Ch. 9: Entering Half Completion

Nothing is more supreme than the True Void. It can give birth to a universe with a complex system like an enclosed multiverse system inside it, and it can wipe out a universe that reaches its end. It's the beginning and the end; creation and destruction; nothing and everything…

Chen Fan understood that nothing is truly eternal other than the True Void. Even though he reached the stage of the old man that accidentally killed him and gave him this second chance, it doesn't mean he will be eternal.

He might be able to resurrect after having his body and soul destroyed after reaching a certain stage, but he could not deny the absolute nothingness that is the beginning and the end of all creations in the vast multiverse.

Of course, he would make sure that he would accept the true end with open arms in the far, far future. Before that, he would live long and enjoy a fulfilling life.

After he stopped pondering, he began meditating, and soon he was cut off from the outside world.

Time passed. Chen Fan's naked body slowly but surely broke down.

First, the skin was peeled off layer by layer until the muscles and flesh were exposed. This is a disgusting and horrific sight.

Following that, his muscles and flesh flaked off, and soon, only the skeleton and organs were left. His organs did not fall down because they were supported by Qi.

Chen Fan didn't even twitch because he was deep in his meditation and cut off from the material world. His mind, spirit, and willpower focused on his task.

Now, it's time to form his True Void Dao Body.

The Qi in the whole universe inside the Cosmic Brick surged and rushed towards Chen Fan. The whole planet was quickly suffused by an unbelievable amount of Qi.

The unbelievable concentration of Qi helped Chen Fan in forming his Dao Body. New flesh and muscles and skin quickly formed around his skeleton and organs, faster than Chen Fan's estimation.

And soon, smooth, healthy skin covered his flesh and muscles. His lustrous skin looks like creamy white Nephrite, which is also known as Mutton-Fat Jade.

Though his lustrous Jade-like skin was as smooth as a newborn baby's, it was more durable than the most durable metal known on Earth, Tungsten. Normal bullets and ordinary blades wouldn't be able to break his skin.

Finally, long snow-white hair grew from his scalp, reaching the rock he was sitting on. His new appearance was more attractive than before: if he previously looked like a supermodel, he is now capable of making straight men with weak willpower question their sexuality.

And just like that, Chen Fan successfully formed his Dao Body. He had started before noon, and it was evening when he was done.

The three moons in the starry night sky bathed the world with gentle light. Chen Fan opened his eyes, heaved a deep, satisfying sigh, and stretched out. He felt so comfortable.

"Ten hours, huh?" Chen Fan muttered after checking out how much time passed. He could easily find out with his status as the owner of the Cosmic Brick.

He looked at the three moons in the starry night sky and then muttered softly, "I was immersed in the meditative state so deeply that I lost sense of time. Hmm… I guess I can now understand why cultivators can meditate for a long time."

After that, Chen Fan conjured a mirror using the Qi in the air. There is unlimited Qi ready to be used, so he won't hesitate to abuse this.

Anyway, conjuring items is a simple trick if you have absolute control over your Qi and clear imagination, but the item conjured won't be permanent.

Items conjured aren't real, so their existence will degrade as time passes. In the end, they will revert to Qi.

Chen Fan checked out his new look. He immediately fell into a daze when he saw his reflection in the mirror.

His body and expression slacked. This caused the mirror to fall from his grip, shatter on the rock's surface, and revert to Qi, snapping him out of his dazed state.

With a deep blush on his face, Chen Fan mumbled distractedly, "My new look is extremely dangerous! Is this what Senior White in the Cultivation Chat Group looks like?"

He shook his head and forcefully regained his composure. He muttered, "At least, my improved look is manly, not the pretty boy type. Moreover, I have a body of Greek Gods. With this look and body, seducing girls will be a walk in the park!"

After that, he decided to check out the base strength of his new body. He found that only his strength, speed, and durability had improved a lot.

His simple punch could generate a shockwave that could blast a massive, thick, and strong tree. He could also crush stone into dust easily.

After testing his new physical capabilities, he sat cross-legged on the rock, pinched his chin, and thought loudly, "Let's see, I have seen my improved look and physical capabilities. About the former, it is dangerous to weak-willed people. Even strong-willed people can get attracted if they aren't ready for it. Although this will help me pick up girls, I have to create a spell to cover my new face, so I don't get pulled into troublesome matters."

He paused, put on a troubled face, and lamented loudly in a faux troubled tone, "Oh woe me, it's hard to be the most handsome~."

"Jokes aside," he stopped playing around and continued, "The reforming of my flesh was completed faster than I thought. Maybe it's because of the infinite amount of Qi around me. This aside, let's check out my connection with the Cosmic Brick."

He paused for a moment and then continued, "I can feel the steady supply of Qi from the air to my lower dantian. Previously, it felt like a small stream in the creek, but it's now like a river. Other than this, the duration of time dilation grows up from one hundred hours to one thousand hours, meaning that I can stay here for forty-one days and six hours. The cooldown time is still twenty-four hours, though."

"Regardless, I have more than one month in this place before the time dilation feature will enter cooldown time. What will I do for a month here? I can't just leave and waste these forty-one days. No matter how long I spend here, the time dilation will get into a cooldown time. Should I continue cultivating and enter the True Completion of Dao Body? Or should I create some martial moves and spells? Decisions, decisions…"

He became silent and contemplated for a while. After waking up from his contemplation, he said, "Let's decide later. For now, I have to build a place to live on this planet. I have around forty days to spend in this place. I can't waste it."

He paused when he remembered something. "But, I have to make clothes with Qi before making more permanent ones. I am no exhibitionist, so being naked like this is kind of embarrassing. Thankfully, I'm the only human here."

After the planning session was over, Chen Fan started working. First, he made a black martial art outfit with slits on the sides, baggy black pants with the bottom hem tied, and a pair of Kung Fu shoes.

Since he was in the world of eastern fantasy, he decided to go all the way.

And so, Chen Fan started building his house.

…

Time passed, and dawn came. Chen Fan was done building his new house.

It was a quaint log house with two bedrooms with a bathroom and one multipurpose room. The roof tiles and the floor were made of wooden planks.

At first, he wanted to have a thatched roof for his log house but changed his mind. He realized that creating a thatched roof-top would be time-consuming.

If he made a thatched roof, he had to dry the thatch and turn it into a roof. Making wooden tiles is easier.

Despite working for hours, Chen Fan felt neither tired nor hungry. Right then, he only needed Qi to sustain himself and keep his mind and body fresh.

After building his log house, he decided to create furniture and decoration next. He cut trees with telekinetic blades and collected wood.

Time passed. Chen Fan finished making the furniture for his log house.

He'd carved out the wood and created windows, doors, chairs, tables, wooden cupboards, shelves, and bed frames. He also applied the windows and the doors on their frames and brought the furniture into his house.

When he was done decorating his log house, it was afternoon. He took a small break on top of his rock and watched his quaint log house with a deep sense of fulfillment and satisfaction.

He was examining his log house while thinking, 'When I cut the tree with a telekinetic blade repeatedly, I accidentally formed a sword intent. I didn't intend this to occur, but this is also a good side benefit. I will include refining my nascent sword intent in my training schedule.'

After marveling at his log house, Chen Fan, still sitting cross-legged on his rock, decided to start forming his schedule. "I will create martial moves and train them in the morning until noon, after which I will sharpen my sword intent until the evening."

He contemplated for a moment and then nodded in satisfaction. "Then, I will revise my knowledge and understanding of matters related to Dao Cultivation until midnight, after which I will go to bed and repeat this schedule the next day."