Lightning Is the Only Way

After some more minutes, Gravis finally spoke up. "So, what are we waiting for?"

The Guild Master didn't change his expression. "For your pills."

Gravis squinted his eyes and spoke carefully. "But, don't you have to inform someone or get them then?"

The Guild Master looked like he understood why Gravis asked such an obvious question. After he understood, he only laughed a little. "I have already informed the elder responsible for the treasure storage," he explained. "You might not know, but starting the Spirit Forming Realm, we can send thoughts with our Spirit. I have long informed him."

"Oh," said Gravis as he finally understood. He didn't know that that was possible starting at the Spirit Forming Realm, but it seemed to make sense. The Spirit was an extension of the user's mind and soul, so it could logically also touch and convey the user's thoughts. "I didn't know."

The Guild Master only smiled slightly. "Well, there's no reason in telling you. As soon as you reach the Spirit Forming Realm, you would know it automatically," he explained with patience. "I know branch manager Aion, and I can guess why he hasn't told you about that before."

Gravis could also guess why. Aion was basically a physical manifestation of laziness. Even talking with Gravis was already too much work for him. Why would he go out of his way to teach Gravis about Spirit Forming?

and the elder collected them. The elder had an incredibly powerful body, just like Red had, so carrying all the weapons and the

not know about our Spirit Space," explained the Guild Master. "We can store and retrieve items in

Master. Gravis already knew about this application of the Spirit. He had learned

looked inside. He saw many body tempering pills, and he smiled involuntarily. 'Those should

in this lower world believed that the ninth level was the highest level of Energy Gathering, yet there was the tenth level above that. That also held true for the body. Just

sure to consume many more pills to test it. In truth, they actually did know about the tenth level of the

higher than their Energy, their own element would be weakened by the body. It was rather logical. The element had to pass through the body, and if the body were

achieved the tenth level of the body had found issues in releasing their elements. The strength of their element fell from the ninth level of Energy Gathering to the eighth. Of course, thanks to Gravis' Elemental Synchronicity, that was no issue for him.

one would trade their elemental

and looked back

his readiness to slay his enemies, and his genuine search for tempering would make him an outstanding disciple of our Fire Sect,' he thought and sighed. 'Sadly, he already

killing their brothers. There hadn't been some malicious scheme in the background. Even after all his opponents had died, the Guild Master had still been a nice fellow. It was all just simple and pure life and death tempering. Gravis liked this simplicity and honesty. They might have an ideology that he didn't wholly agree with, but their philosophy was to his

was. In actuality, Gravis had to replan. Initially, he had intended to go to the Earth Guild next to do the same thing. Maybe not as many people as the Fire Guild would

breakthrough of his Will-Aura, that plan fell flat. Tempering became impossible for him in the Energy Gathering Realm. 'Might as well just increase my realm and bodily strength,' Gravis decided. Yet,