60 Demon Cultivation Manual (2/2)
If Arnin was disturbed because of their entrance, it would be considered a major crime and they could be punished severely. The Lepidoptera academy took the act of disturbing someone's cultivation very seriously. A common punishment was being locked up for at least a month without being able to cultivate, while a more severe punishment could be expulsion from the academy, however this was very rare.
The girls stood in their spots very quietly, hoping that Arnin could finish soon so that they could leave. Sadly, that wish of theirs was not fulfilled. Arnin cultivated for another two hours before he slowly opened his eyes.
Arnin had an extremely wide smile on his face. He couldn't help but silently laugh a little. He was feeling a profuse amount of joy. Not only was he able to complete his cultivation manual, something else had also happened while he was cultivating. Since he was able to absorb lots of components directly into his orb, and even strengthened his threads because of the circulation, he had surprisingly made a breakthrough. It was a very silent breakthrough, almost unnoticeable, but the effect on his body was humongous.
Arnin was now sitting at the peak of Orb Birth - Heaven. He was only one step away from Essence Manifest, and felt that if he continued to cultivate with manual, he would be able to reach that point very soon.
Arnin still hadn't noticed the two girls standing by the door, however when Telize noticed that Arnin was finally done, she calmed her tense heart and body, and walked over.
”Little kid, you seem to have finished cultivating.” She spoke with a soothing voice, however it also carried more respect in it. She noticed that when Arnin was done cultivating, the calm essence began to become chaotic once again. This told her that Arnin was the one that had caused the components in the surroundings to become calm and stable.
He looked up and stared at the girl. When he saw that she was in the room, he frowned. ”What are you doing in here? Don't you know that it is a crime to come into another's cultivation room while he is cultivating?” Arnin said with a deep voice. That deep voice of his sounded somewhat childish, but it still caused the two girls to shudder.
”Little kid, we didn't mean to walk into the room. You were in here for so long that we got worried but after we saw that you were alright, we didn't have any choice but to stay. If we made noise while you were cultivating, it would have been a disaster.” Telize looked at Arnin with pleading eyes. She hoped that Arnin was the type of child that would forgive others easily, however this thought of her's was completely off.
”It doesn't matter whether you were here because of your worry or not. The fact is that you were here while I was cultivating. I wonder what type of punishment you will get for such behavior?” Arnin smiled wickedly as he spoke to the two girls.
”P-please, we didn't mean to. How about we give you this, and you can enter the fourth floor and below for free for a month.” Telize quickly handed Arnin a card.
”Telize, you can't. That was specially given to you by sen--” Before the other girl could speak up, Telize gestured for her to quiet down.
Arnin looked at the card and couldn't help but feel somewhat joyful. A person had to pay a lot to get onto the fourth floor, and although they could stay for as long as they wanted, once they left the floor, they would have to pay again for reentry.
With the card that Telize gave him, Arnin would be able to enter the first four floors for a month without paying a single point. He had to admit, it was pretty good deal.
”Alright then, since you are begging so much, I shall spare you. Leave while I am still allowing you to.” Arnin looked at Telize with a threatening glare, before waving for them to leave. The two girls quickly exited the room, leaving Arnin alone.
”Now then, since this cultivation manual is complete, I should give it a name.” Arnin smiled, and looked at a small stack of paper. There were descriptions and diagrams on the pages . This was the cultivation manual that Arnin had created for all of the elements that he was going to cultivate.
”Hmm, let's call this the Demon Cultivation Manual.” It was a simple name, however he chose it because of his original form, and the people he hated the most.
He was a Demon in the past, and it was other demons that had killed his family. This would be his only cultivation manual in Afloria, so he chose to call it such.
Arnin then pulled out a small, empty book, and copied the manual instructions and diagrams onto the empty pages.
Now, the Demon Cultivation Manual had been officially created. Arnin flipped through the pages, and nodded his head in satisfaction. After completing the manal, he began to circulate the essence in his body through the path that the manual showed.
Since he had broken through, he needed to stabilize his realm, and see what exactly had changed. Another hour passed and Arnin was done with the stabilization. He let out a deep sigh and smiled. He found that his orb was much larger than before, and that his threads even gave off an aura of the various elements that were absorbed.
Not only were his orb and threads affected, even the octogonal marks inside his body had a slightly changed. They were much larger than before, and they were scattered in many more places. He even found some around his orb.
Arnin felt that he could most likely fight an Essence Manifest - Hell cultivator with some ease, and could possibly withstand a small fight with a cultivator at Essence Manifest - Heaven. This was great news to him. Everything that had happened to him during his cultivation period was positive. His seed of Neutrality looked larger than before too.
He got up from his sitting positions, and began to do some stretches. Due to him being seated for so long, his body was somewhat sore, however it wasn't too bad because his body was continuously absorbing essence components.
Arnin walked towards the exit of the room, and headed towards the platform that led to the lower floors. He didn't say anything to the two girls and just left. Since he now had a cultivation manual, he could begin creating cultivation stones as a Mark Master.
As the two girls watched Arnin leave, Telize's friend looked at her with some worry. ”Why did you give him that card? That was a present that senior Su gave to you. What will you do if he finds out?” Telize let out a sigh when she heard her friend's question. Senior Su was one of the big shots in the Moth group and he was also Telize's fiance. Senior Su was incredibly strong and his name was known by almost all students in the Moth group.
”What else could I have done? That was the only thing that I could give to him to let us off. If he complained, we could have been locked up for three months. How much cultivation time would have been wasted because of that?” Telize was bitter as well, however she could only try to calm down and think rationally.
”That little kid really is such a devil. Couldn't he just let us off? We went in because we were worried.” The other girl snorted as she said with displeasure.
Telize smiled at her, not commenting any further. 'Let's just hope Su won't find out. If he does, then that kid will be in trouble.' She sighed before continuing her work.