A week later, just as Reif expected, Ram really did do his best to buy the things he needs
His words were taken seriously and he gave the reward he promised. In fact, this makes Reif thought of a way to earn a lot of money for his cultivation
With the abundant knowledge that Reif has inside his head, wouldn't it be easy for him to earn money by selling magical theories?
The only thing that Reif needs to do was to write down his knowledge. It was not that hard of a thing to do
With his skills, he can even write it eloquently so that even untalented people can understand the knowledge easily
But on the second thought, if Reif really executed his plan, he needs to have a strong power first or find a backing that will not betray him
Aside from talent, magic knowledge is the thing that most people would lack to open the door of power
A lot of people will surely covet Reif's knowledge. After all, different people have a different interpretation of magic
With Reif reaching the peak in his past, the knowledge he knows was more solid and in essence 'true' than what other people comprehended
This was a double-edged sword. He can sell his knowledge from time to time but he can't do it frequently to avoid trouble
The most important thing right now is to increase his power
Currently, Reif is standing in front of a large wooden tub filled with water. It was tall enough to reach his neck
In Reif's hand, one of the potions bought for him can be seen and he poured the potion's contents into the tub
The previously clear water instantly turned red in color as if it was completely made from blood
Without saying anything, Reif strips all of his clothing and entered the tub submerging his body inside it
Reif's face didn't even flinch even though his body trembled from the pain. Whether it be the original soul of this body or the new mixed soul, both of them are used to great pain
Other people would scream loudly in pain while trying to get as far away as possible from the red-colored water but Reif is completely different
He calmly closes his eyes and guided the medicinal property that the water has inside his body
The rich essence was absorbed into his blood making its quality higher than before
This potion has a nourishing effect on one's blood. Even just using one potion would already give the person enough power to leave a fist print if they punch the ground
That was without the supplement of any kind of magic. What more if the person uses magic
However, it was also accompanied by severe pain. Thus, not many people dared to use and try it
Only those that are desperately poor would use such a potion. However, even to a rich person, if they can endure the pain, potions like these are more suitable
After all, the more 'safe' potions they use, the more impurities their bodies would have
But to Reif's delight, he found out that impurities don't affect him in the slightest
In essence, impurities are also poison. Since Reif is immune to poison, impurities are not a problem for him
The higher rank a mage climbs, the more a pure body is needed. Seems like Reif would have an easier cultivation path than in the past where he doesn't have such an advantageous body
Reif continued absorbing the medicinal essence and the blood-red color of the water starts to lighten
When Ram arrives and sees Reif's current situation, he was stunned
"Y-you really used it" Ram said in disbelief. Even the rate at which Reif was absorbing the medicine was extremely fast
Ram has come since he is worried for Reif. After all, the trouble he had to buy these potions are too small compared to the magic theories enough for him to reach the 7th circle rank
Ram feels heavily indebted to Reif and he wants to check his condition
To Ram's surprise, Reif was in perfect condition. The kid didn't even flinch from the pain
This makes Ram pity Reif. Just what kind of experience a child could have gone through to grow up like this
"For the next few days or even weeks, I will focus on cultivation. Don't let anyone disturb me" Reif said after he opened his eyes
Even the manner he speaks doesn't seem to be he is in pain
Ram shuddered at that. Even he, would not be able to take the pain from the potion like this
"I-I understand" Ram answered before leaving Reif alone
Just like what Reif said, his next days were only used for cultivation. In just a bit more than two weeks, he already broke through and become a 3rd circle mage
His advancement speed can only be called extremely fast. Perhaps only those that are heavily nourished from the start have the same cultivation speed as him
Reif doesn't have many resources with him but he already achieved such a result. What more if he has more?
Well, the first three circles are easy. It only needs a person to accumulate mana and condensed their magic circles
The amount of mana they need to advance depends from person to person
After all, there are people that have much more mana than even mages that have a rank higher than them
This was especially true for the families with good genes
Reif is already the descendant of the Spring Family and he even has a physique of the mutated version of [Nature Vessel]
In his eyes, his cultivation speed was terribly slow despite his mana absorption speed precisely because of the amount of mana he needs to advance
After around 2 months or more, he only broke through now. If he has a 'normal physique' he would have become a 3rd circle mage long ago
Still, this is also favorable for him. Reif has a lot of advantages
Even though the difference in power between 3rd circle and 4th circle mage is enormous, Reif still has confidence in killing one if the needs arise
Even casual magic from a 4th circle mage can already destroy large boulders. To others, that was already a powerful strength but Reif is still not satisfied
At his peak not to mention a boulder, even cities or in this realm, Empires, Reif can destroy them with a single wave of his hand
He can only wish for time to go faster when he returned at his peak and even exceeds it
As soon as Reif exited his seclusion, the air around him becomes more oppressive than usual
A single realm difference in power was large to someone like him
To test his new power, Reif asked Ram for sparring
Ram naturally agreed as he too is curious at how strong Reif becomes. Ram also grew stronger the past weeks' thanks to the 'reward' that Reif gave him
Just how far is the distance between them now?
The younger brother and sister of Ram also decided to watch the fight. They too want to know how would Reif perform
Ram and Reif stood in opposite direction. A single leaf coincidentally blew between them and the two had a tacit understanding
They waited until the leaf landed in the ground before making a move
"[Haste!]" Reif started by making his movements faster. Since there is still a large difference in power, his body needs to react faster
"[Leaf Cutter!]" Reif puts his hands in front of him and a green magic circle appeared
It fired out tens of leaves that have enough power to easily cut a whole tree in half
"[Flying Stars!]" Ram started with his signature magic. Star shape metal blades were conjured by him and they 'massacred' all the leaves they encountered
This time, Ram uses more power in his magic compared to the first time that he and Reif fought
The star shape metals managed to dispel Reif's leaf attack but things don't end there
"Explode!" Reif muttered and the leaves that were cut in half exploded causing the trajectory of the stars to be blown out of proportion
As soon as that happens, Reif closes three of his fingers and only left two to attack
"[Burning Stab!]" Crimson fire immediately covered Reif's fingers as he charged at Ram that was still regaining his control over his metal stars
With [Haste] still activated, Reif's movement speed was very fast. To normal people, they might only see a blurry figure running towards Ram
Before Reif can even use his magic on Ram, the man already created a magic circle in front of him
"[Wind Gust!]" Strong and ragings immediately came out from the magic circle and it prevented Reif from getting closer to Ram
Even the fire in his fingers flickered and it soon died out. Some parts of his skin even split apart but this just causes Reif to perform even better than before