[Level up: YES/NO?]
"I got rewards from comprehending a little bit of the technique? Nice! But I don't think I should level up yet, after all, I am in the mana gathering stage and I can't even manipulate mana which is the most basic thing for a cultivator. How would I be able to justify being a mana cultivator(second stage) without knowing the basics? Why then should I level up?"
"No" she chooses the option no. Then she checks out the peak grade gauntlets which had been added to her inventory space in a section labeled "equipments"
[Level up halted]
[Inventory]
[Equipments: Gauntlets]
[Description: Tier 1 peak silver grade equipment. Forged from the scales of the rare dragon species. An infant stage silver dragon. And crafted within the fires of Nirvana. The silver dragon species are creature with high affinity to ice and they are scales are especially sturdy]
[Abilities: Grants the wearer mild fire immunity and mild heat immunity.
The wearer would be able to manipulate bronze graded fire and silver grade ice.
Can defend against any attack within the mortal realm and five attacks within the spirit realm which would render the gauntlets unusable afterwards]
"For real?" She asks no one in particular "this is so OP! I don't even need an affinity towards fire or ice to be able to utilize them. Too bad I can't practice with them now. After all, I need to learn how to manipulate mana to be able to use it. Sigh" she analyzed "Looking at the bright side of things, I have now seen the weapon that suits me plus, I can remember seeing one of the past users of myths in celestial integrating a technique for Gauntlets. It is quite rare to find techniques that are meant to be practiced with gauntlets" she immediately comforted herself.
She stored the Peak Grade Silver Dragon Gauntlets in her inventory space, prioritizing her mana cultivation.
Vanya focused on the Myths in Celestial technique, reviewing the mana gathering process. " According to the myths in celestial technique,the process of mana gathering is rather straightforward. All I have to do is locate the position of my mana core, most likely next to my lower abdomen or my heart...that seems like a dangerous position. Then, I have to open up two vortices, one in the mana core and another directly outside the mana core. Although they have to be in separate positions, they would still be connected by a thin thread like substance. The vortices would automatically absorb mana into the core and this technique can be used passively to cultivate. That is after gaining a certain level of mastery. Which means I can cultivate mana and also learn the technique practice with gauntlets that the myths in celestial have to offer. Good stuff, good stuff. This ought to be easy" with that thought, she attempts to use the technique.
On another side of the realm, while she was experiencing these things, the young man Ryker, who had been brutally defeated by Sernon, went back to his family's house where he immediately went to report back to his an old man who turns out to be his grandfather, one of the realms protectors and the owner of one of the four factions in this realm. He reported what they had encountered and what happened to him and his group when they went on their expedition to claim the Mana vein.
They thought it was a Mana vein because they have never heard of obsidian grade items so it never even crossed their minds. Their knowledge on cultivation was clearing lacking that is why, even though they were to ever go to a place with mana in surplus, without an expert's guidance, they would be stuck in the spirit realm forever.