Sitting on the platform, Kai was in anticipation. Now he wanted to enter the Tomb of Time and start recovering as soon as possible. Thankfully he had plenty of pills and ingredients with him.
"Good thing I managed to get out of the streets quickly... I guess Fatty has already found out about everything. It would be a hassle to mess around with him as well right now... He would have insisted that I rest at the headquarters. I'd better go straight to cultivation." - Calmly thought to Kai.
"The fight was quite difficult... If I had underestimated that guy and didn't give my best at the last moment... Also, if it wasn't for Kessia's bloodline, which in tandem with the Invisible Kings Torture Technique gave me non-human regeneration... I'd probably be crippled by now!" - Kai continued to ponder.
"But at least I was able to put my powers into practice and probe my limits. I now understand which way I should work. I've been training too much without a real opponent... Although Assura's Inferno is more of a substitute for that experience, a real opponent is still much better. And I was finally able to get a fierce fight with just such an opponent! Hehe." - Kai thought contentedly.
Although he was in a terrible state right now, Kai didn't regret getting into this conflict one bit. A lot of people wouldn't even be able to move with injuries like these, but Kai was instead glad for them. They were an indication that he had given it his best shot.
- Fuck... Everything hurts... Even though my pills are working, my body is in a terrible state... - Kai said to himself, grimacing slightly at the pain.
Kai was quite resistant to such things, and rarely showed such an expression on his face. But right now, he was all alone and very tired. He simply had no desire to save face in front of anyone.
- We need to think about how long to enter the Tomb of Time for... - I think I can do it in half a year... Or not? It's hard... - Kai reasoned to himself.
He realised that he was approaching the final point of the current stage of his life. When he left Master Mo, he didn't know how he would achieve the transition to the Cloud Sphere. He didn't understand much at all...
His plan was very simple. First, to avenge his family members so that he could be free from the burden of guilt and anger. So that his loved ones could rest in peace. And then evolve to the Cloud Sphere to join the Shadow Sect.
Kai had made such a promise to his teacher, so he couldn't break it. The Border Beast City happened to be a platform for Kai's development, and a very good one at that. And also, had the opportunity to give Kai even more. But he himself realised that the battle for influence and resources was of absolutely no interest to him.
If he broke through to the Cloud Sphere, there wouldn't be many opponents of his generation who could oppose him. And fighting old people wasn't very useful.
A young martial artist, needs peers like him. Talent is forged in fierce competition. If there is no competition, there will be no development.
Right now, there weren't many people of a young age in the Glory Rankings. Even Fashur and Tandu were much older than Kai. Although Kai looked 17-18 years old, but in reality, Fashur was about ten years older than him. In fact, he was from a different generation as well....
- I'll give myself half a year. I just have to manage! - Kai said firmly.
In fact, he didn't really understand how he was going to proceed yet. But Kai had an idea.
"By the way... The moment I leave the tomb... Most likely, my promise to General Lukias will be fulfilled. I'll ask Diso for a quality gift, and under the pretext of handing it over, I'll meet with Lukias. I'm sure he must know something about joining the Shadow Sect. Hehe!" - Pondered Kai with an evil smile.
It was a good idea since General Lukias was one of the main personages of the Border Beast City. The city itself was under the jurisdiction and direct rule of the Shadow Sect. The higher ups in the city's administration should definitely know more.
''I will come to him with a gift as a token of gratitude. Still, I've gained a great deal here. It's hard to say if I could find a place that would be better suited for me to start... I'll try to find out something when I meet him." - Reasoned Kai in his head.
While Kai was thinking about his plans, he didn't even realise that the higher-ups of the city were also trying to figure out how to get him to the Shadow Sect.
People like Kai were very ambiguous. His talent and strength surpassed the limits of the Border Beast City. If one assessed Kai's potential, and possible future, he could become incredibly dangerous.
Usually, people of this type would find competition everywhere. Powerful people target them, as was the case with Fashur. You could say that conflicts find them on their own.
Kai could have been both a boon and a miracle for the Border Beast City and a great disaster. No one could guess what kind of problems he could cause in the future. If he gained too much influence and power, wouldn't the Shadow Sect get angry that someone else was starting to rule their domain? Or perhaps he would go to the west of the Endless Wasteland and provoke a bloody war with the Ferocious Beasts.
All in all, thinking about all the possible options, the Head of the Border Beast City realised that there were too many risks. Let a force of a different order handle his upbringing... Although potentially an ally like Kai would help a lot, but the Head was already old and wise. You shouldn't bite off more than you can swallow, or there's a chance of choking on it.
Kai, for his part, was interested in things other than money and power. At this point, he already knew of too amazing things that didn't fit his current level. They also didn't fit the level of Border Beast City. It seemed to Kai that the world was too vast and he didn't understand even a small part of it. He needed to move on!
- Alright. I'll go in for half a year... If it doesn't work out, no one's stopping me from going in again. No need to be greedy. - Kai said to himself and at that moment the platform finally stopped.
The movement was quite long, as the Tomb of Time was almost at the very bottom of the Tower of the Source.
Upon reaching the floor, Kai was very surprised... The floor was huge!
It looked very cosy and bright here. There was a lot of greenery and there were decorative streams everywhere.
The ceilings were very high and dotted with glowing stones. There was even a haze of what looked like piece clouds gathering under the ceiling. It seemed like all of this was on the surface rather than deep underground.
There were large doors all around the perimeter of the floor. They seemed to be entrances to different rooms. The Tombs of Time wasn't one single room, there were about 30 of them. Otherwise, how would such a large city use it? If there was only one instance, waiting in the queue would take years.
In fact, 30 rooms were enough. Since the rental price was incredibly high and few people could afford it. Besides, a master couldn't stay in closed cultivation all the time, he needed real battles. Kai had an amazing place called Asura's Hell, so he could cover this need on his own. But others couldn't. Because, there would always be a few spare rooms.
Looking around, Kai saw an old man sitting at a beautiful stone table. Smiling, Kai limped and started walking towards him. It was obvious that every step he took was difficult.
- Hello, I want to rent the Tomb of Time for three months! Here's a receipt as payment! - Kai said politely, and bowed raggedly.
At this moment, the old man looked at Kai strangely, noticing his condition, but didn't say anything about it.
- You will spend half a year inside, are you sure? - The old man asked again.
- Of course, I'm absolutely sure! - Kai answered affirmatively.
- Hmm... Okay, your room is number 3. Go in there, and afterwards I'll seal you in. You will spend the next half a year inside alone. - The old man explained calmly.
After that, he immediately stood up to lead Kai to the right door. A moment later, they arrived at their destination. Kai bowed once more and entering the Tomb of Time said:
- Thank you and good luck to me! Hehe!!! - As soon as Kai's voice rang out, the door behind him slammed shut and glowed.
From now on, Kai is sealed for three months in the outside world and half a year inside.