5 Rebirth

Within his mind, Alex started flipping through the original Alexander's memories again. Finally, he retreated and sighed. The original Alexander has reached the 8th Level of the Ascension Realm before he passed away in the trial. Alexander called out the system and asked, "System, do you have any information about Cultivating or Cultivation?"

[System searching...]

[Information found- Cultivation, All there is to know][cost- 1 GD points]

Alexander nodded his head, "buy it."

Seconds later, Information once again rushed into his head. This time, however, was not as bad as last time as he had learned many things regarding the soul, including ways to open up his soul when taking in a great amount of information.

The transfer stopped in a few seconds and Alexander opened his eyes. His eyes glowed brightly as the information he received excited him to no end.

{Cultivation is the study of the Dao, the path or paths that lead to the top, the peak of existence. There many paths in cultivation, some great or small, some powerful or weak and ordinary. These paths are cultivated by the myriad of beings of the universe. God, Devil, Immortal, Demon, Asura, Buddha, Ghost, Dragon, Phoenix, Titan, Ancient, Saint, Spirit, Void, Emperor, Blood, Rune, Sage, World. These are only just a small amount of paths that one can use to cultivate the Dao, the list goes on. Where do their paths come from you ask? From a time way before the desolate and the immemorial. A lost era before even the primordial and primeval. This was a time where beings with power unimaginable to us in the present era roamed the universe undefeated and unchallenged.

Towards the end of this era, it is said that many of these beings with power that could destroy our era with just a single unconscious head shake begin a great battle or more like a war to find out who was the strongest, the most powerful, the king of them all.

This war is said lasted countless ages, and towards the end of this war is when the great ancestors of our myriad races first appeared. When they saw these beings of unimaginable power, they were in awe and worshiped them. From these beings, our ancestors studied their mysterious and great powers for years before being enlightened about the paths. Our ancestors then began to construct these paths based on these beings to be suitable for our bodies. After millions of years, they were finally successful. One race successfully created the Emperor path and became known over the years as the Human Race. Another Race created the Dragon path and became the Dragon Race, as did the Phoenix Race, and so on.

As these paths were being created, the beings were destroying one another, moving forward to being the most powerful king. Finally, only one of these beings was left, having slain all the others he came the king, ruling over all, including our ancestors. Under his rule for millions of years, the ancestors of the myriad races made great progress with the paths, researching all the paths the other races had created to be suitable for themselves.

Millions of years later, the paths had reach maturity and most all of the ancestors of our myriad race had great unstoppable powerhouses in their pockets. With such power, our ancestors grew irritated with the being ruling over their heads. Our ancestors finally said screw you to the powerful being king and revolted against him. All their unstoppable powerhouses joined hands against this king with the intent to slaughter.

Angered by their daring actions, the powerful being king unleashed a great power that even our ancestors didn't expect, having forgotten about the past war. In a desperate fight with the king, over two-thirds of the ancestors of our myriad race were wiped out to extinction by this being. After a long and hard battle, the king was finally brought down by the remaining powerhouses, each of them sacrificing their lives to protect their race.

As a result of their battle, Our myriad races were nearly wiped out, leaving only a few of our races alive. Only over the next few eras was what was left of our myriad race able to recover and thrive once more, creating what is now the golden era.}

As Alexander read the information in his mind, he was endlessly shocked at how cultivation came to be and the struggle our ancestors went through to get to here today.

"So cultivation was created from observing and researching the crazy powerful beings from the lost era?" Alexander asked himself quietly.

"If so, then at the peak of these paths we should reach a level as powerful as these beings." Alexander imagined himself sitting high above the stars, eternal and everlasting.

Alexander caught himself dreaming and was glad there was no one around. Otherwise, they'd think that he had gone silly.

Putting his hand on his chin, Alexander thought, " This World is called the Gods and Devils world, the people mainly practice the god or the devil path. There are no other paths available on this world, so I can only choose from these two to cultivate it seems."

Alexander's eyes rolled around his head as he was deep in thought, "Alexander originally followed the god path and reach the eight rank of the Ascension Realm. With his memories and experience along with the system, I'm sure I can reach and even surpass him in the least amount of time, but to cultivate the Dao one has to follow their own paths. Although I can rely on his experience, I can't follow in his footsteps or I'll never surpass him."

Alexander nodded as he made up his mind. He then closed his eyes and begin to interact with the system once more.

"First, I'll check out the shop."

Alexander went to the shop section to see what it offered.

[Welcome to the system shop, where the host can purchase inheritances, treasures, materials, medicine, cultivation resources, special items, precious objects, and herbs.]

Alexander's eyes glittered as he looked at all the things he could buy. Star God inheritance, Dragon Heart, Heavenly Wolf body(100% preserved), Phoenix blood essence, Ancient Race Blood Marrow, 10,000-year-old ginseng x20, 100,000-year-old ginseng x10, 1,000,000-year-old ginseng x1, Frozen King inheritance, Devouring Mutt Spirit, Hellfire seed x30, world core x30, Origin World Core x2, star force seed x4, rebirth serum x7, Super Soldier Serum x 1, Super Soldier inheritance, Super Soldier treasure trove...

As Alexander looked at the list on the first page, he nearly drooled, but when he saw the price next to them, Alexander flinched slightly taking a deep breath to calm himself. 2 million GDP, 6.53 million GDP, 1.1 billion GDP, 4 million GDP, 4.9 million GDP. Alexander nearly choked on his own tongue when he saw the outrageous prices next to these items. Millions, million, billion, finally Alexander raised enough courage to look that the top of the list. Ten blurry lines appeared in front of his eyes and he struggled to try to see what they said.

"System, why can't I read those 10 items."

[Host's cultivation and comprehension and too low and thus host does not have the qualifications to know of these items.]

Alexander was shaken, he didn't even have to qualifications to know about these items despite being the owner of the system. After some time, and with great difficulty, Alexander managed to tear his eyes away from those 10 and begin to select the thing he badly needed right now.

[Rebirth Serum- Made from rare herbs and medicine from the myriad realms, the rebirth serum will allow the user to undergo a fundamental rebirth, opening and widening the meridians, washing the marrow, cleansing the body and soul of all external impurities and filth, creating a near-perfect cultivation body.][price- 10,000GDP]

Alexander clenched his teeth when he saw the price, but there wasn't a moment of hesitation, "Buy."

[Super Soldier Serum- Made from the marrow and blood essence of Dragons, Phoenixes, Leo, Tigris, and Lupus. The Super Soldier Serum effectively merges with the user, unlocking the hidden potential within, opening the fighting spirit, and creating a near perfection foundation for martial arts][price- 10,000GDP]

"Buy!"

[Saiyan Martial Spirit- A smaller race among the myriad race, the Saiyans have the innate ability to evolve using battle. Once the Saiyan Martial Spirit merges with the user, the Martial Spirit will continuously evolve with the user, never falling behind or becoming useless][price- 10,000GDP]

"Buy!" Alexander's eyes sharpened as soon as he saw this Martial Spirit. He had watched the show in his old world and he knew how formidable Saiyans were. He also knew that they had terrifying potential. Buying this would not be a waste of points.

Alexander felt that he had gathered everything he needed for the moment and left the shop.

"Time to use my tickets!" Alexander was extremely excited as from here on his entire future would change. He would be become a cultivator, crushing all those who stood before him on his way to the top.

Alexander went to the cultivation techniques and quickly flipped passed the god techniques before landing on the devil techniques. This was what he was looking for. Alexander had made up his mind earlier and decided that to surpass the original Alexander, he had to start over from the beginning, creating a perfect foundation for his path and seeking the Dao later. Alexander read and scrolled through the techniques before he found something that caught his eyes.

[Origin World Devil Foundation Technique- taking the five elements as the foundation to create an Unbreakable Foundation Devil Origin World]

Alexander trembled with excitement as he read the description of this technique. He had always read those novels back on Earth where the hero would create an entire world within their bodies and become the most powerful cultivator in the universe.

"This is the one!"

[Would Host like to use a Cultivation Technique Ticket in exchange for this Cultivation Technique?]

Alexander shook his head and replied with a firm, "yes."

Alexander glowed in excitement as he saw the Technique appearing In his storage. He nodded to himself, "I can't use the lucky wheel until I've merged my soul together, or any martial arts or auxiliary techniques without cultivation so I'll save those for later."

Alexander opened his storage and once again adjusted his posture. He sat straight with back against the wall and crossed his legs as if he was about to meditate.

Removing the Rebirth Serum and the Super Soldier Serum from the system, Alexander prepared himself to take them. Thinking for a second, Alexander tried to remember the books he read on earth. Not being able to remember much, he knew that he should probably take his clothes off. After a while, Alexander frowned, if it was like he thought and filth came out of his body he would need somewhere to wash off. Quickly entering, the system Alexander bought two tubs of Spiritual Springwater to wash off In after for 1000GDP.

Feeling that he had made enough preparations, Alexander took the vial of Rebirth off the ground. Looking closely you could only see a pure green liquid. Alexander opened the vial and immediately the smell of nature wafted through his nose. Surprise shined through his eyes as he felt as if he was walking through a giant forest full of vitality. Birds sang in the background, mystical flowers blooming, ancient trees standing tall as if eternal, water streaming through the earth, and all types of creature playing, running, chasing, all majestic and beautiful.

For only a brief second, Alexander was within this mystical forest, observing all the details before it all disappeared, leaving only the small circular room. Amazed, Alexander looked at the green vial in his hand, just a whiff of its scent had sent him to such a magical wonderland.

No longer hesitating, Alexander swallowed the green liquid in the vial with one giant gulp. As he felt the liquid slide down his throat into his stomach, Alexander sat straight as he waited for the liquid to come into effect.

Seconds later, a cool refreshing feeling passed through his body. Alexander couldn't help but moan in pleasure as he closed his eyes, enjoying the experience. Time passed slowly as he fell deeper and deeper into the pleasurable feeling passing through his body. In Alexander's mind, he was back in the mystical forest. He sat under a giant ancient redwood tree and enjoyed the scenery. He watched as the little animals played around and chased each other. He watched the ants and bugs hard at work carrying tinny objects twice their weight. He watched as the birds soared through the sky freely, enjoying the wind caressing their feathers. As he watched all of this, Alexander could feel himself slowly changing.

Finally, Alexander finally opened his eyes and let out a loose breath. He didn't know how long he had been in that forest, it could have been hours or minutes. Once he got lost in that magical feeling, he lost track of time and even himself.

Taking a deep breath in, Alexander was shocked as a strong stench entered his nose. Looking down he saw that his body was entirely covered in stinky, disgusting green filth. Immediately getting up, Alexander ran to one of the tubs of Spiritual spring water he had bought from the shop and practically dove in. An immediate feeling of refreshment passed through him as he laid there. Enjoy his bath, Alexander looked down at the water and smiled. He really had changed.

As he looked at the reflection, Alexander thought back to when he had bought the tub. He had seen himself for the first time after taking over the body. A young man that looked no older than fifteen looked back at him then. He had good looking features, not too well defined, his face was kind of round, which gave him a cute baby face. His had light gray eyes that twinkled when the light passed them and thick and full eyebrows that made his eyes stand out. His short hair and light bronze skin added to his look, drawing him attention even though he was not handsome.

Now looking at his reflection again, Alexander was completely satisfied with the changes that took place on his person. His skin seemed to be glistening under the light of the engravements on the wall. His hair grew long at the top almost like the top fade haircuts back on Earth. His face, although still round and babyish, had gotten a lot more defined creating a somewhat lazy look.

Alexander soaked in the tub for a few more minutes before exiting, feeling completely refreshed.

"System, check my body and see what changes have been made."

[System checking...]

[Complete...showing result]

[According to the new scan of the host's body, the host has experienced a fundamental change throughout the body and soul. 90% of the impurities left behind by the body's old owner has been expelled. The marrow has been thoroughly cleaned and washed. All meridians, hidden and not, have been opened, cleansed, and widened to the limit. More importantly, traces of the Ascension path of the body's old owner has been removed, leaving no hidden troubles for the host. The host's soul has also been purified and cleaned, making it 8x easier for the host to have comprehensions towards the Dao.]

Alexander was surprised after hearing the system's report. To think that the rebirth Serum would work so well, not only did it remove 90% of the impurities in his body left from cultivation pills and resources, it purified his soul, washed his bone marrow, opened his meridians, and widened them, increasing his talent by over 80%. This is called getting your money's worth!

This excited Alexander to no end as Alexander wasn't originally that talent, he had to rely on pills and beast cores to cultivate, leaving many impurities in the body and clogging a majority of the meridians. Not to mention that the rebirth also removed the traces of the original Alexander's path from his body, getting rid of future troubles.

Alexander was giddy with happiness as he thought of all the benefits this vial had given him. Truly worth the 10,000GDP.

"Now, let's see how much benefits you'll bring," Alex said full of energy as he looked towards the Super Soldier Serum.