Chapter 15 - Elements

The people looked at the two for a split second and went on to read the book they were holding.

Luan picked up one of the book from the row. It's title was 'Ice Codex Tier 1 Book.'

"Ice element is interesting"

Luan tried turning the pages around but failed. He could only see the first page of the book, which was its index.

He looked at the back of the book to find runes implanted on it.

"Is it so the students can't see the full contents before buying?" He said with astonishment.

"Well it's price is only 40 gold so it shouldn't be a problem to me"

He looked at Angela and said, "Do you want to learn an element too?"

She thought for a second before saying no.

"I see, well let's get this book and one of water as well." Luan took another book from the shelf which named 'Water codex tier 1 book'

A normal "Book" was different from The books of "technique/Spells"

A normal book contained nothing but information about different things. Like information about the world, a specific subject, etc. It did not contain anything other than that. Books on earth is the same as this.

A technique/spells books were different as they used special calligraphy and Qi to write the technique/spells. A normal book could be copied and made endlessly but a spell book can't. Thus a spell book was more expensive and valuable.

The books luan brought were normal books and didn't contain any special writing but pure knowledge and information. The book they got from their teacher Isla was a spell book. That's why students were so excited when they got it.

Despite the different process of making those books, they both still had a tier. The higher the tear of the normal book, the clearly it explains concepts to people in the most easy and short way.

Luan purchased the two books for 80 gold. When the receptionist made some paperwork, he took the books from luan and used a pen and drew something on the runes. When he was done, he handed the book to luan.

"What was that?" Luan asked the receptionist while looking at the book. They didn't had any runes now and could be read after the first page.

"Oh well I cancelled the runes on the book which forbids people from reading it." The receptionist said while looking around bored.

There weren't many people around the hall and some of the other receptionist were also free. Despite there being more than more than 3000 outer disciples and newcomers combined. Probably because many were still in their optional classes.

"Well thanks for answering, I'll go now."

Luan and Angela left the hall and went inside their house. Angela started doing her own thing and luan sat on the bed to see the new books.

"Let's start with the Ice codex."

Ding

As soon as he opened the book, he heard the good old sound he was used to hearing. He was startled by it.

「A tier 1 book noticed, do you want to learn it's content?」

It took luan a few seconds to get what the system was saying as he was not expecting it to say anything.

"What do you mean by that?"

「The individual can instantly memorize the content of the books.」

It was the first time system had said those words. Luan had to learn the Qi breathing technique of the forgotten sect on his own.

"Y-Yeah I want to memorize it."

Ding

「Starting the process of reading the content of the book and sending it to the host's brain. It would take 7 seconds」

1...

2...

After the process started, every single information in the two books was being transferred to luan's head.

3...

4...

5....

6....7

Ding

「Process finished successfully」

"So that's how it is" Luan touched his head in response to all the information he just got. He knew everything about the two books, from every single page to the paragraphs and to the last lines. He remembered every thing about them.

"This is surprising. I wonder what else the system can do."

He immediately started thinking about this new-found information he just got.

At the start, the book covered the cliche information about how fire is weaker against water and how ice is stronger than other few elements. Basically weakness and strengths were covered at first. But the main thing which luan thought interesting was about the concept of "Elemental Core".

An Elemental Core is something a person who practice the elements has to form in their body. Every element will have it's own ball in the center of the body which is called a "Core".

To form a core, one have to absorb the corresponding power or Qi of the element.

For example, Going into fire and absorbing the fire Qi released from it. And going into ice mountains to absorb ice Qi.

"World Qi" was a qi everyone used to increase one's cultivation. It didn't had any form and it was colourless.

World Qi had many subcategories. Fire Qi and Ice Qi were one of them. Although, absorbing subcategories Qi doesn't increase cultivation but the destructive power of the element.

Once the core is completely formed, the person can use the corresponding element.

The power of the element will depend on the power absorbed when making the Elemental Core.

However, it is possible to increase its power even after making the core. It is done by adding more energy to the core or having immense amount of understanding of the element.

Adding more energy to the core means getting a greater source of power from the surrounding. For example, if someone forms an elemental core from normal fire, which can destroy a house, their destructive force will be limited to the destructive force the fire possessed. They will only be able to destroy a house. If they use a more destructive source of fire, they can upgrade their core even further.

A core is formed when it is at 100% destructive power. But there is no limit to the how much powerful a core can be. 10000% is a possibility while 10000000000% is also a possibility.

There was a lot of information in the books and at the end of it was written something in bold letters.

FORMING AN ELEMENTAL CORE IS DIFFICULT AND TAKES GREAT AMOUNT OF TIME. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

"Wow. Not very friendly with new comers eh?" Luan said jokingly. He had already decided he wanted to learn every element in existence so going back now was not an option.

Luan sighed because of the long day, It was already 4 pm and he had some more time before night so he decided to go explore the area.

"Angela you're coming with me?" He said at he stood up.

Angela who was observing him from the distance was shocked he noticed her and a light blush appeared on her face because of the embarrassment but she also tagged along and they started roaming around.

They went to the back of the mountain where more houses were present.

"Hmm now that I'm looking around, there are quite a lot of people here."

Luan and Angela always stayed at the front of all houses and didn't look behind too much.

As they went deeper into the back of the mountain, they started seeing people interacting with other. At the front, people rarely talked with luan and Angela except some. But here most had cheerful faces but they weren't as strong.

Angela looked at the people who were just enjoying themselves.

"What is your dream Angela" Luan said while looking at front.

"Dream...?" She looked at him and asked.

"Yeah. A dream is when you want to achieve something from the bottom of your heart. Something you were born for." He replied.

Angela looked at the people for a few seconds thinking of something.

"...I don't know"

"What is your....?" She asked him with big eyes.

"I want to kill the people who killed my parents. I want revenge for them." Luan said immediately.

"Ah" She said with open mouth. She knew luan was hardworking. Waking everyday early to start start his training but she didn't know the reason.

Angela looked down as if thinking her reasons.

'Human...?' She thought.

Luan looked at her and knew she wasn't ready to share her answer or she didn't know it herself.

"Well I'll gladly hear your reasons when you're ready." He said with a lovely smile looking at her.

"Hmm?" He looked at the front and noticed people standing in their way.

A few people stopped luan and Angela's path. They were 15 to 17 year old with normal physique. Most were in Qi gathering 2 and one reached in 3. While the weakest was in Qi gathering 1.

"What do you want" Luan's expression changed fast to a cold one and he looked at them dead in the eyes.

Although he didn't use killing intent. But that was enough to make everyone of them shutter.

"Boss Alden, is it really ok to stop them like this?" one of the people whispered to the weakest member of the group.

He was a 15 year old boy with pink hair and black hair strands. He was shuttering from luans pressure but didn't show it as much.

"Do you think I want to do this? They are just kids." Alden whispered back.

Luan could hear them as his senses were higher because of his higher realm.

'What are they talking about? Boss? But he is the weakest of the group.' He thought with a little confusion but didn't show it.

Just then Alden spoke.

"Ahum! You are the people from Class A right? Luan and Angela."

"Yeah and just get to the point" Luan said without much interest.

"I'm Alden from Class B of the same building you're in. I want you to give me the books you brought from before or prepare for death!" He said hysterically proud and happy with himself.

Luan realized what was happening quickly.

'Bullying' This was something his father told him not to do or if someone is doing it to him, he should fight back.

"Are you bullying me? I'll kill you if you don't go away." Luan ordered them and turned away a little annoyed.

"Wha-No no no we ar-" But before he could say too much the strongest one of them spoke.

"Wha-What how dare you think we're bu-" He tried saying something but luan took action first.

Slam!

He moved at his highest speed and placed his hand on the person's face and slammed him in the ground. The guy immediately fainted with severe injuries on the head. Luan used some of his strength and a big hole at least 1 meter deep and 4 meter wide was created in the ground.

The impact was so loud it caught everyone's attention in the area.

"If anyone of you want to say something else say it. Go ahead I'm waiting " He said releasing his killing intent without concentration.

The people were absolutely terrified from it. In that exact moment luan looked like a God in front of them. They collapsed on the ground with helplessness. Their breathing stopped.

"Thi...This is...We're getting out of here!!"

Everyone of the group escaped the situation except Alden. Luan looked at him.

"I-I can't go I have to get his books" Alden who was on the ground said to himself while trying to stand up. But he failed.

'I haven't noticed any killing intent from him. Even a little. What is happening here?' Luan thought as he looked at the person.

"Why are you so persistent about those books? Just kill a few beasts to get the money you know." Luan spoke as he went to him with killing intent.

"I... I....dont have any choice" He said in between small breaths because of the pressure. Luan stopped his killing intent and Alden got up and ran with other people at full speed.

"Hey, you forgot your friend here" Luan said and gestured towards the person fainted.

Alden came running again and carried the person on his back and ran back again.

Luan just saw him go and didn't follow.

"What the hell was that? There are quite a few weird people in this world" He said as he looked at them go.

"...Yeah" Angela who saw this agreed while nodding.