Lux meets Killian and goes towards the park. Killian becomes confused on why they are going to the park instead of the 'Dark Energy Lake'.
"Bro Lux!! Why are we going towards the park instead of the lake ?"
"You see, I have brought in a new group member."
"What?!?! Who is it??"
"Do you know Crystal from our class ? The pink haired girl who doesn't participate in class much."
"Oh yeah. You actually got a girl to join our group. Also a very beautiful one. Bro Lux you are the greatest!!"
Killian seems excited to meet Crystal. Lux sighs looking at the behavior of Killian, a major jackass.
"Right but don't be too excited and make things awkward. I have taken on a lot of work to get her to join. So, don't scare her off with that kind of excitement."
Killian seemed to be too lost in his thoughts to even notice Lux's warning. They finally arrive at the Park and they see Crystal waiting for them.
'Hmm, Didn't expect her to be here so fast.', Lux thinks to himself.
"So, you finally arrive huh?"Crystal asks Lux like she was scolding him with anger at the fact that he was a little late then the assigned time. She doesn't even notice Killian coming from beside Lux.
"Wow!!"
Killian exclaims at the beauty of Crystal. It was true that Crystal was looking really beautiful and that was even beyond the expectations of Killian. he didn't know that some slight changes in the appearance can make someone so beautiful. She was like a shining goddess clearing the darkness of the night in front of Killian's eyes.
Even Lux was a bit startled by the beauty of Crystal. He had known that she would look more beautiful but, actually seeing her like that was a whole different experience.
Crystal notices them both staring at her like really strangely and takes a few steps back.
"Heyyy!! Why are you staring at me like that ? Have you never seen a girl before ? You're actually looking like creeps staring at me like that."
Lux regains his composure and stops staring at her. Even though she was beautiful, he had seen other various beauties from all over the continent.
"Ahh yes. I must say you look a lot more beautiful than in the class but, it's nothing special."
Seeing Lux compliment her in a sarcastic way, Crystal becomes a bit embarrassed and blushes a bit. But, they had to focus on a more important topic right now, so she became focused on the topic beforehand.
Lux had already stopped staring at Crystal but, she noticed Killian still staring at her with excitement. She ignores him and follows Lux to the Dark Energy Lake.
"Firstly, I will reveal a secret to the two of you."
Both Crystal and Killian become excited for hearing some kind of secret from Lux.
"The reason why most people are so slow at their cultivation of leveling is because they don't use the right cultivation techniques for their affinity. There are a lot of different cultivation techniques and one needs to change it according to their affinity and level. I will provide you both the best cultivation technique for your affinity and level and help you to grow continuously forward even in the future."
The 2 of them become shocked by hearing Lux's secret. All the people in the academy were taught the exact same cultivation technique no matter their affinity and level. They had heard that only some from the noble families got different cultivation techniques passed down from their ancestors that were also kept a secret.
"Crystal, as your affinity is Death, you need to focus on more spell efficiency which can be developed quickly by the Hell's Dragon Cultivation technique. Look at the notes I gave and follow this cultivation technique for faster growth. As for Killian, as your affinity is Lightning, you need to focus on the Sky roaring Thunder cultivation technique. Here you also take this note and follow this measure of cultivation. Also, you may already know it but, reaching the state of flow will help you skyrocket your cultivation."
Both Crystal's and Killian's take the notes like they are some really precious shining diamonds. They could feel their mana reacting to them just by reading the procedures of the technique.
"So, is the state of flow the reason how you were able to use that cheat of yours that everyone is talking about ? Anyways what is your affinity ? I've never even thought about it."
Hearing Lux's question, even Crystal was desperate to hear Lux's answers as she was interested in what kind of affinity Lux had. The affinities were also divided from strongest to lowest according to their use in battle.
They were ranked according to the following division :-
1. Lightning
2. Death
3. Life
4. Fire
5. Water
6. Earth
7. Wind
"Hmm, Well it will be a drag explaining all that to you so I will explain it later. You will know eventually. Hehe"
Hearing Lux's answer along with his smiling expression, both of them gave a big sigh. They were expecting a clear answer but were cut off with a 'you'll know eventually' by Lux.
"Hahh, I bet you have wind affinity, so you are not telling us about it right ?"
Crystal tried to provoke Lux to get a clear answer but Lux ignored her and started making some other note. Seeing this, Crystal could not help but get angry by that attitude of ignoring her but she kept cool as he was the one helping her.
"So, how do you cure my curse ?"
"Oh yes. I totally forgot about that matter. Haha. It's nothing much, I already gave you the treatment procedures. Practice cultivation with that technique that I gave you in the Dark Energy lake. The negative energy will eventually cleanse itself and those dark spots will disappear. Just even swimming in this lake will remove that burning that you are facing. But, I got to give you credit for holding that amount of pain for so long. If I was in your place then, I would have died from the pain already."
Lux jokes with Crystal by adding the pain part in at the end of his conversation. Crystal becomes confused on thinking if to take what he said as a compliment or a sarcastic joke. Well, this was not the first time she was confused about Lux either way, so she immediately forgot about this issue and moved on to her cultivation.
"Also, I want you to cast me the Negative mana spell. It would help me catch up with your levels soon enough if you cast that spell. Also, you seem to become a very powerful Mage in the future so, you will be of great use to me and our nation of Wyvern."
Crystal didn't know how to react to this. She wanted to scold Lux for trying to use the negative mana spell which was causing her so much pain. But, at the same time was very happy and satisfied when Lux told her that she would be of great use to him.
Crystal was not a girl to think about others and also didn't really care about other people's opinions of her but, in the case of Lux, it was different. It was like she was a completely different person after meeting Lux. Maybe it was the part of her that always wanted to be herself and Lux was the one who removed all the seals and freed her to her real self.
"But you should not be using the spell negative energy just like that. You just don't know the pain that I am suffering from otherwise, you would never even want to endure it even for a second."
Crystal warns Lux about the consequences of this spell and the pain that it had caused her with serious eyes.
"I am thankful to you for caring about me but, believe me I have endured far more pain than this throughout my life so this is not even much compared to it."
Crystal couldn't understand how he was able to endure even greater pain than her with his age and also the fact that he said throughout his life. She thought at first that Lux was joking like usual but, his serious expression made her believe Lux.
"HAhhhh!!! Alright after all you are asking me right now don't come crying back later. I warned you about this beforehand."
"Yes sure. I will make you see just how tough I am. So, let's get started with our cultivation. Also before starting let me make one thing clear to you two. Mana control is the most valuable aspect of one's capabilities as a Mage. You can even beat an advanced rank if you have perfect mana control. It is a state where you have complete control over your mana. I don't think that anyone in the whole continent have achieved that expect the nation and the continent dragons and of course me."
This time, Lux added the of course me part at the end of his sentence as a joke but they seemed to have believed him rather than laughing at his joke. Well it was a truth but, looking at them believe him so sincerely made them both to a more special place in his heart.
Lux, Crystal and Killian started to cultivate after Killian and Lux explained the Underwater breathing spell to Crystal. In Lux's soul realm, he was also finding an appropriate cultivation method to grow faster and better than in his previous life.
No matter which rank or level a Mage was in, if his cultivation and foundation was poor then even a lower rank can outpower him in seconds. Although Lux was pretty powerful in his previous life, he did not have a good foundation and a great cultivation technique.
Lux just learned and used a lot of cultivation techniques which made his foundation very weak and also lowered his capabilities. That was also the reason why he couldn't sense a spell like Death's Touch being used against him.
In this life, he had decided to avoid all kinds of those circumstances and build himself upon a more reliable and stable foundation. He looked through all the cultivation techniques he had in his soul realm and chose The void cultivation technique.
It was a special technique specially made for Lux by him after studying a lot of other kinds of cultivation technique. He could even use the major spells of all affinities if he cultivated with this method.
Other cultivation techniques only allowed the Mages to use major spells of their affinity while letting them only use some basic spells of other affinities. But now, after using this cultivation technique, he could use all the major and minor spells of all the affinities if the requirements are met.
He started cultivation with this technique and was growing a lot faster than before. They finished their cultivation for the night and everyone got out at the specified time. The black spots all over the body of Crystal had also disappeared. Now, she could be her true self even in the class and become one of the other goddess of the class with her beauty.
"Lux thanks a lot for helping me clear the consequences of negative mana. Also, thank you for giving me such a great cultivation technique. With this, I feel like I can grow much stronger than I had ever imagined. I feel like I have grown at a tremendous rate than ever before. If you ever need any help of any kind in the future be sure to ask me for it. I will always be indebted to you."
"Hehe no don't be like that. It's you who did your best and helped yourself. I just gave you some tips and techniques. Anyways I will surely come to you if I am ever in need of some help. Be sure not to go back in your word. Anyways are you joining our group or not ?"
Lux asks Crystal with a teasing glance. He had already known that she would not refuse an offer from the very start. Crystal wanted to refuse after curing herself at first but after getting so many benefits, Crystals couldn't refuse.
She was going to tell Lux that she will join his group but looking at his teasing glance, she didn't want to tell that to him. But, as she was very thankful to him, she made it clear that she wanted to join and became a part of his group.
They continued their night training activities for a week and Dan didn't come to the school for the whole week. At the end of the week, Lux was level 15 whereas Killian and Crystal were around level 25.
The cultivation method that Lux was using needed to build a strong foundation, so it needed more time to grow. Lux actually chooses a better foundation rather than faster growth. But, anyways his cultivation rate was still fast due to his title benefits.
It was still a mystery to him on how he got a title panel and all those bonuses. It was clearly not available to him in his previous life. There were also a lot of mysteries he needed to solve and also what was the thing about the God's ring holder. Lux was more than sure that he didn't have the God's ring with him after his reincarnation.
Anyways, he still needed to collect more group members to make them stronger to be able to fight against those Master level Mages this time. Also, he wanted a group to earn money by collecting Mana Crystals from the dungeon by defeating the beasts.
They not only were a great source to earn money but also a place to level up with great potential.