Chapter 2 Ascension

Chapter 2 Ascension

Ten years had passed just like that. In those ten years, I grew a beard but never ever did my face grew older.

Just Two years ago.

Just as when I saw that unchanged feature Two years ago, I confirmed and completely believed the lingering memories Lou Yi left for me.

"Tomorrow is gonna be the start of my ascension. I can't wait." As someone who was now mentally aged as 25 years old, I became more mature and was naturally trained in this mountainous region.

I felt my body grow stronger but hit the limit 5 years ago, "As I thought. To breakthrough, I need literal Cultivation Pills and Qi. Which Earth obviously lacks."

Also, 5 years ago, I opened the less important component of [ Sinner's Sutra ] called [ 7 Deadly Sins ] and as of now, I could use every sin and could now carry boulders and have the speed exceeding even that of a cheetah.

I was honestly happy when I first had it. But, without enemies to test it out with, these two would temporarily be proven useless for me, and I would only be able to use it effectively after I ascend.

It bummed me out, but I couldn't do anything as the rules state that.

\ WHEN A WORLD WITH NO QI IS FOUND AND THE ONE WHO TRAINED THE SAID MANUAL IS FROM THIS WORLD. THEN, THE TRAINEE WOULD HAVE TO ISOLATE HIMSELF FOR TEN YEARS AND PRACTICE ANY BREATHING TECHNIQUE BELONGING TO THE ORIGINAL WORLD. ONLY THEN WOULD A PORTAL APPEAR IN FRONT OF TRAINEE AND SENDS TRAINEE TO THE SUPPOSED WORLD. /

Or so the manual says.

...

In the other world...

An old man was sitting in a lotus position and was continuously gathering great amount of Qi.

Hmm? "I sense a great disturbance in the world's Qi... Just what is happening?" An old man asks as he peers over his open square window.

Standing atop a rocky hill surrounded by other rocky hills. He exuded a grand aura even this world can't fathom.

...

Morning came, and ascension day is here.

"The portal should open up 12:00 PM sharp." I said as I peeked at my broken but still working watch.

Im excited to say the least. But just the fact that I was leaving Earth forever, I became sad at the thought as I lived here for all my life and was now unexpectedly crossing over dimensions and step in a new life in the other world.

And that said world, is even more dangerous than earth itself. But, the thought of fighting strangely made me excited, it was as if i truly do belong in that world.

A world of constant fight and a world filled with strong warriors at that.

And in all this years that I have isolated myself, my resolve to go there slowly became stronger.

And just when I was about to sit down. I heard a faint crackling.

Crackle!

Surprised, I hastily looked around and found a strange black slit casually floating in the air whilst it exuded a fearful yet calming aura.

While looking closely at it, I saw that the crack was slowly getting bigger each second. So I waited.

...

Thirty Minutes Later...

The crack became as big as me.

I readied myself and clenched my fist.

Just as when I stepped forward, I unexpectedly hesitated, I wondered why, "How come I hesitated? Didn't I already strengthen my resolve?"

I was confused... Honestly, much more confused as to when Lou Yi gave me his memories.

And in that moment, I had truly realised that I haven't even resolved myself completely to go in there.

It was as if I feared something. I looked at the palm of my hand and saw the once smooth hand turned to a raspy mess.

I stared at the portal before finally deciding to step in.

"Here I come Chrisala..." I spoke as I walked over the portal.

I got inside safely and was honestly kind of scared. Never, and I mean never once had i thought that in my life I would walk in such fearsome yet dreamy hallway.

Blindly walking over the dark hallway, I asked myself if it was truly the right thing.

Slap!

But immediately after slapped myself, I had already come this far and if I turn back now, the promise i had once took a vow on would not come to be fulfilled

I knew clearly that this world didn't go by the protagonist rule and just was any other world that is able to kill me the moment I hesitate.

Alas, the coin has already been given. I have already committed myself to go through hell just to see the new world.

Not just to see it! I want to kill those who tried to kill Lou Yi. I know my revenge may be baseless and sudden, but the more I think about what he had gone through, the angrier I get. It may be because of what had happen to me, that was quite similar to his.

But his was worse... I just can't leave a man die and not atleast fulfill his dying wish. There can't be anything worse than torture. You say... But, there is, and that is betrayal.

I had already thrown everything on Earth and was now proceeding towards the end of this tunnel which seemed to test my commitment.

And as it only seemed, I cannot truly blame the hallway just because of my incompetence and lack of commitment.

Now, I had truly accepted and logically speaking, found a new string of resolve, which I again held onto.

After hours of walking, I saw a white light and had assumed that it is the end of the tunnel.

"Chrisala..." And just in front of the white light, I stopped and smiled.

"Now... How do I want to get out if this hallway. Do I just jump? Or, should I walk normally."

After thinking for minutes, I casually said, "Meh, Im just gonna walk."

I stepped over the white light and immediately saw a lushed rain forest. Although, I had only arrived, I sensed something wrong...

"This feeling... Gluttony should be warning me of a potential threat." Gluttony is a skill I most personally like due to its nature to accurately pinpoint every information that happens around me.

Although, my proficiency in this skill is still quite amateurish, Iam confident that this feeling should be quite similar to a Cultivator in the Minor Realm... Maybe a Golden Core atleast.

"Shit... I need to use lust." Lust is just an assortment of assassination skills piled together. Seduction skills should also if not include Lust.

After hiding, I immediately saw a man flying on a flying sword, seemingly uncaring for the beasts that follows it.

"So this is what cultivation is..." I was bewitched by the thought of one day flying my own flying sword, even as I have already known of this due to Lou Yi's memory. I just can't brush off the feeling of exhilaration.

I then looked behind him closely and had immediately identified the beasts that were following him.

That silver wing and siver scale was quite similar to a Winged Silver Lion, but was still not, as the body of the winged monster was similar to that of a snake.

"That thing... That's a Silver-Winged Snake right?" I spoke as I felt fear. As strong as I was at earth, my level right now should be of no difference to that of a Foundation Establishment Realm.

"This continent... I remember this scenery from Lou Yi's memory, this should be the Green Nightmare Forest. A forest filled with monsters equal to that of a Golden Core Realm cultivator."

"Just how unlucky could I have been... Atleast it wasn't the Black Land. Or else, I would've died." Could i have not been much luckier than this. My body would've been just a pile of bone right now.

If Lou Yi's memory serves me right, I should be just 800 kilometers away from the strong lands border which I currently I am in. And if Im able to cross that border, I should be able to get out of this right from the start hard to live situation.