The next day Zeo grinding in the woods, collecting the essence; he came back to the lake sadly, The Glacier Lotus nowhere to be found. He just planned to take advantage to get more of the spiritual meat. The meat he had cooked by Aunt Elain , the top spiritual chef in The Shadow Clan, have an effect increasing the size of his mana pool slightly but the depth remains the same.
This routine goes on day by day till a month went by. He only successfully create 6 new pills, all of them Legendary tier . No more excitedness for him because all the pills made are the same as the previous . Any alchemy who saw this will curse him to death. Guaranteed Legendary tier but still complaining. He stopped consuming the pill because from the 3rd pill onwards, the effect became more minimal . The 4th and 5th pill has no effect afterward. Sadly he has to acknowledge that his body has developed pill resistance towards the pill.
The higher the tier of the pill, the purer it is, the greater the absorption. High-tier pill has the advantage of making the benefit that can be obtained will be maximised before the body develop pill resistance. No one able to overcome pill resistance; weirdly it only occurs with pills that have a permanent effect. Temporary effect pill is spared from the predicament. Such as the law of the world has been set and cannot be changed.
Within that one month, Zeo try to familiarise himself with the spiritual martial art he learned from Phenax. With his small mana pool, he unable to use the skill even though he tried many attempts.
During his training, when his mana pool is used up, he notices that while he was resting , the filling up of the mana is slightly faster. He asks Phenax regard this discovery.
Phenax explained he noticed while the body tries to recover the mana pool, the pores throughout the body will convert any energy inside the body to convert to mana. While resting, the body will be able to focus more on energy production; thus the mana recovery will enhance. Zeo remembers after every meal; his recovery will always be faster, especially with spiritual food consumption.
Zeo told Phenax his idea to learn about supporting occupations that can help a lot with his spiritual training, but Phenax advised him to focus on solidifying his foundation.
His earnestness bears fruit when he is able to teleport a small stone 1 meter away from him. The skill can only be used at vacant spaces; he tried to teleport a stone into the bark of the tree but failed. When he throws a rock and teleport it, the speed remains unchanged. So he decided to look for a martial art book that supported hidden weapons to maximize his current ability.
Knowing the current limitation of his skill, Zeo decided to train his body. His current body has higher endurance and recovery than before he ingested the pill. His muscle tone becomes more firm, not too bulky, but not too skinny. "I would like to know my level, lets's later ask Sister Mei Mei to spar with me." Mei Mei is the first young master of the Shadow Clan, daughter of Elder Kinta.
Mei Mei is 4 years older than Zeo , one of the top genius in The Shadow Clan . In-line leader after SiaXin. Mei Mei always needs to watch her back within the clan because if she is gone, the 2nd young master will be in line. That's why she always disputes with the second young master, Jin . There is an unspoken rule that adults are not to interfere with the young generation's problem or else the who can bear the anger of their patriarch.
Zeo was never interested in becoming a leader, even though he is proficient in the art of war. Still, he clearly stated to his family that he won't interfere regarding successorship. Besides that, he loves Mei Mei like an elder sister. She is the one who always plays with him when other kids avoid him due to his status.
While Zeo was training in front of his room, suddenly, a tiny like red meteor appearance descended in front of him; it was his Elder Kinta that visiting him. Elder Kinta looks very happy seeing, looking at the young boy training in front of him. " So, are you ready to show me your martial art progress? I am here to see you fulfilling our promise".
Zeo smiled nervously and showed what he had learned; his movement is full of feint while his hand-to-hand combat form was quite solid, indicating the time he spent perfecting his form. His form of martial arts is full of trickery , trying to maximize the usage of the hidden weapon.
He ended his demonstration by turning his body as fast as possible with side-kicking. Elder Kinta noticed his hand throw a stone in the opposite kicking direction, but the rock miraculously flew in the opposite direction, which puzzled Kinta.
"What kind of movement is that? I have never seen it before, and your martial art is unique. It is like a combination of multiple forms that can be learned from our library, there can be more improvement, but considering it is only a month and without guidance, this is very surprising. As expected from the son of Big Boss Sia, but can you tell me how you did your last movement, even I cannot brain it".
Zeo is about to tell Kinta, but Phenax suddenly warn via telepathy, " Not many people can detect void mana, do not tell anyone regarding me or the void; I have so many enemies of Spirit, and you just starting your first step in spiritualist, for your own sake and safety, keep quiet regard this. Who knows the spirit your Elder Kinta contracted is my enemy".
Hearing Phenax reasoning, he told Elder Kinta that this was his secret while smiling cutely, hoping Kinta let go of his question. Elder Kinta don't pursue it anymore as he is very satisfied with Zeo progress, exceeding his expectation.
Elder Kinta patted Zeo's forehead and happily smiled." Zeo, your progress must be rewarded by this great uncle Kinta; follow me to my treasure room". Hearing that, Zeo jumped joyfully, following behind his favorite uncle.