Determination

Lester was reading the message whilst gripping the blue polo shirt he was wearing. He was excited but at the same time, he was extremely afraid.

Patrick explains in his message that one must find his own spirit space first. It wasn't something difficult based on his notes, it only requires patience, focus, and resilience, then it would be found naturally and that's where the hard work really begins. He would need to analyze through his spirit space and try to understand it, and once understood, he would naturally attract World Qi.

What made Lester cautious was the process of creating the core. When creating the core one needed to use the World Qi and shape it to their liking and take the process with extreme care. Cracks were easily formed when creating a core and if someone had a crack on their core they would be unable to fill it with World Qi stopping their progress in cultivation.

Patrick came close to having cracks on his core several times, and if he did crack his core then he would feel an unimaginable pain that even surpassed physical feeling. The Spirit Space was a mysterious place which even scientists are incapable of understanding.

Patrick stated that his core was an ugly blob like core, however, it was uncracked and it did the job, therefore, he was happy.

One of the tips that Lester noticed was the place to cultivate. He needed a place without any disturbances and if there was any chance in which he was disturbed whilst cultivating, there could be heavy damage to his core. Lester wasn't too worried about this as he lived in a very isolated part of the Philippines.

He was also required to eat as much as he could before cultivating, because of the time it took to create the core. Patrick himself took over a month. Cultivating would make you go into a strange state where your need for food or drinks will lessen greatly.

After reading through the messages he was extremely grateful towards Patrick for his guidance. He replied with thanks but guessed that Patrick went straight to research.

This was how the life of these cultivators was, constantly striving for power. They would find an Isolated place and only come out to either test out their power or to kill a rampaging beast or cultivator. This action was understandable, as beasts were getting stronger by the second and if cultivators became careless this world could be taken over by the powerful beasts.

Lester went to his small kitchen and grabbed some food and then went to his room and turned the tv on as he ate.

The channel that he always kept on was always talking about cultivators, from shows to news everything was cultivators. As he ate his food the same lady from yesterday who spoke about online cultivation techniques and its danger was speaking about something else.

"The Boulder Brawler is looking for disciples! News has just come in informing us that he has already reached the end of his cultivation book and is now going to move on by himself. As we all know cultivating without the guidance of something was extremely dangerous and very likely fatal, however, anything is possible! He would like to pass down his teachings to one lucky talented individual in the case that he does not succeed." The woman spoke to the camera as the screen changed into an overview of a temple where thousands of people lined up for.

"There are over five thousand people applying for this position and the winner will be announced in a month! The requirements to try out are simple, a completed core before the age of eighteen!" The woman finished speaking as the news report went on to something else.

Lester knew this Bolder Brawler cultivator. He was slightly above being a Beginning Stage Cultivator, and he should not be underestimated. He was ranked thirty-first and his skills were impressive. His cultivation technique allowed him to change his skin into a boulder-like appearance which made it almost impenetrable.

Unlike many cultivators who became famous after killing a beast, he became famous after killing another cultivator who was trying to use innocent blood to cultivate. There are many cultivation techniques in the world and many require evil ways of achieving power. The man who the Boulder Brawler killed was known as the Argentinian Blood Devil, and notorious in South America for using people's blood to create sigils on his body which enhanced his power. However, the Boulder Brawler who was from Chile had enough of his antics and killed him on the spot. Every attack from the Argentinian Blood Devil left nothing on the rock-like skin of the Boulder Brawler. This battle was streamed online as there were spectators present.

The requirements to become his disciple were extremely hard to meet, however, if anyone met the requirements not only would they have a great cultivation technique with them, but they would also have someone powerful guiding them. If Lester wanted to become his apprentice right now, he would be unable to, even if he had a core.

Lester continued focusing on the television and eating until he was finally done. He turned off the television, placed the plate down, and prepared himself to cultivate.

He was determined and ready