On the next day, Amon pulled a black crystal out of his pocket and ported himself. Before he did that, he said goodbye to Roxanne and vanished. He transformed himself into a horse. The hallway was dark and only sparsely lit. The only light that could be seen was at the end of the hallway. He kept walking. He heard the echo of his own footsteps. Nobody was here, and when he reached the end, he saw a sight very familiar to him. It was a huge tree. The tree was huge—so big that the roof over it had to be removed. It was the place where he always trained. But this was not a normal tree; it was a so-called 'cultivation tree'.
When Thalos left him three years ago, he gave him a seed. He explained to him that this tree was indispensable for his cultivation. The tree was connected to him and grew as he grew stronger. Thalos never said what good it would do to tend the tree with his Qi. He said he would find out for himself at some point.
Amon found out that the tree was unique, and Thalos said that the tree would grow when he got stronger. But that was neither right nor wrong. They did that, but there was something unique, and that was that every time he cultivated the tree, it did it with him, and he was able to feed the tree his Qi, and that was something good. Whenever he did that, the tree looked happy and helped him in all sorts of ways.
Amon walked towards the tree, and when he was right in front of the trunk, he did not stop; he walked inside of it. The tree was there, but at the same time, he could enter the tree.
When he was inside, he sat down and got into the lutus position. He gathered the Qi in his solar plexus and entered the realm where the Qi came from. He walked towards a path, and at the moment he passed the path, two giant dragon statues appeared. They grew out of the ground, and he was now sure that he was on the right path. The path of the dragon since a long time he tries to enter this path. Until not too long ago, it was like this every time he tried to enter this path. When the statues attacked him, they spat out huge flames with the aim of burning him. But not today; they allowed him to pass. He walked on the small dirt road and saw how dragons flew all around him. They slept, they fought, and they lived all around, and the Qi that was spread looked magnificent.
He enjoyed the show until he came to a crossroads. It continued straight ahead; to its left was a small branching point, and to its right as well. After a short time, Amon decided to take the right path. The moment he passed the path, he got out instantly. Something like this has happened a few times. Not every time, but sometimes. The reason was his cultivation; when he sat down and meditated, it was like praying to a god. He prays to the Qi directly, and from this, he gained the ability to store Qi in his body. But that was not all; he also gained the favor of the Qi and the Guardians. If a Guardian thinks that he is worthy of learning his skill, he can teleport him instantly to his room. That is exactly what happened at this moment. When the guard sensed how much Amon loved the Qi. He already sees him as worthy.
"Young qibander, I will teach you a new skill. The skill is called 'Path of the Dragon's: Ishat's Wrath'."
Amon focused all of his attention on the explanation of the guardian.
"Ishat was once a powerful dragon that used Qi. With this power, you are able to use the technique he invented."
Two hours later.
"I got it!" Amon was back in his world and had learned the skill. Ishat's Wrath. It was hard, but he finally got it.
Good, then let's get to the next stage. I hope you will protect me. Because otherwise I will die."
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At the same time in Amon's office.
Roxanne sat in Amon's office and did the work he was supposed to do. Over all the years, Roxanne got to know Amon, and she knew one thing about him. When he seriously trains. He wouldn't come back that day. She expects it to take at least Two to three days, and so she did his work while he was away.
Knock, knock, knock.
"Come in." Roxanne said shortly that she expected Leon to come, but she was surprised when she saw who really stood at the entrance of her room. Better said, when she saw the woman who was beside him.
It was Bruna; she wore an on-trend dress and looked stunning. No wonder; these past days she had to cure many people with her blessing, and that was exhausting. Isablell was an exceptional healer, but without Bruna, there wouldn't have been a szenierio with zero deaths in the last fight.
Leon entered the room with her and greeted Roxanne with a smile she knew very well. Since then, Leon has had a bad habit. Every time his plan succeeded, he wore this smile on his face that said that it was a full success.
"Roxanne, we are going to make things. Clear, I want to bring this woman on my side."
Leon said he was still wearing the same creepy smile on his face.
Bruna understood what Leon meant by that. She already had the feeling from the very beginning that they knew she was a spy. She had no clue when they would confront her with that.
"Good, try to bring me on your side. Roxanne and Leon, I am really interested in how you two want to achieve that."