Is That A Wisp?

Krune's group stayed in that place for an entire week. But during this time, they noticed something different. The speed which they were getting used to the Godly Energy was too fast. Even Liriu and Fie were no exception. Of course, anyone here could tell why that is.

The Myriad Energies Techquine!

Suddenly, a burst of Spiritual Energy came out, and everyone looked at Fie. She was the first one to make a breakthrough in this place. Of course, she was only in the 5th Stage of the Core Formation Realm now. She still had a long way to go. Not long after, Tiane followed by entering the Soul Forging Realm 3rd Stage.

After two weeks, another two had made breakthroughs. Liriu entered the same Stage as Fie, and Ruik is now in the 4th Stage of the Soul Forging Realm.

However, everyone felt like they could go further, so they set off, leaving their hiding place behind. Fie and Liriu returned to the pocket dimensions too. But while they were moving, Dilo and Xankruan suddenly stopped.

Seeing that, Krune and the others stopped as well.

Dilo and Xankruan then looked at each other and nodded before explaining.

"We are going to go parted ways from here. Krune, I hope you don't mind it."

While a few felt surprised by that, Krune just smiled and nodded.

"That's okay. I was going to mention something like that soon as well."

Krune then looked at everyone and continued.

"To be honest, our group is too big, we are catching too much attention. Not only cultivators and demon beasts at our levels will avoid us, but those who decide to attack will also be far above in power. This will only bring danger and no benefit since we can't have battle experience. So I was intending to say the same thing sooner or later."

Feifei then came beside Krune and nodded. She already knew about it since Krune talked with her through Divine Sense.

"I agree with him. This Holy Land is both an excellent opportunity to cultivate and gain combat experience. So we should really follow different paths. Is there anyone here who has a different opinion?"

Right after that, Wamie and Gilia separated from the group as well.

"Good! I thought that I was the only one thinking that, but I'm happy that I was wrong. Since that is the case, Gilia and I are going to move by ourselves. See you later, everyone."

The two girls didn't even wait for an answer before flying in another direction. First of all, they were supposed to enter the Holy Land alone, so it wasn't like their plan changed much to start with.

Dilo and Xankruan also bid their farewells and went in another direction.

Ruik, Tiane, Laex, and Liriu ended being the third group, leaving only Feifei, Krune, Fie, and Cinty together. Laex had decided to go along with them so that he could help to protect Liriu. After all, he was the only one other than Krune and Cinty who could replenish Chaos Energy into Liriu's bloodline seal.

Tiane and Feifei hugged each other while Cinty patted the girls' heads. As for Krune and the other men, they just talked a little while the girls were at it.

"With Laex and his Purple Flame Dragon Pearl there, you and Tiane shouldn't be in too much risk."

Ruik nodded.

"Yes. However, we also need combat experience, so I hope Laex won't intervene unless extremely necessary."

Laex just laughed at those words.

"Don't worry. I'm sure that there is plenty of opportunities both for you and me."

Krune also passed some Purple Flame Pills for them to use if necessary. After that, they also bid their farewells and left in another direction.

In the end, there was only Krune, Feifei, Fie, and Cinty.

"Cinty, what will you be doing?"

Cinty pondered a bit and then said.

"At first, I thought I would follow you three. But considering the difference in our cultivations, I don't think it is a good idea. I might drag you into some Divine Path Realm level battle. If that happens, you will be helpless. I have the Blackhole Major Divine Soul and the Chaos Meridians, so I'm very confident in fleeing. But I can't say that I would be able to bring you two together."

Feifei nodded.

"That is true. Considering the fact that we are Heavenly Fragment owners, we are already much stronger than ordinary cultivators and demon beasts. Tiane and Ruik would definitely need Laex's help if things go south, but it should be fine for us. Your laws and cultivation should also improve much faster if you are not being dragged down by us."

Cinty laughed but didn't deny that. Their cultivation is really too far apart, so there was no need for lies here.

"Very well, I wish you three good luck."

But just as Cinty was about to leave, Krune stopped her.

"Wait! Bring this token with you."

Cinty looked at the token, puzzled.

"What is this?"

Krune smiled and explained.

"This is something I made using my old Tribulation Lightning Shields. Once you pour Spiritual Energy inside, it will release a Tribulation Lightning Layer that will hide you from the Divine Sense scan. The enemy will only be able to see a ball of Purple Lightning. With that, you can go back to your real form to battle without being afraid that they will discover your identity as a Wisp."

Cinty couldn't help but feel surprised by that. This is indeed a great thing.

"How long can it last?"

"It should be able to last an hour or so. So try to not use it unless extremely necessary. I don't know when we will meet each other again."

Cinty nodded and carefully kept the token inside her spatial ring.

"Thanks, this will be of great help. Well, I'm leaving."

Feifei also gave Cinty a hug before they separated. Now, only the family of three remained behind. Of course, Heavin and Light Spirit were also there, but they simply had no other choice since they can't be separated from Krune at the moment.

Still, Feifei could see the worry in Krune's expression. She sighed and embraced him while saying.

"There is no helping it. Being together won't allow anyone to grow up. There might be some mishaps, some of us might die, including us. But we all knew what we signed up for. We can only wish that they will return stronger. Of course, we need to get stronger ourselves."

Krune smiled and gave her a kiss.

"You are right. We should worry about ourselves."

"Cough, cough. If the two lovey-dovey are done with the melancholic exhibition, shall we move forward?"

Feifei and Krune looked at Heavin's Parrot Puppet flying and laughed out loud.

"Sure, let's move as well. I want to reach the next level as soon as possible."

Feifei, Krune, and Heavin immediately dashed forward. All they had to do was follow the flow of Godly Energy, and they would sooner or later arrive at the next level.

---

Two days later, Krune's group spotted an enormous pillar of light. It went so high that they couldn't see the end of it. Divine Sense didn't help either since this Holy Land also restricted how far the Divine Sense could go. At the moment, Krune's Divine Sense couldn't move more than 10km. Of course, Krune, Feifei, and Heavin still had Mental Energy. But even that seemed to be affected by the Godly Energy. Heavin, the one with the strongest Mental Energy, could only see things up to 30km.

"So annoying. It is evident that this Realm didn't expect the use of Mental Energy. However, this Godly Energy still prevents it from going too far."

Krune looked at him and shook his head.

"What are you complaining about? Mine and Feifei's Mental Energy can't even reach 20km. If we use Divine Sense, 10km is our limit. You are already doing a lot better than most of cultivators and demon beasts. I doubt that there is a single one in the Soul Forging Realm that can beat you."

Heavin could only nod in the end. It is not like things would change just because he doesn't like it.

"By the way, is this the entrance to the next level?"

As Krune, Feifei, and Heavin got close, they noticed that many cultivators and demon beasts were waiting around it. Surprisingly, the majority of them were injured and recovering their energies. Also, they all had several different levels of cultivation. 

Suddenly, the Light Pillar shined on the base. A cultivator was then spilled out, immediately crashing on the ground with immense force. The poor guy vomited some blood before slowly getting up and moving away. The way he reacted, it seemed like it wasn't the first time it occurred.

Krune looked around and saw a small group that seemed to have cultivation similar to his group.

"I'm sorry for interrupting your recovering time, friends. Would you mind telling me what is happening here?"

The leader of this group didn't mind explaining. He was also injured and needed to recover from it, so he wouldn't move from this place anytime soon.

"That pillar there has a test inside. As you can imagine, it is quite dangerous too. Once you enter, you will have to battle ten levels of enemies. They are all adjusted according to your cultivation level too. If you fail, you will end up like us. However, you can recover and try again if you wish."

Krune and Feifei nodded.

"Thank you."

They exchanged a few more words and then left the guy alone. But it was then that he remembered something else.

"Ah!"

However, Krune and Feifei were already gone.

"Oh well, it's not like they could do anything about that anyway."

He put those thoughts behind his mind and focused on his recover once more.

At Krune's side, he and Feifei stopped in front of the Light Pillar.

"Now then, how should we do this."

---

Somewhere else, Alacanta was curious about something else. In the end, she decided to ask Laka.

"By the way, why didn't you tell them?"

"Tell what?"

Laka stopped for a moment and looked at her, puzzled.

"Isn't that obvious? Why didn't you tell them that every level has several different Dimensional Realms and that everyone is sent into them at random?"

Laka's heart skipped a bit.

"Say what?!"

Looking at Laka's face, Alacanta immediately understood. This idiot completely forgot about the explanation given by the elders of their faction before. Or to be more specific, he had never paid much attention to start with.

"Oh well, it will be a good test for them anyway. You can't have everything going as you planned in the cultivation world, after all."

Laka began to feel nervous, but it was too late. Alacanta didn't know about Liriu and Fie, that's why she wasn't concerned.

"Well... fuck!"