51 Helping Someone Break Through (2/2)

Once he went home, one would be astonished to see the sight he left behind. Many of the punching bags were completely gone. There were areas on the fences that had wooden planks that were completely missing, however there was no evidence of any attacks, or thievery. The worst of them all were the platforms. There were holes everywhere, however there was no sign of any stress or breakage, but instead it seemed as though parts of it had just vanished.

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Arnin made his way back very quickly. It was already night, and Arnin wanted to quickly rest up. His goal was to have Akig come over and watch Vilis, however he got busy with the Tower, so he didn't have time to get Akig to his house.

He was feeling very tired after the day's cultivation and fights, however he had to go and check on Lilise and Elidia first. He felt that Elidia was acting different, and that there might be a problem, he decided to head there first.

He approached the house and walked in without even knocking. ”Lilise! Elidia! Are you guys here?” Arnin yelled out without concerning himself with whether they were sleeping or not. He didn't really care about that.

*THUMP THUMP*

Arnin head quick footsteps and knew that the two girls were now awake, if they were not before. He made his way into the living room and sat down onto a chair, patiently waiting for the two girls.

The first person he saw was Lilise. She walked into the living room, and had an extremely happy smile on her face. Arnin noticed that her eyes were somewhat red, and knew that something must have happened. Elidia was the next person to walk in, however her expression was filled with annoyance and hate, however Arnin caught a little dullness in her eyes.

”Arnin? What are you doing here so late? And why are your clothes so dirty? Is that blood?” Lilise walked up with a concerned look in her eyes. She looked at Arnin's condition and couldn't help but feel extremely worried.

”Don't worry, I was just training and fell down. What about you two? How was your first day? Did you guys find anything hard to understand, or did you learn everything?” Arnin first asked the question that had brought him here in the first place. He mostly just cared about their cultivations, however seeing Lilise's red eyes, he curious to know what happened. Since he was supposed to protect them and make sure that they were not harmed, so he needed to know everything that was going on with their lives.

”Umm, everything was good. Sadly, I am not in Orb Birth - Earth yet, so I still find some things hard to understand, but sis was very popular. She was considered one of the talented people in our class.” Lilise spoke with enthusiasm when she talked about Elidia, however at the mention of herself, she went a little quiet.

Arnin of course, caught on to this and smiled. Although he didn't really care too much about Lilise's social life, he would still help her if she needed it. Lilise somewhat reminded Arnin of Nekaia, however there were still many differences.

”Lilise, did something happen? You can tell me, you know.” Arnin smiled at her, however his smile was very neutral. It contained neither warmth nor coldness.

”W-well, I was just hoping to breakthrough into Orb Birth - Earth as quickly as possible so that I can make some friends too.” Lilise started off speaking normally, however her voice became quieter and quieter. Elidia, who was listening from behind, couldn't help but feel sorrowful for her sister. Since her previous condition had not allowed her to enter the Orb Birth - Earth realm, it would be difficult for her to find anyone to talk to.

”So, that's the problem. Well, if you want, I can help you break through right now. How does that sound?” Arnin looked at Lilise with a calm expression. Since his control over the saber had increased, he was able to direct essence towards other people. However, this only applied to people who were at a lower realm than him.

”R-really? Can I really breakthrough right now?!” Lilise looked up with shock and couldn't help but ask with happiness. She really wanted to make some friends and get stronger.

”Of course. I am here to make sure that you guys do well in the academy. Come here.” Arnin called Lilise over. ”Sit on the ground cross legged.” Arnin also got onto the floor.

”What should I do next?” Lilise was feeling extremely excited, so she couldn't help but ask.

”Push your hands against mine lightly. After that, just close your eyes and do what you always do when you cultivate. I will do the rest.” Lilise nodded her head, and did exactly as Arnin said. He then had the saber come out from his palm and attached it to Lilise's palms.

After Arnin broke through, his skill with the saber went up a notch. Although he wasn't able to fully solidify the saber, he did learn how to insert the saber into another's body, similar to what he would do with his threads. The concept was very similar, so Arnin was able to pick it up instantly.

As the saber went slightly into Lilise's palm, Arnin slowly began to pull his palm back in order to let the blade absorb the essence, however he didn't pull back all the way. He kept a connection between the blade and himself.

He began to absorb the worldly essence into the saber, however he directed it into Lilise's body rather the his own. The process was extremely long and slow. Since Lilise wasn't in Orb Birth - Earth yet, Arnin had to transfer the essence very slowly in her body.

An hour went by, and Elidia watched with worried eyes as she stood to the side. Suddenly, a huge amount of aura began to collect around Lilise. It was so significantly large that people in their surroundings were even woken up by it, however no one was able to tell where the aura was coming from, so they could only stay up and feel it with some shock.

”Is someone breaking through again?” Asked a girl.

”I don't know! When can I get some proper sleep?” Another girl said with some annoyance.

”I agree. This happened last night as well. People just really like to breakthrough when others are sleeping.” The previous girl replied replied.

Inside the house, Lilise opened her eyes and her face brightened up. She looked at her hands, and then inspected her whole body. She stood up and smiled even brighter.

”I.... broke… through? I broke through! I broke through!” Lilise began to jump around in excitement. Elidia watched with a smile as she released a sigh of relief. Her eyes carried a tinge of gratitude when she looked at Arnin, however he didn't look back at her.

”Now then, Elidia, let us have a talk as well.” Arnin smiled at her before walking out the door.