As my fist collided with Adam's arms it caused slight knockback which pushed me away but I was able to land on my feet.

  I dashed to the left and lowered my body while forming a sphere of wind in my left arm. Adam was lead to believe that I would hit him directly with this sphere so he raised his arms into a guard once again.

  But instead of hitting him I aimed at the ground which sent we flying through the air. While in the air I spun so that I faced the ceiling before creating two small spheres in both of my hands and shooting them out in order to fall to the ground at a faster rate.

  I landed on my feet and was now behind Adam who had turned around half way before I started throwing punches at him. On to his side, one at his head, another one at his side, one at his stomach. I then moved a few meters away from Adam.

  Adam was confused about why I would to such a thing but right as he regained his focus something fell on him. It was old wooden boards from the ceiling which I broke off with the two small spheres i shoot out while in the air which left a hole in the ceiling which revealed the moonlit night outside.

  The boards didn't cause much damage but they kicked up a lot of dust which managed to disorient Adam which allowed Alice to fire off another pressurized beam of water. However because the distance was bigger then before it didn't cause as much damage as before.

  Adam knew he couldn't make this last any longer so he extended his right palm towards me and used something unexpected.

  "Deviant Element: Gravity"

  A Deviant Element was he result of a cultivator absorbing another element besides their own which fuses with their existing element and creates a Deviant Element. By combining the Earth and Storm element it would lead to the creation of the Gravity Element. Adam managed to absorb the Storm element through Jonathan after he killed him and he has been saving the Gravity Element in case of an emergency.

  Suddenly my movements became restricted. I couldn't move my limbs. I then felt an invisible force pushing me to the side. I was sent flying at an incredible speed and collided with Alice as we both fell to the ground.

  Adam took this opportunity and used Gravity Element on himself to basically make himself float. He flew up to the hole in the ceiling that I had created earlier while screaming in a mocking voice.

  "Bye bitches" he said while waving at us with one of his hands.

  He escaped.

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  I knew I couldn't chase after him at a high enough speed so I decided to rush over to Alice and help her.

  "Alice are you okay?" I called out as I supported her shoulder.

  "I'm fine." she said.

  "What exactly happened? How did you find out about Adam's plans?" I asked. This was the thing that was bugging me. How did we find out about what happened? By all means Adam's plan was perfect.

  "When he killed Jonathan he wasn't fast enough which allowed Jonathan to let out a scream. This scream was heard by a student who went to investigate and saw Adam walking away from the body. This student then ran around the school in order to wake everyone up and tell them what was happening. The students started running and a cultivator who was in the school found out about the situation and rushed towards the treasury. I was also woken up by the commotion and when I found out about what had happened I rushed towards the treasury and along the way I came across the other cultivator. We decided to go in together but Adam must have noticed or heard us enter because he hid from us before he launched a sneak attack on the other cultivator, killing him. I then had to fight him all on my own until you came along." Alice explained.

  I nodded and looked around the treasury. There were many black crystal boxes on the ground. Most of them were opened.

  "He probably only absorbed the Earth spirits and ignored the others. However these spirits which he left behind are now free and likely escaped the confines of the building by now. This will cause serious damage to the sect's power. Due to this Adam will become a prominent target for the sect which is why he probably plans to escape the sect and go into the Frontier." I concluded inwardly.

  The problem now was that Adam was a tier 2 cultivator and thus was comparable with the strongest members of the Moon Flower Sect. This means he will be hard to hunt down. But this also means that whoever does so will get a huge reward.

  I have to find him. Both as revenge for what he did and in order to raise my power and status within the sect.

  Soon many cultivators, including the Elder, came into the treasury and inquired about the situation.

  Once we explained what had happened the Elder ordered us return to our rooms and that he will send someone to come for us and call us to this room.

  I listened to him and returned to my room. After about an hour I heard a knock at my door. It was an assistant. I followed him and entered the Elder's room.

  Alongside me there was also Alice and a lot of other cultivators. I looked at them and noticed I recognized a few of them as Tier 2 cultivators.

  The Elder spoke to everyone in the room.

  "Adam is out most important concern right now. We have confirmed that he isn't within the sect which means he's somewhere out in the Frontier. I want all of you to hunt him down and bring his treacherous head to me. Am I clear?"

  "Yes Elder." We all spoke in unison.

  The Elder continued.

  "Alice and Richard will each be given a few elemental spirits to absorb and become stronger. This is because they have shown great skill in their battle with Adam. Once they are done with the absorbing process they will journey into the Frontier but will be limited to the Tier 1 area of the Frontier while the Moon Flower Sect's Tier 2 cultivators will journey into the Tier 2 area of the Frontier." The Elder explained.

  I beamed with joy. I finally had a chance to become stronger. This was all that mattered. Power. Power can be used to protect the things you love. Power can be used to achieve your dreams. Power can be used to punish the sinful. Power was the most basic and important aspect of the world.