Kael remained sprawled across his bed, his eyes fixed on the ceiling as countless thoughts drifted through his mind.
Now that he had settled on the idea of establishing a merchant guild, there were many things that needed to be planned.
The name was the first thing he decided on.
Mothlight Guild.
A faint smile tugged at his lips when he thought of it.
The meaning behind the name was simple.
Moths were naturally drawn to light.
In the same way, he intended for the guild to become a beacon that attracted wealth, resources, talent, and opportunity.
The brighter the light, the more moths would gather.
And Kael intended for Mothlight Guild to become the brightest light in the world.
Once the name was settled, he moved on to more practical matters.
Location.
Infrastructure.
Management.
Resource acquisition.
Partnerships.
There were many things to consider.
After some thought, Kael decided the guild’s headquarters should be established within one of the Tier One Districts.
The most influential people in the city gathered there.
The wealthiest corporations operated there.
Power, influence, and resources naturally flowed toward those districts.
If Mothlight Guild wished to grow quickly, there was no better place to begin.
Of course, Kael had no intention of standing at the forefront.
At least not for now.
The role he envisioned for himself was that of a mysterious backer hidden behind the curtains.
Someone who provided resources and direction while remaining unseen.
The actual management would be left to professionals.
People with genuine business talent.
People who understood markets, logistics, negotiations, and all the countless headaches that came with operating a large organization.
As for himself, he only intended to make the important decisions.
The final decisions.
The rest could be delegated.
Time slowly slipped by as Kael refined his plans.
Before he realized it, midnight had arrived.
A glance at the clock confirmed it.
Without hesitation, he sat up.
Although he had decided to temporarily stop climbing the Tower, that didn’t mean he intended to stop entering it.
After all, he had discovered something important.
The mana concentration inside the Tower was significantly higher than that of the outside world.
For someone cultivating the Primordial Genesis Sutra, that alone made it invaluable.
A thought crossed his mind.
The next moment, space distorted around him.
His figure vanished from the room.
When his vision stabilized, he was already standing within the Starting Room.
Aiona appeared shortly afterward, her tiny figure flew toward him with her usual cheerful expression.
After exchanging a few casual greetings, she quickly returned to her little house and left him alone.
Kael wasted no time.
Finding an open spot, he sat down in a lotus position and closed his eyes.
His mind gradually entered a state of calm.
The Primordial Genesis Sutra began operating.
Mana flowed.
Consciousness sank inward.
And then...
Kael suddenly froze.
Something felt wrong.
His brows furrowed.
A strange sensation had appeared within his body.
Curious, he directed his awareness deeper.
One second later, his eyes snapped open.
Shock flooded his face.
One hundred.
One thousand.
One million.
One billion.
His breathing unconsciously quickened.
As his perception expanded further, the number continued climbing.
Several billion.
Several billion cells within his body had already undergone transformation.
Each one resembled a miniature world in its infancy.
Kael’s mind went blank.
His concentration shattered instantly.
"What the hell..."
He couldn’t help muttering.
Earlier, when he noticed the dramatic changes within his body after the reconstruction process, he had assumed most of it came from the absurd increase in his stats.
But this...
This was completely different.
The sight was simply unbelievable.
It wasn’t that he doubted the amount of energy available.
Twenty billion experience points.
Even now, he had no real concept of how much energy that represented.
If converted and refined properly, it was entirely possible for such an amount of energy to cultivate billions of cells.
That wasn’t the issue.
The issue was the process itself.
Having energy and utilizing energy were two completely different things.
A battery could store power.
But without a proper medium to transfer that power, it remained useless.
The Primordial Genesis Sutra worked on a similar principle.
The technique wasn’t simply pouring energy into cells.
It refined the energy.
Guided it.
Transformed it according to a specific process.
Only then could a cell evolve into something greater.
Simply forcing energy into a cell would never achieve the same result.
At best, it would create unstable mutations.
At worst, it would destroy the body entirely.
Varek himself was proof of that.
Unable to cultivate the original technique, he had attempted to recreate it through his own understanding.
The result was a far weaker imitation.
Powerful, yes.
But nowhere near the true Primordial Genesis Sutra.
Which made the current situation even more confusing.
Several billion transformed cells.
How?
The only explanation Kael could think of was that his body had somehow operated the technique while he remained unconscious during the reconstruction process.
But even that sounded absurd.
After staring inward for several moments, Kael eventually shook his head.
There was little point dwelling on it.
Whatever the cause, the transformation had already happened.
Instead of wasting time searching for answers, he decided to focus on the benefits.
His consciousness shifted toward the transformed cells.
Soon, streams of Earth Energy began gathering.
One strand.
Ten strands.
Thousands.
Millions.
The energy converged within his right hand.
A heavy sensation immediately spread through his arm.
Kael’s eyes brightened.
Without hesitation, he threw a punch.
Boom!
The air exploded.
A deafening shockwave erupted from his fist and swept across the room.
The surrounding mana trembled violently.
Even the sturdy walls of the Starting Room vibrated.
Kael stared at his fist.
Then he laughed.
A genuine laugh.
Before this, he already considered himself absurdly strong.
Now?
With Earth Energy amplifying both his strength and defense, his combat power had risen to another level entirely.
The sensation was intoxicating.
For a brief moment, battle intent surged through him.
He wanted an opponent.
A powerful one.
Someone capable of forcing him to use everything he possessed.
Someone capable of testing the limits of his newfound strength.
Unfortunately, there was no such opponent present.
At least not here.
Suppressing those thoughts, Kael gradually calmed himself.
Then he resumed cultivation.
Within the mana-rich environment of the Tower, the Primordial Genesis Sutra operated at astonishing speed.
The surrounding mana continuously poured into his body.
And with every passing second, his foundation grew more stable.