Aurora was surprised to hear Aadi, but she was becoming accustomed to these two, so she wasn't dumbfounded.
"We just used pure elemental Domain, but we perfected it, making it much more powerful than what others can achieve," Aadi explained. He continued, "Considering everything you've been through so far, you're already at the peak of the Foundation Profound Stage, so you can try to break through."
Aurora nodded, as she had already noticed her progress and was half a step into the Essence Gathering Profound Stage. The Foundation Profound Stage was all about strengthening the body to store Profound energy when one enters the Essence Gathering Profound Stage.
It was similar to a water bucket; the stronger and sturdier the bucket, the more water it could hold.
After enduring all that torture and experiencing Bloodline awakening, her body had been strengthened to its fullest.
Aurora sat cross-legged and closed her eyes, entering a meditative state. In just a few seconds, she could feel the profound energy surrounding her. She began absorbing it from the surroundings, and since the profound energy was very dense in this place, she encountered no problems.
Next, she started distributing the absorbed Profound energy into every cell of her body. This was the Essence Gathering Profound Stage, where one gathered Profound energy from the atmosphere and stored it in the body's cells.
After some time, a bright light began to emit from Aurora's body as she slowly opened her eyes, excitement shining in them.
"I can feel that I'm much stronger than before, Master. Now, even if someone at the Spirit Profound Stage were my opponent, I could easily defeat them," Aurora exclaimed, standing up.
She couldn't believe that there was a genius who could actually fight against an opponent from a stage much higher than their own.
"Why are you so excited? Given your Bloodline, you should be able to fight against opponents at least three major stages above you. That's nothing," Asty scoffed.
Aurora's excitement dwindled, and she calmed down.
"Well, anyway, I'm thinking of starting by training you in battle awareness and teaching you some basic skills of alchemy, as you have the talent for it," Aadi said, motioning for Aurora to follow him.
Aadi then began to walk toward the portal, with Asty jumping over his head.
Aurora's eyes began to shine brightly as she heard the word "Alchemist" and eagerly asked, coming in front of Aadi, "Really, Master? Can I become an Alchemist?"
Aadi looked at her strangely and replied, "Yes, you have the talent to become one, and under my guidance, you will become a famous Alchemist known everywhere."
Happiness and excitement overflowed from Aurora, and she smiled in a peculiar manner.
Aadi and Asty could already guess the reason, but he still asked, "Why are you so eager to become an Alchemist?"
Aadi tried to temper her excitement, and with a smile, she responded, "Hehe, I've heard many things about Alchemists, Master, and one thing is common among them—they're very rich!"
"I knew it," Aadi and Asty thought simultaneously. They could practically see the dollar signs on her face.
Asty sighed and said, "Just as I expected. How can your disciples be normal, Aadi? The first one is a money lover, huh?"
Aadi snapped his fingers in front of Aurora and said, "Think about that later, but yes, you'll become rich if you become an Alchemist, so work hard."
Aurora nodded and made a silent vow to work really hard in her heart.
As they reached the portal, Asty jumped down from Aadi's head and declared, "I hate training arcs, so I'm going outside. You can do time dilation in this dimensional space and train her."
Aadi pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement and said, "Sounds good. We'll mainly be fighting and studying, so it doesn't really matter. At most, it'll take five months, so I'll just set the time dilation to 1 hour equals 150 days. You can enjoy the outside."
Asty jumped onto the golden portal, and it vanished.
Aadi then clapped his hands, and runes appeared all around, covering the entire dimensional space.
Aadi sensed something and immediately facepalmed. He muttered, "She already had time dilation on, and it's even stretched this much."
Shaking his head, Aadi turned around and said to Aurora with a wide grin, "Hehe, shall we start now, my disciple?"
For some reason, Aurora shuddered, but she still nodded.
On the other side, Asty emerged from the pond and began walking toward the bookstore.
She noticed two people standing beside the bookshelves, but she ignored them and went straight to her pillow and fell asleep.
Jev and Rey also noticed her but dismissed her presence, assuming she was a pet of the store owner.
Unbeknownst to Asty, she had unconsciously activated time dilation, causing time to remain the same here as before, with a ratio of 1 second to 1 billion years.
Jev Kela randomly selected a book from the shelf and picked it up. He glanced at the title, "Nine Rivers of Heaven," but didn't think much of it. He opened the book to the first chapter and began reading.
After reading just one page, his eyes widened. He could sense insights about cultivation appearing in his mind.
Shocked, he hurriedly turned to the next page and once again felt the surge of insights.
"I was right," Jev thought excitedly. "This place is extraordinary. Just by reading a book, I can gain insights." He couldn't contain his excitement as he considered his stagnant cultivation for the past few years. He had been stuck at the sixth grade of the Heaven Profound Stage, but now he could feel that he could break through to the seventh grade.
Jev immediately sat down on the floor and began his breakthrough, knowing that this was the perfect place for it.
Soon, he opened his eyes and almost shouted with joy, but he restrained himself so as not to offend the owner. He still couldn't believe that he had achieved something he had been struggling with for years so easily.
Sensing movement from his clothes, Jev reached into his pocket and pulled out a red stone emitting a dim light.
He infused the stone with some Profound energy, causing it to shine brightly, and a voice emanated from it.
"Third Elder, His Majesty is summoning you. There is some strange activity in the Coralhelm Kingdom."
Jev narrowed his eyes and replied, "I'm coming."