Chapter 22 Rough Path (2/2)

The other path went the opposite route, every single string of energy was supposed to be the purest possible. Each realm breakthrough would slightly raise the maximum amount of energy in the cultivator's body.

Both paths crossed each other in the upper realms, but they determined a cultivator's future endurance or burst potential.

”My bodily strength already gives me ample endurance. Going for quality is my path!” thought Fell, satisfied with his decision.

He took out the golden manual; its cover clearly showed its ancient age. He opened the book and recognized that it was written in Chinese characters.

”…” disappointed by his discovery, he closed the old book and put it back in his Spatial Pocket.

”I'll ask Sifiso to help me deal with it.” he thought while throwing it back in his Spatial Pocket.

Not having anything else to read, he sat on the floor ready to meditate. His breathing cycles lengthened after a few breaths, making each inhalation and exhalation deep and powerful.

He soon attained a focused state of mind; his only thought revolved around the energy surrounding him. He willed with his mind, a string of energy separated itself from the stream of Heaven and Earth stream of energy. It swiftly rushed inside his body, running through his energy pathway.

Fell lost himself in training; he was cycling the energy around his energy pathway. He soon discovered that he didn't even need to control it willfully, the energy strings rotated automatically along his energy pathway.

Each rotation made the string of energy smaller, rising its purity at the same time. Fell kept repeating the cycle, increasing its purity through each repetition.

He quickly noticed that nine cycles were his limit, the tenth and eleventh rotation would make his body consume it. He willed another string of energy and cycled it nine times around his body, attaining the peak purity possible for him.

”Perfect! Now I need to stock it where I will condense my inner universe! The knowledge from the crystal explained that it was close to the navel.”

He ordered the energy with his will, making her dart in the direction of his navel. It swiftly dashed through his pathways, approached his inner universe before disappearing.

”Success!” he screamed while clenching his fists. But, soon noticed a mistake, as soon as it entered his inner universe, the energy that he purified and branded disappeared entirely. He tried to take it out of his energy reserve but failed.

Doubt appeared on his face, he quickly analyzed his past moves, searching for the mistake he might have done. Nothing.

He tried again, absorbing a small stream of energy inside of his body. He cycled it nine times before sending it in his reserve.

”What is going on?” he swallowed his saliva and shrugged, his first energy cultivation session left him baffled with unanswered questions.