3 Starting Cultivation

"System, are these the only items in the system store?"

Looking at the items in the system store, he spoke to the system.

Each of these things is worth millions of system coins; even the cheapest is around 100 million system coins.

It certainly doesn't seem easy to get.

[No, Host, this is a Special Store that contains valuable and rare items from across the heavens. Other items are available in the General Store.]

"Then show me the General Store."

"Ok, Host."

A new interface opened in his mind.

[General Store]

[Wound Healing Pill - 10 points

Washing Meridians Pill - 100 points

Bones Strengthening Pill - 100 points

...

Soul Cultivation Saliva - 2000 points

Eighth-Tier Alchemist Inheritance (Special Discount 99% for the first time) - 5000 points]

He could see many things in the store, from pills to cultivation techniques and even an Eighth-tier alchemist inheritance.

Before he could ask, the system answered him.

[Host, you can only buy one thing for only one time, except for a few low-tier pills. After that, the item will be refreshed, and a new item will take its place.]

He was thinking about buying Soul Cultivation Saliva, as his soul is extremely weak at this time, but it seems he could only buy it once.

Looking at the points he received from the novice package, he bought Soul Cultivation Saliva, Washing Meridians Pill, and Eighth-Tier Alchemist Inheritance.

He purchased the Washing Meridians Pill because he was going to start cultivation.

Children in this world generally start their cultivation at the age of six.

However, he couldn't delay a full year.

He bought the pill to cleanse his body of any impurities.

The reason for purchasing the alchemist's inheritance was that even a fool could see the special 99% discount.

Despite not being an alchemist in his previous life, he knew about its worth from reading numerous cultivation novels.

Being an alchemist is a respected profession in this world.

There goes his 7100 points.

He wasn't going to squander any points from now on because every system point was valuable to him.

The items he purchased were useful to him and not readily available in the sect he was currently in.

After closing the system shop, he took the Washing Meridians Pill.

A few high-ranking elders, and perhaps even the mysterious sect master whom no one had ever seen, were aware of his mysterious status.

He had been brought here covertly by an elder of the clan.

As a result, he was given a separate room from where the disciples lived.

The room had a small garden filled with tiny blue-silver grass, where he was lying just moments ago.

Since he was only five years old and not yet a cultivator, a lovely woman who identified herself as the elder of the outer sect was assigned to take care of him..just like a maid.

Despite her initial reservations, she willingly took on the responsibility, captivated by his otherworldly appearance.

As he wasn't a cultivator yet, she took care of his meals since he needed them to live.

Given his preference for being alone, she slept in the room next to his.

She does, however, rarely cultivate and stay by his side all the time, mostly pinching and admiring his face.

Given her sluggish demeanor and position as an elder of the outer yard, anyone would have viewed her as weak, and even he had previously thought of her that way.

However, now that he had regained his memories from his previous life, he could sense that she was a strong person, even more so than the elders who visited him during the weekdays.

Additionally, there was only one room in this location when he arrived, and the room next to him was mysteriously built a day later.

At the time, he was just a small child of three years old and had no memories; as a result, he just accepted her illogical explanations.

That explains why the elders treated her with such reverence.

However, given that she stated she has work to do, it appears she won't be returning for a week.

It was nighttime, and he was by himself, so he didn't waste any time and swallowed the pill.

Each area of his body was feeling somewhat painful, but it was nothing new.

After the agonizing feeling subsided after a short while, he could see a black substance covering him that appeared to be impurities, so he quickly went to wash his body.

Then he retrieved the Chaos Devouring method from the system space and was astounded by what he saw.

He could now say that this technique was much more powerful than anything he had ever seen in his previous life, as it could literally devour any element, be it ice, fire, or poison, to strengthen oneself, as well as various types of energy and transform them into qi.

To understand this idea, you must be aware that different worlds contain different kinds of energies.

For example, people in the Douluo world practice spirit power, and people in the Doupo world use dou qi.

Their body structures are created in accordance with that, so even if someone from the Doupo world were to travel to the Douluo, which is virtually impossible, let's suppose it did happen, he or she would not be able to practice spirit energy like those in that world because their body structures are created following the Doupo world, which can only be used to practice Dou qi.

However, using this method, he could use any energy source, consume it, and transform it into qi to be absorbed by his body.

Additionally, it is an ungraded technique that can be improved upon as his cultivation level rises.

The only prerequisite is that the practitioner must possess the Supreme Chaos Physique, which he received as a reward from the system.

He was also told by the system that he is the only individual in the entire multiverse to possess this physique.

He is the only person who can use this cultivation method as it was specifically created for him.

The biggest benefit of this method, though, will come when he ascends to higher realms.

He practiced the Chaos Devouring Technique while sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, absorbing energy from his surroundings and creating a cyclone in his dantian.

Time passed as he was immersed in cultivation.

After a whole night, he opened his eyelids and let out a few impure particles that were still inside of him.

He mumbled, "Sixth stage of qi gathering."

Qi gathering is the first step of cultivation, and it is divided into nine stages.

The first stage of qi gathering is qi sensing or, in other words, to discover or to become consciously aware of sensations of flowing or pulsing, tingling, or magnetic "energy" within the body, which is called qi.

The real qi-gathering realm starts from the second stage, and the main goal for this stage of cultivation is to maintain a steady stream of qi into our body-mind system.

The increases in stages refer to the slow condensing of this qi across the body.

At the ninth stage of qi gathering, one can better condense the qi vortex, establishing a foundation.

The more condensed one's qi vortex is, the better the foundation of the cultivator which is essential for a better cultivation path.

Because it provides them a competitive edge over others, many cultivators choose to suppress their cultivation base rather than advance to the next realm.

Because of this, after a short period of cultivation, he suppressed his cultivation base at the sixth stage of qi gathering and refining, even though he might have reached the Foundation Establishment domain or, at the very least, reached the level of the ninth stage qi gathering.

However, even this is too quick in comparison to those prodigies, as it often takes many days, months, or even years for someone to develop to the level he is at right now after only a few hours of cultivation.

Which demonstrates the level of this cultivation method and physique.

Although his soul power was a major factor—high soul power makes it simpler to use and sense qi—and even though his soul was severely damaged, it was still too high—it wasn't a surprise.

Looking at the tiny black particles all around his body, it appears that this cultivation method will keep cleansing his body of impurities, making it more perfect as his cultivation realm increases.

After washing his body, he got to his feet and looked up at the sky. It had been the entire night since he had been cultivating, and he had experienced a variety of emotions.

The moon is nowhere to be seen, and the blackness of night is long gone.

As the sunrise came as if it had missed the sky and wanted nothing more than to warm up those blues to a radiant gold.

The sun blooms on the horizon, golden petals stretching ever outwards into the rich blue. It is the brilliant flower of the sky that warms our days.

It is the invitation to a new day, a new hope that sunrise so ordinary extraordinary.