2nd Elemental Imprint

In a dark space,

Huh..... where is this place, miren..... where are you", fenghuang woke up to see himself in a black space, afraid about miren, he shouted her name hysterically.

"No need to waste your energy in shouting, this is my spiritual space. Without my will no one can hear you", a sharp and domineering but little low voice sounded in the dark space

"Huh...

calm down fenghuang...,

Why have you brought me here elder", fenghuang initially got scared but slowly calmed down to face the unknown

"I can help you to raise your strength." The commanding voice sounded again

"Well.. elder actually i am good, being like this, slowly improving... also, i am approaching the peak power. so i guess i have to pass on this wonder opportunity to somebody lucky." Said fenghuang warily, who knows what this elder's intentions are, what if it devours him.

"Stupid little frog, seeing the sky from well. I am not talking about this puny little power you have. I am talking of helping you to achieve the ancestor rank." A disdainful voice sounded

"Ancestor rank, how much stronger an ancestor rank practitioner is compared to me, elder." Said fenghuang curiously and, happily by the fact that she is detained

"Any being of such strength can kill you with its bare finger a million times over". Said the voice casually

after some moments of silence

"Elder may i know why elder wants to help me." Fenghuang asked cautiously

"I want you to help me in return" said the elder

"What kind of help." Asked fenghuang

"Revenge" said the voice with anger

"I wonder, how elder can help me." Asked fenghuang straightforwardly

"If my condition would have been good then there were many ways but since that is not the case the only thing i can do is to form a life contract with you." Said the elder

[Life contract is an apex level contract between a master and a beast, where the beast bestows his life, blood,soul and talent to it's master, different level of contracts are used by martial artists(such as blood contract, soul contract,life contract)under different situations to assimiliate the beast]

"Oh...., elder this humble being awaits you to bestow me with your grace." Said fenghuang with a bit of gloatingness

"Huh... brat, don't think i don't know, why are you so happy, but don't be happy just yet.

First you need to help me break free from this array."said the elder

"Oh.....then,What should i do elder" asked fenghuang

"Inside the array control building, what you call as fire temple, is an array controller. The array needs a space key embeeded with the space coordinates of the prison, and one master key that can activate and let the owner control the array." Said the elder

"Ok... so where will i get the keys" asked fenghuang

"That....I don't know," said elder

"Huh..... elder this.....how can i find two keys in such a big world." Said fenghuang while gawking

"That's your job to find. The only thing i know is that the array master who made it was the master of array pavillion." Said the elder irritatingly

"That's it....." said fenghuang confused of whether to laugh or cry

"Brat i was forcedfully imprisoned here the only thing i remember is just some faces." Said the elder snortingly

"Huh..... anything else elder, anything related, any symbol, any ally of theirs, any disciple or anything that you think, can help us." Asked fenghuang after some thought

"Symbol....um....their clan symbol was a golden pagoda. If i correctly remember...the last concubine he married was the daughter of red fox clan's patriarch. That's the only meaningful information i have of them." Said the elder after recounting the past

"Very well elder, i will do my best to find the keys." Said fenghuang

"Huh.... ok close your eyes, i'm sending you back."

"Um.....," nodded fenghuang

In the cave, outside the fire temple

"Um .... ....," fenghuang opened his eyes

"Have you finally woke uo...," said miren with conern and with a bit of feeling wronged

"Yeah i have just went to coma for a while, that's it." Said fenghuang

"For a while...., you were in coma for full two months."

"What...."

"Yeah, um...., are you alright. Are you feeling any discomfort." Asked miren with a blush and shyness

"I'm alright but what happened to you.., miren. Why are your cheeks red."

"Ah.... nothing...nothing.. you... try to circulate your power now." Said miren after maintaining her composure

"Ah..... hannn... my power it has reached the peak of mage king... This how is this happened,

What happened while i was unconcious..." asked fenghuang shockingly

"Huh....that....um...., you were not able to control your power, so i helped you through dual cultivation....and...then...um...your condition stabilized, but you were still unconscious so everyday i would help you cultivate, after all your sealed power was cultivated your body unconciously absorbed the aura here, and due to it both of our cultivation improved as well." Explained miren gaucherily

"What is your cultivation level", asked fenghuang

"I am at the peak of 4th level mage, i can feel i am extremely close to breakthrough but i am lacking something." Answered miren

"Let me see,

Well... you have already expanded your dantian to its limits. Now you only lack a 2nd elemntal imprint and a 2nd magical core.

Ok we still have some months so we should focus that time to form your another magical core and imprint.

Let's go to the elements valley." Said fenghuang

[Element valley is where the ancestors have laid down the element condensing formation to condense the elements. When the magical practitioner or first level mage, starts it needs to sense and resonate with their birth elements( some talented individuals can sense it without external help, but some needs it, so that's why the pillars have been built). Then in order to break through to the peak of level 4 mage they need to form a 2nd elemental imprint, every elwmental imprint occupies the spiritual power in spiritual sea to enhance itself and also the spiritual sea, at the peak of level 4 one has already pushed the limits of spiritual sea so they need to increase its quality. This increase in quality is done by forming a spiritual core at the center of spiritual sea, But to change its form from liquid to solid takes a lot of spirit accumalation for which this second imprint has to form other wise the absorption rate and quantity will be to low to improve and sustain the consumption at later stages. This second formation of elemental imprint is done with the help of elemental pillars]

"Ok but what should i choose" asked miren

"See a second elemental imprint should be an attribute which can amplify your existing elements prowess. For e.g. my main element is fire, fire represent great attacking prowess, so to amplify it i have chosen the second element to be the lightning element to increase my attacks destructiveness, lethality e.t.c.

Your water's nature is partial defense and partial attack so the second element should be to take any of its solo nature to the peak or which can improve its dual nature. So for enhancing one nature of it to the peak we could either choose ice or earth element. Whereas to increase its dual nature we can have lightning as it's sub elemental imprint.

So my suggestion is that you choose lightning, this way your defenses will be improved and your attack will be inhanced and your attack would be improved.

Also this arrangement will not disturb our yin yang,-dual cultivation technique, instead it will improve our speed and compatibilty." Said fenghuang

"Ok then, i will choose the lightining element." Miren decided