"I'm so full…"

Rant Valo held his stomach. They fed him so much that he felt like it was about to burst already.

"Master, I want to drink your blood now."

Veia whispered to Rant Valo's ear.

"Yes yes."

Rant Valo grabbed a bowl and unsheathed his knife before he cut his wrist. He caught his blood in the bowl before he gave it to Veia.

"Here."

Veia took it with both of her hands and drank it greedily.

"Puah~ Master's blood is really the best."

Veia said with satisfaction. No matter what she ate, they weren't able to beat the taste of her master's blood. His blood was just that delicious for her.

"I'll go cultivate… oh wait, I can't."

Rant Valo was just about to close his eyes to cultivate when he remembered that he can't.

"Master Floriana, what do we do now?"

Rant Valo turned his head to the side to Floriana Sabina, but she was sitting crosslegged, cultivating.

"Do you want to learn alchemy, Disciple?"

Floriana Sabina opened her eyes and asked him.

"Alchemy?"

Rant Valo tilted his head in confusion. He never heard of this 'alchemy' word.

"Yes. I don't know alchemy, but I have books about it."

Floriana Sabina nodded her head and said to him.

"Can I see them?"

Rant Valo asked her. He was curious about this 'alchemy'.

"This is the Foundation Basics of alchemy."

A book appeared in Floriana Sabina's hand and she passed it to Rant Valo.

"Oh!"

Rant Valo took it from her hand with curiosity on his face. He opened it and browsed through it.

"... So alchemy is the creation of the pill?"

Rant Valo asked her. This was something that was written in the book.

"Basically, yes."

Floriana Sabina nodded her head. Alchemy is about mixing different Spiritual Medicines in a Pill Furnace to create a pill.

"Hehhh… Interesting."

Rant Valo's interest was immediately piqued, he continued reading through the book till morning. Veia was still sleeping when he put down the book.

"Alchemy, Alchemy… I want to try it."

Rant Valo said out loud. Floriana Sabina who was cultivating on the side opened her eyes and spoke to him.

"But you need to reach the Foundation Establishment to be capable of even creating the lowest Grade 1 Pill."

Floriana Sabina's words shot down his excitement.

"Aww, really? Then, should I just not join this Sect Tournament?"

Rant Valo suggested this to her. The more he saw it, the less beneficial this Sect Tournament was.

"No, Disciple. If you really want to cultivate, I have a solution."

Floriana Sabina shook her head and said to him.

"What is it, Master Floriana?"

Rant Valo asked. He was eager to know her solution.

"Clones."

Floriana Sabina said only one word.

"Clone? What's that?"

Rant Valo was oblivious to what the word 'clone' meant.

"A clone is another you. It contains your soul which also includes your memories so it acts like you."

Floriana Sabina explained to him.

"Do you have a clone, Master Floriana?"

Rant Valo suddenly thought. If clones are so good, then she should have one.

"I don't want to have one, because… hehehe you'll know later, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina said to him with a chuckle.

"Do you want it or not? You can do more things after you get a clone!"

Floriana Sabina persuaded him with a smile on her face.

"Alright. Just do it. I trust you."

Rant Valo agreed with her. It seems like a good offer in his opinion.

"Wait, let me prepare your other body for you!"

Floriana Sabina said to him and turned around.

A small orb appeared in her hand. She grasped it and closed her eyes. Soon, it started to glow brightly as her mana was transferred into it.

"Give me your hair, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina opened her palm towards Rant Valo.

"Okay."

Rant Valo plucked a hair on his head and gave it to her.

Floriana Sabina dropped the hair on the orb and it flashed with a bright light. After the light faded away, another Rant Valo was standing in front of her.

"Woah!"

Rant Valo exclaimed in shock. Suddenly seeing another him was so creepy.

"Ootoh."

Floriana Sabina caught the other Rant Valo as it went limp and laid him on the ground.

"Is that it? That's my clone? But it's not moving."

Rant Valo was confused as he looked at the other him. It looks lifeless.

"There's another step, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina grinned widely.

"W-What is it?"

Rant Valo stuttered. Something felt off about her smile.

Floriana Sabina took a stance in front of Rant Valo and pushed her palm forward.

"Hah!"

Floriana Sabina shouted. Suddenly, Rant Valo felt a strange force hit him and push him away.

"Why did you hit me?"

Rant Valo asked her in confusion.

"Wait, is that another clone?"

Rant Valo asked her in confusion. There was another Rant Valo standing in front of her.

"No. This is your body, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina turned her head to him and smirked.

"Ah!"

Rant Valo immediately realized what was going on. He looked down and looked at his body. It was translucent and light passed through his body. Though, for some reason, he was wearing the same clothes on his body.

"Prepare, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina warned him.

All of a sudden, Rant Valo felt a crushing force tear him in half. It was like his body was a piece of paper and someone suddenly tore it apart.

"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

It was unbearable pain. Nothing like what Rant Valo had ever experience. Random images appeared inside his mind and he felt like he relived his life in that instant. Every decision he made, every mistake he made, and every happiness he had, he saw it all.

Then, it was silent. Rant Valo looked straight with empty eyes.

"Disciple, this is why I don't want to create a clone."

Floriana Sabina said to him with a smile. There was excitement evident on her face. She was finally gonna get her own disciple. Not one that Veia would cling to, but hers!