Afterabriefrest,ImademywaytotheAsuraDivineHalltoseekmymaster.Thatwastheentirepurposeofthistrip.
“Master…isitpossibleformytalenttobefurtherenhanced?”
Hegme,thenbehindme—asifseeingsomeoneelse.Hisbrowsfurrowedslightly,andafaintsmileappearedattheerofhislips.
“Yourtalent…IbelieveIuandsomethingnow.”
AlthoughIhadoheDivineLordofAsuraafewtimes,herarelyshowedanyexpressionbeyondcalmindifferehathowallgreatbeingsoftheDaoorBuddhapathare—sereneanduhin?
Hetinued,
“Asyourcultivationgrows,thesealonyouriwillgraduallyloosen—untilitispletelyrestored.ThatisaheightevenSaintswouldenvy.”
“Thesealedgift?”
“ThesecretsofHeavenmustnotberevealed,”herepliedcryptically.“However,Ilendyouaportionofyourtalent—butyoumustpayaprireturn.”
Heraisedofinger,andiinstant,asoftwhitelightradiatedfrommybody.Mythoughtsbecamestartlinglyclear,aabreakthroughstirringinmycultivation.Twomier,thelightfaded,andmyrealmhadadvaheMidFoundatioablishmentstage.Mymilikeithadbee—questionsIoncehadaboutcultivationweresuddenlycrystalclear.
Thenmymasterslowlyadded,
“WhatI’vegrantedyouisbutthetipoftheiceberg.”
Myhearttrembled.Justhowextraordinarywasmyinaltalent?Whywasitsealed?Andwhosealedit?
BeforeIcoulddwellonit,hesaid,
“Now,youmustpaytheprice.BreakthroughtoPeakFoundatioablishmentwithintwoyears.Also,IshallsharesomethingunknowntomostcultivatorsoftheYangRealm.”
TwoyearstoreachpeakFoundation?Difficult,butnotunreasonable.Holy,itsoundedmorelikeablessingthanapunishment—Ithoughthe’ddemandalimborsomething.
“‘DivineLord’isnotmerelyatitle;italsorepresentsacultivationrealm.”
Hepaused.
“Tellme,Tianyan—doyouknowthestagesofcultivation?”
Irepliedwithouthesitation,
“QiRefining,Foundatioablishment,CoreFormation,Soul,HeartIllumination,SoulDivision,Unity,Tribution,andfinallyGrandAssion—agesinall.”
Heaskedagain,
“DoyouknowwhatliesbeyondGrandAssion?”
Ihadmysuspis—afterall,thepathofcultivationisultimatelytobeeanImmortal—butIshookmyhead,invitinghisanswer.
“BeyondGrandAssionistherealmofImmortality.Yetoverthepastthousandyears,fewintheDiviarhavereachedit.
Fromyourperspective,theranksofimmortalsbeginatImmortalSoldier,followedbyImmeneral,ImmortalKing,ImmortalLord,ImmortalEmperor,andthenImmortalSn.
AfterreagtheSnstage,onemaybreakintothe‘Extreme’realm,andfinallyreachPrimordial—thepinhereare21minorrealmsintotal,andthePrimordialSnrepresentsthefinalstepohtotrueimmortality.”
“Dependingonone''''''''scultivationsystem,thetitlesmayvary.Inthedemonicpath,theyareDemonSoldier,DemonGeneral,andsoon.ForthosecultivatingBuddhistordivihs,youmayhearBuddhaSoldier,DivineSoldier,andsoon.Therearealsoghostcultivators,beastcultivators,andothers.”
Inodded,myheadspinningfromthefloodofinformation—butmyexcitementoutweighedthedizziness.Ineverim
“Master…isitpossibleformytalenttobefurtherenhanced?”
Hegme,thenbehindme—asifseeingsomeoneelse.Hisbrowsfurrowedslightly,andafaintsmileappearedattheerofhislips.
“Yourtalent…IbelieveIuandsomethingnow.”
AlthoughIhadoheDivineLordofAsuraafewtimes,herarelyshowedanyexpressionbeyondcalmindifferehathowallgreatbeingsoftheDaoorBuddhapathare—sereneanduhin?
Hetinued,
“Asyourcultivationgrows,thesealonyouriwillgraduallyloosen—untilitispletelyrestored.ThatisaheightevenSaintswouldenvy.”
“Thesealedgift?”
“ThesecretsofHeavenmustnotberevealed,”herepliedcryptically.“However,Ilendyouaportionofyourtalent—butyoumustpayaprireturn.”
Heraisedofinger,andiinstant,asoftwhitelightradiatedfrommybody.Mythoughtsbecamestartlinglyclear,aabreakthroughstirringinmycultivation.Twomier,thelightfaded,andmyrealmhadadvaheMidFoundatioablishmentstage.Mymilikeithadbee—questionsIoncehadaboutcultivationweresuddenlycrystalclear.
Thenmymasterslowlyadded,
“WhatI’vegrantedyouisbutthetipoftheiceberg.”
Myhearttrembled.Justhowextraordinarywasmyinaltalent?Whywasitsealed?Andwhosealedit?
BeforeIcoulddwellonit,hesaid,
“Now,youmustpaytheprice.BreakthroughtoPeakFoundatioablishmentwithintwoyears.Also,IshallsharesomethingunknowntomostcultivatorsoftheYangRealm.”
TwoyearstoreachpeakFoundation?Difficult,butnotunreasonable.Holy,itsoundedmorelikeablessingthanapunishment—Ithoughthe’ddemandalimborsomething.
“‘DivineLord’isnotmerelyatitle;italsorepresentsacultivationrealm.”
Hepaused.
“Tellme,Tianyan—doyouknowthestagesofcultivation?”
Irepliedwithouthesitation,
“QiRefining,Foundatioablishment,CoreFormation,Soul,HeartIllumination,SoulDivision,Unity,Tribution,andfinallyGrandAssion—agesinall.”
Heaskedagain,
“DoyouknowwhatliesbeyondGrandAssion?”
Ihadmysuspis—afterall,thepathofcultivationisultimatelytobeeanImmortal—butIshookmyhead,invitinghisanswer.
“BeyondGrandAssionistherealmofImmortality.Yetoverthepastthousandyears,fewintheDiviarhavereachedit.
Fromyourperspective,theranksofimmortalsbeginatImmortalSoldier,followedbyImmeneral,ImmortalKing,ImmortalLord,ImmortalEmperor,andthenImmortalSn.
AfterreagtheSnstage,onemaybreakintothe‘Extreme’realm,andfinallyreachPrimordial—thepinhereare21minorrealmsintotal,andthePrimordialSnrepresentsthefinalstepohtotrueimmortality.”
“Dependingonone''''''''scultivationsystem,thetitlesmayvary.Inthedemonicpath,theyareDemonSoldier,DemonGeneral,andsoon.ForthosecultivatingBuddhistordivihs,youmayhearBuddhaSoldier,DivineSoldier,andsoon.Therearealsoghostcultivators,beastcultivators,andothers.”
Inodded,myheadspinningfromthefloodofinformation—butmyexcitementoutweighedthedizziness.Ineverim