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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How such a situation came to happen?

After Feifei entered the other room, Tiane heard Ruik murmuring something. She got close to see what it was and quickly noticed that the 'dead weight' was dreaming. If that was all, it would be okay. She could have just ignored and returned to her own room. But the contents of the murmuring stopped her from doing so.

"Haha! See how the great Ruik...

is the best demon beast!...

Who cares about Tiane? Once this grandfather...

puts in the effort, someone like her can't possibly...

compare to me..."

Krune has been comparing him and Tiane ever since they met each other, so it had long since become a deeply rooted issue in Ruik's mind. It was so much that it was enough to make him even dream about it.

Hearing that, a vein popped out from Tiane's head.

She couldn't just ignore that, so she gathered her energy and tried to give Ruik a good kick.

Too bad, though. How many times had Krune kicked Ruik while he was sleeping? It reached a point where Ruik's instinct would act by itself even in his sleeping state. Even Krune had almost been caught by him before, so he learned how to kick Ruik in a position where the snake couldn't fight back.

The moment that Tiane tried to kick This Two-Headed Snake, the 'dead weight' entire body jumped like a spring. Tiane didn't know about this ability of Ruik, so she was completely taken off guard. The result? Both he and she are now on the ground together while Ruik kept sleeping. In fact, it looked like he felt very 'comfortable' in that position. Of course, he was the only one feeling like that. That's because Ruik's snake body was touching 'everywhere' on Tiane's body. Including some parts where a man shouldn't touch lightly.

Tiane, of course, immediately felt utterly embarrassed.

Not to mention Krune and Feifei's last words just collaborated to make Tiane even more flustered.

Tiane finally lost her patience and gathered her spiritual energy to use a fire skill. A second later, Ruik's body was burning all over.

Ruik, of course, instantly woke up.

"Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot!"

He then quickly used a simple water skill and put off the fire.

"Who dares to put this grandfather on fire? Show yourself!"

Tiane, with a red as tomato face, promptly answered his question.

"It was me, do you have a problem? After what you have done, be happy that I didn't cut your two heads off."

Ruik, who didn't know what happened, got even angrier since he thought it was Krune who did that.

"Are you looking for a fight? Who in their right mind would put fire on the body of someone sleeping? Do you have no heart?"

Tiane almost erupted in anger after hearing that. If there was one thing that she was aware at the moment, it was her 'about-to-explode' racing heart. In the end, the two got in a fight right there and then. Krune and Feifei looked at each other and just laughed. It was evident that although both were trying to beat each other, there weren't any real dangerous skills involved.

To make sure that the Hotel living room wouldn't be destroyed, Krune spread his Spiritual Energy around to protect its surroundings. He and Feifei then sat on a corner and watched the show. It wasn't before 20 minutes of skills, punches, and kicks that the two finally stopped. Both sides were gasping for air while looking hatefully at each other.

'Clap, clap.'

Krune clapped his hands then stood between the two.

"Alright, you two. I can't stay here forever to protect the Hotel room. You two seem very satisfied, so lets put an end to this. If you really end breaking something expensive here, know that I won't be paying for it."

Tiane then looked away and said.

"Hmph! So be it, count yourself luck, damned snake."

Ruik's mouth twitched, but he ignored her. Instead, he asked Krune why Tiane put him on fire.

"Oh, that? Let me show you."

Krune then used his Spiritual Energy to create a spiritual model showing what happened when he and Feifei came out of the room. Krune could already change spiritual energy shape back when Feifei first found him, let alone now that he is the Core Formation Realm. In fact, with his colorful energy, he created a very lifelike projection of what he saw before.

Once Ruik saw it, the expression on his face contorted. As for Tiane, she got even redder.

"Are you making fun of me? How the hell would something like that happen?"

Feifei then gentle patted Ruik's snake body and said.

"Our subconsciousness often leads us to make the things that we really want to but don't have the courage for. That's just how it works, don't mind it too much."

How could someone as playful as Feifei let such a golden chance slip by?

Ruik almost fainted hearing that.

"Subconsciousness, your head!"

Feifei and Krune laughed once more and then returned to their room.

Tiane couldn't take it anymore either and entered her room as well.

As for Ruik, that image was burned in his mind, and the more he tried to forget, the more it appeared. In the end, he decided to go out for a while to cool his head.

The day passed without any other significant events, and soon, it was already the morning of the next day. This time, Feifei wasn't participating in the Formations Master last phase, so she decided to tag along with Krune.

"Are you sure you don't want to go check the final phase of the Formations Master Junior Competition?"

Feifei shook her head.

"I can take my time to practice it later. Different from your Alchemist Competition, my one didn't have any Golden Stars Formations Master participating. So everything happening there is still inside the realm of the Silver Stars Level. I'm not as interested in that than I am in your one."

Krune nodded and didn't say anything else. After all, he was happy that she was coming with him instead.

Krune then looked at the two ugly faces on both his and Feifei's side and asked.

"The two of you, are you sure you want to come as well? I can't help but feel like you are not in the mood for it."

Tiane was the first one to answer.

"I'm just staying with Feifei. If there is an idiot snake following us or not, I couldn't care less."

Ruik's mouth twitched, and he shot back.

"Am I the one following? I've been going together with Krune ever since the Alchemist Competition started. If there is someone following, it definitely isn't me. I can't help but think that this is an excuse to stay close to this grandfather."

Krune and Feifei decided to ignore those two and started to make their way to the competition site.

At some point, Krune's group went to a corner to change their appearance back to the one they were using in the competition. No one noticed when, but the previous day first place had suddenly appeared again.

Once they got there, Krune entered inside while the other three went to find a spot to watch the competition.

All eyes were on Krune, but he didn't care anymore. Today, he had only one objective, which is to try to understand what it was that he experienced last day with Kaio. For some reason, he knew that this was very important for him. Especially since even his rainbow irises changed.

The last alchemists arrived one by one, and soon, everyone was once more gathered in this place. Kaio didn't underestimate Krune this time. He felt that if this black horse could do that much, he might create another miracle again. Xaia and Irken were no exception either. It's just that their working stations are quite far from Krune.

Palo appeared on the stage again and greeted everyone.

"Welcome, finalists. As you know, today is the last day of our Junior Alchemist Competition. As everyone expects, is there any other thing to do other than pills? No! We are alchemists, so it goes without saying that the winner of this competition will be the one who makes the best pill! I had explained the rules before, so I won't repeat myself. If someone has any questions, ask now."

Palo waited a minute, but no one said anything. He then nodded and continued.

"Very well. Since the process of making pills takes time, you will have 12 hours to finish your best products. How many pills you make doesn't matter, but we will accept only one at the end of the day. So make sure that you give us the one you think to have the highest quality."

Palo looked at the other examiners, and they nodded.

"Junior Alchemist Competition, Final Phase. Start!"

There were loads of people and demon beasts watching it both live and through the internet. Not too surprising, the camera focused on Krune's workstation had the highest number of spectators. But soon, everyone got puzzled. That's because Krune wasn't doing anything. He just sat down and watched Kaio working.

At first, some thought that he was thinking about what to make, but as time passed, the spectators started to lose interest. Although some believed that Krune was planning something, they couldn't tell what it was. In the end, the Golden Star Alchemists caught the attention, and the number of viewers from Krune plummeted.

Krune, of course, didn't care about anything like that. His Divine Sense and eyes were entirely focused on Kaio's concoction. Still, it had been just a few minutes since he started, so Kaio was still in the middle of the extraction process. Krune knows that only after Kaio finishes this part, he will be able to see that phenomenon again.

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Kaio glanced at Krune and noticed how focused he was in his concoction. But he soon thought about a reason for that.

'Right, he is still a Six Silver Stars Alchemist, so he simply decided to watch me to gain some experience instead of trying to get a higher position. It will be impossible to take the top three with three Alchemists at the Golden Star Level.'

Convincing himself of such thoughts, Kaio kept extracting the medicinal properties of the herbs he had chosen this time. As for the pill that he selected, it is a Revolving Energy Pill. It makes the circulation of Spiritual Energy faster for a short time. Of course, he was making one at the One Golden Star Level.

Krune stayed immovable for the first hour, and the viewers of his Workstation had dropped to almost zero.

Suddenly, Krune's eyes lit up!

'It's here.'

Kaio had finally finished the extractions and started to eliminate the impurities of the herbs. He as using the standard method of controlling the fire element to burn them away. Krune's rainbow irises immediately reacted the moment they saw it.

Just like before, Krune could feel that Kaio wasn't doing it with the Fire Element as a whole, but some part of it. Still, it was more than enough for Krune to notice the differences. Not to mention that this time, Krune is really paying attention.

Time passed, and Kaio continued to burn the impurities away. It wasn't before a half-hour that he finally reached his limit in that process.

'Good, I should have reached the max level that I can at the moment.'

Kaio then started the pill concoction per see. But when Krune saw that, he got even more excited!

'Now that he started to concoct the pill, the changes are even more apparent. I feel like I'm close to grasping something, it's like there is a small line between me and what is happening in his concoction, but for some reason, I just can't cross it. Still, I guess I finally understand what it is that Kaio is doing.'

Krune kept observing, and without him noticing, his hands started to move subconsciously. Another thing is that now, his rainbow irises colors were really moving in a circular motion. Krune then started to try to imitate those changes in the fire element just like Kaio, but every time, it was always somewhat wrong.

While almost no one was paying attention to Krune, there were a few exceptions. Palo Yiag, the elder responsible for the Junior Alchemist Competition, just so happens to be one of them. When Krune started to try to imitate what Kaio was doing, his eyes opened wide!

"You can't be serious! No, he isn't quite right there yet. Still, he's close, really close. Is it possible? He hasn't reached the Divine Soul Realm yet. It seems like he is trying to understand what Kaio is doing, which means that he can at least perceive it. That is already a miracle in and of itself."

While Krune was trying to imitate Kaio, his rainbow irises colors started to move faster and faster. Finally, it reached a speed where it could be noticed. Before, although the colors were moving, it was too hard to perceive since they moved way too slow. But now, as long as you paid attention, you could definitely see the motion.

Suddenly, the world around Krune disappeared. The Workstation, the tools, the alchemists, the ground, the skies, everything! Surprisingly, Krune didn't notice it. That's because there was still something that he was able to see. Kaio's work!

It was at this moment that Krune murmured to himself.

'Kaio's understanding of laws, the Law of Burning!'

Krune finally understood why he felt like Kaio wasn't controlling the Fire Element itself, but a small part of it. That's right, Kaio was only controlling the Law of Burning, and it wasn't perfect either. The laws surrounding the Fire Element were various. The Laws of Heat, Explosion, Burning, Combustion, and several others. All of them were part of the whole thing called The Fire Laws!

In fact, Krune could feel that Kaio was very inexperienced with the Law of burning. As to why? Even Krune himself didn't know.

Time passed, and Palo kept observing Krune's motions. The more he looked, the more impressed he became. Palo had already forgotten about the competition and the alchemists. His mind was totally focused on Krune and Krune only.

'6th Stage of the Core Formation Realm... Can he really get it?'

The answer to this question didn't take long to appear.

At some point, Krune had summoned the Fire Element in front of him, and he kept fueling it almost unconsciously. It stayed there, just like a very gentle small flame. Still, Palo knew that it was that little flame that would give him the answer that he seeks.

Suddenly, a few ripples started to happen in that small flame. Palo noticed that and murmured to himself.

'It's here.'

Krune was still in a trance, inside that dark world in his vision, he felt like he finally could reach that thing that Kaio was controlling. Palo then saw Krune extending one of his hands forward while the other kept holding that small flame.

Krune then opened that hand and made a motion as if he was trying to grab something. It was at this moment that the small flame in his hand reacted and burned fiercely! Krune's rainbow irises were moving so fast at this moment that it would be hard to even see where the colors are at the moment. Krune smiled faintly and then said.

"Gotcha!"

The moment he said that, the world around him came back to normal. Krune's consciousness came back, and he looked around as if he had just awaked from a dream! Still, he knew that it wasn't a dream, everything that he saw was real. Krune looked at the small flame fiercely burning on his hand and noticed that he now had some kind of connection to it.

'No, to be more precise, I have a connection to a tiny part of it. The Law of burning... I now have an initial understanding of it. But...'

Krune then thought about that dark world where he could only see the laws.

'Just what was that?'

It was at this moment that Light Spirit's voice appeared.

"That's the world of laws. It seems like it was really a good idea to bring you to this Dalin Universe. The laws here are really a lot easier to understand."

Krune was taken aback.

"Does it mean that everyone can see it?"

"In a certain way, yes. But your case is special. Because of my link with your soul, I was able to see what you saw too. The way you see the world of laws is who knows how many times clearer than the others. Even I felt like understand laws would be easier in there."

Krune immediately felt excited! He had just used a few hours and had already grasped a little of the Law of Burning. Doesn't that mean that all laws will be that fast to understand too?

Light Spirit understood what Krune was thinking and laughed out loud.

"Keep dreaming! Do you think that this is that easy? First of all, you didn't completely understand the Law of burning. In fact, you haven't understood even half of it. The more you try to understand, the harder it becomes."

Krune's happiness was cut short.

"Couldn't you have waited for a little before saying that? I could have enjoyed my dream a little further!"

Light Spirit then snorted.

"Hmph! Do you think I care? Also, I'm only talking about the easy part. Now that you understood a small part of the Law of Burning, try to do the same with the other laws and see what will happen. Let's select an easy one, for example. Go ahead and try to understand the Law of Heat."

Krune nodded and concentrated once more. After this experience, he understood how his rainbow irises worked, so he did the same again.

Once more, his irises' colors started to move in a circular motion, and the world around him disappeared just like the last time. But it was at this moment that Krune was taken aback.

When he first was trying to grasp the Law of Burning, he could also feel the presence of the other Fire Laws. But this time, other than the Law of Burning, he almost couldn't feel the existence of any other. In fact, it looked like the entire place was being occupied by the Law of Burning alone! There were just small gapings here and there, where he could barely see the other laws presence. Not to mention that those small gaps seemed to change position all the time! As for the Law of Heat, he could hardly find it anywhere.

"This... What is happening here?"

Light Spirit heard that and laughed once more.

"See? Let me make an analogy for you. Think about an empty pan. Suddenly, you fill it with rice, but now, there is almost no space left to put other ingredients. That's basically how the world of laws works. Your understanding of the Law of Burning is basically filling nearly the entire pan, so you only have that much space to add other Fire Laws."

Krune immediately understood why high-level cultivators and demon beasts took so long to understand them.

"Doesn't that mean that I selected the Law of Burning as my starting law? If I knew, I would have thought about selecting something else!"

Light Spirit immediately disagreed with him.

"That's not how it works. Gaining insight into the first Law is an opportunity, not something that you can actively seek. Tell me, before you understood the Law of Burning, do you think you would have been able to simply summon some other element and understand a Law from it?"

Krune was taken aback by that question.

"Indeed. I didn't select the Law of Burning, it just so happens that I was close to Kaio when I first noticed its presence."

Light Spirit agreed.

"Exactly! It's not because Kaio was using the Law of Burning that you would definitely understand it. I might as well tell you that if he was using any other law, the chances of you noticing its presence would be minimal. In other words, you were lucky to even notice it at your Core Formation Realm!"

Still, Light Spirit gave Krune some good news too.

"The biggest problem is for you to understand the very first Law of your life, that is the hardest barrier, and you already crossed it. Think about it like you finally understand what a Law 'REALLY' is."

Light Spirit continued.

"Also, there is another good news for you. The 'filled pan' analogy is only applied for the element in question. For other elements, the 'pan' is still empty. Once you get back to the hotel, try to take a look at my Tribulation Lightning. I think you will get a pleasant surprise."

While Krune and Light Spirit were discussing those matters, Palo was in the middle of a call with someone from the Alchemist Organization.

"Are you sure? Did he really understand a Law at the 6th Stage of the Core Formation Realm?"

Palo replied.

"As an alchemist, I'm also versed at Fire Laws. So I'm sure that he had just understood his very first Fire Law, the Law of Burning!"

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The person on the other side of the line was Amark Guli, the Solar System Alchemist Organization Head.

"Wait, you said Krune? Krune, Krune... I did hear this name once."

Palo nodded and reminded Amark.

"Yes, he is the one that your son tried to steal away."

Amark's expression got a little gloomy for a second, but he soon concealed it.

"Oh, that one. Anyway, why are you even calling me then? Just wait for this competition to finish and immediately recruit him. With his talent, he is more than worth grooming up."

Palo scratched the back on his head as if he was in a tight spot and then said.

"There is a small problem here. Krune is a demon beast."

Amark got puzzled after hearing it.

"What is the problem? Sure, we have a lesser number of demon beasts than humans, but that has never been a problem."

Palo sighed and then continued.

"He is a wisp."

Amark's expression finally changed when he heard that.

"Come that again."

"A wisp, Krune is a wisp! He is as much a wisp as any other wisp you have seen before. A wisp!"

Palo knew that it was hard to believe, so he made sure to make it clear.

Amark then sat down on his chair and crossed his arms. Palo could see that Amark had fallen deep in thought. Sometime later, Amark finally replied.

"That's complicated. Even with such a heaven-defying talent to the point of understanding a law at the Core Formation Realm, his life span is just..."

Palo nodded.

"That's why I called you directly. Otherwise, I would have already prepared to recruit Krune straight away. In fact, I had told him yesterday that we wouldn't be able to take him in exactly because of this issue. Of course, yesterday, he hadn't understood a Law yet."

Amark didn't think Palo was wrong. They are not rich to the point where they can simply invest in every single alchemist in their Solar System. Amark kept thinking for some time and then said.

"Let's do like this, just recruit him in name. He will have access to the facilities, information, better jobs, and other things from the headquarters. But he won't receive any cultivation of alchemy training resources. If he is okay with it, then we welcome him in. If his level keeps increasing at this pace, we can use him in the next Galaxy Competition."

Palo nodded. He, too, was thinking about the same thing. In the past, Rico Guli had participated in that. Not to mention that he did quite well by finishing in the top 1000. But ever since, their Solar System didn't have another Alchemist capable of repeating his feat. Even if Krune's life span is small, considering that he is still 12 years old, he still has more than enough time to participate. In fact, he might be able to attend twice! Or so Palo and Amark hoped.

"Very well, considering that he will still gain a bunch of advantages, I don't think he will refuse it anyway."

While Amark and Palo were discussing, Krune and Light Spirit were doing the same thing.

"Is there no way to clear the view of the Laws so that I can see others?"

Light Spirit confirmed.

"There is, you need time. Because this is a new Law, your mind is overwhelmed by it. Once it gets used to the Law of Burning, it will start to perceive the other Fire Laws more clearly. Of course, it will never be like the first time when everything was clear. The more Fire Laws you understand, the more space they will take in your World of Laws."

Krune let out a sigh of relief. The way that the Fire Laws are at the moment, Krune wasn't the least bit confident of being able to grasp them anytime soon.

Light Spirit then added.

"The best way to make your mind used to it is obviously by fully understand the Law you are practicing at the moment. Otherwise, it will take even longer for the 'view' to clear. Of course, you can also decide to put the Fire Laws aside and start to practice another element instead."

Krune nodded.

"I have never focused on a single element before, so I will try to see if I can get other Elemental Laws at work too."

Light Spirit agreed with that.

"That is good too, your whole combat power has a base on the Tribulation Lightning being used with all the other elements. For others, it might be a fool's idea to focus on more than one or two elements at the same time. But for you, it will probably be the best course of action. Especially after I saw how clear your World of Laws is."

He continued.

"There is another thing that you need to understand. Once you understand all Laws of a single element, you will need to fuse them together. For example, once you get the Fire Laws fused, you will have understood one Major Law. I think it goes without saying that every element is a Major Law as well, right?"

Krune then asked.

"What changes when you understand a Major Law?"

Light Spirit then added.

"Well, there is no need to say that the help in your combat prowess is enormous. A cultivator with a Major Law and one without are in two completely different leagues. Even if they have the same cultivation level, the one with a Major Laws can completely crush the other without it. Unless some unexpected event happens, the later can only flee, that's all."

Krune was already expecting that much.

Light Spirit then said another thing.

"It is still way too early for you, but I might as well tell you this. To enter the Divine Path Realm, you will need to understand at least one Major Law. As for the specifics, you will understand when the time comes."

Krune nodded.

"Okay, is there anything else that I should pay attention to?"

Light Spirit pondered a bit.

"Not that I can remember now. But as you know, I have been away for way too long, so some things might have changed. Still, you can simply ask others in that realm later."

Krune agreed with Light Spirit and then decided to go back to the World of Laws. As for the Alchemist Competition, Krune had already forgotten about it.

Once there, Krune could see the Burning Law cleary. In contrast, any other Fire related Law kept appearing and disappearing between the gaps. Krune took a deep breath and started to understand the Burning Law.

'The earlier I fully understand it, the faster I can start the next.'

Krune spent an hour inside, but not much progress could be seen.

'Light Spirit was right, it won't be something that I can fully grasp anytime soon.'

While Krune kept understanding the Burning Law, the Alchemist Competition continued. Kaio noticed that Krune had stopped to pay attention to him and seemed to be in a trance. Still, he soon ignored it and went back to his pill concoction. Finally, he had finished the very first one.

"Great! It went way better than I expected. I will try to concoct another two different ones before the time is over, but I will probably use this in the end."

He put the pill inside a bottle and then turned to the display to select the next herbs for the concoction.

Xaia and Irken were just like Kaio and finished their first pill almost at the same time. The Silver Stars Alchemists around them looked at those pills at the Golden Star Level and felt quite jealous too. After all, only when you understand a Law, you will be able to bring the pill to that level.

Krune was still in the World of Laws after six hours of competition. By this time, he finally had an idea of how to proceed with his learning.

'Sigh... Just to catch the tail of the matter took me all this time, and that is when the Burning Law is as apparent as it is. This is definitely going to take very long, let alone the other ones that won't be this clear after I finish the Burning Law.'

Krune looked at those small gaps when the other Laws appeared for an instant and disappeared. It was then that he had an idea.

'Even though the other Laws appeared for a tiny amount of time, it's not like they are not here, right? If I try to understand one Law each time, it will take forever for me to reach the Divine Path Realm. I really might run out of life span by then. But what if I try to grab those openings to understand the other Fire Laws while I'm learning the Burning Law?'

If anyone heard Krune's thoughts, they would think that he is crazy! It is already that hard to understand the Law that is occupying the entire World, let alone try to grasp the Laws in those openings!

Of course, Krune cared little for what others might think about it.

Krune tried this method for another hour but then shook his head.

'That isn't working. To understand the little bit possible of those laws, I need to stop paying attention to the Burning Law. This way, I will end up not understanding anything at all.'

But it was at this moment that Krune remembered something.

'Wait! There is a way!'

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Krune immediately exited the World of Laws and accessed the network with his communicator. Because the Knowledge test was over, no rules were impeding the competitors from using it anymore.

'Where is it, where is it? I know I saw that technique somewhere around here.'

Krune kept looking for that technique for over 10 minutes when he finally spotted his target.

'That's it!'

-Mind Splitting Technique: Capable of making the mind work in separate tasks at the same time without losing focus.

Beginner level: Three tasks at once

Intermediate level: Five tasks at once

Advanced level: Seven tasks at once

Fully Learned: Ten tasks at once.

Warning: Although you won't lose the focus on those tasks, your capability of processing them will be affected if the Soul isn't strong enough.-

As mentioned before, the Dalin Universe had an unlimited number of techniques for sale. Even techniques at the level of Sect or Clan treasure in the Luvile Universe were available as long as you had the necessary spirit stones or items for the trade.

Krune then proceeded to check the price, and suddenly, his face went dark, and then purple!

'THIS IS DAYLIGHT ROBBERY!'

-Price: 150000 Rank 8 Spirit Stones or equivalent in lesser or higher rank ones.-

So far, as an Alchemist, Krune had gathered a little bit more than 11 thousand Rank 6 Spirit Stones. He needed 10 Rank 6 Spirit Stones to get one Rank 7 Spirit Stone. After that, he needs another 10 Rank 7 to exchange for one Rank 8 Spirit Stone. Simply Put, let alone 150000, Krune's total wealth couldn't be considered more than a hundred or so Rank 8 Spirit Stones.

Krune then immediately started to think about a method to make more Spirit Stones faster. It was then that he remembered a thing.

'Wait, aren't Golden Stars Level Pills worth a whole lot more than the Silver Stars?'

Krune then accessed the Alchemist Network and looked for jobs that required Golden Stars Level pills. When he saw the average payment for the jobs, his eyes lit up!

'Holy shit! They are worth over a hundred times more!'

That was to be expected. As mentioned before, to make pills at the Golden Stars Level, one must understand at least one Law. Usually, alchemists would only reach this level in the middle of the Soul Forging Realm. In the Dalin Universe, it was possible to find Divine Soul Realm at this level too. Still, they are quite rare. One could see it by the fact that after gathering the Alchemist Geniuses of the entire Solar System, they only had three who understood a Law.

Not to mention that the fact that three Golden Stars Alchemist under the age of 35 is an occurrence extremely rare. Most of the Junior Alchemist Competitions usually didn't have a single one. For example, on the Formations Master Junior Competition, there wasn't even a single Golden Stars Formations Master under the age of 35 participating.

In the end, Golden Stars Pills are simply worth much more than any Silver Star Pill will ever be. They are in a completely different Universe from each other. There is also the issue with the Herbs and Minerals necessary to create Golden Stars Level Pills, which increase their price even more.

Of course, those who buy or put on the jobs related to that level are usually at the Soul Forging Realm at the very least. So it goes without saying that they are several times richer than the majority under their cultivation level. They do have the wealth to pay for those pills.

'If there is one thing that I hate more than attracting attention, it is to not have enough money.'

He looked at the time and saw the there was still a little bit over four hours before the competition finished. Krune then spread his Divine Sense and soon found Palo on the stage in the distance.

"Senior Palo, would you mind hearing a request?"

Palo, who was still thinking about how to approach Krune about the recruiting issue, was taken aback by that message.

"Oh! Sure, what is it?"

Krune remembered the conversation he had with Feifei and the fact that she was taken in as an in name member of the Formations Master Organization Headquarters. According to what Feifei said, she would have access to even better-paid jobs once she enters it. Krune thought that the Alchemist Guild would most likely have the same advantages.

"I know that because I'm a wisp, I can't join the Headquarters as a fully-fledged member. But is it possible to join it as an in name member? I don't need any cultivation of alchemist training resources, I just want access to the jobs available there."

Palo couldn't help but think if Krune had heard his conversation with the Headmaster, but he soon excluded that possibility. There is no way he wouldn't have noticed Krune with their difference in level.

'Still, this is indeed a heaven-sent coincidence.'

"Cough, cough. Well, considering your talent, it shouldn't be a problem if I recommend you. But it will really be as you said, you can have access to the facilities and jobs available in the headquarters. But you won't receive a single Spirit Stone or alchemist training materials like Herbs and Minerals from us."

"Still, it doesn't change the fact that it's worth accepting it. Who knows? If you prove that you can become a high-level alchemist, the Headquarters might make an exception and accept you as a real member."

Krune shook his head and said.

"Don't worry, I don't want to become a real member since I would be bound by some duties. The in name member is exactly what I want at the moment. Besides, I would like to keep my real identity secrecy status the same way it is. Would that be possible?"

Palo felt it weird that Krune didn't want to become a real member. Even if real members do have duties to take care of, the advantages are far more worth it.

'Well, I only said that he might become a real member so that he would be put more effort. I don't think he would become one anyway, so I guess this situation also plays in my favor.'

He looked at Krune in the distance and pretended to be thinking about it. Sometime later, he agreed with Krune's terms.

"Very well, identity secrecy is something that quite a few young members have anyway, so it's not a problem to keep yours too. Since you have no problem with the in name membership disadvantages, I guess it won't be a problem to accept you with your skills."

Palo then put a serious expression and said.

"However, I have a condition. You have to concoct a pill worth of your level as Alchemist. This is, after all, an Alchemist Competition. So prove to me that I'm not wrong in accepting you in the Headquarters by showing your skills here."

Krune's eyes lit up after hearing that.

"Thank you, senior Palo."

"There is no need to thank me, just make sure you don't shame the name of the Alchemist Organization."

Krune nodded and said.

"Alright, let me see if I can make a Golden Star Level pill. That should be enough to not let the organization down."

Palo nodded, and they finished their conversation. But a second later, Palo noticed something wrong with Krune's words.

'Did he just say that he will make a Golden Star Level Pill?'

Palo pondered a bit.

'I guess he just misspoke. Yes, that should be it. He had just comprehended his very first Law, not to mention that he is still a Six Silver Stars Alchemist. There is no way he can jump three stars and breakthrough into the next realm this easily. Also, the issue of using the Law he understood into the pill concoction isn't something that you can just learn in the remaining 4 hours.'

Assuring himself about this, Palo once more started to pay attention to the alchemists in the competition.

Krune then went to check the list of herbs available and soon decided on which pill he would concoct.

'Well, there aren't many pills that I know about at the Golden Stars Level, so I will just go with the easiest I can think about.'

Krune then selected the Herbs and Minerals necessary to make a Cultivation Stabilizing Pill. This is one of the pills that have several different stars level. A Golden Star Cultivation Stabilizing Pill was effective for Soul Forging and even Void Breaking Realm Cultivators and Demon Beasts. It could be said that such a pill would be a waste if used by anyone at the Divine Soul Realm or below.

Krune had made many of these pills at the Bronze and Silver Stars level, so he couldn't be more proficient with it. Of course, he knows that the other Golden Stars Alchemists are bound to make better and harder pills, so he doesn't have the intention to surpass them to start with.

'This is all for the sake of entering the Headquarters as an in name member. As long as I can accomplish that, a little bit of attention won't be a problem.'

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Krune then started with his extraction process. Because there was more than a single herb, he had to divide his time between them. Of course, his extraction was still a lot better than anyone in this competition. Krune took almost two hours to finish it. After that, he went through his memories about the content available for Golden Stars Pills.

'Hum... So the main issue here is how to use the Law that you understood to force a synergy. There are obviously better Laws for certain types of pills, but generally, almost any Law can be used to make pills. For alchemy, Laws involving Fire, Wood, and Water are the best-suited ones. Since I comprehend the Burning Law, that should help a lot.'

Krune was a little lost at how exactly he should apply the Burning Law to his pill concoction. But then he remembered that Kaio Tirenia used it to eliminate the impurities of the Medicinal Liquid.

'That's right, let's try to use the Burning Law for impurities cleaning. Considering my actual control over the Spiritual and Elemental Source Energy, I shouldn't have too big of a problem adding it to the mix... or so I hope.'

Krune took a look at the Medicinal Liquid in his cauldron, and his eyes became sharp.

'Let's give it a try. In case I fail to make this pill, I should still have enough time to make a Silver Stars Level one. I am, after all, trying to jump four Stars at once.'

Krune activated his Spiritual Fire and started to clean the impurities in his Medicinal Liquid. As soon as he started, he also brought forward his understanding of the Burning Law.

'Impurities, only the impurities. I can't overdo it!'

It turns out that adding the Burning Laws to his Spiritual Fire had made the Flames quite fierce. Still, he could control them as long as he did it slowly.

Beds of sweat soon started to appear on Krune's face, but he didn't notice it at all. His entire focus was on the Medicinal Liquid and the Impurities.

'Impressive, the Spiritual Fire fused with my Burning Law is reducing the impurities to nothing! If just I had greater control, I could do it a lot better and faster. Well, I'm still at the Sixth Stage of the Core Formation Realm, and this is also my first time doing it, so it can't be helped.'

On the stage, Palo stopped for a second to see how Krune was doing. But he soon noticed what was happening and sighed.

'He's being too hasty. I thought he had misspoken when he said he would try to make a Golden Stars Level Pill. But it seems like he wasn't. Still, it is too early for Krune to do that. The Burning Law won't just Burn the impurities. It will burn grand part of the Medicinal Properties too. You need a long time of practice to even think about trying such a thing.'

Palo then resumed his watch over the other alchemists.

Kaio Tirenia was in the middle of concoction when suddenly, he felt the Law that he is so used to use nearby. When he turned his head to the side, he felt like he was hallucinating. He then looked at the Medicinal Liquid in his cauldron and confirmed that he could let it be for a minute. He then entered his own World of Laws and looked at Krune's direction.

"Impossible!"

His voice was quite loud, so everyone watching him Live or through the internet noticed his change. Soon, they found out that the one beside him was 'Jolk,' so immediately, Jolk's viewers exploded once more.

Still, the majority couldn't understand what made Kaio so impressed. Jolk had indeed started to concoct his pill after so long. But was there a need to be surprised by that?

Of course, there were those who immediately understood what was happening and why Kaio Tirenia acted that way.

"Doesn't the information says that he was supposed to be a Six Silver Stars Alchemist? How come he is using Laws, then?"

"Check the information about this Jolk guy, it is obvious that the Rimeria Solar System is hiding his information."

"That's not quite right, did the Rimeria Solar System Alchemist Headquarters lie in the information available. It says that this Jolk was supposed to be at the Sixth Stage Core Formation Realm. Still, just by seeing how his flames are acting, I can totally tell that he is using a Fire Related Law. Is it the explosion Law? No... maybe Annihilation? No, that's probably Burning. I can't confirm it through this video, though."

"Why are you calling me at this time? What? A Junior Alchemist Competition? I don't have the leisure to wa... Okay, I will take a look."

Kaio noticed that he had lost his focus and immediately shook his head.

'Ignore him, ignore him. You still have one more pill to finish, Kaio Tirenia. Focus on your job, not his.'

Around thirty minutes later, Palo took another look at Krune. He was totally expecting that Krune would have started everything again after the failure. But to his surprise, not only didn't Krune fail, he seemed to be very close to success.

'Unbelievable.'

On Krune's side, he was feeling tired already. It was his first time using Laws actively. Although Krune was getting a lot of experience during it, it doesn't change that controlling his Flames fused with the Burning Law is quite a stretch.

'Just a little more, and I will be done with it. Almost there!'

Finally, Krune completed the impurities cleaning process. Of course, since it was his first time doing it, his medicinal liquid was still affected somewhat. Fortunately, it was not enough to be considered a failure.

'I definitely won't have time to make another one, so even though I lost some of the medicinal properties, I have to do with this. Too bad, though. Golden Star Level is definitely out of the question now.'

That was true. The impurities cleaning didn't completely destroy the medicinal liquid. Still, there was some damage to it. But there was a good thing out of it as well.

'At least, this medicinal liquid turned out to be of a much higher quality than what I'm used to making. I should be able to concoct a pill of a higher level than my actual one. As for keep using the Burning Law in the rest of the concoction...'

Krune looked at the medicinal liquid in his cauldron and then at himself and sighed.

'I'm not at this level yet. I was barely able to finish the previous step, and I'm sure I will fail if I keep using it in my actual condition. I've never thought that using Laws would be this hard.'

It's good that Krune is only thinking about it. If he told the Alchemists around him that he just finished comprehending the Burning Law and didn't fail using it for the first time, no one knows if he would leave this place alive.

Krune then proceeded to finish the concoction the same way he always did. But thanks to the difference that the Burning Law made to the cleaning process, Krune felt like it was extremely easy to put the elements in synch.

'Wow, I've never felt concoction to be this easy before. How can I put it? Something that was hard had suddenly become soft. Wait, why does this sentence make me feel odd? Oh, whatever. To put the elements in synch, I had to use a lot of 'force,' but now, even without trying much, they follow my every thought.'

Palo noticed that Krune stopped using the Burning Law and finally left a sigh of relief.

'At least, he couldn't do more than complete the impurities cleaning using his Law. If he had finished the entire concoction using it, I wonder if I could ever show my face in public again.'

Some of the high-level alchemists watching 'Jolk's' concoction Live and through the internet noticed that his Spiritual Flame came back to normal. They, too, understood that 'Jolk' had reached his limit. Of course, it didn't make any less impressive.

"He could only do the cleaning process using Laws, but can someone tell me how long it has been since he learned how to use it?"

"No idea, but in the Second Phase, he definitely didn't use it. I watched yesterday's video, and his flame was normal."

"Hey, you two, it couldn't be that he learned how to use a Law since yesterday, right?"

"Hahahaha! The guy above is reading too many novels. There is no way that he had been using his Law for only a day."

"What I'm more concerned about is whether it is true that he is at the Sixth Stage of the Core Formation Realm or not. Because if he is, what he has done will put him at the top 100 alchemists under the age of 35 in the entire galaxy!"

"Hey, everyone. I'm watching the competition live here in the Rimeria Solar System. I just checked this Jolk guy's cultivation with my Divine Sense, and he is really at the Sixth Stage of the Core Formation Realm! If you think that I'm lying about being here, just check the link below. I'm using my communicator to transmit the competition from my point of view on my channel."

Krune, or better, Jolk, was becoming more and more famous. Even Feifei's group noticed it while watching from a distance. Ruik looked at the live transmission in his communicator and told Feifei.

"Well, that's quite a famous Fiance that you have there."

Feifei, of course, was all smiles. After all, she loved those situations. She was even looking forward to seeing Krune's face when she tells him everything that is happening outside.

Back at Krune's side, he was close to finishing his concoction.

'Alright, I just need to start the pill formation now. I believe that it should be enough to become an Eight Silver Stars pill at the very least.'

But just as Krune was about to do that, he stopped.

Feifei and Ruik knew Krune quite well, and since they were watching him from very close, they immediately understood what that meant when they looked at his face.

Ruik then let out a loud laugh and commented.

"I know that expression way too well!"

Feifei quickly nodded and laughed too.

"That is definitely the face he does when a crazy idea pops up in his mind."

Tiane didn't know what those two were talking about, but she understood that something was about to happen.

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Krune looked at the medicinal liquid in the cauldron that was ready to become a pill. All he needed to do was to take the last step.

'Should I try it? But if I fail, I won't be able to achieve the condition that Senior Palo requested. Still, I really think it might work.'

The idea that Krune came up was to use the Extreme Infusion technique that he learned with his Purple Fire. In addition, he would use his Burning Law too. He knows that the Burning Law alone is already enough to make the normal spiritual fire to become fierce. But that is also because his control over it isn't good enough.

'Oh well, if I can't join the Headquarters, I can still take regular jobs. It's not like they pay much lower than them anyway. The only problem is that because of my poor control with the Burning Law, I took way too long to finish everything. The twelve hours are almost up already too. Anyway, let's start!'

Krune then gave up forming the pill and immediately changed the form of his Spiritual Fire. Its color suddenly changed to purple, which puzzled everyone looking at him.

Palo, of course, was one of those watching at the moment.

'Purple? What is that? I've never seen an alchemist using a purple spiritual fire.'

He then checked it with his Divine Sense and got even more puzzled.

'Weird, I can feel a power similar to the Tribulation Lightning, but why is it purple? Anyhow, let's see what he is planning.'

Krune ignored everything happening around him and started to use the Burning Law as well. Immediately after, the already hard to control Tribulation Fire became even more fierce.

'But this is okay. I just need to hold for a single minute, and that will be enough.'

Krune had already finished the entire process of creating the Medicinal Liquid for his pill, so there wasn't really anything else to be done anymore. Using his purple fire to increase the level of the pill was just a last-second method. Of course, it is a very risky one since he is also using the extreme infusion technique, which is hard to control as well. One minute was simply Krune's limit.

The effect of the Law of Burning immediately started to take place in the medicinal liquid, and the Extreme Infusion Technique added more and more energy to the composition.

'I'm using High-Level Herbs and Minerals, so it should be fine.'

10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds...

Krune' cauldron started to tremble, but Krune couldn't care less about that, he only paid attention to the medicinal liquid inside.

40 seconds, 50 seconds...

Krune was already feeling the burden of controlling the purple fire, extreme infusion, and Burning Law. Beads of sweat streamed from his whole body. It was evident how hard it was to control all three at the same time, even for him.

60 seconds!

'That's it!'

Krune was about to let out a sigh of relief when suddenly, the energies inside the medicinal liquid started to fall into chaos. Krune looked at that, and his face immediately went pale!

'Wait, wait, wait! Aren't those High Level materials? Why is it losing control? No, no, no!'

Unfortunately, the cauldron and medicinal liquid didn't listen to his thoughts.

Noticing that he would fail the pill creation, Krune greeted his teeth and threw caution to the wind!

"To hell with it! I will form this damned pill even if I have to lose everything!"

Krune didn't notice that he had shouted instead of think, but he couldn't care less either even if he did.

Knowing that there was almost no time remaining, he immediately started to gather the medicinal liquid and form the pills. In fact, with the amount present, he would be able to make three of them.

"Gather, gather, gather! Faster, faster!"

The fact that there was so much energy inside the cauldron ended playing a big role in the pills formation. Krune used that same energy to further compress the medicinal pills. Finally, the Cultivation Stabilizing Pills were formed.

"Success!"

Or so he thought.

It's not because the pills were formed that the chaotic energy inside disappeared. Especially after it had been fueled by both Krune's purple fire and Burning Law.

Just as Krune was about to take the pill, the cauldron lost control, and the energy inside rushed out! He only had the time to grab one of the pills before the energy in the cauldron sent him flying! The remaining two pills ended up becoming part of the fuel for all that energy.

Palo and the other examiners looked at that, and their faces went pale too.

"Not good!"

He and the other elders immediately rushed over to help.

Still, it was too late!

BOOM!

Palo and the other elders then took a formation around the explosion. They used their spiritual energy to create a barrier to contain the blast. Due to the difference in cultivation between Krune and the elders, they were more than enough to contain the explosion and prevent it from spreading.

Still, Kaio and a few more alchemists around Krune's workstation were caught in the situation anyway. Palo also covered them with his Spiritual Energy so that they wouldn't be hurt by it.

When everything was over, the 50 or so workstations around Krune's one were reduced to crumbles.

Palo and the other elders then retracted their Spiritual Energy. They took a look at the apocalypse view in front of them and felt like crying. Such a situation happened right in front of everyone, not to mention those watching it through the internet. Palo knew that he would be in for a scolding from the higher-ups later.

Slowly, Kaio and the other alchemists started to walk away from the wreckage. Although Palo covered them with his Spiritual Energy, it was just to protect against the Spiritual Energy Blast. It didn't prevent them from hitting a few walls or kicking on the ground here and there. They didn't have any serious injury, it was all nothing more than a few bruises. Still, they looked quite miserable.

Finally, some of the pieces of walls started to move in the area around the center of the explosion. From below it, Krune, or better, Jolk, began to dig his way out. When he looked around, he couldn't help but think.

'Just why this kind of thing keeps happening to me? I must have destroyed an entire Universe in my previous life, that must be it!'

Jolk started to make his way to Palo's direction while everyone looked at him. It was evident that they noticed that the explosion originated from his workstation.

'Sigh... whatever. At least I'm still with a different appearance and name, so everything should be fine. I just need to think about an excuse.'

After Krune arrived in front of Palo, he could see that he had quite an ugly expression.

"Cough, cough. I think someone sent me poor quality materials. Because of that, they couldn't hold the energy inside and ended up exploding."

Palo's expression got even worse after hearing that.

"Ohhh... All the herbs sent to the participants are previously checked by me through Divine Sense. So you are saying that I made a mistake and that ALL the herbs sent to you were of poor quality, is it? Not only one or two, but every single one necessary to create your pill, right?"

Krune immediately started to sweat.

"Errr... you know, maybe I used just a little bit too much energy. Yes, that must have been it. There is no way that Senior Palo would ever make a mistake."

Palo's mouth twitched after seeing how easily Krune changed his own words.

'Is there another wisp in this Universe more shameless than him?'

Palo sighed and tried to think on the positive side.

"Anyway. Because the competition was almost over, all the alchemists affected by your explosion had already delivered their pills before this event. The explosion will not affect their results anymore."

He then looked at Krune and said.

"Unfortunately, it seems like you won't be able to deliver a pill anymore, so this is the end of the Alchemist Competition for you."

Krune smiled after hearing that.

"Oh, it's okay. Just as the cauldron was about to explode, I was able to save one of the pills."

Krune then handed over a bottle with a pill inside.

"There you go. I'm sure I won't let the Alchemist Organization down with this pill."

Krune said that while showing a proud face.

But Palo felt like giving Krune a beating instead.

'Is there a better way to let the Organization down than blasting over 50 workstations in front of everyone? You are saying that on purpose, right? Right?!'

Of course, Palo had more pressing matters at the moment other than scold Krune's shamelessness.

He told the other examiners to take care of the place and returned to the stage.

"Cough, cough. Although a small accident happened, all the alchemists involved are fine and had already delivered their works. The end results will not be affected, so we will now start analyzing the pills."

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The pill examination followed a similar procedure to the last phase. There was a Formation at the Five Golden Stars Levels specially set up for this use. The difference is that the positions in the rank are first decided by the level of stars of the pills. Only the same pills at the same star level would need the formation to tell which one was better.

For an organization like the Alchemists, they had long since created a list that is continuously updated with the level of difficulty of each pill existent and newly discovered pills.

Yilio was also in the middle of the pack of Alchemists that participated in the last face. He seemed very tired, but couldn't conceal the smile on his face.

'Leaving Krune aside, to think that the concoction really worked that way. I might not have made a Golden Star Level pill, but I'm very confident of getting into the top 10.'

Kaio and the other three Golden Stars Alchemists were also there waiting for the results. Although Kaio looked quite bad at the moment, he ignored it and decided to wait as well.

As for Krune, he was feeling concerned about his pill. In the end, he didn't have the time to check the pill before giving it to Palo. He had no idea about which level it had reached. Not to mention that because of the explosion, it might have been affected to some extent.

'Please, tell me that you are at least a Six Silver Stars Level.'

That was the only thing that Krune could think. After all, the energy in the medicinal liquid went on a rampage before he even started forming the pill. Krune was pretty sure that it would definitely reduce the quality of the pill.

The examiner on the stage kept discussing while looking at the pills. Suddenly, Krune noticed that Palo and quite a few more examiners looked in his direction with an unbelievable expression.

Krune immediately got nervous seeing that.

'Is my pill really that bad?'

The other alchemists also noticed that and looked at him as well.

Kaio was one of them, for some reason, he had a foreboding feeling. Between young the alchemists participating in the competition, he was the only one to notice that Krune had used Laws while concocting his pill. The fact that the examiner all looked at him for a second might be bad news for him.

'It couldn't be, right?'

The spectators noticed that the examination of the pills was taking a lot longer than it should.

The reason for that is that the examiners were in the middle of a heated discussion through Divine Sense. The situation continued for quite a while, and only when everyone was starting to lose their patience, did they finish the examination.

"Sorry for the long wait, everyone. Due to some unexpected issues, we had to discuss the release of the results for a little longer. We are going to start now."

Palo Yiag started to read a list that he had in his hands.

"99th Place, Lio Tink: Seven Silver Stars Energy Dislocation Pill."

"98th Place, Walin Gurie: Seven Silver Start Anti Poison Pill."

"97th Place..."

Everyone felt that something was wrong. The last phase of the competition was supposed to have 100 participants, so how come the last Place is already 99th?

"It's probably because that Jolk didn't deliver his pill. Did you guys forget that he only created a single pill, and it exploded in the end? So, of course, there is one less participant now."

"That's weird, I was looking at the video record, and I'm sure that I saw Jolk handing over a bottle to that examiner. Could it be that it wasn't a pill that was inside?"

"I think its the opposite. Because Jolk delivered that pill after the explosion, the examiners can't be sure if that pill is really his or something he got before coming to the competition. As far as I know, he might as well have bought that pill and used this explosion to conceal the fact that he didn't concoct it."

"The person above is definitely not an Alchemist, so it's normal for you to think about this possibility. Unfortunately, as an Alchemist myself, I have to say that your idea is impossible. The aura left behind in the pill by its creator is not something that can be forged. In that case, there is no way he can use someone else's pill. Not to mention that Jolk is at the Core Formation Realm. They could totally use a blood contract to confirm the truth of the matter."

"In the end, we are back to the start line. Was that thing that Jolk delivered to the examiner not a bottle with his pill? Did the pill get destroyed during the explosion then? We will know by the end of the ranking announcement."

The ones watching the ranking weren't the only ones thinking about it, Krune also had the same idea.

"I don't think the other alchemists didn't deliver at least one pill for the test. It seems like my pill was really damaged by the chaotic energy and the explosion after. It just means that I'm not even worthy of appearing in the ranking anymore."

Although Krune was sure about it, he still waited for the end of the results.

"7th Place, Yilio: Nine Silver Stars Explosion Pill."

As soon as yilio heard that, he almost jumped in joy.

"Great! I really finished in the top 10, hahaha!"

Krune, or better, Jolk, smiled at him.

"Congratulations."

Yilio put his arm around Krune's should and said.

"Thanks, but I believe that if that explosion didn't happen, you would also get a very high position."

Krune then shook his head.

"It's okay. Considering that I got to the last phase is already enough for me."

Finally, Palo arrived at the top 3 positions.

"3rd Place, Irken: One Golden Star Limb Recovery Pill."

"2nd Place, Xaia Lian: One Golden Star Severing Pill."

"1st Place, Kaio Tirenia: One Golden Star Soul Birth Pill."

When Kaio heard that, he didn't feel joy, but relief instead.

'Good, it seems like I was overthinking it. That wisp really didn't make a Golden Star Pill.'

Palo smiled and continued.

"My thanks to all the alchemists who participated in this Junior Alchemist Competition. The Headquarters will enter in contact with those who we think to be worthy of joining us. As for those who failed in the previous phase or didn't get called over, use the experience that you gained here to improve yourselves."

Before Palo could finish, someone intervened.

"What happened with Jolk? I'm pretty sure he delivered a pill as well, no? He was the first place yesterday and second the day prior. Did his pill really get destroyed?"

"That's right! I had my Divine Sense on you guys when he delivered that bottle, and I'm sure there was a pill inside. How come he doesn't have a position? Even if he was supposed to be last, he should at least appear in the ranking, right?"

"I agree! We all noticed that at some point, all the examiners looked at Jolk at the same time. Even an idiot would notice the surprised expression that you all showed at that moment."

Krune was taken aback by how everyone intervened in the announcement. His pill probably just got damaged, so that's why he was not put in the rank. He doesn't think that there is anything wrong with it.

Still, contrary to his expectations, that wasn't the case.

"Jolk's situation is a little more complicated. That Cultivation Stabilizing Pill that he made is something that we had never seen before."

Palo shrugged his shoulder and added.

"Simply put, we don't know how to categorize his pill at all. We can't even tell if that pill is a Silver or Golden Star one."

Everyone expected several different excuses, but this one definitely wasn't one of those. Let alone the spectators, even Krune himself, didn't expect that at all!

"Cough, cough. Senior Palo, what exactly do you mean that it can't be categorized? To be honest, that was the very first time I tried to concoct using those methods. Did something happen to my pill during the concoction process?"

Palo shook his head and said.

"I don't know, I will bring this pill back to the Headquarters to be analyzed first. Only after that, I can give you an answer."

Palo then looked at everyone else and continued.

"Anyway, I know that everyone is curious about it, but there is nothing we can do with the equipment available here at the moment."

In fact, even Palo was having a hard time keeping the appearances. He wanted nothing more than going straight back to the headquarters so that they could check this pill. Of course, as the elder responsible for this Junior Competition, he had to follow the protocol to the end.

After going through all the formalities, Palo excused himself and left the aftermath for his subordinates to finish. He then found Krune in a corner talking with a few of the Alchemists who participated in this competition and sent him a Divine Sense message.

"Think about some excuse to tell them and come to my office after. We need to talk."

Krune was already expecting something like that and immediately did as he was told. He also used his communicator to send Feifei and the others a message about what happened and that they could go back without him if they wanted.

Once he arrived at Palo's office, Krune noticed that he was talking on the communicator. He waited for him to finish the call before asking what was going on.

Palo finally finished the call and looked at Krune.

"You will come with me now."

Just as Krune was about to ask where to, a Spatial Gate appeared inside the office just like the last time. Once again, elder Lagan came from inside it.

Lagan looked at those two and said.

"Good, it seems like that the two of you are ready. Let's go!"

Before Krune could even ask anything, he felt his body being grabbed by spiritual energy and then pulled inside the Spatial Gate with Lagan and Palo. Krune felt like crying already.

"Since when I said I was ready? I don't even know why I'm ready to start with!"

Too late, though. The Spatial Gate closed, and Krune was gone with the two elders.

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The Alchemist Organization Headquarters is located in a Planet called Jiran. This planet, of course, is in the same Solar System as the Riren Planet.

Inside the Headquarters, in an enormous room deep inside the main Building, a Spatial Gate appeared. From inside, elder Lagan and Palo came out together with Krune. Krune took a look around and noticed that the place looked more like a lab, he looked back at Lagan and Palo and waited for them to explain.

Palo knew that Krune was confused.

"This is exactly what it looks like, a lab that we use to research pills. Didn't I tell you before? We couldn't analyze your pill, nor could we tell which grade it is. That's why we had to come here."

Krune sighed.

"You could at least tell me that we were coming. I was pulled inside the Spatial Gate out of nowhere, which wasn't a very pleasant feeling."

Elder Lagan laughed and said.

"My bad, my bad. I thought that Palo had already talked to you, and since I was in a hurry, I just brought you two inside straight away."

Lagan then looked at a few other members who were already present in the room when they arrived.

"Anyway, I did what I was supposed to do, let me know if you need me later."

The leader of the group nodded, and Lagan left right after.

That guy came forward and greeted Krune.

"Hello there, I'm Lian Yasau. The chief in charge of this research lab. I was already informed about the fact that you probably created a new pill, so we are going to use this place to find out the pill grade and register its effects."

Lian continued.

"As you know, Alchemy is an occupation with unlimited possibilities. You never know when a new pill will appear out there and what effect it might have. It's for that reason that our lab exists. We are also in contact with the other Solar Systems Alchemy Organizations. That's how we update each other regarding new pills that appear in the market."

Krune finally understood why he was brought here, but there was one thing that puzzled him.

"But I just concocted a Cultivation Stabilizing Pill, was it really hard to give it a grade? Between the existent pills, this one was supposed to be a fairly common one."

Palo delivered the pill that Krune made to Lian while saying.

"So this is a Cultivation Stabilizing Pill. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't be able to say it at all. Of course, I could already imagine it since I knew which herbs you used on it. Still, how come it became like this?"

Krune looked at his pill and only know that he paid enough attention, did he notice the purple hue around it. That wasn't all, the pill itself seemed to give some heat as well. Unless the pill was made using an item that had a warming effect, they would be cold all the time.

The problem is, Krune only tried to make a Cultivation Stabilizing Pill. Hence, none of the materials involved had such an effect. Krune also got curious as to why the pill turned out like that.

Palo looked at Krune and then said.

"That isn't all. Try to put a little of Spiritual Energy over it."

Krune nodded and did as Palo said. Suddenly, the pill itself created a purple flame around it, which took Krune aback. But the most surprising thing was the fact that the pill flame was not harmful. In fact, the temperature of the pill didn't change at all. If the pill was consumed like this, at least that purple flame wouldn't cause any damage due to its temperature.

But it was then that Krune noticed.

"Wait, I can feel a little bit of the Burning Law on it."

Lian agreed with Krune.

"Exactly, I can also tell this much."

He looked deeply at that pill since it shouldn't have such an effect considering the materials used.

"Considering the law factor, it is most likely a Golden Star Level pill. But we still need to confirm it."

Krune was happy to hear that since he thought that the pill had been damaged before.

"Alright, you two can stay while my group checks it."

Just as Lian was about to start doing the tests, he remembered another thing.

"Oh, right! Krune, if you tried, could you create another one of this pill?"

Krune pondered a bit about the steps that he took back in the Alchemist competition and then shrugged his shoulders.

"Maybe? It was a crazy idea to concoct this pill like the way I did, so I don't know if I can recreate it or not. As you probably know, there was even a little accident because of it."

Palo heard the 'little' accident words, and his mouth twitched.

'If the other elders and I hadn't stopped the explosion, it would put half of the place down. Is that what you call a 'little' accident?'

Lian didn't know what Palo was thinking, so he just nodded back to Krune.

"Well, whether there will be a need for you to make it again or not will depend on the results. If it turns out that this thing is harmful and brings no effect regarding the Cultivation Stabilization, you might as well forget how it was even concocted."

Krune agreed with Lian's words. What would be the point in making a pill that had no use and only harmed the user? It's not like he is making poison pills anyway. In fact, if Krune wanted to, it would be more cost-effective to make a poison pill straight away.

Lian then handed the pill to one of his subordinates and brought Krune to his table.

"Alright. Tell me the entire process of how it was done. The more detailed, the better."

Krune nodded and started to explain how he concocted that Cultivation Stabilizing Pill. Of course, he also apologized about the fact that there were a few things that he couldn't say. Lian didn't mind since secrets are part of the Cultivation World. He was already expecting this much when he saw the record of that purple flame that Krune used.

While Krune and the others were making the tests, back in the Riren Planet, Feifei received another message.

She looked at Tiane and Ruik and said.

"Krune told me that they are making several tests with his pill, and because of that, he will probably stay there for two or three days to help. If it turns out that what he made is a new pill, they will need to have it registered in the system of the Alchemist Organization."

Ruik nodded and sighed.

"Only that idiot can create something new out of an explosion. Oh well, it doesn't matter what he does, I can't even feel surprised anymore."

Feifei couldn't help but laugh.

"You couldn't be more correct. Hahaha!"

Ruik noticed Tiane beside Feifei, and then his eyes lit up!

"Oh, now that I think about it, we were all going to take missions in the Mission Hall. Although Krune can't come back for the next days, it is not like we are his fiance. So, what you say, Tiane? Should we go take that mission that we agreed from the start?"

Only now did she remember that agreement. Still, after what happened in the living room the day prior, the last thing she wanted was to stay close to that snake.

Ruik noticed her ugly face, and his smile grew bigger.

"Of course, if you want to stay, I won't insist. That just means that you aren't capable of taking missions of the same level as me. There is nothing wrong with admitting that you aren't quite at the right level. It's okay to be afraid."

Another vein popped out of Tiane's head after hearing that. She immediately stood up and started to make her way out. When she arrived at the door, she asked Ruik back.

"What are you waiting for?"

Ruik laughed out loud and left with Tiane. He had found it quite funny to tease her every now and then.

Feifei just shook her head and went back to her room to cultivate. She decided to wait for Krune to be back before they go take a mission for themselves as well.

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Two days later, Lian and the other alchemists were finally able to confirm that Krune's pill at least probably wouldn't cause any harm to the user. So today, they had someone finally trying it out to see its effect.

While they were walking to the cultivation room, Lian commented a little about it.

"As you know, Cultivation Stabilizing Pills are generally used by those who just had a Breakthrough. No one here is in that state at the moment, so I had the guys look for someone to help with it. Since we confirmed that the pill probably can't cause any harm, what is left if for us to have it tested."

"We also confirmed that the properties are indeed very close to a normal Cultivation Stabilizing Pill, so I believe that the pill should work just like any common one. Our doubts now are if it is as good as a normal one and if it has any other extra effect.

Once they arrived in the cultivation room, there was a man already waiting for them there.

"His name is Dilo Krois, 237 years old Divine Soul Realm cultivator. He had been at the peak of the 8th Stage for quite a good number of years now. Because of the missuse of cultivation resources, his Foundation was damaged, and he can't advance in cultivation without external help. He will be the person testing our pill today."

It turns out that the Alchemist Organization made a deal with Dilo. They would provide help for him to enter the 9th Stage of the Divine Soul Realm, and in exchange, he would test that new Cultivation Estabilizing Pill.

Palo looked at Krune and added.

"Our Alchemist Guild won't force anyone into tests, we always try to strike a deal. They will then sign a contract with us, and both parties will play their own roles. Once the test is done, the cultivators are free to do whatever they want."

Krune couldn't help but comment.

"But isn't it too risky? What if the pill has a fatal issue?"

The one to answer Krune's question was Dilo himself.

"That's not an issue. Just like me, anyone who decided to make a deal with the alchemist guild knows very well about the risks. But the prospect of not being able to cultivate anymore is scarier for me than death itself. So even if the pill turns out into something dangerous, I am willing to take the risk. Trust me when I say that all the other cultivators and demon beasts that sign a contract with the alchemist organization are more or less in the same boat."

Krune sighed and didn't say anything else. In the end, since the organization didn't force anyone, it was their decision to whether it was worthy or not participating in this.

Palo then added.

"Haha! There is no need for you to feel like that. I might as well tell you that the number of times that a Pill end harming its user is minimal. As you saw before, we always make a thorough analysis of the pill's content, and only when we think it is safe enough, we call someone to test it."

Krune then asked.

"Wouldn't it be better to test it first with some common animal?"

As soon as Krune made that question, he immediately understood that it was quite an idiotic one.

"Forget what I said. How come pills made for cultivators and demon beasts could show any desired results in common animals? That would be ridiculous!"

Lian nodded.

"That's right. This time around, we selected a Divine Soul Realm cultivator because we believe that your pill is at the One or Two Golden Stars Level. It would be a waste to use it on those below. As for the Soul Forging realm and higher, the effect wouldn't be as apparent."

Dilo looked at the pill bottle on Lian's hand and asked.

"That's the pill, right? Can we start now?"

Lian nodded and passed to Dilo two different pills.

One of them was Krune's Cultivation Estabilizing Pill.

As for the other, it was a Pill to help Dilo achieve a breakthrough even though his Foundation is damaged. After all, if he doesn't advance to the next stage, there will be no cultivation to be stabilized to start with. In Dilo's case, if not because of this test of the alchemist organization, he definitely wouldn't be able to afford the pill.

Dilo took both of them and heard the explanation from Lian. After that, Lian's subordinates connected a few pads close to where his dantian was located. They would be used to analyze the effect that Krune's pill will have in the chaotic energy after the breakthrough.

Lian looked at Krune and commented.

"Dilo's case is excellent for the type of pill we want to test. Because of his damaged Foundation, he will be in an even more need of your cultivation stabilizing pill than anyone with a healthy Divine Soul Realm Foundation would."

Krune nodded and hoped that his pill would at least work as it should.

Everything was ready, and Dilo immediately consumed the first pill to make his breakthrough. He then opened his Foundation for the others to see with their Divine Sense as well. This is something that Krune had also done back in the hotel beside the Katiu Forest, so it goes without saying that Dilo can do it too.

Everyone noticed the burst of spiritual energy rushing inside Dilo's Foundation. He then made his best to convert as much as possible of that into Elemental Source Energy. As mentioned before, Core Formation and higher realms need Elemental Source Energy instead of the Spiritual one. The pill that Lian gave to Dilo helped him to make that conversion at much higher speeds than he would normally be able too. That also compensated by the cracks in his Damaged Foundation that leaked the Spiritual Energy.

Krune could see something that looked like a soul deep inside Dilo's Foundation. That 'soul' was absorbing all the Elemental Source Energy that was converted.

'That probably is what they call nascent soul.'

Still, Krune knew that it wasn't the time to pay attention to that.

A few minutes later, Dilo finally attacked the next stage's bottleneck. With the help of the Alchemist Organization, everything went smoothly, and he successfully entered the 9th Stage of the Divine Soul Realm. Dilo had been stuck at the 9th Stage for several years already, so everyone could see the happiness on his face.

As expected, the spiritual energy inside Dilo's Foundation was pure chaos due to his breakthrough. Not to mention that it was damaged to start with, which further increased the mess. Dilo's happy face immediately changed, and he quickly ate the Cultivation Stabilizing Pill from Krune.

Lian then commented.

"If it works like a normal Cultivation Stabilizing Pill, we should see a stream of gentle Spiritual Energy soon. That energy will then mix with his chaotic energy and slowly bring it under control. Considering that the pill is probably a Golden Star type at one or two Stars Level, it should take Dilo around 1 hour for him to finish bringing his cultivation back to control. At least, with a standard pill, he would need that much."

Krune and everyone else nodded. They had paid a lot of attention to the Cultivation Stabilizing Pills in the last two days, so they all got even more familiar with it.

Sure enough, as Lian mentioned, a stream of Spiritual Energy entered Dilo's Foundation. But there was one thing different about it.

Palo couldn't help but comment.

"Is it me, or that Spiritual Energy is purple too?"

Everyone nodded, they too were seeing the same thing. But it didn't stop at the color alone. What happened next was what really surprised everyone.

Suddenly, that 'gentle' purple Spiritual Energy seemed to change into a roaring dragon! It then spread around Dilo's cultivation as if it wanted to take it all for itself. Gentle was definitely the very last thing one could call it.

"Not good, if this energy causes even more chaos inside his Foundation, his Dantian will probably explode!"

Palo was just about to make a move, but a hand on his shoulder stopped him from doing so. It turned out that it was Krune who stopped him.

"What you doing? He will die if I don't act now!"

Krune shook his head and said.

"Don't worry, he is fine."

Palo was taken aback by those words.

"What are you saying? Can't you see tha-"

Palo didn't even have the time to finish rebuking Krune when suddenly, one of Lian's subordinates shouted.

"Look! Something is happening to Dilo's chaotic energy."

Palo once more focused his Divine Sense into Dilo's Foundation, and what he saw made him feel like the was hallucinating.

"How's that possible?!"

Lian's eyes immediately lit up!

"I see, so that's how it is."

Everyone looked at Lian, waiting for an explanation.

"That roaring purple energy wasn't going on a rampage as we thought. No, to be more specific, it did go on a rampage. But the target of its rage was none other than Dilo's chaotic Spiritual Energy. It is eating it all! Also, look! The places where it finished devouring Dilo's chaotic Spiritual Energy, all that was left was the purple Spiritual Energy. Still, it's not doing anything. It's just staying there as if waiting for Dilo's next order."

Krune then comment.

"Well, this is a very overbearing way to stabilize his cultivation."

The alchemists heard that and looked at Krune. They all thought the same thing.

'Wasn't it you who made it? Why are you acting like a third party?'

Krune then heard Light Spirit making a comment about it.

"What did you expect? Your purple fire exists because of my Tribulation Lightning! Do you really thing think that something created through the use of it would be 'gentle?' Ha! What a joke!"

Krune couldn't help but agree with Light Spirit's point of view.

Everyone's nervousness finally started to disappear. Of course, the most nervous one between them was none other than Dilo himself. Half of the sweat on his body was simply due to the fright that the Purple Spiritual Energy gave him at the start.

"Holy shit! This purple thing almost gave me a heart attack!"

Dilo's chaotic energy kept being devoured by the purple one during the next ten minutes until there was nothing left. In the end, all that they could see was the Purple Spiritual Energy.

Of course, now everyone, Krune included, was curious about what was different in the purple Spiritual Energy.

But there was one person that thought about something else. It was Lian!

"Hey, doesn't it mean that instead of 1 hour, Krune's pill finished stabilizing Dilo's cultivation in a little more than 10 minutes?"

Only then did everyone remember what that pill was supposed to do!

"No, wait! We need to see what that purple energy is first! If it turns out to be something harmful, then it won't matter how fast the stabilization was done."

Everyone nodded, and they looked at Dilo.

Dilo started to feel nervous once more. He had never heard about something like this, so he had no idea about what was going to happen. Still, there was only one way to find out.

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Dilo then started to try to convert that purple energy into Elemental Source Energy. To his relief, there was nothing wrong with it. It wasn't neither faster or slower than the common Spiritual Energy either. For him, that is already good news, though.

"I can't see anything different. I guess that as long as I keep its conversion, the purple Spiritual Energy will disappear and give place to the normal one again."

Everyone was watching Dilo's Foundation, so they knew that he wasn't lying.

But while Dilo was transforming that energy into Elemental Source Energy, something unexpected happened.

"Hum...?"

Because of his damaged Foundation, Dilo couldn't stop the spiritual energy from leaving through the cracks on it. But the purple Spiritual Energy seemed to be an exception. Even though there was a lot of it close to the cracks, it simply didn't go out. It was if the purple energy as a whole is glued to his Foundation, and it didn't leave.

"Oh! Such a good side effect. It might not have any use for those with healthy Foundations, but for someone like Dilo, it is indeed quite good."

Dilo agreed with those words.

"Indeed. I feel quite sad that I will run out of this purple Spiritual Energy in at most one hour. But there is no helping in it."

As Dilo mentioned, he didn't get any boost in cultivation speed. The fact that the purple energy didn't escape his Foundation was only good for someone with a damaged Foundation like himself. Not to mention that it wasn't infinite. The only reason that there was so much is that he just finished his breakthrough.

Lian nodded and then said.

"Still, we can confirm that Krune's Pill is definitely a Cultivation Stabilizing Pill. It's just that this thing is a little overpowered."

Palo sighed after thinking about what happened.

"Overpowered is really the perfect name for it. Only a Five Golden Stars Level pill or higher would possibly reach that speed. I wonder if I should promote you straight away to that Alchemist level."

Krune immediately shook his head.

"Better not. First of all, I don't even know if I can recreate such a pill. Even if I can, there were way too many random factors that happened during its creation. I can't possibly have my cauldron exploding every time I want to concoct a pill, right?"

Lian agreed with him.

"Krune is right. There is no doubt that it is a Golden Stars Level Pill. Still, for us to give him a Golden Star qualification, he has to be able to concoct pills at the Golden Stars level the usual way first."

Palo pondered a bit and then suggested.

"Then why don't we carry the test now? Krune, do you think you would be able to create a lower level pill?"

Krune thought about it and then nodded.

"I can think of several places were the creation of that Pill went wrong. If I prioritize safety over efficiency, I probably can at least create a pill at One or Two Golden Stars Level."

"As for that one that Dilo consumed, I doubt I can make something like that again anytime soon. After all, there was also a lot of luck involved in the process as well."

Lian and everyone else had to admit that Krune was right. They all saw the recording of the day that Krune made the Cultivation Stabilizing Pill. The fact that Krune even got a pill out of that situation is already a miracle to start with.

Palo then said.

"Alright, let's leave Dilo alone for a while for him to get used to his cultivation. Just keep someone to monitor him in case something happens. I will bring Krune to the testing room to see if he can create a Golden Star Level pill, and then proceed with his qualification update."

Lian also added.

"For the time being, I will register this Pill in the system too. Since the effects of this Pill can also be achieved by normal Five Golden Stars or higher pills, it shouldn't bring any problem to Krune. At most, cultivators or demon beasts that have their cores damaged might have some interest in it. The only difference is that the normal Pill does it gently, while Krune's one uses 'force' to achieve the same result."

Palo then requested.

"For now, leave Krune's name out of the registering forms. It won't be good if someone finds out that he was able to create a pill at the Five Golden Stars Level."

Lian agreed with Palo, it would only give Krune more concerns instead of advantages. Not to mention that Krune participated in the competition under another name and appearance. If they suddenly use Krune's information in the Pill, some sharper eyes might connect the points.

Just as everyone was about to leave the room, something happened to Dilo.

*Bleh!*

Out of nowhere, Dilo vomited blood!

Such a scene immediately alarmed Krune and everyone else.

Palo immediately rushed to Dilo's side and put a hand on his back. But after circulating his Spiritual Energy to check Dilo's condition, his expression became weird.

"What is it? Is something wrong with his body?"

Palo shook his head.

"There is nothing wrong with him."

His words immediately puzzled everyone.

Dilo then opened his eyes and said.

"He's not lying. In fact, I couldn't be better!"

Dilo then took a deep breath and said.

"As you know, my Foundation is damaged and has quite a few cracks. Because of that, my meridians also got affected after so long. To prevent the damage from spreading, I usually cover the cracks with even more Spiritual Energy. But who could have thought that the Purple Spiritual Energy started to heal those cracks? It was so sudden that it affected my meridians as well."

Krune and everyone else felt that to be unbelievable. They then immediately used their Divine Sense to see Dilo's Foundation once more. Sure enough, the cracks were still there. Still, they could see them slowly recovering while the Purple Spiritual Energy was being consumed at great speeds. By the looks of it, there wouldn't be enough Purple Spiritual Energy to finish the job, though.

One of Lian's subordinates couldn't help but comment.

"That doesn't make any sense, how come a Cultivation Stabilizing Pill has the power to heal the Dantian Cracks? The Pill itself has nothing to do with it."

Lian and the others quickly nodded.

"That's true, Krune's Pill should really have nothing to do with healing. But then again, what about what we are seeing right now?"

Krune pondered a bit and then said.

"If I remember correctly, which I'm sure I do, one of the Cultivation Stabilizing Pill items is Kalag Herb. It just so happens that Kalag Herb is also used for several types of healing pills. Between them, a few are focused on healing the Foundation. Could it be the reason?"

Lian, as a Three Diamond Stars Alchemist, immediately nodded.

"Yes, I have concocted such pills before. But not only they need Kalag Herb, but there are also a bunch of other herbs necessary as well. I won't deny that Kalag Herb's healing properties are excellent. It is also its great power that has a great effect when used for a Cultivation Stabilizing Pill. But since when that herb alone became powerful enough to heal a cracked Foundation?"

Palo then commented.

"It's probably a side effect of that Purple Flame. Somehow, it increased the healing properties of the Kalag herb several times. Think about it, it's not only the healing properties, but the stabilizing effect is also a lot higher."

Krune also added his piece.

"That's not all, because the Purple Spiritual Energy devoured all the chaotic energy, it became even stronger. Probably, it also enhanced the properties left behind by the Kalag Herb."

Dilo didn't care about anything like that. All he wanted at the moment was to use this chance to recover his Foundation as much as possible. Even though he wouldn't have enough purple Spiritual Energy to finish it, he would still be able to recover more than half of it.

This time, no one left, and they watched as Dilo used the purple Spiritual Energy until there wasn't even a single spec left. After checking Dilo's Foundation with their Divine Senses, they concluded that around 70% of the cracks were healed, leaving only the smaller ones behind. Dilo then looked at Krune and requested.

"Sir, what would you require from me if I asked for you to make another one of those pills? As long as I make another breakthrough and use it, I should be able to fully recover. I'm willing to do anything as long as I can get one more of those pills."

Krune was taken aback by that request.

"Cough, cough. As you probably heard, the creation of this Pill was basically coincident pilled with a lot of luck. I won't say that I won't be able to make another one anymore, but at least I'm not at the level where I can accomplish it that easy."

Lian and Palo nodded as well. Chances are that if Krune tries to do that again with his actual experience, he will get a different result altogether.

Dilo then kneeled in front of Krune and begged.

"As I said before, I already tried other pills that could fix a foundation. But none of them worked it the end. The alchemists all noted that the damage was too big! They said that it would be better to start from zero. The problem is that I have an average talent, and I was already over 200 years old when the accident happened. There is no way I could reach the Divine Soul Realm again by starting with such an old body, much less now that I'm 238."

"I used all my money trying to improve my cultivation, I even accepted to be a guinea pig for pills test in the past like this one now. Everything so that one day I could find a way to fix my Foundation. So believe me when I say that whatever you want me to do, I will definitely do my best to achieve it!"

Krune felt quite awkward with the situation. Krune really wasn't lying when he said that he didn't know if he could reproduce the effects of that Pill at the moment.

Palo and Lian didn't intervene. This is a request done to Krune and only Krune, they already gave their opinions before, so it wasn't up to them to decide.

In the end, Krune sighed and said.

"I can give it a try, but I won't guarantee anything. Also, it won't be now since that Pill was created in quite a weird situation. I will need to get used to concoct with using the Burning Law before I try it again. If you are fine with waiting, then I can do at least this much for you. After all, it was you who took the risk to try my Pill anyway, it can be considered as the payment for your help."

Lian and Palo nodded, at least Krune knew that he had a lot of practice to do before attempting that once more.

Dilo thanked Krune and then asked.

"I don't mind waiting at all! But just so that I can have a notion, how long do you think you will need to get proficient with it?"

Lian and Palo almost laughed at that question. Concocting using Laws is an arduous process, even with Krune's talent, it will already be a miracle result if he takes around 10 years for it. If anything, they expect Krune to take at least 15 or so before that happens.

Krune pondered a bit and then said.

"One month should do."

Palo and Lian fainted right there and then...

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Krune looked at the two bodies on the ground and got puzzled at that. He knows that nothing wrong happened, so how come the two of them fell like that?

'Is this perhaps another one of those humans habits? I better not get involved with it.'

Lian and Palo came back to themselves a little later and noticed that Krune was already gone.

"Where did he go?"

One of Lian's subordinates then said.

"He asked for one of us if he could go take the Alchemist Test while you were out. Ilin wasn't doing anything, so he decided to bring Krune there for the time being. It has been just a few minutes, though."

Lian and Palo looked at each other and immediately went to the testing room to take a look. Before leaving, he ordered the rest.

"Keep a look on Dilo for now. See if no side effects will appear on him."

Dilo was still on the room focused on adapting to his higher cultivation level, so he wasn't paying attention to Palo and Lian.

Once the two arrived at the testing room, Krune was in front of a monitor while scrolling through a list of herbs. It was evident that he hasn't decided which pill he would try to make this time yet.

"Why don't you try to make another Cultivation Stabilizing Pill?"

Krune noticed that it was Lian who asked that question. Palo was with him as well.

"Oh, did you guys sleep well?"

Liam and Palo almost fainted once more.

'Who the hell was sleeping? It was your fault that we ended up like that.'

Or so they wanted to say.

"Cough, cough. Yes, it was very... comfortable. Anyway, forget that already. Are you really making a different pill?"

Krune nodded.

"If I select a different pill, I will be able to check other points of view."

Krune then commented.

"Oh, right! I was also thinking about the effects of that Cultivation Stabilizing Pill. In the end, I'm sure that the main reason for Dilo to get his foundation healed was because he had just made a breakthrough. Without that enormous amount of chaotic spiritual energy, it definitely wouldn't be possible for the healing process to occur so well."

Lian nodded.

"Indeed, I also have the same thought. But in the future, you might want to create a pill that doesn't have a need for it. After all, the Cultivation Stabilizing Pill shouldn't be used to fix foundations. Oh, right! There is a pill used to heal foundations at the Two Golden Stars Level. Why don't you try that one?"

Krune's eyes immediately lit up!

"Great! Which one is it?"

"It called Shell Repairing Pill. It's quite a hard one between the pills that start at the Two Golden Stars Level, but I think it's worth a try. The main point here is for you to try to get that Purple Spiritual Energy process. This time, everything used in this pill will really be for the sake of repairing a damaged foundation. So, in theory, it should have an effect even better than the Cultivation Stabilizing one."

Krune nodded.

"It will be that one then."

Krune then started to prepared the materials while Lian discussed something else with Palo through Divine Sense.

"I don't know if we should register Krune's Stabilizing Pill anymore. At the very least, I don't think we should reveal its power to fix foundations."

Lain continued.

"As you heard from Dilo, it was true that he had tried other pills before. In fact, at first, he even had gathered enough Spirit Stones to buy a One Diamond Star pill. But in the end, it wasn't enough to fix his foundation, and it returned to the same state as before. If we release the information that a pill at the Golden Star level has the power that a Diamond Stars one doesn't, things might get ugly."

Palo nodded.

"Indeed. The worst part here is the fact that Krune's pill wasn't even supposed to have that effect to start with. But it will also look fishy if we don't release any information what so ever. I will talk with Headmaster Amark to see what we should do."

Lian agreed with him.

"Yes. That is the best course of action. If such a pill appears in the market, maybe even the Alchemist Organization of our Solar System won't be enough to keep Krune's identity secrecy. At the moment, only me, you, the headmaster, and a few trusted members know about the pill effect."

Palo then took that chance to leave.

Since Palo was already at the Headquarters, it only took him a few minutes to arrive at Amark's office. He had previously called ahead, so Amark was waiting for him there.

"What is it? Is it about the explosion in the Junior Competition?"

Palo had finally forgotten that episode, but Amark just had to remember him about that disaster.

"Cough, cough. That isn't about that. No, it does have a relation, but it is not the point."

Amark got puzzled by those words.

Palo then decided that it was better to simply resume the entire situation through a Divine Sense message.

Finally, Amark's stern face changed into one of disbelief.

"You must be kidding, right?"

Palo shook his head.

"Every single word is true. You can even check the information from when Dilo made his Breakthrough."

Amark then accessed the Alchemist Network and went through the entire information plus the video and analysis of Dilo's Breakthrough.

"This is troublesome..."

He looked at Palo and asked.

"How many know about his Pill's effect?"

"At this moment, there is Lian's subordinates, me, you, Dilo, and Krune himself."

Amark let off a sigh of relief.

"Good, if it is just these ones, we can deal with it."

Palo then asked.

"Are you planning to keep the pill and the entire event a secret?"

Amark immediately shook his head.

"No! Alchemists create pills for them to be consumed. If we stop Krune from spreading his pills, it will go against the meaning of the occupation itself. We will divulge the pill and its effects, but only after we confirm that Krune can concoct it successfully. Also, we will only reveal the pill itself, we won't disclose his identity. Pass my order to all involved that any word about what happened here today is strictly forbidden from being released."

Palo nodded.

"Oh, right! Krune is now trying to pass the Alchemist Test to see if he can achieve the Golden Star Level. It just so happens that this time, he is really concocting a pill made for fixing damaged foundations. So, it would be better to first wait to see if his pill will have that same effect. It might turn out that it will be even better since it really is a foundation healing pill."

Amark nodded.

"Indeed, that one was just a side effect, after all. Very good, for now, just make sure that everyone will keep their lips sealed. Wait for him to finish that new pill and check its effects. I believe it should be much better for repairing foundations than the other one. After all, the new one is really a pill made for this purpose. As for the Cultivation Stabilizing Pill, wait for the results of the new one he is making come out before updating anything in the system."

Palo nodded and then returned to the room where Krune was trying to create a new pill.

Amark watched Palo leaving and then thought.

'The only problem now is his background. If he doesn't reveal it, I won't be able to find anything. It's quite common for the other Universes to forbid their young ones to reveal it. Unless I have a proper reason, the management of the Dalin Universe will not accept my investigation request.'

It was then that Amark had an idea.

'Right! He is still at the Core Formation Realm! I just need to use a blood contract to make sure he is telling the truth and simply ask if his background will cause any trouble to us. I don't even need to know his background at all!'

With that plan in mind, Amark started to make a few preparations.

Back in the alchemist testing room, Krune was still in the process of extracting the medicinal properties of the herbs.

Sometime later, he finished the extraction process and started to use his purple flame together with the Burning Law to clean the impurities.

'As expected, it is still quite hard to control the Burning Law when I need to look at the concoction process at the same time. The world of Laws eliminates everything around me except the Laws that I can perceive, after all. If just I could see both sides at the same time...'

It was then that Krune got an idea.

'What if I control only one of my Rainbow Irises to see the World of Laws?'

Krune felt that it was worth a try and immediately focused on his right one. Sure enough, only his right iris could see the World of Laws while the left one kept seeing the normal world.

If one looked at his irises now, they would notice that they were spinning in two different directions. While one was moving clockwise, the other following the opposite course.

Krune couldn't help but feel amazed by that view, though.

'The world of Laws and the normal world are overlapping with each other, it's such a magical scene.'

But Krune knew that it wasn't the time to pay attention to its beautifulness.

'Great! Like this, it will be a lot easier to control both sides at the same time! I believe it would be even easier to see both worlds if I was in my wisp form, though. Oh well, no point in thinking about it now. I will try it once I get back home.'

Palo and Lian, who were looking at the process, immediately noticed the difference. Krune's sudden improvement in just a few seconds made them open their mouths wide!

"This is already outside the realm of talent. Just what kind of monster is he?"

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Different from the Cultivation Stabilizing Pill, Krune had it quite easy to finish cleaning the impurities with the Shell Fixing one.

'Great! Last time, I didn't have conditions of keeping using the Burning Law anymore after finish removing the impurities. But now, I should be able to finish the entire process with it. Since that's the case, let's try the Extreme Infusion technique right from the start!'

Krune then went through the entire concoction by using his Purple Flames, Burning Laws, and the Extreme Infusion Technique. Of course, he isn't using it for just one minute, but for the entire process, so he still felt quite some burden.

'Fortunately, I'm not using as much Spiritual and Elemental Energy as before. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't be able to finish this. Also, the level of the pill will definitely not be the same as the Cultivation Stabilizing one.'

Krune was once more sweating all over when he finally reached the point he had to form the pill. But he was happy to see that there would be no such thing as an explosion this time around.

'Let's form the pill!'

The medicinal liquid started to gather in the center of the cauldron, while Krune kept looking at the changes in both worlds. This time, he could see the possible mishaps, so he prevented it from happening. Not long after, three pills shot out of the cauldron just in time for Krune to grab them.

"Success!"

Krune then fell on his but after putting them inside a bottle.

Palo and Lian could see just how tired Krune looked. But the simple fact that he finished the entire concoction process using his Law is already amazing enough. Alchemists like Kaio, Xaia, and Irken were already at the Divine Soul Realm when they learned their Laws. So it was a lot easier for them to control it. Not to mention that they also had a lot of experience. But what about Krune? This is only the second time he concocted using Laws. The second! And he already succeed!

"Nice work! How was it? Were you able to finish the pill?"

Krune stood up once more and gave the bottle to Lian to check.

"I believe so. Considering that the minimal level for the Shell Fixing Pill is Two Golden Stars, I'm surprised myself that it went this smooth."

Lian nodded and brought two pills out.

He passed one to Palo and kept one for himself. They then checked it with their Divine Senses.

"Sigh... almost reached the Three Golden Stars Level. To think that this is only the second time, you are really not leaving any face for us old geezers, uh?"

Krune scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed.

"It only thanks to all the information available in the Alchemist Guild that I could reach this level so fast. Also, without that extreme infusion technique, there is no way I could do something like this."

Palo nodded and then said.

"Anyway. At least we can now change your qualification to a Two Golden Stars Alchemist. Since it seemed to be your limit at the moment, this level should suit you very well. Instead of trying to raise it, try to get used to the current one for now. If you keep rushing up this way, it might affect your concoction in a bad way in the future."

Krune agreed with him.

"I was already planning to do that anyway. The good thing is that concoction is helping me a lot to understand the Burning Law, so I intend to spend some time on it for the time being. But first, I have another thing to do before I start practicing alchemy again. Since I did not need to concoct a pill like that Cultivation Stabilizing one, Dilo doesn't need to wait a month for me. Just give one of those Shell Fixing Pill, and let's see if it works."

The three then returned to where Dilo was and talked with him about the new pills that Krune concocted.

Dilo, of course, immediately got excited.

"You have tried several different Foundation Repairing Pills before, so you should already know that you will need a lot of Spiritual Energy together with it. Last time you used the Energy from the breakthrough, this time, you will need Spirit Stones Instead. Do you have any with you at the moment?"

Dilo nodded.

"Even though I have spent almost everything I had, I still always keep some with me for some emergency. It should be enough to test this pill."

Lian nodded and gave one of Krune's pill to him.

Dilo had tried a Shell Fixing Pill before, so he could tell that this one was definitely different. The most eye-catching part was the purple hue on it, just like the Cultivation Stabilizing Pill from before. Dilo then sent some Spiritual Energy on it, and sure enough, a harmless purple flame also came out from it. This scene immediately increased his hopes that the pill would work.

Just as Dilo was about to consume the Pill, Lian warned him.

"As you can see, this pill is also different from the common one. So it will be the first time someone is trying it. If something happens, the Alchemist Organization won't be responsible. Are you okay with that?"

Dilo then laughed out loud and said.

"There was no need for you to say that. I've been a guinea Pig for quite some time now, so I have nothing to lose anymore."

He brought out all his remaining Spirit Stones and ate the Shell Fixing Pill straight away.

Different from the Cultivation Stabilizing Pill, this one's Energy went directly to the cracks on Dilo's foundation. Just like before, it was also purple. Dilo then started to absorb the Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Stones and send where the cracks and the Purple Energy were. The Purple Energy and Spiritual Energy of the Spirit Stones mixed together and started to heal Dilo's foundation. Just like before, Krune's pill purple energy seemed to devour the Spiritual Energy like it was a beast.

Once the healing process started, Lian, Palo, and Krune immediately noticed the difference. The healing power of Krune's pill had indeed increased quite a bit. Don't look down on this improvement. Krune's Cultivation Stabilizing Pill was at the Five Golden Stars Level, at the very least. But the Shell Fixing one is still at the Two Golden Stars level. The fact that its healing power is already higher while being at a lower level is proof that this pill was really made for this use.

In the end, the Cultivation Stabilizing Pill was really a lot better for its original use instead of the side effect.

Krune smiled after seeing that it worked.

'Fortunately, I didn't have to spend an entire month to get used to the Burning Law. This Shell Fixing Pill already did the job. The good thing is that I really don't need to repeat that process from the Alchemist Competition.'

Finally, the last crack on Dilo's foundation closed up. With that, the Pill effect also disappeared.

Dilo opened his eyes and felt like giving a roar.

Immediately after, an explosion of Spiritual Energy came out from Dilo's body. Lian and Palo quickly noticed what was happening.

"He's breaking through into the Soul Forging Realm! Quick, send him away, we can't have the Tribulation Fire falling right in the middle of the Headquarters."

Palo knew that it wasn't Dilo's fault. After consuming so many pills without being able to advance in Cultivation, it goes without saying that Dilo's body accumulated a lot of medicinal power from those pills. Now that his foundation is repaired, it all came back at once. If he tried to hold all that energy, Dilo's foundation might explode right there and then.

Palo quickly opened a Spatial Gate and threw Dilo inside. There was still some time before the Tribulation arrived, so it was enough to send Dilo somewhere safe for the breakthrough. Palo looked at Krune after and asked.

"Want to take a look? I can bring you there, as well."

Krune pondered a bit and nodded.

"Sure, I've never seen a Soul Forging Realm breakthrough. This is a good chance to take a look."

Krune also followed inside. Because the place wasn't too far, even Palo could open a Spatial Gate with his Cultivation. Elder Lagan was only necessary because Riren Planet was quite some distance away.

As soon as Krune appeared on the other side, he noticed the Tribulation Fire Clouds in the sky. As mentioned before, Dalin Universe uses Fire Tribulation instead of Lightning.

Palo appeared beside Krune and said.

"Seems like he will be fine, the amount of medicinal energy accumulated in his body during all this time should be enough for him to surpass it."

Krune nodded and looked at the fire covering Dilo's whole body.

Sure enough, it was who knows how many times stronger than the one that hit Ruik. But with Krune's Divine Sense, he could at least tell that Dilo was doing quite well by himself. All the medicinal energy that was overflowing in his foundation was being used to resit the fire.

In the end, Dilo was able to succeed in his Tribulation without any significant problems. He then stood up once more and took out some clothes from his Spatial Ring. It goes without saying that his previous clothes were reduced to ash!

Palo nodded and then opened a Spatial Gate again.

"Let's first return to the Headquarters, we can talk after that."

Once they were back, Dilo immediately kneeled once more for Krune.

Krune, of course, couldn't stand it anymore and begged Dilo to stand up. Only after several tries, Dilo agreed with it.

"There is really no need to go that far. I told you before, this would be the payment for your help with the first pill."

Dilo shook his head.

"There is no such thing as payment, both Pills were the reason that I restored my Cultivation. I wasn't lying when I said that I would prefer to die than not being able to cultivate anymore. So, from this day onwards, I'm here for your every call."

Krune started to sweat.

"Cough, cough. There is really no need for that, trust me, it's okay. Besides, following a Core Formation Realm weakling like me around won't bring you anything good."

Dilo couldn't disagree more. He is sure that someone like Krune will definitely rise in the future. He wasn't lying when he said that he has an average talent. If he doesn't take this chance now, he is sure to regret it in the future. Not to mention that he really is grateful because of what happened!

"It doesn't matter what you say, I have made my mind."

Krune could already feel the headache coming his way.

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After that event, Krune went to see Amark Guli.

"Krune, as you probably noticed already, your pills have that weird purple flame effect to them. There will be a need for you to create more pills to test it out, but at first, it seems like any pill you make like that has its effects increased several times. Not to mention the side effects that might occur. So, let me ask you, can you tell us how did you create it?"

Krune nodded and then shook his head.

"I have no issues to explain to the whole process regarding alchemy, but if you ask me how my purple flame is made, I'm afraid that this isn't something I can tell. If you are fine with just the concoction process, then I don't mind talking about it."

Amark Guli shook his head.

"Then, there is no need. Lian and Palo watched the whole thing when you created the new Shell Fixing Pill. Other than the purple flame, there wasn't really anything new to it. Your extraction method might be something hard or impossible for others at your level. Still, it is quite easy for Diamond Stars and above. As for the Law of Burning and the Extreme Infusion technique, we can replicate that as well as you."

Krune agreed with Amark, other than his tribulation purple flame, there really wasn't anything 'new' to his concoction. It is thanks to his various perks that he can achieve the other requisites that only higher level alchemists should. Also, at the Core Formation Realm, Krune can do things that even peak Peak Divine Soul Realm Alchemists will have difficulty.

But when you think about alchemists like Lian, Palo, and the Headmaster Amark. Anything that Krune did, they could do as well, and do it much better too.

"I'm sorry. But it is related to a secret technique from my background. Even if I wanted to tell you, the seal put into protecting this information wouldn't allow me to say anything."

Krune was obviously lying right there and then. What seal? What background? He doesn't have anything like that. Or better, he does have a background, but it meant nothing in a place like this. If anything, he arrived at the Dalin Universe illegally to start with. If he tells anything about his Tribulation Lightning, others might connect the dots and find out that he came from the Luvile Universe. That definitely wouldn't be good.

At the moment, Amark and the others can tell that Krune's purple flame seems to have the power of tribulation. But this is nothing new. A lot of cultivators and demon beasts can use the elemental tribulation powers. Especially in a place like this that receives those from several different universes with different elemental tribulations.

In this case, there is really nothing wrong with Krune being able to use an elemental tribulation power. Their only doubt is how his flame became purple. After all, no one here had ever heard about a purple tribulation fire before. In Amark's head, he thought that Krune's background had a method to change the power of tribulation itself, and it was a secret that he couldn't share with others.

"In that case, I want to ask you another thing. Would your background cause any problem to our Rimeria Solar System Alchemist Organization?"

Krune almost laughed at that question. Cause any problem? If the Divine Path Sect really found a way to cause a problem in the Dalin Universe, it would be a wonder if it would still exist a week later. Of course, Krune didn't show his thoughts on his face.

"They won't, I can guarantee you that."

Amark then asked again.

"Would you swear it on a Blood Contract?"

Krune immediately nodded.

Amark then wrote a contract while Krune checked the terms and confirmed that it was only related to the previous question. Krune signed it, and the contract burned. It then put a seal on Krune's soul, which lost its effect right after since its requirements were achieved straight away.

Amark saw that and let out a sigh of relief. He might not want to deal with Krune's background, but he had to at least confirm that it wouldn't bring any harm to his organization. Now that the Blood Contract proved that Krune wasn't lying, he wouldn't need to care about where Krune came from anymore.

"Alright, let's go back to the main topic. Once we publish your Shell Fixing Pill, you will receive a few requests at first. Those requests are, without a doubt, just the other Solar Systems trying to test your new pill. But once they confirm its effect, I can guarantee that we are going to be bombarded with requests from everywhere. So we need to make some preparations first."

"As you know, Dalin Universe receives cultivators and demon beasts from all other great universes. Such things like damaged foundations happen all the time. If we take Dilo as an example, his foundation definitely wouldn't be able to be repaired without a peak Diamond Stars Level pill or above. But just how many can even afford such a pill? Let's not even talk about the materials necessary to create it."

"Simply put, those whose background thought that it wasn't worth spending this much on them will definitely come after your pills. Of course, there are also the ones that don't even have a strong background to start with. After all, it is, without a doubt, a Two Golden Stars Pill. It is who knows how many times cheaper than a Peak Diamond Level."

"But what I'm really concerned at the moment is that the other powers will definitely try to find who made them. Not only that, but I'm also almost 100% sure that they will try to kidnap you so that your secrets can be revealed. That is what makes me really afraid."

"Our Rimeria Solar System has just so much power. Compared to the powers in the center of the galaxy, we are nothing more than ants. Let alone those at the center of the Dalin Universe. That's the main reason I called you here."

Krune was already sweating cold. He knew that his pill was good, but he didn't expect that it could bring such big waves in the Alchemist World.

"That... Should I not concoct pills using my purple flame anymore, then?"

Amark shook his head.

"No, that would be against the will of the Alchemist profession. Which alchemist would ever feel happy knowing that they can't concoct because of such bullshit? We, alchemists, concoct pills to be used! I would never accept another result!"

Krune felt a little embarrassed by those words. That's because he definitely doesn't care that much for alchemy. Until now, he thought that his pill method would simply bring him more money, which would then help him buy the Mind Splitting Technique and keep his cultivation expenses. As for the will of the alchemists, he really didn't think about it at all! Of course, Krune didn't say it in front of Amark.

"Then, what do you have in mind?"

Amark's fire immediately disappeared after hearing that question.

"Sigh... I can only think about one answer. You will need another background strong enough to prevent anyone from having any ideas about your alchemy talents."

Krune was taken aback. Where the hell would he find a background capable of stopping even the powers controlling the center of the Dalin Universe? He already did his research about the Rimeria Solar System and where it stands when you consider the entire Dalin Universe. Amark wasn't lying before, their Solar System is really nothing more than an ant. They don't have even a single Divinity Realm cultivator or Demon Beast overseeing it. As for Semi-Divinity, there wasn't more than 30 or so. Elder Lagan and Amark just so happen to be two of them.

That was also why the Alchemist Organization had a strong foot in the Rimeria Solar System. After all, how many powers here have a single Semi-Divinity Realm? Let alone two.

It wasn't that no one cultivated to reached that realm here before. But that once one enters the Divine Path Realm, they can totally leave and join a stronger power from another place. They will then have more cultivation resources and access to better conditions. People Like Lagan and Amark, who decided to stay, are extremely rare.

"Does it mean that you want to use my concoction skills to find a power that I can join?"

Amark shook his head.

"Before I talk about it, there is something else that we need to discuss."

Amark showed a helpless expression and said.

"You might take this as us being shameless, and I won't deny it. Before you showed your new concoction method, we couldn't give you more than an in name position in our headquarters. And yes, the reason for that is the wisps' life span. With so much to live, it normally wouldn't be worth the resources spent."

"But it is different now. As long as you have the right power behind you and your purple pills, you don't even need our help to start with. So if you decide that you want to leave, I can arrange for you to travel to another Solar System with a bigger Alchemist Organization. I will simply take this as the punishment for our blindness. I swear on the name of the Alchemist Organization that I will keep my word regardless of your decision."

Krune smiled when he heard that.

It would be a lie if Krune said that he didn't think about it. From the moment that his purple pill effects were confirmed, he obviously noticed the change in attitude. If Amark pretended that nothing happened and simply decided to help him now, he would have declined whatever options he brought forward.

But who are we talking about? It's Krune, of course! The same wisp that always thought that almost anything can be resolved as long as a sincere apology is given. Especially now that Amark brought the issue out himself. The fact that Krune didn't need to point out their mistake was more than enough for him now.

"There is no need. I will stay with the Rimeria Solar System Alchemist Organization. But there is one thing that is a must, my identity secrecy has to be kept."

Amark's mood immediately brightened, and he nodded.

"But of course. In fact, for my method to work, your name and appearance have to be hidden to start with, or it won't do."

Krune nodded and then waited to hear the Amark's plan.

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Amark then started to explain.

"Do you know the wisp world?"

Krune was taken aback by that question.

"Of course, I've heard about it, and I did my own research. Usually, any wisp that got the means would move there. I heard that there might even be Soul Forging Realm wisps there."

Amark nodded.

"That's correct. The background that we need to get is none other than the wisp's world."

Krune couldn't help but ask.

"But that doesn't make sense. The highest level wisp there is probable only Soul Forging Realm. Who knows? Maybe there might be a concealed Void Breaking one. Still, this far from enough to pose any threat to any big power of the Dalin Universe. Why would you say that I should get their help?"

Amark answered Krune's question with another question.

"In that case, why does a planet get to be governed by wisps since they are so weak? The Dalin Universe planets are basically all occupied. The reason we never run out of resources is that all the Great Universes keep resupplying it. Even in our Rimeria Solar System, there isn't a single place without at least a few Divine Path Realm cultivators or demon beast. So why? Just why is there a planet governed by wisps, and no other power tries to take it over?"

Krune went silent.

Amark then continued.

"That's not all. Tell me, where is the wisp's planet located at the moment?"

Krune immediately answered.

"Takave Galaxy, South East quadrant, Orluke Solar System."

After Krune answered, he immediately noticed something.

"Wait, Takave Galaxy... Isn't that one of the galaxies close to the center of the Universe?"

Amark smiled.

"Correct. Once more, I ask. How come a race in which their strongest cultivation is at the Soul Forging Realm like the wisps can govern a planet in that place?"

Krune didn't know what to say. But his mind was working like never before.

'Right? That doesn't make sense! There should be no way that the wisp race can have a planet only for themselves close to the center of the Universe? It would already be a miracle if they had one at the outskirts, let alone in the center.'

Amark then continued.

"That's not all. Although everyone knows about the wisp world, the fact is that the other planets in the Orluke Solar System are also in their hands. After all, if you think about all the wisps that decide to travel there from the whole Universe, a single planet really isn't enough. Even with their small life spans, it would still gather a gigantic amount. Ther is even a lot of purposely made dimensional realms that are used to make more space."

"That means that the wisps have control over an entire Solar System near the center of the Universe, and no one tries to take it away from them."

Krune nodded.

"I see where you are coming from. Even an idiot would notice that for some reason, no one can touch the wisps in the Orluke Solar System. If I can get the wisp world backing me, then it would pretty much guarantee my safety, correct?"

Amark nodded.

"Exactly! But this is as much as I can tell you. Even I have no idea why the wisp world has this special status with their weak power. But wisps backed by the wisp world indeed have it quite easy outside. Of course, there is a rule for that. Once you get their help, you must not misuse it. Any wisp caught trying to use the wisp world's name for their own benefit will immediately get expelled and pursued. But that shouldn't be a problem for you with your personality."

Krune couldn't help but ask.

"So how exactly I get their help?"

Amark then explained.

"First, you must be a wisp. That is the number one absolute rule. No other race can get it. But this is obviously not a problem for you since you are one. Second, you will need to pay a visit to the Orluke Solar System. Open the link that I will send to your communicator."

Krune received the link and opened it straight away.

"As you can see, any wisp that arrives at the Orluke Solar System will automatically be under the wisp world protection. The only exceptions are wisps that had previously committed some crime or something like that. The wisp world is not there to help criminals. It is there to help wisps that just want a peaceful place to live."

"But there is a problem. That protection will only be valid as long as you stay inside the Orluke Solar System. Once you go out, the wisp world will have nothing to do with you anymore. As you can imagine, this is not what we want. That's where the second option comes in place. The talented wisp protection law from the wisp world. You can also check it in the link that I sent you."

Krune then looked for it and finally found the page describing that law.

It turned out that wisps who have incredibly high talents can apply for this protection. The reason was very simple. Wisps have very limited life spans, so wisps that can enter the Divine Soul Realm are hard to find, let alone the legendary Soul Forging Realm ones. The wisp world needs wisps that can live for a long time (considering the wisp life span) so that they can take care of it in the future.

But for a wisp to cultivate to that realm, they need to go out and experience life. With the absolute protection in the Orluke Solar System, a wisp has very little chance of getting that, which will then retard the progress of even the talented ones. That's where the protection law comes in place. It is a safety guarantee for those wisps that have a chance of reaching the Divine Soul Realm and help with the wisp world management in the future.

"I see, so I need to apply for this protection. Once I do that, I shouldn't worry too much about anyone aiming to get the secret of my pills, right?"

Amark nodded.

"Also, you can stay here too. We can keep your secrecy, and no one will try to reveal it once we state that you are under the Wisp Protection Law. All that they will be able to see is your 'Jolk' alias and your changed appearance in the system. Only Yilio and Ramon know your real name and appearance, and we already arranged for them to keep it a secret. As for the other members of your Alchemist Organization Branch, we took care of that already."

Krune was quite satisfied with Amark's preparations. After that, he asked another thing.

"But if the wisp world is all the way to the center of the Universe, how do I get there and come back after? Also, how do you know that I will come back? After all, I could simply stay there forever if I wanted."

Amark laughed and said.

"If you decide to stay there forever, then so be it. I can only say that my Rimeria Solar System Alchemist Organization wasn't fated to have you in our ranks. As for how to get there, this is a very simple question."

Amark then sent another link to Krune.

"As you can see, our Dalin Universe is packed with cultivators and demon beasts from other Universes. So it goes without saying that they need a way to move around fast and easily. Because of that, every galaxy has lots of super high distance teleport formations that connect everywhere. The closest one just so happens to be around 17 solar systems away. Elder Lagan can take you there in a blink of an eye."

Amark added.

"Right, it would be good if we send someone with you for protection until you reach that place. Although you probably won't take more than a week to arrive, it is always good to be safe."

Krune immediately shook his head.

"There is no need. I will not be using my Jolk alias, so I should be fine by myself. I don't intend to make pills during this time either, or at the very least, not make my special ones."

Amark nodded and didn't insist. He had already taken care of all possibilities of someone finding Krune's real identity, so the extra protection was really just a formality.

"Very well. Do not tell anyone that you are Jolk. That will be the identity that we will use in the future, after all."

Amark then asked.

"When do you plan to depart?"

Krune pondered a bit and said.

"I have a few things that I want to do, so I'm not sure at the moment. But I will let you know once I'm ready."

"Very well. You have Palo's contact number, and he was going to stay in the Riren Planet for the time being anyway. So you can contact him anytime you think is good enough."

Krune nodded.

After that, Krune and Amark discussed a few more things, and then Krune left. Palo and Krune entered a spatial gate that elder Lagan opened for them, and they returned to Riren Planet. Krune bid farewell to Palo and returned to his Hotel to talk about everything to Feifei.

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After returning, Feifei was the only one still in the Hotel. When Krune arrived, he could feel that her cultivation was getting even closer to the next level.

'It seems like this Formations Master competition helped her quite a bit.'

Feifei noticed Krune's presence and stopped her cultivation.

"Oh! You are finally back. You have been out for almost an entire week."

Krune nodded.

"At first, it was supposed to take only two to three days. But because of a few things that happened during this time, it took longer. Anyway, let me tell you what happened."

Krune then started to explain everything. How he found out that what he could see were Laws, how he did grasp the Burning Law, How his World of Laws is very clear. Krune also told her about the thing that happened to his pills and how they got a weird purple flame effect. In the end, he finished telling Feifei about Amark Guli's plan to take the wisp world as his backing.

Feifei got more and more impressed as she heard more about it.

"I see, so that thing that you could see was Laws. Well, I was already expecting that much anyway. In the end, you comprehended a law while being two stages lower than me."

Krune was taken aback by that.

"Wait, do you mean that you..."

Feifei nodded.

"It was something I got from the time we were in that Dimensional Realm where the assassins appeared. Do you remember that I told you about the projection of a past Heavenly Destiny Core Fragment?"

Krune nodded.

"That's the reason. I didn't want to tell you since I thought that it would act as a bad example. As you probably found out already, everyone's first Law is quite a personal thing. So I decided to keep quiet until the day you found one by yourself. But to think that you learned it while you were two stages lower than me, and you didn't have any help as I did. That's really impressive."

Krune couldn't help but ask.

"Which Law did you understand?"

"It's one related to the Destiny Major Law. The initial stage of the Cause Law. Well, from what Xanio told me, there are only three laws related to the Destiny Major Law. Cause Law, Effect Law, and Destiny Energy Law. When the three of them are fused, you will get hold of the Destiny Major Law."

Krune understood what Feifei meant.

"I see, even though there are only three 'sub-laws,' they are who knows how many times harder to understand than any elemental law, correct?"

Feifei smiled and nodded.

"Yes. Ever since I used the projection of the Destiny Heavenly Fragment to understand the initial stage of Cause, I've been stuck at it since then. I can't even see when I'm going to advance to the intermediate stage. But I'm not in a hurry, Xanio told me that it will be already a miracle if I understand the whole Cause Law by the time I reach the Void Breaking Realm."

Feifei continued.

"Destiny is quite a weird thing. It's not something that you can use the same way as the elemental laws. You can only feel and comprehend it. For me to have any influence on it, I will have to at least understand the whole Cause Law. Even so, Xanio told me that the influence that I will have on it will be minimal. To get any real difference, I really need to understand the entire Destiny Major Law."

"Of course, understanding the Cause Law was not without advantages. Destiny Major Cores are good at prediction, and understanding a Law related to it has increased my prediction abilities by leaps and bounds."

Krune didn't mind if it didn't. He can understand just how difficult it would be for Feifei to go ahead with this Law.

"That's okay, take your time. It is not like you can't understand other Laws for the time being, either."

Feifei agreed with him.

"Exactly. That's what I'm doing at the moment. Since I'm completely stuck at the Cause Law, I started to comprehend Water Laws too. For now, I also learned the initial stage of the Flow Law, which I have to admit that is a lot easier than a Destiny Related Law."

Krune then said.

"That is indeed the best course of action. I also have to take a look at the other Laws since I can't focus on only one."

Feifei couldn't help but ask.

"Why can't you?"

Krune then explained.

"This is also something to do with how I've been doing things. I've never focused on a single element before. The only reason my Lightning Element is stronger than the others is simply that the Tribulation Lightning influences it. But thanks to the Elemental Regulation Technique that Master passed to me, the difference between them isn't that great anymore."

"If I comprehend just one or two, the other elements that I'm used to using will definitely lag behind. In that case, I might as well comprehend all five at the same time. Oh, right! I intend to save money for the Mind Splitting Technique. That way, I don't need to focus only on one or two each time."

Krune then showed the Mind Splitting Technique that was available to buy. Feifei couldn't help but feel quite interested in the technique as well. She, too, has quite a strong soul. So it shouldn't be a problem for her to learn it. But when she looked at the price, she almost passed out!

"This is ridiculous!"

Krune laughed out loud when he heard that.

"Right?! I also shouted when I saw it. But that is the price, and I do believe it will be worth it. Also, I'm quite confident in being able to make this money once I start concocting my special pills."

Feifei then decided to ask.

"We were supposed to go take a mission after our competitions were over. Should we delay it and go pay a visit to this wisp world first then? I admit that I'm also very curious to see how that place is."

Krune pondered a bit and then said.

"If we go, I would like to bring Ruik with us. He had been taking care of the wisps back in the Luvile Universe for way longer than I did. I'm sure that he will definitely want to see this place too. Besides, we might take a look at the mission hall and see if there is something that we can do on the way there."

Feifei nodded. Because of all the teleport formations, the mission hall tasks weren't focused on the Rimeria Solar System only. It is really possible that they can find something useful to do on the way there. As long as they can get some combat experience, that will be fine.

"But before that, give me some time, I want to get used to my Law and take a look at a few things first."

Feifei nodded.

"Of course, I'm also in the middle of my cultivation, so I can wait as well."

Krune then used his communicator to send a message to Ruik and Tiane, who were out in a mission. A few minutes later, he received an answer from Ruik.

"We should be back in around a week. Do not go without me! I want to see the wisp world too!"

After that, Krune and Feifei enjoyed each other's company for a little while, and then Krune returned to his room. There was one thing that was making him really curious and that he had been wanting to try.

'Light Spirit said that I should gather some Tribulation Lightning and try to see the World of Laws with it. He said that I would get quite a surprise at that moment. But first, let's try to see the World of Laws in my wisp form.'

Krune then transformed back and entered the World of Laws. Light Spirit noticed Krune's actions and also used their connection to see what Krune was seeing.

"Oh... The way that you perceive the World of Laws in your wisp form is even clearer."

Krune was already expecting that Light Spirit would appear at this moment.

"Indeed. My Rainbow Irises are nothing more than a reflection of my real vision as a wisp. It goes without saying that my view of the World of Laws is quite better while in my original form."

In his wisp form, Krune tried to take a look at the Fire Laws. Sure enough, with his 360-degree vision as a wisp, it was a lot easier to perceive the gaps where the other Fire Laws appeared. Krune then stopped paying attention to Fire laws and paid attention to Feifei's room direction. There, he could see the ripples of the Water Laws that she was practicing.

'Indeed, any other elemental law is still fully open for me to see.'

Light Spirit then reminded him.

"Alright, go ahead and take a look at the Tribulation Lightning within the World of Laws. Make sure that your next Law is related to it."

Krune nodded and gathered the Tribulation Lightning power around him. Sure enough, it was as Light Spirit said. When he looked at it through the World of Laws, he really got quite a shock.

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Krune noticed that it was pure chaos! Although the other Laws aren't something easy to see and comprehend, that still looked something orderly. But the Laws surrounding the Tribulation Lightning that Light Spirit controlled could be called anything but orderly. Krune didn't even know where to start.

"Haha! Do you like it? That's as hard to understand as it is to control."

Krune couldn't help but nod. It looked exactly as Light Spirit described. Not only that, but the Tribulation Lightning Laws also seemed to be in conflict with any other Law around it. It was as if it was forcing others to obey. No, it looked more like it was eating them.

Light Spirit then pondered a bit and said.

"Alright, I guess it's not a problem to tell you about it now. As I have told you before, my Tribulation Lightning is something that I created, and so are the Laws necessary for it to work. You might as well call it the Purple Tribulation Lightning Major Law or anything like that."

Krune was taken aback!

"You created a Law that didn't exist?!"

Light Spirit agreed.

"Correct. You have no idea how hard it was to create a Major Law from zero. It's evident that I used Lightning as a reference, but the two of them are different from each other. For one, Lightning Laws are not in conflict with the other Laws, but my Tribulation Lightning is. Also, it wasn't just Lightning Law that I used to create it."

"And before you ask, it is different from the other tribulations from each Universe. Although all of them can be called Tribulations, they are not in conflict with their own Universes' Laws. On the other hand, as you can see, my Purple Tribulation Lightning is."

Krune then asked.

"Why did you create it?"

Light Spirit laughed and said.

"Isn't that obvious? I didn't want to feel trapped by what was expected of me. It felt like a cage, a prison! I could only use and practice the Laws that were already there, and couldn't get free doesn't matter what I did. Can you understand it? After living for so long, you still couldn't do anything different from the others?"

"Sure, there were techniques that used the laws and elements to accomplish an unlimited number of results. But at the end of the day, they were all accomplished by following the previously set rules of the Universe that they are in. I didn't want it! I refused to accept such an outcome!"

"After who knows how many years, I was finally able to create my own Major Law, something that is only mine and mine alone. That is the Purple Tribulation Lightning that you are using and the same that is used in your home Universe by its villainous heavens. How could I not feel infuriated knowing that my own power is being used by another against my will? If just not because of that..."

Light Spirit then suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Cough, cough. How it turned out like that is not important right now. So, there it is, a type of Law that you won't find anywhere other than the Luvile Universe. Of course, I won't be presumptuous enough to say that I'm the only one who achieved something like this. Once an expert reaches the level that I did, they, too, will end feeling trapped by their Universes' rules. Or at least, they were supposed to if they want to go further. But in the end, just how many were able to do such a thing?"

Krune was obviously impressed. Create your own Law instead of following the existing ones. The other thing is that Krune was finally able to hear a little bit about Light Spirit's past, which isn't something easy to happen.

"One day, I wish I'm able to do something like what you did too."

Light Spirit laughed once again after hearing that.

"Well, you do have the talent for it, at least. But even so, it will be extremely difficult. But you shouldn't care about it for now. After all, I only accomplished it long after ascending. Not to mention that at that time, I had fused almost all Major Laws, so you have a long way ahead."

Krune nodded and then asked.

"So, how many sub-laws your Purple Tribulation Lightning Major Law has? Also, what names did you give them?"

Light Spirit then explained.

"The sub-laws are:

Flash Annihilation, which I used the annihilation Fire sub-law as reference.

Charged Lightning Energy, which comes from my understanding of the common Lightning Energy Law.

The next one is the Purple Tribulation Law. Any expert that sees my Purple Tribulation Lightning will feel the power of Tribulation from it. But they will also notice that it is not precisely the same. They are correct, my one is a little different, but it is hard to explain with words. You will have to comprehend this Law if you want to understand what is different from the others.

Those three are basically responsible for the total destructive power of my Tribulation Lightning.

The next is the Law Eating Law, in which the name is self-explanatory. As you probably already noticed, my Tribulation Lightning eats all the other laws around it. That is also why it can be used with any other elemental attacks of yours.

Lightning Flow Law, which I used the Water sub-law, Flow, as reference. That's also why you can make my Tribulation Lightning change direction as you wish. Have you noticed that common Lightning can't change direction? Of course, other cultivators use their own ways to redirecting their Lightning attacks, but this is an innate ability for my purple Tribulation Lightning. It has no need for other means.

Lightning Formation Law, which is responsible for keeping everything together. To be honest, this was the hardest one to create. Even though I had a base formula for the others, I needed something that would control all the chaos that you are seeing. That's where it goes and is definitely the hardest one to comprehend."

Krune paid attention to every single word.

"Once you fuse all six together, you will have understood my Purple Tribulation Lightning Major Law, or whatever name you wish to call it. For now, you should start with the easiest one. Your objective is to get an initial understanding of the Flash Annihilation Law. It will also help you in the future when you try to comprehend the Fire sub-law, Annihilation."

Krune nodded and then immediately tried to comprehend it. Since Light Spirit can see what Krune could, it helped Krune to at least differentiate the laws inside that chaos. Still, it was really complicated.

Krune took only a few hours to get an initial understanding of the Burning Law. He was also confident that he wouldn't need too long to do the same with the first sub-laws of other elements. But for Light Spirit's Flash Annihilation, that was the difference between an ant and a dragon. They simply couldn't be put in the same sentence.

A few days later, Krune could only think about one thing.

'If the Flash Annihilation is the easiest one, then I don't even want to see the Lightning Formation Law. Not to mention that this is the very first one, which was supposed to make things even easier.'

Krune then decided to ask Light Spirit.

"If Flash Annihilation is already this hard, shouldn't I comprehend the Lightning Formation Law first? Once I comprehend the initial level of the Flash Annihilation, it will make things even more difficult for the other five."

Light Spirit immediately denied that idea.

"It's useless. You can spend years trying, but you will definitely not be able to understand the Lightning Formation Law first. Do you know why this Law was the hardest one to create?"

Krune pondered a bit and thought about a possibility.

"It's because, without the other five, there is no way this one could exist in the first place, am I right?"

Light Spirit confirmed Krune's idea.

"Smart! That's correct, it could only be created after I finished the base of the other five. Can you imagine how hard it was to notice that I needed the others first? There was no one to tell me how many I needed so that I could create it. Hell, there was no one to tell that I even needed this Law in the first place. I don't even want to remember that time anymore."

"Anyway, you will need to comprehend the other five before you can even perceive the Lightning Formation Law existence. Remember, my Major Law is not something that existed before, so it obviously has its differences."

Krune nodded and once more focused on the Tribulation Lightning Laws.

A week quickly went by when Ruik and Tiane finally got back home after their mission. For some reason, Ruik looked very gloomy while Tiane had a bright smile on her face.

Krune was eating something with Feifei at that time when they arrived. He then noticed Ruik looking at him as if asking for help.

Krune, as a good wisp and the best friend ever, then said.

"Oh! I need to go back to cultivate. I left some food for you two as well. See you later."

Feifei, on the other hand, immediately rushed at Tiane so that she could hear all the details.

As for Ruik, he decided to put Krune on his blacklist from now on.

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It turned out that the Snake Clan appeared once more. But this time, Krune was not there to help. In the end, Ruik made a quick deal with Tiane. He would do anything she wanted as long as she helped with the situation.

Tiane immediately accepted the idea. Just like that, Ruik brought her close, and they pretended to have a relationship right there and then. Although Tiane was taken aback by that situation, she didn't show it on her face, and ultimately, they were successful in driving the female Snake that came this time around.

Once things were finished, the two immediately separated, and Tiane used her favor straight away. For one entire month, Ruik had to do whatever she said. If not, she didn't mind contacting the Snake Clan, telling them the truth. Ruik might be the way he is, but he still knew how to repay favors.

Since then, Ruik had been there for Tiane's every call. That is also why he looked so gloomy.

Krune and Feifei heard that and were speechless.

"Well, I guess this is fine since he got away from the Snake Clan once more."

Krune then ignored Ruik and proceeded to explain the situation about the travel to the wisp world.

"So, we were basically waiting for you two to come back to see if we could start our travel. According to Amark Guli, it will probably take a few weeks to go there and come back. If any of you want to stay during this time, that's good as well."

Ruik immediately agreed with the idea.

"I want to go, I wish to see how the wisp world is too."

Tiane also accepted it.

"Since Feifei is going, I'm definitely following. When are we departing?"

Krune pondered a bit and said.

"Well, I will need a few more days before that. So you can spend your time whoever you like. I will contact you three when I'm ready to go."

Ruik and Tiane nodded. The four of them talked about a few more things, and then Krune and Feifei returned to their rooms.

Ruik then got up and was moving to his room to take another nap when suddenly, Tiane called him out.

"Alright. Ruik, I'm going to buy a few things, come to help me out."

Ruik's mouth twitched, but due to their agreement, he still had over three weeks to keep hearing what she says.

"Okay."

Tiane showed an angry face.

"Okay?"

Ruik almost exploded, but still hold himself back.

"Y-Yes, Lady Tiane."

Tiane smiled and then nodded.

"That's more like it, be a good little snake and come with me."

Back in Krune's room, he started to comprehend the Flash Annihilation sub-law again. That is the reason why he asked for a few more days.

'I feel that I'm close to success. Once I understand the initial Stage, I will be able to use it in my Tribulation Lightning. As for the other laws, they can wait for now.'

Time passed, and soon, five days went by.

Feifei already got control over the Flow Law, and her cultivation advanced a little further. She was closer than never from entering the Divine Soul Realm. As for Krune, he was in his Wisp form at the moment. If he was in his human form, one would definitely be able to see how tired he was.

The reason is that two days ago, Krune finally got into the initial Stage of the Flash Annihilation Law. The following two, he had been trying to use it together with his Tribulation Lightning. But it turned out that it was harder than he thought. If not for the protection formation that Feifei raised in the house, Krune might have destroyed it already.

"This thing is too hard. It's like a ranging dragon!"

Light Spirit Laughed hearing that.

"It just means that your control isn't good enough. Also, this is just the initial stage of one of the laws. The more you comprehend, the greater will be the changes in the Tribulation Lightning. Still, you should have no reason to complain."

Krune nodded.

Controlling the Flash Annihilation Law in the Tribulation Lightning had increased its power considerably. This isn't the kind of power that one could gain in such a small amount of time, so Krune really had no reason to complain.

"Anyway, you should stop now. Forcing the issue might turn things worse in the end. Just give yourself some time to get used to the Flash Annihilation Law."

Krune nodded.

"Alright, since that's the case, we are almost ready to start our travel to the wisp world. There is only one last thing remaining."

Krune then brought several spirit stones out and started to cultivate. Not too long after, all that energy started to convert into Elemental Source Energy and entered his Rainbow Core. Inside, the Divine Soul 'egg' absorbed it all to the very last drop. After some time, a burst of Spiritual Energy came from Krune's wisp body, and it looked like his ethereal body had grown a bit.

"Phew, 7th Stage of the Core Formation Realm."

Light Spirit gave a mental nod.

"You have been in the 6th Stage for a very little time. But thanks to the first understanding of Laws, it gave you a quick temporary boost. It is well within the expectation that you would enter the 7th Stage by now."

Krune agreed with him and then spent the next few hours to bring his cultivation realm under control. After that, Krune returned to his human form and put his clothes on. He took his communicator out and then sent a message to everyone.

Feifei was cultivating in her room as well, so she immediately came out. As for Ruik and Tiane, it looked like the two were somewhere else. Or better, Ruik was still being forced to work for Tiane while following her. Still, they arrived around an hour later.

Krune then made some food for everyone to eat together.

"Alright! I finished what I had to do, so we can leave at any time. But since you waited for me to end my cultivation, if you have something to do as well, I can wait too."

Feifei shook her head.

"In my case, I was already expecting this, so I went to the Formations Master Organization branch and arranged my departure. Tiane is also part of the same branch, so she did the same."

Feifei then noticed.

"Oh! You entered the 7th Stage, nice!"

Krune smiled at Feifei and then waited for Ruik to answer.

Ruik looked somewhat tired. In the past few days, Tiane had forced him to do everything for her, so he had barely any time for his beloved naps. Yet, he also wanted to go to the wisp world.

"If I'm not in a mission, then I'm simply free. So I'm ready anytime."

Krune nodded and then explained a few more things before contacting Palo Yiag.

"I see. So you are ready to go there. That is good then, I will contact Elder lagan to help bring you to the nearest Teleport Formation. Also, someone will be here waiting for you too. For now, just come to the place where we held the Junior Alchemist Competition."

Krune agreed with Palo, and everyone left.

Krune and Feifei passed by the Mission Hall first to see if there was any mission they could take on the way. Both of them wanted to get some combat experience to test their improvement in cultivation.

"Let's see, there are a few missions here for a 1st or 2nd Stage Divine Soul Realm cultivator or demon beasts. Considering my and Feifei's level, it should be more or less enough for us to test our abilities."

Feifei took a look at it and approved it.

"That's good. I will try not to use my destiny core skills so that we can get a proper test."

Krune nodded, and the two of them quickly applied for one of the missions that were on the way to the wisp world. The employee on the counter was taken aback when he saw 'Wulia Feier' and Krune taking a Divine Soul Realm mission with their Core Formation Realm. He wanted to refuse their request, but in the end, supervisor Tarsa Fila intervened and accepted it. She knows Feifei and Krune combat strength, so it was evident that they selected something that they are confident about. Not to mention that they finally came to her Mission Hall. This was the first time ever since those two got their Mission Hall Qualification.

Krune and his group did as Palo asked and went to the agreed place. After arriving, Elder Lagan was already there waiting for them. But he wasn't the only addition, there was one more person waiting for them too.

"Hello, Krune. We met again."

It was none other than Dilo Krois!

Krune saw him, and his mouth twitched.

"I told you, there is really no need for you to follow me at all! Just go away and do whatever you like."

Dilo then asked.

"Are you sure I can do as I like?"

Krune immediately nodded without thinking.

"Then, I will do as I like and follow you."

Krune felt like crying. That's indeed what he said, but following him or acting as his subordinate wasn't part of the deal at all!

Elder Lagan then said.

"You should keep him. At least, let Dilo help you on your way to the wisp world. He can act as protection in case something goes out of control. We have been making deals for testing pills with Dilo for a long time. We also know his past, and I can guarantee you can trust him."

Krune sighed and accepted it in the end.

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Elder Lagan then opened a Spatial Gate that connected directly to the closest Super Long Distance Teleport Formation. Dilo, of course, followed as well. Krune looked at him and then asked with a Divine Sense Message.

"Just what is it that you want? It doesn't matter how I see it, a Soul Forging Realm like you following a Core Formation Realm like me feels weird. There has to be a reason for that."

Dilo smiled and said.

"I wasn't lying when I said that it was thanks to you that my life was saved. I really would prefer to die if I couldn't cultivate anymore, so my gratitude is definitely not a pretense. But there is indeed another reason for that. You probably guessed it already too. I'm thinking about your future."

Dilo felt like telling everything was the best way to go.

"I have little doubt that with your talent in Pill Making, your future is very bright, even if you are a wisp. So other than repay for your help, I also want to be there to see that happen. Call it greed, shameless, opportunism, or whatever. I will definitely do as I say. Also, in case you don't believe me, here's my guarantee."

Without anyone noticing. Dilo took a slive of his soul and sent it on Krune's way.

Krune almost had a heart attack seeing that. He quickly took that and hid it before anyone could notice.

"Are you crazy? This is the same as becoming someone's slave! As long as I have your slive of Soul, I can totally kill you anytime. Just why would you trust me this much? We barely knew each other a few days ago."

Dilo laughed and said.

"Consider it my own gambling. Since I decided that I owe you my life, what is the difference between you having a slive of my soul or not? If you feel like my life isn't worth keeping, you might as well crush it. I, Dilo Krois, have never gone back on my word before, and I don't intend to start now."

Although Krune is an easy-going wisp, he would indeed have his reservations about Dilo. But the guy just had to give him a slive of his soul to prove his determination. Krune couldn't help but remember the time that Wang Mei asked for the same thing. Didn't he give her a slive of his soul without thinking as well? In the end, Krune could only sigh.

"Fine, I accept your determination."

Krune then sent Dilo's slive of the soul back to him, just to have it be refused by the later. Krune was taken aback by that.

"What you doing? I don't want it, I decided to trust you for now."

Dilo, on the other hand, was adamant.

"Don't want it. Not that I don't think that you will trust me, but because with it, you can contact me almost anywhere. Just send some spiritual energy into the Soul Slive. As a part of me, I will immediately sense it. That will be the signal that you need my help urgently. I can also sense where you are with it. Lastly, it can be used for you to detect if I have any evil thoughts about you or not."

Krune was feeling gloomy already. He really didn't like the idea of holding someone's life in his hands.

"Cough, cough. Can't we just use simple communicators? You know, like any normal person or demon beast?"

Dilo's face didn't even change. It was evident that he wouldn't hear it.

After a few more minutes of insistence, Krune finally gave up. He decided that he would find a way later to make Dilo accept it back.

"Fine, I will hold onto it for now. But this is definitely not a permanent thing. Are you okay with that?"

Dilo smiled and said.

"That's good enough. Oh, right! You can also use it to force me to do anything, even if I don't want to."

Krune couldn't help but ask.

"You are not a masochist, right?"

Dilo almost vomited blood!

"You are a masochist, your entire family is masochist!"

Krune let out a sigh of relief. At least he was wrong about this point.

The group of five then arrived at a planet called Gilea. There, Lagan guided them to the teleport formation that they would use. Because this is something that would benefit both the Alchemist Organization and Krune, the Organization had already paid for the entire trip. It goes without saying that a trip this far would be quite expensive, but Amark Guli didn't care at all.

"Amark had me spend the last week doing research about the wisp talent test. But in the end, there wasn't much information available. So although we said that the round trip would take a few weeks, that is only the travel time. We are not sure about how long it will take for you to get into the wisp protection system. In the end, it is all up to you."

Lagan then took two tokens out. One blue and another red.

"You can show the blue token at the teleport formations of each planet. It will be considered as the payment fee. The managers of the teleport formations will then send the bill directly to our Solar System Alchemist Organization."

"As for the red token, it has two functions. The first is that my will is inside it. You can use it to contact me anytime. Once you understand how is the situation there, please tell me how it is. Amark wants to know how long it will take as well."

"The second function is that it can be used once as a protective talisman. The will that I left inside should have enough power to make one attack at the Divine View Realm Level. So make sure that you only use it in case you are really in danger. Still, you will be able to contact me even after the attack is executed. The only difference is that it won't be able to do anything else other than being used as a way to talk with me."

Krune accepted both tokens. Now that he thinks about it, his Master and Grandmaster also gave him a token each. Lani's token used his understanding of the Space Laws to teleport anyone anywhere tens of thousands of kilometers always. Unless Krune was dealing with someone at the Divine View Realm or above, they probably wouldn't be able to find him.

As for his Master, Lucio, token, it had his will inside. Unfortunately, because they are indifferent Universes, it couldn't be used for communication. Lucio told Krune to only awake the will inside if he got stuck at cultivation. He made it as a way to guide Krune while not really being there. The reason that Lucio asked him to use it as little as possible is that he doesn't know how long Krune will be away.

Although the will inside could exist for a very long time, it wouldn't be forever. So the least Krune used it, the longer it would remain there.

'I probably will have to use it soon. There are a few things I need to ask about the Elemental Regulation Technique. It's just that I have been busy with other things lately that I still didn't call it out.'

Krune then put those thoughts behind and took both tokens from elder Lagan.

"Thanks. Once I arrive there, I will make sure to contact you back after I find out how long it will take."

Lagan nodded and then spent some time talking with Krune and everyone else. A few minutes later, he bid his farewell and left.

Feifei, Ruik, and Tiane were now looking at Dilo, who was going to follow them from now on.

Krune wasn't the type to keep secrets unless it was really necessary. Since that was the case, he decided to tell everything Dilo and him talked about.

"What?! Did he give you a slive of his soul?"

Ruik looked at Dilo and asked.

"Are you crazy or something?"

Dilo just laughed out loud.

"That's my decision, and also the fastest way to be trusted."

Feifei then asked Krune.

"Considering your personality, I thought that you definitely would give it back to him. How come you still have it?"

Krune put a hand on his head and answered helplessly.

"I tried. Trust me, I really did! But it doesn't matter how many times I sent it to him, he kept refusing and sending his soul slive straight back to me. I'm also in a tight spot here."

Tiane, Ruik, and Feifei looked at Dilo and asked.

"Are you a masochist?"

Dilo smiling face immediately contorted.

Krune nodded after hearing that question.

"I thought the same, but he says he isn't. I have my doubts, though. Perhaps this is a side effect of the years that he tested new pills for the Alchemist Organization."

Dilo felt like dying already! How come they had the same idea as this wisp? It's on purpose, right? Right?!

Poor Dilo didn't know that this was just a Krune infection. The rest of the group really couldn't be blamed.

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Because super long-distance teleport formations consumed too much Spiritual Energy, they were activated only once per day. The cultivators and demon beasts had to gather around so that all of them could be sent to their own destinations at once. There were several teleport formations around, so Krune looked at his communicator to see which one was correct.

"So, the first teleport will send us to the Marroke Planet. It should be around time for it to be activated, so let's go there."

Krune showed the blue token that Lagan gave to him to the guy overseeing the teleport formation. After using some kind of Spiritual Equipment, he let Krune and his group pass. Thirty Minutes Later, the place had around a hundred or so cultivators and demon beasts using the same one.

Everything went well, and soon, Krune's group appeared on a teleport formation on Marroke Planet. The Mission that Krune and Feifei took can be done on a planet called Hived, which is six teleport formations away.

Because each teleport formation had its own time to be activated, Krune's group took almost two days to arrive in Hived. Once there, they immediately left for the Mission.

"So, according to the information, we need to take care of a group of bandits from the Tissin Territory. Usually, this kind of Mission would be taken by the cultivators and demon beasts of the same Planet. So I have no idea why they would send it to planets so far away."

Feifei then said.

"Who cares? This is not our problem. Not to mention that this is exactly what we needed. As long as I get to test my skills and get some combat experience, it will help a lot. I also want to test some water skills with the Flow Law that I learned."

Krune nodded. For this Mission, only Krune and Feifei would be participating.

"Dilo, you will also stay out, or it won't even be a test to start with."

Dilo nodded but made sure to keep his Divine Sense spread just in case.

"Do we know where to go?"

Krune nodded.

"It seems like they are quite famous in this territory and even have a base. There are two cultivators there that seem like to have some backing. Otherwise, there is no way that they could keep a base out in the open, and no one did anything."

Feifei nodded.

"So, how are we gonna do it?"

Krune thought a little and suggested.

"Should we go all out in a frontal attack?"

Feifei laughed out loud. Krune seemed to be very confident about his abilities now.

"Sure, why not? If they were just common cultivators and demon beasts, I would go easy on them. But since it is a group of bandits, I won't hold back at all."

Krune also nodded and decided to do the same. But he will keep his moto of not killing. His plan is to simply destroy the bandits' cultivations. Human and Demon beasts without Spiritual Energy won't be a cause of danger to anyone.

Dilo then asked something else.

"And what about this backing that they have? From what you showed me in the information, the leaders are two youngsters at the 1st and 2nd Stages of the Divine Soul Realm. Both of them are under the age of 30, so they definitely have some clan, sect, or something behind them."

Krune shrugged his shoulders and said.

"This is not our problem either. Once we finish the Mission, we will go back and teleport to the next Planet. There, if we have enough time, we will report the mission conclusion through the Misson Hall Network. Any side effects of this operation will be up to them to deal with."

Dilo couldn't help but few that Krune was quite shameless.

But there was one thing that he was more concerned about. The fact that Krune is still at the 7th Stage of the Core Formation Realm.

'Can he really fight someone at the Divine Soul Realm?'

Dilo decided to just be more careful and intervene in case something happened.

It took around one hour to arrive after taking a teleport formation to another part of that same Planet.

"Oh! I can see their base already in my Divine Sense."

Feifei then laughed a little.

"I wonder if those two can even feel your Divine Sense at all."

Only now did Dilo notice something. Krune Divine Sense power was ridiculously powerful! He could obviously feel it since he was in the 1st Stage of the Soul Forging Realm, but he is 100% sure that it would be impossible when he was in the 1st Stage of the Divine Soul.

'Just what is wrong with this wisp?'

He is following Krune because of his immense talent in Alchemy. But he wasn't expecting much from his combat prowess at all. Or at least, he wasn't until now. He thought that Krune was going to use some trump card to deal with those Divine Soul bandits, but now he wasn't sure anymore.

Krune then asnwered Feifei's question.

"Oh, they should be able to feel it, right? After all, I already reduced the power quite a bit."

Dilo thought that he was hallucinating.

'Did he just say that this Divine Sense power is the one when he is holding back?'

Sure enough, the young bandit at the 2nd Stage of the Divine Soul Realm was still able to feel Krune's Divine Sense.

Inside a big room in the bandits base, two youngsters were drinking and laughing while a party was going on.

Suddenly, one of the hosts stood up from his chair and looked in a certain direction. He then looked at his brother beside him and said.

"Fian, we have company."

The one who talked was Fien, Fian's older brother. They aren't like real bandits who attacked for the money, spirit stones, and other things. In fact, both of then could be considered very well off. Their father is an elder of a Kingdom nearby. So they really didn't need any of those. It was due to his backing that they could do as they pleased in this place.

But in the end, they committed way too many misdeeds. So some people and demon beasts who weren't particularly rich but had some money gathered together. To make sure that they wouldn't be found out, they sent a request that was already paid to other planets far away. Even though it might take some time until someone takes the mission, it would at least guarantee their secrecy.

Now, Krune and his group just so happen to be the one who accepted the mission. Sure enough, both brothers' father didn't receive any information from their Mission Hall Branch connection, let alone the two young ones.

Fien then left the room. Fian noticed that the situation didn't seem good and followed right behind.

Once they appeared outside, all they could see was Feifei and Krune. Of course, both of them had their appearances changed.

Fien immediately got surprised. That is because he can tell that Krune and Feifei were only at the Core Formation Realm 7th and 9th stage. But what was weird was how powerful Krune's Divine Sense was. He could only barely feel it and was sure that his younger brother couldn't even notice a trace.

Krune looked at Feifei and commented.

"See? I told you. Now that I reduced the intensity of my Divine Sense, at least that guy at the 2nd Stage of the Divine Soul Realm felt it. Still, let's not look down on our opponents."

Because Fian couldn't feel anything, he felt that Krune was being delirious. But once he looked at his brother's ugly face, he immediately understood that it wasn't a joke. He then heard a Divine Sense message from Fien.

"Fian, those two are in the Core Formation Realm, but something feels off. I don't know if he is lying about the fact that his Divine Sense is stronger than this. But there is no doubt that at this moment, it is stronger than mine at least. I can only barely feel its presence."

Fian then snorted and said.

"So what, a Core Formation Realm is still a Core Formation Realm. The gap between realms isn't something that can be measured with Stages only or by the power of a Divine Sense. It seems like they were sent to deal with us, so let's just get over with it so that we can continue the party."

Although Fien felt that something was fishy, he really couldn't see the presence of any other cultivator or demon beast around with his Divine Sense.

Dilo, Ruik, and Tiane were obviously nearby. But they were far enough to not be detected. Dilo, of course, had a much more powerful Divine Sense than those two young brothers. So he wasn't afraid of being found out.

Krune could more or less understand what Fien was thinking, so he commented.

"Don't worry. The only reason why my fiance and I got this mission was so that we could test our abilities. There will be no one else coming to help us in this fight. Also, I don't like killing, so all we are going to do is to destroy your cultivations and the cultivation of the other bandits in your base. That's all."

The brothers' faces changed after hearing that. Krune was totally talking as if they had no chance of winning. Someone with a cultivation way below their own on top of that.

Krune looked at Feifei and asked.

"So, are you taking that 2nd Stage guy?"

Feifei nodded.

"The 1st Stage one would end too fast. Considering the difference in cultivations, it should be better this way."

Feifei then looked playfully at Krune and asked.

"Should we compete to see who will take their opponent down faster?"

Krune shook his head.

"We wanted to get some battle experience and test our skills after those months of a blank. If we go all out from the start, it will have no real practice value. Let's just make the most of this chance."

Although it seemed like Krune was saying that on purpose, the fact is that he was really speaking without any intention of provoking. Those are simply his real feelings regarding this battle. Krune couldn't feel any danger coming from those two at all. Of course, Krune would never drop his guard just because of this.

Even if Krune wasn't intentionally provoking the two brothers, they obviously didn't know that.

"Asking to die!"

In the end, they couldn't take it anymore and immediately attacked.

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Fian, the younger brother, used his movement skill to approach Krune while taking out a Halberd. When he close to, he noticed that Krune didn't look as if he was surprised at all.

"Hehe! Let's see how long you can keep acting cool."

"Earth Nova!"

Earth Element gathered around Fian's weapon while it came hacking down. This was an attack that not only had high destructive power, it also connected the Earth Element on the weapon with the Earth Element in the ground to immobilize the enemy.

Just as the attack was about to connect, Purple Lightning started to flow around Krune's human body.

"Tribulation Lightning Movement, 60%."

Zap!

In a flash of purple light, Krune disappeared from his position and reappeared over a hundred meters away. Fian's mouth opened wide when he saw that. Even with his Divine Sense, he could only barely keep a tag on Krune's movement. He was obviously much faster than his fastest speed.

'That's what brother meant with something was fishy. So this couple really has the confidence of taking us down.'

He then took a glance at his older brother's battle and noticed that he was also having difficulties to keep up with the girl. It could even be said that she was going easy on him since she used nothing more than Water Element attacks.

Fian then returned his attention to Krune in the distance, but just as he was about to charge once more, he noticed several things flying around. He didn't even know when they appeared. He looked at them and felt danger like never before. It was then that he heard a Divine Sense message.

"You shouldn't pay attention to others' battles. If not because I still have several tests to do, I would have used this chance to finish the fight already."

Fian immediately understood that the situation wasn't good. He then charged at Krune once more while sending his brother a Divine Sense message as well.

"Fien, I'm probably not this guy's match. Should we flee or go all out?"

Fien, who was starting to get nervous, received that message and pondered a bit.

"I checked my opponent's speed. I'm definitely not her match in it. It also seems like she is not using her full strength. What about you? Do you think you can overrun your opponent?"

Fian then answered.

"Not a chance. The speed that he showed just now is definitely much faster than me. In fact, he is much faster than you too."

Fien heard than and then said.

"Then let's go all out. Those two came to deal with us, and we are too far from father at the moment. I already sent a message to him, but it will definitely take at least 20 or so minutes before he arrives. Do whatever you can to hold them back until then."

Both brothers then took a black pill out and swallowed it.

It was a pill made for this kind of emergency. It could increase their combat prowess by a lot for a small period. Just enough for them to hold on until their father arrives. Of course, there is quite a harsh side effect to it, but they couldn't care less at the moment.

Feifei and Krune saw that and smiled. A battle that was being easy to control just got a lot harder. Fien's attacks finally started to pass through Feifei's defense while Fian's speed could now barely keep up with Krune.

Of course, Krune wasn't going all out, and he had no intention to do so.

'Alright, I guess I can start it now.'

Fian noticed that suddenly, Krune's Tribulation Lightning started to act weird. It was as if it was going out of control.

'I don't care about what is happening, but this is a good thing for me.'

He decided to take this chance to increase his attack power even more.

Krune looked at him and smiled.

"Tribulation Thunder Line."

Fian saw Krune directing that attack at him, and his heart almost stopped. It was just too fast! That wasn't all, different from the previous attacks, it seemed like that the energy used on it was also a lot higher. Fian only had the time to step aside while using his Halberd to more or less parry the attack.

*Crack*

The attack hit the Halberd head and changed direction slightly, just enough to pass beside Fian. But it wasn't without a price. The Halberd Head crumbled down after that. Fian's weapon was destroyed just like that.

Krune, too, was impressed by that. It was the first time he used a Tribulation Lightning attack with his understanding of the Flash Annihilation Law.

Both Krune and Fian had the same thought.

'This thing is too strong!'

Fian came back to himself and immediately switched weapons. With all the loot that he and his brother got around the region, both of them had quite a few weapons on their hands.

Krune then stopped using the Flash Annihilation law before it made his Tribulation Lightning go out of control.

'I can't keep using all the time. I'm going to use it just a second before I use an attack or movement technique. That way, I should be able to keep control.'

Fian knew that running would be useless, so he paid attention to when Krune's Lightning Power changed like it did last time. Just like that, they exchanged several attacks. Of course, Krune is an adept of Long Ranged attacks. The exchanges were all between Fian and the attacks that Krune used from far away. That's because every time Fian caught up to him, Krune's Lightning would go weird again, and his speed increased a lot because of that. Krune was also using the Flash Annihilation Law in his Tribulation Lightning Movement!

But there was one thing that Fian was concerned about more than anything else. He already noticed that those things flying around were Shields. But so far, Krune didn't use them for either attack or defense. Then, what were they there for?

It was not that Krune didn't want to use them. Krune was trying to connect his understanding of the Flash Annihilation Law together with his Shields. But it proved to be a lot harder than he thought. That was the only reason why he hasn't used them until now.

Still, the more Krune failed trying it, the better he understood his mistakes. After 5 minutes of battle had gone by, Krune finally succeeded in connecting one of his attacks using laws with one of his flying Shields.

"Tribulation Thunder Line."

Fian's mouth twitched.

'That attack again?'

Fian immediately dodged and kept charging. But just behind him, the Shield that Krune had connected with appeared and was hit by that Thunder Line. Right after, the same attack was sent back at Fian once more.

There is a difference between changing the direction of the Tribulation Lightning normally and doing it with his Shields. The speed that it could be done! Normally, the Tribulation Lightning would need to do a curve before going back. Just like Light Spirit did back then in the Katiu Forest. But Krune's Shield simply reflected it back straight away. Of course, both ways had its advantages.

Krune could have his attacks, like the Tribulation Thunder Line, to change direction before it hit the target. For example, he could have it make a small curve at that time when Fian dodged to the side and had his Halberd destroyed. That was a situation where using his Shields to change the Tribulation Lightning direction would be a lot worse.

Fian had been paying attention to those Shields flying around until now. So when he saw the Tribulation Thunder Line being reflected right back at him, he immediately dodged. Still, the attack was as fast as ever, so it barely hit his right shoulder. Although the damage wasn't anything serious, it made Fian understand that the situation was indeed a lot worse than he expected. After all, there isn't just a single Shield, but 38 of them!

There was a reason that Krune needed to connect his understanding of the Flash Annihilation Law with his shield. That's because if he didn't, there was a big chance that the Tribulation Attacks would cause his Flying Shield to have the same destiny as Fian's Halberd. It wouldn't be able to reflect the attack by having only Tribulation Lightning imbued inside as it always did.

"Good! It really worked! I think I understand how to use my laws in my Flying Shields now. Let's try a few other attacks."

Fian heard that and felt a chill on his back.

"Tribulation Thunder Line!"

"Tribulation Blade!"

"Tribulation..."

Attack after attack started to come out. Fian, who had been both defending and attacking Krune until now, changed into a full defense instance. He completely gave up any idea about attacking Krune anymore. There were just too many attacks!

Krune was feeling great at the moment. His control over the Flash Annihilation Law improved with every attack. His Shields reflecting the attacks only flashed with laws for a second to reflect the attacks and then returned to normal. With that alone, his attack power had increased by leaps and bounds.

It wasn't after 10 full minutes of fight that Krune finally stopped his barrage of attacks. As for Fian, he could barely stand anymore. If not because Krune wasn't trying to finish him, he would have lost already. Never in his life, he thought that a Core Formation Realm demon beast would push him so far.

Suddenly, Feifei sent Krune a Divine Sense message.

"I have already tested everything I wanted to. How is your side?"

Krune then answered.

"I think I got a good grasp of how to use the Flash Annihilation Law. I'm still a little far from keep using it all the time. But I can at least use it for a second in every attack now. I can also use it on my Shields the same way. I believe that this is the limit of what I can do with the Initial Stage of understanding."

Feifei nodded and then said.

"Alright, let's finish it then. Staying here too long might attract unnecessary attention."

Krune agreed with her, and their stances changed.

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Both brothers noticed the changes in Krune and Feifei and felt that the situation had become more dangerous than ever.

Fian knew that any other second there would end up in his loss. Even if fleeing was not possible, he at least had to try. Unfortunately for him, it was too late.

"Myriad Tribulation Water Ice Dragons"

"Blazing Tribulation Wind Blades"

Krune finally started to use other elements instead of only his Tribulation Lightning.

Fien's situation wasn't any better. Just as he tried to flee as well, he noticed that everything around him changed!

"Let's try this new attack of mine, then. It pales in destruction power like Krune's, but I'm confident that its trapping ability is definitely above any of his. You should enjoy it while you can, this attack was only possible to be used thanks to the Flow Law from the Water Laws that I recently understood."

"Blue World!"

Feifei's attack didn't target Fien alone. Her skill instead covered their entire base! The bandits that had been watching the battle until now immediately understood that things went south. They tried to leave Feifei's Blue World, but it was useless. It was as if they were trying to move against a raging river.

"What is happening here? I can't leave this place!"

"Attack the barrier. Focus your attacks on a single point!"

"It's not working! Our attacks are passing through as if nothing is stopping them. Still, we can't move out at all!"

"Since that's the case, let's attack that girl! I refuse to believe that she can deal with all of us together!"

Like bandits, they were obviously selfish. So until now, they hadn't given any help to the two bosses since they could get hurt or even killed. But now that everyone was going down together, they finally decided to act as a group.

Feifei smiled and then started to release even more Spiritual and Elemental Source energy.

Suddenly, several water attacks started to come from everywhere inside the Blue World. Water blades, dragons, pressure, whatever water attack one could think of, they could probably find it inside Feifei's Blue World. That also included defensive ones like the water wall and water frame.

Krune looked at that and couldn't help but remember Lian Casfiu back in the Mercenary Competition.

'It looks like the Domain that Senior Lian used. Still, I can feel it's not quite the same. It hasn't reached the level of a domain yet. But I'm impressed, Feifei was able to do that with her understanding of the Flow Law alone.'

Krune had already finished on his side. Just like he commented before, he did not kill Fian, only destroyed his cultivation. But he wasn't paying attention to him anymore. At the moment, he was only looking at Feifei's Blue World.

'I see, she doesn't intend to create a domain from that to start with. She is just copying what she knows about them. That is a very good idea, indeed. This way, she can picture what her future one will be and get more ideas for it.'

That mess continued for another minute when, finally, every single bandit in the base had their cultivations destroyed. Feifei knows how much Krune hates to kill, and it started to more or less affect her as well.

That Blue World then disappeared, and Feifei came back to Krune's side.

"I guess this is all, right?"

Krune nodded.

"Indeed, we have accomplished what was asked from us."

Krune then looked at the time and said.

"Let's go back to the teleport formations. The time for our one to be activated is getting close, but we should be able to arrive there before that. We can report the mission conclusion to the Mission Hall when we arrive in the next Planet."

Fian and Fien were nearby, but Krune and Feifei seemed to not care about the fact that they were being heard.

Feifei nodded, and they gathered with Ruik, Dilo, and Tiane. They didn't have any reason to stay either, so everyone immediately left.

Not long after, a man with white hair appeared in the local. He then spread his Divine Sense and soon found Fian and Fien. He could feel that both of them were still alive and immediately rushed over to help. After feeding each of them a healing pill, he noticed that their cultivation was gone.

"Father..."

His name was Fink Jural, a Middle Stages Soul Forging Realm cultivator.

"Don't say anything, just let the healing pill treat your bodies."

A few minutes later, the two brothers finally could talk properly again. Usually, they would use a Divine Sense message to tell everything that happened in a second. But now that their cultivation was gone, they also lost the ability to use Divine Sense. In the end, they could only talk like any ordinary person.

"Two Core Formation Realm youngsters reduced you and all your subordinates to this state?"

Both brothers nodded. They then proceeded to explain how the battle occurred. The more their father heard it, the higher was his surprise.

"Just what kind of monsters are those two? They could even use laws while in the Core Formation Realm. Such geniuses were supposed to have amazing backgrounds. Why would they come here to deal with the two of you? That doesn't make any sense!"

Fien then remembered something.

"I know why. Before and during the battle, they commented that we were being used to practice their new skills. It seemed like they had just understood a law, and wanted to put it to test. From what I heard after the battle, it seemed like they found us through a mission from the Mission Hall. Also, it seemed like they aren't from our Planet to start with. They are just passing by."

Fink thought the situation to get even more dangerous. Since they didn't mind concealing their voice, it showed that they weren't afraid of someone coming for revenge either. He is, after all, just an elder in a nearby kingdom. Geniuses, like them, would definitely have terrifying backgrounds!

Fink reached the position that he has at the moment through knowing who he can and cannot provoke. His instincts were telling him that he might bring a calamity upon himself if he really tried to get revenge. He is almost 100% sure that those two definitely have protective measures. Something that would probably make it impossible for him to do anything to them.

He looked at his two sons and then sighed. There would be no point in moving out just do die or become a wanted cultivator from a big power.

"I should have stopped you two from acting like you did when I had the chance. But it seems like I have grown relaxed after becoming an elder. Because of that, you two ended in this state. Still, you two are only 26 and 29 years old. Different from me, you two really have high talents. In this Dalin Universe, I have no doubt that you can cultivate from zero once more."

Fien and Fian were taken aback.

"Are you not going to avenge us?"

Pow!

Fink then hit both his sons' heads and rebuked.

"Are you trying to kill me? Think better before spouting nonsense. Those two talked about what they were going to do and where they are going. Do you really think that geniuses like them have no one protecting their backs? Two Core Formation Realm that can use Laws! Tell me, if you two were elders in a sect, clan, or whatever that had geniuses like those two, would you let them adventure outside without anyone protecting their tails?"

Fien and Fian immediately dropped their heads. Indeed, chances are that their father would die instead of getting the revenge they wanted. If that happened, then they would really be done for. For now, they can still have his help to cultivate again, but if even that disappears...

"Sorry, father. We were wrong."

Fink nodded, satisfied.

"Let's go back. Once you two fully recover, you will start cultivating straight away. You two had achieved the Divine Soul Realm before, so your path should be a lot easier since you aren't old. Be thankful to lady lucky that you two are still alive."

"From now on, I don't want to hear that you went outside abusing your power. Unless, of course, you want something like this to happen again. It is obvious that it was the enemies that you two gathered during your time playing as bandits that brought this upon yourselves. Worst of all, the request was sent to Mission Halls far from our Planet. Otherwise, I could use my connections in our kingdom's Mission Hall Branch to find out who did it."

"Since that's the case, there is no doubt that your enemies are still out there, in the shadows. I hope you two aren't dumb enough to venture outside with shabby cultivation just to get killed by them."

Fian and Fien's expressions immediately changed. Only the two of them know just how much hatred they gathered during these years of bandit life.

"We are going to play it low from now on, father."

Fink nodded and disappeared in the distance with the two brothers.

As for the other bandits that had their cultivations destroyed, Fink couldn't care less about them. So they only had themselves to help.

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Fink wasn't wrong to think like that. After all, both Krune and Feifei have some protective measures that they got before entering the Dalin Universe. Not to mention that Krune got another one from Elder Lagan as well. If Fink pushed things to a dead-end, Krune or Feifei would end up using their trump cards.

On their way back, Dilo looked at Krune and Feifei like they were some kind of monsters. Krune's Attack Power, Speed, Divine Sense, and Control were simply ridiculous.

As for Feifei, Dilo had seen lots of domains from Soul Forging Realm cultivators and above before. So he could also tell that Feifei's one isn't exactly a Domain, but somewhat a copy of it. Still, he doesn't have even that yet. Sure, he is now in the Soul Forging Realm, but only now that he entered this Realm did he finally start to feel the presence of Laws.

A domain needs Laws to be manifested, so he still had a long way ahead before he can create one. That means that Feifei is already a lot closer to getting one than he is at the moment.

Dilo has an average talent, which means that he was even weaker than Fian and Fien when he was at their level. Both Krune or Feifei wouldn't need to go that far to deal with him at all!

'I gambled when I decided to follow Krune that day. I indeed wanted to repay his favor, but I was still somewhat afraid that I would regret this decision. But now, I couldn't be happier with the results. Not only can I repay everything, but It will probably become a turning point in my life too.'

With his resolve strengthened, Dilo was going to make sure that he would make things right to not let Krune or his fiance down.

But it was at this moment that a question came in his mind.

"Oh, right! How come you two got together? Don't get offended by what I'm going to say. But someone as talented as she fell in love with a wisp. That isn't something that you see every day. What did you do that you were successful in stealing her heart? If possible, teach me how to do it as well."

Krune laughed after hearing that question.

"You are asking the wrong one. The one who made the first move was not me, but Feifei instead."

Since Krune had Dilo's life in his hand, he wasn't afraid of telling him her real name.

Dilo was taken aback. He was 100% sure that the one who made the first move was Krune. After all, how many girls out there fall in love with wisps?

Feifei also laughed while thinking about the past. Of course, she still felt a little embarrassed when this kind of topic came out.

"You could say that it was because destiny was and was not involved. Since Krune decided to trust you, I will tell you this much. I have a Destiny Major Core, so I'm especially talented in predictions and seeing others' futures. But this isn't something that I like, I see no meaning in life when I already know what will happen. So I try as much as possible to never use this power unless necessary."

"But Krune is different. His future is something that I simply can't see. He was the only one that I have ever encountered with this ability. It might look weird, but this is what made me select him instead of all those geniuses that my father forced me to meet."

Another bomb was dropped on Dilo's head. He had heard about the Ten Major Cores, but someone of his level had never had the chance to meet one before. Now, right in front of him, a young girl with a Destiny Major Core was talking to him like friends.

But it was then that he also noticed another thing.

'Holy shit! Good thing that I decided to stay loyal to them. If not, this little girl would definitely have found out by checking my future. Dilo, oh Dilo, you must make sure to never provoke them.'

Krune then said.

"Oh, by the way, I have the Elemental Major Core. So if you have any doubt about Elemental Control, I probably can give you some help with it."

Dilo looked at Krune dumbly. His processing abilities stopped right there and then.

"I... better stop thinking for a while."

Ruik then put a hand on his shoulder.

"I know how you feel, brother. Don't worry, you will get used to it."

Dilo smiled bitterly, he didn't know if this is something he wanted to get used to.

Krune's group finally arrived at the teleport formation just in time for the teleport. Krune showed his blue token once more, and his group teleported to the next Planet.

After arriving there, Krune's group found out that the teleport formation that will send them to the next Planet in their trip would only be activated 3 hours later. Because of that, Krune and everyone else decided to find a Mission Hall branch.

It was easy to locate one after asking for some information. Krune then accessed the Mission Hall network and used his credentials to connect to his branch Hall in the Riren Planet. He updated the status of the Mission and closed it. The Mission Hall would need to confirm if what Krune said was true or not first, so he wouldn't get his payment straight away.

"Alright, we still have some time. Should we go to eat something? I haven't tried anything new in a while."

Feifei, Ruik, and Tiane nodded. They soon found a good restaurant close to the teleport formation that they would use. Krune then took a look at the menu and asked for everything that he hasn't seen before.

Feifei, Ruik, and Tiane asked some dishes as well.

As for Dilo, he stayed on the side without asking anything.

Krune looked at that and frowned. He couldn't help but talk in a very serious tone.

"You want to follow me, fine! You don't want to get your Soul Slive back? That's okay too. But I will absolutely not accept someone who doesn't know how to appreciate good food. So you better ask for something as well."

Dilo felt a chill on his back and looked surprised at Krune.

'Aren't you a wisp? How come you love food this much?'

Or so he wanted to ask. But in the end, he decided to do as he was told.

"Cough, cough. Let me check the menu."

Feifei and the others laughed out loud. Probably only the death of a friend would matter more to Krune than food.

Krune tasted all the dishes and once more asked the waiter to let him talk with the chef. Dilo was as puzzled as ever, why would he ask to speak with the chef? Did something taste so bad that he wanted to complain?

Tiane noticed how Dilo seemed lost and explained to him.

"Krune loves to both eat and cook. I might as well tell you that he is an amazing chef. He can do miracles even with common ingredients. In the future, make sure to not refuse when he asks you to join the meal."

Feifei nodded and added.

"Few things make Krune as happy as seeing others enjoying his food."

Ruik laughed and also said his part.

"Breakthroughs? New Realms? Learned a new technique? To hell with that. I can guarantee you that none of those are as important as learning how to cook a new dish for him. Haha!"

Feifei and Tiane nodded as well. That was indeed a very accurate description of Krune's personality.

When Dilo finally thought that he had got an idea of what type of wisp Krune is, new information dropped on his head just like that. Who out there would put more importance in a new dish instead of a breakthrough?

Krune returned from the kitchen around 30 minutes later. On his face, one could see a big smile. Dilo could even hear a humming sound coming from him. Anyone could tell the Krune was in an excellent mood.

"Are you guys done eating?"

Feifei and the others nodded and stood up. Dilo just followed them absent-minded.

Sometime later, the next teleport formation activation time arrived. Krune once more showed his blue token, and soon, everyone disappeared in a flash of silver light.

In the next few days, Dilo came to understand just what kind of wisp Krune is. Never cares about others' opinions. Loves to cook and eat. Loves, even more, when others' eat his food. And hell, his food tastes amazingly good! Dilo never cared much about food before, but even he is starting to take some gusto for it.

Dilo also used the chance to ask Krune and Feifei about the Laws. After all, Dilo only now could feel their presence. Krune and Feifei, of course, didn't hold anything back and helped him as much as they could. One can't forget that the first step to learning Laws is to be able to feel their presence.

Because of the difference in the time of Teleport Formation activations, Krune's group took almost four weeks to arrive in the outskirts of the Takave Galaxy. But thanks to that, Dilo had Krune and Feifei's personal teaching about laws during all this period. Not to mention that Krune also helped him with his Elemental Control.

The better one is with Elemental Control, the easier it is to understand their Laws. Because of that, Dilo was finally able to understand the initial stage of his very first one. A Wind sub-law called Gale. Of course, Dilo didn't start it after Krune and Feifei taught him. He had already been practicing ever since he entered the Soul Forging Realm. Krune and Feifei just helped to reduce the time needed for it.

"So this is how you feel when you can understand a Law. Still, no wonder a Major Law is so hard to get. I can barely see any of the other sub-laws of Wind, let alone have to learn and then fuse them together."

Krune and Feifei nodded.

"We know how it is."

Dilo had paid so much attention to his time practicing that only now he noticed something.

"Oh, shit! Sorry, because of me, your own time comprehending yours was reduced by a lot."

Krune laughed and then shook his head.

"Don't worry, I still finished learning one law of each element during the time Feifei and I were teaching you."

Dilo felt grateful nonetheless. But it was then that he noticed one thing.

"Wait, one Law of each element during the time you were helping me? How many elemental Laws did you learn?"

Krune shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Well, they were just the first Law of each element, so I had it quite easy. I got to learn one Law for Earth, Wind, Lightning, and Water. Since I already had one Law of the Fire and one Law of my Tribulation Lightning, I have six at the moment."

Feifei sighed and commented.

"It's frustrating, isn't it?"

Dilo nodded subconsciously.

Feifei looked at Krune and continued.

"During this time, all I did was learn three elemental laws. I still need to learn one from Fire, Lightning, and Earth."

Dilo almost vomited blood! You learned three, and you are complaining?!

"Cough, cough. Let's... not talk about it anymore."

Dilo immediately tried to change the subject before his confidence got utterly destroyed.

"Look, it's almost time for the next teleport formation to activate. This one will finally send us inside the Takave Galaxy, so we shouldn't lose it."

Krune looked at the time and saw that there was still an hour before it.

"Isn't it a little too early?"

Dilo insisted.

"Who knows? They might decide to activate it early today."

Krune thought that it made sense and followed.

As for Feifei, Tiane, and Ruik, they just laughed at the scene. How could they not know what Dilo was thinking?

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Finally, after a month of travel, Krune's group arrived in the Orluke Solar System. The same system where the wisp world resides. But the planet they teleport into wasn't the wisp world, but one of those in the same place.

Still, Krune and the others noticed the difference straight away. That's because there were wisps everywhere! As mentioned before, the wisp world controls all the planets in the Orluke Solar System. Because of this, wisps have their protection in all those planets.

The surprising thing is the fact that the majority of the wisps were not using their human form, but stayed in the wisp one instead. That also helped Krune to identify those who were not wisps. After spreading his Divine Sense, Krune was able to find quite a few cultivators and demon beasts. Of course, compared to the number of wisps, it wasn't worth even mention their existence.

The wisp taking care of the teleport formation then came forward. Different from the others, he was in his human form. That was obvious, though. He had to deal with both cultivators and demon beasts that arrived, and being in human form was the best way to do it.

"Hello, my name is Juk. Welcome to the Wisp World 13. Are you just passing by or staying for some time?"

Except for Krune, the others were surprised.

"Wisp World 13? Could it be that you guys name the other planets by numbers?"

Juk nodded, but Krune was the one to answer.

"Correct. It's an easy way to identify the planets to just use a number, and that's all. I personally find it very effective."

Juk heard that comment and laughed.

"The majority of those who visit the Orluke Solar System find it weird that we use numbers to separate the planets. In fact, the Solar System is only called like this because it already had this name before the wisp occupation ages ago. But considering your answer, am I right to guess that you are also a wisp?"

Krune didn't seem surprised by that question.

"I see, usually only wisps would not find anything strange with the planets being named like that, right? Any other race would at least find it somewhat different from having one main planet and all others with the same name followed by numbers."

Juk nodded.

"Correct. Of course, there are also those who already knew about it and don't find it surprising anymore when they arrive. But for a group like yours, which is obvious visiting this place for the first time, it is easy to make some guesses. Wisps are specifically easy to identify since they would make comments like yours about effectiveness."

Krune smiled and nodded.

"I am indeed a wisp. I came here because of the protection given to wisps."

Juk was already expecting it.

"Well, the biggest majority of wisps come here for the same reason. So I will need to send you to the registration office. There you can apply for a permanent stay in one of the planets of the Orluke Solar System."

Juk then looked at Feifei and the others and asked.

"You can also do the same if you want. But I will tell you in advance that permanent stay for other races is harder to get."

Feifei shook her head and said.

"We are not staying here permanently. We just came with him because we wanted to see how the wisp world looked like."

Juk nodded and then took a piece of Spiritual Equipment out.

"The rules say that those who are not part of the wisp race have to be marked during their stay here. Please understand that this is for the sake of the wisps in our Solar System. But don't you worry, according to the rules, this mark will disappear the moment you leave the Orluke Solar System."

Feifei and the others looked at each other and then nodded. They extended their hands, and each one of them except for Krune received that mark.

After that, Juk showed the registration office on the map to Krune's group.

"Alright, that's all for now, you are clear to go. Have a nice stay."

Krune then asked another thing before leaving the teleport formation range.

"Can I also apply for the wisp protection law in the registration office?"

Juk was taken aback by that question.

"The wisp protection law is only given for wisp with immense talent. But if you can prove that you are one of those, you will then be sent to the wisp world's main planet to take the test. But I advise that it is quite difficult. Only wisps who have a good chance of achieving the Divine Soul Realm or have some other fantastic talent will have this chance. Of course, there are also a few other ways, but those are special circumstances."

Ruik heard that and laughed.

"Well, it seems like you are perfect with both cultivation and other talents."

"Shut up!"

Juk then asked.

"Could it be that you are a high-level wisp?"

Krune looked at him and nodded.

"You could say that. At least I do think I have a good chance of reaching the Divine Soul Realm. But I will have to check it in the registration office first."

Juk nodded.

"Oh, you are a lucky one then."

Tiane noticed that Juk didn't appear that much surprised and asked.

"Could it be that you see a lot of high-level wisps coming here?"

Juk nodded once more.

"We do receive a lot of wisps from the entire universe year-round, after all. Depending on the distance, it might be a costly journey. So wisps that can pay for it are usually the ones who had the ability to at least gather enough spirit stones."

Juk continued.

"Of course, wisps like your friend that can say that he has a good chance to achieve the Divine Soul Realm are still very rare. Although quite a few of the wisps who arrive are already in the Core Formation Realm, the biggest majority already doesn't have any hope of breaking through the next realm anymore."

Dilo sighed and commented.

"In the end, all comes back to the wisps life span."

Juk agreed with him.

"I'm sad to say that this is the truth, it's a fate that we wisps can't run from."

Juk noticed that he was already wasting too much of Krune's group time and then said.

"Anyway, you have all the information necessary. Please stop by the registration office first for them to check your aptitude. Who knows, you might really be able to apply for a test on the main planet."

Krune and the others bid farewell to Juk and then made their way to the registration office.

On the way, Krune saw one thing that made him frown. Feifei noticed that and asked.

"What is it?"

Krune sighed and then said.

"I'm spreading my Divine Sense to the max range. But can you believe that there is almost not a single restaurant in this place? Not only that, but the three that appeared in my Divine Sense don't have a single wisp inside, only other demon beasts or cultivators! At most, they have a wisp in human form working inside, but that is all. How is that possible?!"

Ruik was taken aback by that and did the same as Krune.

"Indeed. Not only that, but I also can't see a single wisp in human form in my Divine Sense range that is eating anything. Of course, I can't tell if those in human form are really wisps or not. Still, I've spent most of my time with you and the other wisps that got their human form, and all of them liked to eat. But it seems like not a single one here like to do so."

He pondered a bit and then looked at Krune.

"Well, it could be said that Lakin and the others only got to like food because of you, though. As far as I know, you had never been a 'go-with-the-norm' wisp."

Feifei, Tiane, and Dilo nodded vigorously. They, too, have never seen a wisp who acted like Krune in their life.

Krune's mouth twitched at that scene.

"Are you doing that on purpose?"

Everyone nodded once more, which mad Krune feel like crying already.

"Hmph! So what if I like food? There is nothing wrong with that. I might as well show to the other wisps how good it is in the future."

Feifei shook her head.

"You can think about that later. For now, let's just get over with the registration thing."

Once they arrive there, Krune noticed that there were a lot of wisps inside as well. But that was quite obvious. The wisp planets receive wisps all year round, so it goes without saying that the registration office would always be full. After all, the teleport formation from which Krune's group arrived was only one of the several others in this place.

Krune and his group entered the building and waited in the queue.

Once their time came, the attendant asked the same question as she did for everyone. She was also a wisp, and one close to the Core Formation Realm at that.

"Any wisps in the group?"

Krune came forward and said.

"I'm a wisp myself. The other four are just accompanying me."

She nodded and then asked.

"You will need to show me your true form for me to confirm that you really are a wisp. Are you applying for a permanent stay, then? "

Krune shook his head.

"It's a temporary thing."

"In that case, how long are you all staying?"

Krune pondered a bit and then asked.

"I want to apply for the wisp protection law so that I can use it outside the Orluke Solar System. So we are staying for as long as it is necessary to finish the procedures."

The female wisp was surprised by that. Not only her, but even the other wisps around stopped what they were doing to look at Krune. It wasn't every day that a wisp had the confidence to apply for the wisp protection law, after all.

"Only wisps with chances of entering the Divine Soul Realm or that have amazing talent in some other field can apply for it. Which one are you applying for?"

Krune nodded and said.

"For the Divine Soul Realm chance."

The girl took a deep breath and then asked.

"In that case, please show me your real form first."

Krune felt a little uncomfortable that so many wisps were paying attention to him, but agreed nonetheless.

'I'm also a wisp, so it should be okay. I just hope that they don't mind my colorful appearance.'

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There was no lack of wisps in human form that arrived at this place. They had got used to using their human form because of the worlds they were born, so it was common for then to come to register while being in that state.

Still, without showing their true form, the building employees would not be able to tell if they are really wisps or not. If they wanted to, they would need to draw and maintain a formation specific for it or have a cultivator or demon beast with a much higher cultivation realm to see through them. Either option would be costly, so it was much easier and faster to simply have them change back into their wisp form.

But when Krune finished transforming, all the employees and the other wisps around were taken aback.

Of course, the reason was none other than his colorful form.

The female wisp attending them couldn't help but comment.

"This is the first time I've ever seen a rainbow wisp."

There was another person surprised at the moment, Dilo! He knew that Krune was a wisp, but it was the first time he saw his realm appearance as well.

'Does it have something to do with his out of the charts talent?'

Krune wasn't feeling comfortable with all the attention and urged the attendant.

"Is this enough?"

The girl came back to herself and then said.

"It is enough. Still, how did your ethereal body become like this?"

Krune then transformed back to his human form. At the same time, his clothes were lifted with his spiritual energy so that he transformed already inside them. This is a little trick that Krune got used to using after living in the outside world for so long.

"This is just a side effect, don't worry too much about it."

The girl nodded and didn't say anything else. Colorful or not, she could at least tell that Krune is definitely a wisp through and through.

"Very well. Like I said before, only wisps that have a chance to achieve the Divine Soul Realm or have some amazing talent in another field can apply for a test. Can you tell me how old you are and what's your cultivation level? I can tell that you are in the Core Formation Realm, but I can't see which stage it is. Also, I will have you sign a blood contract to make sure you are telling the truth."

Krune nodded.

"Sure, no problem."

The attendant then handed over the blood contract, and Krune confirmed that the terms were related to his age and cultivation realm only. He quickly signed it, and once more, a seal was put on his soul. As long as he tells the truth about his age and level, that seal will lose its effect and disappear right after.

"At the moment, I'm at the 7th Stage of the Core Formation Realm. As for my age, I'm 12 years old, but I will turn 13 next month."

The seal in Krune's soul immediately lost its effect and disappeared right after. Krune noticed that and let out a sigh of relief.

"I hope this is okay."

But it was then that he noticed one thing. The surroundings, which was quite noisy a second ago, had become deathly silent.

The attendant in front of him had her mouth wide open. Any other wisp in human form and even the few other races looked at him the same way.

As for Ruik and the rest, they were trying to hold their laugh. They were 100% sure that something like this was going to happen. After all, where have you ever heard about a 12 years old wisp in the late stages of the Core Formation Realm? At the very least, Feifei and the others had never seen one. The reaction of everyone around them was totally within their expectation, much for their amusement.

Krune looked at the attendant and asked.

"Cough, cough. Could it be that it's not enough? I'm also very good at alchemy if that's the case."

The female wisp mouth then twitched this time.

'Not enough? Are you making fun of me? If a wisp like you isn't not enough, then no wisp in this universe will ever be!'

She wasn't the only one with that thought, all the other wisps thought the same thing as her. If Krune wasn't a high-level wisp, they might have ganged up on him already for making such a question.

"This is... enough. Wait here for a moment, I need to contact the registration office on the main planet."

Krune nodded and waited there.

Sometime later, the attendant came back with another man. He was the supervisor of the registration office, a 3rd Stage Core Formation Realm wisp.

"Hello, Krune. I'm the supervisor of this branch, Erbel. I already contacted the registration office on the main planet, and they agreed with your application for the wisp protection law."

He then handed over a sky blue token to Krune.

"You will only be able to teleport to the wisp world's main planet by showing this token. Without it, no one will let you go there, so make sure to not lose it. Once you arrive in the teleport formation, just show it to the wisp managing it, and he will send you to the wisp world straight away."

Krune nodded and took the token.

Erbel then noticed Krune's friends and could tell that two of them are humans.

"Are you with him?"

Feifei and the others confirmed.

Erbel then pondered a bit and then said.

"Then you can go as well. But be sure to not cause trouble there. Also, remember that the wisp world has almost no other race other than wisps. You probably noticed that there are still a few other races here in the wisp world 13, but it will be very hard for you to find anyone there. Also, since we have almost no humans there... Well, I guess you understand what I mean."

Feifei and Dilo looked at each other and didn't understand what Erbel was saying. But in the end, they simply thought that it was something to do with the fact that humans are different from demon beasts.

Erbel then explained a few more things to Krune and then bid farewell.

Krune looked at everyone and asked.

"So, do you want to go now?"

Ruik answered.

"Of course! That's why I came here anyway, so what's the point in waiting?"

Feifei, Tiane, and Dilo and agreed with Ruik.

"Very well, let's go."

They soon arrived at the teleport formation that connected to the wisp world and showed the token to the wisp managing it. That wisp checked its authenticity with some kind of spiritual equipment and confirmed that it was a real one.

"Please stay on the teleport formation, we are going to activate it straight away."

Krune and the others were happy that they didn't need to wait and did as they were told. Around a minute later, Krune's group disappeared with a flash of silver light.

Wisp World, registration office headquarters exit.

A man was making his way out of the headquarters. His name was Sineg, and his destination was the wisp world management office. This office was responsible for taking care of all the wisp worlds, while the registration office was only for dealing with new wisps and other races that arrived for the first time.

It was the most important organization in the wisp world, and also the place where the highest cultivation level wisps resided. Because they could live longer, they had more time to pay attention to the wisps affairs. Once a wisp in the Divine Soul Realm noticed that he or she wouldn't have the chance to enter the Soul Forging Realm anymore, they would usually come back here to help with the management of the wisp race.

Once Sineg arrived there, he immediately asked to contact an elder called Qartian, another wisp at the Divine Soul Realm.

Sineg was then brought to the elder's residence and soon found Qartian dealing with a few documents in his office table.

Sineg didn't intervene and waited for the elder to finish first. Although Divine Soul Realm wisps can be found in good amounts in the Wisp World, that is basically because they gather talented wisps from the entire universe. Because of that, any Divine Soul Realm wisp is highly regarded in this place. Qartian just so happens to be one of them.

Not only that, but he also has a lot of influence since he is one of the wisps responsible for the wisp protection law. For the Wisp World, Divine Soul Realm wisps are their lifeline, something that they can't go without. Qartian had successfully helped quite a few talented wisps to enter the Divine Soul Realm before, so he was considered quite an important one.

Qartian finally finished dealing with his documents and then looked at Sineg.

"Hey there, Sineg. Did you need anything from me?"

Sineg nodded.

"Yes, we received a report of the wisp world 13 that we found another wisp with a good chance of entering the Divine Soul Realm."

Qartian then showed a puzzled expression.

"Is there a need to come here to see me just because of that? Such talents are indeed welcome, but it's not like we don't get quite a few every year considering the size of our universe."

Sineg's expression became weird.

"It's a wisp with different colors."

As soon as Qartian heard that, he stood up from his chair!

"Are you certain?!"

Sineg then opened his communicator and connected to the room's monitor. He then played a video from the security system in the registration office in the wisp world 13. Qartian had his eyes glued on the recording and soon saw Krune's real form.

"A rainbow wisp! The Elemental Major Core!"

Qartian then looked at Sineg.

"Quick, tell me his cultivation realm and age. Wait, since his appearance changed to a rainbow-like one, that means that he is at least in the Core Formation Realm, right?"

Sineg nodded.

"7th Stage of the Core Formation Realm. As for his age..."

Qartian noticed the change in Sineg's expression and got nervous.

"Could it be that he is already about to die?"

Sineg immediately shook his head.

"No, that's not it."

Sineg took a deep breath and said.

"He is... He is... Only... 12 years old!"

Boom!

Qartian felt like he was struck by lightning!

"Hehe... Haha... Hahahahahaha!"

"Great! This is simply great! His timing couldn't be any better!"

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Krune's group soon appeared in the Wisp World.

But there was a problem, or better, it is a problem only for Feifei and Dilo, who are humans. The fact that the few demon bests or wisps that were in human form were not using clothes!

Feifei immediately covered her eyes while Dilo pretended that he didn't see anything.

As for Krune, Ruik, and Tiane. It was as if nothing happened at all.

Krune looked at Feifei and noticed that she didn't look well.

"Is there something wrong?"

Feifei looked at Krune's puzzled face and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. But she also noticed that Ruik and Tiane seemed to be the same way. She then got close to Krune and whispered in his ear.

Only then did Krune understand what was happening, which made him laugh a little.

"I see, that's why supervisor Erbel talked with Dilo and you like that. Indeed, clothes are basically a thing that humans use, demon beasts had never cared about it to start with. So in this wisp world where humans are scarce, they simply don't need to bother wearing them at all. I guess there isn't any rule stating it either."

Feifei nodded her head while looking down.

"I'm human, after all. Even though those in human form are still demon beasts, it doesn't change the fact that they look exactly like humans! What should I do?"

Krune then pondered a bit and said.

"I understand now! Simply put, the issue is that they are not using clothes in their human form while we are. Very well, if that is the problem, let's just all undress. That way, you won't need to feel embarrassed any more for looking different from the others."

Feifei looked at Krune and felt like giving him a kick! The worst part is that the Feifei know that Krune isn't kidding. This wisp absolutely believes that the reason that she is feeling embarrassed is that she looks different from the others with clothes on.

But the final blow came from Tiane and Ruik.

"Oh! So that's the problem! Very well, then."

Krune, together with Ruik and Tiane, then started to take their clothes off. As demon beasts, no one between those three felt anything wrong in being naked.

Krune looked at Feifei while taking off his clothes and asked.

"Are you not taking yours off too?"

Feifei finally came back to herself and used her Spiritual Energy to kick Ruik, Krune, and Tiane at the same time.

"Taking off your head!"

Even Tiane didn't know why she was kicked. She thought she understood why humans used clothes. But there are almost no humans here, so what's the problem?

As for Dilo, as someone already over 200 years old, he could at least control his emotion while seeing that scene.

Krune and the other two looked at Feifei, puzzled.

Feifei knew that if she didn't explain it, those three would never understand her predicament. Only after going through all the problems she had with it, did Krune, Ruik, and Tiane give up taking off their clothes.

Tiane then asked Feifei.

"So, what will we do then? Are we going back?"

Krune pondered a bit more and then gave an idea.

"Why don't you close your eyes and use your divine sense to move? That should be enough, right?"

Feifei had to admit that it was a good idea.

"Alright."

Krune once more felt puzzled. Divine Sense makes everything a lot clearer, and in a 360-degree view on top of that. But that wasn't all. Unless the clothes had some kind of protection like a formation, Divine Sense could pass directly through it, which possibilities cultivators and demon beasts to see what is behind them.

But for some reason, humans had never felt anything wrong with using Divine Sense. Even though it was also easier to look, It was as if they didn't consider using Divine Sense the same as seeing with their eyes.

'Well, I will just think about it as another weird human habit.'

Finally, with this issue resolved, Krune and everyone else moved outside the teleport formation.

There was a wisp already waiting for them there, and he saw everything that happened. Still, he wasn't the least bit surprised. Although there are almost no humans in the wisp world, now and then, they would be visited by some of them because of some business. This wisps had presenced the clothes issue quite a few times already.

"Hello, my name is Iago. Elder Qartian asked me to guide you to his office."

Krune and the others didn't know who Qartian was, but they at least understood that it had something to do with wisp protection law.

It took them almost an hour and quite a few teleport formations to move around the place. But finally, they arrived at the management office. Iago then brought everyone directly into Qartian's office and left. By this time, Sineg had already left as well and gone back to his registration office.

When Qartian saw Krune, a big smile appeared on his face. Because there were two humans with Krune, he decided to greet then in his human form while using clothes. He is quite used to doing business with the human race, so this much wasn't anything for him.

"Welcome, welcome! My name is Qartian, and I'm one of the elders responsible for the wisp protection law. I already received the report from the wisp world 13 about your condition. Your name is Krune, right?"

Krune had to give his identity in the registration office back in the wisp world 13. So it didn't surprise him that Qartian knew his name.

"Correct. I came to take the test to see if I could take part in the wisp protection law. I heard that as long as I have it, almost no one will try to look into my identity. I recently discovered a new concoction method for alchemy, but I don't want to be pursued because of that. That's why I'm here."

Krune didn't hide anything since they would find out about it sooner or later. So he took his time to explain the whole situation in detail.

Qartian was taken aback. He thought that Krune had come here to get help to cultivate, alchemy didn't pass through his mind at all. Still, that's a good thing as well.

"I see, not only you have amazing talents with cultivation, but you are also an excellent alchemist. How exactly did you reach this level in only 12 years? Even with your Elemental Major Core, that shouldn't be an easy feat without the proper help."

Krune and everyone else was taken aback!

"How do you know that I have an Elemental Major Core?"

Qartian heard that question and laughed out loud. He then turned on the room's monitor and showed the recording of Krune going back into his wisp form. He then looked at Krune and explained.

"Only a Major Core could ever change the color of a wisp. Since you got the Elemental Major Core, it goes without saying that you look just like the rainbow. Haha!"

Krune finally understood.

"I see... Indeed, I have never met another wisp with a Major Core in my life, so I didn't know that the other Major Cores also had this effect."

Qartian added.

"If you didn't come here, you probably would never find one either."

While Feifei, Ruik, and Dilo got puzzled, Krune immediately understood the implications of those words.

"I understand what you mean. First, wisps have small life spans. Chances are that even with a Major Core, that wisp will not reach the Core Formation Realm. Obviously, his ethereal body-color won't change."

"Second, even if they do reach the Core Formation Realm and above, the wisps' mains predicament is still there, once again, the life span. Because of that, most likely, there will be a giant blank between the time that two wisps with Major Cores appear. By the time the next wisp with a Major Core and cultivation in the Core Formation Realm or above arises, the previous one probably had been dead for a long time already."

"If I didn't come here, I would never find out about it. Of course, I had my assumptions about the fact that my colorful body had something to do with my Major Core, though."

Krune then looked at Qartian with a serious expression.

"Still, considering the way you said that, am I right to presume that there is a wisp here with a Major Core? Also, one at the Core Formation Realm or above?"

Qartian smiled and nodded.

"You are really a wisp, being smart has always been an innate talent of our race."

"You are correct. We do have a wisp here in our wisp world that also has a Major Core. In fact, I will have to introduce you to her later. After all, a talented Major Core Owner wisp is something way too rare for us."

Qartian then went back to his table and sat on his chair.

"But first, let's talk about business. Are you planning to leave the wisp world after you get into the wisp protection law?"

Krune nodded.

"I plan to return to the Rimeria Solar System, whether I'm successful in taking part in it or not."

Qartian narrowed his eyes and then sighed.

"Don't worry about the wisp protection law, I have already added you into it."

Krune was taken aback.

"What about the test?"

Qartian shrugged his shoulders and said.

"A wisp in the 7th stage of the Core Formation Realm, 12 years old, and has a Major Core. If we consider you to not have a chance at the Divine Soul Realm, then no other wisp in this Universe has it. The test is basically for that. To make sure that the wisp really has a good chance of reaching it."

Qartian then changed his tone.

"But there is something I have to ask you. Can you consider the possibility of living in our wisp world?"

Krune then answered with another question.

"Wasn't the wisp protection law so that I could live outside the Orluke System without problems?"

Qartian nodded.

"It is, but a Major Core Owner Wisp is just way too essential for us, we can't afford to lose you. Especially at this moment."

Krune had agreed to be part of the Rimeria Solar System Alchemist Organization. It was also Amark who arranged everything for Krune to make this trip, so he couldn't just ignore him.

Just as Krune was about to refuse, Qartian added.

"If your problem is with the Alchemist Organization of the Rimeria Solar System, you can still continue being part of it. We can also make arrangements so that your achievements as an Alchemist will be recorded as being part of their Organization."

Krune was taken aback.

"Is that even possible?"

Qartian nodded. He then started to type something on his computer so that he could check some information.

So far, Feifei didn't say anything since it was a wisp issue, but she felt that something wasn't right.

"I can see that you really want Krune to stay, but why is that?"

That was also the question on Ruik, Tiane, and Dilo's head.

Qartian then looked gently at Feifei.

"And you are?"

Krune then answered in her instead.

"Wulia Feier, my fiance."

*Crack*

Suddenly, the keyboard that Qartian was typing broke in half.

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Krune and the others looked at the broken keyboard and then at Qartian. Still, Ruik and the others could understand why he got that reaction. After all, where have you seen a wisp and a human being a couple before?

Qartian then stood up from his chair and asked.

"Are you serious?"

Krune and Feifei looked at each other, and they both nodded.

"It has been over 9 years already."

One must remember that Feifei asked Krune in marriage the same day she rescued him.

Qartian then started passing back and forth as if pondering something. He then looked at Feifei and said.

"Are you sure this is the real deal? Not something that you came up with?"

Feifei narrowed her eyes, that feeling that something wasn't right got even bigger now. To make sure that things were clear, she grabbed Krune and gave him a kiss right in front of Qartian.

"We are 100% serious here. Krune is mine, and I won't give him to anyone else."

Krune was a little taken aback by that action but agreed with Feifei nonetheless.

"Cough, cough. What she said."

Qartian then shook his head and sighed.

"Forget it, that will not be my problem to resolve anyway."

He then took a look at his communicator and called someone.

"Is Cinty ready?"

-Yes, you can come whenever you want.-

"Very well."

Qartian looked back at Krune's group and said.

"Follow me, there is someone I need to introduce you."

Everyone nodded and followed Qartian into a building not too far from the management office. Sometime later, they arrive at what seemed to be a cultivation room since one could see a Spirit Gathering Formation on the ground. In the center of the room, Krune and the others could see another wisp. But this one was different from the other wisps because of its black color.

But what really caught Krune's attention is how small the ethereal flame body of this wisp is. It was easier to notice the core of this wisp than it is to notice the body. Also, the core was also black. The last thing was the Spiritual Energy rushing at it from everywhere.

Krune and Feifei couldn't feel her cultivation level. In fact, even Dilo, with his 1st Stage of the Soul Forging Realm, couldn't feel it at all!

Qartian then bowed to that wisp and said.

"Cinty, I brought him and his friends."

Cinty was the name of that black wisp. She then started to transform back into her human form, and as expected, she was also naked. Although Feifei didn't like this, at least this time, the other part was a female like her.

"Oh, right. There are humans with you."

Cinty then took a simple robe and put it on.

"This should suffice for now."

She looked at Krune's group and introduced herself.

"Hello, my name is Cinty. The actual Dalin Universe Wisp Race Queen. As you probably noticed because of my wisp body color, I'm also a Major Core Owner. I have the Black Hole Major Core, which is the reason for my Ethereal Flame Body to be so thin and feeble. It's not that I'm weak, just that because of my core, my ability to manifest it is deeply affected."

Krune and Feifei nodded. As Major Core Owners themselves, they already thought about this possibility, especially after seeing so much spiritual energy moving in her direction. It looked like Cinty wasn't even trying to do that, but the Spiritual Energy was doing it on its own.

Krune then asked.

"Would you mind telling us your cultivation realm? If you were at the Divine Soul Realm, I could at least more or less perceive that. Still, I can't feel anything."

Cinty smiled and then said.

"Thanks to my Black Hole Major Core, I was fortunate enough to reach the 5th Stage of the Void Breaking Realm."

Everyone was taken aback, Dilo included. No one here had ever heard about a Void Breaking Realm wisp before.

"As expected of the Major Core with the fastest rate of cultivation. Does it mean that you have a chance of reaching the Divine Path Realm?"

Cinty's smile disappeared, and she sighed.

"Unfortunately, even with my Black Hole Major Core, that will be impossible. As you know, the life span doubles at every new realm. Because I'm in the Void Breaking Realm, I have a life span of more or less 320 years. At this very moment, I'm 297 years old, so I have no hopes of reaching that realm. There is no way I can jump another 5 stages in a little more than 20 years."

Krune also sighed after rearing that.

"Even the Blackhole Major Core was not enough to do that. Not to mention that you are in the Dalin Universe, where it should be easier to cultivate and perceive the laws."

Cinty nodded.

"Indeed. But I have no regrets. I have lived more than the biggest majority of wisps could ever dream of. I was even able to fantasize about reaching the Divine Path Realm that almost no other wisp in our Universe did before. But as you can see, this is just too difficult."

Cinty then decided to change the topic.

"Anyway, my life remaining years are of little concern now. The reason that I called you here was something entirely different. I had no hopes of finding a wisp with a Major Core in my life anymore, but lo and behold, here you are. It could be said that you really arrived at the right time."

Cinty then got close to Krune and said straight at his face.

"You are going to be the next Wisp King."

Everyone was taken aback. Feifei then immediately pushed Krune to her side and said.

"King or not, Krune is mine and mine alone. If you think that you are going to be his queen, then you can already forget this idea."

Cinty looked at Feifei and then laughed.

"Are you telling me that a human and a wisp had become a couple? For real?"

Qartian heard that and then said.

"Cough, cough. She is not lying, they are really a couple, and had been for a very long time."

Cinty looked at Qartian with surprise on her face. She then looked at Krune and saw him nodding at her.

"Qartian is right, Feifei have been my fiance for over nine years already. So I'm sorry, but I have no intention of marrying someone else."

Cinty didn't know what to say. It's not like she had never heard about a human and a wisp couple before. But such couples are simply way too rare! Simply put, no other race wanted to start anything with a wisp. That was common sense.

"Are you serious?"

Feifei also nodded vigorously!

"100% serious. The only reason that we haven't married yet is due to certain circumstances. Still, I have no intention to back down."

Cinty could already see a headache coming her way.

"That will be problematic. The wisps will not accept a king that is married to a human."

Krune couldn't hold his curiosity back anymore and asked.

"Can you explain to us what is happening here? For some reason, I don't feel like what you want is to be my queen, but the fact that my queen would be a human instead."

Feifei then relaxed a little. At least, it wasn't because Cinty wanted to steal Krune from her.

Cinty pondered a bit and then nodded.

"Very well. You all can come with me, I will show you something."

Feifei, Krune, Ruik, Tiane, and Dilo then followed Cinty into an enormous room that looked like some kind of Spiritual Palace. It was possible to see lots of colored specs of light floating in the air. As for what they were, Krune's group had no idea.

"This is the Ancestry Hall. Every wisp king or queen that we ever had can be found here. Of course, none of them are alive anymore, those specs of light are more like a Spiritual Recording of how they looked like. Because wisps are pretty much identical in wisp form, those specs of light also show their human form."

Krune's group gulped after seeing that scene. There are definitely tens of thousands of specs of light here, at the very least.

"Try to send you Divine Sense in any one of them."

Krune did as she said, and soon, the image of a man appeared in his mind. He had red hair and quite a strong appearance. Right after, another image appeared, this time, the image of a crimson red wisp could be seen. Krune then noticed a few words appearing.

"Chaos cycle 10789, Year 683571, the new wisp King, Colik, raised to the throne. Colik King had the Yang Major Core."

Krune then selected other specs of light. This time, it was an image of a Silver Haired woman. A moment later, it changed into the image of a Silver colored wisp. Just like the previous one, Krune once again noticed a few words appearing.

"Chaos Cycle 7532, Year 102749, the new wisp queen, Fia, raised to the throne. Fia Queen had the Space Major Core."

Krune felt awe seeing all those specs of light. Each and every single one of them was a Wisp King or Queen. But then a question appeared in his head.

"Just what is a Chaos Cycle?"

The one to answer it was not Cinty, but Feifei instead.

"Oh, right. You probably never heard about it before. A Chaos Cycle is a way to count the time. It increases by one after every one million years. That's pretty much it."

Krune felt even more respect after hearing it.

"Doesn't that mean that the wisp worlds have existed for an unbelievable amount of time?"

Cinty nodded and shook her head.

"That's correct and wrong at the same time. Although we always had a Wisp Worlds, the wisp worlds had changed from time to time. Even the Solar System or Galaxy that we resided had chanced as well. After all, the wisp race had existed for way too long. It could be said that we are one of the oldest races in existence in the Dalin Universe, probably one of the oldest in all the other Universes as well. Maybe only the humans can be said to be as old as us."

While Krune, Feifei, and Cinty talked, Ruik noticed something different in that room.

"Hey, what are those nine specs of light in the center. They seem to be orbiting a bigger one as well."

Krune and the others noticed that and tried to check with their Divine Senses, but for some reason, it was repealed.

Cinty smiled and said.

"Those nine Specs of light orbiting the bigger one are all wisps who achieved the Divine Path Realm and obtained immortality. As for the bigger one in the center, it is their Master. The greatest wisp to have ever lived and the only one to successfully evolve his Major Core into a Heavenly Major Core. His name was Wally, and he was also known as the Wisp God!"

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Krune felt weird to hear something like that.

"Wisp God?"

Cinty then laughed.

"Don't worry, it doesn't mean that he is a real god or anything. This is just how the wisp during his time came to call him. It wasn't something that he chose himself, but a nickname that the other wisps gave him. According to the records, in fact, he pretty much hated that name. But it didn't stop the other wisps from calling him like that anyway."

Krune nodded and then asked something else.

"You said that his nine disciples have all reached the Divine Path Realm, does it mean that Wally and his disciples have all ascended?"

Cinty shook her head.

"The only one who ascended, in the end, was Wally. His disciples were caught in the middle of the war for the Dalin Universe and perished. Oh, right! Do you know about the war that the other great Universes started to conquer the Dalin Universe?"

Krune, Feifei nodded. They had heard about it from Cilia back in the Divine Path Sect. Later, Krune and Feifei told Ruik and Tiane about this event as well. As for Dilo, as someone who lived in this Universe, he had long since known about that.

"That was it. They fought to protect the Wisp Race. In fact, they couldn't care less whether Dalin was conquered or not, all they did was protect the wisp worlds in a long-gone Solar System. Unfortunately, in the end, they still perished."

Ruik then asked.

"So, what happened with the wisp race?"

Cinty then continued.

"Wally's nine disciples had been defending the wisp worlds without many issues for a few years. They even released the news that they didn't care about who governed the Dalin Universe. As long as no one attacks their wisp worlds, they will not interfere in the war."

"They were really a force to be recognized, each one of them had a Major Core. So no other force could simply ignore it. In the end, because of a well-laid plot. The nine of them were trapped and killed by a coalition of several other powers of the other great Universes."

"Even though they said that they didn't care, the fact was that they were too strong together. The other great Universes that were conquering the Dalin Universe were afraid that if they intervened in a critical moment, they would have to pay a high price. So they decided to get rid of them first."

"But who could have thought that the death of all nine of them would alert Wally in the realm above? As soon as they died, a gigantic Spiritual Pressure descended in the place where that colation fought the wisps. Even those at the Divinity Realm, be it cultivators or demon beasts, could not resist it at all. It only took a few seconds, and the entire coalition died to that Spiritual Pressure."

Cinty then looked at Krune and the others with a severe expression.

"What I'm going to say now is not a secret, but you better not spread it around so that it won't bring more problems to our Wisp Race."

Krune's group nodded. By this time, they were way too curious to let it go.

Cinty took a deep breath and continued.

"Our wisp race is considered quite a pitful one, that is true. We have minimal life spans, and almost no cultivation techniques work for us. Even the one that I'm using now is considered at most as a 'not too bad' one. Because of that, it is almost impossible to reach the Divine Path Realm where the immortality resides."

"But thanks to Wally, all the big powers in the other Universes came to know something else. Wisps that have surpassed the Divinity Realm and ascended can also descend into their home Universe without paying any price. From there, they can go anywhere they want. Or at the very least, Wally could."

Krune and Feifei were taken aback by that new info. In fact, there was one more being that felt even more shocked, Light Spirit!

"Impossible!"

Krune heard that voice in his mind and knew that Light Spirit was deeply affected by those words.

Krune then said.

"Wait a minute, please. Let me organize my thoughts before you continue."

Cinty didn't know what he wanted to think about but nodded nonetheless.

"Okay, tell me when you want me to continue."

Krune thanked her and then closed his eyes. But in fact, he was talking with Light Spirit.

"What's the problem? Why did you shout that out of nowhere?"

Light Spirit explained.

"Didn't you see the state that Cilia and I are at the moment? My body was stolen, and Cilia had to put her soul inside that tower in the Divine Path Sect. It could be said that those were one of the prices for cultivators like us to descend from the realm above. Our cultivation is too high, that's why the lower realm rejects us and send us to the next. That's how it works."

"I believe that I don't need to tell you just how much weaker Cilia and I became just because of that alone, right? It's not like it's impossible to descend, but you must pay the price! This is a truth for all races, humans included. Things like having your dantian or core damaged or your cultivation severely affected can be considered as being lucky already. Death is most likely the outcome for anyone who tries it."

"If that Wisp called Wally can really descend without paying any price, then this is too heaven-defying! Can you imagine the implications of someone above the Divinity Realm entering and staying in the lower realms?"

Krune was astonished after hearing that.

"Wouldn't Wally be pretty much invincible?"

Light Spirit disagreed.

"Not exactly, but he would indeed be tough to kill. Still, let's finish listening to what Cinty has to say. I believe I have an idea about what happened after the Wisp God descended."

Krune agreed with Light Spirit and opened his eyes again.

"I'm done. Can you continue now, please?"

Cinty felt that something wasn't right, but she couldn't exactly put her hands on it.

"Very well."

"Being able to descend into the lower realms without paying any price is really a terrifying thing. Even more when the other powers found out that their coalition had killed all the disciples of that wisp. They immediately understood that they were in for a calamity. In the end, they had no choice other than trying to communicate with their ancestors who had already ascended."

"Although this is a hard thing to do, it is still possible as long as you have the right means. The Universes that took part in the wisp killing plot were especially on their wit's end, so they disregarded everything and forced communication with their ancestors."

"I don't know what they discussed. Still, while the Wisp God, Wally, was in the Dalin Universe wiping out the other Universes' forces, the ascended ancestors of the other Universes descended as well. Of course, different from Wally, they had to pay the price for this descent. From what was left in the records, at least half of those ancestors died as soon as they arrived in the Lower Realms."

"Still, they couldn't simply leave Wally be, so they gathered the ones who were successful in not dying and entered the Dalin Universe together. But who could have thought that Wally was that strong? He wasn't just strong because he didn't have to pay the price, he was strong even before he descended! The incredible thing is that no one had ever paid attention to him, so they were taken with their guards down."

"The battle continued for an entire month. In the end, Wally and those ancestors reached an agreement. The wisp race will always have a place in the Dalin Universe where they shall not be touched as long as they haven't provoked the other part first. In exchange, Wally would drop their feud and not touch the cultivators and demon beasts of the lower realms anymore. As for wisps of other universes, their status would be kept the same way it has always been for them in those places."

How could Krune and the others not be in awe with such a story? It took quite some time for them to process all that information.

Krune heard Light Spirit saying after.

"As I thought. So they really reached an agreement. That was to be expected. After all, Wally was just one wisp alone. Even though he was strong and could descend without any issues, he couldn't keep fighting alone eternally."

Krune looked at Cinty and then commented.

"If I'm not wrong, Wally couldn't possibly defend the wisps forever. As strong as he could be, he was still only a single wisp. Am I right to say that those ancestors from the higher realms used this to force Wally to stop his rampage?"

Cinty sighed and then nodded.

"Correct. That was indeed the reason why Wally was forced to accept those terms. He was alone. If the ancestors of the higher realms decided to call all their forces without caring for the damage, even Wally wouldn't be able to do anything, and would probably die in the end. If that happened, the wisps would definitely become a wanted race that has to be eliminated at the very first sight."

"Although it would be impossible to completely eliminate the wisp race due to its way of being born, we would have no more hopes of having a peaceful life or a chance to cultivate. Wally couldn't condemn the entire wisp race because of his own revenge."

It was then that Krune thought about something.

"Couldn't Wally simply enter the underworld and bring his disciples' souls back? Someone at his level should have no problem doing that, no?"

Cinty shook her head.

"In that battle where his disciples died, the enemy made sure to eliminate them entirely. So even their souls have been completely obliterated."

Krune felt sad after hearing it. He can only imagine how he would feel if he found out that Lakin died like that.

Dilo got even more curious and then asked.

"What happened with Wally after that?"

Cinty shrugged her shoulder.

"All I can say is that he didn't return to the Higher Realms."

Krune nodded.

"That is to be expected. If Wally returned, the forces there would definitely hunt him down. After all, they wouldn't need to be afraid of backslashes. To keep himself safe and prevent the other universes from starting a full scale wisp hunting, he had to stay here where he has the advantage."

Krune then thought about something but didn't say it.

'But... that also means that both sides are still in an impasse.'

Ruik looked once again to that big spec of light that represented Wally and asked.

"Is it not possible to see how he looks? You know, like the other wisp kings and queens?"

Only now did Cinty remember that issue.

"Oh, sorry. It's just that Wally's aura is still inside, so we keep it sealed to prevent it from disappearing like the others. But if it is just for a moment, that's not a problem."

Cinty then drew a different seal with her Spiritual Energy on the air and sent it over. The seal protecting Wally's spec of light disappeared, and everyone could finally take a look at how Wally looked like.

But while everyone was paying attention to his image as a wisp and human form. Krune and Light Spirit felt like the world was turning upside down after feeling that aura. In the end, both of them shouted at each other.

"It's him!"

Krune and Light Spirit had never seen his face, but they definitely knew this aura way too well. It was none other than the aura that was released by his Elemental Meridians in the past. The same one that had some control over it, and the one that was warning Light Spirit to not speak too much.

Krune was really surprised to find it here.

"So this is the creator of the Myriad Energies Technique. No wonder this technique works wonders for wisp, so he is a wisp as well. It is only right that a technique that he created would be most suited for wisps."

Light Spirit agreed.

"Indeed. To think that such a turn of events would happen. What are the chances of we bumping into it in a completely different Universe? It is at times like this that one can only think about fate."

Krune then looked at how Wally looked in his human form, after that, it came the time for his wisp form. It turned out that Wally's wisp form was even more colorful than Krune's. It not only had the five elements colors but others like white and dark.

Light Spirit knew what Krune was thinking and said.

"That's probably right, those white and dark colors are representing Light and Dark Elements. Now that I think about it, doesn't that mean that you are going to be even more colorful in the future? I look forward to seeing you on that day."

Krune's mouth twitched, but he decided to ignore Light Spirit's comment. Instead, he paid attention to the words that came right after.

"Chaos Cycle 1193, Year 782169, the new Wisp King, Wally, raised to the throne. King Wally had an Elemental Major Core, which later evolved into the Heavenly Major Core. Up to this moment, he was the only wisp to ever get a Heavenly Major Core and also the only one to ever succeed in ascending."

Krune couldn't help but comment.

"Wally is quite an old wisp."

Cinty nodded.

"Indeed, you will have a hard time finding any other wisp older than him in our Ancestry Hall."

Krune then asked something else.

"Did Wally leave something behind? Like, for example, a cultivation technique for wisps or something like that?"

Cinty thought that Krune wanted to get a better technique for wisps to cultivate. But all she could do was to shook her head.

"Unfortunately not. A few records were saying that Wally was working on something new before he ascended, but it never came to see the light of the day."

"Then how did he reach the Divine Path Realm? Could it be that he used the wisp innate abilities to cultivate until there?"

Cinty nodded her head.

"Exactly. But there was a difference. Wally was blessed with an innate ability to absorb Spiritual Energy that far surpassed any other wisps. From what I know, it was even better than my Blackhole Major Core. I believe that it is related to the fact that his Elemental Major Core was different. Oh, right! Do you guys know about the Major Cores that can become the Heavenly Major Core?"

Krune and Feifei felt a chill on their backs for a second.

"We do, we heard it from our elders. From what we know, it seems that there is a Special Major Core of each type that carries a fragment of the Heavenly Major Core. Once all fragments are gathered by one of them, this Major Core can become a Heavenly Major Core."

Cinty smiled after hearing that.

"That's correct. Wally had one of these Major Cores, so I believe that he was able to reach the Divine Path Realm because of it. Of course, this is just speculation. It has been way too long since that happened, so I don't know the specifics."

Krune then asked something else.

"What about Wally's disciples? He had nine of them, and each one reached the Divine Path Realm. They were obviously not Special Major Core Owners, so how did they do that?"

Cinty then explained.

"From what I know, Wally's Heavenly Core was able to connect him with his disciples. It was through that kind of assistance that all nine of them were able to reach the Divine Path Realm and eventually Divinity. From what is recorded, Wally only brought them to the door of the Divine Path Realm, though. After they obtained immortality, they had to cultivate by themselves. As for how that 'connection' works, that I don't know."

Krune sighed after hearing that. He totally thought that Wally or his disciples had used the Myriad Energies Technique, but it seems like he was wrong. It was at this moment that Krune remembered something and commented with Light Spirit.

"Oh, right! According to my research in the Luvile universe, the time that the Myriad Energies Technique appeared doesn't match the time that Wally's disciples lived. Even considering that it might have taken very long for this technique to reach the Luvile Universe, the time discrepancy would still be enormous. Unless Wally kept this technique for himself without spreading it for thousands of Chaos Cycles, it is pretty obvious that he only finished developing it a long time after his disciples perished."

Light Spirit then mentioned.

"Still, the Myriad Energies Technique that everyone knows is only the first part of it. So here is the question: Why did Wally release only the first part? Why didn't he give the complete form to the Wisp World here in the Dalin Universe? If he had done that here, wouldn't the wisp race be a powerful one by now?"

Krune nodded.

"There are way too many questions, but no Wally to answer them. But at least, we can consider it that Wally is definitely behind all of this. Perhaps, this has something to do with the impasse."

Light Spirit got puzzled.

"What impasse?"

Krune then explained to him.

"Did you forget? The wisp race situation at the moment is being maintained by Wally alone. The fact that he is alive here is the reason why the Universes are not starting a full-scale wisp hunt. Did you forget that Wally has the ability to descend into our lower realms without paying any price? Although it is not confirmed if this is an ability that only he has or if all wisps have, it still isn't something that the other powers can ignore. After all, if it turns out that all the wisps can do that..."

Light Spirit had to admit that Krune was right.

"That makes sense. The lower realms are the foundation of the powers in the higher realms. If it becomes dominated by wisps who can descend without paying any price, sooner or later, the higher realms will be governed by wisps too. Of course, that is considering that all the wisps have the same ability as him."

Krune nodded.

"Fortunately, the wisps' low life span imped them from reaching the Divine Path Realm before dying. I guess it goes without saying that the Great Universes are keeping an eye on this matter as well. Thankfully or not, the wisps not being able to reach the Divine Path Realm ended playing a role in their safety."

Light Spirit's voice then became serious.

"But if the wisps suddenly start to enter the Divine Path Realm one after another, then the story will change. Let's say if a certain someone spread a technique that allowed the wisps to reach this realm, what would happen?"

Krune felt a chill on his back.

"Perhaps, I released that version of the Myriad Wisps Technique way too early."

Light Spirit agreed with him.

"But it's too late now. Your technique has already been spread, and there is no way we could recall all of them back. If anything, we are lucky that it has only be spread in the Luvile Universe. As you know, your home universe is a remote one that those great powers don't care about. So it will take some time before anyone notices it. Not to mention that it will also be confined to the Luvile Universe for a very long time before anyone brings it outside. Unless you spread it here, the Luvile Universe is the only place where it can be found now."

Suddenly, Krune's face went pale!

"What if... my Myriad Wisps Technique is found out by the Great Universes' powers? And then they decide to wipe out the Luvile Universe to prevent it from spreading? Do you think it's possible?"

Light Spirit was shooked with that question!

"Indeed. Considering that it only exists in the Luvile Universe at the moment, that might really happen. Those Great Universes definitely have the power to do that. Besides, considering how important this issue is for them, I don't doubt that they might seek help from the Higher Realms again to help with the extermination."

Light Spirit then started to think in a solution when suddenly, Krune declared.

"It's impossible to retrieve the Myriad Wisps Technique anymore. In fact, I don't even want to do that. Wally and his disciples aside, no other wisp have ever had the chance to reach the Divine Path Realm. My race had always been the one enduring."

Light Spirit then asked.

"Did you have an idea?"

Krune immediately nodded.

"The reason that the Luvile might get wiped out is that only it has the Myriad Wisps Technique, right?"

Light Spirit was taken aback.

"You can't possibly mean..."

Krune nodded and smiled playfully.

"They can try to destroy one Universe, but can they do that to all of them?"

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Light Spirit then immediately warned.

"In that case, the thing that we talked about is probably happening. Once the Great Universes' powers find out that Wisps are all cultivating extremely fast and a lot of Divine Path Realm ones are about to appear, they will have to intervene. By intervening, I mean a full-scale wisp hunt!"

Krune nodded.

"I know, but we are at a point of no return now. If I don't do that, then the Luvile Universe might really get destroyed! At least at the moment, I don't have any better idea."

Light Spirit pondered a bit and said.

"Instead of starting spreading it now, you should hold yourself back for the time being."

Krune then asked why.

"Simple. It will take a very long time before anyone really notices that the wisps have a good chance of entering the Divine Path Realm in your home Universe. Think with me, aren't you, someone with the Myriad Energies Technique, still in the 7th of the Core Formation Realm? Not to mention that the Myriad Wisps Technique is slightly worse than the Myriad Energies ones."

Krune understood what Light Spirit meant.

"I see, that means I still have quite a few years ahead. Even if the Great Powers find out about the Myriad Wisps Technique, they will not act straight away since there is no proof that this technique can give the wisps a chance to reach the Divine Path Realm. They will need to wait to see how this is going to play out."

Light Spirit agreed with him.

"Correct! You are, without a doubt, the wisp with the fastest cultivation speed. After seeing Lakin, Dier, Cassy, and the other wisps, it should be very obvious to you that they are not a match for your talent. Especially considering your Advanced Major Core. So it will be better if you first reach a higher realm before following ahead with your plan."

Krune pondered a bit and then said.

"I understand. I will not spread it now. Still, I should at least select a few wisps to pass the Myriad Wisps Technique. In case something happens to me, there will be someone else to pass it forward. Just Feifei, Ruik, and Tiane aren't enough. Not to mention that their technique is the Myriad Energies, not the Myriad Wisps."

Krune was about to continued talking when he heard someone calling him.

Cinty saw that Krune was standing still for quite some time and then asked.

"Are you alright?"

Krune came back to himself and then nodded.

"Yes, I was just thinking about Wally for a bit."

Cinty nodded and then sealed Wally's light once more.

"Alright, let's return to my room."

Krune's group then followed Cinty back. On the way, she started to talk.

"Anyway, I only told you this much because this is something that the Wisp Kings and Queens must know. In the event where the throne stays empty, the wisp race makes sure to pass the story forward until the next wisp ascends to the throne. In fact, the throne stays empty most of the time since it is too hard to find wisps with Major Cores. Haha!"

Tiane was also hearing everything and then asked.

"In the end, why does the Wisp King or Queen have to have Major Cores?"

Indeed, that was the main question in everyone's minds.

Cinty sighed and then said.

"That's because only a wisp with a Major Core would have the chance of reaching the Divine Path Realm. I can tell you that, at the very least, we have no records of a wisp without a Major Core achieving this realm before."

Ruik then asked something else.

"So, what will happen if a wisp enters the Divine Path Realm?"

Cinty shook her head and answered.

"As far as I know, it is for the sake of having a Wisp King who can take care of the wisps in Wally's place. Of course, this is just speculation. I think that once a wisp who can achieve immortality appears, Wally might decide to go back to the Higher Realms."

Krune found it weird.

"Wouldn't that leave the wisps here unprotected?"

Cinty shrugged her shoulders.

"As I said, this is just speculation. I have never talked with Wally, so I could not ask it myself. As far as I know, he might as well have left already, and no one knows about it."

Krune wanted to say that it's definitely not the case, but it would be too weird. Cinty would definitely ask how he does know about that.

After arriving back in Cinty's cultivation room, she looked back at Krune and asked.

"So, will you accept being the next Wisp King? Of course, you won't become one now. I still have more than 20 years ahead to live, not to mention that your cultivation is still not in the Divine Soul Realm. So you will be free of the burden for the time being."

Krune had a lot more doubts about this Wisp King role. Still, becoming one definitely wasn't something someone like him wanted. It was at this moment that he thought about something else.

"What happens if the throne stays empty?"

"Nothing much, the management of the wisp race is then made by the Wisps in the Divine Soul Realm. The main issue is that even the Divine Soul Realm ones can only live around 80 years at most. There are also those at the Soul Forging Realm, but they will not intervene in the wisp worlds' management unless necessary. You can think about them as the wisps' protectors. They will just make sure that no one tries to seize control for their own benefit."

Dilo couldn't help but ask.

"Does it happen often?"

Cinty shook her head.

"No. The wisp race, for some reason, is a lot more united than any other race. Although I won't say that something like that didn't happen after so many Chaos Cycles, you can probably count them in your fingers. I like to think that it is because of our life spans. With so little so live, who will waste time in seizing control? It's not like our wisp worlds are rich or anything."

Cinty continued.

"To be honest, even the Wisp King or Queen doesn't have that much of a difference in treatment than normal wisps. Every single one of them, me included, took the throne for the sake of our race. Still, just in case someone thinks about such bullshit, the Soul Forging Realm wisps keep an eye out to prevent it. Thanks to Wally, no other race tries to intervene in this matter, either."

Feifei was hearing everything when suddenly, she thought about an issue.

"But it only happens in the case that a Major Core Wisp isn't available. At the moment, there is you, and there is Krune. I will be honest with you, I don't want Krune to become the king at all, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't want it either. After all, we all know that Krune deeply hates attention. What will happen with him if he decides to refuse to become the next Wisp King?"

Krune nodded after hearing that. Feifei asked precisely what he was thinking.

Contrary to their thoughts, Cinty just sighed.

"In that case, we will simply send you out. Also, don't you worry, we will not retract you from the Wisp Protection law. I will only pray that one day, you change your mind."

Feifei couldn't help but ask with a shocked face.

"That simple?"

Cinty then looked at her.

"Wulia Feier, right?"

Feifei nodded. It was her alias, after all.

"Feier, the wisp King or Queen exists for the sake of the wisps. We commit our lives to help the wisps, a race that is already in bad shape. Let me ask you, what good would it bring to our wisp race if the next Wisp King doesn't even want to be it?"

Feifei and everyone else was taken aback.

"This..."

Cinty smiled and then continued.

"I will tell you what will happen. If the new Wisp King doesn't want to be it, then his management will be done poorly. He will not put any real thought into his decisions and only think about it as a bother. Such behavior will then only bring disaster to the wisps that live in here. In that case, I might as well leave it for the Divine Soul Realm wisps who REALLY wish to help their race."

Krune couldn't help but smile. Still, there was one more question in his mind.

"Let's say that I accepted to be the next Wisp King. What about the fact that Feifei is my fiance?"

Only now did Cinty remember about this problem.

"Ah! That's right, this is indeed a problem."

Cinty pondered a bit and then had an idea.

"What about you keep it a secret? That should work, right?"

Krune and Feifei's mouths twitched.

"It couldn't possibly be that simple!"

Cinty Shrugged her shoulders and answered.

"Why not? Did you forget that wisps have little Life Span? It's not like I think you will reach the Divine Path Realm anyway. Since your reign will only last as much as your life span, then it shouldn't be an issue."

Krune heard that and decided to ignore Cinty's opinion on the matter. After all, he doesn't want to be king to start with. He then closed his eyes and asked Light Spirit.

"Light Spirit, what do you think?"

Light Spirit immediately understood what Krune meant.

"She does seem like someone that can be trusted, especially after saying that she will let us leave anytime we want. Since blood contracts won't work for her, this is as far as we can go. I will leave the final decision up to you."

Krune agreed with Light Spirit.

The thing that caught Krune's attention the most was her speech about the next Wisp King not wanting to be it. During that moment, Krune could feel the concern that she had for the wisp race behind that smile. He had only lived for almost 13 years, and he helped the wisps as best as he could. Krune could only imagine how much she had sacrificed for the wisps during her 200 years of being in charge.

'I hope I'm not wrong.'

Krune opened his eyes once more and asked.

"I'm curious, what if you reach the Divine Path Realm? Would you still pass your crown to me?"

Cinty was puzzled with such a question. After all, it was evident that she wouldn't be able to advance five stages in a little more than 20 years.

"Hahaha! If such a miracle really happened, why should I pass it to you? I have always admired what Wally and his nine disciples did for our wisp race. If not for them, just where would we be today? I speak from the bottom of my heart, or core, if you prefer, that I would definitely follow in their steps and protect the wisp race until the day that I'm forced to ascend. I will then do my best to support Wally the best way I could, even if I have to descend right after."

Krune could see the pride in her face, but at the same time, the sadness of knowing that such a dream wasn't possible anymore.

Krune smiled and decided to talk with her through Divine Sense Message from now on.

Around one month later, Cinty broke through into the 6th Stage of the Void Breaking Realm.

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Although she made a breakthrough, almost no one knew about it. Just a few trusted old wisps and Krune's group. In fact, not everyone in his group. Dilo doesn't know about the Myriad Energy or Wisps Technique, so he kept like that.

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Krune was then brought to another room where he and Cinty could talk in private. There, Krune finished explained how his Myriad Wisps Technique worked. That's correct, Krune didn't pass her the Myriad Energies, but the version made for Wisps instead. The Myriad Energies Technique has a much more complicated situation. After all, it could be cultivated by any race, the only difference is that Wisps are more suited for it.

Still, Cinty was completely shocked when she finished reading the entire technique. For a moment, she even thought it to be a joke. To think that there is such a technique for wisps in existence? Not only that, but this was made using the Myriad Energies Technique that almost no cared about.

Her doubts didn't last long, though. As someone at the Void Breaking Realm, she obviously had a much better Spiritual Energy Control than Krune or Feifei. Of course, she was far from Uncle Feng, who was able to cultivate the 9 pseudo meridians in just a few hours. Still, it only took her a little more than a day to finish creating all 9 pseudo meridians.

She, as a wisp in the Void Breaking Realm, obviously had a lot of spirit stones as well. So she started to open one Spiritual Energy Meridian after another. Finally, when all 9 were completed, they evolved into the Elemental Meridians. Only after seeing that did Krune see the Elements that Cinty is most proficient at. Her Elemental Meridians had 3 main colors. Dark for Darkness Element, Green for Wind, and Transparent for Water.

Of course, there were also a few other colors, but they paled in comparison with her 3 main ones.

The moment she started cultivating with those Elemental Meridians, she got shocked. Let alone being better than the technique she used until now, it would be a mistake to even put the two in the same sentence.

Krune was also impressed by what he saw. The combination of Elemental Meridians and the Black Hole Major core was frightening. The Spiritual Energy rushing at Cinty was simply out of this world. Even the Spiritual Energy Gathering Formation was having issues to cope with her. In the end, Cinty ended calling over a Golden Stars Formations Master to create a bigger one.

After everything was done, Krune and Cinty reached an agreement after her breakthrough a month later.

"As I said before, this technique has to stay in secret. I guess you understand what will happen if a lot of wisps start to make breakthroughs here. It is one thing if only you enter the Divine Path Realm. After all, you do have the Black Hole Major Core, it is enough to be used as an excuse, and the great powers won't mind just a single extra wisp in this realm."

Cinty nodded.

"I know that, but I also plan to keep my own cultivation a secret as long as possible. Still, I intend to get a few wisps to pass this technique to them. You don't need to worry, though. They will never betray the Wisp Race. I trust them completely."

Krune agreed with that.

"That's good, my plan was to get a few wisps which could keep this technique as well. In case something happens to me or you, the others would still have a chance to spread it later."

Cinty then changed the topic.

"Let's talk about the reason you decided to pass this technique to me. Like I told you, in the wisp worlds, no one can touch you as long as you didn't break the law. But you came from a different Universe that isn't allied to the ones controlling Dalin. Not only that, but you used a secret passage that they have no idea about. So the law will not be applied to you."

Krune nodded.

"Exactly. That's indeed one of the reasons I passed this technique to you. In case I am seized by those powers, you will be able to pass this technique forward. But that is not the only one. Let me tell the situation in the Luvile Universe."

Krune then told her everything about the Myriad Wisps Technique already being disseminated through the Divine Path Sect territory, and how it probably spread to other areas as well. He then told her the reason he and Feifei left that Universe in a hurry.

Cinty was indeed surprised by the fact that Krune made this technique public in his home Universe. But what really startled her was knowing that Krune was one of the Advanced Major Core owners. Not only that but his fiance as well. Her wisp world has no records about any other wisp with an Advanced Major Core. The only one has always been Wally, and only him.

"Are you for real? You really have an Advanced Major Core? Doesn't that mean that you can also fight for the Heavenly Major Core fragments?"

But it was then that she noticed a problem.

"No, wait! To do that, you will need to take your fiance's, Wulia Feier, Major Core Fragment as well. I've known you for only a few days, but I can tell that you would definitely not make something like that. How do you plan to act, then?"

It passed by Cinty's mind to take Feifei's fragment by force. But she immediately threw away that idea. Krune had just given to her, and the wisp race a light of hope. A technique that could not only be put together with the bests techniques out there but one that also changes the composition of the wisps' Spiritual Energy.

She is obviously well aware of wisps being used as cultivation resources in other places. In fact, even in the Dalin Universe, it happened now and then. As long as the wisps cultivated this technique, this risk would soon disappear.

Krune heard that and shrugged his shoulders.

"First of all, since I already told you from where we came, I might as well tell you her name. It's not Wulia Feier, but Wang Feifei. Of course, just keep using Feier any time that you are not having a private conversation or in a similar situation."

"As for how I plan to deal with it, I believe it is very obvious. The Heavenly Major Core can only be formed by gathering all the fragments. As long as I destroy one of them right in front of the Sacred Lands, this matter will automatically come to an end. Fortunately, we are in the Dalin Universe. So even if the Sacred Lands are able to send someone here, they won't be able to find us that easily."

Cinty's expression suddenly changed after she heard that. Although the wisp race is considered weak, they were one of those with the most information in the entire Dalin Universe. Obviously, they also knew very well how the Major Cores with Heavenly Fragments worked. Including what happens when a Major Core with a Heavenly Fragment leaves its Universe.

"Could it be that you don't know about your Home Universe protection?"

Krune looked at Cinty with a puzzled face.

"What protection?"

Cinty put her hand on her face and sighed.

"Call Feifei over, there is something I have to tell the two of you."

Krune felt something was wrong and immediately did as he was told. After Feifei arrived, he first explained everything that he had discussed with Cinty. The three of them then conversed about a few other things until Cinty finally decided to explain the reason for having both here.

"Alright. It is evident that you only know part of the Advanced Major Cores' history. First, let me tell you that it is possible for those sacred lands to send their members here. The only difference is that it will probably not be more than two or three each. Any Universe not related to the ones who control Dalin will have a hard time entering. Still, as long as a big enough price is paid, it is possible to send at least this much. Of course, they definitely won't be stronger than the Soul Forging Realm. That's the rules."

Krune and Feifei didn't seem surprised. They more or less expected that the Sacred lands would arrive in here anyway.

Cinty then continued.

"But that is not the issue here. The problem is in case they send their own Heavenly Fragmanet Major Core Owners. If they did, then neither of you will be able to hide for much longer."

This time, Krune and Feifei really got surprised.

"Do they have a way to find us?"

Cinty nodded.

"Not only they do, but you two also have the same ability."

Cinty then explained to Krune and Feifei what happens when Advanced Major Cores leave their Universe. She explained about the protection or 'coat' that will disappear with time. How the Advanced Major Cores from the same Universe will be able to feel each other, and how long it would usually take.

By the end, Feifei and Krune felt that things turned a lot more dangerous.

"As you expect, the wisp world won't be able to protect you. After all, your entrance here was illegal. Once they report it, we won't be able to prevent the Dalin Universe management from coming here."

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