Crystalline flowers similar in appearance to Arthur's transfigured ice arm. A spiritual essence filled fog that rolled and coiled around the the misty pond. Numerous streams all bubbled up from the depths of the earth, gently trickling down towards the centre of the Winter Seasonal Array.
Icicles and Ice Attributed spiritual essence rose up high above the earth, creating pillars of frozen ice. The thick layer of snow on the ground, despite being cold to the touch, were fluffy and soft, an indication that it had already crossed over the boundary to being a type of Spiritual Snow.
Similar to Spiritual Sand in usage, only different in nature....
The main Attributes that were used to create the Winter Seasonal Array were Water, Ice, Yin and Darkness. These numerous complimenting Attributes came together in a far better way than either the Spring or the Autumn areas could. In fact, overall, it was even better than the Summer Seasonal Array....
The sheer amount of ice and water type spiritual essence would've caused most Fae Masters to feel a slight shiver up their spines.
But considering what Arthur had attached to his right arm, the cold didn't particularly seem to affect him.
Despite the large amount of Fae materials gathered around the Winter Seasonal Array, Arthur's eyes were focused on the large pool of inky coloured liquid. Despite the fact that the entire building didn't possess any windows, with the sheer amount of candle fae and light fae placed around, it had hard to tell what the time was inside the building.
Yet within this Winter Seasonal Array, where Yin and Darkness Attributed spiritual essence gathered, this pool was a like an endless abyss, constantly absorbing all the light that dared to come near it.
All of the Source Water that Arthur had placed in this area all flowed into this midnight-coloured abyss. It was absorbed, refined and then transformed into the same inky black liquid that filled this large pond.
This particular pond, as well as the Source Water that gathered within it, was worth even more than the Alchemy Flame Essence in Arthur's eyes.
"Nightfall Origin Essence Liquid Pond....".
And from the fluctuations that it was giving off, it was at least of the fourth rank.
That meant, that it was useful up until the peak of Rank 4. Fae Masters, spirit beasts, spirit plants and even members of the Myriad Races could all use this origin essence liquid pond as a Rank 4 Fae Master....
Arthur's Father.... if he was still alive would rejoice at the very sight of such a thing.... Using this to cultivate for a few years, he could undoubtably reach the peak of Rank 4, possibly breaking through to Rank 5, and become the strongest Clan Leader in centuries!
The foundations of the Kovacs Clan would grow even stronger, and its legacy would be assured for the next few generations!
Arthur walked up to the Nightfall Origin Essence Liquid Pond, dipping his hand in gently.
The origin essence within him churned and bubbled immensely, rotating and refining itself without even Arthur having to cultivate. Higher ranked origin essence liquid ponds were essential for Fae Masters hoping to quickly cultivate, but due to their rarity and unknown components, where extremely difficult to manufacture.
In fact, within the entirety of Human Heaven, there was only one person who knew how to create Origin Essence Liquid Ponds. The rest either had to be found through exploration, or were the nurturing grounds for the geniuses of Sects and Clans.
And yet.... completely on accident Arthur had created such a thing....
He sighed, just shaking his head.
"The power of Madness still completely eludes me.... How it affects other Attributes, its relationship with other Attributes, its unstable nature and its powers of mimicry, and how its randomness can create a World filled with Monsters and mutants still....".
Arthur felt as though he had just been handed the first piece to an enormous puzzle. One where the colour, shape and number of pieces were completely unknown to him.
He knew that the Madness Attribute wasn't affected by heavenly laws.
He knew that the Madness Attribute could twist and mutate other Attributes, forcing them to co-exist.
And he also knew that the amount of spiritual essence released by the Madness Attribute was enough to compare to Rank 6 Fae materials.....
Additionally, the Madness Attribute could affect Foreigners the easiest. Which is why they had Foreign Treasures in order to protect themselves....
Arthur just gazed at the inert corpse of the Randolf Monster beside him. It was completely still, and Arthur had already taken a few pieces of hair, blood, flesh and bone from the inside of him, only to find that the amount of Blood Attributed, Flesh Attributed and Bone Attributed spiritual essence was also off the charts.
They were also all exempt from heavenly laws as well.
If one scattered pieces of this Monster carcase over a large stretch of land, it would be possible to create an area completely unaffected by heavenly laws. They could create anything from human heaven, so long as they had the drive and the resources to do so....
'I'll have to destroy all traces of this thing before I leave.... If anyone from the neighbouring Villages finds out, or even someone from outside the Winter Rain Mountains found out, they would hunt down the remnants of the Kovacs Clan in pursuit of knowledge and wealth.... And if they are from an Immortal Clan or Sect then....'.
Arthur shook his head once more.
"For the time being, the only thing I can do is make full use of this particular Origin Essence Liquid Pond. It's a pity I'll have to destroy it afterwards, but at the very least, I don't have to worry about not reaching Rank 3....".
Arthur thought he was going to have to make use of the Origin Essence Liquid Pond within the Clan Reserves in order to push his cultivation to the peak of Rank 2. After that, he would need to rely on himself in order to break through from Rank 2 to Rank 3.
But with this Nightfall Origin Essence Liquid Pond.... it would only take a matter of days....
Arthur had already reached the peak of solid ruby and was preparing himself to break through to hadron ruby origin essence. Under the immense influence of the origin essence liquid around him, Arthur could feel all of the origin essence within his body condense, forming a crimson, diamond-shaped gem with the centre of his Mind Origin Essence Sea.
The compression of origin essence was much more difficult than his hardon quartz origin essence stage, but in comparison to the other things Arthur had experienced, it wasn't too difficult at all.
Rapidly condensing his origin essence, the solidified form of the power within Arthur gradually lost its shape, constantly shifting between solid, liquid and vapour. The ruby tinted origin essence rapidly expanded and transformed, not for a single moment retaining a definite shape or state.
A few splotches of impurities were released from Arthur's skin, but were instantly dissolved by the Nightfall Origin Essence Liquid.
The heat that was being released from his body due to the impossibly fast changes in his origin essence, caused his body to turn a bright shade of red. A large amount of snow around the Nightfall Origin Essence Liquid Pond had completely melted under the heat that Arthur was releasing, causing a thick veil of steam to block ones view.
The fluctuating ruby origin essence reached a point where the changes in states of matter couldn't be detected by anyone other than Arthur. All that was left within his origin essence sea, was a boiling hot ruby coloured star, which eventually-.
Condensed to a single point, smaller and thinner than a single strand of hair.
The minute droplet of hadron ruby origin essence fell down towards Arthur's origin essence sea, before being rapidly refilled under the influence of the Nightfall Origin Essence Liquid, and other origin essence regeneration fae....
Hadron origin essence from a distance looked similar in shape to star, but in reality, constantly shifted from vapour to liquid and from liquid to solid. The solidified origin essence then returned to its vapour state....
Arthur opened his eyes, letting the cold Origin Essence Liquid wash over his body, removing any and all impurities that he had expunged....
His green hair had grown just a few centimetres, and the green tint to his eyes only strengthened as he gazed upwards....
Letting out a deep breath, Arthur watched the long stream of white coloured mist shoot up into the air. After flying upwards several metres, it slowly dispersed, never destined to join the clouds high above....
"Let's keep going", he muttered.