Lore of Profundity

After the first day in to the Craftsman Alliance, Ryker had spent every evening at the building, with the morning spent taking missions.

Most of it is spent on learning Formation, followed by Inscription, then lastly of both Blacksmithing and Item Crafting.

With the aid of the Profound Scholar Scripture, Ryker was able to advance all his profession to Rank 2, which surprised some of his teachers, all of which admit they needing few months to year's to just get to Rank 2.

 Aside from being envious of his talents, they also pay more attention to him considering his absurd talents. While it would be hard to reach the first level of Profound Scholar Scripture, Finding the Gate, it was still more than enough for him to comprehend the Paths related to the Cultivation Art.

-x-

 "Let start," the cottage they stayed at the moment possess it's own cultivation room, which is something he took advantage of.

 Right now, his goal is to reach the first comprehension level of Lore of Profundity, the Path connected to the Profound Scholar Scripture. He quickly digest all he had learnt during his time learning and practicing different profession.

 "Creating something always required qi and materials. Even talismans, and engraving required materials to turn simple characters into a powerful weapon. After the building blocks, next, one would need to reshape it.

 For Blacksmithing, one must shape the weapon as well as allowing it to conduct the qi most effective to turn an ore into a deadly weapon. The same principle is true for Item Crafting, turning materials into items that can be used multiple times.

 Then, there is Alchemy. The materials for Alchemy is always come from living things, from plants to beasts. Combining the different attributes of the different plants and animals allowed a pill to form, with the quality dependant on the merging of materials.

 For Inscription, it is about creating strokes on the paper to form characters or to carve it into weapons or items. Once an Inscription is formed, as long as mana was poured into it, it will activate.

 And lastly, Formation. One must know the attributes of different materials, and how it will resonant with other materials. Then, one must be able to guide the energy flowing through the materials to perform the perfect network of materials and energy, to achieve what it was meant to do," 

 As Alros was in deep thought, his body let out a golden glow with characters floating around him. While the characters it self is hazy, if one could see it, they will be enlightened with great knowledge.

 Ryker continue to immerse himself in his shallow pondering, understanding certain thing he had been having trouble grasping. As time went on, the character glow brighter, before one by one it enter his body.

 The character soon enter his Inner Realm before heading towards where the rest of the essence are. It soon combine with one another, one character after another before finally forming one character.

 Yet, even as the symbol for the Lore of Profundity is formed, Ryker was still in enlightenment, focusing on his understanding of different Lore. While in enlightenment, five symbol began to form, one of hammer, one of knife, one of cauldron, one of character, and one of tower.

 Ryker immersed himself in his cultivation, knowing if he failed to take this chance, it would take a long time before he could hope to have something similar.

 Subconsciously, he took out several middle-grade Genesis Crystal and throw it around him, causing the energy concentration to rise. Aside from making cultivation easier, it also allowed one to immerse themselves in their cultivation as well as allowing them to comprehend different Paths if the conditions are right.

 He focus on the five different Paths, trying to form them and stepping into the Elementary Understanding. He hope his lovers would not bother him, as he is at a crucial point.

-x-

 "Where's Ryker?" Ina asked, searching for her husband.

 "He was cultivating last night, so, it is likely he still cultivating if he did not come out," Mashia said.

 "Really?" Ina said with a frown. "This is the first time he spent so long cultivating in one seating," she exclaimed, earning some nods from the other women aside from Mashia.

 "Well, I don't know if he cultivating or not but bothering him at this time could be dangerous, so let just be patient for now and wait until he finish," Mashia said, trying and succeeding in calming them down.

 "Alright, but if he don't come out in two more days, we will barge in," Ina said with conviction, earning a nod from the dragon girl.

 "Hope you finish fast Ryker, or you might be in big trouble,"

-x-

Ryker concentrate his enlightenment already over but he still did not reach the last step for the Lore of Blacksmithing and Lore of Item Crafting, the other three Lore already reaching the first level.

 However, he knew he was close, and if he stop for no reason, he need to accumulate his comprehension another time before he could hope to reach the first level.

 He continue comprehending both Blacksmithing and Item Crafting, remembering everything he learned. As he did so, the golden character in his Inner Realm glow once more, surrounding him with another wave of golden light. 

 As it did so, Ryker was able to took the final step, as a hammer and knife formed in his Inner Realm, signalling he had reach the Elementary Understanding of all his chosen profession.

 Finishing his cultivation, Ryker stood up and felt his legs fell asleep, almost falling. Though he was able to lean towards the wall, preventing his face to meet with the floor, hard.

 With his cultivation done, Ryker take a peak into his Inner Realm. Inside it, he could see 6 new items floating around, representing the Lore of Profundity and Lore of all his professions.

 While he doubt he could use the latter five in anything except for Crafting, the former should be able to help increase the speed of his comprehension, allowing him to master different Paths faster.

 Though, it might also not work that was as he did not know much of Lore of Profundity. Nevertheless, it still a huge success for him, not to mention, with his profession at the Elementary Understanding, Ryker believe it will not take him long before reaching the Rank 3, maybe even 4 in the near future.