The more Kaur Helena read the more surprising and unexpected facial expressions were coming out of her. Her hands shaking, minds sprawling on a spiral. She was losing herself and her composure.

The Mirkwood SpiritForce Technique was quite popular in the Northern and Central Regions of the Republic of Kratos. Back in the Age of Monarchy in Kratos there was a powerful Royalist support faction who dominated the northern Mountains known as “Guardian Mirkwood Order”.

With the Purge of monarchy came the fall of the Guardian Mirkwood Order as it was systematically suppressed and put on a lot of pressure as someone from the losing enemy side of the Royalist Faction. Gradually it had withered and disbanded after a few decades at the end of The Chaotic World War also known as The Great World War.

What surprised Kaur was that when that Faction was in its peak phase it did really focus on the yin aspect of the Mirkwood Tree, some Males even using the yin to nourish their Yang Force.

Later when the Techniques were spread through limited auctions, one particular scholarly Young Dark Elf had not only managed to grasp the essence but changed and improved its various aspects. This was the version in the market which was relatively famous and used mostly in the Underworld.

Sargon had captured and dwelled right into its origin and basics. She didn’t believe that a child could know the history of such techniques of the Underworld.

Another aspect was that he had said that the primary element to be focused on the technique was Earth and not Wood. The focus shifted from Earth to Wood primarily due to the same Spell-Expert Scholar Dark Elf.

As someone from the subrace of Elves she indeed had higher proficiency and understanding of the Wood Element.Also as one of few Woman Scholar she used Yin-Yang School of Philosophy to make it Yin centric. She did so because there was a lack of Women and Yin Centric Manuals in the Nashirah at that time as that demography had a bit of historical baggage to it .

This made the technique famous especially among females and among the Dark Elves who formed a considerable minority in the Republic of Kratos.

The thing about Resonance of Thunder was something she didn’t have enough information to rely on. But from the rumors around the manual in the market she had heard that an ancient sect of Guardian Mirkwood Order long before its peak had a Tree that defied Heavens, which was struck by lightning for hundreds of years in the mountains. This Mirkwood Spirit Force technique was devised after observing that tree.

So it could possibly have been talking about that point.

Kaur however didn’t believe in such rumors and she was even more adamant to not believe in this Thunder Resonance aspect of the technique.

Yet, she couldn’t help but wonder how monstrous Sargon had been to devise such a thing. To modify a technique that's been on the market for rogue and low-level cultivators, something that even experts consider being perfected and having no future potential was improvised by this seemingly ignorant and arrogant fellow.

She had made plans to let some trustworthy Sorcerer or a High Class Appraiser to verify the authenticity of the New Revised Manual. The Changes made were simple and minor enough serving as a base for future development that even if that trustworthy person were to leak it it wouldn’t cause much ripples in ‘World of River and Lakes’.

Kaur also reminded not to stray too far from the original technique and practice basic circulation style of Sargon’s technique. It was not that she was doubtful of its authenticity but was worried about its future development as Spirit Force was much more chaotic; people were said to have gone mad or emotionless in some rare cases while practicing such unorthodox means.

With that both the girls went to make dinner.

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Sargon meanwhile was having a roll. He went to this house. Practiced some Mana Cycling and took a rest.

His dad who had come late was also not that intense while sparring and teaching him the way of the blades.

After having dinner he went to his room. He locked the door, excitement feeling him up.

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For Today he was going to select a SpiritForce Cultivation Technique out of the short list he had created.

One might ask what gave him the confidence to select a Manual on his own? It was because he had seen the almost Complete SpiritForce Manual of Nashirah so he could fill in the gaps between the two based on his research he had done since the age of Seven when he had been unable to cultivate properly at the Golden Age.

Sargon had just successfully opened his Dragon-Origin-Dantian using the ALL-Body Cultivation Sutra. He was eager to move on to the next step in his spiritual journey, which was to open his Root chakra using a Spirit Force Cultivation technique.

He had after contemplating for almost an hour choose Yin-Yang Samsara Wheel Sutra.

The reasons being simple.

First, was that he could use it openly as it closely resembled the techniques of Nashirah.

Second being this technique was capable of some secret Aura Hiding Techniques which he could use to conceal his 8 Dragon Dantian he had to conceptualize in the Martial Learner Phase. He didn’t want to stand out. A tall tree was among the first to bear the burden of the Storm.

Third and the final but equally important was that this technique emphasis was on Stability and Speed and harmony between the opposites. Stability was particularly attractive to him as he didn’t have any plans to take Sorcerer who practices SpiritForce as a Teacher.

The Speedy and fast progression rate was another factor as he didn’t want to mainly focus on SpiritForce at all, it was only to be progressed to lay a Strong Foundation when he would enter the Xiantian Realm of Being.

Yin-Yang Samsara Wheel Sutra.

The name itself tells its glory.

He knew that it would be a challenging process,to learn such a chaotic and risky lineage of Sorcery, but he was determined to succeed.

He sat down in a comfortable position, closed his eyes, and began to focus his mind on his Root chakra.

He knew that Spirit Force flowed in Nadis and Mana in meridians and Essence in blood vessels.

Nadis were the channels where Spirit Force flowed and they didn’t follow common sense.

Say one particular Nadi starts from Head and goes down to the throat. Logic would have it that it would continue down forming a connecting line but not suddenly as if warping space will continue instead of the throat down the heart or the kidney region of the human body.

So one had to be very careful in circulating SpiritForce unlike other magicule particles. That was also why many Sorcerers often went to berserk or mindless mode, some even becoming Vegetable for life waiting.

Chakras were majorly about conceptualization unlike Dantian which had some physical after effects.

The thing was one had to visualize the increasingly complex web of nadis and use it to channel all the spirit force into a particular point and chant a mantra and form a Rune Well to stabilize that area thus forming or what one would call Creating or Opening a Chakra.

The RuneWell was majorly used to maintain that influx and keep that point open. As long as RuneWell doesn’t crumble the chakra can be said to be open and SpiritForce be used in a meaningful way.

Not to say anything Sargon had missed his golden chance. First he had to open Root Chakra and only then he had to use All-Body Cultivation Sutra to conceptualize his Dragon-Origin Dantian

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Man proposes Heaven Disposes.

In haste, he had even used a 100% Root Chakra Opening Manual to open his Root Chakra preparing to change the method after wise or else he would use that technique till his foundation establishment.

Sargon couldn’t help but laugh at his stupidity and ignorance now.

He nonetheless had a certain level of high instinct

He visualized the chakra as a swirling vortex of energy located at the base of his spine. He then began to channel his spirit force into the chakra, trying to build a Rune-Well within it.

At first, everything seemed to be going well. He could feel the energy flowing into the chakra, and the Rune-Well slowly taking shape. But then, something went wrong. The Rune-Well could not handle the influx of energy, and it began to crack and break apart no matter how much he tried to prevent the cracks in the Rune-Well.

Sargon felt a sense of frustration and disappointment wash over him. He had worked so hard to get to this point, and now it seemed like he had hit a roadblock.

This was a technique which made it easier to open-up the first chakra. With his prior experience he should have instinctually opened the first chakra with ease.

He wondered if he was doing something wrong, if he was not strong enough to handle the power of the Yin-Yang Samsara Wheel Sutra.

He was on the verge of giving up for tonight but then, something strange happened just when he started to let go and not stop the crumbling of Rune Well.

As the Rune-Well began to crumble, he felt a strange sensation in his mind.His Divine Rune Tattoos started to glow up.

It was as if something within him was awakening, something that he had never felt before. His Rune-Well began to glow with a dim light, and he could feel the energy within the chakra stabilizing and becoming more manageable.

He realized that his subconscious mind had kicked in to help him control the flow of energy. His past failures had taught him to be more aware and in tune with his own abilities, and now he was reaping the benefits. With this newfound control, he was able to stabilize the Rune-Well and successfully open his Root chakra.

This experience taught Sargon the importance of trusting in himself, to be more precise trusting his instincts and unconsciousness .

He had to learn to overcome his own self-doubt and believe in his own potential. He realized that spiritual cultivation was not just about physical training, but also about mental fortitude and resilience.

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