20 Rascal

"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN HE IS GONE? ITS BEEN OVER A WEEK! YOU'RE NECKS WILL BE MINE IF HE ISNT FOUND!" A strong-willed female voice rattled the entire grounds of Highland School.

Every cultivator, regardless of realm, became panic-stricken. Everyone started to look for this person that the voice spoke of, even though they did not know who they were looking for. Disciples and students within the school ground started asking random people if they were the missing person. Some students even left the school grounds to search the city.

"School Founder Ashliel, we have found what seems to be a failed attempt at a teleportation formation in one of the student's courtyards. Tagas, or Arbor has been seen on multiple occasions with Orion Tian, who lives in the courtyard, throughout the past year. This is the same situation as other first year students Leo Stru, and Sald Xygen, all of them are missing. Also there has been no site of Eos, the wingless griffin either." An elder of the school spoke with a timid voice. If Arbor was here, he would recognize that this is the same elder that performed his entrance examination.

Ashliel is seated in her levitating white marble chair the elders and teachers from the school. With a leisure wave of her hand, she added, "You are all dismissed." Ashliel was left in the hall by herself as no one has the guts to deal with her given her current mood.

"Where is that little rascal at? Am I actually starting to miss him? I just hope you are safe…" A quiet sorrowful voice faded into the empty hall.

…

"HA. I found you! Well this isn't completely bad. The amount of unforeseen dangers have diminished to the lowest level possible. It seems like you already have made a decent group of followers. Take care Arbor. I'll see you soon." An handsome man with golden hair and emerald eyes spoke. He stood up and spoke before disappearing, "I should go update the others on his situation."

None of Arbor's Elders from the Golden Forest had known that he had disappeared besides Haoshe himself. This is because he has been watching him since he left the forest, just incase Arbor had encountered anyone from Veon's gang.

….

Arbor and the others are currently sitting in the inn discussing how they are going to deal with their current situation and Arbor suddenly sneezed.

"Someone, somewhere, must be talking about you." Leo said. Eos, who laying down next to Arbor, sneezed after Leo had spoken.

"Oh, you too little guy." Sald teased Eos. He let out a caw in disapproval after being teased.

"How far are you guys away from reaching the pinnacle of the kuwa realm?" Arbor asked his colleagues.

"I have five meridians left." Sald responded.

"Eight for me." Orion added.

"One more for me." Leo chimed in.

"How about this, you guys stay here and work towards reaching that point. Do not use any resources that you have from the the other realm. We need to save those for breakthroughs into new realms. I'm going to go figure out how we can make some money around here." Arbor concluded before walking out with Eos.

"Do either of you feel a sense that we should obey and follow him? He protrudes a slight sense of a leader." Leo queried.

"I am his friend not his follower, servant or beneath him. But he gives me a feeling that greatness awaits those who follow him." Orion cajoled.

"He doesn't seem like the type to boss us around as if we are his servants. I believe that he wants the best for us and him. We should reach the peak of the kuwa realm quickly. I think he has a plan for all of us." Sald affirmed.

With that the three went into seclusion while Arbor and Eos roamed the streets of the city.

"Excuse me, I am looking for a fifty-year Red Ice Lotus. Do you have any?" A middle-aged man in a blue robe asked. One could tell with a glance that this man is no expert when it comes to concocting pills.

"If you would follow me sir, it is right this way." The plain looking receptionist lead the man towards the stairs.

"Hmm?" Arbors ears pipped up when he heard the question about the lotus. He has been eavesdropping on all the conversation in the market district within a small radius around himself. He has been looking for a shop that specializes in botany items. A lingering thought has been on his mind since he looked at his soul spirit.

A smile is plastered on a teenage boy. Dressed in a green robe with short hair that seemed to be light brown and different shades of green at the same time. Its color appeared to change with the wind. On his back is a wooden staff that gave off no presence at all. Accompanying this boy is a wingless griffin with a luxurious brown coat of fur. When the two entered the shop, both the griffin's and the boy's eyes filled with curiosity as they looked around at all the different herbs on the walls.

Upon noticing the new customers in the shop, a different store associate could only think to herself, "Wonderful. Another arrogant young master who thinks he is the ruler of the world here to cause trouble. Please don't make a scene."

"Welcome to the Thousand Herb Garden, how may I help you?" A calming voice greeted Arbor.

"Do you guys happen to have any newly bloomed flowers or any type of herbs? The cheaper the better." Arbor inquired.

"Is there any specific grade you are looking for? We only carry mortal, sky, and transcendent level herbs."

"Mortal? Ugh…I guess mortal is fine." Arbor replied. While living in the Deity Realm, he had only heard of the God level grade for items. He decided that he is still ignorant about the depth of the universe and the things within and that he will dedicate some time to grasping onto more knowledge.

The receptionist lifted her hand and pointed towards the wall on her right, "Those are the cheapest herbs that we carry."

Arbor said his thanks and started walking towards the wall when he realized two different things. One, the receptionist did not escort him as another worker had done for the customer before him. He did not take offense to it as he knows that he asked for the cheapest items that they sell. Thus, he is not worth the time and effort to give special treatment. Second, Eos was not by his side.

"Aren't you just the most adorable little thing?" A female childlike voice filled the lobby of the shop.

"He is awfully perverted for only being at the peak of the kuwa realm. He must take after his owner." A different female said as she watched Eos rubbing his head against her friends' lumpatious breasts. While her friend might not be the most attractive, she gets a lot of attention for the size and perkiness of her upper body.

Arbor noticed what was happening and heard the short conversation between the two ladies. Neither of the girl's appearances were eye popping. He did not want to waste his time with them and instead made his way over to the wall that displayed the low-class herbs. He thought that it would be better to let Eos get in trouble himself.

Arbor browsed the wall in front of him for a almost five minutes before he decided that he seen enough. One thought kept running through his mind, "These are fairly cheap, but how many of these flowers can I buy with one God level spirit stone? I need to find a way to make some easy money. My group can't draw too much attention to ourselves here until we are able to hold our own."

He turned around to grab Eos and to make his way back into the market when he noticed that Eos and the two females have disappeared. "Just my fucking luck. I hope those sluts aren't into bestiality"