Age of Adepts

The Spirit World.

The forest during the night was quiet.

Tall, towering trees were everywhere.

Beneath the trees were wild, verdant growths of bushes and vegetation, as well as massive, colorful mushrooms whose caps were the size of umbrellas.

Thick vines wrapped around ancient trees like serpents, layer upon layer, extending all the way into the broad canopy above. Looking up from within the forest, the sky seemed to be filled with entangled green vines tied together in a three-dimensional array that connected every tree.

It wasn’t dark in the woods.

Apart from the faint pillars of blue light that pierced through the canopy from the moon, the moss and mushrooms on the ground were also glowing with colorful light, illuminating the forest and turning it into a strange, unusual wonderland.

Here, three unusual visitors appeared in this remote corner of the world, shattering the peace and quiet.

Dammit! He was too focused on shaping his body and forgot to create clothes for himself!

Greem ignored the girl who had turned her face away and was blushing bright red. A thought flowed through his mind, a bit of his Spirit was exhausted, and a perfectly fitting adept’s robe appeared out of thin air, covering his muscular body.

Energy materialization was a small trick that posed no problem for a Fourth Grade adept like himself.

After all, it was challenging for the Fourth Grade adepts to procure supplies in the places they tended to go to. The conversion of energy into some simple living supplies was a handy thing to learn. However, enchanted items or magical equipment with their own magic systems could not be created through simple energy-shaping.

Clothes alone were not enough.

Greem waved with his left hand, and a fire coral staff of intricate design appeared in his hand. He lifted his right hand. White light glowed on his little finger as a delicate ring formed from coiled rose branches appeared.

The Fire Coral Staff and Sodden’s Holy Ring.

As expected of Fourth Grade items, they could transmit part of their power through energy projection. That saved Greem from using his own Spirit to sustain their existence while also maintaining a certain degree of their actual strength.

Meanwhile, the Fire Throne set was composed of Second Grade equipment, and its combined effect was no more than Third Grade. Consequently, the items could not conduct energy projection with their power. That meant they could not help Greem in the slightest while he was in the Spirit World.

Of course, if Greem were willing to exhaust a large amount of Spirit to project and manifest their power, these low-grade items could appear as well. However, every second of their presence would be a drain on Greem’s Spirit.

It was now that Greem truly understood.

Why did so many high-grade adepts refuse to equip low-grade magical equipment, even if it meant going without any gear on their person? The real reason was that low-grade equipment was not of any use in most situations. Rather than leave this low-grade equipment on, it was better to reduce their spiritual load and leave the energy to useful equipment.

Greem possessed two pieces of Fourth Grade equipment despite only advancing less than a hundred years ago. Such a wealthy and fortunate individual was very rare amongst Fourth Grade adepts.

That was why Emelia’s gaze towards Greem was filled with unconcealable envy and admiration.

Of course, there was no way that Emelia could know that Greem had hidden away two Fifth Grade artifacts in his tower. Otherwise, she would surely curse the planar consciousness for its blatant favoritism.

“Master, master, I want a body too!” Remi was only Third Grade, and he did not specialize in Spirit control. Thus, after a few failed attempts at forming a body, he could only call out to Greem for help.

Greem casually started rubbing the green ball of light that was Remi’s consciousness in his hands. A brief moment later, a life-like version of Peppa the pig appeared before everyone.

“Don’t make me a pig!” Remi created a mirror and saw his appearance. He almost broke down when he saw it and started whining and pleading with all he had.

Unfortunately, here in the Spirit World, he could not create a body for himself. After some ineffectual whining, he had no choice but to accept his new body.

Even though Remi didn’t like his new body, judging from the way that Emelia was continually eyeing him and the little stars in her eyes, Peppa the pig was a real ladykiller!

After some messing around, the three of them finally got used to the new planar environment. They could start exploring the Spirit World now. Meanwhile, their bodies in the Tower of Fate were protected by Shadow Demon. No harm should come to them.

After packing everything up, Greem looked at Emelia.

“This was once your home. You should lead the way. So, which direction should we head in to go to the Spore Forest?”

Emelia closed her eyes and sensed for a moment before pointing in a direction.

“There!”