Chapter 727: Cultivating a Star (2/2)

He'll work himself to exhaustion, do a last check before resting within the crown space. There he will continue to cultivate and accumulate as much as he could, trying to at least make a difference that will hasten up this process.

With time, Raven's mood eventually turned tranquil. With no one to talk to other than himself, his mental state gradually became serene and peaceful. His work might be monotonous but it has its own charms. He's essentially cultivating a star rather than terraforming it.

With this kind of mental state, Raven didn't care about the passing time. He didn't feel bored nor anxious, he didn't feel too relaxed either. Just tranquil. And this exact mental state was the exact reason why his work here was going faster than he's aware off.

See, tranquility of one's mind allows a person's horizons to broaden. It's not exactly as effective as the Enlightened State but Tranquility is something anyone can achieve under the right setting, and its benefits are just a shy away from the Enlightened State as well.

In this state, Raven wasn't aware that his expertise in wielding Runic Inscriptions were being refined beyond perfection. His Heavenly Secret Origin is far from completion but it's growing at an alarming pace.

Just as a reminder, Heavenly Secret Origin is a key component for someone to breakthrough to Empyrean Knight Stage. Meaning that Raven's foundations to become a strong Empyrean is being solidified at quicker pace that he himself could realize.

His Law Insights are growing at an alarming state too. Both his Spacetime and Destruction Laws are swiftly rushing towards the acme of their respective 3rd Concepts.

Aside from this, Raven's understanding towards the Constellations in general are growing at a very fast pace too. His Avatars are influenced by his current mental state as well which in turn, allowing them to comprehend things in a much faster way.

Raven used these comprehension to aid the star's growth and stability. What he didn't know is that, he's unknowingly plucking the string of fate and connecting this young star to the Ancient Constellations as well as the new ones.

His connection with the Brush of Wisdom, the very item that drew the constellations themselves, allowed him to do this, and as his expertise and comprehension towards the stars increase, so does his connection to the Brush of Wisdom grew.

At this point, only time will tell what his actions will trigger and what its effects for the young star but for now, everything's going on as he intended.

With the passage of time, the still born star was very close to stabilization. With Raven's constant efforts, it was responding with its own tune as well. Unknowingly to Raven, the star is beginning to have some form of sentience.

It's not much. It's not nearly enough to even call it an instinct just yet, but its there.

Unbeknownst to Raven, he's been here for two whole years, nearly three actually. But again, due to his mental state and the empty silence of the Spatial Vacuum, he isn't aware of this. More specifically, he's no longer paying attention to it.

By now, the outer crust of the star is no longer quaking every so often. In fact, they were beginning to disappear little by little. Now thin layer of the star's atmosphere is no longer on the verge of dissipating, in fact it's now showing signs of stabilization. The pulse of life was no longer as weak as it once was.

At this point, Raven still didn't understand the purpose of this trial. Why did they give it to him and so on. All he knew is that he's doing it in order to survive, to live. There's so much left for him to do. He can't allow himself to fall here just yet.

Time continued to pass by without his knowledge. It was during his 5th year ever since starting this trial, that the star began to transform.

Under Raven's calm, almost indifferent gaze. The star released a brilliant flare which healed all of it's surface wounds. The atmosphere changed and patches of life began appearing on the star's surface.

Raven watched all of this with a contented gaze, but he knew that this was far from over.