Training is Finally Over.

*1st Person POV*

*1 month after entering the spirit beast dimension.*

My 1st spirit ring has finally made it to 100,000 years old, and since i need a break from nonstop hunting i believe it is finally time for me to start cultivating. As i had those thoughts i sat down and tried to sense the spirit power inside my body. It took a little longer than i expected but after an hour i was finally able to sense it. After successfully sensing it i tried to move it around my body, starting from my forehead down to my legs through my arms and finally back to my head. Once i completed the first cycle i felt my strength increase, although it was an extremely small increase it was still an increase. From that point on i only went out to hunt rabbits for food, and mabey skin if i need some new clothing, after all my old clothing can no longer be considered clothing.

*4 months after starting to cultivate*

I have been cultivating for 4 months now, and i have finally reached rank 20. Now it is time for me to get a new spirit ring, and after thinking about it for the last few months i have decided to get a spirit ring related to poison. Once i gathered my things and changed into my rabbit skin clothes i decided it was time to hunt. After leaving the cave i started my search for poisonous spirit beasts which usually consisted of snakes and spiders. After searching for a while i found one however it didnt seem to strong so i ignored it and continued my search.. It took me over a month to find a good spirit ring. However what i found was more than a just a good spirit ring.

[ Name: Bird of Decay ]

[ Muatated Spirit Beast ]

[ Age: 764 ]

[ Spirit Ring: Blade of Decay: The edge of your dagger will cause anything it touches to decay at an accelerated speed. ]

When i saw this bird i was scared. Not only because its ability was horrifying, but because it's body was literally falling apart. Half of its body was missing flesh, it's brain was exposed, and it was leaking a strange light green substance, and it was over 3 meters tall and 5 meters long. After observing it for a while i eventually decided that the strange green liquid was dangerous. After making a mental note to avoid the liquid i activated my concealment and charged at the bird and successfully stabbed its brain. Just as i thought it was dead it moved its head and tried to bite me. Luckily i managed to dodge the bite and i managed to stab it again however this time i aimed for the heart, but it survived again. After repeating the cycle of dodging and stabbing for over an hour it finally died. I on the other hand nearly collapsed from exhaustion. However i still barely had enough energy to absorb the Bird of Decay's spirit ring. After i successfully absorbed the spirit ring i went back to my cave and went to bed.

Waking up the next day i decided to check out my new spirit ring on a rabbit spirit beast. Once my blade made contact with the rabbit it started to decay rapidly, and in less than a second it was a pile of rabbit mush. seeing these results i went and tested my ability on a 100 year old spirit beast, and the results were more or less the same, the only difference however is that instead of 1 second it took over 10 seconds. After seeing these results i suddenly felt like yesterdays fight was much more dangerous than i first thought.

I eventually decided to head home. Once i was home i decided that i would return to my real home after i get my Blade of Decay to 100,000 years old. With those thoughts i went to sleep on a pile of rabbit skins.

The next day i officially started my quest in order to get my Blade of Decay spirit ring to 100,000 years of age, and surprisingly the day went by without a hitch.

It only took 2 weeks to get my Blade of Decay spirit ring to 100,000 years of age. It was alot easier to age than concealment because i didnt even have to hit a vital point all it required me to do was lightly cut it and in the next few seconds it would be dead, because of this i was able to kill a massive amount of spirit beasts every day.

Now i am ready to go home, but first i need to take a bath. With those thoughts i went to a nearby river and took a bath. Once i was clean i returned home, Practiced speaking for a little bit then i proceded to make a summon my dagger and cut open a portal back to my room. After looking around my cave for a while i eventually decided there was nothing worth taking and proceded to walk through the portal.

Now that i was back in my foom the fist thing i did was get changed. After all i spent the last few months in rabbit skins, and im pretty sure mom would ask alot of unnecessary questions. Now that i was back in my comfortable clothing i went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror, and unsurprisingly i looked exactly the same as when i walked into that dimension. Now that i was changed and i verified my look, i left my room searching for mom. After searching the house i found my mom in the kitchen making some lunch.

Once i saw her i immediately ran over to her and gave her a hug and started crying. When my mom saw me crying she did what any mother would do and asked me if i was alright. Seeing this i wiped the tears from my eyes and said.

Dan: Nothing's wrong mom, I just love you.

When my mom heard this she raised an eyebrow and looked at me unconvinced, however she let it slide for some unknown reason, and just let me hug her a little longer. While i was hugging her i only had one thought, and that was 'I am finally home'.