Chapter 58 - Request (1/2)

”Now that I have shown you their characteristics, what have you decided? Will you accept the prize prepared by the sect leader, or do you want to choose something else yourself? ”

When Hei heard the question that came to him, he thought for a moment and then decided.

”I accept the reward prepared by the sect leader.”

Explosive Blood Pills were ideal for him and Lian. He was confident that they would manage to resist the effects without problems. The sect leader herself had also prepared them, so they were better quality than the pills on the first floor. From the expression that Ying Yue made when she heard those pills mentioned, he realized that they were also rather rare pills to find.

The seventh elder smiled and handed the second box to Hei.

”Well, if you want, you could leave the Rainbow Metals along with the characteristics of the weapon you want. I will make sure that you deliver them to the second elder as soon as possible and get the weapon to you as soon as it is ready. ”

At his proposal, Hei nodded and, taking the box containing the metals from Lian's hand, passed the box again to the seventh elder. Then he wrote down the various details on how he would like his weapon would be made, which would be a spear.

After the awards ceremony, Hei and Lian were led out by Ying Yue, who sent them off when they came out of the exchange point.

”I would like to spend more time with you, but I guess you want to start your training right away. Not to mention that I have to cultivate too. Just a warning - even if you are the first between the younger generation's inner disciples, I advise you not to slack off. You haven't yet faced us, personal disciples, in a one vs. one match. The same goes for you, Lian. If you don't hurry to reach our cultivation stage quickly, you won't have any hope.”

Saying this, the young girl sent them off with her hand and returned to the exchange point.

At that, Hei was a little surprised. From her words, he could understand that Ying Yue believed that with their talent, they could bridge the gap of cultivation and reach their same cultivation stage.

Although Hei and Lian that they could do it thanks to Bao Bei's teachings, it was surprising that one of the five personal disciples recognized their superior talent so openly and wasn't upset or angry.

Smiling, Hei brought Lian and his little sisters back to his mother to tell her what he had received and to continue his training.

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Once they returned and told their experience, Bao Bei had them resume training. Even if they had superior talent, as Ying Yue had said, they had to hurry to fill that gap.

Hei then went on to practice learning Spider Hair. It was a move that used his body hair to sense vibrations in the air. Understanding the concept was very difficult, but with the teachings of Bao Bei and the poison provided by his sisters, who acted as a catalyst, he succeeded in a short time.

Later, he also learned Snake Tongue, which consists in perceiving smells with his tongue in a broader spectrum than what he could sense with his nose. As it was necessary the poison as a catalyst, Hei was subjected to another session of poison resistance.

For this technique, he had to ingest the poison from his mouth. Therefore, by extracting poison from his sisters and mixing it with other plants to reduce the toxicity, he created a poisonous liquid with contained effects to drink during training sessions.

With the help of his family, He was eventually able to understand Snake Tongue after countless efforts and pain.

At that point, he had finished learning the techniques designed for the third stage of spirit apprentice. If he wanted to learn more, he would have to increase his cultivation.

While he was learning the two techniques, Hei had continued to cultivate without days off and was near to approach the fourth stage. The same was true for Lian, who was conducting her training separately from Hei.

It was due not only to their cultivation method but also to the continuous consumption of spirit wheat and other spirit vegetables. Furthermore, Mi had matured enough to be able to modify the honey produced by the other bees who were starting to show some signs of awakening spirit power.

Spirit honey was a food complicated to find usually, but contained a considerable energy content, stimulating the recovery of spirit power. It was ideal to consume after a cultivation session.

But in addition to his training and cultivation, Hei and Lian resumed their alchemy and training classes. As they became more familiar with the subject, they could see improvements in their ability. By now, there was little left to create their first products.

It was when a month has passed since they became known as the ingenious couple, they received a notice of gathering at the sect leader residence. It was the first time it happened since usually, the sect leader would come to them. Curious about that call, Hei and Lian decided to go immediately to the inner sect.

Because they didn't know the reason for such gathering, Bao Bei insisted on accompanying them. They also decided to bring Shui and Mi, who wanted to defend them if something happened. So Lian and Hei, who was carrying his little sisters, his mother, and Mi, went on top of Shui and rushed to the sect leader residence.

The sight of a large albino buffalo running through the streets frightened the guards at the entrance. But, recognizing who was sitting on its back, they decided to let the animal pass, considering that they couldn't block the advance of the buffalo even if they wanted to.

In a short time, they arrived at the sect leader residence who was, in turn, guarded by guards. This time, Hei was stopped, and he was forced to leave Shui out while he and Lian came in after showing the received convocation letters.

One of the guards took the task of accompanying Hei and Lian inside and took them to a room where they could sit meanwhile. Shortly afterward, the sect leader arrived and sent the guard away and gave the two young youths a severe look.

”Hei, Lian. Sorry if I summoned you so suddenly, but I have some things to tell you that they couldn't wait.”

”Good morning, sect leader, don't worry. You can tell us.” Hei replied as he offered a short bow. Lian just bowed without saying anything else.

After the rapid exchange of pleasantries, the sect leader passed to the reason why she had summoned the two youths.

”Hei, Lian. First of all, I want to congratulate you. You are at the peak of the third stage, and it shouldn't be long until the fourth stage. In this regard, I have these to deliver to you.”

The sect leader pulled out two stones from her space ring. They weren't mere stones as they contained spirit power.

”As you can guess, these are spirit stones. However, they are third-level spirit stones or the highest you can find on the island. Normally, the maximum that is given to a younger generation inner member are second-level stones; this also applies to the elders' personal disciples. Although this is a favorable treatment, at the same time, it isn't. As inner members, you are entitled to receive a certain amount of resources based on your score in the ranking. Since you occupy the first two places, you are entitled to the highest number of spirit stones. Instead of giving you various second-level spirit stones, I am giving you the opportunity to take a third level one. The greater the level, the purer is the amount of spirit power within. Rather than using several spirit stones of lower purity, it is better to use only a purer one, especially considering that you are close to the bottleneck to the fourth stage. With these, you can easily get over it.”