While Porus is gazing at the opposite wall, Kent approached the glowing pillar. His hand hovered for a moment before making contact with the smooth surface of the conch.
Kent closed his eyes, focusing intently, and began to channel his aura energy into the conch. The room remained silent, save for the faint hum of energy transferring from man to stone.
After a tense moment, the walls opposite them flickered to life. Seven different lamps, each representing an elemental force, lit up dimly at first.
Fire in a dancing bright orange, water in a serene blue, air almost invisible but distorting the space around it, earth in a solid brown, energy pulsing in a vibrant purple, space glowing in a white glitter, and time shimmering in emerald green.
As Kent poured more of his aura into the conch, the intensity of the lamps increased. The light from each lamp grew brighter and more vivid, illuminating the room with colors that swirled and danced across the walls.
Soon, each of the seven rows filled with lamps, 49 in total—blazed as bright as daylight. The transformation was so sudden and complete that Porus, still watching from the sidelines, blinked in astonishment.
“What the hell is happening?!” Porus whispered to himself, his voice barely audible over the now-vibrant hum of the lamps. He couldn’t believe the scene before his eyes.
“Master, is something wrong?” Kent asked, his voice steady despite the effort of channeling so much energy.
Porus sighed deeply, a frown creasing his brow as he turned away from the spectacle. “There seems to be something wrong with the inscription plate,” he muttered, moving towards a small space on the opposite wall where an ancient inscription plate was embedded. “Let me check the inscription plate once.”
With practiced ease, Porus opened the yantra—a complex mechanism designed to analyze and interpret the energy flow within the room. As the panel slid away, revealing the intricate network of aura stones that powered the device, his eyes widened in shock.
“What the hell? What happened to all the aura stones?” Porus muttered to himself, turning to Kent with a serious expression.
“This shouldn’t have happened so quickly.” Porus lips parted in a dazed state.
Shaking his head, Porus instructed Kent to follow him. Soon, they left the rising sun peak in the silent night. Without alerting anyone, Porus brought Kent to the rear side of the burning sun peak.
“Master, what are we doing at the burning sun peak?” Kent asked with a confused face.
“Shhh…” Porus gestured for him to stay silent. Soon he took out a medallion that contained the image of the guardian sun. As Porus placed the medallion in the rock crevice, a portal appeared before them.
Holding Kent’s hand, Porus stepped inside the portal. Soon, they surfaced inside a big underground cave that stretched tens of miles.
“What the…” Kent’s mouth went wide open as he stared at the number of treasures before him. A heap of spirit stones occupied one full corner of the cave. The entire cave is glowing with different types of inscription plates, weapons, chariots, and rare treasures.
On one side of the wall, hundreds of wooden shelves were arranged neatly, encasing rare, tattered manuals and totems. Kent saw strange crystals of different elements, which were neatly sorted into big cauldrons.
As Kent observed closely, he found that they were elemental crystals used to train in elemental Dao. The Fire Kirin young master, Zambu, gave Kent a similar type of fire crystals before leaving.
“Master, what is this place?” Kent asked while gazing at the heap of superior aura stones.
“The hidden treasury of the sect. What is there on the surface is just for show. The real valuable things were kept here.” Porus replied while busily checking for something.
“Master, what are you searching for?” Kent asked while staring at a series of hand-held weapons.
“The elemental globe. It will perfectly test your elemental affinity. By the way, I forgot to ask you about your secondary weapon. For an arch magus, a secondary weapon is a life-saving device. If you don’t have one, choose one from those handheld weapons.” Porus suggested while moving from one place to another in search of an elemental globe.
“I already had a secondary weapon, Master. These are called Nimbus knuckles.” Kent replied while taking out the knuckles from his bracelet.
“What did you say?” Porus stopped for a second as he turned towards Kent. The name Nimbus struck a few memories for him.
Instead of replying, Kent approached and showed the knuckles to Porus. He couldn’t believe his eyes. Porus grabbed the knuckles and observed them closely.
“Where did you get these?” Porus asked while staring at the pair of knuckles.
“My aunt sent them for me. She is the one who sent all my weapons and resources.” Kent replied, without revealing any further details.
Porus became silent for a moment. He finally understood the meaning of the patriarch’s words when he said that Kent already has protection. With passion burning in his eyes, Porus personally attached the Nimbus knuckles on Kent’s fingers.
Like a used person, he touched a few spots on the knuckles, and soon they changed shape, spreading across Kent’s hands. “These are not only knuckles. They are gauntlets.” Porus spoke while running his palm over the strange metal spread over Kent’s palms.
“These belong to a close friend of mine who is able to become a member of the Wizard Association of Blue Planet. But he died due to mysterious circumstances. Who ever gave you this, They want you to become a body cultivator. From now on, treat these items as a legacy.” Porus muttered while hiding his eyes, which turned moist.
After hearing the emotional tone of Porus, Kent already understood how precious the Nimbus knuckles were on his hands. He clenched his fists in determination as he stared at the black gauntlets around his palms.
“Ahh, I found it.” Porus muttered with a happy shout as he bent down to reach for a golden globe, which has seven different colourful gems etched in guardian sun formation.
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