Reunion

EP = 620,850/86,360

Shield Of Perseverance = 98,000EP

7th Layer = 66%

The group travelled through desolate valleys, perilous mountains, and soul quacking forests, all the while, Aryan slept comfortably on his luxurious puffy pillow much to the jealousy of the others, but finally, after a total of two weeks of travelling Aryan was finally awoken by the pillow and he soon realised why, stood in front of him was a majestic compound embedded into a mountain, a vast grey wall, about 10m, made of stone surrounded the cluster of buildings, of which Aryan could only see the top, standing at the gate entrance was two Cultivators with faces of boredom, however the moment they saw Master Ian, they were wide awake in an instant, "Welcome back Master Ian! Please enter.", the guards quickly opened the gate and Master Ian entered the sect, and with a deep breath, Aryan followed closely behind. He was further shocked by the inside of the Sect with its rather dense Spirit and well-built structures, Aryan saw many signs such as, 'The Library' and the 'The Forge', on the front of massive buildings with Cultivators flowing in and out of. "Head towards accommodation and pick a room before doing anything else." advised Master Ian causing the two new recruits to bid farewell, however, Aryan still stayed and asked, "Do you know where I could find my little brother?", "I might be able to help, give me his name and I'll try my best.", "Thanks, his name is Adam Reeves.", a look of surprise, followed by worry appeared on Master Ian's face, which Aryan obviously noticed, "What? Is something wrong?", "Ah shit, I should have realised. Well. I do know of one that goes by the name Adam Reeves, however, I pry that he is not the one you speak of.", "Why's that?.", "Because about three years ago a genius that went by that name joined our sect and should very high talent, however after about a year and a half there was an altercation between him and another, older recruit, who I assume is the buzz cut man you mentioned before, well long story short, Adam ended up killing him and as punishment had his left arm cut off before being placed in the Forgotten Cell, where he has been for the last year and a half.".

"What."

Ungodly power erupted from Aryan, causing a shockwave to be released in all directions, annihilating all nearby buildings and launching any nearby people away, however, Master Ian was barely able to resist the shockwave, "Where is he.", "HES AT THE FAR EDGE ON THE SECT EMBEDDED INTO THE MOUNTAIN!", in an instant, Aryan was next to the mountain where a gated cave sat, a trail of shockwaves followed devastating everything in its path, however, he quickly reigned in his power so as not to accidentally hurt Adam, tore open the gate and entered to the gloomy cave, after walking for a while he came across a cell where a sleeping guard sat, he was quickly shocked by Aryans arrival but before he could react, he was embedded into the cave wall, Aryan then pulled open the cell door and entered.

Sat meditating on the floor was a malnourished 11-year-old boy, missing his left arm and in deep contemplation, even Aryan was slightly shocked at the sagely feeling emanated from his little brother, the little boy slowly open his eyes and looked Aryan directly in the eyes, without a hint of emotion, and asked, "Brother? No. It must be another hallucination.", he was in front of Aryan in a flash and swung at him, although his speed would be quick for even people at the peak of the Absorption Realm, Aryan clasped the fist as if plucking a fruit from a tree, before punching his own little brother in the stomach, making sure to limit his strength just so that he shocked him. "Agh. Wait. What. I.I.I felt that. Does that mean you're actually here? Brother.", Aryan hugged his brother and responded, "Yes, yes it does.", Adam quickly broke out in tears and hugged Aryan tightly, not wanting to let go. However before they could continue this moment of reunion, the mountain shook, "Get out of there now!", with a sigh, Aryan asked Adam to leave with him, realising Aryan probably shouldn't have been here, he looked at Aryan and responded with a slightly anxious question, "Are you sure you can handle them, even with all my improvements I can't handle them all.", Don't worry about it.", replied Aryan with a carefree tone, "You're not the only one who got a bit stronger."