" Elder Mark , please remind yourself that we are inside the Fragrance Restaurant right now . The walls have ears after all . " Raven did not show any expression of panic on the outside but he was actually feeling a little afraid inside .
This establishment belonged to a Core Elder and various Elders belonging to Factions visited this place daily . He knew that there were some Formations inscribed on the walls which prevented sound from leaking outside but it would not hurt to be extra cautious . Raven had no idea that Elder Mark was so flustered right now because of Raven's importance in the Sect . He was just afraid that if Elder Mark blurted something bad in confusion then many Factions would trouble him from now on trying many means to actively rope him . Raven does not want powerful people chasing him for the purpose of ending his life because he never planned to join any Factions . Thus he reminded Mark of the fact that he should behave himself right now and questions can be asked again in private.
Elder Mark suddenly became serious as he realised the fact that he was inside a bad place right now for such talks . He imagined the mess he would have caused if somebody managed to eavesdrop on their conversation here and could not help but break in cold sweat . He was not afraid of others because he had the powerful backing of Sect Leader but the lady Elder who owned this place was a cunning character known to try any means to rope talents in her faction . Even the Sect Leader was helpless against her because she was actually the only sister of an old disciple who managed to pass the test and joined a powerful Sect in the Western Region many years ago . Mark was afraid so he casually paid the bill and dragged Raven back to his mansion disregarding the fact that Raven had unfinished wine left on the table . Raven was helpless against this powerful Elder so he politely followed behind him instead of lamenting the fact that his wine was left
undrunk . Raven being a foodie enjoyed good food more than anything else so he felt upset on the way back towards his mansion .
They both arrived inside Raven's residence in the matter of minutes . The mansion was clean despite the fact that Raven had left it untouched for more than a month . He was marvelled by the efficiency of Firmations which automatically cleaned his mansion once a day . Raven thought that now that he had the time so he would definitely pass the test of Formation Hall and learn to inscribe Formations himself .
Now both of them were seated in front of each other inside the dining room with a small table in between them .
Elder Mark knew that Raven despite being only a 15 year old child , was very perceptive . So he directly told him the matter of Elder Paul trying to use him using the Secret Mission for his own benifit . He bragged the fact that he had personally thrashed Paul immediately but Raven did not pay attention to this fact as he was finally satisfied after hearing from Mark that he had really been used by someone . Raven did not show outside but he was feeling rage inside . He would definitely kill this Elder Paul in future when he has the chance because Raven knew that he could have died for multiple reasons during the mission . Raven only cultivated fast due to his extreme talent and brutal battles against thousands of beasts for the purpose of collecting their cores and further speeding up his cultivation. Fortunately he only encountered the Inheritance Space of Master Wulomg otherwise according to his knowledge there are many unknown dangers inside other such places which can be fatal . He even shivered as the memory of the space disintegrating in front of his eyes , resurfaced once again . There were too many reasons for Raven to kill Paul because he was inherently a person who would definitely take revenge for even the smallest of grudges sometimes .
Elder Mark observed that Raven was silent for a long time so he assumed that he must be feeling down as in his eyes Raven was just a 15 year child and was gifted in cultivation compared to others . Little did he know that his talent was earned by Raven personally by venturing inside the Blood Cleansing Pool and staying there for almost two days where others cannot even remain for more than an hour before dying . Raven himself took advantage of his body feeling no pain and to practice his skills faster , battled against hoard of demonic beasts. Raven's willpower was nothing like other pampered children who knew nothing about actual danger and relief on resources provided from the Sect to cultivate in peace . They would naturally not advance as fast as Raven because they chose the simple route while Raven chose the hardest route to temper himself.
Elder Mark who had no idea about all this started thinking about something to change the subject as he was afraid that a seed of hatred may be planted inside Raven towards the Sect as it was their fault that Paul managed to assign the mission under their noses . Mark who knew Raven's importance towards the Sect , would never allow Raven too feel any bad concerning the Sect because he was now hoped to get the lost face back in a few years by passing the test of Western Region and joining their Sect . In the end Mark was reminded of the fact that Raven was previously very interested in buying beast cores so suddenly an idea came inside his mind which could cause him nothing and brighten Raven's dark mood at the same time.
" Ahem.. Raven , forget about such things as you dont have to worry anymore . Elder Paul will be put in extreme surveillance so nobody will come after you anytime soon . Even after discovering the malicious act of Paul , the Disciplinary Authorities took immediate action and decided to closely monitor the distribution of Secret Missions from now on .
I will tell you about these things in detail some time later . Raven , you asked me before that you wanted to buy beast cores in bulk right ? "
Hearing the matter of purchasing Beast cores , Raven instantly became interested causing Mark to sigh in relief .
" Actually you would soon come to know about this place anyway so let me tell you in advance . There is a place called Sect Market near the intersection between the Inner Court and Core Court . There disciples from both Inner and Core Court , open many stalls and sell their loots from outside adventures . The price of somethings may be cheap or sometimes more but Beast Cores are available there in bulk and you just have to pay the regular price of Sect Points in exchange . Hehe.. you are rich now so maybe you can use some points to buy these cores and there is no such danger like the Sect Authorities coming after you due to huge purchase . There the Sect will only interfere when there are some fights otherwise nobody will care even if you buy thousands of cores at once which is basically impossible in the General Building where you can buy 100 at most . "
Raven became astonished when he heard about this magical place . Simply because he needed thousands of beast cores to cultivate and they were extremely cheap for him who has too many sect points to spare . Even one Level 2 beast core costs just 5 points while Level 3 for 50 points . This disparity may feel huge to others but for him it doesn't make much difference because others may only have the use of Level 3 beast cores for alchemy and forging but Raven could actually increase his cultivation with them without fearing the pain due to the chaotic energy . Elder Mark has no idea because to him it was just casual information but for Raven this piece of news was too important . Now Raven started making plans to increase his cultivation further because he had no need to venture into mountains for more beast cores as he could now both study and buy the cores saving him a lot of time .
Elder Mark was satisfied when he felt that Raven did not feel any hatred towards the Sect so he went out as he was really busy to his position in the Sect . Now he had to appease the Old Elders as he had skipped the meeting and they were really bunch of difficult old bastards who were difficult to please .
Meanwhile Raven went into mediation while thinking of plans to buy cores in bulk because he did not want to use his real identity while purchasing them . Nobody will know about his purpose to buy so many cores at once as they had no idea that Raven could use them to cultivate . Raven did not want others to stalk him as he knew about the curious personality of humans because he was a reasecher himself who was curious about many things in his past life . If somebody knew that Raven did not suffer from backlash while cultivating using beast cores due to not feeling any pain which distracted them , then Raven would definitely become the target of interst for many and some may try to kill him for some secrets in his body . This world had too many treasures so others wont hesitate to kill him even if Raven possessing such heaven defying treasures was a very small chance . They would just feel a little disappointed if they did not find any secrets or treasures but Raven would be the one dying and he definitely did not want that to happen .