Just as she had thought, when she looked at Thiago, he seemed to have an expectant look in his eyes.

And just as she was about to ask him what was going on, she realised what the information was that had just flooded into her mind, after they had come together and formed a complete picture.

'This - this is actually a technique, no wait it seems to be two different techniques, one seems to be called 'Art of Soul Crystallisation' and the other seems to be called 'Veiled Presence'.' Faye exclaimed in her mind as she scanned the information content.

She immediately asked Thiago: "You just gave me these two techniques, right? Why? Still, this lady has to thank you for this gift."

"Well, no problem, I mainly gave you these two techniques because they will be of great use to you when you have your human form as well, since you will be able to hide your aura with the second technique, and since you will have nothing to do in the inner world for the next period of time, I decided to give them to you now, so I hope you will practise them diligently." Thiago told Faye after her question.

"Well then, it's time for you to go and enter the inner world as I'll be approaching the city from now on, if you have anything important to say then do so as I'm not quite sure when I'll be able to release you for the next time," Thiago explained which made Faye's happiness to have received these two techniques just now dim a little, but she had already known that it would be like this so she didn't complain or throw a tantrum and just thought for a moment if she had anything important to say.

"Well, this princess hopes that you will be careful when you enter the human city, because I don't know what will happen to me in your inner world if something happens to you in the outside world, and as a result you won't be able to release me from the inner world. So, so that I don't have to stay in your inner world forever, you should be careful," Faye reminded Thiago, although she sounded as if she really only cared about her own well-being, but it was quite obvious what she really meant with that sentence, and Thiago had understood it too, of course, since he was not a complete block of wood when it came to his emotional intelligence.

Thiago was a little touched by what she had just said and replied that he would of course be careful and cautious so that she would still be able to leave his inner world in the future.

"Well, that's good, then goodbye!"

"See you sometime later!" Thiago returned before taking her into his inner world immediately afterwards, which made him suddenly feel strange as suddenly everything was empty around him where Faye had been all the time before, but he quickly collected himself and then turned to transform into his human form.

Meanwhile, Faye, who had just arrived at the mansion in the inner world, was curiously scanning through all the information about the technique she had just received in her mind, and then saw two descriptions of it somewhere among all the other profound content.

The first description belonged to the Art of Soul Crystallization and was rather interesting in her opinion.

The Art of Soul Crystallisation is a divine sense technique created by the ancient Crystal Kuns, a mysterious race who dwell in the deepest regions of the unknown lands. This technique has several powerful effects for the user.

Firstly, practising this technique provides a strong defence against soul attacks or any other attack that targets the mind. This allows the user to protect themselves from invasive attacks that could potentially harm or control them.

Secondly, the Art of Soul Crystallisation allows the user to use the 'Fractal' skill when faced with a soul invasion. This will subject the invading soul to a test of will. If the invader fails the test, their soul will be fragmented. These soul fragments are then transformed into the user's own soul power, strengthening their own soul in the process.

Finally, the technique enables the visualisation of the Crystal Heart, allowing the user to create hearts from their strongest emotions and visualise them in a unique way. This creates a multi-effect aura that allows the user to harness the power of their emotions and project them in a variety of ways.

"Wow, how did Thiago get such a technique, it seems really powerful and ancient somehow, well, that is his own secret, so why should I meddle in it.

But to give me such a precious thing is really incredible and I will have to repay him somehow in the future. It seems that with this technique, I will be able to protect myself from soul attacks and also increase my soul power, it is truly amazing.

Faye exclaimed in surprise as she read the brief description of the first technique, and also thought that Thiago was really generous to give her such a technique without asking for anything in return.

She also promised herself that she would somehow repay him in the future, not only for this technique, but also for the previous one, and for everything in general that he had done for her all this time.

She had not overlooked all the things he had done for her, despite the arrogant and seemingly above everything else personality she showed most of the time.

"Well then, let's have a look at the second technique," Faye decided shortly after coming back from her somewhat distracted thoughts.

Veiled Presence is a highly advanced stealth technique created by a certain rebellious princess genius with an astonishingly high talent named Princess Yuphelia when she was only twelve years old, after she tried to sneak away from her guards some ten thousand years ago. The princess' current condition is unknown. After years of refining and perfecting her technique, she has become what she is now.

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This technique can basically hide all aura and breath fluctuations from people one realm above the user, if they are specifically investigating the user.

If no one is investigating or using any secret techniques, let alone paying attention, then all fluctuations can be hidden from people up to three realms above the user.

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"Wow this technique is also extremely amazing, it can even hide all my fluctuations and aura from cultivators of up to three major realms above me if they are not actively paying attention to me. This is incredible! I really wonder what kind of person that princess has been, since she was able to create such a technique just by wanting to sneak away from her guards.

It also says that the current state of the princess is unknown, which could mean that she is still alive! I can't even imagine what realm she's reached now, if she's still alive with her amazing talent." Faye mused after being quite amazed by the creator of the technique, and apparently the technique itself.

"Well then let's start practicing right away!" Faye decided as she was actually quite eager to try out these two new techniques which Thiago had gifted her and to see their effect with her own eyes.

The advantage of having a technique given to you by Thiago, rather than having to read it as you would normally do, was that you basically understood the whole technique and just needed to practice it to become more familiar with it and to be able to execute more of the technique.

Coupled with Faye's innate talent, it should be no problem for her to reach the Small Achievement Realm in the next period, depending on how long it takes Thiago to safely release her from the inner world.

While Faye was busy with her two new techniques in the inner world, Thiago had already transformed into his human form in the outer world and was thinking about using some other means of disguise as he was not sure if he would stand out with his appearance, but on second thought Thiago thought that this was a cultivation world and it should not be strange to see people with different hair colours, so he decided to abandon that idea and started the last stretch to the city.

Of course, he had his Abyss Turtle Breathing Art active, which he has had active in normal times since he got it and reached the small Achievement Realm in it.

Seeing that he had everything ready, Thiago marched forward to the small mountain in front of him that he would have to climb to reach the other side, not knowing where there was a way around it, not that he needed to, since climbing such a small mountain should be absolutely no problem for him with his current physical abilities.

Thiago could actually fly, which he had tested out some time ago, for which he just needed to continuously release his mana downwards which enabled him to fly. Nevertheless, that was actually a very crude way to fly, but Thiago had not found another way as of now, but for him flying was actually not that important although he had to admit that flying was extremely cool and gave one a very mysterious feeling of freedom. It was not without reason that many people on Earth had the wish to be able to fly.

The reason Thiago did not want to fly to the top of the mountain was because he wanted to keep a low profile for the time being, in case a cultivator saw him. This did not mean that Thiago was afraid or cowardly, but rather that he did not want to get into unnecessary trouble.

At the moment, combined with his small size, Thiago looked more like a child and would probably be massively underestimated by everyone, which was actually a good thing.

Now, if he was seen flying, this effect would disappear, because no child should be able to fly when their realm was normally low. Of course, only those who might see him fly would know about it, but who knows, maybe they would tell someone else as a joke or something, and so the information would spread and even if it did not actively harm Thiago, it might destroy some of his future plans, so it was better to keep a low profile for now.

So, the next few minutes were spent by Thiago climbing up the mountain, which he actually kind of enjoyed, as it was a sort of mundane thing to do, and it made him reminisce for a few brief moments...

"Wow, what a beautiful view!" Thiago exclaimed as he reached the top of the mountain filled with various bushes and trees, for it was not a high mountain and he could see vast stretches of the plain they had travelled through earlier.

"Is this your first time on Misty Peak?" a rather young, but not too young, male voice suddenly sounded from somewhere near Thiago.

Thiago, who had already sensed a person standing a few metres away from him when he reached the summit, was not particularly surprised by this sudden noise, but was more curious as to what this person was doing here, as he had only briefly noticed this presence before and had not bothered much after seeing that the person was barely in the first level of the novice realm, albeit with a rather terrible foundation, apparently caused by a really bad training method.

"Well, yes, this is my first time here, on what did you call it, Misty Peak." Thiago replied, just before turning in the direction the voice had just come from.

What came into view was a boy of about sixteen, looking rather thin, as if he had not had enough to eat. The boy had a shock of unruly black hair that fell over his forehead, partially obscuring his piercing green eyes. His sharp features and thin lips gave him a serious, almost brooding expression.

Despite his thin frame, the boy stood tall and straight, exuding a quiet air of confidence that suggested he was not to be disregarded. He wore simple tunic and trousers that looked well worn, and his bare feet were dusty and calloused. As he approached, the subtle rippling of muscles under his skin could be seen, suggesting that despite his thin appearance, he was physically fit.

His movements were graceful and controlled, suggesting a level of agility and dexterity that belied his unassuming appearance. Overall, the boy looked like someone who had faced his share of challenges and hardships but had come out stronger and more determined.

After carefully examining the boy's appearance, Thiago already had a few ideas about what the boy was doing here, but he waited to see what the boy would say next, for he probably did not ask the question just because he felt like it.

Or maybe exactly that had been the case, as in the next moment the boy spoke up: "Well it just seemed as if you had never been here for you had been admiring the scenery like someone who had never seen it before."

"Yes, you are perfectly right, quite the good reasoning. Then may I be as free as to ask what you are doing up here?" Thiago asked in return to which the boy promptly answered," As it is nothing special, I can naturally tell you, I am here to collect some herbs which had been put up as a quest in the Hunter and Adventurer Guild.If I bring back these herbs, I can earn some money. Do you understand?"

"Ah, so that's it, do you want some help gathering herbs?" Thiago replied immediately and offered his help, as it would not be bad to make some friends when arriving in a new place, no matter how weak they might be, as every person can be of great help in certain matters one day.

"Huh? You want to help me, well I would be glad actually, but do you have knowledge of herbs and are able to recognize the right ones?" The boy replied surprise that Thiago weas willing to help him even though they barely knew each other.

"Don't worry, I can easily recognise the right herbs, believe me," Thiago assured the boy, which was actually not a lie, as he could easily recognise the right herbs with his Eyes of Eternal Truth.

"Ah when were already at it, my name is Thiago what is your name?"

"Oh, my name is Li Wei, nice to meet you," the boy replied quickly, adding, "Well, I guess I should thank you for the help, and here is the list of herbs I need to collect," Li Wei said as he reached into his trousers and pulled out a rather shabby-looking piece of paper with a few different names on it, handing it to Thiago.

The reason why Li Wei did not think that Thiago was a mortal was actually because Thiago had not completely hidden his aura and had made it so that the aura of the first tier of the novice realm was displayed as his cultivation realm, which was actually a better disguise than having no cultivation displayed.

"Well, I've had a look at the list, so let's start looking for these herbs, shall we?" said Thiago, after which they both separated and searched through the bushes and trees for these herbs.

Meanwhile, Thiago was scanning the ground with his Eyes of Eternal Truth when he finally found an herb whose name on the panel created by his special eye ability matched one, he had seen on the list...

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