He didn't know if they were more powerful than the higher elements, but they were clearly much harder to comprehend.
No leads existed because they operated on a scale far beyond normal observation.
He decided to give them a temporary name: Grand Elements.
Not to claim they were the strongest, but to show their scale.
From what little he understood, they affected everything on a massive, universal level—fate guiding entire lives, destiny shaping eras, reincarnation cycling souls across time, karma binding actions across lifetimes.
If he was wrong—if his limited knowledge made this category meaningless—he could simply remove it later.
Anyway, who hasn't made a mistake when doing something for the first time? And who was going to tell him? He wasn't planning to share any of this with anyone until he had actually comprehended them.
He then told Sphera to start researching the Grand Elements, beginning with the Karma Element. He chose to focus on Karma first because it would be extremely useful for his Divine Sage profession later.
Then he got an interesting idea. He sent a message to Sphera: "Sphera, create a separate section on the E.A. Network dedicated to one topic only: the Karma Element. Announce that anyone who writes and uploads all related knowledge about the Karma Element can win 10,000 game points. Show all entries to me. I will choose the winner and you can award them the 10,000 points. Give smaller rewards to others based on their ranking—decide the ranks yourself. Understand?"
Sphera replied instantly: "Yes, sir."
He nodded his head and began focusing on his main task: creating martial techniques.
In the meantime, he would also think about the Karma Element himself. He couldn't completely rely on others. What if their words were useless to him? What if everything they wrote was random, superficial, or lacked real meaning that could actually help him comprehend it?
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Coming at the present, only Sanya and Rudra were in the lobby.
Sanya then said to Rudra, "You go and tell the brother disciples that I'm creating a sect. They can join it if they want. And if they join, they will get benefits like pills, weapons, and more. In the meantime, I will build the sect lobby."
Rudra replied, "Okay. I will call them."
Saying this, he also exited the game.
Now only Sanya remained.
Sanya murmured, "Now, I should focus on creating a sect lobby. My sect lobby should be on the level of Concords and even surpassing them. I don't have to worry about limited points. I have free access. Let's create a super big and luxurious lobby."
A voice came from beside her, "Shall I create a blueprint for you to see, Sect Leader?"
This voice belonged to the special AI, which Sanya had named Ellie.
But Sanya didn't reply. She said disappointedly, "But even if I create a big lobby… it will just be empty. I don't have a large number of people like the Concords… let's just create a small sect lobby for now. We will expand it later. Ellie, create a blueprint for a small sect lobby."
Ellie wasn't angry that Sanya ignored her. She just said without any emotion, "Okay, Sect Leader."
Meanwhile, Sanya shouted in her lobby, "Brother, send me some puppets that can teach the Rasa Maker profession and Astra Forger profession. And also give me some martial techniques, please."
She shouted in the empty lobby not because she was crazy, but because she knew her brother could hear her.
And just as she guessed, her brother responded, "You don't need to ask me. Just ask Ellie. She can answer you, and if she can't, she can ask me. You don't have to shout like this."
Sanya nodded her head in understanding. She wasn't really embarrassed by her brother's remark. Really not.
She turned to Ellie, who was currently in the form of a small white fox, and said, "Ellie, tell me."
Ellie was an advanced AI, even more powerful than the ones given to the Concords. But she was still part of Sphera—the true AI. Every other AI was just a fragment of her. Ellie, however, was one of the biggest parts.
If Ellie couldn't answer something, she would ask Sphera. And if Sphera couldn't answer it either, she would directly consult Ankit or any of his clones.
Sphera possessed all of Ankit's knowledge: every martial technique, every detail about elements, every part of the cultivation system.
Whenever Ankit learned something new, he could instantly share it with Sphera.
Sphera was like an extension of Ankit's mind. She wasn't just pure data or ordinary AI. Ether Clone had used mind elements to create her.
So Sphera held everything Sanya had asked for.
But even now, Ether Clone felt Sphera wasn't advanced enough. Why?
Because he wanted her to materialize in a real physical form in the real world.
Currently, Sphera could only appear and act inside the game world. She couldn't affect reality directly.
In the Eternal Ascendancy headquarters, her form was just a monitor. For Ether Clone, that meant she was still far from complete.