Is that a Wisp?
chapter-124

The next day, Krune was back at the Alchemist Hall in the Headquarters. He first prepared everything and made sure that nothing was out of place, then he took out materials and started concocting. All his efforts paid off in the end, Krune could already get to the point where he needs the Dragon Essence Liquid without any mistake.

Finally, the time to put in the liquid came. This is where Krune can't predict the outcome anymore. But without trying, there is no way to know the results. Krune took out the bottle with the Dragon Essence Liquid and used one of his six drops.

As soon as it came in contact with the medicinal liquid inside, the entire process changed straight away. The elements and properties inside started to go chaotic with the nourishment of the liquid. But Krune was long since waiting for that. With his All-Encompassing Soul Technique and Miryad Energy Meridians, Krune could tell where to intervene to take back the control.

Krune worked hard for an entire hour. Unfortunately, he still failed. The first drop of the Dragon Essence Liquid was lost, just like that. But he wasn't sad, if anything, he was delighted. Krune knows exactly where he missed. So he cleaned everything and started again.

Krune failed again. This time, it was during the synching that he missed, the elements didn't move as he predicted and another burnt cauldron was gone.

'So that's how it is, the Dragon Essence Liquid can even affect how the elements usually behave. No wonder I missed twice. But now, I want to see just how you are going to burn in front of me.'

Krune was brimming with confidence. After cleaning everything again, he started to concoct the pill. Everything went as expected, and the synching time finally came. At first, everything was going fine when suddenly, the elements started to behave differently once more.

'It's here!'

Krune's eyes lit up and use used all his skills to the max! He wasn't predicting how the elements would move anymore, but reacting to their changes. For some alchemists, the cauldron might look like to be in chaos. But for Krune, it couldn't be more harmonious. Finally, after another two hours, the final synching process was over. He only had to transform the medicinal liquid into pills now.

'Let's see how many pills I can make using a reactionary method.'

It had been the first time that Krune reacted to the elements instead of predicting how they would behave. It had both its advantages and disadvantages, but Krune was confident that he definitely achieved over 60% of synch. The medicinal liquid started to take the form of a pill, and a few minutes later, the lid of the cauldron opened with a boom!

Soon, the entire room was filled with a medicinal smell. Krune didn't fail, it's just that the completed pill with Dragon Essence Liquid had soo much spiritual energy that the cauldron couldn't hold it inside. Krune reacted fast and immediately caught all the pills before they could hit the ground. He looked at the results and let out a sigh of relief. There were now three pills in his hands.

'Almost 70% synch Soul Healing Pill, this is definitely at the Five Starts Level.'

Suddenly, Krune felt a ripple coming from his chest. He looked at it and took the thing that caught his attention. It was the Alchemist Badge, which was now glowing with a golden light. Krune looked at it, confused, but decided to not pay attention to it now. He wants to grasp this feeling of concoction while it is still fresh, and Krune still had another three drops of Dragon Essence Liquid to use.

After spending his entire day in the alchemy room, Krune finally finished all the pills. In the end, he got a total of fifteen Soul Healing Pills. With his proficiency increased, making more pills in a single try was a must, after all. So in the next three attempts, he made precisely four pills each.

Krune was feeling very tired, but at the same time, very satisfied. He finally opened his alchemy room and was about to leave. But he then remembered the golden glow in his alchemist badge, so he went to ask the attendant about it. At the counter, Krune took his badge out, which was still glowing and explained what happened to the alchemy hall employee in front of him.

The look on the employee's eyes changed immediately after seeing the Four Stars badge glow. He was looking at Krune with a hint of respect now.

"Wait a moment here, sir. I'm going to call the hall master."

Krune nodded his head and started to wait. He looked at his badge, which was glowing, and pondered a bit. Krune was a formations master as well, so he had an idea already as to what was happening.

'It probably can detect if an alchemist was able to create a pill above the rank of the badge itself. So it should be able to be used as proof of success.'

Krune was right. The alchemist guild couldn't simply wait for an alchemist to make a better pill. There are way too many factors that could be involved, even the alchemist's mood could determine failure or success. So the guild had long since used formations inside the Four Stars Badges and above that would check the quality of the pills of the alchemist. So as long as the alchemist makes a pill above his rank, the badge will start to glow, and it can be used to apply for a higher rank badge.

Not long after, the hall master came out to see Krune. He was very calm since it wasn't the first time he saw a new Five Stars alchemist. But when he looked at Krune's cultivation while he was holding the badge, his heart almost froze on the spot. That's because he could totally feel that Krune is still in the foundation establishment realm.

At first, he thought that Krune might have got that badge from someone else. But then he remembered that the badges only glows if the owner has it. The badge doesn't recognize anyone else, which means that Krune really is the owner of that glowing four stars badge.

"Hello, my name it Keny Malaga. You are Krune, right?"

Krune looked at the man and nodded.

"I'm him indeed. You should be the Hall Master here in the Mercenary Headquarters. I'm also a Four Stars Formations Master. If I'm not wrong, this glow in my badge has something to do with the fact that I concocted a Five Stars Level Pill, right?"

Keny was taken aback.

"So you really did concoct a Five Stars Level Pill. You are right, the badge will glow if the owner concocts a pill above his badge level at least once. But I can't understand how you did it at the Foundation Establishment."

Krune just smiled and said.

"That's a little secret of mine, and I doubt anyone would be able to copy me anyway. So, what should I do now? Just exchange the badges? Personally, I don't mind keeping the four stars badge either."

Keny then said.

"Normally, I wouldn't believe that you were able to concoct a Five Stars Level Pill. But your badge is a Four Stars One, so it is also able to record the process in which the pills were made. If you don't mind, I wish to take a look at it."

Krune pondered a bit and then nodded. He doesn't have any alchemy secrets to start with. Everything he learned about alchemy was through the alchemist guild on their database. As for his Elemental Meridians and Soul Technique, those aren't things that can be perceived even while in the presence of others, let alone through a video.

"I see, so you are one of those who are going to the Divine Path Sect Entrance Exam. No wonder you have so much talent. I just checked the recording of the pill concoction, and I'm really impressed that you can synch the elements at your level. Very well, I will send the request to the alchemist headquarters together with your badge recordings. Come back tomorrow, and the new one should be ready for you."

Krune nodded and then left. He isn't afraid about people seeing his Soul Healing Pills since it's not a secret to anyone that he had Dragon Essence Liquid to start with. Everyone who participated in the Martial Gathering knows that his group got those drops.

Krune then sent a message to Yusa and told her that the pill was ready. He also sent a message to Arlan and Ao for them to come and take their pills. Not long after, everyone was gathered with Yusa to discuss where she would go through the Core Formation Realm Tribulation.

In the end, Ao and Arlan only took one pill each from Krune and left the rest with him. Krune didn't mind since he will need more of them. Lakin, Cassy, Dier, Lizards Dragons, and the rest would sooner or later arrive at the Core Formation Door as well. So he was planning to keep those pills for that day.

Mile was also present there and said.

"I already prepared a place close to our headquarters. It's just five hundred kilometers away from here. But what are you going to do, Krune? Are you planning to watch it closely like last time?"

Krune was just about to say no when suddenly, Little Light contacted him.

"What is it, Little Light?"

Little Light immediately got angry, though.

"Little Light your head! What happened to our agreement?"

Only then did Krune remember that he was supposed to change Little Light's name.

"I see, you are right about that. What name should I choose?"

Little Light immediately replied.

"Tribulation Lightning God!"

Krune immediately rejected the idea.

"It's too long, Little Spark will do for now."

Little Spark almost fainted.

"I will never help you ever again!"

Krune laughed and said.

"It's just a joke, a joke! But seriously, can't you think about something shorter and not soo 'grandiose'?"

Little Spark started to ponder.

"What about Light Spirit? At first, I thought about Lightning Spirit, but the name would be too long, so I shortened it."

Krune heard that and nodded, that was easy to say and remember.

"I didn't think you would stick with the Light part, though. Anyway, this is a perfect name, much better than supreme something or whatever god."

Krune then went back to the main topic.

"So, Light Spirit, why did you call me?"

Light Spirit then explained.

"You should try to absorb the first and second lightning from her tribulation. The power you have at the moment isn't as pure as the real thing, so you should use this chance to clean it further."

Krune started to sweat all over.

"You need me to absorb Tribulation Lightning again?"

Light Spirit confirmed.

"You are right, it will be extremely beneficial to your future. Not to mention, it's much better to absorb Tribulation Lightning separately than wait for your own tribulation and get all at once. That would be too dangerous."

Krune couldn't help but ask.

"What if I don't do that?"

Light Spirit answered.

"In fact, not much. Your Tribulation Lightning will go out of control, and even I won't be able to stop it from destroying your Elemental Core."

Krune almost vomited blood. 'Not Much...' Your Head!