Then before logging out, Kaito opened the forum to check if there was anything new or if he had missed something important. The forums were lively as always, with players posting non-stop about their experiences.
This time, the discussions were mostly about the Misty Palace dungeon. Many threads had been created about how difficult it was. Even the normal difficulty level was giving players trouble. Kaito scrolled down through the posts, reading what others were saying.
One post stood out.
Player A: "The Misty Palace dungeon is insane. Our whole team got wiped out by the Wraith General on normal difficulty. His attacks are impossible to block!"
Another reply came quickly under it.
Player B: "At least you reached the Wraith General. My whole party got wiped inside the maze itself. We didn't even make it halfway before getting surrounded!"
The comments continued in the same tone.
Player C: "We spent three hours in there, and all we got was a party wipe. The mist makes it impossible to see. How are we supposed to clear this?"
Then there were players trying to make themselves known.
Player D: "If any party needs a priest at level 15, contact me. I'm available and experienced."
But right after that, mocking replies appeared.
Player E: "Stop advertising yourself here. Nobody's going to invite you from a forum post."
Player F: "Yeah, don't come here showing your ugliness."
Kaito kept scrolling. Dozens of players were complaining about the difficulty, saying that even on normal mode, it felt like an hard level dungeon. Others were sharing how their parties broke apart because of repeated failures. Some were even begging stronger players to support them.
Player G: "Please, God Raen I'm still waiting for your guide."
Player H: "Yes! We need your guides Big Brother Raen. My team can't even handle the Wraith soldiers, let alone the wraith general."
Reading all of this, Kaito remembered something. He had indeed forgotten to upload the guides for the Misty Palace dungeon.
He leaned back for a moment, thinking. Now that he would also receive thirty percent of the dungeon's entrance fee for one month, it was in his interest to make sure the maximum number of people attempted and cleared it. The more players went in, the higher the total fees collected.
Without wasting time, he opened his already prepared files. He already had detailed strategies written down for the normal, elite, and hard versions of the misty palace dungeon. He carefully went through them one last time, checking for any mistakes. After confirming that everything was correct, he published them directly to the forum.
For the price, he kept it the same as what he had charged for the Echoing Deep dungeon guides. There was no reason to change it. The entrance fees for both dungeons were the same, so the pricing made sense.
Even though Misty Palace was technically a higher-level dungeon, the situation now was different. Players themselves were also higher level than before. Because of that, Kaito didn't see any reason to raise or lower the price. Keeping it consistent would be the simplest and most effective choice.
With the guides uploaded, he closed the forum.
After finishing his work in the game and going through the forums, Kaito decided it was time to log out. He closed his interface, and selected to log out, and let the familiar process pull him out of Glory.
When his eyes opened again, he was no longer inside the bustling world of South Glade but in his cabin in his own room inside the RV. He stepped out of the cabin, stretched a little, and looked around. It was still the afternoon outside. From the quiet atmosphere of the villa, he could tell that the others were still playing the game. He didn't mind. For now, he had something else he wanted to do.
Instead of returning to rest, Kaito made his way toward the small gym that was part of the villa in the ancestral estate. It wasn't large, but it had enough space and equipment for him to focus on what mattered the most his martial arts practice.
Once inside, Kaito didn't waste time. He immediately began practicing his breathing exercises. Because he had already reached Rank 1, he no longer needed to train the basic stances. What he needed now was to focus on breathing to guide the spirit energy from the outside world into his body and slowly merge it with his own strength.
This wasn't new to him. In his previous life, he had already broken through to Rank 2, so he understood this process very well. With his current experience, he was confident that reaching Rank 2 again would not take long. Perhaps a month or two at most. And if he had the right potions and pills to aid him, he believed he could shorten that time even further.
For the next hour, he practiced the Sky Shatter Eternity Manual, his spiritual cultivation technique. His breathing was steady and controlled, his movements flowing as he guided the invisible spiritual energy around him into his body. He repeated this cycle over and over until his entire body felt calm and centered.
When he was done, he stood up, exhaled slowly, and turned his attention to something he had been waiting for. He opened the scroll of the Azure Thunder Meridian Art.
This was the physical cultivation technique he had saved to practice after reaching Rank 1. In his previous life, just having the chance to practice a spiritual technique was already something to be proud of. After all, while many ruins had been discovered, only a few of them were shared with the public. Most ordinary people had no choice but to train in the basic cultivation methods distributed by the Federation.
Anything more advanced was kept by powerful families or top-ranked organizations. Even Kaito, with his family background, had only been able to practice a technique that could reach Rank 4 in his past life. That had already been considered rare and precious.
But things were different now. In this life, Kaito had access to much more. Not only did he have a spiritual cultivation technique that reached all the way up to Rank 9, but he also had a physical cultivation technique of the same level. After discovering the library ruins, he had gained access to a vast collection of cultivation manuals, books, and arts knowledge that was considered a priceless treasure in his previous life.
Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Kaito carefully unrolled the Azure Thunder Meridian Art and began to read. The scroll contained detailed stances, movements, and instructions. The main principle was clear, he needed to draw lightning spirit energy elements from the atmosphere and use it to temper his body.
The text also warned of the dangers as the ranks progressed. Higher stages of the art required more than just the spirit energy in the atmosphere. At later levels, medicinal herbs, ointments, and other resources would be needed to prevent the body from breaking under the strain. Without such support, the physical damage could be fatal.
Reading through the entire scroll, Kaito understood that practicing physical cultivation was not something ordinary people could manage. First, it required talent and perseverance. Not everyone had the ability to withstand the process. Second, it demanded resources rare materials and medicinal herbs that only bronze-ranked powers or higher could provide.