Chapter 182: What is Beauty? (1/2)

Fifteen minutes later.

The two had managed to figure out the herbs needed and now, it was Jake's turn to introduce her to the world.

”A long time ago, cultivation was the utmost practice on all lands. In this current time, it is still the same, however, it has been reformed and no longer regarded as cultivation,” explained Jake as he walked on a stony road in the forest.

”So, you mean it has been abolished?” asked Kalyex, who walked side by side.

”Yes.”

He looked at his front as he told the beautiful tale, ”Cultivation was the only path to power. However, it was too rigid. After being refined, it could not be called that anymore. It became part of a larger practice that had no name.”

”This new practice is divided into four levels. The first one is the warrior stage. The second is the legend stage. The fourth is the mythic stage. While the last is the deities stage,” divulged Jake.

It was only after rummaging through the books he got from the library did he find this piece of information.

This would explain why things felt more advanced despite not looking it.

Moving on, Jake explained to Kaleyx what the four stages were for.

He told her of how each stage was further divided into sub realms, which are dubbed as the realms of cultivation.

Each stage had three realms that align with the realms of cultivation.

Hence, if Jake advances to [Realm 4], he would be called a legend, in the same league as Legend Caelin.

”......However, that is not all. Cultivation is merely the manipulation of energy. It is just one of the branches of the power practice. It is just a path!” sighed Jake.

He went on, ”There are other paths to take, but the essential one is the [Cultivation Path] as it granted one direct power. Tied to it is the [Elemental Path], granting one power over their innate element. It is quite an interesting one.”

As he strode on the stony road, Jake brought up his pinky finger and ignite a flame on it, ”Like I said innate element. Everyone is born with different capabilities, different talents. It is this innate affinity to elemental forces that guides one on their [Elemental Path].”

The small ball of fire at the tip of his hand was weak, too weak. He shot it out to a nearby tree, but it could barely do anything, except burning a few leaves before it got extinguished by the wind.

”One cannot excel on the path they don't have an affinity to. Likewise, I cannot deal any real damage with the [Fire Element], but…...”

With a single thought, an ice crystal appeared on Jake's fingertip. On his second finger, a streak of lightning snaked around it.

Jake pointed both fingers to two trees respectively, blasting them out.

Upon contact, one tree got totally frozen, while the other got burnt to charcoal, all the leaves had disintegrated.

”With my element, I'm at my strongest,” explained Jake.

From the abilities she displayed, he was sure that she probably understood it prior to their encounter, but Jake was just making sure.

”Another important path is the [Weapon Path]. On this path, man and weapon work together to bring out the strongest power,” divulged Jake.

After a few more minutes on this topic, he moved on to another one.

”The last important path is the [Auxiliary Paths], a sort of profession or hobby one would like. There are a lot of auxiliary paths; healer path, alchemist path, array path, blacksmith path, artificer path, and many more.”

Kaleyx asked, ”So, that is what you meant that time?”