Ti flew by, and a year had passed.
During the second sester of his second year and the first sester of his third year in high school, Lu Jun stayed at ho focusing on cultivation, controlling his stars, and breaking through his levels. The little incident between the siblings remained unspoken, leaving subtle marks in their hearts.
Now, Lu Jun had reached the age of 18 by traditional reckoning, just barely considered an adult.
During this period, Lu Jun had already fully mastered the interdiate magic spell [Weapon Control] in his tal Elent Nebula. Additionally, he had cultivated the first-level spells Spirit Ripple and Fearful Mist of his Psychic Elent and Curse Elent to level three.
Each level of Spirit Ripple had distinct effects that he had already thoroughly understood. As for Fearful Mist, its effects consistently extended from soul damage to physical impact, progressing to [Shadow] at level two and [Nightmare] at level three.
The [Shadow] effect amplified the curse characteristics to their extre. Targets struck by Fearful Mist would bear a lingering shadow, constantly haunted by the sight of a pair of crimson eyes, inducing repeated terror.
Unlike the one-ti activation of level-one Fearful Mist, the level-two [Shadow] effect triggered multiple tis, with each activation becoming progressively more intense. Ordinary people often succumbed after one or two episodes of cardiac arrest, unable to survive three.
Mages fared slightly better, but the effect still took about ten days to fade. Imagine being marked by Fearful Mist in a battle where every millisecond mattered. Just as you were concentrating on controlling your stars, those crimson eyes would suddenly appear, disrupting your focus.
It was an infuriatingly sinister ability.
At level three, [Nightmare] took things further, delving into the target's inner fears and materializing their most horrifying mories. If not handled properly, this could lead to a two-to-three-second daze during combat, as the target beca imrsed in their nightmare.
Thus, curse mages excelled in prolonged battles, weaving traps throughout the confrontation, gradually ensnaring their opponents. By the ti their targets realized it, it would already be too late to recover.
Moreover, during the sumr, Lu Jun had tested his spells on demons and discovered that Fearful Mist worked even better on them. A single glance could cause servant-level demons to suffer heart spasms and freeze for one or two seconds, while those with weak souls might even be frightened to death on the spot.
This progress had not consud much of his ti, thanks to the enhancent of his cultivation efficiency by the White Tiger Pendant. In just eight months, he had completed these advancents.
The remaining four months were spent refining his Water Elent, which finally reached the critical point for a breakthrough.
In the courtyard, Lu Jun sat cross-legged, surrounded by spiraling blue water currents. Dense water vapor condensed in the air, while the sound of tides faintly echoed within his body.
In his spiritual world, a platinum-colored nebula dominated the center. Beside it, a blue light cluster containing seven spinning stars ford a swirling vortex of azure water, layer upon layer of waves crashing against a mbrane of light.
The tal Elent was rigid and straightforward, breaking through in one go. In contrast, the Water Elent was soft and persistent, eroding obstacles over ti.
Finally, with a subtle "pop," the azure mbrane shattered. A radiant burst of blue light surged forth, rapidly expanding to occupy a vast area, birthing 49 blue stars.
The Water Elent Nebula had broken through to the interdiate level!
At the sa ti, Lu Jun felt his spiritual consciousness grow stronger, his range of ntal perception extended, and his spiritual realm officially advanced to the first tier.
Inside the house, his sister, Lu i, seed to sense sothing and walked out, smiling gently. "You've advanced to the interdiate level in the Water Elent?"
Lu Jun opened his eyes, his excitent evident. The disaster in Bo City was now only six months away. Although recent days had been calm, they were rely the prelude to a coming storm.
With both his elents—tal and Water—reaching the first level of the interdiate stage and his other elents at level three of the basic stage, his safety had greatly improved.
He still had the second sester of his third year to beco proficient in the interdiate Water Elent spells.
"There's still so ti left in the holidays. Let's go to Magic City and purchase a Spirit Seed," Lu Jun suggested to his sister, smiling.
Over the past year, it wasn't just him who had made rapid progress. With his "nurturing"—or rather, his support—Lu i had accumulated significant resources. While enjoying luxury, she used both Nebula Magic Tools and specialized Wind Elent Magic Tools.
The latter was similar to Nebula Magic Tools but focused solely on enhancing a single elent, and the effects could stack.
Now, Lu i had achieved level three in her Wind Elent and level two in her Earth Elent, making her a top-tier individual below the advanced level. With the addition of a Spirit Seed, Lu Jun believed she might even be able to take on two warrior-level demons single-handedly.
She was likely just slightly behind Tang Yue, who was already attempting to break through to the advanced level. However, Tang Yue was two to three years older than Lu i.
"Spirit Seed?" Lu i paused, her anticipation evident. She nodded. "Alright, we've accumulated 25 million over the past year. Unfortunately, we didn't encounter any warrior-level demons. Otherwise, with 40 million, we might both have been able to obtain Spirit Seeds."
To be honest, Spirit Seeds were sothing she had never dared to dream of in the past. She had believed her life would cap at the interdiate level.
Unexpectedly, with Lu Jun's help through the tal Elent, she was now able to aim for the advanced level.
"Let's head out imdiately," Lu i said, packing her clothes in a hurry. Bo City was a small city where interdiate-level resources were the ceiling, whether it was the local Cyclops wolf packs or the resources within the Magic Association itself.
Only a world-class city like Magic City had abundant resources, encompassing everything below the Forbidden Curse level.
Spirit Seeds could be purchased as long as one had the money, and there was no shortage of top-quality options.
Magic City was so distance from Bo City. The siblings first traveled to the nearby city of Xian, where they took a high-speed train. In the world of magic, city regulations ensured protective barriers, as otherwise, demon attacks would render everyone vulnerable.
They stayed overnight in a bustling city-center hotel before visiting an auction house recomnded by the Magic Association, saving them the trouble of finding connections.
This was one of the advantages gained from their two years of demon hunting. By trading materials and essences, they had established connections with major organizations like the Demon Hunting Alliance and the Magic Association.
The forr had granted them senior Demon Hunter certificates, while the latter treated them as VIPs.
Lu Jun did not accompany his sister to the auction house, as it was her choice of Spirit Seed. Instead, he remained in the hotel, focusing on controlling the recently advanced Water Elent Nebula.
After seven or eight hours, Lu i returned, carrying a cold, chanical mana box containing the Spirit Seed. Her face bead with joy, and even her steps seed livelier.
Seeing her, Lu Jun scratched his head and smiled. "So, what kind of Spirit Seed did you buy?"
He felt no jealousy or dissatisfaction. They were family, after all. In a year or two, they could easily earn back the money together, and he would acquire his own Spirit Seed.
Besides, once he entered a magic academy, his abilities would guarantee periodic allocations of Spirit Seed fragnts. Collecting ten fragnts would allow him to fuse a Water Elent Spirit Seed with ease.
Lu i gave a mysterious smile and teased, "Why don't you guess?"
"I can't guess," Lu Jun said, exasperated. He directly opened the mana box, and imdiately, a surge of abundant water vapor filled the room, illuminated by brilliant blue radiance.
"This is... a Water Elent Spirit Seed?!"
Lu Jun was stunned. He looked up at his sister, her radiant smile under the blue light making her appear otherworldly.
In that instant, Lu Jun understood. He stared blankly at Lu i, feeling as if a stone had lodged in his chest, making it hard to speak.
"Sigh... You should've just bought one for yourself. There was no need for such a surprise," he finally said, rubbing his forehead. Even he didn't realize his voice carried a hint of hoarseness.
Lu i replied softly, "You need the Water Elent Spirit Seed more. I don't know what's been chasing you these past three years, making you so anxious. Is it the new magic or the tal Elent? I'm not sure, but I believe power should give you a sense of security."
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