Upgrading body physique

Erik was in no mood to see the quest notification that popped up. He was in a state of pain, so his mind was busy handling that.

He felt his bones break into small pieces. This was due to the high-grade bone reconstruction pill. This pill reconfigures one's bone structure by breaking and reconstructing them into new and better than the bones before.

This pill, while reconstructing, increases the density of bones and structure so that the cultivators have high versatility and, at the same time, increase in strength.

Added to the pill, the herbs are also causing him pain. While the pill is concentrated on bones, the herbs focus on reconstructing his organs and tissues.

Except for the heart and brain, every organ and tissue in his body were destroyed and, at the same time, recovered into brand new organs. There are herbs that can do the same to his heart and brain, but Aurora didn't refer him to them since he is too weak to handle such high-end medicines.

They may, in the end, cause him more problems. Yes, there are indeed herbs that are available in the alchemy hall. The problem is the time in which he had to reform those two or end up comatose.

As you know, the brain sends a lot of signals to organs to function correctly. These orders are sent long before they are needed so that there is no obstruction in the functioning of the organs. If one tries to reform the brain, it has to be reborn at the time the previous order was sent out and the time by which the order expires. Reforming the brain is a very delicate process and needs high accuracy.

It does have its advantages in case of success, like an increase in neurons, increased usage of the brain, etc.

The heart is complicated but not as much as the brain. Since a heart can be restarted as long as the brain is working, when the cultivator forms a new heart, it should be done in the presence of others. The same goes for the brain.

Erik has one advantage in that; he has Aurora, who can help him with those matters.

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This excruciating process went on for hours before it finally came to a stop. The water became colorless after hours of causing pain to Erik.

[Host, you can stop now and get out of the bathtub.]

Erik nodded and came out of it. His body transformed. His muscles appeared more refined, and his skin too became smoother than many girls, and the scars he had disappeared. It's like he was born anew.

He indeed did almost. Every cell in his body except for that of the brain and heart is undoubtedly new. He is like a newborn baby.

"Aurora, I indeed feel something new. I feel increased strength and vigor. My sight and hearing also seemed to be improved. I think the pain may be worth it, though I don't want to go through that again."

[Indeed, Host, as I said before, there is no gain without pain. Now check your status.]

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Name: Erik

Age:16

Body physique: Ethereal Divine Body Level-2

Bloodline: Ethereal Divine Monarch (Awakened 0.7%)

Cultivation: None

Cultivation technique: Ethereal Divine Cultivation (Comprehension 13.7%)

Skills: None

Spiritual Source Points: 0

Mana Source Points: 0

Chaos Source Points: 0

Primordial Source Points: 0

Void Source Points: 0

Ethereal Source Points: 0

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"Hmm, looks like body physique reached level-2; moreover, the bloodline raised to 0.7."

[Indeed, Host, now that your physique has leveled up, your attacks also have increased in power.]

"I feel a lot of changes inside my body; what would happen if I reached the peak level? Aurora, what is the peak level of physique?"

[Hmm, how should I answer it? Ah, if you remain in these heavens, the most you can reach is Level-9.]

"What do you mean by if I remain in these heavens?"

[Host this world has thirteen heavens, but there are places higher than the thirteenth heaven. If you intend to reach the peak of the body physique, it won't happen in these heavens. The conditions and resources limit your progress.]

"What do you mean? There are thirteen heavens, and moreover, there are places of a higher power?"

[Indeed, Host, but you should concentrate on these thirteen heavens for now. Only once you reach the thirteenth heaven you should think about power beyond it.]

"You are indeed right. If I daydream about thinking what there is, my time expires, and dreams will remain as dreams, not reality."

[Well said, are those your mother's words?]

"Yes."

[She seemed so smart and knowledgeable. It would have been nice if I met her.]

"She sure is the smartest of all people I know."

[Let's move on, Host; what happened in the past can't be changed. Let's think of the future.]

"Hmm, Aurora, do you have any recommendations. I think I should cultivate again before seeing another sole but comprehending the technique may give me an edge by increasing my pace."

[Host, your thinking is correct, but increasing your comprehension beyond 15% is difficult as of now.]

"Why?"

[The reason is simple, the difficulty of increase in comprehension increases as you go forward. Unless your cultivation increases, your comprehension doesn't change after it reaches a certain level.]

"There is something like that? You didn't tell me that before."

[First, as far as I know, no cultivator comprehended this technique this quickly. In addition to that, you had enlightenment way before I excepted it to happen, which set new records. After enlightenment, the rate of comprehension decreases and gets stalled. So every time you are enlightened, your comprehension decreases as you would set foot in a new land.]

Erik thought for a while and spoke, "So, you are saying that enlightenment is considered a boundary, similar to that of cultivation realms. It's hard to break through from lower to the upper realm, and the cultivation speed decreases once the breakthrough happens."

[Yes, it's a perfect analogy.]

"I have a doubt, though; I got enlightenment at 10%, but why does the comprehension get stalled at 15%?"

[That's just a calculation I made for you. Some cultivators get stalled just after they have enlightenment, and for some, it happens a little late. Even though I said 15%, I'm not one hundred percent sure. It may occur before or after. Only time will tell.]

"In that case, I think I should start my cultivation. There is even a quest that I have to achieve before the tournament to earn the reward."

[Speaking of quests and rewards, there was a new one.]

"A new one? When did it appear?"

[When you are in a bathtub taking the medicinal bath. You are in pain, so you didn't pay attention to it.]

Erik checked the new quest, "Indeed, there is, and the reward is not an alchemy potion. The Eye of Horus, what is it?"

[I have no idea, but the name sounds rather powerful. You may get something powerful this time, though you have to reach Mortal Realm in the given time limit.]

"I'll definitely complete the quest. I can't lose something like this. Though I don't understand what it does, it sounds powerful, and I'm sure it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance."

[Good luck, Host.]

Erik sat down and started to cultivate, intended to get the reward at any cost.