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Dean thought about the many potions he made today, coming to the conclusion it is a better training than his old meditation exercises. Even though the amount of formations he had to control at the same time where a lot lower their complexity where in a total different league.

He ruminated "I can't just focus on alchemy, I need to put some time on combat too. I wonder if there is any combat technique compatible with me to buy, there is definitely a lot for darkness, wood and fire, but for the higher elements I am not sure.

Maybe I can come up with some techniques once I learn some. If its like the alchemy fire is going to be really complicated, I still don't really comprehend the principle behind it. Its like putting a complex formation in the mental energy, but when it mixes with the spirit qi it does something weird".

Deciding not to think about it until he had more techniques to compare, Dean just meditated until he woke up a few hours later, being brutally shaken.

Scared, thinking that something had happened he woke up asking "What is it? What happened?" seeing Tony shaking him up.

Tony did not stop shaking him even when he woke up, answering him with even more questions "That is what I want to ask you. What did you do when I was away? My cousin came to me all angry saying to he wants to beat you up, and my father is told me to help my uncle to make you his disciple. What the hell have you been up to?".

Dean defended himself "I literally have just been making potions this entire time, this is the first time I slept in two days. I dint really do anything to your cousin".

"Then why my cousin and dad start bothering as soon as I got home?".

Remembering what he did when he was almost falling asleep Dean scratched the back of his head and said "I might have butted in when he was having a discussion with his father, but I dint say anything bad or offended him".

"And why is my father telling me that my uncle wants you to be his alchemy disciple?".

Dean said "I think he likes my talent for alchemy, I am really thinking about accepting his proposition, his notes helped out a ton".

"You really should, he is one of the few soul emperor alchemist in the sect. By the way, can you say sorry to his son, he is going to keep bothering everyone".

Dean thought for a bit then pointed out "If he is making such a fuss over nothing I don't think apologizing will really work".

Tony sighed "Yeah, he is an idiot in every sense of the word. My father or his father will probably give him a good beating and he will stop. Any way did you really spent two days making pills?".

Dean nodded "Yeah, I really entered the zone. The food they make in this house really helped, gave me energy. I Made seven thousand in those two day".

Tony got up saying "Never underestimated the spirit chefs, they help out a lot, their food taste amazing and they helped in cultivating.

Any way me Janet and a few other friends are going to a restaurant to celebrate, I think you will fit in quite well, want to come?"

Dean also go up then asked "Sure, what are you celebrating?".

"Another successful expedition to a to a two star spirit rank dungeon, we get drunk and party, most of the times go to the arena. Now that you have money you can pay for some of the drinks to hehehe".

"I will pay for one or two, but I am not made of money like you guys, I have to buy some important things. Now get out I need to change, take a shower to I smell like herbs".

Using the new clothes he brought recently, a black pant, red shirt and a black jacket, Dean walked with Tony for a long time towards a huge stable, passing a pasture where many purple boars lived, some even bigger than Beatrice.

In the way Dean inquired "Is this all your clan territory?".

Tony snickered "You have only seen too little of this sect, this is little, the clans are basically a whole kingdom. In fact the clans where kingdoms, they are all older than the sect, beside the Ivorydawn.

We where all united Irwin Dwanson, the first patriarch, founder of the Dawn city and the Ivorydawn. There are many amazing cities owned by the clans that just as incredible and Dawn city, albeit none of them get close to the inner Dawn city.

You will be able to see a bit of the inner city while flying with Beatrice, but you can't walk around unless you are an inner disciple".

They soon reached Beatrice huge personal stable, a group of servants, with the strength of someone at the peak of mortal rank, put the huge heavy saddle on Beatrice.

As Dean and Tony flew Dean said "Your clan really is rich, to employ peak mortal ranks disciples".

Tony laughed "You really have to work on your world view, peak mortal rank is nothing. The number of peak mortal ranks in the sect territory are in the hundred of millions, every year the sect kicks out thousands of disciples who weren't able to reach the spirit rank before fifty.

Besides those servants where never disciples, in cities under the clans simple cultivation techniques are widely spread out".

"Is it that hard to become a spirit master?"

"Put hard on that, to go up any rank is a huge hurdle, that only gets harder the further you go. Any treasure that can help is very rare and very expensive.

Hey look we are getting close to the inner sect".

Dean turned to look and was instantly amazed with the building in the distance, the closest one being a tall tower with a golden long dragon wrapping it. The dragon was so life like that he really though the dragon was a real living being.

None of the building he saw where normal, the normal houses where big beautiful mansions that made normal building seem like trash not worth living in.

Tony said "The only problem with this place that everything is so fancy that if you live here for a while it just stops impressing you" as Beatrice stopped in front of a restaurant.

They stopped at a Japanese styled restaurant that was much simpler than the rest of the buildings, but was still fancier than any restaurant he has ever been in. The smell of the food made him completely ignore the fact that it was fancy, just making him want to eat.

Tony and Dean passed many disciples, with the crest of the golden lion in their clothes, and went to a private room where four people where talking with each other as they waited for him.

Tony introduced "Everyone meet Dean, Dean meet Roger, Emily, Derick and Janet that you already know. The few people of the inner sect that are not high up their own asses".

Derick, a half bull, with a tall strong body, black fur and two horns on top of his head, wearing a tank top and jeans, hit the expensive beautifully carved wood table and shouted "Hey Tony! dint we agree to only take the raid group on the party".

Roger the half bullfrog, with thick round body, light green skin, long legs and a big mouth, dressed in a fancy black suit, with a red tie, hit the table and yelled "Shut up Derick! haven't you heard of the new genius, Tony even sent a message in the group about it". Thanks to his appearance that reminded him of the nice supervisor Dean already had a good first impression of Roger.

Emily, a half-cat, with blonde fur covering her body, two fluffy ear on top of her head and a long fluffy tail, wearing a pear necklace and a fancy red dress, greeted Dean "Stop fighting you two. Hello Dean, I am Emily Grace, its a pleasure meeting you".

Derick scoffed "Just because you have good affinity doesn't mean you can enter the group, you are not even in spirit rank".

Tony took a seat and chortled "Be careful to how you talk to my uncle Ted new alchemy disciple, you know how he is with honor and stuff". Making Derick shake a little and shut up with his arms crossed.

Janet said "That stubborn old man took a disciple that is not his son? Now that is some news".

Dean took a seat beside Janet and added "I haven't accepted yet, and he isn't that bad, he was actually nice with me".

Roger said "That is because you have interest in alchemy and you are talented at it, beside Greg probably told everyone to be nice with you. I am the patriarch son and he looked at me like I was nothing".

Tony interrupted "How about we order some drinks before we continue to talk. Dean is paying for two bottles".

Completely changing what he thought of Dean second ago, Derick laughed "Welcome to the group Dean! He is alchemist Tony, Pick the pocket drainer hahahaha"

Emily go animated "Now this is a party! If we are buying a two thousand bottle of wine we have to buy some red river salmon". Making Dean eyes open wide when he heard the price.

He waned to say something but everyone was celebrating already, he imprinted in his mind to never say he was going to buy the drinks ever again. But, as soon as he took a sip of the golden mellow wine, the regret from spending so much money instantly disappeared.

Suddenly Dean found himself as his demon form, not knowing when did he sleep. After a few second his memories started to come back to him, his black eyes, and mouth, started to open wide until they couldn't anymore.

For more than a minute he stayed like that, until he just said "Oh fuck. Oh fuck, fuck, fuck fuck fuck. What the hell did I just do, how the hell did it even get to this."