Another chapter! I will try to get the next chapter, one with some more fighting, out before I sleep tonight. No guarantees though.

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"We're here," said Kongming as he stopped in a clearing. In front was a building made almost entirely of black polished stones. It was huge, as big as one of the dormitories for Apprentices in West Wind Academy. It had numerous windows.

"You two will be safe in here until the Gate opens again," said Kongming.

"Thank you Grandmaster," said Akiza.

The three went inside Kongming's house. Inside, everything appeared to be made of high quality wood, most likely cut from the trees of the Immortal Realm itself. There were numerous books on the shelves. There were many pots with strong sources of Internal Energy in them.

"You two can sleep in the empty room upstairs," said Kongming. "But in the meantime, I will help you two train."

"What?" Serph said with a happy look on his face. "I can't believe this, being chosen by the Grandmaster."

"You two need to be able to survive here in the Immortal Realm when the fog has not lifted," said Kongming. "If you two can do it, you are at least at the Lord Stage if you avoid the strong ones."

"To advance to the Lord Stage..." Serph said looking at his hand and making it into a fist. It was something now in his reach.

"Thank you for this chance Grandmaster," said Akiza.

"Do you have any medicine or elixirs with you?" Kongming asked.

"No just some plants," said Akiza.

"Show me," said Kongming.

Akiza took out all the plants she had collected while she and Serph were in the Immortal Realm. It was a huge amount, but the Internal Energy were incomparable to the ones in Kongming's storage.

"Do you not know how to refine them?" Kongming asked.

"I do, but I don't have the tools," said Akiza.

"What if I told you there is a way to do it without tools and guarantee 100% purity," said Kongming.

"Is that even possible?" asked Akiza.

"Yes," said Kongming. "There is special used by highly skilled alchemists."

Kongming got up and chose three of the ingredients. He put them in his hand. He focused and the ingredients in his hand begin to glow. The three ingredients moved and combined together at a common spot. There was a release of a blinding light and energy. When it disappeared, the only thing in Kongming's hand was a small bright red pill.

"Incredible," said Serph.

"You can do this regardless of your element," said Kongming. "You just have to know the recipe."

Akiza tried it. She took the same three ingredients and copied every step. As the blinding light was released, Akiza fell to the floor. "So tired," she said.

"It requires an immense amount of Internal Energy for someone at your level," said Kongming. "But it saves you a lot of time because you don't have to make it the right way and it guarantees purity with the right ingredients."

"Here," said Kongming handing the red pill to Serph.

"What is this for?" asked Serph.

"It is something to help reduce the effects of the fog and improve your vision," Kongming explained. "Since Akiza made her own, I'm just going to give you the one I made."

They both ate the red pill. "Akiza, you should study the books here," Kongming said pointing at his shelf. They contained numerous medical books. "And I have a special training for both of you," said Kongming with a huge grin on his face.

Serph felt fear. Kongming was very intimidating despite not exhibiting any pressure that a practitioner would have.

"I have a question," said Akiza.

"Yes what is it?" said Kongming.

Akiza showed Kongming the pink fire. "What is this?" she asked.

"This is a special attribute of fire," said Kongming. "It is a combination of Yin, Yang, and Fire. Yin and Yang are responsible for creation and destruction, Fire breathes life into things. The result is a healing fire."

"What can it heal?" asked Akiza. "I've only been able to use it to ease pain and the effects of poison."

"It is not very strong," said Kongming. "As you get stronger, the effects should improve. If you had the powers of the Divine Phoenix, it may even be able to bring someone back from the dead, but there hasn't been one in centuries."

"Revive the dead?!?" Akiza and Serph both said with a shocked voice. This is the first time the two have heard of such a ridiculous thing. Then again, Kongming slew a dragon with his bare hands without much effort, such a thing might just be possible.