pertwk Chapter 2 Cultivation
Chapter 2 Cultivation
Although he knew it was useless, Fang Xiu still ran wildly until he reached a pool of water, where he finally stopped.
It's safe to say that the one with the lines on his face is, without a doubt, the protagonist of this world, the number one cheat code—Chen Xiaohu!
This is not Fang Xiu slandering the other party, but the truth. First of all, Chen Xiaohu was not born naturally, but was created.
To talk about Chen Xiaohu's background, we have to mention one figure: the King of Dongyi!
Hundreds of years ago, there were two powerful races, the Southern Qiang and the Eastern Yi. The two races were embroiled in war, and then the chieftain of the Eastern Yi, also known as the Eastern Yi King, chose to bring in a third force—the Heavenly Court!
Under the combined pressure of the Heavenly Court and the Eastern Yi tribe, coupled with the top-tier combat power of the Southern Qiang tribe and the disappearance of their chieftain, Shenghuang, the entire Southern Qiang tribe, except for a few sealed powerhouses, was slaughtered. It can be said that after this battle, the Southern Qiang tribe is now extinct in the Three Realms.
At that time, the ambitious and cruel Jade Emperor, disregarding the fact that he had just joined forces with the Dongyi tribe to fight against the Nanqiang tribe, immediately ordered a surprise attack on the unsuspecting Dongyi tribe.
After waging wars with the Southern Qiang tribe and the Heavenly Court of the Immortal Realm, the Eastern Yi tribe, no matter how powerful, had its backbone broken. The tribe's top combat power was reduced to only the Eastern Yi King, who was at the Taixu realm. High, middle and low-level combat power such as Chongxu and Qingxu were almost completely lost, leaving only a handful of people, and the tribe had fewer than a hundred members.
The Dongyi tribe, nearly wiped out, was led by their last remaining members to escape by the Dongyi King, who carried a fragment of the God-Slaying Technique. He temporarily retreated into the perilous Dongyi Demon Realm to evade pursuit from the Heavenly Court.
Faced with the Jade Emperor's betrayal, the King of Dongyi was so angry that he could not swallow his anger. After half a year of arduous cultivation, he single-handedly attacked the Heavenly Court and caused chaos at the Ten Thousand Immortals Festival. He fought a continuous battle with the immortals of the celestial realm. In order to break through the restrictions of the Lingxiao Palace and kidnap the Jade Emperor, he did not hesitate to sacrifice a thousand years of lifespan and used multiple forbidden techniques to kidnap the Jade Emperor.
Subsequently, he was caught up by the three great masters of Taixu and a group of Chongxu cultivators. King Dongyi fought against them all by himself, and although he was defeated and his physical body was destroyed, the three Taixu cultivators were not much better off. Grape Ancestor was crippled and lost all his magic power. Guanghuazi's physical body was destroyed and only his primordial spirit remained. Only Taigeng Zhenjun was in better condition.
But this is not the end. The King of Dongyi has already cultivated an indestructible soul. Even if he loses his physical body, his soul cannot be erased. If the King of Dongyi's soul is allowed to escape, it will be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains. Before long, the King of Dongyi will be able to make a comeback.
Therefore, True Lord Taigen spared no effort, expending half of his life's cultivation, to perform the forbidden technique of the Three Souls Returning to Origin.
The Three Souls Return to Origin requires the gathering of three completely different spirits. Taiheng Zhenjun sealed the spirits of the Dongyi King, Guanghua, and the Jade Emperor, thus creating Chen Xiaohu.
With that background and that identity, no one would believe he wasn't a cheater.
After all, the strongest being in the Three Realms is Taixu, and Chen Xiaohu himself has two within him. Even though the Dongyi King has not cultivated for hundreds of years, his combat power is still firmly among the top three in Taixu.
Not to mention that Chen Xiaohu himself is a Taotie, whose combat talent is so strong that he is invincible among his peers, which is no exaggeration.
Immersed in the pool, the cool water calmed Fang Xiu down, both physically and mentally.
Having transmigrated to this world, Fang Xiu was naturally unwilling to live a mediocre life as an ordinary tiger; he wanted to cultivate immortality!
The cultivation in this world is different from the traditional cultivation of immortality, which relies on spiritual roots. In this world, to cultivate, one needs a talent called "Mind's Eye." Only with Mind's Eye can one sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Furthermore, this world does not have cultivation techniques that can accelerate cultivation. The cultivation techniques in this world are more like special spells than cultivation techniques.
Leaving aside cultivation techniques for the time being, Fang Xiu undoubtedly possesses the "mind's eye" required for cultivation. The reason why Fang Xiu was able to grow to three meters tall in just one year is because, even before he regained his memories, Fang Xiu was able to absorb a different substance from the outside air from time to time.
Fang Xiu now understands that the special substance is spiritual energy. Most of the absorbed spiritual energy was integrated into Fang Xiu's physical body, allowing him to develop to his current state in a short period of time. The remaining part was gathered in his body and transformed into another kind of energy, namely magic power.
The power of magic is omnipotent. When applied to the body, it can greatly enhance bodily functions. Fang Xiu had already tested this. He had just run back from the cliff, and it was only because he had used up his magic that he was able to run so fast.
Next is magic. Using magic naturally requires consuming mana. Clouds follow dragons and wind follows tigers. Perhaps because he was born in a world of immortals and heroes, Fang Xiu, this tiger, has a special bloodline. After mana was generated in his body, Fang Xiu discovered that he could drive the wind.
Currently, there are only two uses: one is to compress the wind into wind blades and launch them out through parts of the body, such as claws, mouth, or even the tail.
The power varies depending on the amount of mana consumed. A strike that exhausts all mana can slice a boulder taller than a person in half, leaving a smooth and clean break.
However, this kind of one-hit-and-run attack can only be used once in a short period of time, and after that, there will be no more magic power.
Another use is to transform the wind into one's own eyes and ears, so that one can grasp all the situations within a certain range, which can be regarded as a low-end version of the "Feng Feng Er" (a mythical bird that can hear the wind).
Fang Xiu emerged from the pool, found the stone he used to use, and lay down on it, seemingly resting with his eyes closed, but actually actively absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.
When Fang Xiu closed his eyes and used his mind to perceive the outside world, different colored light spots appeared in the surrounding air; those were the spiritual energy in the air.
The cultivation levels in the Divine Ranking world are divided into Jade Void, Pure Void, Reaching Void, and Great Void. Above Great Void, there are two realms that only exist in legends: Soaring Void and Refining Void.
Among them, Jade Void is the initial cultivation level, which is divided into ten levels. Levels 1 to 3 are for beginners and are not too difficult. Even those with poor talent can overcome them with time.
Levels 4-8 of Jade Void are the level of mortal cultivators, most celestial soldiers in the Heavenly Realm, and some teachers in the academy.
The peak of Jade Void level 8-10 is the pinnacle of the Jade Void realm. The Divine Court Guard who almost wiped out the Dongyi tribe in the future was at this level.
The realm of Pure Void and Jade Void requires one to cultivate to the peak of Jade Void before there is a chance to break through. The breakthrough ratio is roughly one in ten. It would be considered good if one out of ten peak Jade Void cultivators could successfully break through.
Once you break through the barrier between the Pure Void and Jade Void realms, there is a vast difference. Few attacks from a peak Jade Void cultivator can penetrate the defenses of a Pure Void cultivator. The Pure Void realm is divided into early, middle, late, and peak stages, and each breakthrough represents a transformation.
Fang Xiu is currently at the first level of the Jade Void Realm, possessing magical power but not much.
Without a teacher's guidance, Fang Xiu could only absorb spiritual energy according to his own instincts. As usual, most of the spiritual energy was absorbed by his physical body, and the rest was transformed into magical power.