" Which direction did they leave in?"

He then followed up by asking...

" Lord they flew into the Brave Man's Graveyard."

Malgrey who had finally regained a bit of his composure stated. After his words, he saw the color seemingly being drained from the faces of both elders.

" This is a being we dare not disturb"

" You and I both know if we were to attempt such a feat we would be dead within minutes, Mu"

" He has definitely surpassed the Lord realm. As it stands we are lambs for the slaughter."

The tension became palpable as Elder Alders spoke to similarly rattled Elder Mu.

" Let's make haste in exiting this area to avoid any more unforeseen circumstances"

" I'll send a message to the Sect urging for them to convene an emergency briefing with the chief elders and Sect Leader"

After hearing the words of Alders, Mu also added some points of his own.

" we will be returning to the Sect at once, Mount your flying beast now. After we are a distance we have conceived to be appropriate, make your beast fly at its optimum speed"

Alders then addressed the five who had patiently waited as the two conversed.

" Yes Lord Senior..."

They all acknowledged the orders of the lord realm elder Alders.

It only took a minute before the majestic white hawk was in the skies spreading its wings as it soured. Before it were two figures who flew while vigilantly surveying their surrounding.

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"...oh so they finally arrived.... huh?"

....pity they left in such a hurry."

" It appears I have discovered a few wolves in sheep clothing.

" You might have been able to hide those small details, but how could my eyes not see"

" Hehehe, Seems one of this little one's trials will be even more entertaining than I initially thought."

" Kid let's see what you're made of"

Within Brave Man's Graveyard, Alestar sat with a small grin on his face before his eyes suddenly opened.

Before him were a pair of teens sitting in the lotus position as qi swirled around the two.

Similar to the attack on the previous qi condensation one, the use of the cultivation art hungry wolf was in full effect.

As Taf viewed his body once more, he saw the beautiful coloured qi being devoured at a constant pace.

What caught his eyes however was the conflicting qi that had the appearance of gold and purple.

" Those I'm guessing are the Spirit and Devil qi. It is said that they are polar opposites. "

" it seems I'll need to find a way to bring some form of equilibrium between the two"

Taf observed both interactions trying to see some slight clues he could garner in the future to solve this problem.

" For now this is not an issue it seems. However, I'll still maintain vigilance of the two's interactions...."

" This is my body after all. There is no way I'm going let myself be susceptible to some unforeseen circumstance "

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He continued to observe as both the Spirit and Devil qi where being devoured.

As they entered his dantian they both seemingly took their separate space within.

" Sigh...Its really is quite unfortunate that there is no outside information I could gather on how to tackle this dilemma I'm facing"

" Draconian Alestar has already advised me that only I can solve such a problem"

Beside Taf, May too viewed her progress as her dantian devoured both the spiritual and Elemental qi.

" So what if I have to train twice as hard. For us, there is nothing that I would let hinder our path"

Her resolve became firmer the more she thought of the task ahead of them both.

After the second hour of cultivation, Taf was unsurprisingly the first to have arrived at qi condensation 2.

There he was once more feeling invigorated. His eyes opened to see May to his side still cultivating patiently. He couldn't help but smile at the sight of her diligently absorbing the world's qi.

He then looked up to see Alestar observing him.

"How are you feeling kid...?"

" Is cultivating all that you thought it would be"

Alester seeing that he had completed the task went on to ask with a smile.

" It's actually far better than I expected to be honest. At this moment I feel invincible compared to my former self."

Taf went on to answer the question posed by Alestar.

" haha..., invincible is it."

" What would you say if you became a God I wonder?"

Laughter was heard from Alestar after he heard Taf speak. Taf, however, was unperturbed by the teasing of the draconian and responded by following up with questions of his own.

" How did you walk, talk and breath in space? "

" When you transformed into that Dragon that was simply awesome. How did you do That?

"I've always wondered about these things ever since that dream"

He bombarded Alestar with question after question and eagerly awaited for each of them to be answered.

Seeing how exciting Taf was, Alestar could only smile and answer each question one at a time. After all, he was only at the age of 14 his curiosity would definitely be peaked.

Like this, they were for what seemed like hours discussing one thing after the other as they waited for May to finish.

" How about that tree of life? Who chooses to fight with a tree...?"

" Hehe..., That's actually an interesting tale for a journey I made..."

Their discussion only ended after discovering that May had ended her cultivation.

" This is enough for today. For the rest of the week, you will consolidate your foundations."

" As it stands though you are both at the qi condensation 2, May you haven't been trained in the art of combat"

Alestar looked at them before addressing May who had just concluded cultivating.

" I'll take the time to train her in the same disciplines I was by old man Ming. What are your thoughts on this?

Taf went on to say after hearing the words of the Draconian.

" It seems you read my mind. Seeing that you both will be in combat situations together."

" This will allow you both to be more in sync to the others tactics."

Hearing the words of Taf, Alestar gave his blessing to the idea.

" I will open an area where you two will be able to train your combat."

Soon Taf was also given a space stone similar to the one that May had previously received.

" In this space, you will have available all that you will need to have some proper training."

" I'll give you six months before the initial stages of your first trial begins"

" At that time I expect you both to have made strides in your cultivation. Details on the progress needed are embedded within your space stone"

Hearing his words the two nodded before they witnessed Alestar warping away.

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" So you'll be my pupil huh, big flower"

Taf had a smirk on his face as he addressed May to his side.

" Well I just witness a God disappearing, at this point I think anything is possible"

A sly response was heard from May who sought to wipe that smirk off his face.

" Eh em, I think it would be fitting for you to call me Great Sage Taf."

" Let me guide you into greatness, my child.."

Taf went on to say as he acted similarly to an old master with his hands placed behind his back with a stern look on his face.

Seeing him in that state, May could not help but burst into laughter after witnessing his shenanigans.

" Oh great Sage this one is so humbled to received your wise teachings"

She then bowed after choking her laughter a bit.

" Throughout this sage's life, he has never taken on a pupil. I wonder what is it about you that caught this great one's eyes"

Taf then went on the say as he saw May before him. Moving closer to her as he spoke.

" Is it those eyes that seem to provide those additional beats this heart of mine so desperately desire"

" ....You do know you were right on that day you asked if you were a puzzle within my mind?"

Seeing him moving ever so close to her she poked him in the belly with one of her fingers.

" Is that so...?"

" Have you then found all the pieces in this puzzle"

She then went on to say as she held his shirt with her hands.

" At this moment with every piece I put in its place, there is an additional moment of joy that accompanies it"

" Hmmm.., What can I say. I guess your my joy. I'll take my time fitting in all the missing pieces to you...my big flower".

Hearing his words she smiled as a blush flooded her face before pulling him towards her by his shirt.

" Don't you ever get tired of making me smile"

She then went on to say as she rubbed his face.

" You're my fuel how could I be tired with you provided my sustenance"

Taf held May's waist as he had his say.

" I guess there is only one way to keep those lips from turning my face ablaze"

She then made her way into his embrace while tilting her head slightly staring in his eyes.

" I wonder what method is this you speak of my pupil."

He went on to return her gaze staring into her beautiful eyes.

" Tell you what I'll show you"

Within seconds her lips had met his as those lips of his were finally well....silenced.