"Greetings, Great Divine Beast Black Tortoise. I thank you for greeting me despite you being very busy." Kondo stated.

"Hohoho! I am not very busy like you think I am. I am actually quite free. If that old lizard says that it is always busy, then you are getting punked. That old lizard is very lazy and would rather sleep than actually do things. What do you want from this old tortoise?" The Black Tortoise stated, and his aura or attitude is reminiscent of a good-natured old man.

"I am here because I am in need of your great intelligence." Kondo stated as he presented the scroll to the Black Tortoise.

The scroll suddenly flew away from his hands and swayed in front of the Black Tortoise. The scroll then opened up and the Black Tortoise read the contents of the book. The Black Tortoise could read the words because he is believed to be close to death in the eastern continent. For divine beings, belief becomes power and if there are many then it becomes somewhat true.

"I see. This scroll is an instruction manual in creating the Elixir of Calling. I admit that even I am shocked that such a thing actually exists." The Black Tortoise stated with interest.

"Then could you please help us in creating the elixir?" Kondo asked as he suddenly became hopeful.

"Unfortunately for you, I may be able to read this and give you one of the requirements in creating the Elixir of Calling but I cannot create such a thing." The Black Tortoise stated as it returned the scroll to Kondo.

"Can you please elaborate why you cannot help us?" Kondo asked.

"The reason is simple and that is due to the fact that I do not possess pure death energy to create such a powerful elixir. I am not a being of death as I am a divine beast that is alive. Only those that are beings of pure death can create such elixirs.

You might find luck in the central continent as I heard that beings called Dark Elves wield death energy in their bodies. If you are luckier then, the being that they call the Champion of the Twin Gods might answer you call. The best I can do is prepare one of the ingredients for you." The Black Tortoise stated.

"If that is the case then can the Great Black Tortoise tell me the ingredients needed?" Kondo stated.

When the Black Tortoise heard the innocent and pure question that Kondo said, it smiled at him and said the ingredients. Kondo's somewhat positive attitude suddenly started to dissipate as he now knows the meaning behind the words 'close to impossible'. Adrian did tell him that it would be very difficult to get the ingredients.

"Since such a pure being such as you came to me for aid, I shall already give you a part of my shell that I have shed. I know that you will not use it for nefarious purposes as I already feel it from you. I will need you to ask you something as I am curious about something." The Black Tortoise stated.

"Please ask away as that is the least that I can do for the great hospitality that you have given me." Kondo stated.

"You have a thick aura of death lingering near you as if you have met someone that is of the death realms. You might have found the one to create the elixir for you without knowing it. If it is that being, then they might be able to create the Elixir of Calling when you gather all the ingredients." The Black Tortoise stated.

The words that the Black Tortoise said suddenly felt like enlightenment to Kondo. The scribe that he met also told him that he would be needed in order to create said elixir. What he does not know is where the scribe disappeared to as he suddenly vanished while they were trekking to the northern region.

Adrian ascended the middle layer of the Ten Thousand Sword Mound. The middle layer of the mountain has lesser swords, but the swords located here are more powerful in terms of aura. The higher the area then the more powerful the sword that is there.

"Start the search!" Adrian commanded as he also started to wander the middle area.

The middle area might be a little dangerous, but it is doable for Adrian. The Yakshas can be defeated as he is higher level than them. He also chooses to avoid them when possible as fighting would just take too much of his time.

What amazed Adrian is that there are still players that are here in the middle area and there are a lot of them. They are also in groups of five and most of them are warriors that use a sword. It seems that the job class is not that important as long as they use a sword.

Adrian could see the great effect of a good weapon as his weapon is also great. A unique style of sword that has characteristics that fit you is definitely something powerful. This mountain is basically a godsend area for them as they will get a weapon of equal caliber as them which will multiply their power.

He also found odd players that are traversing the mountains as they have similar logos in their clothing. Adrian could only think that they are from one guild, but he does not know of a guild that has that logo. The logo is that of a blooming lotus and he admits that is very stylish in terms of design.

What catches Adrian's attention is the fact that he recognizes someone in the group. The one calling the shots in the group is a person that wears an oni mask. The oni masked player is the one that defeated Eldritch without even breaking a sweat.

Eldritch is still upset about his utter humiliation as it was broadcasted to the whole world. He has been seen tracking the oni masked player all over the eastern continent which also increased the activities of the followers of the dark gods in the east. Suddenly, Adrian felt a major headache is going to happen to him, but he wishes that it was all in his head.

"Please do not make Eldritch come here!" Adrian prayed but said prayers are useless as his skin started to tingle.

"Incoming mass of foreign energy approaching at a fast rate." The Cube of Paradox stated as it detected the arrival of something.

Adrian looked up and saw a flying spider and manta ray hybrid flying towards the location of the oni masked player. Adrian immediately called upon all his soulbounds to come to him as a major problem has appeared. On top of the spider manta ray hybrid are three individuals that could be said are the heads of the followers of the dark god players.

"Familiar draconic energy detected in the sky." The Cube of Paradox stated which made Adrian clueless on what his ego weapon is saying.

"Familiar draconic energy?" Adrian thought but he soon learned where this energy came from.

A gigantic black wyvern could be seen also descending onto the Ten Thousand Sword Mound. It carried three individuals as well and Adrian is familiar with two of them. The one that is leading them is Hou Yiwei while the winged person is White. She is the angel player that has unlocked the angel race which is very popular to the female players.

Adrian already knew that this quest just became something that will make him lose his hair because of stress. He just prays that the three groups will not clash and that they have their own businesses here. He just wants to silently search for the soul of the eastern rider and return back to Limbo.

"Tai! I shall have my revenge!" Eldritch stated as he suddenly jumped off his spider manta ray hybrid mount and performed numerous spells to target the oni masked player's group.

The monk player in the group of the oni masked player suddenly clasped his hands in prayer. A golden ring appeared behind his back as a powerful golden dome expanded with him at the center. The golden barrier then protected them from the attacks that Eldritch has launched.

Seeing that Eldritch came crashing down, the other two with him did as well. The two also launched attacks as they landed but the golden dome created by the monk player is not scratched but there is a pained expression on the monk player's face.

"I did not expect that they will also be here. Especially Eldritch! That guy is hellbent on revenge right now so maybe we can just look for that soul shard you are tasked with." Hou Yiwei stated as he does not want a three way confrontation and commanded his black wyvern to advance to the higher part of the Ten Thousand Sword Mound.