[So this is your real name?]

As Levis, was separating from Hubert, as he was going up the hill and out of the village, yet at the same time, he was conversing with the voice in his head, now named "Urger”.

[Yes, I am pretty sure, it is my real name, although I still feel that some things are missing, I am confident that my name is "Urger Blan".]

[As you say. So, what are we going to do?]

[Yes, we can finely test how powerful have you become, but first, give me your interpretation of how strong you think you are at the moment, by your own self-appraisal?]

[Hmmm—, I feel that I have more energy than the man, with light clothes in Adrian’s group, but still weaker than Hubert and the other armored guard—, how is that?]

[More or less correct. If it is to put it in the ranks of cultivators, you are at low rank 3, if the white hair boy were here.]

[White hair boy? Who is that?]

[The one that had inspected you, how was it—, “Old Wan”, yes.]

[That old man!? How is he a boy, he looks to be of the same age as my grandpa.]

[The same as—, you need to understand that a cultivator’s appearances, are in most cases deceiving, if you want to know that boy, by my estimation is at least four times one-hundred.]

[Four times one-hundred that's—, that's a lot, he is many times over older, than my grandpa.]

[Exactly.]

[Then—, how old are you, to call that old man “boy”.?]

[---haa, before I make you understand, we might lose all day, so I will simply tell you, that probably on this planet, the only thing more older than me, is probably the planet itself.]

[Only the planet?]

[God damn it—, the world.]

[The—, the WORLD!?!]

[Yes, now enough with this, here is a good stop.]

[Aaa, yes.]

However, as the two of them had their usual conversation, in which one of them was always in the dark of certain information, and words, the distracted Levis found himself up the hill, several hundreds of meters away from the village, as he could barely see some of the houses from where he was, while still being another hundreds or so meters, till the top of the hill.

[What are we going to do here?]

[Turn back.]

[What?]

[Now listen carefully and answer. What is going to be the biggest problem from now on?]

[Ehh? Aa-a-a—, remaining out of sight, and not being discovered for what I am?]

[You are half correct, as you must not attract any kind of suspicion toward you, or the consequences could escape out of proportion, the other half is to avoid unwanted fights and danger.]

[How do I avoid them?]

[Well that's simple, I have explained it when I gave you two new slaves, but it seems that you have forgotten my words, so I will explain again. Your cells contain your energy, and well, they do a good your at masking your presence, however, you can do an even better job, by making your energy to stop its movement completely and appear like a normal human, while you contain your consciousness in your cells as well, and if you make extremely slow, and observant moves, as to not disturb the flow of energy in the air, you will walk like a ghost. However, there is one more thing, that's working against you, and that's your fake dantian, you need to recall all your energy from it, and make it disappear, and only so, the singular thing that can give you away is gone. And with this, you can even assassinate, cultivators far stronger than you are, with relative ease. Well this is mostly to hide from fights or to run from them, but take it as you want.]

Nevertheless, as Levis listen to the long speech, his eyebrow begins to twitch, as he had been lost halfway through the lecture.

[Ahahah, my disciple, do not worry. With me here all is easy, do not think but act by instinct, first dismantle the fake dantian and slow the energy inside your cells, then focus your consciousness only on yourself, then look at the world that surrounds you with no major intent or feelings, just take it in and move.]

Nonetheless, as the second carefree and easygoing voice appeared, right before the moment that he was about to ask Urger, to clarify himself once more, he was able to understand extensively better, than what Urger had explained, as he himself had a better opinion and a greater trust, of the less active, second voice, that Urger called “Idiot”, almost every time.

[Alright—, done!]

[Ehh? Already, that was—, fast.]

Yet, it did not take much for Levis to relax, and do every single task whit an extremely frightening speed, as his face and body seemed almost lethargic, while his overall presence was diminished to that of a rock in the background, surprising Urger, as he was starting to doubt he's own ability to inform and explain his thoughts.

[---.]

[And, why do we turn back?]

[Well, it is obvious we are going to spy on that boy at the river, and see how good are you. Now move, I will take notice, of all, you will do, just approach him as close as you can.]

Clueless about what to say back, Levis, begins his descent, as he was wobbling like a drunk man, while he seemed ready to fall at any moment, yet as he was moving, the image of the old man from the night before, came into his mind as he seemed to vaguely move the same way as him, wondering if this was the right way to do this.

“Crack.”

[ [He’s doing---., well, as bad as we aspected? Right?] ]

[ [Yhea, well at least he can understand something, still, this is not the right way to move, look at how he stepping over the dead branches, how is this supposed to be incognito, he's in plain sight while looking as though he is performing a charade or something.] ]

[ [Then, correct his mistakes.] ]

[ [You bastard, don’t think I have not noticed he is listening more to you than me.] ]

[ [Aha-aha, what can I say, I am a more trustworthy person than you.] ]

[ [Hmpfruu!] ]

[ [What are you sulking for, are you a child? Ahh, he’s arrived.] ]

However, as the two denizens in Levis’s mind were conversing, the person in question, had walked the long way down to the river, as his wabble, and drunk-like body and face had worsened, looking as though he was ready to fall down from exhaustion or drunkenness.

Yet, as he was hiding behind a bush while glancing at the river up and down, he did not see any sign of Hubert, nonetheless, as he persisted, he caught a glimpse of something moving southwards, as he was watching the river banks, on his side, some distance from him.

Uncertain of what it was, he began his comical movement, as after several dozens of meters, he gazed over a small bush, as he was presented with the view of a seated Hubert, that was resting his back on a tree, as his hands, were clenching the flask, left by the old man. And while his eyes were closed, he was taking deep intakes of air, as the flask was opened and kept close to his nostrils, while taking long and hard breaths in, each and every time.

[He!? Is he cultivating?]

[Well, yes. That thing is too good to be owned by him, as he stands right now. However, that does not indicate he can not take advantage of his circumstances.]

[Is it, that good?]

[You don’t feel it, because the flask does not allow the energy to leave, but if you can take that, and absorb it all, you will become somewhere around, one-hundred hundred times stronger than you are right now.]

[That is a lot of one hundred.]

[---.]

[Well---, Yes—, do you want to become that strong?]

[Yes! But how?]

[That is simple, go to that boy, while you do everything that I have taught you, it is alright, now that he is entranced with his cultivation, he won’t notice you, so go.]

[Alright.]

Yet, while wobbling his way, to the unaware Hubert, Levis did his best to be as silent as possible, but as he was nervous about this ordeal, drops of sweat began to form on his forehead, yet[ before he knew it, he was in front, of the cultivating Hubert.

[Now?]

[Drow the knife that you have on you.]

[Alryght.]

[Now point at his neck and slash it.]

[Yes. Point and—, what!!! No, no, no, no, do you want me to kill him!?!]

[Yes, kill him and take the flask, do not worry I will teach you how to get rid of his body, then we can blame it on the kid from yesterday.]

[No, no, no, I will not kill him, what is wrong with you, I can not kill someone just because he has something that I want.]

[Tsk, almost there—, a-aa? Oh! Shit!! Kid, run fast!!]

[Ehh? EhhhHHHHH!!! HE-HE IS AWAKING!!]

"---."

“Hmmm? What is going—on?!”

Eventually, as Hubert opened his eyes to look at his surroundings, there was nothing that he could see, other than the river not too far from him and the vegetation all around him, while a strange gust of wind was blowing and making some dust to rise.

However, if Hubert was to look in the direction of the rising small gust of dust, and proceed forward for a few dozens of meters up the hill, what would be presented to him was the surprising sound of a "someone" gasping for air, behind one of the trees, as that "someone", was doing his best not to pass out, as in the moment that Hubert was ready to awake, the whole energy was focused on his legs muscle, as all that "someone", wanted at that moment, was to run, as swift, as he could from the insane situation, that he had put himself in, in the moment of his absent-mindedness, while listening to Urgers words.

“What?---!!!”

[What are you pushing me to do!!? What if he had woken up, as I was having the knife pointed at him?]

[Well, you would have been forced to kill him, as there was a high chance that he might have attacked you in the spur of the moment.]

[You, you, you, you—!!!]

[What you? It is you yourself, that had gone up to him while pointing the knife, not me. This can be a good lesson, don’t take the words of others while you don’t think clearly. However, I have to admit, the speed you have been able to muster now, was quite impressive, given the amount of energy you have, truly, I am amazed at myself, for creating such unique, form of cultivation.]

[How can you call something unique, if you have not scoured the universe up and down?]

[Worry not, because I will do it and prove it, that, where many might have tried, only I have succeeded!]

[Enought with your own self-glorification, disciple, remember this feeling, and reproduce it while you run towards the top of the hill again.]

[Yes—”huff”-”puff”---alright!]

Still, as the perpetrator the had disturbed the cultivation session, of Hubert, was getting his breathing under control and was trying to have a better understanding, of what he had gone thru while sprinting at full speed from the awakening Hubert that was returning to his own cultivation time, as there was nothing to worry about, in his surroundings.

Ultimately, as he left the tree that he was supporting, he began to walk, before starting to sprint, while attempting to imitate, his state from several moments ago, resulting in a moment of sudden acceleration and deceleration, making him frown as he could not get the timing of when to use the energy while using the different muscle of his legs.

[Ahamm—, my disciple, do you have any questions?]

[Why am I not getting it right? I can not get the timing of the muscle to be in sync with the energy that moves thru the—the “cells”.]

[Anyting else? Something that rubs you the wrong way, and you want to know?]

[Hmm—. Magical powers?]

[Yes, magic well that is—.]

[MAGIC!!! How can you even use that word? First of all the word magic, is used by those that don't understand and are ignorant of the workings of something they can not comprehend. As for the “powers” that the boy had spoken of, is about the true subconscious cognitive understanding and comprehension of the true natural actions that happen in the world and the universe—,]

[Can you not interrupt my time like thi—!]

[—yet, they use the almost barbaric element system for no reason, when it's actually your subconscious close interpretation that allows, your so-called element to manifest. And of course, it is not something that you get from birth, although the case of inheriting something from powerful cultivators it is high, however, that can be overwritten as one might have a high understanding on—fuck I can not belive I am saying this---, another “element”.]

[This—!? Ahh— it is not what I intended to ask.]

[What is wrong about this, it is the—!]

[AAAAAAAaaa! Silence, this is my time, so stay out of it---. So, magical powers, well it is more or less what the stone head had explained, however, what he did not tell you is that once you will understand to control the subconscious knowledge, you will be able to conjure fire with your hands, or water or make simple soil. It is useless to ask more, as even the-know-it-all Rock, does not understand it that profoundly, the closest explanation we have, is that the energy simply transforms into whatever we know better, as it touches and combine with our mental power, our consciousness, even as limited as that is. Now you can stop unless you want to go on the other side of the hill.]

Although, as Levis was listening between the two’s somewhat captivating and boring explanations, he was reminded to stop from his spring, as it seemed that at some point, he had arrived at the top of the hill, before he knew it. Yet, as he stopped to look at what he could see from his viewpoint, all that he could glimpse, were the mountains into the far north, and the hills that were lowering to the south, as the prairie began, while to the east and west, he could only see other boring hills.

“I have run quite the distance.”

[You have, now let us continue, and punch that tree.]

“Eh, what? That will definitely hurt.”

[Yeah right, I need to tell you again. Use the energy only to your fist and then punch. And use your mind to talk.]

[---.]

[Go already, the worst that can happen is breaking a few bones.]

“Aaaa.”---”Baam”---”AAaaaa, it hurts—it hurts---, what?!.”

While giving a shout of encouragement to himself, he focused on his right fist, as he punched the closes tree, making a small and muffled sound from the impact, yet the pain that he imagined arrived, however, it was not his fist that was in pain, but his shoulder, as he began to change rapid stares, between his fist and shoulder.

[What— why is it like this?]

[No matter how hard your fist is, the shock that will travel thru your arm, will affect the weakest parts oy the body the worst, your shoulder joint in this case. Now use only the index, don’t thrust it, you do not want to see your finger come out of your hand, or your tendons and muscles to be ripped apart, just push where you have punched.]

Though, as the index of the little boy was placed in the same place, his eyes widen at the two centimeters deep imprint of his small fist, on the tree. As further enthusiasm was added to his ego, he focused exclusively on his index, while pushing with all his weight and force from his legs. Yet the results did not disappoint Levis, as his index was buried three or so other centimeters into the tree, while only feeling slight pain from the end of his finger and his wrist.

“Hah-aha, I am as strong as a bear now, soon I will rip the tree apart easily— hah-aha.”

[Now, try jumping!]

[Yes.]

It did not take long before Levis, was at the height of a man, and as he did a second jump he was able to double that height, while his look of amazement, was starting to change, into something, that was more and more akin, to a self-inducing haughtiness of one's ability.

[ [Now!?] ]

[ [ Yes!] ]

[Alright, now it is time, for mine and the rock's favorite ability, although this might be akin to “magic” for you.]

[What—!? I can do, magic too!!?]

[Yes, and this one, is one of the strongest “magic” attacks there is.]

[Really? I want to do it! How do I do it?]

[Calm down. Now go to the tree again and put your index finger on it.]

[Alright—,--- done!]

As his enthusiasm was at the highest level possible, at the prospect of doing a “magic” "attack", "of the strongest type", was far too appealing for his young mind, as he moved his index, on the fist imprint left beforehand, in the briefest of instants.

[Now?]

[Now listen carefully, I am telling you this because you are my disciple and my inheriter. First, concentrate on a single cell, at the tip of your finger, and then—, send nine tents of your energy to that single cell, of your index—.]

[Alright, here it goes!]

[--- no wait, not so fast, you idiot!!!!]

However, as Levis was far too curious, about the “magic”, that he was able to do, he moved at the first instructions that came up to him, not letting the voice end his explanation.

Nevertheless, it was far too late to do anything, as billions and billions of ethereal energy strands were piling onto one single cell, making his finger, started to glow, illuminating his excited face.

“---.”

“BOOOM”

Ultimately, the subsequent scene to b registered in his mind was a small white flash of light and the loud sound of something that resembled a deafening thunder, however, that was not important as the pain from his right arm, which had been propelled backward, as he was hurled and was spinning, while the view of the ground and sky, were exchanging places fast, yet before he comprehended what was going on, his back hit something hard, as his motion and spinning were stopped. Yet, despite the pain that was constantly coming from all over his body, he tried to rise and look at what had happened.

“THU–THUUUD”

Only to be greeted, with the fall of the tree, as a huge gust of wind blew over his face once it fell. But as he once more attempted to rise up, the pain coming from his right shoulder, was almost enough, to make him wail.

[Don’t move your shoulder, it is dislocated, and you should take a look at your finger first.]

[What? What is this!!!]

However, as he took a closer look at his index, he was almost horrified, as the tip of the index was a bloody mess, as the skin and muscle were missing, while he could see the bone, as blood was beginning to flow out of the serious wound.

[Use a piece of your clothes, to bandage your finger, and calm down.]

As he proceeded and followed the instructions, he came to sit on the ground, as he was examining the huge tree that had fallen, while holding his badly bandaged index, with his left hand.

[Well, what happened, is that you jumped far too fast, and did not let me finish, to tell you how to avoid the major part of the blunt force, and reduce the damage you will take.]

[So this was dangerous from the beginning?]

[Well, yes, after all, it is an attack.]

[---.]

[Ahhh---, I feel weak]

[Of course, you do, the cells have been emptied all of a sudden, however, they are tougher than before, so you can absorb and fill them with energy far faster than before, it is not immediate, but fast non the least. And use the remaining portion of energy and send it to your finger, hid it well, as it will draw suspicion otherways, just make up some lies.]

[From wh—?]

“LEVIS!!!”

However, before the voice could answer him, the frantic and loud shout of Hubert, reminded him of who was with him now. As it did not take long for his figure to arrive at the top of the hill, as he was looking everywhere, only to see him next to a tree, rather gaunt and worn out.

“What happened?”

“What can you see, the big tree had fallen, it had always been tilting, till today when it had finely fallen.”

Yet, as Hubert took a closer look, at his surroundings, splinters could be seen everywhere, as the huge fallen tree was occupying a large area of the small opening where he and Levis were at the moment.

"You?"

“I am alright, but when I jumped to avoid the tree, I hurt my shoulder.”

“Let me look.”

“Agrhhhhh—!!”

“You have dislocated it, wait a moment till I get in the right position.”

“Alright.”

[ [Is this a bit too much?] ]

[ [This? All that he has done till now, were the most basic things he needs to do. And, are you perhaps forgetting, that we are training a human cultivator, and not a beast, moreover, this is the best juncture to kill two birds, it is time he understands how dangerous is the energy that he absorbs every day—, and how unfortunate it will be, for any fool that might cross him.] ]

[ [Alright.] ]

“Clank”

“Arrrggghhhh!!”

“There it is, better?”

“Yes, thank you.”

“Nothing, nothing, though I did not know that the training lessons would help me here. Still, there are splinters everywhere, it must have been from the pressure being too great to support itself anymore,”

“Yea.”

“Well then let us go down. Let me help you get up.”

Nevertheless, Hubert did not wait for too long, as they immediately began to move down from the top of the hill, towards the village in the middle of it. However, his mind seemed to be preoccupied with something, as he was walking down, evident from his face recalling something pleasing.

[Hey, kid?!]

[Urger—? What?]

[Welll----, I would like to laugh at you, as it seemed that you are, just like a stupid fish that never learns, but now I want to know what those red fruits are.]

[What—? They are “Red Fat Berries”, they are bad, the village must have missed this little bush. If you eat them, then you will stay at the toilet all day long, they grow fast, so the village cuts them down each year, so the children will not eat them by mistake.]

[Are you not one of them?]

[I am not! I have never eaten them, however, when grandpa had put them in the tea of the neighbor, he had not come out from the toilet for an entire day.]

[If they are not toxic, that's good enough, take a bunch whit you!]

[Ehhh, why?]

[Just do it, it is for you after all.]

Regardless of his unwillingness to take the berries that were of nothing good, he used his left hand to take as many as he could, while stuffing them into his pockets.

[Still, Phu-hah, I have to ask, how do you like my "stronger attack", "Energy Equals Explosion"? Aha-Hamm.]

[What? You really came to laugh at me? I don't like it all that much, it hurts a lot and it is far too dangerous.]

[For you or for the tree? Have you taken a good look at the state of the tree?]

[The tree is---wa-waa-wait, I-I blow it up, and made it fall!!!]

[What you became aware of it, only now? The shock might have made you dumber.]

However, as Levis was finely realizing what he had done, shock and amazement finally sank on him, as he enter in a state of momentarily shock, at what he had done with the energy absorbed from the last few days, since he had started to cultivate.

Yet, as he stopped to take the fruits requested by Urger, Hubert was walking still as the distance between them grow wider, just as muffled low noises, were coming from the north of the village in the distance.

“Galloping horses? Hubert do you hear thi—”

“HU-HUBEEERT!!!”

“EHhh what! What is it now?!