Chapter 6:Tenth Cycle
Grey immediately tried circulating the energy, he noticed it became easier than the previous time he tried it, and the pain reduced significantly.
"Wow, guess I shouldn't have stopped my training" Grey was delighted. He immediately started feeling remorseful when he thought about all the days he had to go through pains just to make the energy move.
"Why didn't they make it known in the scroll, I wouldn't have passed through days of pain" Grey complained bitterly. Although he knew it wouldn't change anything, he didn't want to blame himself for not continuing his training, so he just shifted the blame.
Grey was able to complete the second circulation before long. He was exhausted from the hard work and immediately fell asleep.
The Next day, Grey woke up late in the day. Although it wasn't midday yet, it wasn't far from it.
"Ah, what a great night" Grey woke up with a huge smile on his face, after having a breakthrough in the circulation, he felt fantastic with himself. Although it wasn't anything big, Grey felt like it was a major accomplishment.
He freshened up before going downstairs. He saw Martha just coming into the house.
When she saw Grey, she gave him a sweet smile. For some reason, when Grey saw the smile, he felt a chill run down his spine. 'I haven't done anything wrong lately, have I' Grey started thinking about everything he had done lately and couldn't remember upsetting his mother on any occasion.
Grey paused instinctively and slowly retreated to a distance he deemed was safe enough. "I'm fine thanks. How are you doing today?" Grey asked with a smile.
"I must say, you look very beautiful this morning" Before Martha could reply to the question Grey asked, she heard him speak again.
'What a glib tongue he has. Just like his father' Martha sneered coldly in her heart. She knew why he was complementing her. Whenever he does something wrong, he always does this to get on her good side. Although she never falls for it, she does reduce the punishment she has in mind for him unknowingly.
Martha was similarly dumbfounded when she heard how Grey was able to defeat Derek effortlessly. Derek is someone at the Eighth stage of the Collection Plane, just a bit away from the Fusion Plane. Yet Grey was faster than him, what was more shocking was the fact that Derek is a Wind Elementalist. She looked at her son, pride filled her heart, but she didn't show it out. If Grey were to know she was proud of him, she didn't know what he might do next.
"Okay, don't worry about this. I will take care of it. I don't want to hear something like this happened again. Focus fully on your cultivation and try to complete the circulations as soon as possible, so you can start the real cultivation" Martha told him seriously. She really didn't want him to waste his time with all these little things. So long as he can start cultivating for real, I will be happy.
"Yes mom, I will work extra hard!" Grey proclaimed with determination.
Martha looked at him and nodded in approval on seeing how determined he was.
Grey continued his training that day, only now, his routine had changed. He would train in the day, and meditate at night.
Slowly, time passed and a month quickly went by. Grey didn't hear from Derek or anyone later. He was given a rare moment of peace. He was happy as now all his focus was on his training. During this month, he was able to get to the seventh circle. The more the cycles, the harder it was for him. He was determined, so he didn't stop or give up halfway because he felt it was too hard. He kept on pushing himself to the brink and surpassing himself.
Whenever he wants to train, he will set himself as the target to beat. If could do more than what he usually does, then he had successfully surpassed his previous self.
Another month went by without any major event taking place. Grey continued his frenzied training and Martha even began worrying over him.
There was one time Grey came home looking like someone who had a foot on deaths' door. She had to make him stay at home for a week to take a rest before he was allowed to continue his training. Even when staying at home, Grey focused fully on meditating.
During these two months, Grey had been able to complete 9 cycles. Now it was left with the last circle, once he completes it, he will officially step into the realm of Elementalists. Grey was so excited about it and couldn't wait to start manipulating each element.
Grey took a break, before going for the last circle. He noticed he should always take breaks sometimes, so his body doesn't breakdown. After the break, he immediately started training and he started moving the energy according to the instructions of the tenth cycle.
Each cycle had a different route, so he had to be careful when studying it to avoid making any mistakes. Although they were almost identical, there is always a different route for each cycle.
Grey worked hard and after 2 weeks of rigorous training, one night, he finally completed the last cycle.This creation is firmly rooted in the depths of Nøv€lß¡n★