guess what he was thinking.

"Hey, it's not my fault if you have such a 'nice smell.'"

"And that is how it turned out like this."

Krune heard all of that and felt like they were trying to making fun of him. Who the hell would believe all that bullshit?

Surprisingly, when he looked at Ao, the later nodded as if confirming that Yusa and Arlan were really not lying.

Krune then sighed and said.

"Whatever. It is not up to me to decide who Ao is gonna get together with."

It was then that he thought about something else.

"By the way, how do a Moon Wolf and a Human kid look like?"

Ao almost fainted! Are you saying that we are already to the point of starting a family?! Bro, aren't you jumping several steps here, hey?! Ula, of course, didn't mind at all since, on her eyes, it was already something meant to be!

Arlan showed a serious expression and said.

"Although they are extremely rare, I've seen one or another couple of Humans and Demon Beasts before in my travels. Their kids just so happen to have traits of both races. They looked like humans but had a few extra differences like horns or tails. So I guess it would be a human kid with a white wolf's ears, hair, and tails, maybe some fur too."

Yusa nodded.

"That is true, I have seen only one couple like that before, though. It seems like the traits passed over are quite random, but one thing is certain, they will always have a human form as a base. The only doubt is what else will be added to it."

Yusa then looked at Ula, smiling.

"Of course, once that kid reaches a realm high enough, he can do just like Ula and take the perfect human form. Since Ula got her human form at the 3rd stage of the Core Formation Realm, their kid is probably going to need something close to that to hide his Moon Wolf traits and take the perfect human form as well."

Ao was already crying. They totally think that he and Ula are meant to become a family already.

Krune nodded and understood. Different from Yusa and Arlan, who were just saying that to make Ao go mad, Krune was really curious about that information. He has never had the opportunity to see a child of a human and a demon beast before, after all. He couldn't help but think.

'What a child between Feifei and me would look like? Exactly what kind of wisp trait would it carry over? Or better, would it carry any at all? We wisps have no 'real form' to speak of, after all.'

Krune then bid his farewell to Ao and the others and wished happiness to Ao's new relationship, much for Ao's sadness.

He then returned to his home and thought.

"Next is the Core Formation Realm breakthrough."

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Krune had been preparing ever since he received the Awareness Moving Pill from his Master, and today, he finally finished reinforcing his cultivation. He then sent a message to his Master as the later asked and told that he was ready for that.

"Good, the Sect has a special planet where all the members who want to pass through the Heavenly Tribulation can go. Don't worry, we have an extreme distance teleport formation that is always connected to there."

Krune then thought about something and told his Master.

"Master, won't it be a problem since I can attract Heavenly Tribulations that are nearby?"

Krune, of course, had already told his Master about this issue. Even if he didn't, with the Divine Path Sect resources, Lucio would definitely find it out sooner or later.

"Don't worry, I reserved the entire place just for you."

Krune was taken aback! An entire planet just for him to go his Heavenly Tribulation? Isn't it a little too forcefull? But Lucio didn't care at all!

"Our Sect has a lot of Foundation Establishment and Core Formation Realm cultivators and demon beasts, so that planet basically has someone going through the Heavenly Tribulation all year round. Because of that, we can't do it today since the ones going through it at the moment can't stop it middle way. Come to my home tomorrow, I will make sure that it is free and I will accompany you."

Krune decided to do as his Master said in the end. Even if the planet would be reserved only for him, it's not like it will bother a lot of people or demon beasts anyway. It is only for a single day, after all.

The next day, Krune and Lucio departed from the Divine Path Sect through that Teleport Formation.

The planet that Krune would be going through the Tribulation wasn't that big but still more than enough. Even though the Sect had members going through the ordeal all year round, it wouldn't be more than 10 or 20 per day. Considering that this is still an entire planet, there is more than enough space for everyone to use.

One must remember that although the Sect not only has the official disciples, it also has many more subordinates and menial disciples too. Not to mention that they are also allowed to use this planet.

The reason the Sect separated a planet specifically for it was that it was easier to protect while avoiding any damage from happening. This is, after all, an empty planet. Other than the members of the Divine Path Sect, there was basically no other life form around.

"Paying respects to the Sect Master."

As soon as Krune and Lucio appeared, the disciples responsible for taking care of the planet immediately came to compliment him. They already received the message that Lucio asked the planet to be free for his disciple during this day. They then looked at Krune from top to bottom. Just like Krune, they also thought that it was too much to reserve the entire planet just for a Core Formation Realm Ordeal.

Krune noticed everyone looking at him and sighed helplessly. He could obviously understand what they were thinking too. So he said.

"I know very well that it is too much to have this entire planet just for me, but I'm not at fault here. It was the idea of this old geezer beside me, and I have nothing to do with it."

Everyone felt like their Souls were about to leave their body when Krune said 'old geezer,' but surprisingly, the Sect Master took it quite well.

Pow!

"Stop speaking nonsense. This is my Sect, and everything goes as I want. If anyone complains, I will give them a beating, that's all."

Krune gave a side glance to his Master and said.

"Old geezer, you are being too tyrannical!"

"Hmph!"

Lucio didn't give a damn! First of all, he rarely asked for anything even as the Sect Master, so there is no problem in doing it a little more for his disciple now. As for if Krune understands him or not, he doesn't care.

Lucio then asked one of the disciples.

"Is the Tribulation Ground ready?"

The disciple immediately nodded.

"Yes! As requested, we separated the ground with a peak Silver Stars Spirit Gathering Formation."

Lucio nodded and immediately took Krune there. Usually, the disciples would use the teleport formations close to the entrance to teleport to the place where they would take the ordeals. But Lucio felt that it was too troublesome and immediately teleported with Krune over. As long as the distance wasn't too big, he could basically appear anywhere with his cultivation and understanding of Space Laws.

The disciple of the Sect knew where it was going to happen, and quite a few who were free used the teleport formation to go there take a look.

After appearing there, Krune noticed the high concentration of Spiritual Energy and asked Lucio.

"Master, isn't it a problem to have external help when passing the Tribulation? Is it really okay to rely on the Spirit Gathering Formation?"

Lucio then said.

"There is no problem. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to use Spirit Stones either, right? The only thing you have to care about is not to have any external help trying to impede the Tribulation Lightning from hitting you."

Lucio then added.

"Don't worry, with all the preparations that we have done, you should have no problem during it."

Krune nodded and entered the Spirit Gathering Formation. Just like the one he tested before, this one was basically the same as using Rank Five Spiritual Stones without stop.

Krune ate the Awareness Moving Pill and then reverted back to his wisp form. For him, it was easier to resist the pain if he didn't have a body.

"Light Spirit, are you ready?"

Light Spirit understood what he meant and said.

"Go ahead, your Tribulation should be enough to finish cleaning the Tribulation Lightning power inside your Elemental Core in just one go. You can leave the control of it over to me, just focus on your breakthrough."

Krune nodded and then immediately started his breakthrough process.

"First, use all my Elemental Source Energy to compact my soul to at least one-fifth of its size."

Usually, the Core would absorb around 10% of the Soul in one go, so Krune had to compact it to that size so that the absorption time would take more or less 50% now.

"Argh."

Of course, compacting one's Soul isn't something pleasurable. Lucio looked at that and said.

"This is just the start, bear with it. It is nothing compared to the pain of having half of your Soul being taken away. It also won't be an immediate process, it will instead feel like your Soul is being grinded."

Krune knew that already. In fact, it is not like he is feeling pain, it's more like a weird type of discomfort.

It only took him around a minute to compact his Soul. After that, he noticed that the Pill had already taken effect and that he could move his Conscience around his own Soul. It was a very magical feeling. Until today, Krune had always felt like the Soul and the Conscience were the same, so he was curious to see how the Awareness Moving Pill would really work.

But it turned out that he now can feel his Soul and his Conscience as two different entities. Although they are intrinsically connected, they are still two different things. The Soul acted more like a house, and the Conscience was the family living inside it. With the Awareness Moving Pill, it was like all the family decided to gather in one of the rooms of the house while the rest stayed empty.

"Well, now is the time."

Krune them approached his Soul to the Elemental Core, and sure enough, the Core understood Krune's intention and immediately started to absorb Krune's Soul at a fast pace.

"Ahhhh!"

Krune had to admit.

"This thing is painful as hell!"

Still, he could hold that much. Krune had already grown used to pain anyway.

Light Spirt was looking at that and couldn't help but comment.

"Weird, the Soul power was supposed to gather mainly in the center of the Core with just a few threads connecting it to the rest of the Elemental Core. But for some reason, the absorbed Soul is taking the format of an egg. Not to mention that this is a very colorful one. A Rainbow Egg, Perhaps?"

Krune heard that and felt like crying, but he didn't have time to answer. He was already doing his best to resist the pain of the Soul being absorbed. Still, he couldn't help but feel a little worried due to it.

Light Spirit then said.

"Well, it has been ages since I was locked. Maybe things changed during this time for the Major Core Owners."

Whether it was true or not, Krune couldn't stop the process anymore, so he just resisted the pain and waited for it to be over.

The process continued for around ten minutes when finally, his Elemental Core stopped the absorption process. Just as his Master said, half of his Soul was now gone. Krune didn't waste time, he reverted back to his human form (naked) and swallowed the Soul Healing Pill that his Master gave him back then.

Immediately, the part that had been injured started to grow. In just a few seconds, the pain was gone, and the entire Soul was whole again. Krune let out a sigh of relief and prepared to receive the Heavenly Tribulation. He took his Hexagonal Shields out since they were his weapons. Weapons are considered part of one's strength, so the Heavens don't judge it as external help. One has to control their weapons, after all.

But it was then that he heard his Master's voice.

"How is that possible?"

Krune looked at him, and he could see that his Master's expression looked quite ugly. Not only him, but the disciples around who came to take a look at the Sect Master's disciple tribulation were also taken aback.

Krune then looked at the direction that they were looking at, and his mouth immediately twitched.

Krune had seen the Core Formation Realm Heavenly Tribulation before when Shinja and Yusa went through it. Shinja's Tribulation Clouds were something around 22km while Yusa was 20km or so. So he had an idea of how big it was supposed to be. Considering all his specialties, he reckons that his Tribulation would probably reach something around 30km or so. Even his Master agreed that it would probably be the case. But when he looked to the sky, he couldn't help but feel like he had been mistaken by someone else.

"There is no way that this Heavenly Tribulation is mine, right?"

Above him, the tribulation clouds spread over... 300km!

Krune couldn't help but ask his Master.

"Should I leave behind my last wish?"

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Lucio's mouth twitched.

"Keep dreaming, I won't realize any last wish of yours, so find a way to resist it and do that yourself."

Lucio looked at Krune and wondered if he is really just a wisp. But doesn't how he look at him, Krune only looks like a wisp and nothing more. Seeing this gigantic Heavenly Tribulation that even some weak Divine Soul Realm breakthroughs have, made him sigh. Although he said that, even he doesn't know if Krune will be able to fend it off. After all, this Ordeal is bound to be at least 10 times stronger than a normal one.

Krune still had some time before the Tribulation comes down, so he took this time to think and ask.

"Light Spirit, do you have any ideas?"

Light Spirit was still paying attention to that rainbow egg of a Divine Soul when he heard Krune calling. He then looked at the sky and said.

"This is probably because of the change in your Divine Soul, as to why it happened, I have no idea. But I can say that it isn't this big because of me. I mentioned it in the past. Before the Tribulation Lightning comes down, it won't be able to feel my presence."

Krune didn't want to know that now, though.

"What I meant is if you have any idea of how to resist this Tribulation without dying! We can think about the Divine Soul later."

Light Spirit then went silent for a moment and said.

"The initial idea was to let the entire Tribulation Power enter your Universe Foundation and use it to cleanse the Tribulation Lightning in your Elemental Core. We still can do that, it is just that there will be no need for all of them, one or two should suffice with an Ordeal this big. So the question is what to do with the rest 7 bolts."

Krune pondered a bit and asked.

"The last bolt is always the strongest one, can we leave this one to do the cleaning of impurities in my Tribulation Lightning power?"

Light Spirit pondered about the power of the last Lightning and the size of the Ordeal and said.

"It should be possible, but the last one is a lot more powerful than the others. In this case, just that one alone will be enough. The question is what to do with the other 8 bolts."

It was then that Light Spirit remembered one thing.

"Oh, right! How could I have forgotten about that?! Because of the first impurities cleaning, you got enough Chaos Energy to make a Sun. Also, your Sun at the moment is very small and needs a lot of spiritual energy to grow into the size necessary to act as one. You can try to use the Tribulation Lightning Energy to feed it since the Ordeal does have a lot fo Spiritual Energy."

Krune's eyes lit up after hearing that. But then he thought about another issue.

"We are talking about a total of 8 bolts, can the Sun take it all?"

Light Spirit pondered once more and said.

"Probably not, but that is not a problem. Try to do like this, resist the first three bolts, then use the next five to feed the Sun. As for the last one, you only need to guide it into your foundation. I can take care of the rest to clean the impurities of your Tribulation Lightning power. I believe that you shouldn't have a problem if you only need to resist 3 of them."

Krune immediately agreed with that idea. He, too, is confident that he can take at least 3 of the bolts if he goes all out.

"Is there a problem if I use the Tribulation Lightning power to counter attack? I had done it back in the Makui Planet, after all."

Light Spirit agreed.

"No problem, what we are cleaning is the source of the power, not the power itself, so there is no issue if you use it to resist the Heavenly Tribulation."

Krune was happy to hear that. He decided that he will use the Tribulation Lightning to resist the 3rd one while the first 2 will be held by his own power and shields.

Because his Tribulation clouds were a lot bigger than normal Core Formation Realm breakthrough, it took quite some time until the first bolt charged up. It wasn't before 30 minutes before the first one came down.

Boom!

Krune used his shield and charged them with Earth Element, which is the best one against Lightning. Still, some of the power passed through and hit him. Fortunately, Krune was already prepared for that and protected himself by sending several attacks that he had readied beforehand against the Lightning Bolt.

Lucio looked at that and was amazed. The very first Lightning bolt already had the power of the last one of a normal Core Formation Realm breakthrough. But what really surprised him was how Krune resisted it with so much easy. Lucio could feel confidence coming from Krune's defense. Perhaps, Krune could really resist it! Although Lucio wasn't showing it on his face, the truth is that he is really worried about Krune. He is his first disciple (although by force), after all!

The 2nd lightning bolt came down a little after, and Krune used the same method to resist it. The only problem was that some of his Hexagonal Shield Immediately shattered after being hit by it. Still, it wasn't all of them, and the ones that did also helped to dissipate quite a lot of the power. After counter-attacking the rest of the power, some of it still hit his wisp body. But Krune didn't care, that remaining power wasn't enough to cause him any severe damage.

Lucio was looking at everything and saw the moment that Krune's shields shattered.

'Why didn't I get him to make better ones?! I was so sure that this Ordeal was going to be easy that I didn't even consider this possibility. If he survives this, I will definitely have him make some good ones.'

Krune then started to charge his own Tribulation Lightning Power to counter-attack the 3rd bolt of Lightning. As soon as it came down, Krune also sent his own up!

Boom!

Both powers annulated each other, and the third bolt was gone just like this. Unfortunately, Krune used a lot of Tribulation Lighting Power to achieve that. He had calculated how powerful the 3rd one would be and had no choice but to do this.

After that, Krune immediately summoned his own Elemental Meridians out and opened them fully.

"Now, I can only count with you guys and my Sun."

This was the first time that Lucio saw Krune's Elemental Meridians. He already knew about their existence since it is described in the Myriad Wisps Technique. But seeing it with his own eyes is another story.

'As I thought, the Myriad Energies Technique wasn't supposed to be a simple common technique. But just how did he think about this? I pondered about it for quite some time, but I still couldn't find an answer.'

Lucio stopped thinking about that since the Forth Tribulation came down. As soon as it touched those Colored Meridians, they absorbed the Lightning Power entirely as if it was nothing. Let alone Lucio, even the disciples around, were frightened at that sight!

"Just how powerful are those meridians?"

But Lucio knew better! He knows that although the Lightning Power was absorbed, it didn't disappear, which means that it is going rampant inside Krune's Core right now!

Krune, on the other hand, was quite calm. One of the advantages of the Myriad Energy Techniques is the fact that you can materialize them anywhere you want in your foundation. Since that is the case, Krune had obviously connected them directly to his Sun! The power of the Lightning Struck that mass of fire, and it started to eat the Lightning Power as if it was the most delicious thing in the universe!

In just a few seconds, the Sun had doubled in size. All the Tribulation Lightning power was immediately converted into the Sun's power! Krune saw that and was relieved. Considering how easily his Sun took that power, it should have no problem to resist the next 4.

Tribulation bolt after Tribulation bolt continued to fall, but the Sun took them all. Still, Krune was happy that Light Spirit told him to let only 5 be absorbed. By the time that the 8th Tribulation Lightning bolt was done with, his Sun started to show signs of instability! Light Spirit noticed Krune worry and immediately said.

"Don't worry, it won't be enough for the Sun to collapse. Given the right time, it will come back to normal sooner or later. Now, move the Elemental Meridians close to the Elemental Core, the rest is up to me!"

Krune knew that is wasn't time to admire that and did as Light Spirit said.

He connected all 9 Elemental Meridians to his Elemental Core and waited for the Life Ending Tribulation Lightning Bolt. As expected, the last bolt took a lot of time to charge. At the same time, the Tribulation Clouds reduced severely in size due to the power being taken away.

The Tribulation Lightning came down and struck the Meridians. It was definitely at the power of a Divine Soul Realm Tribulation Lightning! It was so strong that even the Elemental Meridians had some difficult to absorb it. Fortunately, they were still able to take it in.

The Tribulation Lightning hit Krune's Elemental Core Head-On and started to run rampant inside, it even wanted to eliminate Krune's Divine Soul 'Rainbow Egg.'

"Hmph! With me here, I want to see if you can do as you wish, old villainous Heavens!"

Tribulation Lighting was HIS power, and he refused to believe that he couldn't control it. Slowly, that power started being absorbed by the Tribulation Lightning Source inside Krune's Elemental Core, and the impurities that were still there also slowly came out. Krune looked at that worried, but it seemed like Light Spirit didn't give a damn! He focused on the Tribulation Power and made sure that it wouldn't damage Krune's Elemental Core or Divine Soul Egg.

Sometime later, all that rampant Tribulation Power was gone, and what remained was only the last bit of Chaos Energy that could be generated by the rest of the impurities.

Krune finally let out a sigh of relief when he saw that everything was finally over.

"Well done, Light Spirit!"

"Hmph! This much is nothing."

Although Light Spirit said that, Krune could feel that his voice was a lot weaker. It was evident that he had struggled quite a bit to get this done. Krune, of course, wouldn't point it out. He is very grateful by what Light Spirit did. With his Sun saturated and no meanings of defense anymore, if Light Spirit hadn't taken care of the last Lightning Bolt, he would be dead for sure!

Krune then looked at that rainbow smoke that was the Chaos Energy and started to ponder where he should use it. Light Spirit already told him that the remaining Chaos Energy that he could get wouldn't be enough to create another celestial body, after all.

"Well, I guess I will use it to stabilize my Foundation now that I broke through."

But before he could even touch that energy, his Elemental Core started to absorb it on its own!

"The hell?!"

In fact, it wasn't his Elemental Core that was doing, but the Divine Soul 'Rainbow Egg' instead! In just a few seconds, the entire Chaos Energy was sucked inside of it. Even Light Spirit was taken aback by that.

"What a weird Divine Soul."

Krune could see that the rainbow egg that was quite ethereal before now looked very solid, just like a real egg. It then started to glow, and some kind of strands like hair connected it to the whole Elemental Core. After that was done, Krune could finally feel the connection between himself and his Elemental Core. That is the main difference in the Core Formation Realm, the possibility of using the Elemental Core's power!

"It seems like it is finally over."

Krune agreed with Light Spirit too. As for what is different about the rainbow egg Divine Soul, Krune will take his time to check it out later.

Krune then looked at his Master and said.

"Master, I succeed!"

But for some reason, after Krune looked at his Master, he could see that his expression was quite weird. Not only him, even the disciples around, had quite funny faces while looking at him.

"Errr... what is it?"

Lucio noticed that he was paying too much attention to Krune and then said awkwardly.

"Cough, cough. Nothing much, it is just that this is the first time I see a rainbow wisp."

Krune was taken aback by those words and immediately conjured a crystalline water wall in front of him. It then reflected the image of his appearance. Krune saw that and almost fainted!

Sure enough, Krune's wisp form now was quite... colorful!

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Krune took some time to calm down after seeing that but still did so. The rainbow had been following his shadow for so long now, so there is no point in thinking about that any further.

'Rainbow wisp, right? So be it, I will follow the rainbow and get the pot of gold at the end of it!'

Krune then reverted back to his human form, returned to his Master's house, and then told him everything except for Light Spirit's existence. Lucio heard that and was taken aback.

"Open your foundation and let me take a look."

Krune nodded and did as he was told.

Lucio used his Divine Sense and enveloped Krune's Elemental Core. Even at his Realm, it wasn't very easy to make his Divine Sense enter a Major Core to look inside. Not to mention that it was only possible because Krune was willingly allowing it. After taking a good look at that Rainbow Egg Divine Soul, Lucio narrowed his eyes.

"This is the first time I see something like this. As you know, I also have an Elemental Core, but my Core Formation Realm breakthrough was just like anyone else. My future Divine Soul didn't take the shape of an egg, it just gathered in the center and spread the strands around my Core. I also had a Perfect Breakthrough at that time, so it shouldn't be the reason. If I'm not wrong, this is because your Elemental Core is different from the normal ones, so it is also giving birth to a different Divine Soul."

Lucio also added.

"Of course, it could also be because of the Elemental Meridians that you created, but I can't confirm that either."

Krune nodded and agreed with his Master. Lucio had told him before that his Elemental Core was different, so he was already expecting that to be the case. As for the Elemental Meridians being the cause, he doesn't think that it is the case since Shinja already evolved her Meridians, but nothing happened to her future Divine Soul. Or at least, she didn't mention anything about it.

Lucio then said.

"Give me a second, I will call a friend to take a look too."

Lucio then called Falanea back. Surprisingly, Ojilian was together with her too.

"We were just chatting when you called her over, so I just followed to enjoy the fun."

Lucio ignored Ojilian's remark and told Falanea what happened. She then used her Destiny Core to try to check the destiny energy around Krune but still couldn't see any movement.

"Nothing changed, it doesn't move at all."

Lucio then pondered a bit and told Krune.

"Come with me to my training pocked dimension, I want to check what you can do with it or if nothing will change before the Divine Soul Realm."

Krune nodded and followed Lucio together with Ojilian and Falanea.

Krune was quite impressed with the space inside his Master's training pocket dimension. It was who knows how many times bigger than the Rainbow Sect pocket dimension. Still, he didn't come here to admire it.

Lucio looked at Krune and said.

"Come at me with everything you got. I want to see if any significant side effect appeared after you got the Rainbow Egg Divine Soul."

Krune sighed, and he could help but ask.

"Master, can we change the name to Elemental Egg instead?"

Lucio was surprised that Krune would care about such detail, but after checking his expression, he could see that Krune didn't like that name very much.

"No way! This name is perfect, the Rainbow Wisp has a Rainbow Egg, it's very fit, don't you think? It is even comical!"

Lucio, of course, wouldn't let such an opportunity pass by just like that.

Krune could totally see that Lucio was doing that on purpose, though.

"Old geezer, I was treating you with respect until a second ago, and that's how you thank me?"

Lucio, of course, was finding it very funny.

"Hmph! So what if you treat me with respect. Isn't this the way that you really act? All the seriousness makes me sick, you should stop it."

And there they go again! Instead of paying attention to the critical task at hand, they prefer to argue with each other.

Falanea looked at Ojilian and commented with a Divine Sense message.

"It's hard to see Lucio having this much fun."

Ojilian nodded.

"He is always taking care of everything in the Sect, so it could be said that Krune is his escape route out of that monotonous routine. At least, he doesn't need to keep that serious face all the time when he is with his disciple. After all, this Wisp doesn't give a damn to what Lucio thinks, and that's what he likes on him."

Falanea agreed that Ojilian is right. They have known Lucio for thousands of years, after all.

Ojilian noticed that it would get late if they waited and intervene.

"The two clowns over there, we don't have all day! Can you start already?"

Only then did the two of them stop. After that, Lucio said.

"Alright, as I said before, go all out so that I can verify if there is anything different."

Krune, of course, didn't even need Lucio to say that. He was more than willing to attack with all his might at the moment.

"Hmph! Believe me when I say that I won't. But first, let me recover some Spiritual Energy. Also, my Elemental Core is empty of Elemental Source Energy, so I need to recover it too."

To use the power of the Core, Spiritual Energy doesn't work, it has to be Elemental Source Energy! Krune, who had just broken through, obviously had no time to replenish it.

Lucio nodded and waited. Krune then sat down and operated his Elemental Meridians to absorb the Spiritual Energy around. He could feel that the Spiritual Energy around him was as concentrated as the one he got when he was inside the Spiritual Energy Gathering Formation.

'I guess this is to be expected of the Sect Master. This isn't even the Cultivation Room, but the amount of Spiritual Energy is already this high!'

There was another thing that Krune wanted to test, as well. Exactly how much of the Spiritual Energy absorbed by his Elemental Meridians will turn into Elemental Source Energy? Is it the same 30% as Shinja, or is it more? He wanted to know!

Krune started to absorb the Spiritual Energy, and when it first appeared inside his foundation, Krune's eyes lit up!

'Great!'

It turned out that his Elemental Meridians converted around 50% of all the Spiritual Energy that came in, which means that half of the job was done by them alone!

'At this rate, if all I need is to recover the energy for battle, I cant fill me Elemental Core in just 10 minutes or so! As for cultivation, it will make it 50% faster to cultivate now. I really couldn't hope for more!'

10 minutes later, Krune got up.

"Okay, I'm ready!"

Let alone Lucio, even Ojilian and Falanea were surprised when he said that.

"Did you recover to your peak, or did you just recover some of it?"

Krune thought that there was no need to lie to his Master, so he told the truth.

"I recovered it completely."

Lucio's mouth twitched.

'Isn't this Myriad Wisps Technique too heaven-defying? Even the Sect's top cultivation technique for Core Formation Realm can at most achieve 70% of Krune's speed.'

Lucio then pondered a bit.

'But I guess it makes sense, wisps have too little of a life span, maybe this is the compensation for their lack of time. Otherwise, they wouldn't have the time necessary to enter the next Realm.'

Lucio was right! After all, one can see it when they think about Shinja, who can only convert around 30% of the Spiritual Energy straight away. Of course, this is already very good!

Lucio then showed a serious expression and said.

"Alright, you can start at any time!"

Krune didn't waste time and immediately activated his Tribulation Lightning movement at 50%. But as soon as he moved, he stopped. That is because he noticed one thing.

'Wait! I'm not feeling at my limit when I use my Tribulation Lightning Movement at 50% output. Could it be that I can go further now?'

Krune then tried to increase the power of the Tribulation Lightning.

60%... he could still hold it.

65%... still okay.

70%... nothing.

75%... he finally noticed that his wisp body was reaching the limit, but he could still go a little further.

80%! Only at this amount of Tribulation Lightning power release did Krune finally feel like he would get hurt if he increased the output.

'80% of Tribulation Lightning power output. This is great! I reckon that I should be able to achieve 50% to 60% in my human form now too.'

Krune was ecstatic and immediately attacked his Master with everything he got. Now that he can release 80% of Tribulation Lightning power, his other skills that could be fused with it also increase in strength!

Lucio received all of Krune's attacks with a bored face. But in fact, he was really surprised by him.

'This speed and attack power, he can totally fight ordinary late stages Core Formation Realm cultivators and demon beasts. If I consider the average combat prowess of the members of my Divine Path Sect, he should be able to challenge those on the 4th or maybe even the 5th stage of the same Realm. If we consider the Major Core owners, he should be able to win against a 2nd stage and even fight equally against those on the 3rd!'

One must remember that we are at the Divine Path Sect, each and every member is or was a genius on their own right. So it goes without saying that the realms that Krune could jump to fight were a lot lower than ordinary ones. Still, what Krune is doing is already a miracle in and out itself.

'As for the ordinary cultivators and demon beasts, the 7th stage shouldn't be an issue, only the 8th stage should be able to put a challenge to him. Still, he wouldn't lose that easy. Even if it is an enemy at the 9th stage, with his Tribulation Lightning Movement, he should be able to run away without a problem.'

While Krune was fighting, he was also checking the things that were happening inside his Elemental Core.

'According to what Master Said, Core Formation Realm should be able to use the power of the Core now. So far, it has been exactly like that. I can also see the difference between the Elemental Source Energy that I used before and the one that passed through my Elemental Core. The Elemental Source Energy that has been refined by the Elemental Core is several times easier to manipulate and fuse with my attacks. It gives me the feeling that it is, in fact, a part of me now. So this is the power of the Core that everyone talks about.'

Krune did really think that everything was going okay and that nothing strange happened. However, in Lucio, Ojilian, and Falanea's eyes, it was totally different!

While Lucio was fending off Krune's attacks, he was also talking with Falanea and Ojilian through Divine Sense.

"Impressive, isn't it? His control of the Elemental Source Energy is definitely much better than my own when I was at his Realm."

Ojilian nodded.

"You said that his future Divine Soul took the shape of an egg, right? As we know, it is because of the Soul inside the Core that we can use the Core's Power. But it seems like his Soul can manipulate the power of the Core much better than any of us when we were young."

Falanea also commented.

"And while all of this is happening, the Destiny Energy around him is still as calm as a lake, not even a ripple can be found. If I want to divine anything, I have to use the collateral damage that his attacks do to the environment. But it will never be as good as divining the cultivators or demon beasts themselves. Such an envious ability!"

Lucio then laughed.

"I'm looking forward to seeing just what kind of Divine Soul will come out of that rainbow egg."

Ojilian and Falanea nodded. They, too, are very curious about what changes would be there.

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Lucio thought that he had already seen everything and said.

"Alright, that's enough for now."

Krune then stopped attacking and wait to see what his Master would say.

"As I can see, it seems like everything is normal with the way that your Elemental Core works. The only difference is your control over the Elemental Source Energy. It is a lot better than any of us here when we were in your realm."

Lucio then explained the difference in combat prowess between him and the others. Krune, of course, was ecstatic to hear that!

"Is it that good?!"

Lucio nodded and then asked a question.

"By the way, your first Sun in your foundation has grown quite a bit after absorbing the Heavenly Tribulation. Is it possible to make your Planet orbit it now?"

Krune immediately shook his head.

"No. I checked it as soon as the Ordeal was over. The problem is that my Sun is too unstable at the moment, so its gravitational pull is disorderly. But as I can see, it should stabilize in a week or so, then I'm going to do what Master said."

Lucio nodded and added.

"Good, the more it acts as a real universe, the smoother your foundation will become. Of course, it is just one Sun and one Planet so far, so the difference that you will feel will be minuscule."

Krune nodded. Light Spirit had already told him that.

"Alright, you go back and spend the next month or so reinforcing and stabilizing your cultivation. There is no point in cultivating at the moment since your body will need time to get used to it. It should also coincide with your Feifei's arrival for the exchange program."

Krune nodded, but before he left, he decided to ask his Master another thing that was bothering him.

"Master, after I broke through into the Core Formation Realm, I found something weird inside my core. Can you take a look at this?"

Krune then opened his foundation for view and guided his Master with Divine Sense to the right place. There, one could see some kind of Mark silent staying without moving at all.

Krune had asked Light Spirit if he knew what it was, but Light Spirit had no idea. All that Light Spirit said was that it had some power infused inside. Still, it couldn't do him any harm, nor could it be used for anything cultivation related. It also couldn't be tracked either. At most, it could be used as a means of identification like an ID, but that was all. As for what that power inside served for, he had no idea. Krune didn't know when it appeared, too. In the end, he decided to ask his Master if he knew what it was.

Lucio then took a look at that and was taken aback!

"This- This is!"

By Lucio's reaction, Krune understood that it wasn't just a mark, after all.

Suddenly, Lucio started to laugh.

"Wang Xin, I'm looking forward to seeing your face in the future. Hahahaha!"

Krune got even more puzzled. But he could at least understand that it had something to do with the Wang Clan now and that it was probably Feifei or Uncle Feng that left it there. Lucio then looked at Krune and said.

"Don't worry, this thing can't do any harm to you. In fact, this is something that you probably will like very much."

Krune then asked what it was, but Lucio then shook his head.

"You should ask your Feifei when she comes to the Sect. I'm sure she can answer your question. Consider it as a surprise."

Although Krune was still somewhat puzzled, he let it at that. Since it is something good and related to Feifei, then he doesn't care about keeping it with him. Krune then returned to his residence and did as his Master said. He immediately started to reinforce and stabilize his foundation. But there was one thing different.

"Master said to spend a month doing it, but as I can see, I won't need more than two weeks to get everything under control. Well, that's even better, and I guess I will spend some time doing other things. I still haven't gone to the Alchemist or Blacksmith Halls to take a look yet."

Krune only stayed at home for 3 days when suddenly, he received a message from his Master.

"Go to the Blacksmith Hall and have better shields created. During the last tribulation, they shattered way too easily. I can't have you using something soo bad."

Krune didn't like that final comment since he knows how much effort Marcus put on forging those shields. Still, in his Master's eyes, it is indeed something of inferior quality. It had nothing to do with Lucio being disrespectful, he was just stating a fact. Krune's shields are indeed very bad when you consider the place that he is at the moment.

Krune then decided that he would go to the Blacksmith Hall the next day to check his Master's arrangements. He then took his remained Hexagonal Shields out and packed them carefully. After that, he asked for one of the wisps to send it back to the Makui Planet. He also left a recorded message inside so Marcus could take a look. Perhaps, it can help him in the future.

The next day, Krune took the closest teleport formation to the Blacksmith Hall. This time, he had brought his hat together, so his rainbow hair was hidden. Thanks to that, no one paid attention to him. Core Formation Realm cultivators and demon beasts are extremely common here, after all.

Krune went to the counter and showed his Master's badge, that would be the fastest way to get things done.

The attendant saw that and almost jumped in fright.

"You ar-"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Krune immediately closed the attendant's mouth before he could say anything else.

"No need to let everyone know, right?"

The attendant nodded and understood what Krune meant. After that, he asked.

"How can I help you today?"

Krune then said.

"Master sent me here to have some shields forged. But I also want to get some Blacksmith Study material and items to improve my forging. Do you know how to proceed from here?"

The attendant nodded.

"Do you already have a badge registered in the Divine Path Blacksmith alliance?"

Krune nodded and passed it over. When the attendant saw that, he was taken aback.

'The Sect Master disciple is only a 3 bronze stars blacksmith?'

He was quite disappointed with what he saw. Still, he reminded himself that Krune came from a very weak planet, so it was understandable that the Blacksmith skills and teachings over there are not that great.

"Should I call a Blacksmith from the Hall first, or do you want to get the Blacksmith Materials instead?"

Krune pondered a bit and decided to call for someone first, he wants to ask what level of Divine Imprints he should need before forging the shields. As mentioned before, flying equipment is much easier to control if they have Divine Imprints made by the user himself. But the level of the Shields that Krune will get now is probably entering the Silver Stars. He needs to know to which Rank he should improve his forging first to create an equivalent Divine Imprint.

The attendant nodded and immediately called a blacksmith. Krune then was guided into one of the Blacksmith rooms, and a few minutes later, the guy who was going to forge his shields appeared.

"Hello there, my name is Elres Jorde. I already received the Sect Master's message regarding this issue, so you can simply ask what you want. But remember, this will be a one time service. After it is concluded, any new equipment must be bought with merit points, so be careful."

Krune then asked.

"Could it be that I'm breaking the rules?"

Elres shook his head.

"No, every new Inner Sect Disciple has to right to have a single Silve Star equipment forged for free for them to use on their missions. Outer Sect Disciples can have one Bronze Star equipment of their choice too. Core Sect Disciples have the right to get one Golden Star Equipment. But for Golden Star Equipment, they will need to provide the materials by themselves. Golden Star Equipment Material is very expensive, after all."

Krune got puzzled after hearing that.

"Bronze Stars Blacksmiths?"

Elres noticed that Krune didn;t hear that term before and immediately understood the situation.

"Oh, you came from a weak planet called Makui, right? If I'm not wrong, they don't have any Silver Stars blacksmiths there. That means that for them, the stars are just that. Simply put, the normal stars blacksmiths that you know are what we call Bronze Stars Blacksmiths. There is no difference, though. It is just a way of identifying them."

Krune nodded after hearing that. Still, he was surprised with such a good service. But then again, it makes sense. This is the Divine Path Sect, it goes without saying that their Disciples must use the best equipment according to what part of the Sect they are. In a certain way, it is directly connected to the Sect's face.

Krune then started to explain about his shields and how he uses them. Elres heard everything and then confirmed.

"So they have to be of the same size as the old ones, have to be able to be charged with any elements, need to be hexagonal, and a total of 38 are necessary to make a set. Is that correct?"

Krune nodded, and then he asked another thing.

"Also, I intend to make the Divine Imprints myself. What Rank should I achieve for that?"

Elres looked at Krune, surprised. He didn't expect that the Sect Master was also a Blacksmith.

"That's the right thing to do. I reckon that you are not making the shields, too, because your Rank isn't high enough for that. But just the fact that you will make the Divine Imprints can already be considered very good."

Elres continued.

"To achieve all the requisites you asked me, we will need to use Core Magma Ore, which will turn your Shields into a Seven Silver Stars equipment. I could get some rarer ore and materials to make a Peak Nine Silver Stars equipment. Still, I reckon that it wouldn't be so easy to control without a powerful enough Soul."

Krune then asked.

"Do you have a way for me to check if my Soul is strong enough to control a peak Nine Stars?"

Elres thought that Krune was being too hasty since even the Seven Silver Star would already be very difficult, but he still nodded in the end. Elres then took out 38 pieces of Spiritual Spring Ore and said.

"These here are all Peak Silver Star materials, Spring Spiritual Ores. They haven't been forged yet, and they don't have Divine Imprints. But if your Soul is strong enough, you should be able to control them all at the same time to a certain extent. If you can make them follow complicated orders, then your Soul should be good enough to control the real ones."

Krune nodded and immediately charged those ores with spiritual energy and several different elements. Krune is very confident about his soul power, which was already at the Core Formation Realm level during the Foundation Establishment. Now that he is in the Core Formation Realm, it has become even stronger!

Sure enough, the ores immediately started to float and follow all of Krune's orders. Although it was somewhat difficult to control them, that was because they still don't have Divine Imprints and haven't been forged into proper Shields.

Elres saw that and was amazed.

"As expected of the Sect Master's first disciple, even though you are a wisp, you didn't disappoint."

Krune ignored the wisp comment and asked.

"So, what level of Divine Imprints will I need to make for them?"

Elres nodded and said.

"Those are Peak Nine Silver Star Shields, so you will need to become at least a Five Siver Stars Blacksmith."

Krune was already expecting it that he would need to improve a lot, but it was still more than he expected.

'Well, whatever. Sooner or later, I would need to reach this level anyway.'

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Elres then told Krune.

"It seems like your level isn't high enough. Anyway, when you are ready for it, you can come back here and ask me again. Of course, you can also have me make the Shields anyway without Divine Imprints. But I believe you know that it won't be as good as a set with them."

Krune nodded and then left. He went back to the counter and took all the materials for the study and the items. Instead of going back to his house, he went straight into a private room from the Blacksmith Hall and started to study and practice there.

Krune spent his nights reinforcing and stabilizing his cultivation while also practicing the Elements Regulation technique at the same time. One good thing about the Elements Regulating technique is that it was bringing his other elements control close to his Lightning one. Of course, his Lightning Element would always be somewhat better so long as he is a Tribulation Lightning user. But still, the rest wasn't going to be so far behind like it had been so far.

During the day, Krune would study and practice Blacksmith. Every day he practiced, his proficiency increased by leaps and bounds. There were two main reasons for that. The first one, of course, was the Divine Path Blacksmith Hall. Krune could, at any time, seek advice from higher-level blacksmiths, and the study materials were who knows how many times better than the ones in Makui Planet. Not to mention how good the facilities were, Marcus's private forging room back in the Makui Planet couldn't even be put together in the same sentence.

The second one is obviously Krune's All-Encompassing Soul Technique. As mentioned before, it is not suited for combat, but is excellent for side professions!

Putting all of this together with Krune's innate IQ and talent, he was improving at a rate that was making even the blacksmiths in the Hall frightened.

Still, he couldn't simply become a Five Silver Stars Blacksmith in a few days. It would take him at least a few months for that. But if someone heard that Krune was going from a Three Bronze Stars Blacksmith to a Five Silver Stars Blacksmith in just a few months, they would stop to consider what they have been doing of their life.

It was to the point that the manager in charge selected three Blacksmiths to be Krune's personal advisers. He told them that whatever Krune did was to be kept in secret, and if someone asked, they were to tell that Krune was already a Silver Star Blacksmith when he came. He also explained the situation to Krune. If the news about his improvement goes out, the other apprentices might have their confidence destroyed, which would do no good for any side.

Krune, of course, couldn't be any happier with such an arrangement. For him, who doesn't like to attract too much attention, this is a heaven's sent request!

"Don't worry, I will absolutely not say a single word!"

Because Krune was spending a lot of time in Blacksmithing, the initial two weeks that he would take to stabilize and reinforce his cultivation turned into one month in the end. Krune couldn't help but wonder if his Master was already expecting that to happen when he said that Krune should spend a month or so on it.

"Considering that I'm talking about that old geezer, it is very possible. Even though he looks like that, he is still the Sect Master."

Somewhere in the Divine Path Sect, a certain Sect Master Sneezed.

Krune spent the whole month before Feifei arrives in the Blacksmith Hall. His shields are directly connected to his strength. At the moment, his strongest attack, the Chain Tribulation Lightning, needs them to work. Besides, there was another new thing he wishes to try out that will need both the Shields and Tribulation Lightning.

By the time that he received the information that the Exchange Program would start the next day, Krune had already achieved the level of an Eight Bronze Stars Blacksmith! Of course, it was much easier to go up in Rank at the Bronze Stars than it would be with Silver Stars. The several months that he had considered before would mostly be spent in the Silver Stars Level.

At the moment, in the Sect, there are only two members of the Makui Planet, Lofa and Tasier. So the few times that Krune stopped to make some food, he would always invite them. Of course, a certain old geezer would also stop by now and then, but Krune got used to that already.

Today, they were just eating again when Krune suddenly said.

"Oh, right! The exchange program starts tomorrow, so the Big Powers are sending 3 cultivators each to go to each one of the other Big Four."

Tasier nodded.

"Yes, it has been the talk of the Outer Sect so far. They are all trying to guess who the other three powers are going to send here. There is even a rumor that a direct descendant of one of them is coming in this exchange program. But the guys don't know which one it is."

Krune nodded.

"It is true. In fact, I know one of them."

Lofa's heart stopped for a second. If Krune knows, then it is probably only one person. Lofa immediately stood up and looked seriously at Krune, which took him aback. Tasier, of course, could already imagine why Lofa turned out like that.

"Who is it?"

Although Krune was puzzled as to why Lofa seemed that much interested, he still answered anyway.

"Oh, it's the person who saved my life all the way back. Her name is Feifei, and she is the direct descendant of the Wang Clan."

Lofa looked at Krune as if she was going through a struggle at the moment. Krune looked at her and couldn't help but ask.

"Could it be that you know her?"

In the past, the ones who told Lofa and Tasier about Feifei was Yusa and Shinja. Krune didn't know that they heard about his past.

Tasier immediately intervened and said.

"Oh, Yusa and Shinja had told us about this Feifei before, that's why Lofa is this surprised."

Only then Krune showed an understanding expression. His past with Feifei isn't exactly a secret to start with. He simply didn't talk about it that much. Still, he didn't mind if the others told Tasier and Lofa about what happened. It was the truth, after all.

"I see, no wonder you are soo surprised then. Indeed, the Feifei that is coming is exactly the same one as back then. The one who saved my life and somehow turned into my fiance. Of course, only you guys and the others know about this."

Suddenly, another voice appeared beside Krune as if coming out from hell.

"Don't forget that I also know about it."

Krune jumped from his chair in fright, and his food almost fell on the ground. But Lucio was faster and used his Spiritual Energy to catch everything and put it back into the plate on the table.

"How could you do this? Are you trying to waste food?"

Krune wanted nothing more than give this guy a beating at the moment. Unfortunately, he is far from being able to do that.

"You old geezer! I swear, one day! One day I will definitely get revenge!"

Lucio, of course, just laughed out loud.

"Haha! By the time you reach my realm, I will be even stronger! Maybe I will have already ascended at that point, so you can forget this impossible dream."

Krune was just about to retort when suddenly, he noticed that his master said something that picked his interest.

"Ascended? What do you mean?"

Lucio noticed that he said too much and brushed the question away.

"That's not something for you to know now. It will have no use for someone as weak as you anyway."

Krune's mouth twitched, but he let it go. If even his Master at his level can't accomplish this 'ascension' thing, then let alone him at his cultivation realm.

"Anyway, can't you just stop appeared behind me like a ghost? Do you find it that funny? Besides, is it okay for the Sect Master to do something like this?"

Lucio showed an evil smile and said.

"Why should I stop? Your reactions are too funny for me to get tired of it. Besides, as long as no one sees it, my Sect Master image will be kept intact."

Krune couldn't help but say.

"Can't you see all Lofa, Tasier, and the Wisps?"

Lucio then laughed out loud.

"I can, but if they go out and tell everyone about it, how many do think will believe them?"

Krune's expression went gloomy. Indeed, no one would believe it even if he recorded and showed it right on their faces.

"Forget it, why did you come for?"

Lucio had heard part of Krune's conversation with Lofa and Tasier and gave a side glance to Lofa. Lofa, on the other hand, was more preoccupied with Feifei's arrival. So she didn't even notice it.

"Oh, I just came here to tell you that the sect already arranged the training program that the geniuses of the other three powers will go through during the year they are staying. I will also add you to this program since I believe that you want to spend some time with her, correct?"

Krune's eyes suddenly lit up!

"Oh, my beloved Master. I have never expected you to be so attentive."

Tasier saw that and almost fainted! What was that? Did Yusa's spirit reincarnate inside you? Sure enough, it was a 'Yusa Effect' that Krune learned with time. Tasier then looked at Lofa, who seemed to get even more downcast now.

Lofa heard that and felt some sense of urgency. But then again, didn't she decide to wait until the things between Feifei and Krune were resolved? Her plan included having Krune hear from her that she didn't care about that promise anymore. So, with Feifei coming here personally, her wish to see what would happen will finally be granted.

Still, Lofa was now afraid. At first, she thought that since it was a promise made by Feifei when she was still a child, she probably would have forgotten or ignored it by now. But if that was really the case, why would Feifei come with this exchange program then? From what Lofa knows, things like Direct Descendants or Heirs coming is something extremely rare to happen.

'Could it be that Feifei didn't forget that promise as I thought? If that is the case, what do I do?'

Lofa looked at Krune, who seemed to be very happy at the moment. Only an idiot wouldn't notice that he was looking forward to this exchange program a lot!

'I... have to make the first move!'

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Lucio heard Krune's words and had goosebumps.

"Scram! This grandfather here has no interest in rainbow wisps. Besides, this is also for my sake."

Krune got confused.

"For your sake?"

Lucio nodded.

"That's why I don't mind helping you. The reason for that you will know in the future, though."

Krune didn't mind. He doesn't think that his Master wants to cause any harm to him or Feifei. Not to mention that doing such a thing might bring a lot of problems between both powers.

Krune then asked.

"By the way, what is the scheduled content for the exchange program?"

Lucio answered immediately.

"You are going to have access to the Sect's Spiritual Pool during the first month. The next five months will be teachings and practical training from the high realm elders inside the Sect. Lastly, the next 6 months are going to be missions around the Divine Path Sect territory with a focus on newly discovered dimension realms. As you probably know, exploring new dimensions usually takes some time, that's why we left 6 months for it."

Krune then got curious.

"What is this Spiritual Pool? Also, isn't it too dangerous for us to explore newly found dimensions? Doesn't the Wang Clan care about it?"

Lucio then answered.

"The spiritual pool is exactly as the name says. A pool made of pure spiritual energy condensed, and it is even better than using Rank 10 Spirit Stones. There is also another advantage, the Sect has always used several treasures so that it would help those who enter to fortify and stabilize their cultivations. Simply put, it won't cause any side effects and make the cultivation several times faster. Of course, such a thing is limited, so the pool is only opened for a month every year, and just a few selected members can enter."

"As for the danger you talked about in newly found dimension realms. That is obvious! Do you really think that any of the direct descendants or heirs of the other powers stay inside of their houses for life? If they really did that, I would have already lost the count of how many times the dominant forces changed hands."

Krune noticed that he made quite an idiotic question.

'That's true! How could such enormous powers like the Big Four keep on the leading position if their descendants and disciples never go out to experience life? That would be the same as cutting short their own futures.'

Lucio then commented.

"Of course, we are not sending you guys into any suicide mission either. The Sect will always first check at which level those dimensions are. Although it will still be dangerous and one can die inside, it won't be to the point where those who enter can't do anything about it. You better know that it isn't only us, but our geniuses that went to the other powers will pass through such experiences too."

Still, there is one thing that Krune doesn't understand.

"Master, you said that Feifei is extremely special for the Wang Clan. How come they let her come this time? Especially considering the fact that we will enter those dimensional realms."

Lucio agreed with Krune to this point.

"To be honest, I'm also a little curious why they let it happen. But after what I found about your Elemental Core, I guess that what Feifei has is an improved Destiny Core. Probably, the Wang Clan trusts Feifei's ability to divine her own path."

Lucio was right, that was exactly the reason why Wang Xin allowed Feifei to come.

Krune nodded and had to admit that it made sense.

Lucio then exchanged a few more words with Krune and left right after. In fact, he could have sent someone else to do this kind of thing, but he simply couldn't let go of the chances of importunate Krune.

Tasier and Lofa could only hear the first part of the conversation. After Lucio entered the issues of the Improved Major Cores, he had used his spiritual energy to seal the surroundings so that only he and Krune could hear. After Lucio left, Krune finished his lunch with them and cleaned everything.

"Well, I will be busy for the next year, it seems. I will first use the first month to enjoy that Spiritual Pool. As for the next five months of teachings and practical training, I will instead use it to improve my Blacksmith Rank. I already have Master anyway, so anything that I learn during those five months won't be any better than Master's one."

Tasier couldn't help but feel jealous.

"I wish I could enter that pool too. It seems amazing!"

Krune nodded.

"If I could, I would bring you inside. But from what I can see, I'm only getting to enter it because of Master. If not, I probably would also be kept out of this opportunity."

Lofa was hearing everything, but she wasn't really paying attention. Krune noticed that she seemed to be worried about something, though.

"Is there something wrong?"

Lofa then greeted her teeth and asked.

"Krune, would you consider taking me instead of Feifei?"

Tasier was taken aback with that. He didn't expect Lofa to be that straight!

Krune, on the other hand, shook his head.

"As I said, I'm not the one who decides who takes part in this exchange program. Let alone changing you for Feifei."

Lofa and Tasier almost fainted! That wasn't what she meant at all!

As expected, Krune completely misunderstood Lofa's meaning, which made Tasier feel quite sad for her. After spending such a long time together, he knows that she is quite shy when it comes to her feelings.

"Cough, cough. I guess it's time for me to leave."

Tasier then sent a Divine Sense message to Lofa.

"You should have understood that Krune is as good as a rock when it comes to this kind of conversation, so you will need to be even more direct. Also, you are running out of time, so if not now, then when?"

On his way out, Tasier also called out the wisps that were there too. In the end, only Krune and Lofa remained.

Krune noticed everyone leaving and then said.

"Well, I guess it's time for us to go too."

Lofa, who still seemed to be lost, immediately recovered after that. She then charged forward and hugged Krune.

"What I mean is that I want to stay with you!"

Krune was taken aback! He then felt helpless and started to pet Lofa's head.

"Sigh... Alright, I will ask Master if he can open a slot for you in this exchange program too, but I can't guarantee anything. Also, this will be the only time. I had decided that I would not intervene with everyone's cultivation path too much. I'm only doing this because you want it this much."

Lofa, who was as red as a tomato, immediately got lost at words. She couldn't help but think.

'Even this isn't enough for him to understand? Do I have to be even more direct? But, but...'

Krune then turned on his communicator and said.

"Give me a second, I will call Master and ask him."

Just as Krune was about to make the call, Lofa tried to kiss him! But just as she was about to succeed, the Mark left behind by Feifei back then suddenly activated!

It then materialized right in front of Lofa's face like a barrier, stopping her from accomplishing her objective. Both Lofa and Krune were taken aback by that. Lofa, of course, had no idea what this thing was. As for Krune, he was even more surprised since he couldn't understand why it appeared here out of all times.

After a few seconds, the barrier disappeared, and the Mark inside Krune's core returned back to normal. Lofa felt dejected, just how many years worth of resolve did she have to gather to try that. But in the end, she was stopped. At first, she thought that it was Krune who did that. Still, after looking at Krune's surprised face while looking at that Mark barrier, she understood that he also wasn't expecting that to happen.

"What is that thing?"

Krune didn't know why the Mark activated, but he knew that it was given to him by Feifei.

"This is a Mark that Feifei left behind back then when she saved me, but it had never activated before. I wonder what could have caused it to appear now."

Lofa had only to hear that to understand the meaning of it. She knew that Krune wouldn't lie about this issue since he still hasn't noticed her feelings, which means that that Mark was a kind of protection that Feifei left behind. It was her way of saying the Krune already had someone.

Lofa then sighed and left to think about another way. She could have just told that she loves him, but Lofa had already used all the resolution that she had a few seconds ago. Still, she won't give up that easy!

As for Krune, he was still thinking about why the Mark activated. It wasn't before 10 minutes later that Krune finally remembered that Lofa was still waiting for him to 'ask his master for a slot.' But when he looked around, he noticed that Lofa had already left.

"She probably got tired of waiting. Well, it doesn't matter, let me see with Master if he can add her in this program. Since I'm already at this, I might as well ask for a slot for Tasier too. Between those who have the real Spiritual Energy Meridians, the two of them are the ones who are lagging behind the most after all."

Of course, that is considering the ones who are part of the Divine Path Sect. Lakin, Ruik, Cassy, Dier, and the other couldn't take part in this without being real disciples.

Krune's communicator connected with his Master, and then he asked.

"Master, do you think it would be too hard to arrange two slots for Lofa and Tasier?"

Lucio's eyes narrowed.

"I told you before that intervening in their cultivation path might do more harm than good, didn't I?"

Krune nodded.

"I know, but I'm only asking for the slots. I have no intention of helping them unless extremely necessary during the time the program is going on. Once they get inside, they will still have to rely on themselves."

Lucio then rebuked.

"Those slots are very precious, and there is no lack of Core and Legacy Disciples fighting for them every year. Do you think it is right for me to bring them in when all the others fought for their right to enter?"

Krune dropped his head a little embarrassed. He had to admit that his Master had a point here. It is already going out of the protocols to let him enter, and that was only because his Master is also the Sect Master.

Lucio then noticed Krune's reaction and sighed.

"Alright, but it will only be this time that I'm doing such a thing."

Krune was taken aback.

"But won't the others complain?"

Lucio shook his head.

"Every time that the exchange program happens, we keep a few slots free just in case the other powers send more participants. So those slots would be without anyone to use anyway. In fact, you are also taking one of those slots now."

Krune's eyes lit up!

"Thank you, Master."

Lucio nodded and disconnected.

Just like that, Lofa and Tasier also got a slot to participate in the training program.

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At the same time, inside the Wang Clan space ship.

Feifei was resting when suddenly, she opened her eyes. She then looked in the direction of the Divine Path Sect with an angry face.

"Someone tried to touch my Krune, and it was probably that girl, I reckon."

Feifei then smiled playfully.

"Hmph! Unless you are at the Void Breaking Realm, you can already forget about touching my wisp."

Feifei could feel that although the Mark activated, it hadn't been broken. That means that whoever tried to have their way with Krune didn't have the power to break the barrier.

"Just one more day, and I will finally be able to see you again."

Feifei then went back to rest.

That same day, Tasier and Lofa received the message that they had been selected to also participate in the program. But instead of going to one of the three powers to train, they will take part in the Sect's one. Both Lofa and Tasier were taken aback. Tasier then immediately called Krune and asked if he knew anything about it.

"Yes, it was me who asked Master for that. Lofa seemed to want to participate very much, so I decided to give it a try. Since I was already at that, I also asked a slot for you. Turns out that there were a few free slots that were not going to be used, so Master made an exception and let you two come."

Tasier started to flap his wings in happiness. He always thought that the best decision of his life was to befriend Krune and the others, now it was even more so! But it was then that he noticed one problem.

"Lofa seemed to want it very much?"

Krune nodded on the other side of the video call.

"Yes, she even said she wanted to be with me after giving a hug. But remember, I won't be doing this kind of thing anymore since it isn't good for Master's status either. You and I were just lucky to get the free slots that no one was going to use. That was the only reason that Master made an exception and accepted my request."

Tasier heard that and felt bitter. He could already understand what really happened, and he was even impressed that Lofa was brave enough to hug Krune while saying that. Still, that 'door' in human form didn't catch the real meaning of the things.

"Wait! Doesn't it mean that Lofa and Feifei are going to participate in it together with you?"

Krune looked at Tasier as if he was looking at an idiot.

"Isn't that obvious? It's the same training program, after all."

Tasier felt like crying but had no tears. Does this wisp even know what he has done? But in the end, Tasier decided to let it be. As awkward as the situation might be, it doesn't change the fact that this is a very good opportunity for him and Lofa too.

"Alright, see you tomorrow in the training program. I think I will take this chance to gather enough energy to enter the Core Formation Realm too."

Krune nodded.

"This is an excellent idea. If you see Lofa later, tell her that it might be a good chance for her to do that as well. By the way, I can give you the Soul Healing Pill for that. Of course, for the right price."

Tasier nodded and then finished the call.

Krune then decided to spend the rest of the day in the Blacksmith Guild and returned to his home at night. Feifei was going to arrive the next day, so he decided to rest until there. Although Krune can't sleep, he can still feel tired, so he decided to do nothing more that day.

The next day, Krune was at the Divine Path Sect Spaceship Port with his Master, both of them were waiting for the participants of the program.

One must remember that the Wang Clan isn't the only one coming, there is also the Rasie Clan and the Spiritas Kingdom! The Wang clan had sent 2 extra participants other than the 3 agreed. In contrast, the Rasie Clan and Spiritas sent one extra each. In the end, the Wang Clan had 5 participants, while the Spiritas and Rasie Clan had 4.

Other than Krune and Lucio, the other participants from their own Sect were there too. Lofa included!

Krune checked the time and noticed that the big powers were all arriving around the same time, though. He asked his Master why is that.

"Nothing much, they are all just trying to appear punctual. In fact, I reckon that our participants, on the other powers territories, probably did the same."

Krune nodded and decided that this is another one of the humans' habits. In fact, he himself was quite punctual, too. But this is still a rare trait for demon beasts.

Suddenly, Krune heard the sound that looked like an explosion. In fact, it happened three times. It was the spaceships entering the atmosphere! Not long after, the three of them were already in their own places at the port.

Krune, of course, was looking at the Wang Clan's spaceship.

There was one thing that Lucio, who was beside Krune, couldn't understand, though.

"Why exactly are you in your wisp form? Usually, you always stay in human form, no?"

Krune agreed with his Master.

"That's true. But this is how I first met Feifei back then, so I want her to recognize me faster."

Lucio couldn't help but tease.

"Indeed, there is no way to hide such a beautiful rainbow spiritual energy ball."

Krune's wisp body flickered a bit, and it was evident that those words affected him, much for Lucio's amusement. Krune, of course, knew that his Master said that on purpose.

"I'm in a good mood, so just leave me alone!"

Lucio laughed and didn't say anything else.

The spaceships of all the Big Powers opened, and the participants came out. Feifei, of course, was there too. She looked around and soon noticed that rainbow spiritual energy ball floating close to the Sect Master. The moment she saw him, she smiled brightly. She was just about to rush to him when she was suddenly locked in place. The one who did that was obviously Uncle Feng. She then heard a Divine Message right after.

"Don't be hasty, remember that no one knows about your relationship with him. If you appear too excited, the others will get suspicious."

Uncle Feng then sent a message to the Sect Master.

"Lucio, you probably already know the truth, right?"

Lucio just nodded, and then Uncle Feng commented.

"Then make sure that things don't go out of control. I can't guarantee what will happen with Krune if Xin finds out about Feifei's Mark."

Lucio heard that and snorted.

"I want very much to see what he can do with me here. But anyway, I'm not the one who will tell that. For things to get interesting, the one to announce it has to be Feifei, and I already alerted Krune about it too."

Uncle Feng nodded. If what Lucio said is true, then Feifei is the one to chose when to talk. He had to admit that it makes sense, too. Otherwise, some will think that Krune or the Divine Path Sect stole the Mark somehow.

Lucio, obviously, hasn't told Krune what the Mark was, just that he shouldn't tell anyone that he doesn't trust about it. Krune is still curious to know what it is about.

Because of Lucio's warning, Krune also stayed in place and waited for all the participants to come forward first. The first ones to arrive were the cultivators of the Spiritas Kingdom.

Spiritas look pretty much like any human, the only difference is their higher Soul power. In contrast, their physical power is quite ordinary. Of course, for them to become one of the Big Four, it means that such an outcome is far from being enough to bother them. In a certain way, they looked very much like Krune.

While Lucio complimented the grand elder of the Spiritas Kingdom, the Core Formation Realm participants of the Spiritas Kingdom complimented the Divine Path Sect ones. But there was one thing that they were more interested in than anything. The fact that the Sect Master's disciple is a wisp!

The leader of the geniuses of the Spiritas Kingdom came forward and greeted Krune.

"Hello, my name is Uriu Orion. You are the famous wisp that the Sect Master took as a disciple, right?"

Uriu extended his hand, but it was only then that he noticed that Krune, in his wisp form, doesn't have one. He was just about to retract it in embarrassment when suddenly, part of Krune's rainbow wisp form took the shape of a hand and complimented back.

"Hi, there! My name is Krune, and indeed, I'm the Sect Master's disciple."

Uriu let out a sigh of relief. For a second, he thought that he had done something terrible by trying to shake hands with Krune. Immediately, Uriu's impression of Krune improved several times.

After that, it was the Rasie Clan. As soon as the leader of that group came forward, he noticed some familiar energy from Krune.

"You... Could it be that you practiced the Mohie Sect techniques before?"

Krune was taken aback by that question! But he soon recovered. According to what he found, the Mohie Sect had left behind several hundred of hidden pocket dimensions for future descendants. That means that it isn't anything rare for him to have found one here.

Krune then said.

"Indeed, it was thanks to that that I arrived where I am today. But you don't need to worry, I don't have any intention of picking a fight with your Rasie Clan."

Krune then did the same thing and extended his Spiritual Energy Shaped hand to compliment that guy.

"My name is Krune, and yes, I'm the Sect Master's disciple."

The guy decided to let it go since there was nothing he could do. He knew that a Mohie Inheritance was found in the Divine Path Sect territory, and it seemed like the one who found it was the Sect Master's disciple. Still, the Rasie Clan already paid the price to take it away. Whatever happens after that is not his problem.

He then extended his hand and said.

"My name is Hulibe Acrol, a Rasie Clan disciple."

If it was in the Rasie Clan territory, he would have the authority to attack Krune. But outside, he couldn't do anything, nor did he want to. Since the Sect Master took him as a disciple, it meant that Krune definitely had his own ways of protecting himself.

The Divine Path Sect and Rasie Clan members greeted each other and separated right after.

Now, it was the Wang Clan's time.

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The reason that the Wang Clan sent 5 participants was that, other than Feifei, they were all men! They all had a prestigious family or came from the branch families carrying the same family name. Feifei's father and the elders reckon that they are the ones with the highest chance of catching Feifei's attention.

They were Wang Ting and Wang Mo from the branch families, both at the late stages of the Core Formation Realm.

As for the outsiders, they were Mar Jilano and Tuesly Huviu, from the Wang Clan's territory. They are also at the late stage of the same Realm.

The four of them know that their main objective is to conquer Feifei during this exchange training program, and because of that, they have been glued at her side ever since they left the Wang Clan residence.

Still, it doesn't matter what they did, Feifei just acted politely but showed absolutely no interest in any of them. Of course, they wouldn't give up just because of that. There is an entire year ahead for this exchange program, after all.

Feifei approached Krune with a smile and then said.

"Hello, I'm Wang Feifei from the Wang Clan."

Before Krune could even answer, she crouched in front of Krune and started to say.

"Oh! So you are really a wisp and a rainbow-colored one at that. Such beautiful colors."

It was the first time that Krune thought that the word rainbow didn't sound so bad.

Suddenly, Feifei grabbed his core with her hands and embraced him against her chest. That made everyone be taken aback! Krune's Spiritual Energy Body made Feifei's hair move a little like a calm breeze, and the colors of the Spiritual Energy made it look even more magical.

"It's so warm and comfortable. I like your rainbow-colored form very much."

Krune then received a Divine Sense message from Feifei.

"I hope you didn't forget your promise. I've been waiting for very long, and even though I can't say anything now, I will still wait for the day that I can."

Krune felt somewhat emotional. Those words brought him back to that time when she had stepped forward to save his life.

Krune then answered back.

"I don't know if I can reach the weight for that to happen, but I will definitely try. Still, you have no idea how happy I am to hear that you haven't forgotten that. At that time, you were just a child, and I always thought that you would just take that moment as some kid's words. Maybe you would even laugh at me when I appeared there to talk about it."

Feifei then shook her head.

"I was indeed a child back then. However, you probably already know the situation about our Major Cores, so I have long since decided that it had to be you. Oh, please don't misunderstand my words. The fact that you had a Major Core in the same condition as mine was indeed one of the reasons. Still, even though that promise was just a child's words, you kept it until now, and I knew that. For me, that's more valuable than anything."

Although this conversation seemed long, it was done through Divine Sense, so it didn't take more than a few seconds. Uncle Feng saw how Feifei was acting and then said.

"Cough, cough. Feifei, just because he is a wisp, to treat him like that is a little disrespectful."

Of course, Uncle Feng was just pretending. How many people know Feifei better than him? He had already guessed that she would still try something when their time to greet the hosts came.

Feifei then released Krune and pretended to be a little embarrassed.

"Oh, right! That's my fault. It's just that this is the first time I see such a beautiful wisp, so I couldn't hold myself."

The members of the Wang Clan territory looked at that with burning jealousy. Even though they can see that Krune is 'just a wisp,' it still is a treatment that none of them could get from Feifei so far. How much they wished to be the ones to be embraced by her? Of course, the reason isn't Feifei, but her status and the change of being in-laws with the Wang Clan that they really cared about.

But there was one person that was burning more than anyone else, and that was Lofa! The moment she saw Feifei embracing Krune, she had to hold her urge to go there and separate them immediately. Still, she was also feeling gloomy. Krune not only didn't mind her doing as she wished, Lofa is pretty sure that he was also happy with that.

Feifei then moved forward to greet the other members of the Divine Path Sect. When she arrived at Lofa's position, the two girls glared at themselves as if they were fateful enemies.

Lofa then received a Divine Sense message from Feifei.

"I felt my Mark that I left behind being activated. It was you, wasn't it?"

Lofa didn't seem surprised by that question.

"It was. Unfortunately, that thing got in the way. Still, don't think that I will give up that easily. Until it becomes official, I will do my best for him to notice me."

Feifei just snorted and said.

"You should give up already, there is no way I will let that happen."

After that, Feifei moved forward to greet the rest.

Tasier, who was there too, was sweating cold. He knows about everything and could feel the tension in the air. Even though he couldn't hear the Divine Sense message between then, he was sure that it happened. He was even more amazed that the shy Lofa confronted the direct descendant of the Wang Clan head on! He couldn't help but send a Divine Sense message to her.

"You are crazy! That's a direct descendant, you know?"

Lofa heard that and just snorted.

"So what? We are in the Divine Path Sect, so I doubt that they would do anything to me here. Besides, I can tell it! That woman's pride can reach the heavens! She will absolutely not use such underhanded methods to deal with this situation."

Tasier couldn't help but ask.

"How do you know that?"

Lofa then answered.

"Women's intuition!"

Tasier was taken aback, and then he laughed. He is a demon beast, after all. For him, this 'brave' Lofa is much better than a shy one.

"Well, good luck. But I can tell you that your chances are very slim. It is pretty evident that Krune is more than willing to stay with her. If you really want to catch his attention, you will need to be even more direct than you ever had."

Those words made Lofa remember the day prior when she hugged Krune. Even as direct as that was not enough.

"Do you mean?"

Tasier nodded.

"To Krune, only straight words are effective! Until the sentence 'I love you' doesn't leave your mouth, I believe he will never notice anything. Of course, there are more sure kill methods like trying to create a situation that leads to copulation, for example."

Lofa almost fainted out of embarrassment after heard that.

"Shameless! How can you use co- co- co-... that thing between men and women to conquer a partner?"

Tasier then snorted.

"Hmph! You, humans, are too complicated!"

Lofa then sighed. Nothing good will come from his mouth in this situation. Still, she couldn't help but imagine for a second such a thing happening, which made her face burn even more!

She then answered.

"I guess I will have to at least use the first option and say it straight to Krune."

Lofa made up her mind and decided that she will confess her feelings to Krune when the opportunity arrives. Lofa might not have noticed it yet, but somehow, Tasier had become her love consultant.

Tasier then answered.

"That is for the best! Not to mention that it would also put an end to this situation, and you would be able to move forward. There are other men out there too, you know?"

Lofa just nodded and didn't say anything else.

After all the greeting and done with, Lucio left with the grand elders of the other three powers to talk. As for the participants, they were brought to the residences that they would stay for the time being. The Spiritual Pool would only be opened in the afternoon, so they still had a few hours before that.

Krune was in a very good mood. He even decided to go straight away to where the Spiritual Pool's location and wait there for the time to arrive. It's just that this time, he returned back to his human form.

After arriving there, he noticed that there were only the guards around, but no participant could be seen yet. He then sat in a corner and started to cultivate.

But before he could do it for even 10 minutes, another person appeared there too. He noticed Krune and narrowed his eyes. He was one of the Wang Clan's members, Wang Ting. Even though he had never seen Krune in his human form before, he recognized Krune straight away. First, even if Krune changes his form, he can't change his aura. And second, that rainbow hair was way too obvious!

He then came forward and said.

"Hey, you there. Don't get the wrong idea towards what Feifei did back at the port. She was just curious about your colored wisp form, that's all. Even if you are the Sect Master's disciple, you are, in the end, only a wisp. There is a big difference in status between the two of you."

Krune had been in a good mood just a second ago. Unfortunately, someone came to destroy it. He opened his eyes and looked at the guy in front of it.

"What I do is not of your concern. Besides, if Feifei wants to embrace me and not you, then it's your lack of attractiveness, not mine."

Wang Ting almost exploded at that moment, he had never expected that he would be made fun by a wisp in his life.

"Hmph! You are lucky that you are in the Divine Path Sect and are the Sect Master disciple. If not..."

Krune then snorted.

"Hahaha! You are at the 8th stage of the Core Formation Realm while I'm on the 1st. If you couldn't beat me with that difference in level, I wonder if your life had even been worth it."

How could Wang Ting not understand the meaning behind Krune's words? It was evident that the wisp was saying that he isn't his match at the same level! It was a WISP that was saying that!

"Do you dare to accept my challenge then? I will suppress my cultivation to the first stage of the Core Formation Realm, and we can have a 'friendly' fight."

Krune showed an evil smile and thought.

'Gotcha!'

If there was one thing that the Sect doesn't lack, those are duel arenas. You never know when some discordance can be found between so many disciples of the Sect, after all. There are also those who just want to fight for training or test new abilities. Because of that, almost everywhere in the Sect has at least one arena with a protection formation. Of course, those arenas can at most hold cultivators and demon beast of the Divine Soul Realm. Above that, the formation would be too expensive to be maintained all the time.

But any cultivator or demon beast above that realm can keep themselves alive even in the void. So there was no need for arenas, they just have to go outer space for whatever is the reason.

Krune and Wang Ting just so happen to have chosen one of those. Not much longer after that, the elder responsible for the arena also appeared. The Sect can't have disciples fighting to death since they are the geniuses of the entire territory, so the elders put in charge of those arenas are always at the Void Breaking Realm at the very least.

But when the elder received the message about the ones fighting, he was taken aback!

"What? The Sect Master's disciple and the genius of the Wang Clan from the exchange program?"

It didn't take long for the news to spread, and soon, the surroundings were full of disciples and some elders who wanted to watch the show. Everyone knows that Krune is the Sect Master, but they don't know much about his battle prowess. Because of that, everyone was curious to see just how he would perform.

Not long after, even the members of other delegations appeared. They, too, were curious about Krune. Since the Sect Master dared to take a wisp as a disciple, he definitely isn't simple. The only question is how good he is.

In the end, even Lucio and the grand elders that accompanied their members here in the Divine Path Sect came to take a look. None of them tried to stop this battle. In fact, it was a very common occurrence during the exchange training program. Each and every genius of the big four wanted to prove that they are better than the other, after all.

Lucio looked at that and laughed.

"Haha! So the first ones not being able to hold back anymore were my disciple and the boy from the Wang Clan. I know my disciple very well, and I'm certain that he would never start a fight by himself. It seems like this Wang boy is quite the hot-blooded kid.

The grand elder of the Wang Clan that also came with Feifei and Uncle Feng showed an embarrassed face. His name was Wang Tian.

"Sigh. I know that kid too, so I can even understand why he went to provoke your disciple. I hope Sect Master won't mind such behavior."

Lucio simply shook his head.

"It seems like they decided to fight at the same level, so there is nothing wrong with that. In fact, I more than welcome such challenges against my Krune. I, too, am very curious to see just how well he can perform."

The elders of the other powers would never stop those battles since it would also affect their power's face.

On the arena, Krune noticed that a lot of eyes came to watch, which made him feel gloomy.

'Why did the elder from the arena wait so long? If he had let us start straight away, it would be already over before anyone arrived.'

But that was only for a little while. That's because Krune also noticed that Feifei was there. Immediately, his eyes lit up!

'Well, it might not be so bad, at least I can show Feifei how much I have improved since the time we first met.'

The elder noticed that everyone that mattered was already there and decided to start the battle.

"Are you two ready?"

Krune and Ting nodded.

The elder then said.

"Start!"

Wang Ting was a Metal, Earth, and Fire user. He immediately created a kind of Spiritual Energy Barrier that had both Earth and Metal elements infused. That was the first time Krune saw something like that. Krune had seen Spiritual Energy Barriers before, but not with two elements infused at the same time.

After that, Ting took out a spear and charged forward.

Krune saw that barrier and immediately understood.

'I see, Metal Element is a branch of the Earth Element, so they complement each other. Not only I need to break through his armor, but I also have to break through this barrier before even doing that.'

Wang Ting then said while attacking.

"Are you not going to take your real form? You won't have the change later."

Krune then laughed.

"Don't worry, at this level, there is no need for me to go back to my realm form to battle, that would be just bullying."

Krune could now use up to 50% of Tribulation Lightning power while in his human form, so he immediately did that. The second that Ting was about to reach the wisp, Krune disappeared!

Still, Wang Ting is one of the top geniuses of the Wang Territory, so although Krune was fast, he could still keep track of his movements with his Divine Sense.

'So fast! But speed is far from being enough to get you the victory.'

Wang Ting then stomped on the ground, and immediately, thousands of metal spikes came out around the place that Krune was moving. Krune, of course, noticed that and counter attacked. Just as the metal spikes were about to hit him, they stopped in place.

"Earth Manipulation!"

The grand elders of the other powers and their participants opened their eyes wild!

"Impossible!"

Krune had just done something that they didn't believe. He used his own Earth Element to intervene in the enemy's own Control. But the thing is that it shouldn't be possible! For Krune to achieve that, his understanding of the Earth Element must be much higher than Ting. But Ting is already at the 8th stage of the Core Formation Realm, and Earth Element is his specialization! How can Krune do that while he is still at the 1st stage?!

Of course, another reason for that is because Wang Ting had suppressed his cultivation to the 1st stage of the Core Formation Realm too. Otherwise, the difference in cultivation would make it really difficult for Krune to achieve this result. At most, Krune would only be able to slow down the attack a bit.

That wasn't the first time that Krune did that, though. He also made something similar to it against Ula back in the Hundred Floors Tower test.

Wang Ting also showed a face of disbelief! But the battle was still going on, so he couldn't simply stop now. Ting then gave up long-ranged element manipulation and charged forward once more. The closer he is to the attack, the better would be his Control over the elements he is using. In that case, Krune wouldn't be able to use this trick again.

But there was one problem, Ting isn't a speed-focused cultivator! It doesn't matter how much he pursued, he simply couldn't catch Krune.

There was also another thing that was making him worried. Until now... Krune hasn't attacked yet!

Krune wasn't doing that on purpose. This was the first time he was fighting in the Core Formation Realm, and for good or bad, his opponent is a real genius of the Wang Clan Territory. So this was a good opportunity for him to check his newly acquired power.

'I see, so that's how it is, it seems like Master's Elemental Regulation Technique is already taking effect. My other Elements Control power have improved a lot. Depending on the distance that the enemies are from the attack, I can even stop them from using it. This guy seems to have a very high defense, so let's try some attacks now.'

Krune then finally started his long-ranged offensive. First, he used attacks without Tribulation Lightning to see how much damage it could cause. But Ting was indeed a genius. Although some of the attacks went through the Spiritual Energy Barrier, they were still stopped by his spear or armor. Of course, Krune wasn't putting his all in those attacks either since he knows that Wang Ting isn't his match in the same cultivation realm.

Gradually, Krune's attack power started to increase. Of course, Krune also started to use Elemental Source Energy on his attacks. Wang Ting was starting to feel helpless. Krune's pool of Spiritual Energy and Elemental Source Energy seemed infinite! Worst of all, he knows that Krune is a Tribulation Lightning user, but he still hasn't used that power to attack. So far, Krune only used that for his movement technique.

'This should be enough, I don't think I can get anything else at this level anymore.'

Suddenly, Krune's attack power increased several folds, and he started to infuse Tribulation Lightning power.

Surprisingly, Wang Ting seemed like to use some technique that increased his defenses even more!

The grand elder of the Wang Clan saw that and sighed.

"He started to use a self-injuring technique. That should be the Elemental Source Release Technique, which can allow him to bring out up to ten times more Elemental Source Energy than he would be able to. But there is a backlash for that, not only will the consumption become more than double of what it should, his dantian will be affected as well. I reckon that he will need to rest for at least a month before coming back to his peak."

Krune looked at that and was impressed.

'He can still resist my attacks! But what is that chaotic release of Elemental Source Energy? It is probably some forbidden technique of some sort. Anyway, that is also good! With his defense increased to this new level, I can finally try that out.'

Suddenly, the power of Tribulation Lightning, Water, and Fire Elements started to gather around Krune. He looked at Wang Ting in the distance and showed a playful smile before pointing the attack.

"Heaven's Tribulation Fire Explosion!"

Immediately, an attack that looked like his Heaven's Fall came down. But there was something different this time. The Purple Lightning was surrounded by Purple Fire!

"Not good!"

The Void Breaking Realm elder that was acting as a judge disappeared from his spot and reappeared right in front of Krune's attack!

Boom!

Purple Lightning and Fire spread everywhere, and even the protection formation trembled! One must remember that this formation was able to hold off even attacks of Divine Soul Realm cultivators and demon beasts, which includes those at the peak of this realm. For Krune attack to make it tremble a little, it goes to show just how powerful it was!

After a few seconds, the elder had put everything back into Control and looked at Wang Ting's fearful face behind him. If the elder hadn't intervened, Wang Ting would be dead now. In Fact, Wang Ting wasn't even sure if he could resist that attack without suppressing his cultivation at all!

The elder then looked at Krune's calm face on the other side of the arena and said.

"Krune from the Divine Path Sect wins!"

Lucio was watching it and could see the grand elders' faces on his side.

"Haha! Did he think that this Sect Master's first disciple would be weak just because he is a wisp? He is my very first disciple in 50 thousand years! It goes without saying that he had to be the best!"

The crowd was on an uproar. Krune turned out to be just too powerful! All the doubtful thoughts about him disappeared like smoke after watching this show.

That last attack was what Krune got from his battle against Gomat in the Hundred Floors Tower. Gomat used Water, Fire, and Lightning Elements to bring out Blue Flames. Krune then swapped the normal Lightning Element for Tribulation Lightning, and that was the result!

Light Spirit looked at that and couldn't help but think.

'So he really was able to bring those flames back. Now then, I wonder if you can bring the rest too.'

Back on the arena, Krune couldn't help but think.

'Sigh, if I had my flying shields, it wouldn't be so weak as that.'

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Krune came out of the arena, and the disciples opened the way for him. Feifei, who had been watching the fight, had a big smile on her face. Krune then smiled back and then went back to his corner. It was then that Lucio sent him a Divine Sense message.

"You didn't use this attack against me back then."

Krune then answered back.

"It wasn't ready at that time, I used the next few days to get used to it after I returned home. But this was the first time trying it out, and to be honest, I wasn't sure if it was going to work or not. Of course, this attack just now is still far from what it can get. If I had my Flying Shields, I could bring the real power of it out."

Lucio was impressed that it was still not the limit of his power.

"If that is true, then I reckon that you should be able to go up one more level against other Major Core owners. I believe that the 3rd stages shouldn't be too hard while only the 4th stages would be able to fight you head-on. Of course, the western territory is big, let alone the entire universe. So do not let your guard down since you never know what kind of cultivator or demon beast is out there."

Krune nodded and didn't say anything else.

Wang Ting then came back to his group with an awful expression. But no one blamed him, that wisp had just shown why it was the first disciple of the Sect Master. The grand elder then sent him a Divine Sense message.

"In your condition, you won't be able to use the Spiritual Pool properly. I already talked with the Divine Path Sect Master, and he agreed to let you enter it a month later after you return to your peak."

Want Ting let out a sigh of relief and thanked the grand elder.

Still, there was another thing bothering him, the fact that Feifei seemed very happy with this result. But it was not like he could rebuke her either, which made him feel even worse. In the end, he could only think.

'What side are you?'

But that was all.

A few hours later, the Spiritual Pool was finally opened for everyone. They would be able to enjoy it for a month before leaving. It was the first time that Krune saw something like that, but it was also good since he would be able to test just how powerful his Elemental Meridians are.

'Even with Rank Five spirit stones, I still can't bring my Elemental Meridians to their full capacity. Master said that this pool is even better than Rank 10 Spirit Stones, so let's see just how much I can absorb at the same time.'

There was no specific place for everyone to stay, they just had to enter it and start to absorb the spiritual energy. Because of that, Feifei immediately decided to stay close with Krune, much for Lofa displeasure. Lofa then did the same and went there to stay close to him too. In the end, the Wang Clan Territory guys followed Feifei while Tasier and Lofa got close to Krune.

It turned out that although the pool was quite big, Krune felt like it was quite packed. He then decided to move away from them so that he could concentrate on the Spiritual Energy absorption. Still, soon, the same thing happened again.

"You guys! Can't you go somewhere else? I can't concentrate like this!"

Feifei and Lofa then showed a sad face and asked.

"Even me?"

Krune was taken aback with that question. In fact, even the Wang Clan guys were the same. They already noticed that Feifei seemed to pay more attention to the wisp than them, and now, two girls even requested to stay with him! How could they not feel jealous? If not for the fact that they believe that Feifei is just acting like this out of curiosity for this wisp, they would have definitely intervened.

Krune then steeled his heart and said.

"I'm sorry, but I can't lose this chance to cultivate! Please understand what it implies."

Feifei and Lofa and sighed and looked at each other.

"Hmph!"

After that, they separated.

Krune looked at the two girls' reaction and couldn't help but ask Tasier.

"Did something happen between those two?"

Tasier didn't know whether to laugh or cry! How could Krune be so blind?

"You will find out about it soon, for now, don't ask me."

Krune got even more puzzled but decided to put these thoughts on the back of his mind. He finally got enough space to cultivate so he can finally check how good his Elemental Meridians can perform.

'Well, let's see.'

He immediately opened his Meridians and started to absorb the Spiritual Energy. Sure enough, the rate of absorption jumped several times! Krune's eyes lit up at that moment! That's because even with such a high rate of absorption, his Elemental Meridians were still able to convert 50% of the Spiritual Energy directly into Elemental Source Energy!

'That's not all! Master said that this pool would also not cause any damage to the foundation due to the fast rate of cultivation. The cultivation resources used in this pool not only are keeping my foundation in a good state, but they are also improving it a little.'

Krune then showed a smile and thought.

'Time to go all out!'

Suddenly, everyone using the pool at that moment noticed a disturbance in the Spiritual Energy. When they opened their eyes and looked at Krune, they felt like they were hallucinating! There was so much Spiritual Energy rushing into Krune's body that it was affecting even their spots far away from him! They couldn't help but think.

"Is that really a wisp?"

In the end, they had to call Krune out to tell what he was doing.

When Krune heard everyone's voices, he was taken aback.

"My absorption rate is affecting you all that distance away?"

Everyone nodded, and even Feifei and Lofa were no exception!

Krune then felt a little embarrassed. It wasn't his intention to disturb anyone, and that's why he made sure to open quite some distance from everyone else. Still, it seemed like his Elemental Meridians are too powerful! In fact, the majority called him over simply because they were jealous! They, too, wanted to be able to cultivate at that speed.

'Just how can this guy do it?'

They weren't the only ones. The grand elders of the other three powers were also watching their members and were taken aback by what Krune did.

"Lucio, just what is wrong with that wisp? No, first of all, is that really a wisp?"

Lucio nodded.

"He is as much as a wisp as any other wisp you had ever seen before. As for how he is so good at cultivation, that is a secret! Hahaha!"

The elders felt gloomy but knew that it would do no good to ask further.

Lucio then went to the border of the pool and yelled from a distance.

"Hey, the rainbow wisp right there! Leave some spiritual energy for everyone."

Krune almost fainted! His concentration that had just come back to normal was immediately broken, just like that.

"Go to hell, old geezer! Do you think that after everyone's complaints, I wouldn't know that already?"

Let alone the disciples of the Divine Path Realm and the elders, even the other powers participants and their elders froze at that moment! They couldn't help but think.

'He dared to talk like that with the Sect Master?'

But to their surprise, Lucio just laughed out loud.

"It's good that you know. otherwise, you would make me lose face."

Only gods know how much Krune wants to give that guy a beating!

"Hmph!"

No one could understand anything anymore! Where is the famous cold Sect Master Lucio Koffel? In fact, the grand elders of the other powers felt that Lucio was acting quite differently from what they knew. According to their information, Lucio was supposed to be a serious character and rarely showed a smile at all. But ever since they arrived, Lucio had been laughing a lot. And now, this situation!

Krune then ignored that thing that was supposed to be his Master and focused on cultivating again. This time, he made sure that his own rate of absorption would not intervene with the others. Still, Krune's cultivation speed was definitely at least 2 to 3 times faster than any of them!

'At this rate, by the end of the month, I should be already in the 2nd stage. Perhaps, I can even enter the 3rd!'

Feifei looked at Krune with a smile on her face. It was evident that their promise wasn't the only thing that kept him moving forward anymore.

'So you have a lot more to care about now, don't you? But that's is good! With that determination, I'm sure you will get even further!'

Lofa and Tasier were also doing their best to cultivate. They were, after all, the only Foundation Establishment participants this time around. If not for Krune, they wouldn't even be able to dream with such an opportunity!

Just like that, a week passed. Suddenly, everyone felt a grand surge of spiritual energy, moving in a specific direction. This time, it wasn't Krune, but Tasier instead. But that was all, Tasier then opened his eyes and flew away from the pool.

Krune looked at that and smiled.

'He is ready to breakthrough now.'

That was right! The only reason that Tasier didn't make the breakthrough right there was because of the Heavenly Tribulation. The place he flew to is the teleport formation that led to the Planet where the disciples usually make their breakthroughs. He had already reached a deal with Krune and bought one of his Soul Healing Pills. With that, Krune was pretty much sure that he wouldn't have a problem during his breakthrough. Not to mention that Tasier is a Thunder Hawk, he is especially resistant to lightning type energies to start with.

Lofa also noticed that, and a look of determination appeared on her eyes.

'At most one more week, and I will breakthrough as well!'

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A day later, Krune and everyone else were still cultivating when suddenly, a young man approached the pool while flying and entered it. If not for the fact that Lofa and Krune were quite familiar with his aura, they would definitely not recognize him.

"Tasier!"

Tasier looked at them and smiled.

"Yo!"

Lofa couldn't help but think.

'He turned out to be quite handsome now that he got his human form.'

Of course, she wouldn't be able to say that out loud. Tasier noticed Krune and Lofa looked at him as if he was some oddity and felt a little embarrassed.

"What are you looking at? I told you before, didn't I? I would need to reach the Core Formation Realm to be able to turn into my human form. Is there a need to stare at me for so long just because of that?"

Krune then laughed.

"It's just that I had long since got used to your Hawk form. Now that you became like this, I can't help but admire the difference."

Lofa immediately nodded vigorously!

Tasier then turned around and said.

"Whatever! Go back to cultivate. I will also use the rest of the time to stabilize my cultivation and foundation here. We can't lose time with idle chat like that."

Tasier then tried to walk away when suddenly, he tripped!

Krune looked at that and laughed out loud. Although Tasier had both his feet in his Hawk Form, it doesn't change the fact that the difference in shape and weight is enormous! Simply put, he still couldn't move his human body as he wished.

Krune and Lofa laughed at that, especially Krune since he had passed through the same situation before.

"Don't worry, we shall make sure that the others know about it in the future too."

Tasier felt like crying again. Can't they just forget that it happened?

Krune and Lofa laughed a little more and then went back to cultivate as well.

During the 10 days of the Spiritual Pool opening, three participants had broken through a stage. Today, they once more felt that someone was doing the same, and this time, it was really Krune! With his Elemental Meridians plus the fact that he didn't need to be afraid of damaging his foundation, it was just a question of time before he did that.

Of course, anywhere else and Krune would have to spend months to achieve that. First, their amount of spiritual energy that he can get from his spirit stones isn't even close to the Spiritual Pool. Second, he would need to care for his foundation all the while, which would take even more time.

'This thing really came in hand. It has been just around 2 months since I entered the Core Formation Stage, but I'm already at the 2nd stage. Anyway, I still have another twenty days, so I have to use this time to enter the 3rd stage or at least get close to it.'

There was another thing that made Krune happy, as well.

'Although not much, my foundation improved a bit too. It seems like not only can this pool avoid making your foundation going unstable, it can even clean it of impurities at the same time. I wonder just what kind of cultivation resources they used in this pool.'

Now that Krune had finally moved up a stage, a question appeared on his mind.

'Now that I think about it, what cultivation level is Feifei at?'

He did not check it before since he didn't care, but now that Krune broke through, he couldn't help but wonder. Krune then checked it with his Divine Sense, but in the end, all he could tell is that Feifei is in the Core Formation Stage too.

'For me to not being able to check what stage Feifei is with my soul power, she is definitely in the late stages, and I reckon that at least in the 8th one as well. I will ask her after the pool time is over. For now, it is better to not disturb her concentration.

Time passed, and the second week was over. Today, Lofa was finally able to reinforce her foundation and accumulate enough energy for a breakthrough. She then looked at Krune and Tasier and said.

"It's my time, so I'm going ahead."

They nodded to her and wished Lofa good luck. Lofa then took a final look at Feifei and left for the breakthrough.

Feifei, too, noticed that Lofa was gone but didn't say anything.

Both Krune and Tasier weren't concerned about Lofa's Heavenly Tribulation since she also had the Soul Healing Pill. Not to mention that she also passed through the Rainbow Sect soul tempering test together with Tasier, so her soul was a lot stronger now.

Sure enough, Lofa was already back the next day, just like Tasier. It wasn't that the heavenly Tribulation wasn't dangerous or easy to pass. Lofa and Tasier simply were lucky enough to have the right conditions to attempt it.

Lofa then looked at Krune and sighed.

She had noticed that now and then, Krune would give Feifei a glance, and Feifei also did the same. She came to understand that the chances that Krune would choose her were as slim as it could be.

During all this time, she didn't have a chance to talk to Krune alone. She, too, wanted to put an end to it just like Tasier suggested. Before Feifei appeared, her hopes were high since she thought that Feifei had already forgotten Krune. But now, Lofa could tell that Feifei wanted to be with Krune just as much as she did.

'After this Spiritual Energy Pool is over, I will tell him everything.'

The days continued to pass, and everyone was trying to take the most advantage of it. The Divine Path Sect Spiritual Pool was something that you could only find here. The other powers tried to get the secret behind its creation but failed time and time again. In the end, they gave up since it was something that can't truly affect the balance between the powers.

They, too, had their own ways to increase their cultivators and demon beasts power in a short time. It was just that they used different methods.

There was only more five days for them to stay in the Spiritual Pool. The participants could also see that the pool was a lot clearer than it was before. Obviously, it was due to their constant absorption that it turned out like that.

Again, another breakthrough happened between the participants. The grand elder of the Spiritas Kingdom looked at that and nodded.

"Good, you didn't waste this opportunity."

The one breaking through this time was Uriu Orion, and he was just entering the 9th stage of the Core Formation Realm! The Spiritual Energy moved in his direction like a whirlpool, and not too long after, he completed the process. Uriu then took a deep breath and opened his eyes. Although he seemed calm, one could see that there was some joy there.

'Several months of hard work in just 25 days. The Divine Path Sect Spiritual Pool is really magical. Anyway, I still have another five days, so I better use it to the fullest!'

He then closed his eyes once more and went back to cultivate.

By the end of the month, the Spiritual Pool was looking just like clean water. There was almost no spiritual energy inside anymore. Lucio and the grand elders saw that and decided that it was about time to finish it. But just as Lucio was about to call everyone out, he felt the surge of spiritual energy moving again. He then looked at who it was and immediately showed a smile.

'Hehe. You really are giving your master a lot of face, aren't you?'

The grand elders and everyone in the pool looked at Krune, amazed! In this 20 days, he was able to complete a full stage breakthrough! Although the Spiritual Pool can indeed increase the cultivation speed several times, it shouldn't be this heaven-defying! How could a wisp be so fast? If it was a Divine Beast, they could hardly accept it, but that is the weakest race in the universe!

Sometime later, the surge of Spiritual Energy was over, and Krune left the pool. After this last breakthrough, he could feel that the pool wouldn't be able to help him anymore. He had just absorbed everything that was still available around him, after all.

Lucio then came forward and said.

"Alright, time is up! Even if you continue there any longer, it won't be much different than cultivating outside. So go back to your rooms and rest for the next two days. After that, the Sect will call you out when the teaching schedule starts."

Everyone got up and thanked Lucio before leaving the pool. Except for a certain wisp, of course.

Krune and Feifei exchanged a few Divine Sense messages and decided to meet up later. But when they started to move back to their rooms, they noticed that they were going in the same direction.

"Could it be that old geezer's doing?"

Lofa noticed that and also followed together with Tasier. Not only them, but the Wang Clan participants were the same. It turns out that Lucio had arranged for their residences to be in the same place as Krune's, and Feifei's just so happened to be the one right beside Krune's house!

When Krune found out about that, he was completely sure.

'It was definitely him. I guess I will forgive you for the yelling at the pool this time.'

Krune then thought about bringing Feifei to his house to show everyone. Lakin and the others had always been curious to know just who this Feifei was and how she looked like. But just as he was about to do that, he received a Divine Sense message from Lofa.

"Krune, can we talk in private for a while?"

Krune was taken aback but nodded nonetheless. Now that the Spiritual Pool was over, he still had another 11 months before Feifei goes back to her Clan. It won't change anything if he introduces his disciple and the other wisps later.

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Krune turned to Feifei and said that he had to talk with Lofa first. Feifei, of course, narrowed her eyebrows. She then looked at Lofa and tried to check the changes in the Destiny Energy, but because Lofa had been close to Krune for so long, it was very hard to verify.

Still, she was able to see a little. It was then that Fefei showed a smile and asked Krune to call her later.

Back at Krune's house, he invited Lofa in to hear what she wanted to talk about.

Lofa looked at Krune and then took a deep breath.

"Do you remember when I said that I wanted to be with you before the exchange program started?"

Krune nodded.

"Yes. That's why I asked Master if he could make an exception and let you guys participate too. I remember that you looked to want it a lot."

Lofa then sighed.

"So, it was really that the reason. Have you ever thought that it had nothing to do with the exchange program?"

Krune was surprised at that.

"Nothing to do with that? But then why would you ask me to stay with you? Could it be that you are having problems in your element control and need more teaching? If that's the case, you could just say it straight away. I wouldn't mind giving a few more pointers. But I believe that Yusa also isn't that much behind if you consider your Water Element control alone, though."

Lofa felt gloomier the more Krune spoke. Yusa and Shinja had alerted her countless times that Krune was blind to those kinds of things, but to think that it could reach this extent.

"It had never been about cultivation or training, not at all. What I meant was something completely different."

Krune then showed a puzzled expression. As expected of the 'eyes for Feifei only wisp.' When it has anything to do with love, he is totally clueless to anyone other than her.

Lofa finally lost her patience and said out loud!

"I wanted you to choose me because I love you! I wanted to stay with you because I wanted you to marry me instead! That's what I meant! That's what I always wanted ever since that time back in the Garmon Planet!"

It doesn't matter how clueless Krune could be. When it is put that way, even he would understand.

"This..."

Krune felt that it didn't make sense. After all, he is a wisp, not a human. Why would Lofa give birth to this kind of feeling for him? But after looking at Lofa's expression, he could at least tell that she wasn't joking.

"Why?"

Lofa shook her head and said.

"There is no why. It just happens. You like Feifei, don't you? Then let me ask you, do you need a reason to like her?"

Krune was taken aback with that question. If there was a reason, Krune would say that it was because of their promise, or because she saved his life. But when he thought about that, he felt that at the moment, whether she had saved him or promised anything, he wouldn't care. He just wants to stay with her. Indeed, at the moment, Krune noticed that he really didn't need a reason to like Feifei.

"I see..."

Krune then smiled bitterly and said.

"I'm sorry."

Lofa also smiled back at him.

"It's okay, I already expected that answer. I just wanted to hear it from your mouth."

Lofa continued.

"The reason I took so long to confess is that I was expecting Feifei to not care about you anymore. I mean, how could that even work, right? Although we didn't know that she was the daughter of the clan head, we knew that she was from their family. How could she care about a promise that she made with a wisp when she was a child?"

"That was why I decided to wait, wait for the day that you would receive her denial so that I could have my chance. But after finding out that she was coming, I got afraid. Still, I had some hope that it was just a coincidence. But that hope was shattered when I saw how she treated you on the first day. Others might not understand since they don't know about your relationship with Feifei. But how could I not?"

Krune didn't say anything and just listened.

"After we got to train in the Spiritual Pool, I saw how now and then, Feifei would look at you, and you did the same back. It was at that moment that I knew that I really had no chances anymore. So I decided that I would put an end to it after the Spiritual Pool closed. Now, here I am, making my confession."

Lofa then laughed a little.

"To be honest, I was still a little hopeful that after I confessed, you would change your mind. But of course, that was not the case."

Krune felt somewhat gloomy, but he soon recovered.

"That is right, I really can't think about anyone else, so once again, I'm sorry. Still, I do consider you as important as everyone else. So I hope that you will still help me with cooking in the future."

Lofa heard that and was taken aback. Then, she started to laugh.

"What is it? After so much is said, we went back all the way to cooking again?"

Krune noticed that it didn't seem right either, and showed an embarrassed expression.

"I... am not used to this kind of situation."

Lofa then shook her head.

"It's okay, that is the Krune that and everyone else knows, after all."

In fact, that is the Krune that Lofa fell in love with. But she didn't say that this time.

"Sigh. Anyway, I won't get on your way anymore. I will take my leave now, too. I need to think alone for a while. Also, the teaching schedule is going to start in two days, so I need to get back to make sure that I'm ready for that."

Krune nodded and bid farewell to Lofa. For him, there was nothing else to be said. He likes Feifei, and he doesn't have any intention of changing it, so any further words would be futile.

Lofa then started to fly back to her own residence in the outer sect, but when halfway there, she found Feifei blocking her path. She didn't know how Feifei knew that she was going to pass through this place, but she didn't mind much either. They are in the Divine Path Sect, so there is no way that Feifei will try something to her. Lofa then approached Feifei and said.

"You don't need to worry, I just got reject by him. In fact, I knew that it was going to happen the moment you played that scene with Krune at the Spaceship Port. I was just too stubborn to accept reality."

Feifei then sighed and shook her head.

"I already know about that."

Even though Lofa's destiny energy is hard to read due to her proximity to Krune, it was still possible for Feifei to see a little. When Krune said that Lofa wanted to talk with him, Feifei had tried to look at Lofa's destiny energy. Sure enough, she was still able to see that Lofa would pass through emotional distress that day. It was then that she was certain that Krune would not break their promise.

If fact, Feifei was pretty sure that Krune wouldn't disappoint her anyway since she trusts him. I was just that, as a woman, she still felt somewhat fearful.

Lofa was taken aback, though.

"You know?"

Feifei nodded.

"Would you be able to keep a secret?"

Lofa was surprised with that question but nodded anyway. Other than the fact that they like the same wisp, Lofa had nothing against Feifei to start with.

Feifei then explained to her about her Major Core. Of course, she didn't say that her Destiny Core was different from the others, just that it was a destiny core, nothing else.

"I see, no wonder you knew I was going to flying past this place when I did."

She then looked at Feifei and asked.

"So, why did you come? I don't feel like you are the type that would add insult to the injury."

Feife then shook her head.

"You are right, I'm not this type. I just wanted to talk to you for a while. Although we both liked the same wisp, it doesn't change the fact that you were able to see Krune's real worth. As you know, before that battle against Wang Ting from my territory, almost everyone only thought about him like a wisp, nothing more. Even as the Sect Master's disciple, it was evident that no one thought much about him."

Feifei continued

"But you and your friends were different, especially you. You loved him even though you knew he was a wisp. Just how many would have the courage to do that? Some might say that it was because Krune was the Sect Master's disciple, but I can tell that your feelings come from way before that happened."

Lofa heard all of that but felt even more puzzled.

"In the end, what you want to say?"

Feifei then got close to Lofa and gave her a hug.

"What I mean is that even though we were rivals for a short amount of time, I still like your personality."

Lofa was taken aback and immediately got away from Feifei.

"Stop it! I don't need your pity. Just... leave me alone for a while."

Feifei then nodded and said.

"Very well. I just wanted you to know that you, who didn't look down on Krune for his race, will always be someone I respect. I also respect you as someone who loved him too."

Feifei then turned around and was just about to leave when suddenly, Lofa made her a question.

"You keep talking in the past tense. Loved, liked... Just so that you know, I haven't stopped liking him yet, okay?"

Feifei then paused for a second and then continued to move forward, but she still left a sentence behind.

"Haha! It's as you said... Yet!"

Lofa felt puzzled with those last words, but before she could ask, Feifei had already left.

She then sighed and kept on her way back home.

When she arrived there, she noticed that someone was already waiting in front of her door.

"Tasier, why are you here?"

Tasier then looked at her and said.

"Isn't that obvious? I came to know what happened after your confession."

Lofa was surprised.

"How did you know about it? I've never told you when I was going to do that."

Tasier then started to laugh.

"Have you forgotten who spent more time with you than anyone else? Even more than Krune, Shinja, Ao, or Yusa? I might be a demon beast, but I'm not an idiot. I dare say that I know you better than you know yourself at the moment. Hahaha!"

Lofa felt a little embarrassed with that answer.

"Is... Is that so?"

Now that she thinks about it, she did indeed spend a lot of time with him. It was then that she remembered Feifei's last word: Yet!

She then looked back at Tasier and shook her head.

'It couldn't be, right?'

Krune was still in his home, thinking about what just happened. But in the end, he just gave up the idea.

'There is no point in spending more time on it. I don't like Lofa that way, and that's all! Whether it will change our friendship in the future or not, it only depends on her. As for me, I will still think about her as a good friend, just like Ao and the others.'

Krune then decided to put the fool's mood on the back of his mind and spent the rest of the day at home. He already contacted Feifei, and she said that she would come to meet Lakin and the other next day morning. Krune was now basically talking with them about it.

Lakin was surprised by that.

"So I can finally meet the person who saved Master back then. I understand. I will make sure to leave a good to impression on Master's future wife."

Krune heard that and felt a little embarrassed. Still, he did quite like how those words sounded.

Ruik, on the other hand, didn't care that much.

"Do I really have to be here too? It's not like I have any relation with her to start with."

Krune shook his head.

"I told her about everyone, even the Lizard Dragons and the wisps. She said that she wanted to see everyone when she comes, so bear with it."

Ruik's mouth twitched.

"Why do I feel like I'm being offered as a sacrifice?"

Except for the Lizard Dragon big brother, the Lizard Dragons also nodded. For some reason, they also felt the same way as Ruik.

The Lizard Dragon big brother then laughed.

"It's okay. It's not like Feifei is going to eat us to start with."

Krune looked at the five siblings and couldn't help but sigh. They all had cultivated the Myriad Energies Technique true form, so in the end, their cultivation was quite high. Their big brother was even close to Lakin and Ruik.

Ruik had already arrived at the 8th stage of the Foundation Establishment while Lakin was on the 7th. As for the Lizard Dragon Big Brother, he was at the 6th stage! The youngest Lizard Dragon was also the one with the lowest cultivation, being only at the 3rd stage.

Lakin had given the five of them a name too. From the oldest to the youngest, they were Lazin, Lania, Latina, Lavina, and Lariu. Two brothers and three sisters. Surprisingly, their big brother was already able to use his human form!

Krune had asked Lakin why they had such similar names in the past, but Lakin only answered.

"It was them who asked for it to be like that, so I just followed their wish."

Krune then nodded. Since the Lizard Dragons like it, then all's okay.

Lizard dragons do have a dragon bloodline, but they are one of the dragon-related races at the very bottom of the chain, and with one of the lowest dragon bloodline concentration. Because of that, different from the Earth or Fire dragon that Krune fought in the past, they could still enter the human form before the Core Formation Realm.

In fact, Ruik's double-headed snake race is even rarer than them. As mentioned all the way in the past, Ruik's poison abilities work both on the body and soul. Because of that, Ruik will only be able to change into his human form after Core Formation.

It was then that Lakin remembered something else.

"Oh, right! Master, Juji is ready to try building his foundation. You were in the Spiritual Pool, so he decided to wait for you to come out to take a look. He knows that you are curious to see if something would happen because of his Myriad Wisps Technique."

Krune's eyes suddenly lit up!

"Great! I was really very curious to see if the Myriad Wisps Technique would have any defects in higher realms. Now that I think about it, Feifei seems to have an improved Destiny Major Core. I will ask her to take a look at Juji, too, to see if everything is okay with his future."

Krune then spread his Divine Sense around his residence and soon found Juji talking with the other wisps in one of the rooms.

"Juji, come to see me."

Juji was taken aback by that message, but he immediately understood that his Ancestor had returned.

Not long after, Juji entered the room that Krune and the others were talking about him.

"Ancestor."

Krune nodded.

"Would that be a problem if you try to breakthrough into the Foundation Establishment tomorrow?"

Juji immediately got excited! He was simply waiting for the Ancestor to come out to see it, so now that Krune asked for it directly, Juji was more than happy to agree with that.

"Great! There will be another person watching it other than us tomorrow too. But don't mind it, she is someone that I trust, and she can even check if your breakthrough will be fine."

Juji didn't mind at all.

"Yes, Ancestor. Then, I will go back to prepare myself and revise the foundation that I plan to build."

It was then that Krune got curious.

"Oh, right! What kind of foundation are you trying to build?"

Juji immediately answered.

"A spaceship!"

Krune was taken aback. In fact, Lakin and Ruik had the same reaction when they heard about Juji's idea too.

"Cough, cough. Errr... why a spaceship?"

Juji got excited once more!

"Ancestor remembers that you let us take a look at the space from your room on our way to the Divine Path Sect, right? That day, Lakin had shown us how to use the computer to take a look around the ship and outside it. When I saw how cool it looked like and what it was capable of, I immediately decided that it would be my choice! Planets are nice, Suns, Moons, black holes, and all of that too. But it is the Spaceship that carries everyone."

Juji continued.

"After we got free to move around the Sect, I took my time to go through everything that makes a Spaceship work. Of course, I can't go into every single small detail since it is just way too much for a single being alone. Still, I also believe that there is no foundation that is 100% perfect either."

Krune was impressed with Juji's choice, and he had no intention of changing it.

"Very well. Be sure to give it a check before starting your breakthrough tomorrow."

Juji agreed with that and then left.

Krune then looked at Lakin and asked.

"Does he know that if your realm is high enough, you won't even need a spaceship to move?"

Lakin nodded.

"I believe he does, Juji is very smart, and the information is available on the network anyway. But just how many cultivators or demon beast out there have reached a realm high enough to not need a spaceship? In the end, he isn't wrong. Almost everyone still needs spaceships to move around. After all, extreme distance teleport formations are also extremely expensive to build and use. The biggest majority of the planets still need to rely on the spaceships to move around."

Krune nodded and didn't ask about this issue anymore. It was then that he remembered another thing.

"Talking about peak Qi Condensation wisps, what happened with Liam and Hana? Last time you showed them to me, they were also just waiting to enter the Foundation Establishment." (Hana and Liam appeared in chapter 128)

Lakin just shook his head.

"They still haven't decided what kind of foundation they will build. But to be frank, I believe that they are afraid instead. I told them that wisps only have a single chance at Foundation Establishment, and if they fail, they will probably die. Maybe because of that, they had been delaying it this far."

Krune nodded and said.

"There is nothing wrong with that either. We wisps have only 10 years of life before breaking through. But if we fail, we will die straight away. We can't simply expect that all wisps will try such a dangerous breakthrough as if it was nothing. Some of them will decide to wait until they are close to the end of their life spans, just like the other races do about the Core Formation Realm."

Lakin and Ruik nodded. If they try to force Hana and Liam breakthroughs, chances are that they would fail instead.

"Anyway! You guys can go back and do whatever you want. If you have any questions about your cultivation, do that now."

Ruik left straight away while Lakin stayed behind to make a few inquiries about his cultivation. Just like that, the day passed without anything else happening.

The next day, Feifei and Uncle Feng finally appeared at Krune's door. The problem was that they weren't alone, accompanying Feifei were also the Wang Clan Territory participants. Feifei had tried to sneak out like she did the day before without anyone noticing. But this time, she was caught by the Wang Clan's grand elder.

Of course, he wouldn't try to stop Feifei from moving around. After all, it wasn't like there was any danger with Crazy Feng there. Still, he knew that the other participants were sent here to try to catch Feifei's heart. Because of that, he also sent a Divine Sense message to all four of them about Feifei leaving her room, which made them immediately appear by her side.

Krune saw that, and his mouth twitched.

"Feifei can come in. As for the rest, I don't remember to have invited any of you here."

Wang Mo, Wang Ting, Mar Jilano, and Tuesly Huviu heard that and almost exploded in a fury right there and then. As for Feifei, she couldn't be happier after hearing those words.

Unfortunately for Krune, Uncle Feng had to intervene. He then sent a Divine Sense message to him.

"It would be better to let them in too. Otherwise, it would be too obvious that you two have something together. So far, everyone thinks that Feifei is just curious about the fact that you are a wisp and this strong. But it won't stay like that for long if you don't take care."

Krune sighed but had to admit that Uncle Feng was right. He then turned to those guys and said.

"At least, that was what I wanted to say. Still, it would not do any good for the Sect's face if the Sect Master's disciple doesn't treat their visitors well. So you can come in too."

Feifei also sighed but didn't say anything.

When everyone entered Krune's house, they were taken aback.

Wisps! Wisps everywhere!

Now that Ao, Shinja, and Yusa left for missions and training, the wisps that were staying with them ended coming to Krune's house instead. Krune, of course, didn't mind it. As the Sect Master's disciple, his home in the Inner Sect was enormous! So there was more than enough space for every single one of them. Not to mention that it makes Krune feel good to have them around.

Krune then turned to Feifei and sent her a Divine Sense message.

"Feifei, can you help me check a wisp that is about to enter the Foundation Establishment?"

Feifei was taken aback with that question but nodded anyway.

"Sure."