Constructing Body

After Chenwu ate the Yin-Yang fruit, he forced into a dark space by a mysterious force. In that dream, Chenwu found himself in space. It was an eerie silence and dark. None of the directions had light.

He wandered in gloomy space for a while, but all he found was dark. When he thought of giving up, suddenly light and black symbols arrived in front of him and formed a yin-yang symbol.

Chenwu silently watched the symbol until he felt piercing pain in the center of the forehead. He covered his forehead in pain and screamed as he rolled on the space. He felt every minute like a year, and as he couldn't bear the pain any longer, he lost consciousness.

When Chenwu suffering in the dark space, drastic changes happened in the outside the world.

As soon as he ate the fruit, the Yin-Yang tree started to wither at a visible rate. In a few seconds, tree wilted and turned into dust. Lake that nourishing the tree seems to have intelligence and water inside the lake condensed into a single drop and entered the Chenwu soul.

At last, his body began to form. Starting from bones, internal organs, meridians, muscles, external organs, and finally skin.

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After an unknown time of suffering, Chenwu opened his eyes, feeling dizzy and blessed when he felt pain was no longer there. He stood up on his feet and sensed something different. Something changed today compared to yesterday or the past few days. He felt cold that making his hair stood up. He sensed the wind that left embracing him.

He perceived he can breathe now, and so he need not fly to move forward. The new realization made him wanted to cry and tears trailed his joy.

He understood he had a body now, that left him a month ago. When he was a soul, he could see and hear and that's it. He couldn't feel the nature he was living in. He couldn't walk, he couldn't smell or taste. It was like living hell. Now when he felt everything at a time, he couldn't help but tear.

Chenwu excitedly stood on his feet and walked forth and back, followed by a run and jump. He was oblivious to the old man who was gazing at him and ran amok until he exhausted and finally rested on a stone. Then only he observed the old man's gaze and smiled embarrassedly at him.

"Had enough fun boy?" Old Shuang finally talked.

Chenwu nodded at him and gasped for breath as he swiped the drops of sweat formed on his forehead then said "Thanks Shuang, I'll definitely help you."

Old Shuang nodded plainly and reminded"Before that, wear some clothes, will you?"

Chenwu face turned a little red when he remembered he wore nothing and uttered in embarrassment "I have nothing to wear" As he covered his private parts.

"Wear this." Old Shuang threw the azure-colored clothes at him.

Chenwu little surprised when garments fit him comfortably, they were neither loose nor tight and sat on his skin perfectly. But this time, Chenwu didn't express gratitude as he thought thanks were no longer suitable for what he had done. He could only become strong and lift the seal to help him escape.

"Did you get soul demon memories?" Shuang asked after Chenwu wore clothes.

Chenwu slapped his forehead at his stupidity. When Shuang fought soul demon, he didn't kill him but erased his intelligence. So Chenwu could absorb his soul essence and inherit soul demon lifelong experience and memories. If he is lucky, he could inherit the soul demon's unique skill.

He learned some things when he was in the soul realm.

Time laws in the mortal realm differ from the time laws in the soul realm. One hour in the mortal realm is equal to ten hours in the soul realm. Even though he died one month back in the mortal realm. Chenwu spent almost a year in the soul realm. Albeit his soul seized by soul demon.

But Chenwu didn't inherit soul demon memories, so he shook his head and replied, "I don't."

"How could that be? Shuang confused about why he didn't inherit soul demon memories. He was confident in his skills. So he suddenly appeared in front of Chenwu and placed his right hand on his forehead.

Chenwu reflexively raised his guard and tried to dodge, but stopped when he heard Shuang "Don't resist." Even though he was a little scared at Shuang's sudden moment, he calmed down when he remembered how Shuang helped him.

"That explains everything." Shuang talked after a few seconds in understanding and whispered to himself, "Humans are so weak."

Chenwu confused at his words, he knew nothing about the cultivation world. The mortal world has had very shallow knowledge of cultivation. And that shallow knowledge accessed to the higher-ups of the kingdom, and his family was not nobles. so Chenwu asked, "What is it, old Shuang?"

"Your knowledge sea has been sealed. You have to open the knowledge sea to absorb the Soul essence." Old Shuang answered.

"Can you open it?" Chenwu didn't understand what was knowledge sea meant, but he asked anyway.

"I can but-" Shuang paused and looked at the sky that ominous clouds waiting to finish his words and punish him "I had enough heavenly tribulations."

Without giving him a chance to speak, Shuang made strange seals and tapped on his forehead and imparted his knowledge about cultivation through spiritual sense.

Chenwu suddenly felt heavy headed and waves of information flooded into his brain. Even though he didn't know what was happening, he sat in meditation form and digested the information he got.

Shuang only gave cultivation knowledge about the mortal world. Even though he wanted Chenwu to save him as soon as possible, but he didn't want to destroy Chenwu's future.

Cultivation is not only about power but understanding the world and how it works. Without understanding the way of the world, no matter how much talent you have, it is only naught So he wanted Chenwu to be like a phoenix.

Phoenix, rising from its own ashes and illuminating the world from its darkness.

After digesting the information he received, he learned about the term, spiritual energy. It is the energy of the world that individuals can refine to become immortals and gods.

But mortals are fragile, and their bodies are weak. So mortals cannot contain spiritual energy and explode. For this reason, mortals train physical bodies until his/her body becomes strong enough to hold spiritual energy. That is called the pre-cultivation realm.

The pre-cultivation realm divided into 6 stages. In mortal continent, they classified as a soldier, knight, captain, general, commander, and finally king.

[A/N: They can be either position in kingdom or strength.]

Soldier has 100 kg strength.

Knight has 200 kg strength.

Captain has 300 kg strength.

General has 500 kg strength.

Commander has 800 kg strength.

King has 1000 kg strength.

Chenwu stopped reading until he came to this point and thought his father possessed 300 kg strength. As for as he knew, everyone called his father, captain Re, so he supposed.

He wondered how strong those black people might be. Since they can kill his parents, they must be stronger than the captain.

He remembered his mother's words. The first step to failure is to doubt yourself.

So, even though he was scared, he didn't doubt himself, but he excited to become strong.

After that, he saw Shuang transmitted fighting techniques. Sword technique, foot technique, and fist technique. Followed by miscellaneous information he received.

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Chenwu woke up from the meditation and gratefully looked at the old man in front of him. No matter how dumb he was, he could understand how precious the information he learned. So he convinced himself more that he should help him.

Shuang laughed merrily when he saw Chenwu gratified look and talked "If you want to help me, become strong soon and help me leave this damn valley."

"I will" Chenwu nodded heavily and asked, "how can I leave this valley?" before he could help Shuang, he wanted to avenge his family. He had two things to do now, one was to avenge his family and the second was to help free Shuang.

He didn't have wished to rule the world or turn into a hero who saves the world. But save the people he cared.

In reply, Shuang waved his hands, and three objects floated in front of Chenwu. sheathed sword, Two black crystals, and one paper like a talisman with mysterious inscriptions carved on it.

Chenwu only recognized sword among them and helplessly stared at Shuang with a familiar expression on his face, question.

Since the minute he met the Shuang, his complete life turned into a big question. The moment he satisfied with the knowledge he got, the old man in front of him introduce a new one and crumble his confidence.

Shuang burst into laughter when he looked at his expression and commented, "Your knowledge is a too shallow boy." then he explained the crystals and talisman.

So black crystals called fiend crystals which instantly help to increase strength. One fiend crystal helps to gain 50kg strength. And talisman was Teleportation talisman.

Talismans will activate when you throw the talisman into the air and say 'activate'

Chenwu disappointed when he received only two fiend crystals, but he didn't express his disappointment since he already owed Shuang so much that he couldn't pay in his lifetime.

No matter how much he helps the old man, he cannot cost his life, right?

Chenwu took a deep breath and crushed both crystals at a time in two hands. despite they looked so hard, when he tried to crush them, they cracked easily, furthermore, some type of black mysterious energy came out the crystals and swirled around his hands then entered his body.

With the help of fiend crystals, his strength increased to the 1st stage of the pre-cultivation realm.

[A/N: I'll mention stages in the pre-cultivation realm in stages, instead of soldier, knight…. So it won't be confusing on future chaps.]