After Krune's group left, Mile looked at Bary and asked him.
"What if the seers try to use divination to find them?"
Bary pondered a bit and said.
"I asked for the seers to use divination to find the location of those who escaped from the Mohie Sect, but do you know what they told me?"
Mile shook her head.
"They can't use divination on them. For some reason, every time the seers try, no answer appears. It is as if everything about Krune is covered by a blanket of darkness, that's what they said."
Mile then asked.
"So how did they find the Mohie Sect entrance?"
Bary nodded his head.
"According to the seers, there is a difference between using divination to find a place and find a person. The way that both affect the destiny energy is different. That means, the Mohie Sect didn't have anything covering its existence, so its opening affected the destiny energy greatly. But Krune is an individual, trying to use divination to find the place of a single cultivator or demon beast is much harder. And like I said, the seers felt that something is intervening when they try to use divination to find him."
Mile pondered a bit and then asked.
"Then what about Krune's companions?"
Bary also thought about that.
"I guess it is because they are too close to Krune. That made them be covered by the same blanket of darkness. I can't think about anything else since the seers also can't find anything about them."
Mile was really surprised, just what could be protecting Krune? Or better, is there something protecting him at all? Maybe it is Krune himself?
Both Bary and Mile couldn't tell.
"But that's a good thing, who would want to be seen if they had the choice? So I hope this continues like this. Once everyone in the Mohie Sect at the moment notices that they don't have enough time to become legacy disciples, they would try to find Krune and his group. But it now became a hopeless act."
Mile nodded and admitted that it was really a good thing.
Krune's group had just left Bary's office when they saw Tasier and Lofa walking towards them. Only now, after all the tumult, did they remember that those two would come here.
Lofa came first and complimented Krune first of all. She seemed especially happy. Krune wondered if something good happened to her.
"Good to see you again. How's your training going along?"
Lofa nodded and said.
"It's okay, I have to ask Shinja and Yusa to see my progress, though. After that, I will try to adjust whatever I need. Oh, right! I brought the spirit stones that I promised."
Lofa then gave Krune a spatial ring, but Krune didn't even look inside. He turned to Shinja and Yusa and tossed it to them.
"You were the ones who have been training her for real until now, so this is for you. I only gave her a few pointers here and there."
But then he turned to Tasier, who was behind and said.
"As for you, I want my payment indeed. Hahaha!"
Tasier couldn't care less though, that amount of spirit stones really isn't much for him. On his neck, there was a necklace with some spatial rings that he used to carry his things. He used his spiritual energy to take one out and gave it to Krune.
"There are over ten thousand Rank Five low-quality spirit stones inside, it should cover for all my apprenticeship. If you are free, I want you to take a look at my progress at the moment."
Krune nodded and said.
"I have something to resolve today, so I won't be able to accompany you. But tomorrow I'm free all day, with this many spirit stones I will give you a full course."
Tasier eyes lit up and nodded. Krune had just come back from that 'Secret Mission' that he heard about, so it was understandable that he had some things to fix after that.
Shinja and Yusa left with Lofa while Ao went to look for Arlan. It's been over a month and a half already, so Arlan should have arrived as well. Krune then went back to his room and brought out Lakin, Cassy, Dier, and Ruik. He then explained what he heard from Bary and what he was planning to do.
Ruik was the first one to talk.
"Haha! So I will really leave this planet! I always thought that I would live and die here but look at me now. I'm going to the Divine Path Sect! So what if I become a menial disciple? That would be a dream for anyone that I know back in the katiu Forest! This grandfather will rise up in the ranks!"
Krune shook his head and sighed. Ruik probably thinks that he will be able to sleep a lot after that. Too bad, though. Krune wasn't planning to leave this guy living a lazy life at all!
Lakin smiled a bit and said.
"It would be nice if the other wisps were here too."
Cassy looked at him and held his hand. She knew just how important Lakin thinks about all wisps. Krune, on the other hand, showed a serious face and then asked.
"You aren't showing this disgraceful face of yours in front of the young ones, right?"
Lakin was taken aback and immediately shook his head.
"No! Definitely not! I'm trying to cheer them up all the time."
Krune then looked at Cassy, and she immediately understood his meaning.
"It's true, he isn't lying. He really is making his best to comfort the wisps."
Krune then nodded and told Lakin.
"That better be the case, I won't accept such a weak disciple that can't even hide his emotions when the time asks for it."
Lakin nodded vigorously, he knew that his master was thinking the best for him.
"Very well. Ruik, I'll give you two thousand Rank Five spirit stones. Bring it back and distribute them between the wisps and demon beasts for them to cultivate. There are also another thousand that you should use in the equipment, training facilities, and life-support formations. Also, I can see that you are already at the 6th stage of the Foundation Establishment. It's good to see that you aren't lagging behind."
Ruik just laughed and said.
"I'm older than Lakin. If I can't even show my prowess to the young, then what face will I still have left then?"
Ruik then took the spirit stones and went back to the pocket dimension. Krune then looked at Lakin and Cassy. He could also see that Lakin is at the fifth stage, but that is to be expected since the Myriad Energies Technique is a lot more suitable for wisps.
"You two are free to walk around but don't leave the headquarters. For now, the spatial box will be with me if you want to go back inside. If you can't find me, just send a message in the communicator, I already prepared a few of them for everyone."
Lakin and Cassy nodded and left.
Krune then looked at the young man who remained in the room. He was obviously Dier, who had succeeded in his Foundation Establishment breakthrough. Only now that things calmed down did Krune have time to take a good look at him.
"Very good, I can't feel any instability in your cultivation. What kind of foundation did you use for your breakthrough?"
Dier was feeling a little nervous. Krune is considered the Ancestor for all wisps, so being assessed by him made him sweat a bit.
"I used a tree."
Krune was surprised by that, that was a very simple and straightforward foundation. It was also the first time he heard about someone using it.
"Why did you chose that?"
Dier looked a little afraid when he heard that question. But Krune immediately understood why.
"Oh! Don't misunderstand my question. The best foundation is the one that suits you the best. There are indeed strong ones like the universe as the same as weak ones like the island in the lake. But I believe that nothing is better than a foundation that you feel the most comfortable with."
Dier let out a sigh of relief. For a second, he thought that Krune would rebuke him for choosing something so simple. But he did have a reason for that.
"Before Lakin found me, I have always used the cover of the trees to keep myself safe. After so long, I came to take the trees as friends, and I like them very much. I spent a very long time thinking about a strong foundation to create, but only when I thought about trees, I felt peaceful. There is really nothing I understand better in this world than trees."
Krune nodded, and he was very satisfied with that answer. A strong foundation can indeed give you some advantages, but that doesn't mean that you can't accomplish anything with common ones. Krune still remembers Elder Loni's words back in the Garmon Planet. 'The majority of our protectors and ancestors were all ordinary cultivators back in their time.' So it was evident that a lot of them had standard foundations themselves.
"That is very good. I'm happy that you succeeded in your breakthrough and even happier that your foundation is something that you like."
Dier was feeling embarrassed now. This time it was because he didn't expect to gain Krune's praise. Krune saw that and just laughed.
"You also have a human form now, so you can go out and take a look around the mercenary headquarters. Just be sure to not return to your wisp form while you are out."
Dier was delighted that he could go explore and immediately bid his farewell. After that, Krune brought out a few of the demon beasts from the pocket dimension as well and told them to do whatever they liked. They had also signed a blood contract with Lakin all the way back to Katiu Forest, so Krune isn't afraid of any of them betraying their group.
"Well then, let's go see Marcus. I promised that I would give him feedback on how the Shields worked during the first phase, after all."
Finally, Krune also left his room and went to the Blacksmith Hall.
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