Chapter 529: Land Journey

Chapter 529: Land Journey

"So obsessed," I said with a smile as I pulled my aura back inside my body.

I had just finished the practice of aura and learned the lesson that the Sage of Thousand Blades mentioned over and over.

The prophecy I heard last night affected me despite knowing it was an act.

The teen girl couldn't predict my fate. She is not powerful enough for that. What she is, though, is a very good actor.

Good enough that she had put a fear in my heart.

Not just me but also my people. It is why the security around me has become much tighter.

It is for this reason. I hadn't pushed myself intensely today, as I had been doing on the ship and in the city.

I don't want to get too tired. I want to be ready for any danger.

To be honest, I shouldn't have trained so intensely. This isn't a vacation. Prophesy or no prophesy, I need to be ready to deal with any danger.

I pushed those thoughts and smiled.

I had learned the important lesson the sage of the thousand blades was trying to teach in his books.

The balance.

Since the morning, I have practiced moderately, never letting myself get too tired.

To my surprise, I have found that I am improving, just as I improve when I push myself to the level of getting unconscious.

Both of those things work and help with different aspects of the aura. I shouldn't just use one way. It would be more harmful than helpful.

I rested for a couple of minutes before walking out of the sun and stepping onto the deck.

It is afternoon, and the ship is sailing through the river in the dense forest of Mahal. It is a common scenery. Unlike the Renwell, there is a greenery in other kingdoms.

A lot. It made me a little jealous.

"The leisure travel will end soon," said Eva as she stopped beside me.

I didn't say anything other than nod. One and a half hours later, the yachts will reach the town called Oble. It is where we will disembark.

End our journey by river and travel by land.

"It won't be that bad. The carriages are good," I replied. I rented the best carriages that would make the journey as relaxing as possible.

"It won't be bad, but the carriages couldn't be compared to yachts," she said, turning to me.

"Very true!" I replied with a smile.

There is nothing that gives as much comfort as the ship.

It is big and spacious and also safer with the security we have brought.

Unfortunately, we will have to leave its comfort soon.

A few minutes later, I returned to my suite and practiced before resting. I came out only when Zela informed me that there were ten minutes to reach Oble.

When I came out, nearly everyone was out.

Hun!

Soon, I got lost in my thoughts when I sensed something familiar and turned.

"You can liquify gems, too?" I asked in surprise.

A ruby-red liquid is covering her hand, flowing around it beautifully.

To my knowledge, I thought, she could only liquify metals. She used that ability to fight the undead on the island. She was a terror with it.

"My skill advanced after reaching Lv. 30," she replied with a smile.

I watched her as the ruby liquid moved her hand. It is not just ruby in there; I could also feel the power of legacy.

She had infused the mist in there.

I watched for a while before bringing out a faint stream of aura in my hand. It immediately distracted her, making ruby liquid nearly fall down before she solidified it.

I felt the aura and tried to make a string of it.

Not a fine string, I am still far away from such control. A thick string. It's hard and takes a lot of concentration, but I have been training.

I create a sting little by little and wrap it around my hand.

It looked simple but extremely hard. I am fully focused on it, with a sweat dropping from my brows.

It's hard, but I have to do it. I needed to have at least an intermediate level of aura control before I could start learning the aura methods that Bell had promised.

I pushed that thought as it came to my mind.

I am far away from reaching that level. If I am being generous, then I would say my mastery is at a basic level.

To reach an intermediate, people take years and more.

I didn't let myself think too much about it and focused on training. If I did it every day, I would reach that stage eventually. Until then, I will do other amazing things with the aura.

Soon, the string reached my elbow, and I stopped before taking a deep breath.

"How does it feel?" asked Eva, and I looked at her question.

"The aura," she clarified.

I didn't answer immediately. It is not the first time I have been asked the question, and I gave the simple, conventional answer, but Eva is a friend.

So, I thought about it for a while before opening my mouth.

"To me, it is like sand that is always slipping away," I replied.

"Carla told me the opposite. She said it was like a vast sea," said Eva, and I smiled.

She told me the same.

Aura is different for everyone. To me, it is sand. To Carla, it is an endless sea, while to Bell, it is a gentle wind.

Our perception of it told a lot about us.

It represents my need to control everything around me. Thus, the sand. The more I try to control it, the more it slips away from my hand.

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