Chapter 6: Breakthrough? (1/2)
'What should I do...and what hell is this pressure...it's even hard to breathe…..he wants to kill an 8-year-old kid?' Du Chan thought
”G-Greetings Sect Master” he said even with all the pressure.
'Tch. It's even hard to speak…'
Suddenly, the pressure disappeared and it became normal to behave casually again.
”I heard that you have a strange illness and that you will die this year?” after watching Du Chan for some time, he thought it appropriate and spoke.
”Y-Yes, sir” Du Chan said
”Hmm” the Sect Master pondered and disappeared into thin air.
'Wait….where did he disappear to...' He was shocked
Out of the blue, he felt that someone was touching his right hand….when he turned his head, he saw that the Sect Master had grabbed his wrist.
He couldn't move…
The sect master released his wrist after inspecting it and disappeared again.
'Tch. Why he is showing off his strength?' Du Chan thought
”You have a lot of yin essence inside your body and there is some strange qi inside your head. May I ask what technique you're cultivating?”
'HOLY SHIT! He must have found out that I cultivate the undying physique...' Du Chan was scared
”I-I don't know. When I was playing in the Eastern Mountains, an old man came to me and touched my forehead…he said that I have a unique body…” he explained
”Wow! He must be a Xiantian realm cultivator...you have survived until now thanks to him!” the Sect Master said, no doubt surfacing on his face.
'Well, it was half-true…. Wait. What does he mean by Xiantian Cultivator? Let's just ask him' Du Chan thought and asked:
”Sir. What do you mean by Xiantian Cultivator?”
”Huh? Those are the most powerful among humans. They have even surpassed the human limits…” he said that his tone leaning between respect and envy.
”That aside, do you know anything about cultivation and essence?”
”N-No sir” Du Chan said but inside his head, he was eager to learn
'Yes. That's it! I have waited seven years for this chance. Tell me about this world!'
Seeing the excited look in his eyes, the sect master smiled and went on with an explanation.
”This world is full of danger and treasures. And they only respect strength. If you're weak then you die or you should have shelter under the powerful people….”
”What's your name again?”
'Ahhhh!! Why the fuck did you stop in the middle of it.' So Chan thought and said: ”It is Du Chan, sir”
”Hmm, Du Chan….what a strange name” he was fumbling with his chin. ”Du Chan, do you want to practice martial arts?”
”Yes, sir” he said almost immediately without a second of thought.
'Of course, I want to practice, what kind of question was that?'
”Why do you want to practice martial arts?”
He eyed me with a suspicious gaze, attempting to discover Du Chan's intentions with his piercing eyes.
”I want to get strong and find a cure for the illness I have. I don't wish to see my aunt sad again”
This one is completely true.
”Good! Good” the Sect Master laughed wholeheartedly. ”Do you know why people cultivate?”
”To gain strength…and to protect that of which are important to them?” Du Chan said
”And?” Sect master asked
'And what….I don't know.'
”...to increase their longevity. Or simply, to gain immortality!”
'Immortality…..can people become immortals in this world?' Du Chan thought
”Okay, we don't need to talk about that though. We are far from reaching it.”
'Then why did you start it?' Du Chan thought
”Let's talk about the first five realms”
'Yes, yes. I need the basics first right now.'
”First, Body Training. In this realm, you train your body so it can store qi. It's very basic and important to have a good foundation for later cultivation. In this realm, your muscles and your skin will be trained.
Second, Qi Condensation. In this realm, you will let the heaven and earth energy (Qi) into your meridians and guide them inside your body. This realm makes people a little stronger than the ones at the body training realm.
From here onwards, the real cultivation starts when the Qi within your body reaches its limit and mixes itself with your blood.
The third, Blood Condensation. In this realm, you will strengthen your blood using Qi. Bloodlines have special grades that can help people boost their strength and increase their cultivation speed. If you have a low-grade bloodline, then it may take years to reach the next realm. You condense your blood and strengthen the vessels. At this stage your blood becomes infused with Qi, which automatically purifies it, allowing both to become more domineering, strengthening your physical body even further.
Fourth, Viscera Condensation. When your blood reaches the limit of its purity, the Qi starts strengthening the inner organs. And in this realm, one's combat level multiplies tenfold.
Fifth, Bone Forging. Cultivation at the Bone Forging stage revolves around tempering and forging your bones to make them harder, stronger, and more resilient, allowing them to store Qi as well. Unlike the previous cultivation realms which require you to open all your meridians, condense all your blood, and transform all your tendons, Bone Forging only requires you to temper one bone. Anything past that is optional. Tempering a bone requires a lot of time, effort, and resources, that's why most cultivators only temper a few bones before trying to attain the next realm. The Bone Forging realm was the one with the greatest combat difference, distinguishing between the weak and the strong. That was something that didn't have to do with the cultivation base, but with how many bones you had tempered.
Next, Soul Strengthening, Houtian, and the highest, Xiantian.
You don't need to know them for now since those are higher realms. You will get to know them eventually when you walk into the cultivation path” sect master explained