There are nine levels of each realm:
1) Novice
2) Apprentice
3) Adept
4) Advanced
5) Expert
6) Journeyman
7) Master
8) Grandmaster
9) Legend
As for the number of realms, the highest any one has reached on record is the fourth realm. The realms are as follows:
1) Basic Elementalist
2) Elementalist in Training
3) Advanced Elementalist
4) Proffesional Elementalist
5) ???
6) ???
7) ???
8) ???
9) ???
10+(?)
「Three Months Until Evaluation Ceremony」
*Evening*
[Congratulations! You've become a Expert Basic Elementalist cultivator.]
The system resounded as Krael had just finished breaking through to the fifth level of the Basic Elementalist Realm and decided to take a break.
"Hey, mom. I decided that no matter how my evaluation turns out, I'll be leaving to find my own way." Krael confessed to his mother.
"I figured as much. You always have been indepedent, haven't you?" His mother admired Krael's will.
"I will come back one day, and when I do, you'll be surprised at what I've accomplished."
"I know, dear." His mother said hugging him.
Unbeknownst to Krael, his mother had found out that he had somehow became capable of cultivating at a very rapid rate, and, not one to question a blessing, she chose to do as he had and keep it a secret. Which is why, like Krael, she had stop reacting to his sisters bullying him, and choosing, instead, to smile knowingly.
Outside, Krael, starts making his way to the [[Cultivator's Supply Shop]] with his hard saved allowance of 45Cord Notes to purchase items to help speed up his cultivation. However, on his way, he runs into the genius of his year.
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(currency which is made up of short lanyard like cords, or notes, similar to bank notes, or the dollar bill and will be represented by ¤ from this point forward {1 Cord Note = 20 Cords - 1 apple = 5 Cords})
Cords – three inch long braided lanyard-like strips of fabric.
Cord Notes – can be one of five slips of paper stamped with a seal that possess a unigue trace of soul essence and are a milky, or eggshell, white; 5, 10, 30, 50, or 100.
Straps – equal to 100 cords. Normally represented by braided strips of leather similar in length to Cords
Strap Notes – same denomination breakdown as Cord Notes but are a redish orange color.
Holds – equal to 100 straps, had no representation other than violet colored paper notes.
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"Hey, look guys. It's the Colorless." A boy the same age as Krael with a Vibrant Yellow Affinity.
"Hey, Brixon." Krael said, inwardly cursing his luck.
Brixon had proven to be perfectly attuned to the Earth element which became apparent three years ago when he awakened his Earth Elemental abilities and incidentally hit Krael, his favorite punching bag, in a weak Earth attack. However, Brixon's ability to use weak and sporadic Earth Skills didn't mean he has began cultivating yet, in fact his inabilty to have any form of control of his Elemental Skills actually proved he has yet to enter the first level of the first realm.
"Where you headed off to in such a hurry, Colorless?" Brixon asked mockingly causing his cronies to laugh.
"Nowhere, Brixon. I just thought that maybe your mother was tired of having a talentless son, that's a-hmph..." Krael was hit by an unrefined instinct driven Earth attack.
Kreal, unharmed, pretended to be hurt by it as he crumpled to the ground, and even though the bystanders took pity on him, they didn't interfere because Brixon was the son of an influential weapons smith.
Brixon, angered by Krael's words, is about to strike again when Krael turns his head upward and looks Brixon in the eyes. Brixon can see that Krael is unaffected by his previous instinctual Earth attack becoming unsettled. Krael releases his cultivation level in a focused direction. The direction... Brixon, whom becomes the only one, aside from Krael's mother, to know Krael's cultivation level. This both scares and infuriates him. In his fury, Brixon was about to instinctively activate his Earth affinity again, but Krael, sensing that this time Brixon could injure the bystanders, and even his own cronies, immediately stands, grabs Brixon's shoulder, and pushes some of his soul essence into the enraged sixteen year old, temporarily sealing Brixon's affinity. Nobody but the two boys understood what had just happened, and all Brixon could do was silently stare at Krael's back in dumbfounded shock and fear.
Krael walks away from Brixon and the other boys as he continues on towards the [[Cultivator's Supply Shop]]. When Krael enters the shop, he is greeted by a familiar voice. Jenny, another sixteen year old, and also the most popular girl in his Evaluation year, is at the counter paying for her supplies.
"So here's three twenty strap notes." Jenny tells the clerk as she hands over three slips of reddish orange papers.
Krael ignores the the looks from the other shop patrons and heads directly to the shelves with the cultivation supplements.
Krael having just broke through to the Fifth Basic Realm, wanted to breakthrough to the Sixth Basic Realm before the ceremony, but in order to do that in the few days left, he needed a supplement, or, more accurately, multiple low grade supplements.
Grabbing nine bottles of low grade supplements, Krael stood and turned to find himself face to face with Jenny.
"Wouldn't your sister benefit more from a higher grade supplement?" Jenny asked Krael.
"Uh... yeah... probably..." Krael dismisses the comment before admitting a little bit of truth. "These are actually for me. I figured I'd try one last time to align to an element before the ceremony." He finished with a lie to justify his 'splurging'.
"Oh. Well, good luck." She replied while thinking, 'Why does he need to align with an element when he's already at the Fifth Basic Realm?'
Jenny, who was already at the Peak of the Basic Realm, could sense Krael's cultivation, but decided not to question him about it... or tried not to.
"Actually, why the hell do you need to align with an element when you're already farther than most in your cultivation?"
The question causes the other patrons and even the shop owner, Oren, to look at Krael in complete shock wondering if Jenny's revelation of Krael's cultivation was true.
"Sorry. Pretend I never asked." Jenny finally said before rushing out of the shop.
Krael doesn't even think twice about Jenny's question, not realizing the weight of her words until after he paid for his nine bottles of cultivation supplements and had returned home, sitting in his room having already drank the first bottle.
"WHAT?!?! SHE KNOWS?!?!?"
「Day of the Evaluation Ceremony」
Krael is standing with the rest of his class waiting for his name to be called, when Jenny approaches him.
"So, are you going to surprise everyone with your cultivation?" Jenny asked as she raised an eyebrow. She was shocked at the fact that Krael had even reached Journeyman Elementalist of the Basic Realm so early.
Jenny was a genius among geniuses when it came to... wel, everything, but she was only able to breakthrough to Advanced Elementalist of the basic realm.
"I'm guessing your affinity to the Spirit Element allows you to sense other's cultivation." It wasn't a question, rather, it was an observation by Krael. "Besides the people in the store that day, did you tell anyone else?"
"No. I figured you should be the one to reveal the truth. Also, I'm sorry for letting so many people know." Jenny sincerely apologized.
"PRACTOR, JENNIFER!" The overseer of the Evaluation Ceremony called out.
"Looks like it's my turn." Jenny gave Krael a kiss on the cheek before making her way to the large stone placed in the center of the town square.
"ADVANCED SPIRIT ELEMENTALIST, BASIC REALM!" The overseer yelled to the sound of cheers.
Reaching the Advanced stage in the Basic Realm is a difficult feat on it's own. Add on top of that the extremely rare Spirit Elemental Affinity, and Jenny became the number one celebrity in the region.
The overseer continued calling names until it was Krael's turn.
"ZEROQ, KRAEL!"
"Isn't he the Colorless?"
"He actually came to the ceremony?"
All around, people were murmering as Krael made his way to the Evaluation Stone. Standing in front of his entire town, Krael placed his hands on the stone.