Liam was enjoying the feeling of drowning in nether so he decided to stay right on the border for a couple of days. He had a year and staying here for a few days wouldn't cost him too much. At the same time, he had a feeling that he would gain many things in this place.
Liam's mind was swirling with various thoughts as he sat down and focused. He meditated in the nether-rich spot for a couple of hours before shifting to the other side of the border and once again meditating in the mana-rich region.
The contrasting atmospheres of the two regions, coupled with the rich energy of the world that was gently swirling, provided a unique opportunity.
Thanks to the stark distinct features Liam was able to quickly solidify some of the thoughts he had been mulling over for quite some time now. The various specs of ideas he had suddenly became clear and crystallized.
The one day he gave himself wasn't even fully consumed when suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by a series of notifications.
[Ding! You have obtained Dao seed of Nether Control]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained Dao seed of Nether Flow]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained Dao seed of Nether Corruption]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained Dao seed of Nether Toxicity]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained Dao seed of Nether Fury]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained Dao seed of Nether Storm]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained Dao seed of Nether Chains]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained Dao seed of Nether Pulse]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained Dao seed of Nether Tendrils]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
Liam calmly closed his eyes and continued meditating. He was yet to fully consolidate his thoughts and instincts so he did not want to get distracted just yet.
While he struggled to understand many things about the ice elemental and grasp its nature, dealing with the nether was entirely different. The wisps of nether let themselves willingly drawn towards him and revealed their secrets all on their own.
However, it was only a door. They had opened a door for him but it was up to him to walk through it and find out what was there behind the door.
Liam continued doing the same kind of back and forth, engrossed in his world.
Meanwhile, Luna stood next to him and gawked at Master in shock. Back in the elven world, the crazy elves had been worshipping her and falling at her, calling her a Queen and Goddess.
Every time she made a breakthrough, the crazies fell harder into their delusions and praised her to the high heavens.
And she was nothing when compared to her master.
How would they even react to her master gaining one enlightenment after another in the span of a few hours?
How was her master better at grasping Daos when compared to a divine beast such as herself? Shouldn't she be the one with the upper hand in this scenario?
The little fox glued her eyes onto Liam in admiration and adoration as she continued watching him in awe.
"My master is the bestest."
Liam only opened his eyes after two entire days when he first summoned his system interface to take a look at his recent gains.
[Dao Seed of Nether Manipulation] Fingers dance in death's play, bending nether to one's sway.
[Dao Seed of Nether Control] In the realm of darkened will, nether bends, calm and still.
[Dao Seed of Nether Flow] Like a river, dark and deep, nether flows where blood and bodies seep.
[Dao Seed of Nether Corruption] Whispers taint the purest heart, mind, body, and soul, nether's corruption, a dark art.
[Dao Seed of Nether Toxicity] Poisonous breath, a lethal shroud, in nether's toxicity, death is vowed.
[Dao Seed of Nether Storm] In the tempest's heart, dark chaos whirls, a maelstrom of nether's fury unfurls.
[Dao Seed of Nether Chains] Shackles woven from night's embrace, binding foes in an ethereal chase.
[Dao Seed of Nether Pulse] Rhythms of the abyss, a pulse that shakes, disrupting order that the nether quakes.
[Dao Seed of Nether Tendrils] Slender threads of night, reaching, grasping, a gentle, deadly might.
Liam went over the list in silence. Except for the very first one, [Dao Seed of Nether Manipulation], every other dao seed was the result of the past two day's efforts.
He had gained a lot, beyond what he could have expected. Was this even normal?
Liam let out a deep breath as he couldn't help but remember the words of the elven ancestor when he advised him against gaining so many dao seeds.
However, this was not intentional and there was nothing he could do to stop them. They simply rolled in one after the other as if a damn had broken apart.
Was this because this was the first time he was truly standing in a nether rich area? But he had been in similar places back in the tutorial. He had never gained any dao seeds back then.
Unless there was something in the tutorial that blocked anyone from gaining any Dao seeds and thus progressing forward.
This would explain why even the grandmasters residing inside the tutorial world were not that high-leveled, despite staying there for who knew how long and with plenty of opportunities to level.
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