Ascension
"All of you can leave and make sure to brief the journey plan as thoroughly as possible to the 2nd unit," I commanded before dismissing them.
"Yes, Your Majesty," came the swift response.
It's only been a few days, and I've already caused quite a stir.
I pause to reflect, pondering the path ahead. "What should I do?"
My rebirth had placed me at the heart of opportunity. It felt as though life's struggles were distant memories.
Money no longer holds the allure it once did, now that I sat as king with a title of Divine Child. (Though the position I hold is of city lord currently.)
I'll gain strength in no time as this brat's aptitude and my fortitude is high, and I have the help of the system.
This system or AI or whatever can't be trusted though but as long it's coming to my use it's fine.
I planned to conquer this star, then another star, then another star, and then maybe hell. Who knows?
But these goals are not the ultimate purpose of my life.
I can't think of any decisive goal. Becoming strong, gaining divinity, or conquering the world is just the journey, not my ultimate purpose in life.
Perhaps there is no ultimate purpose, and life itself is the ultimate purpose.
I considered leaving such ponderings to the Dead or Retarded who live in the future. For me, simply living should suffice currently.
And as I ruminate these thoughts, I can't help but notice the night's newfound beauty.
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Six days had passed.
The journey had once again resumed, and Ji Yan's plan had also commenced, just like how garnishing awaits after frying a bitches and cats.
All nameless sentient-less Qi Dolls rode on the Horned Horses and nameless Shadow guards hid themselves in the tree and carriage shadows.
Meanwhile Ji Yan devoted all his attention to increasing his Qi, honing his Crown halo, which was responsible for enhancing his intelligence and comprehension and purifying his soul quality through the practice of breathing arts, meditation, and channeling Qi into his mind.
During this journey, he maintained an eerie silence, not uttering a single word to his nanny, and even went so far as to request her to occupy a separate carriage without offering any explanation.
Meanwhile, rumors about the relationship between their lord and the Madam circulated more and more among the guards.
One of the interesting facets of gossip is its tendency to embellish reality, keeping people endlessly pondering over it.
In this case, the nanny found herself in a state of despair, laden with guilt, and observing that Ji Yan, her lord, no longer paid her any attention after that fateful day.
She couldn't fathom what had caused Ji Yan to disregard her so completely.
Her mental turmoil entrapped her within her own physical body, and her heart was weighed down by misery. Where did this cycle of overthinking lead her?
She felt utterly isolated, lacking the courage to seek help from anyone.
'Why am I so entangled with him? My intention was to eliminate him. Why am I investing so much thought into him? I should be more concerned about the potential exposure of my identity due to a mission failure. It's a miracle I'm still alive.'
Naturally, her thoughts incessantly revolved around Ji Yan. She had formed an attachment and, as a result, felt despondent when she couldn't communicate with him.
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"Yes, finally, the True Acquired Rank Warrior, a realm I've worked tirelessly to achieve for the past 6 days."
I said loud in excitement. After all, I had finally connected upper dantian, middle dantian, and Lower dantian. Therefore, becoming a True Acquired Rank Warrior.
By connecting 3 dantians an Acquired Rank cultivator could advance directly into True Acquired Rank cultivator and unlock Qi Telekinesis.
But there is still a lot to achieve as The Upper realm Human cultivation progressed as follows:
1st stage, Acquired Rank cultivator
2nd stage, True Acquired Rank cultivator
3rd stage, Transcendent Nascent Rank cultivator
4th stage, Elemental Five Qi cultivator
5th stage, Innate Rank cultivator (Saint)
6th stage, Beyond Innate realm cultivator (Great Saint)
7th stage, Marvelous Truth realm (Sage)
8th Stage, Holy Truth realm (Supreme)
Now between each major realm, there is an incomprehensible difference in both cultivation and physique.
Then there is also the Deity stage, the World Deity realm cultivator.
They can also attain higher Sequence
The Sequence is as follows: -
Deity stage, 1st Higher Sequence, Divine Body.
Deity stage, 2nd Higher Sequence, Transcended Temporal Body.
Deity stage, 3rd Higher Sequence, Nirvana Dharmakaya Body; This form is considered to be nothing but a legend.
Deity stage, 4th Higher Sequence, Void Dao Body; Nothing much is known about it. It is a legend among legends.
Deity stage, God Sequence, Tawhid Zen Body.
All realm from 1st to 6th is further divided into 5 main stages:
Elementary (Low)
Intermediate (Mid)
Advanced (High)
Earthen.
Sky (peak).
And unlike beings from the lower realms, humans of the Higher realm do not need to ascend through more than a hundred stages, nor waste time in core formation and other processes, as it will naturally occur in an instant for us from the upper realm. However, there are still those who, seeking a stronger foundation, would go so far as to build a crystal core and other peculiar sorts of core.
'hmmm'
Leaving that aside, with 100 stat points worth of Qi, I can now manifest a powerful Weapon aura without any time limit and effortlessly infuse it into my combat techniques.
It's a realm not many can achieve at such a young age and It's something I partially achieved on my own.
Moreover, I directly skipped to the True Acquired realm.
This brat really had excellent aptitude.
Moreover, he already accumulated 9 Stat points worth of Qi when he didn't even reach puberty.
But Now I have earned half of the Qi with my own effort and the other with the system's help.
My body also seems to maturize.
It's quite satisfying to have the body befitting of an aesthetic teenage warrior, but these clothes no longer fit.
'FUCK!'
I can't get out now. I should call Nanny tonight and make my move.
"Hey, stop the carriage!" I exclaimed urgently.