Chapter 516: Hall of Enlightenment (2/2)

”I see.” The deacon nodded, he cleared his throat once more and explained: ”Before we move on Junior Brother, I suggest you to buy some supplements that will aid in your mental state. What you're about to experience is something that will only happen once during your entire Outer Disciples career, you mustn't waste this chance.”

”Uh, I should be fine. I did make ample preparations just in case.” Raven replied.

”Fantastic!” The deacon smiled, ”Well then, follow me.”

It's been a couple of days since the announcement was made and the team meeting occurred. Everyone on Unit-17 had been relatively busy. Some were now making preparations for their switch while the others are doing some missions to earn merit points.

Three days earlier, Raven got a surprise visit from Henry.

He told him about the results of the meeting but left out the private matters. What gave Raven a pleasant surprise is the fact that he was truly rewarded for his act of preventing a massive disaster from occurring. The leader of the Merit Exchange Market decided to reward him with 500,000 Merit Points.

That astounded Raven so much that he couldn't help but to be speechless for a good while. And to make things even more absurd, Henry told him that the telepathic device that he submitted to Henry was currently being tested and if everything went well, then it's quite possible for him to earn more.

Raven's heart jumped in jubilance. As soon as Henry left, he practically dashed towards the market bought the necessary materials he needed to create a seal that would help him hide his presence from those who were targeting him.

The materials were rather cheap so he was left with more. He then unhesitatingly purchased some materials he needed for the 5th Stage of Myriad Incarnations Scripture. He only purchased some since his Merit Points aren't enough, he only needed to buy three other materials and he could create more avatars once more.

Raven originally desired to purchase the Lower Plane Official Writ which cost 500,000 Merit Points. This writ is something which he can use to bind the Grand Ancestral Plane to him. Unfortunately, he realized that now's not yet the time to do so since he had other things he needed to prioritize before that.

Thankfully though, Raven managed to succeed on creating the seal which he needed to avoid being sensed by the Devils. He didn't know if it's working but he could only hope so.

For now at least, whether its working or not, his priority is to get stronger. Power is the only capital he can rely on if he wants to survive. Therefore after he's done settling his immediate matters. He finally paid a visit to the Hall of Enlightenment.

Currently, he's following the deacon through a series of tunnels. Eventually both of them arrived at a relatively unassuming but heavily guarded gate.

The guards who were there didn't even hesitate to bar the deacon's way. However, the deacon didn't raise a fuss and instead stopped on his tracks and looked at Raven and returned the token to him.

”I can't accompany you past this area. As you can see, even I am not allowed to go any further. Take the token and show them to the guards and they'll let you pass. They'll open the doors for you but before you step inside, consume all the supplements you have.”

”Remember, the better your mental state is before entering, the better your results will be.” The deacon explained solemnly. ”Take my advice Junior Brother. Don't hesitate to go all out. You'll never encounter this chance again unless you're promoted as an Inner Disciple. Bolster you mind and endure. The longer the better.”

”If you can last for the full duration. Then I'm confident to say that you'll transform from a carp to a Dragon.”

Raven's mind shook from what he heard. He looked at the deacon and found no traces of ill intent coming from him. What he said was quite unreal but he wasn't lying. The deacon just wanted Raven to make the most out of the experience.

”Thanks for the reminder, Senior Brother. I'll definitely do my best.” Raven replied, giving him a curt salute.

The deacon smiled and gestured for him to go. Raven took a deep breath in and walked towards the guards.

As usual, they barred his way but when he showed them the token, they made way for him and even gestured for him to make way towards the doors.

As Raven approached closer, some guards were opening the doors for him. The moment that the light from the other side seeped through from the gaps, Raven instantly felt a rumble on his mind which shook him silly.

He was astounded. He might've had this doubts but all of them had completely disappeared when he experienced that. Instead, Raven started feeling excited. That feeling couldn't be any clearer for him. Just from sensing the light from the other side, he could already feel his Laws rioting.

That was an unprecedented thing, it never occurred to him before.

As the guards continued opening up the gates, Raven unceremoniously took out several things from his spatial ring. He didn't forget the deacons advice for him so he readied it, planning to consume them once he was given a go signal.

Moments later, the guards nodded to him and Raven unhesitatingly swallowed the supplements he has as well as drinking and entire bottle of Moonshine. Once he did so, Raven stepped in and disappeared from their view.