Chapter 89 - Elemental Source Energy (1/2)

The mercenary selection was finally over, this time only two mercenaries that participated died or got crippled, a very small number considering the strength of the contestants this time, after arranging their members, all guilds returned to their own residences to prepare to leave, on Yule continent side, everyone was cheerful, this was an unprecedented event.

All the mercenaries departed next day, Bary was smiling from ear to ear, even though Yusa sold her chance to get into the Martial Gathering, Krune and Ao guaranteed their slot, not to mention that only their guild got two participants into it while the other guild got one or none at all, in the past millennia, the small Yule Continent had never had two participants at the same time, much less more than the other guilds, how could he not be happy?

After getting back, the guild immediately spread the new about having got two slots this time around, soon, all the branches of the guild in the continent received the news, in a single night, the standing of the Mercenary Guild in the continent increased quite a bit, as for the two winners, Krune and Ao, they stayed back at the headquarters, they had everything they needed there anyway, it would also help not attracting too much attention outside.

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After getting back, Yusa immediately went back to her room to start creating her sixth Spiritual Energy Meridian, with the number of spirit stones she had, she definitely could open two or three more, but surprisingly, she created the sixth one only and then called everyone over.

”I tried to start creating the seventh one, but the moment I started, I felt like my dantian was going to break apart.”

Krune and the others were surprised, but Krune had an idea of what was happening.

”It can only be your foundation, I got the same problem as you when I was in the Qi Condensation Realm, after creating three meridians, I wasn't able to create a single one more, only after breaking through into the Foundation Establishment and getting my core upgraded that I was able to continue.”

Yusa understood what that means, it's probably the universe foundation, and it's a foundation much stronger than her own, which means that six meridians were the limit of what she could get at the Foundation Establishment.

Ao already had six Spiritual Energy Meridians, but he still hasn't tried to build the seventh.

”Let me give a try, I also haven't tried to create a seventh one yet.”

Everyone nodded and gave him some space, Ao took out the spirit stones that he got from Turi back then and tried to create the next one, but just like Yusa, as soon as he tried, he felt like his dantian was being smashed by something, he immediately stopped after that and shook his head.

”Same thing here, I can't create the seventh one.”

Krune pondered a bit and then looked at Shinja.

”You have only five open so far, right?”

Shinja nodded.

”I had to use a lot of spirit stones for my Core Formation Breakthrough, so I didn't have enough to try the sixth one, but I'm planning on making some money in the next two months' time before I go watch the martial gathering, so I should be able to open the sixth one soon.”

But then she thought about something.

”But I don't think you can use my universe foundation as an example, that is because my dantian is a lot stronger after I broke through into the next realm, so whether I have a universe foundation or not, I think I would still be able to create the seventh at moment.”

Krune heard that and couldn't help but agree with that statement.

”Which means that we have no way to test if it was because of the universe foundation or not, but that isn't a big issue, be it Yusa or Ao, you both are close to the Core Formation Realm anyway, and with the Spiritual Energy Meridians that you already have plus the Soul Technique of the Rainbow Sect, it shouldn't be that big of an issue for you to succeed.”

Yusa smiled and said.

”Not to mention that we have a wisp to eat a few Lightning Bolts, that will help a lot too.”

Krune almost fainted after hearing that, do they care about his wellbeing at all?

Ao and Shinja just laughed.

After the jokes were over, they decided their next steps and parted ways again, Shinja was going to take a few missions for Core Formation Realm cultivators to make some spirit stones, thanks to her combat prowess, she can get quite a bonus for completing missions above her cultivation level, she also was feeling close to breakthrough into the next stage, so she needed even more spirit stones.

Ao wanted to digest what he learned during the Selection, but Krune and Yusa had things to do, so he went to Bary Casfiu to see if he could arrange someone to practice with him for a while, Bary was more than happy to help, he immediately called out a Core Formation Realm sword user to spare with Ao as much as he wanted, best of all, this guy also knew Sword Intent, as long as one doesn't look for Foundation Establishment cultivators under 40 years old, it is not that hard to find sword cultivators that could use Sword Intent, and Bary arranged one at the Late Stages of the Core Formation Realm on top of that, Ao would not have to be afraid of hurting his opponent at all.

Yusa went back to the Runestone Formations Hall, although she wasn't ready to accept Halie's offer, she still wanted to learn more, not to mention that she could make more spirit stones by selling the ones she made, for Yusa, the more wealthy you are, the better!

As for Krune, he had already contacted Marcus to help him with his Shields forging, they haven't started making them yet simply because Marcus was gathering the necessary materials first, the Mercenary Guild already told them that as long as the request isn't ridiculous, they will pay for any necessities that Krune might have.

Today, Krune was talking with Bary Casfiu to get spirit stones, he wanted to create his ninth Spiritual Energy Meridian, and for that, he will definitely need a lot of spirit stones.

”How many spirit stones you need and what do you need them for?”

Krune shook his head.

”All I can say is that I need them for a breakthrough in my abilities, but I don't know exactly how many I will need at moment, but I'm sure I will need a few thousand Rank Four high quality at the very least.”

Bary was taken aback with that amount, what exactly would need that many spirit stones? Only a breakthrough into Core Formation Realm could possibly need that number, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, but regardless, as long as it wasn't Rank Five Spirit Stones or higher, they could still support that without any big problems, Bary just saw that as an investment, especially since Krune is already this strong at the 7th stage of the Foundation Establishment.

”Very well, I will give you twenty thousand, but I expect you to not fail in the Martial Gathering, if possible, try to breakthrough into the 8th stage in the next two months' time, even if your foundation gets a little unstable, you can use the next six months before the Divine Path Sect Entrance Exam to stabilize it again.”

Krune nodded.

”I was already expecting to do that anyway, it shouldn't be any problem.”

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Back in his room, Krune took the spirit stones out and focused in the creation of his ninth Spiritual Energy Meridian, as expected, it used an enormous amount of spiritual energy, from the twenty thousand rank four spirit stones, Krune used almost thirteen thousand, a lot more than the last time.

As soon as the ninth Spiritual Energy Meridian finished to form, the other eight meridians appeared at the same time, and as if that wasn't enough, Krune also couldn't control them, they started to move around on their own, as if they were searching for something, if someone could see Krune know, they would think that he looked like an octopus, it's just that he had one extra tentacle.