Pathway

"Lord Primus, you know about our home?"

Zhang Wang Jing asked in complete shock. Did the titan lord knew about the crystals in their found cave? Nobody aside them knew about their cave's cultivation chamber. They too had bought the place without previous knowledge of the chamber. How could the titan lord know about it?

"Yes, I do. I built the place. The initial owner is a friend of mine. He has long ascended but I will e seeing him soon, if everything works out well. Anyway, how do you see the place?"

"It's a beautiful place, lord Primus."

"We've been wondering about the place, all this while."

"Hm, I understand. Well, if I don't go into seclusion, or not too busy with stone carving, can I come by your place to say my greetings?"

"Yes, lord Primus. We will be more than honoured to welcome you to our home."

Zhang Li Qiang quickly answered before the titan lord could even finish. A titan lord? Yes, it was true she was from a demigod bloodline, but titans were a different kind entirely. From the records, no titan was that friendly to mortals. Hence, to find a titan lord who could freely relate with them was more than she could've ever expected. Who wouldn't want such a titan lord in their homes?

"Please, do come, titan lord Primus. We greatly insist on it."

Zhang Wang Jing quipped in expectantly.

"Alright then. I hope you won't mind the trouble."

"Thank you for saving us the other day, lord Primus. We are very grateful."

"Yes, thank you lord primus. If not for you, we would have been dead by now."

"No need to thank me, I was simply available at the right time. It's what I'm obligated to do anyway."

Ju Feng had been keeping quiet about the questions bothering him, had also been looking for opportunity to ask lord Primus these questions. After his family were through with their questions, and were preparing to leave, he decided to ask his questions.

"Titan lord Primus sir, I have a question, no, two questions sir."

He bowed deeply and waited for lord Primus to reply. He kept reminding himself the presence of who he was sitting. The titan lord might look mortal, but they all knew he was a titan lord.

"Hm? Please, go on then."

"Yes, lord Primus. The cores, what are they for? And did the titan find the Irolon black star?"

He asked in a respectful manner, albeit with a shaky voice. He didn't even know why he asked about the cores, only the feeling he had.

"Titan king."

Lord Primus gently corrected before he continued. To titans, differences in their titles meant a whole lot. Titles were not gained merely, they were achieved through years of complete total awareness and universal attainment. They had to be respected accordingly.

"Nevertheless, I'll tell you. They're used for absolute crafting. Absolute items can be crafted from the three core-stones. I can craft from one too. Although there are legendary craftsmen and smith that can use two, they are extremely rare. For the three cores? None in existence as far as I'm concerned. That's why there were not many of these cores in existence."

With a slight pause, he slowly turned his head sideways to observe his guests.

"As for the core the titan king went looking for, we are not quite sure. Although he mentioned it in the information stored in the memory stone, we don't know if he only saw it, brought it with him or lost it. But when he came through the primordial gates, there was no black star core with him. The Nefrims confirmed this. Would that be all, young master Ju Feng?"

Receiving a confirmatory nod from Ju Feng, the titan lord turned towards Chu Shang Wu.

"Chu Shang Wu, I believe you are ready to share some pointers with me?"

"I believe it's the other way around, titan lord Primus. I'm the one here to learn from your vast knowledge."

The Zhangs took their leave, and riding their sword lights, quickly arrived at their home. Still reeling from their short journey to the titan's abode, everyone decided to take a personal moment to ruminate. Without saying much, Ju Feng went to his room and sat in a lotus position, contemplating the information he had just acquired. The atrament. The cores. The titan king. The void. Only one thing he could make from all these. He needed to become stronger, much more stronger.

From the day onward, he would train extremely hard. How could he protect himself if he was weak? He remembered how desperately, but mightily his grandparents defended them when the demons attacked. How his mother sent the raging inferno that destroyed the demons. Lord Chu Shang Wu with the Terra vortex. And the mighty titan lord with so much power. There was no denying what had to happen.

He must become powerful!

He stood up, removed his robe, folded it to one side in his room and headed towards the training area. He started practicing the trueworld bodyweight technique, and the shifting heavens hand technique at the same time. They were lower grade techniques, but quite efficient. He practiced nonstop. No Chi energy, just the bodyweight technique. When he was feeling tired, he would sit in the lotus position and switched to the soul serenity technique. After some time, he would continue his training again. While in the evening, he would indulge himself in cultivation with the astral primal technique.

At this stage, his dantian was already larger than his average. His meridians were also greatly enlarged, allowing his massive Chi quantity to flow freely. Still, he continued to cultivate nonstop as the time flew by. Although it was already six months when he started on this particular road, his strength had increased substantially. But it was his dantian and Chi that had almost doubled in size and quantity respectively.

It was at this time that they received the visit from titan lord primus.