2nd Mortal-Stage!
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[Master!…Master!] I heard Eve's voice calling for me.
"Huh…?" I opened my eyes confusedly, finding myself lying on a bed under an unknown ceiling.
"*Sniffle* waah y-young master, please wake up!" I found Yao-Yao crying with her head on my chest.
I placed my hand on her head and stroked her hair.
"Come on now, I'm never going to die, not so easily!" I told her.
[1st mission complete!]
[Reward [Reverse-Void Qi Arts] Granted!]
[Technique [Reverse-Void Qi Arts] has been mastered to 1% of the beginner stage.]
Instantly, a mountain of information flowed into my mind. A technique from its start to its end was engraved into my thoughts.
"Young master! You're okay?" Yao-Yao asked.
"Of course, I was just tired," I assured her.
"I was so scared, Big sis told me to take care of young master instead of her!" She said.
The big sis she was talking about of course my 3rd Sister, her previous master, and the person who protected me in the main estate.
"Don't worry about me anymore, I can cultivate now so we won't have to hide any longer!" I said confidently.
"Really, you can cultivate?" Yao-Yao asked excitedly.
"Of course, I'd never lie to you. Go get some sleep while I cultivate," I replied.
"Yes, young master," She wiped away her tears and left."
"Eve."
[Yes, master?] she replied.
"How do I cultivate?" I asked.
[I'll bring up the [Cultivation] Interface.] she replied and instantly a new panel appeared:
TECHNIQUE:[Reverse-Void Qi Art]
CULTIVATION-POINTS:10
TIME-FOLDING:[1 day(1 point)], [1 Month(10 points)], [1 year(100 points)],
2 years(200 points]...etc..
[Every day, 1 Cultivation Point will be generated. These points can be used to activate Time-Folding which can give you results of a year of cultivation in only a few hours. 1 day of cultivation costs 1 point, 1 month 10 points, 1 year 100 points, and so on.]
"Amazing! So with 10 points, I can get a month's worth of cultivation in one hour?" I wondered.
[Yes. Would you like to time-fold a month?]
"Yes!"
[Please begin practicing the technique.]
I did as she said by sitting in a lotus position and circulating my energy and breathing in the method of the [Reverse-Void Qi Art].
I could feel an energy flowing into my body and strengthening it slowly. This was the very base level of martial arts.
Of course, the [Reverse-Void Qi Arts] were special in that they allowed me who had the [Divine Calamities Physique] to cultivate. My physique which caused energy to flow in reverse was considered a curse usually but with the special technique it could prove to be a blessing instead.
Instantly, a blue barrier appeared in a circular area around me.
[Time-Folding has begun!]
Instantly, I entered a high-adrenaline flow state where my focus reached a level beyond all human limits and the Qi flowed into my body and strengthened it by the second.
AN HOUR LATER
[Ding! Cultivation Time-Folding complete!]
[Results:2 Cultivation Realms, and All stats +25!]
I opened my eyes and Instantly, my sight took on a new clarity, as though I could see every detail with an impossible precision. The grain of the wood in the beams above me, the intricate patterns in the walls, even the faintest cracks in the ceiling—all were magnified to an astonishing degree.
And as I attempted to rise from the bed, I was startled to find that my physical strength seemed to have multiplied as well. The simple act of pushing myself upright sent the mattress recoiling beneath me, and as I stood, I felt a surge of power coursing through my muscles. It was as if every fiber of my being had been infused with superhuman vitality, leaving me in awe.
"I can't believe this and this is just the start! What do those high-level flying cultivators feel then?!"
[Congratulations on starting your cultivation journey, master!] Eve said.
"Thank you, Eve. Bring up my status please," I replied.
[Yes, master!] she replied.
NAME: Yi Zhao
STATUS:[Zhao Family]'s 7th Young Master.
AGE:19
LIFESPAN-1 month
REALM: 2nd Mortal-Stage
STATS:
Physique-29 QI-25 Psyche-45
TECHNIQUES:[Reverse-Void Qi Arts]
SKILLS: [Electric Shock(A-Rank)]
INVENTORY:
-[Clothing Bag]X1
-[Jewelery Bag]X1
-[Bag of coins]X1
-[Zhao Family Heir's Sword]X1
-[Mother's Necklace]
[Cultivation], [Shop], [Fusion], [Quests], [Lottery].
"Not bad! There are 9 mortal-stages and then true Qi cultivation begins, so I'm only considered a martial artist for now."
I suddenly heard a knock on the door, so I slowly controlled my strength and walked over.
"Who is it?" I asked in caution.
"I'm the inn attendant, I have a letter for you." A man replied.
I felt it was safe, so I opened the door.
A regular-looking man was standing there with a scroll in his hands.
"Sir, I've been told to give you this urgently!" He said.
"Yes, thank you," I took the letter and closed the door.
I was still on the run from my 6th brother and his men, so caution was essential.
"What could this be?" I wondered as I opened the scroll:
Loser young master of the Zhao family, bring your ass to the forest outside of the city, or your maidservant will be dinner for my men!
The words on the scroll were crudely written and there was no signature but I immediately knew who the sender was.
"Uncle Hang, you bastard! How dare you touch Yao-Yao!" I was enraged, to say the least.
[2nd Mission [Yao-Yao In Peril] issued!]
[Save Yao-Yao before she's hurt, and kill all of the thugs.]
[Reward:5 Cultivation Points, [Iron-Scale Chestplate], [Basic Swordsmanship Technique], [Skill Card].]
[Penalty: Yao-Yao's horrible death.]
"Eve, how strong are the thugs?"
[Based on your previous encounter with them, three of them are at the 1st Mortal-Stage and the bald one is at the 2nd Mortal-Stage.] She replied swiftly.
"Then I have a chance!" I no longer wasted time. I changed my clothes and immediately left for the location they set.
At first, even as an MMA fighter turned genius-gamer, I couldn't fight because of the obvious and great difference in physical strength. But that was no longer the case after I reached the 2nd Mortal-Stage…