Harmonic Element Mantra

 After he finished his cultivation session, he quickly went out of the chamber to find a guard waiting for him. The guard bowed at him before saying, "Master Ryker, His Excellency told me to tale you outside the palace,"

 "Thank you for the help," he replied, the guard merely smiled in return as he less Ryker away from the palace's area.

-x-

 When he returned to his home, instead of resting, he took the opportunity to check the Cultivation Art in his possession. Aside from Burning Flame Mantra and Boundless Water Mantra, he planned to examine the 24 Cultivation Art that are not related to his main Path.

-x-

 "Looks like there is nothing that will help me here," Ryker exclaimed, already checking the tablet containing the two Cultivation Art. There might be more as he did not manage to see all of it's content but with his current strength and comprehension, he could not hope to read the more advanced part.

 So, he went straight to examine the 24 side Cultivation Art. Who knew? There might something to help him there.

-x-

 "Profound Scholar Scripture would help me advance some of my understanding in different Path but it is the most effective in Path related to professions, like Lore of Blacksmith, Alchemist and so on.

 So, that is a bust but it should help me a little if I manage to look at it more deeply. At least there is something that will help me in my endeavor,"

-x-

 "Hhhmm, these two, seem promising," he mused to himself before checking the Cultivation Art in question. After checking it, he find himself smiling widely, "This is what I have been looking for,"

-x-

 After the checks, he quickly took out the two Cultivation Arts in question. 

 "Harmonic Element, and Element Unity. One to allow both elements to cooexist, even if it's the direct opposite, while the other one combine and transform two different element to one.

 Harmonic Element would be the more useful one for now. After all, I have some understanding on how to combine two different elements and make it cooexist. As for Element Unity, I should keep it close. After I done with Harmonic Element, I should check it again,"

-x-

 Harmonic Element, as it name detailed, allow two or more different elements to cooexist at the same time, allowing the elements different attributes to work seamlessly and did not disrupt one another.

 A little reading, more that he did before when he first cultivate it, make him realize his merge just barely scratch the surface of what a fully cooexisting elements can do.

 He quickly immersed himself in reading it, trying to comprehend more and more of the Cultivation Art.

 "So, it's like that," he pondered before using his qi to form into water and fire qi. He quickly put the two different qi closer, watching as it began to disrupt one another.

 However, he remain unrelenting, pushing the two closer and closer despite the water qi beginning to extinguished the fire qi. He then began to pour his qi and cause the two qi to resonate, the two qi starting to merge with one another, even if it just superficial.

 He smiled, even if the effect seem weak, it is better than what he did before, as he suppressed two, or sometimes three qi and forced them to merge, which make them stronger, no doubt of it, but the efficiency and strength is simply pathetic compared to what is possible.

 As the two qi merged, it began to shake before the two opposing qi smoother one another, something he had expected.

 "At least it can work. I just need more time and experience before I can hope to turn it into a proper merge," he said to himself, preparing for another session, if not for one person.

 "Ryker, it's already near midnight. Sleep for now," Ina called out to him.

 "Cultivators don't need sleep that much," he reminded his first lover.

 "So you want to leave us alone in bed," the pout did not match the seductive tone but damn if it work well on him.

-x-

 "This seem to be a good spot," a week of practicing the Harmonic Element Mantra had allow him to merge both fire and water qi almost seamlessly. No doubt when his strength and comprehension increase he could do it better but he knew cultivation, whether comprehending different Paths to increasing one cultivation realm took time. Time earned with each rise in realms, minor, major or grand.

 However, with the understanding on Harmonic Element Mantra had reach the peak of first level, he could, at mere glance, merge both fire and water qi almost seamlessly. However, for the powerful experts, they could tell there is some flaw with the merge.

 However, with his current cultivation realm, it should be enough, as he could likely hold his own against a 2nd Stage Noble expert with his 2nd Stage Genesis Sea cultivation realm.

 However, that is mere conjunture. He need to use it first before he could properly gauge his power.

 "Let's do this then," he said to himself before creating both fire and water qi. He then merged them, the new qi formed are humid and burning at the same time.

 He then formed more of the harmonic qi, before it get to enough level to be able to unleash a powerful attack.

 "Argh!" he screamed, punching the area in front of him. The attack, turning into a fist head straight, pulverizing the trees and boulders in front of it, destroying and leaving a burning and wet mark.

 When it ended, Ryker had a big smile on his face. "It seem the attack is stronger than what I can do with normal qi," he said to himself.

 "Now, what should I call the attack just now?" he hummed, thinking the best name for the new attack. 

 "How about, Burning Spring Fist, or Burning Lake Fist?" he thought about it some more before opting for the latter.

 "Let's get back for now, though, I don't even find any strong beasts to test my strength," he said to himself. Unbeknownst to him, his attack manage to hit something, a groaning humanoid figure groaning as it's lower half was obliterated from the attack.

 It tried to reach upwards before the hand fell, the green skinned creature died from the serious injury it suffer.