"As soon as possible. But there are some things I need to prepare first. How about about Mom? Any news from her?'"No, she is probably busy. I tried to call her a few times, but she only replied with a message."

"Well in that case, that will work even better. I prefer not telling her anything if possible, so she would not worry."

"In that case, brother, you should spend some time training with us too. We all want to break through to the next realm soon."

"Sure, but buy your own material. The pay from the dungeon should be enough. I will teach you all how to raise your realm; bring Zold and Olivia too," Alex replied, but he only planned to guide them for a day and then leave them with the method.

After all, he need to focus on his own cultivation. His goal is to reach the Golden Core stage before going with MingYue.

"How about them?" Quartz asked, yawning.

"William and Alice? Well, I just gave them the cultivation method. And they are still trying to adapt here, but you can ask them if you are interested.

By the way, Sis, you should go to sleep, it's already night."

"Alright, see you, bro," Emily replied as she left the area.

"How does she still get tired easily, even after becoming a cultivator?" Alex mumbled.

"Did you forget she used her ability before?" Quartz reminded Alex.

'So even now, she's still not able to control it completely,' Alex thought. He then said goodbye to Quartz, taking a rest in his room.

One week quickly passed; at this time, as promised, Alex helped them learn how to raise their realm; the rest of the time, he focused on his own cultivation level.

Alex went all out, using his stockpiled lifeforce; since he already knew what to do and did not modify it further, the process ran smoothly. He also used a lot of mana crystals in the process.

At this time, the association also started spreading out the cultivation technique. Alex got hold of it, but to his surprise, the content was modified.

The new method seemed to be mixed with another system he had heard of before.

The start is the same; they enhance their body using mana, but when they reach the core formation realm, it begins to diverge. The process focuses on the Core, creating many layers

Every single circle formed enhances the awakener's ability or gives the user a new ability if they don't have one; the second circle will evolve the ability.

As for the third circle and beyond, it will only be given to those joining the association. It says it can go up to the eighth circle.

With Alex's privileges, he should be able to access the information on this circle, but he decided against it.

If he keeps thinking about how to perfect his cultivation method, he will only end up never raising his own power in the end, and he feels an inkling the old fox wants him to read this information. It probably contains something that will make him want to renegotiate their deal.

Other than the method, despite what he said, Alex still made a call to his mom, Luca. Unfortunately, the call never connected, which made him worried at first, but then he got a message at night, making him feel relieved.

Despite feeling it's weird for Luca not to call back, he decided to ignore the matter, since for now, he needed to focus on his task.

The meeting with the eye was still fresh in his mind.

At the end of the week, his cultivation raised leaps and bounds; he already reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

"Finally, now I only need one more realm to catch up with her. But damn… it's really expensive," Alex mumbled, remembering how many crystals he had used in the process.

"At least most of the crystal I need is Qi crystal. But I wonder, can I implement this circle system in my Core too?" Alex wondered. But he shook his head.

The Core is too different compared to cultivators. Even with his method, it just makes the Core use two energies, mana and Qi. This makes Alex regret not thinking of this method.

If he can make the Core into multiple layers, that will open up new possibilities. He then remembered the cultivation method of the Fang clan; in this case, they spread the Core into many types, creating an invisible network, reminding Alex of a hive mind.

"Usually, this is an ability used by insect species; that reminds me, Vesa, do species like them exist?"

[Yes, King. There are many species that have similar features like bugs, but as far as I know, they took a neutral side in the progenitor war.]

"I see. I think I have made the preparations. How about MingYue's side?"

[The Queen said she would be ready in thirty more minutes. Do you want to go there first?]

"What is she doing?"

[Well, the Queen is watching a movie now. Last time I interrupted her in the middle of a show, she got angry. She told me not to disturb her unless it's an emergency.]

Alex's lips twitched, "No need. How about the place we will go to? Do you have any information?"

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"I see…" As he thought of what he probably missed out, there was a knock on the door of his room.

"Who is it?"

"It's me, William."

The last time Alex met William was on the day he helped others with their cultivation, so it's been a few days since their last talk. Alex wondered what he had in mind now.

As he opened the door, his eyes widened in surprise. "What did you do these last few days? You should tell me about this; I'm sure we can make a lot of money. Many women would kill for what you've achieved."

In just a few days, William had transformed from the chubby fat guy; now his body was lean and muscular. His expression was sharp, completely different from the one Alex knew.

"I've been practicing nonstop; if you mean how I lost my weight, I used mana and Qi to burn the fat."

"You can do that?"