In the end, he decided not to leave the guys before reaching Magnolia.
They had been very good to him and had helped him in his time of need.
The journey so far had proven to be more dangerous than anyone had imagined, and Ben didn't want to leave them only to later find out they had died in some way when he could have helped.
Since Magnolia was the capital where the competition would take place, they could return with Tepei, while he had to continue his journey.
Having made up his mind, Ben closed his eyes and regulated his breathing.
He wanted to meditate to advance his elements. Since all of them were already at the intermediate level, he focused on improving his primary element, lightning.
The intermediate and elemental levels were very different. At the elemental level, you had to absorb small particles of your element to form a star.
