Chapter 3 - Alive! Ring? (2/2)
”Baby, come on, you don't have to stay asleep. Let your man see what you can do.”
After trying every single conceivable method he could possibly think of, outside of shattering his precious, he fell on his butt in exhaustion. Not physically, but mentally. Perhaps his Cultivation in Qi was just too low to urge to Meteor Ring to awaken. Currently, he possessed a cultivation base at the Initial-Stage of the Qi Revolving Realm. Even if it may be low, it still meant he was an official cultivator.
The Qi Realms, as he knows of it, were divided into the six Core Realms, three Foundational Realms. The Core Realms consisting of Qi Foundation, Qi Revolving, Essence Formation, Qi Unification, Origin Core, and True Essence. These are the realms that typically determines one's combat prowess, while the foundational realms determine the depth of the Core Realms. After Essence Formation Realm is the first two Foundational Realm - Dantian Refinement & Pathway Expansion respectively.
Dantian Refinement is as it seems, one refines the Dantian — that which holds Qi — to contain more Qi which enhances one's endurance. Pathway Expansion refines the meridians & Qi pathways to enhance the speed of absorption of essence, refinement of essence, pathways durability, Qi circulation, and Qi recovery.
The third Foundational Realm is after the True Essence Realm, the Crimson Star Realm. Which further refines one's heart into a newly developed Dantian to hold more Qi, enhancing its durability and storage to act as a second Dantian. Which leads to the metamorphosis of the heart, producing a True Heart Star. Each of the Realms is divided into four stages - Initial, Mid, Late, and Peak. However, Foundational Realms can achieve a breakthrough into the next realm at simply the initial-stage, making them unique, but by doing so one loses the ability to enhance their Qi Foundation forever. The average Cultivator ignored the Foundational Realms due to the high costs for progression.
Therefore, perhaps to urge the Meteor Ring, Yan Zaizen required a much higher cultivation base than the initial-stage Qi Revolving. A soft sigh resounded filled with resignation and grievance. Currently, his lackluster cultivation was due to actions in his younger years. Yan Jizen & Ya Qinqan were at the Initial Essence Formation Realm, while he remained an entire Realm below despite being the same age as them. He's remained stuck in this stage for eight years, and now he's sixteen.
Recalling all of these events that lead up to this result made him descend into depression once more. He lowered his head in sadness. It was why he liked to be alone, away from the mocking sneers, the harsh insults, and the glaring — almost blinding — eyes of disappointment. It was as if he had a distinctive stench of failure. The stench of trash.
Suddenly, he rapidly moved his lowered head to the side, almost reflectively. A wasp with a mission just attempted to strike him with its sharp stinger right in the face. However, instinctively, he dodged. His eyes turned to this wasp that seemed hell-bent on striking him buzz around in wild patterns. He looked at this wasp in amusement. ”You want to harm this daddy?” Just as he was about to send this wasp to its wasp afterlife, he stopped.
Then, his eyes widened!
Impossible!
He didn't notice it before, but his senses had been enhanced to an almost unnatural degree. Although Cultivators typically had enhanced senses, this mostly related to energy perception, but not relating to the five senses. Only Body Cultivators, who refine their bodies, typically have enhanced sight, sound, smell, hearing, and touch. Yan Zaizen was no Body Cultivator, evident by his scrawny appearance.
Then...
His eyes widened into the size of suns, and he now realized that he could observe his entire surroundings. Not just visually see in front of him, but FEEL what's around him.
”...Spiritual Sense?”
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