'Well, the next thing I have to do is to fix my hammer… again. There's always something.'
Kyle scratched the back of his head as he weighed his options.
Technically, he was supposed to enter the Array of Stars as soon as he had comprehended his Complex Law.
However, there was a Metal Moon just around the corner, and he wanted to look at a couple of metals.
"Ehm, senior, right? I think I'm supposed to call far stronger people senior," Kyle said. "I'm not sure if you're listening, but can I look at some metals before I join the Array of Stars? My hammer breaks all the time."
"If your teammate agrees, yes," the voice of the young man appeared in Kyle's mind.
Kyle smiled. "Thank you, senior… right?"
"It is customary to refer to stronger Seekers as senior if you believe they are worthy of your respect," the man answered. "Sir or madam also works."
"Thank you, senior," Kyle said with a smile.
Then, Kyle left the Planet and looked for Swamp Dragon.
Luckily, the new emblem still had the function to locate one's teammates.
Kyle found Swamp Dragon inside a blue planet.
He had dug a hole to the core of the Planet, which had Yin-Wind, creating a Law Well for Yin-Water.
"Hey, I got my Complex Law, but my weapon breaks all the time again. Would you be okay with me looking at some metals? Won't take more than 20 to 30 years," Kyle said.
"Do you have permission from the senior?" Swamp Dragon asked.
"Yep. He told me it's fine as long as you agree," Kyle said.
Swamp Dragon nodded. "There's still a lot left to understand about Yin-Water. In 30 years, I should be done with the Law of Yin-Water. By then, I would prefer to leave."
Kyle nodded. "No worries! I will just wait for you when I'm done. You decide when we go, okay? I'll just adapt."
Swamp Dragon nodded, and Kyle left again.
Some people might believe that staying longer than necessary in a lower Realm was wasteful. After all, with a stronger Realm, one could understand things more easily.
However, that was only true for Mortals.
As soon as one became a Transcendent, the way longevity worked changed.
Up until the Transcendent Realm, longevity was cumulative.
For any Realm afterwards, longevity was additive.
This meant that someone got a fixed number of years added to their longevity after a breakthrough.
If someone became a Primal at the age of 500, one would have a total longevity of 2,500 years.
If someone became a Primal at the age of 1,000, one would have a total longevity of 3,000 years.
Becoming a Primal just added 2,000 years of longevity, no matter how old one had been beforehand.
Because of that, remaining in a lower Realm for a longer time was actually advantageous.
Based on what Kyle knew, the God of this Cosmos had created the rules and the Laws.
The God naturally had a goal in creating this Cosmos, and their rules reflected their goal.
This longevity rule was most likely implemented like this to encourage people to stay in lower Realms. The God didn't want them to rush through the Realms.
He wanted them to build a solid foundation.
Of course, people were still free to advance whenever they wanted, and due to some circumstances, some of them didn't have any other choice.
That was why Swamp Dragon didn't mind waiting a couple more years.

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