38 The Library (2/2)

”If you are here, then come out already. I know that you have been following me for a while now.” Arnin angrily said.

”Hehe! I wasn't following you, I just happened to be in the same area as you.” a man walked from behind Arnin. It was none other than Xillar, the greatest stalker in history.

”Hmph, you really don't know when to stop until someone does something.” Arnin snorted. He couldn't do anything to Xillar at the moment because he was stronger than him and also had the backings of the academy.

”Truly, I wasn't following you. We just happened to meet here. Haha!” Xillar laughed embarrassingly. He had to keep an eye on Arnin, and now he was even more serious about it. He wasn't going to leave Arnin alone, lest he found himself another slave or servant.

Arnin felt that Xillar had been following him since he left the Moth group housing area. 'This guy is really seeking death.'

”Since you are here, then lead me to where I want to go.” Arnin said in a commanding voice.

”Uh-hum! Arnin, I am a teacher you know. Shouldn't you show me some respect?” Xillar looked at Arnin bitterly.

”I don't need to show someone who follows me around all day respect.” Arnin said mockingly. Xillar laughed embarrassingly. Although he showed no anger on his face, he was somewhat displeased with the way Arnin kept treating him.

'Kid, you are lucky that person is protecting you. If not, I would have beaten you a long time ago.' he kept these thoughts in his head. That person who was protecting Arnin was not someone he could match up to.

”Where did you want to go?” Xillar coughed a little before speaking.

”I need to find some cultivation manuals. I don't have a cultivation method yet, so help me find some.” Arnin spoke to Xillar as though he was speaking to a subordinate. Xillar ignored his way of talking and answered back.

”Well, you can find different manuals in the Moth library. Although there are a bunch of cultivation manuals there, they are all low level ones.” Xillar briefly explained.

”Low leveled? How do I get better ones?” Arnin didn't care about the cultivation manualhe got since he was only using them temporarily until he created his own, however better cultivation manuals would allow him to understand the various ways one could cultivate with the essence.

”You will learn about these things tomorrow when you head to the first lecture. For now, I will just help you get to the library.” Xillar quickly cut the conversation short. Although it wasn't any secret, he felt that the more he answered Arnin's questions, the more he felt like a servant.

'I am a respectable teacher! I will not answer your questions just because you want me to.' Xillar quickly walked passed Arnin. The latter snorted before following him.

As both of them walked, the silence irritated Xillar. It was suffocating. Although he didn't want to talk to Arnin, he didn't like the silence even more.

”Where is Teacher Kelnorin? I haven't seen him for a while.” Arnin suddenly spoke up. He had been wondering what happened to the first teacher he met. When he first saw Kelnorin, he found that his strength was extremely deep, much higher than that of Xillar's. However after that small meeting and examination, he never met him again.

”Teacher Kelnorin is busy getting all the other students information sorted. We won't be able to see him until tomorrow” Xillar sighed when he heard how respectfully Arnin mentioned his colleague.

'Where is my respect? He tried to kill you at one point!' Of course, he wouldn't say these things out loud. He might just get killed if he did.

Arnin nodded his head. He could tell that Kelnorin had a much higher rank than Xillar. Maybe Kelnorin wasn't an ordinary teacher?

”Let me ask you something else. After one reaches the Essence Manifest, how does a person then make his way towards the Elemental Formation realm? Also, what are the different elements?” Arnin remembered that Dane was telling him about how the students in the Moth group would usually graduate while achieving Elemental Formation realm. He didn't think much about it until he met that infuriating senior who kicked him out of the greater lodging area. He knew that the senior had to be in the Elemental Formation realm, or else he wouldn't have been able to make him feel so weak.

”Hmm, the Elemental Formation realm is actually not hard to achieve. It just takes a long time. After you enter Essence Manifest, you will begin to condense and gather different types of essences. Unlike the Orb Birth Realm realm where you just take these essences and increase cultivation, the Essence Manifest realm begins to seperate the essence into individual components.” Arnin nodded his head as he listened. The separation of the essence was something that he already achieved. Although he had to do it manually, he was able to find the time essence because of this process.

”After separation, depending on the cultivation technique you are using, the different essences will either increase your quantity of essence or convert into your elemental seed.” Arnin continued to listen. The more Xillar explained, the more he understood the difference in strengths.

Seeing that Arnin was seriously paying attention to him, Xillar raised his nose towards the ceiling and laughed on the inside. 'Kid, even though you act as though you know everything, you truly need a magnificent teacher like me to guide you.'

”Elemental seeds? Are these condensed essence components, or are they something else?” From what he learned, Essence Manifest was when the essence was separated and condensed, so the elemental seeds were most likely the condensation of the various components.

”Correct. They are the condensed essence components. I won't explain much more, as you will learn more about these things in the lectures. You will also find out more if you read in the library. You can ask me for help when you need it.” Xillar felt very successful. He had been taken advantage of by Arnin for a while, and now that he was able to make Arnin listen to him, he felt as if he was flying towards heaven.

'I am a true Teacher. This is what I am, young student.' Again, he didn't speak this out loud and just thought about it.

As both of them continued to walk, they finally got to a place with two large doors. These doors seemed to be made of some blue rock. They were polished nicely and even had many marks placed over them.

”This is the library. Just scan your Identification card, and you can enter the first level.” Xillar explained arrogantly.

Arnin ignored Xillar's haughty way of talking and did what he was told. He scanned his card on a circular device that sat in the corner.

*Ruuuumble*

The doors slowly opened. Arnin watched carefully as he saw thousands upon thousands of books appear through the opening. There were people scuttling through the large place with books in their hands.

”So this is the so called library? Not a bad place.” Arnin walked in happily as the doors behind him closed abruptly.