Frog at the Bottom of a Well

Yone gazed at the blue panel identical to the one that had appeared before him the previous night with a complicated expression.

[ Host does not need to yell nor utter the system's name for it to activate. All the host has to do is think about the system, and it will automatically reveal itself. ]

Yone kept that information in mind but didn't elaborate on it, he immediately asked the questions that were most important to him.

' Everything is understandable till now, however, explain what you mean by amber extraction.' Yone questioned.

Amber was the primary power system in his past world. It was the essence of heaven and earth, the energy they had to cultivate in order to grow stronger and harness its power.

Yone didn't think he would see the word amber again in this life.

From what he already concluded about this world power system. People practiced and cultivated martial arts which came in many different ways.

Unfortunately, his knowledge was limited, and he had additional information about anything related to martial arts. However, he knew for a fact that amber wasn't a thing in this world, as no one in his family mentioned it being forbidden to practice.

Following his question, the system instantly answered without delay not withholding any information from its host.

[ The Ancient Being who left this inheritance was also someone from your past world. However, unlike yourself, who was two steps away from reaching the final cultivation level of your world, he was a supreme being who had mastered all the different paths of amber to perfection. ]

After pausing for a few moments to let its host digest the information, it continued. Its cold, indifferent voice, reminiscent of a heartless human being didn't affect Yone in the slightest.

[ However, since your world possessed no additional cultivation levels, the ancient being failed to extend his lifespan further and died of old age. Alas, before he perished and ceased to exist, he ensured that a portion of his power was left in a void entrance he had once stumbled upon, which he suspected was the exit of your world.]

Pausing again, it continued. 

On the other hand, Yone felt a stinging pain deep within his soul each time he heard mention of an ancient or supreme being.

For a moment, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh. The sheer amount of information he was provided with in the past few seconds was akin to hundreds of years of research.

Yone and the others who were on his cultivation believed they reached the pinnacle of power and couldn't progress any further. Yet, he was now told that he was two cultivation levels away from that step.

Two! 

Not one or half a step. 

It was two steps!

' No wonder I failed to find any clues about Immortality, I'm pretty sure the places where such clues reside aren't someone a weakling like me would dream of entering and exploring.' Yone bitterly smiled as he thought about that.

Regardless, he still brushed away those thoughts and focused on the current moment, his emotions stabilizing in the process.

Even though he just found out that he was a mere frog at the bottom of a well, he still didn't care much since a new opportunity countless times greater presented itself before him after his death.

' So what If I didn't know about more cultivation levels in my past world, all of that is history,' His lips curled into a smile as he thought about a few individuals who would kill for the chance to be in his possession.' Oh heroes of my world, old monsters that claim righteousness and glory, you will die weaklings without a second chance, while look at me.'

He couldn't help but burst out laughing thinking about that.

At that moment, a burst of calmness and happiness invaded his soul as he realized that he emerged victorious from their fight, not the other way around.

Alas, before he could keep thinking any further, the chilly voice of the system kept on going, interrupting his train of thought.

[ However, the supreme being of your world didn't pinpoint the exact use of that void door. The exit he found wasn't a way out of your world, but a way out for your soul. Hence, when you died and reached that door, the inheritance immediately detected that you had the highest level of cultivation in your world before you died and attached itself to you.]

Yone quickly digested the information and asked potential loopholes in what the system had said,' Then what about the others who died before me, why did it only choose me?'

[ Host was simply the strongest amber master who died right after the supreme being. If any other cultivator has died before you, then someone else would have been in this spot rather than you.]

' Are you calling me lucky you bastard!' Yone cursed in his heart listening to the way this so-called system phrased its words. But he quickly calmed down knowing that it was pointless to argue given its lifeless form.

Still hearing no footsteps whatsoever from outside of his door and on the stairs, he kept on asking as many questions as he could to fully grasp how this mystical thing operated.

***

"Tom, wake up; today is your talent test! Your brother has already been awake for an hour now"

" Coming, Mom." Tom rubbed his eyes as he woke up from his bed and opened the door with a yawn; however, there was no excitement displayed on his face.

' Brother this, brother that. We are both bound to be weaklings and poor anyway, I don't understand why my parents are giving him more attention and love.' Tom Thought with annoyance and lingering hate.

The sun had just dawned, and it was very early in the morning when the ringing of the Adventure Association bell almost reached its end.

On the other side of the mansion, Yone positioned himself on the wooden floor smelling the fragrance of the morning dew as he placed his legs and arms in a lotus position, shoulder-width apart, and straightened his back. He took a deep breath and began his daily meditation.

He took the time while his mother thought he was showering, continuing his meditation for a few more minutes.

Even though meditation didn't impact his abilities since his past world cultivation didn't work here, he still had the habit of doing so. Plus, it helped clear his mind of unnecessary thoughts, allowing him to focus on the most important ones.

One minute... Two, three, five...

Yone continued his daily meditation without interruption until his mother, accompanied by his brother, knocked on his door.