Way of the Knights

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"...okay, this should do it for this one. There shouldn't be any problems for now so we wait and see if it'll will come in handy." Raven murmured as he returned the array core back it's place. 

He just finished modifying yet another array core that will do the things he needed it to do. Everything was going smoothly which somewhat made him relieved. At least the plan was working for now. 

Raven exited the core area of the Hall of Gods, covering himself with a veil that makes him invisible and untraceable to others. With the veil around, he could move freely and discretely. He decided to return to his home since he still has some things to do. 

Upon returning, he saw Kyrie and his troops hard at work. He smiled when he saw them giving their best efforts. He did give them some orders and they are now acting on it. With them around, the things Raven has to shoulder lightened considerably. 

Raven continued making his way towards his private chambers, he didn't bother his troops since there's no need to do so. Once he entered the private chambers, he sealed the entrance close and promptly disappeared from the room. 

He reappeared inside the Crown Space, taking a deep breath and sitting down to get some rest, Raven allowed himself to relax here since he got some time to spare. 

Raven ate something and took a nap. These past few days had been incredibly busy for him that he's barely getting proper rest. It was only now that Raven could release some of his stress by taking it easy and relaxing. 

He originally planned on just napping but he ended up sleeping for the whole day. This kind of surprised him when woke up since he didn't expect that he was that tired. He didn't even notice it at all. 

Well, it's not like he could blame himself for it. After all he chose to exhaust himself this much in order to get things going. They only have 50 years at most before the war comes, he had to make sure to increase the fighting chance of his allies. 

Now that he had gotten some rest, Raven got up from his bed. Ate something and took a short bath, once he felt refreshed, he returned back to his work. 

He went towards the cultivation eden and sat on the Star Gazing Mats. He then began integrating with the recent enlightenments of his Avatars. This process took several days to finish and when it was done, Raven felt exponentially stronger once again. 

Seals, Laws, and plans. Everything that his Avatars had been focusing during these past few days had fused to him, raising his strength and intelligence. Raven remained in meditation, going through several plans that he received from the Avatars and choosing the ones that he could use or modify. 

In the end, he managed to successfully get some new plans that he can put into motion once he returned. This should help a lot along with the ideas that the Sect Master told him a few days ago. 

"Levi, Paolo, Julia, Jessamine and Celestine just recently entered the Celestial Ascension Platform. It's unknown how long they're going to remain there but I hope they get some serious strengthening inside or else we'll be in big trouble." 

"This plans are good, I need to implement at least some of these before the month ends. Everything will be discrete and the Exiles wouldn't know what they'll hit them. Ugh, how nice would it be if we're only dealing with the Devil Emperor and his devils. If that's all of them, then I wouldn't have been this busy."

Raven couldn't help but complain since he didn't really like carrying such a heavy burden after all. If it weren't for the fact that they're against something that could end the Divine Realm, Raven might've already excused himself out of this. 

"Thankfully, I did receive some knew seals though." Raven murmured as he analyzed the seals the Avatars deciphered for him. "These seals and runes should help me stabilize the overall situation. And if I do it carefully, then the Exiles wouldn't know about it at all."

The seals and runes he received are all genuine Empyrean ranked. Each one are formidable on their own right, additionally it will also be incredibly different to break since it was created from Raven's will. Now all he needed to do is to think of places where he could apply this runes. 

"If I could, then every single infrastructure in the sect will have the rune I created. That'll take a lot of time but I'm sure it's going to be worth it, the problem is how am I going to fortify them all without raising the suspicions of the moles. Hmm..."

"...aha! Right, I nearly forgot about that. I don't need to do it one by one using that method. That should save me a lot of time to focus on something else. Mn!" 

Raven eagerly nodded as he recalled a way to spread the seals without manually carving them one by one. This way could also allow him to cover everything from the ground up, saving him tons of time and effort to do so. 

"Okay it's settled. I'll do it this way. It's discrete and save me a lot of time and effort. It's a solid plan. I'll start it right away."

Once Raven finalized his thoughts, he immediately ended his meditation and began working in order to finish it right away. The earlier he settled this matter down, the earlier he could move on to the next problem. 

With that, Raven had gotten busy along with the help of his Avatars.

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Time passes by quick when someone is busy. A total of one year passed within the Crown Space, which means that Raven has to return to the real world and get busy there once more. 

Thankfully, Raven was aware of it this and had already made sufficient preparations. He's just making some last minute checking and he'll exit this place right away. Once he's finished double-checking his stuff, Raven nodded and disappeared from the Cultivation Eden. 

Raven didn't make any significant breakthroughs in this seclusion of his but he had definitely gotten stronger. He entered the Monument of Stars and Scripture Graveyard, receiving the acknowledgement of several beings in the past, taking his strength and experience to another level. 

His Law Insights also gotten richer, his progress is really slow but that's to be expected for someone who not only wield Destruction Laws, but also Spacetime Laws. He needed to pay close attention to his foundations or else he'll end up losing himself to these insights. 

Raven also managed to create more runes and seals that can be used in multiple ways, thus greatly expanding his repertoire. He had tested them out multiple times and had gotten proficient at using every single one so no need for him to doubt about whether to use it or not. 

The most important part of this seclusion is that, Raven managed to think of plans he could implement in order to trample their enemies. One year might be short but when several minds are focused and working together, there's no such things as a difficult problem. 

In short, Raven is now prepared to step out and do what he does best. 

He appeared in his private chambers, the first he did was to ask his avatars if there are some surprising developments while he was gone. The avatars didn't discover anything which made him sigh in relief. At least they are taking things slow. 

After consulting with his Avatars for a few minutes. Raven unsealed the entrance and stepped out of the private chambers. He sealed the door as he exited in order to prevent any spies from detecting that room. 

Then he went towards his room, got some new sets of robes and took a quick bath in order to freshen up. After that, he joined Kyrie for a meal and he went out to get busy. 

Still wearing the veil that made him invisible, he looked up and saw that the rune he created upon getting back from the True Olympian Climb was still there. He smiled and made his way closer to it. 

Once he had gotten close enough, he looked around and made sure that nobody was around him. After confirming everything, he took out the Brush of Wisdom and began overwriting the massive rune above him. 

Raven was careful in every movement he did, no fluctuations of energy was released from his actions, not even a sound can be heard. Although it doesn't appear like something was happening, in reality, the rune was experiencing massive changes. It's only thanks to Raven suppressing everything that nobody was alarmed about it. 

Raven then pulled back the Brush of Wisdom, signifying that he's done with the adjustments. Within his eyes, the rune began pulsing with unique fluctuations which travelled throughout the whole sect, covering it with protection which is only visible to him. 

Seeing this, Raven nodded in satisfaction, he then walked away since there are others things he need to pay attention to.