The day passed as Alm and Bruno had envisioned; the two clans did not make a move or take any action. The elder in charge of the test presented arguments and evidence to support the events. Moreover, the attacks on the internal branches of the clans were carried out without leaving traces. Certainly, the twenty thousand people with them indicated involvement, but they were considered "free" workers of the clan, making it difficult for Nightflare to make accusations.
They were just waiting for an opportunity to strike, so leaving the sect would be quite risky with a large group. Alm and Bruno reflected on the next steps. Then, shortly after everyone woke up, Nimfle returned after fulfilling their request.
The elf spoke calmly. "Master, I’ve reserved the training ground. I prepaid for a week, as ordered."
The training ground was a protected and isolated area within the sect’s formation, available for anyone who could pay for its use. The space and time were determined by the amount you could pay; inside, no one could invade. It was a perfect place to develop new secret techniques or advance realms safely.
"And also, something else happened; I received direct contact from a central elder. He was from the Noctryn clan," Nimfle added.
The whale nodded, already expecting this. The value of the weapons in the auction was nearing insanity, and the Obsidian clan monopolized everything among themselves. The clans below couldn’t compete at all.
"It was exactly as master predicted; he offered me something I’ve only heard rumors about. This is a well-guarded secret by the central members; considered treason with a death penalty for anyone who discloses it," she spoke murmuringly seriously. "He called it Rainbow Crystal and offered a small quantity. But he said that once I received it, I wouldn’t regret it."
Alm and Bruno agreed with this. When they arrived at the sect, in the recruitment line for entry, when Ruri caused a commotion, two external workers with yellow armor appeared. They immediately noticed that the two possessed powerful and pure auras, even though they were just external workers. Upon entering the sect, they didn’t see others like them, which intrigued Alm and Bruno. (Chapter 323)
After getting to know the main clans of the sect, they learned that the yellow armor represented a member of the Obsidian clan. Those workers should be the lowest rank possible; however, the number one clan must have members in every corner to have more influence. Therefore, those workers must have received something from their clans, something that only Alm and Bruno would notice the difference. And knowing the strange crystals from the abyss, from the evil cultivators, they cast the bait, and the fish bit.
Nimfle left with the confirmation from the whale, and in less than six hours, she returned; the elder was quite desperate for a weapon, so he took the risk of being caught by the sect.
The whale received the elf’s ring and examined the crystal. It was, as the name suggested, a crystal that emitted a soft glow in multiple colors.
The sect seal that imprisons the behemoth nullifies its Yin and Yang. In the Skyward Forest, that’s where the Yang seal is, while the death worlds are the Yin. Probably, the Yin was divided into five parts to avoid causing too much disturbance. After all, that giant rune creates a death world. The Yang seal is unique and covers the entire forest.
So, in a few seconds, Bruno concluded: ’This was generated on the outskirts of the forest, where the Yang and Yin of the inner sect converge. These crystals possess all five natural elements, but in different proportions; the laws of the earth are much stronger than the rest.’
’This is excellent for rebuilding the body in the Body Destruction Realm, which is why the sect can create so many cultivators at this level. It’s also pure enough to be used directly in cultivation, leaving no impurities,’ Alm added, amazed. ’But I feel something strange inside...’
Bruno also felt it; something was in the middle of that multicolored crystal. Soon, the two activated their tattoos and carefully analyzed everything inside. They quickly found an intruder. It was something small that didn’t emit any presence, energy, or color.
’This is a rune... of a completely new law. It’s completely inert, like a turned-off lamp, but I feel it’s ready to be activated at any moment,’ Bruno commented curiously, observing that almost transparent rune.
Both tried to manipulate it in every way, even using the tattoos, but had no effect. So, Alm sighed impatiently, ’If it’s a law, then our Duality of Shadows law can invade and destroy. We don’t have much time to waste; maybe at the last moment, it will show its properties.’
Destroying that seemed unlikely to make sense. But their mastery over the self-created law was becoming more precise. With the help of the tattoos, they could create a crack and try to invade and analyze from the inside.
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Soon, they put it inside the inventory, and the Duality of Shadows law did not disappoint, invading it without any problem. But... it didn’t crack as expected...
In a second, the transparent rune acted. Then, a strange light appeared... and the rune disappeared completely.
’What the hell?!’ Bruno was stunned, then used his connection to his law. ’I can still feel the Duality of Shadows law... it’s in the same place!’
Alm also felt it, confused. It seemed not to exist, but clearly, it was there. It was like a spatial distortion, but there was no trace of space laws. It was inside the spatial inventory, but at the same time, it wasn’t.
’We can still manipulate our law. Let’s blow it all up.’ Alm said, and Bruno nodded.
Then, they activated their self-created law, and in the same second, their eyes widened. A bright light, like a star, shone inside the spatial inventory.
Crack!
Then, they saw small cracks appearing in the space around the rune. And a new breaking sound echoed, making the rune explode.
Soon, a wave of QI flowed like a tsunami inside the inventory, leaving Alm and Bruno astonished as they watched that abnormality. It seemed as if a tap had been opened, releasing a massive amount of QI.
Several seconds passed, then the flow of QI ceased. They felt the QI coming from there and sighed. ’Even purer than inside the crystal... all this QI inside this law is equivalent to almost half a million common spiritual crystals.’ Alm spoke dryly. ’But... that...’
Bruno asserted without hesitation. ’Yes! It was a gap in space. The light coming from that law can penetrate through space... this... has an even more powerful capacity than the laws of space.’
Alm and Bruno scoffed. In their universe, space laws were absolute in terms of penetrating power. Now, they had found the third law in this queen’s universe. And this one was even stranger and had an unbelievable capacity.
So, the two thought stunned, and Bruno spoke slowly. ’All this QI seems to have been naturally stored inside a spatial gap, inside the rune; it absorbed the QI naturally since the rune was inside the crystal. So, this law can stay completely hidden and store things inside... that was the method they used to conceal the slave seal on Liumi.’
’Thus, they could keep the slaves hidden. Impossible for even the person themselves to know. But, if they did this and activated it when they found it necessary... It means they can completely manipulate this law.’ Alm concluded, then put himself in the enemies’ shoes. ’This power could be used to enslave whoever they wanted, covertly... and it’s something very dangerous. It just means that all the major clans must know how to use and avoid this.’
Bruno agreed seriously; they were just dangerously walking in the dark until now. If they didn’t know this before going to the central sect, they would run into serious problems. But, there were still many missing pieces of information. Just like in the infernal laws, there should be techniques and other methods of using this.
Bruno dryly commented. ’Well, to put it into practice, there must be at least contact with the target, I hope... and we can still destroy it. For a slave seal to be activated quickly and completely, it must be in the mental sea; we will know if Ruri, Loeus, or Corin are invaded, just keep watch and search. Now that we’ve noticed it, it won’t escape our senses.’
’But, we can’t keep an eye on the 15 thousand members. Now, we are surrounded by an army of potential infiltrators who can stab us at any moment. Great.’ Alm added coldly.
The two fell silent, thinking for a while. Soon, they didn’t see an apparent solution; there should be some method, but a lot of information was missing. However, this should only be a concern in the central sect. For now, without the disciples, they couldn’t even get there.
Then, Bruno quickly analyzed all the crystals and said, ’Well, at least one good thing. One-third of the crystals have this rune inside. We have an equivalent amount of QI in them as the spiritual crystals we have.’
Alm then thought coldly and concluded, ’Our best option now is to light up the central sect so conspicuously that even the Obsidian clan will throw themselves to recruit us. This will give us a defense against the others; they won’t dare to use these laws directly. Thalor seems to be a neutral party; if we ally with this clan, maybe we can buy time to learn more about the law.’
Bruno sighed; whenever they got a good gift, they had to share several slices with others. Now, they would have to split everything to elevate the disciples. ’Well, let’s get on with it. The training ground has already been rented by Nimfle,’ he said quickly.
So, they left the tent and looked at the three commanders training the disciples fervently. Ruri trained them during the day, focusing on studying spatial formations at night.
When they appeared, everyone stopped. After fighting to survive and purifying themselves with pills, they now had a great understanding of their cultivations. So the whale gathered them, and the day was used to put QI directly into their bodies.
Soon, in a single day, all the QI from all the runes inside the Rainbow Crystals was given to the fifteen thousand disciples of the factions. They all broke through several levels to the limit; most were between the sixth and eighth levels of Core Formation. Now, everyone has reached the ninth level, ready to break through. Ruri and Loeus were at the same point for some time, and the whale stopped them from going further before. Now was the perfect time.
"Let’s go to the training ground. You will experience hellish refinement directly in your bodies," the whale spoke, moving, and everyone froze.