17 Start

The king and Ben make for the exit of the vault when Ben stops and looks to his right. He just got a feeling that called out to him. The king notices that Ben stops, he also looks toward where Ben is looking. "Something is calling me." Ben says. "Let's fins out what that is." The king says to Ben. Ben starts to walk toward the direction that calls him.

On a small pillar looking table on a tri-pot is standing a black marble. Ben walks to the black marble and is mesmerized by the marble. "You can take it if you want." The king says from behind Ben. "It is a beast egg.

We elves used to be amazing beast tamers. Only the art of beast taming is lost to time for our race. The only way for us to tame a beast is if we nurture it from birth." The king says with sadness evidently in his voice.

"There is another way though. That is trough the world tree. The world tree is the only one who can pass the knowledge of beast taming. The world tree has seen our species birth and has watched over all ever since after all."

The king gestures to hurry up. Ben swipes his hand close to the black egg and takes it inside his spatial ring.

While walking back to the king's office the king the air is a bit awkward between them. "So… You should miss home, right?" The king asks a bit reluctantly. "You are after all in a foreign land and surrounded with people not from your race."

"Nah, not really. I have already accepted this situation, of course I miss home. But I know that I will return sometime." Ben says with a longing voice. "You know that in the world of cultivation strength reigns supreme. If you get very strong you will eventually be strong enough to return." The king says. He chose his words with a reason. To say that Ben needs to be strong to return will result in Ben staying longer.

When arriving at the office the king orders a guard to escort Ben to his room. The king is just about to open the door when he turns around and says. "The academy starts in a months' time. They have currently a break. I suppose you want to start cultivating for the rime being." Ben thinks for a moment and nods his head. "Then I will send someone two days before you will go to the academy, to warn you that it is almost time to go." The king says.

Ben nods again and walks away together with the guard. Arriving at his room he sees on the sofa five sets of clothes. All in the design he is currently wearing. A written note is laying atop the clothes. Saying Hey Ben, thank you for the clothes, here are your clothes to wear. This will be enough for a month.

When you need them cleaned, just lay them outside the door and a servant will clean your clothes and bring them back to you. Ben nods and swipes his hands and the clothes disappears into his spatial ring.

Ben enters his bedroom. He sits down on his bed. "Okay, let's start cultivating."

Ben closes his eyes and goes to the parts inside his memories where Water, Boyd, Azrael and Ghost imprinted their cultivation manuals. 'I will start with [Primordial Water body] that will be my base.' Just when Ben wants to start reciting the manual. 'Hold it right there.' Water practically screams inside his head.

Bens eyes snap open he loses his posture. "What the hell Water. I just wanted to start." Ben scowls to Water. 'I have good reason. Take me and the chest we got from the treasury out.' Water reasons with Ben.

Ben sighs and waves his hand and the chest materializes in front of Ben. Ben follows to take out Water. Water beckons for Ben to come with him to the chest. "This chest has the language of the dragons written all over it. If my guess is right, in this chest are some of the remains of the last dragons. A very small chance exists that the remains of the dragon king is inside." Water says.

Bens eyes widen and his mouth fell wide open. Like Water could read Bens mind he says. "Yes Ben, real dragons."

"This chest is made out of a reverse scale of a very powerful dragon. No… only a small piece of the reverse scale of a dragon. Mmm…" Water says while examining the chest further. After circling and examining the chest for at least a dozen times while muttering 'this reverse scale is somewhat familiar'. Waters complexion changes to someone that just saw their favorite food. Water eyes are practically twinkling.

"Oh my primal source! This is a piece of the reverse scale of the mate of the dragon king!" Water exclaims. Water falls into deep thought once again. Ben is currently sitting on the side of the bed observing Water.

"So that is what happened to her." Water whispers. Water looks up to Ben. "Come here, sit on the ground. I will decipher the chest. Once I do there will be an energy blast that once you absorb, will give you a very high boost in cultivation.

When you feel the energy recite the [Primordial water body] manual. Don't worry about if the energy is compatible because Dragons cultivate with primal force. You practice a primordial cultivation manual so you will be able to absorb the energy."

Ben nods with a determined face. He sits down close to the chest. Water starts to decipher the draconic language. "Oh, by the way it will be very painful." Water says and touches the chest. The chest cracks and a blast of primal force comes like waves out of the chest.

Ben who was so immersed into reciting the [Primordial water body] couldn't even react to what Water said. An excruciating pain washes over Ben. It was like a dam broke and all the primal force funneled towards Ben. Because there were no individuals in the immediate area that could cultivate primal force it all was absorbed by Ben.

Ben was on the brink of insanity when the pain finally calmed down a bit. The pain became a bit more bearable. If someone saw what was happening right now, they would faint of how heaven defying the result was.

Ben was oozing out black substances through his orifices in buckets. When someone with a divine sense would inspect Bens body. The chances are that he would die of shock. He would see that Bens body is breezing thought the body tempering realm.