61 Creating Cultivation Stones (2/2)

Arnin worked slowly, and after doing it for about half an hour, he finally completed the mark.When he looked at it, he realized that it was orange, not pink. This disappointed him, however he threw the cultivation stone into the empty box, and grabbed a new stone from the stone basket.

He thought that his skills would increase as he made progress and gained experience. Time slowly moved by at a snail's pace, however that slowness allowed Arnin to create tens of cultivation stones. Inside the previously empty box, one could find many cultivation stones. The stones that were on the lower levels had orange marks, however the ones on the top were all pink. This showed that Arnin's skills were increasing while he created the marks.

Arnin had a bright smile as he made a cultivation stone in under ten minutes, and then moved onto the next. He was extremely thrilled because he found that his skills with the saber was increasing as well as he made the cultivation stones. This was one of the goals Arnin had.

Soon, he found that he was able to make the neutral cultivation stones with ease, so he moved onto the next type. He flipped the page and found that it was a cultivation stone for the element of fire.

After reading the description, Arnin understood why his unorthodox method was so amazing, and why one needed to be at Essence Manifest to be a Mark Master.

A Mark Master would need to absorb essence into their body, and then separate it into the elements that they needed. They would then direct those elements onto their drawing pens or fingers and they would add them into the stone.

Separating essence was a skill that people would only gain once they entered the Essence Manifest realm, however Arnin was still able to do it. He smiled before beginning the creation. The marks this time were different, and one needed to use solar essence, however Arnin didn't because he could just use his saber flames.

Just as Arnin was going to begin, he stopped. He thought about what would happen if he used the fire component from his Flames of Neutrality. Would the stone become stronger?

Arnin decided to try this method. He had relatively high control over his Flames of Neutrality, so he was able to bring it onto the blade quite easily.

Arnin circulated the essence in his body, and began to draw. This time, the process was much easier than the first time he drew the neutral mark. Because of his experience, he was now able to create the mark quite easily.

Arnin then began to mass create the cultivation stones. Hours passed, and Arnin's box was now filled to the top and it wasn't able to hold anymore stones. Arnin wiped his head and was satisfied with his output of cultivation stones. Arnin didn't feel physically tired, but he did have a splitting headache.

'This must be related to the Animus usage. Seems like I used too much.' Arnin sighed but he was still happy with the result.

He immediately picked up the box, and headed towards the first floor. One would need to hand in their created stones to the person behind the counter to retrieve their academic points. A Mark Master would usually have an assistant to these minor jobs, but Arnin's assistant, Kurse, was in bed, unable to do it. So, Arnin had to do this job himself.

As he walked towards the staircase,Arnin noticed that other than the previous five people, there about ten more people present, however, they were all teachers. Most of them were Butterfly teachers, but there was a rare Moth teacher also working here and there.

When they all saw the box in Arnin's hands, they couldn't help but take in the a sharp breath of cold air, especially the five people who Arnin saw previously. They looked at Arnin as though they were looking at a monster.

'Did that create all of those stones himself? I don't see anyone else from where he came.' One of the five thought.

'This kid is a monster if he created those. What rank is he as a Mark Master.' Another one thought, but still didn't say anything. He had his own pride, and wasn't willing to ask Anin for pointers or questions. He just kept doing his own work.

Arnin traveled down the stairs, and finally got to the first floor. He found that there were less people than before, and so he walked over to the counter. There wasn't a line since most people were still looking around, however they all noticed the box in Arnin's hands. When they saw the various cultivation stones, they also couldn't help but take in a deep breath.

'Which Mark Master created those?' One of them thought quietly. They didn't believe that it was Arnin because he was just too small, which made them all assume that it was someone else.

The person behind the counter saw Arnin coming and smiled, but his smile froze when he saw the things inside the box. His face became pale, and he showed a large amount of shock. 'Pink! Most of those are pink leveled cultivation stones.' He began to sweat a little. This sweat was not of fear, but of excitement. It was as if he was going to retrieve a large bucket of gold.

”Little kid, how may I help you?” The boy looked at Arnin and said.

”I want to sell these for academic points. How much will I get?” Arnin put the large box on the counter and took out his identity card.

When the person saw this, he felt somewhat bewildered. 'Why are you taking your card out? Shouldn't you give me the card of the Mark Master who created this?' He didn't say this directly, but instead questioned Arnin.

”Little kid, would you mind telling me who made all of these stones?” He asked with a smile.

”Sure. I did.” Arnin replied with his own smile. The boy looked at Arnin with shock.