A Cultivator

"What kind of place is this anyway? Could it be that I'm in another world now?" As he casually strolled towards the main control room as indicated on the map, Tang Xiao continued to wonder. "All the facilities in this place are much more advanced compared to my world, which makes me feel like I'm in a sci-fi movie."

After he walked for a while, Tang Xiao arrived in front of the main control room, and he immediately entered it. However, he was stunned when he saw Xiao Ai, and he was even more astonished as he looked around the room. He could see that the room was filled with equipment that was more advanced than anything he had ever seen before, and there was also a large touch screen in the center of the room.

"Welcome to the main control room, Master." Xiao Ai greeted him with a smile.

Tang Xiao was taken back for a moment after hearing Xiao Ai's voice, and he increased his vigilance. "Were you the one who spoke into my mind earlier?"

"Haha." Xiao Ai laughed softly and approached Tang Xiao, and she then took his hand before taking him to sit on a chair with many strange devices. "I told you that you are my master, so you don't need to be afraid of me, and I will never harm you."

"Master? How can I become your master?" However, Tang Xiao panicked when a strange helmet covered his head. "What is this? What are you going to do to me?"

"My old master saved you from the bottom of the ravine, and he brought you to this place to save your life. After that, he transferred my main chip into your brain, so you are my master now." Xiao Ai explained to Tang Xiao as she started to operate the devices on the chair.

Tang Xiao raised an eyebrow as he remembered for sure that his chest was shot twice, and the ravine was also very deep, so he didn't expect that someone would be able to save him. However, the fact that he was still alive made him feel very relieved, especially since he still wanted to accompany his big sister. "Where is your old master now? I want to thank him for saving my life."

"Old Master has left this world forever." Xiao Ai replied with an expression full of sorrow. "If you want to thank him, then you must train hard to become strong, so you can hold your fate in your hands."

"Sorry, I didn't know that." Tang Xiao sincerely said as he turned to Xiao Ai, but he did not expect that his savior was already dead. "What do you mean by training to be strong?"

As he continued to operate those devices, Xiao Ai also explained this to Tang Xiao. "My old master was a cultivator, but he was also proficient in technology. Anyway, this location might be perplexing to you, but we are currently inside the Primordial Divine Ark, which is a separate dimension. Moreover, everything you see inside here was my old master's creation, but everything is yours now."

"Cultivator? Do you mean cultivators like the ones in the novels?" Tang Xiao asked in surprise.

Due to her familiarity with the old Tang Xiao's habits, his love of books, and many other things, Xiao Ai was unsurprised by Tang Xiao's question. Moreover, they were basically the same person, so it wasn't surprising that he had the same habits.

"You may find it hard to believe, but cultivators are real, Master. However, they were far more terrifying than the ones in the novels, and many of them were extremely vicious; they always suppressed people who were weaker than them." That did not surprise Tang Xiao, especially since ordinary humans also frequently committed it, and he was one of the victims. "That's why you have to train hard, so you can protect yourself and those closest to you from bad people, and you will no longer be bullied like before."

"Human greed and jealousy know no bounds, and they do not hesitate to do anything to achieve their goals, even if they have to sacrifice many people." Tang Xiao muttered softly as he shook his head.

Xiao Ai then looked at him and asked. "What would you do if you had the power, Master? Would you be the hero or the villain?"

"Xiao Ai, I'm neither a hero nor a villain, and I am me! I just want to make those closest to me happy, and I also want to live an unfettered life." Tang Xiao's expression suddenly turned serious, and his eyes became extremely cold. "However, if those villains try to hurt me and those closest to me, then I'll be their worst nightmare."

'He is indeed like my old master, and their principles are exactly the same, but he is also a little different from him.' Xiao Ai inwardly excitedly muttered, and subconsciously, the sadness of Old Tang Xiao's departure disappeared. "Get ready, Master. Perhaps the process will be a little painful and make you nauseous, but you have to endure it."

"Let's do it; I can't wait to meet Big Sis Yin." Tang Xiao was excited about it, especially since he would have the power to take revenge, and he clenched his fists as he swore in his heart. 'Ouyang Family! I, Tang Xiao, am still alive! I will make your entire family pay for what you did to us a hundredfold!'

*Beep... Beep...*

[Tang Xiao's physique awakening process begins.]

"Argh!" Tang Xiao tightly gripped the armrest of the chair as he endured the pain all over his body. "Damn it! It hurts so much!"

Tang Xiao felt that his entire body was being gnawed from within; even his entire skin became dry and hard. Besides, he felt that his bones underwent many changes, including his internal organs.

"Do I need to give you anesthesia, Master?" Xiao Ai asked worriedly.

"No need! No pain, no gain!" Tang Xiao gritted his teeth as he continued to endure the excruciating pain. It was only an hour later that he stopped screaming in pain, as the process was finally finished.

[Tang Xiao's physique awakening process is successful!]

[The War God Physique has awakened!]

[The Celestial Physique has awakened!]

"Hah... Hah... War God Physique and Celestial Physique?" The two perplexed Tang Xiao.

'How is this possible? How could he have two physiques? Could this be the impact of changes in the past? As I recall, the old master only has the celestial physique.' Xiao Ai was really shocked by that, but she then spoke to Tang Xiao. "I will continue with the second phase, Master."

"Do it, Xiao Ai."

*Beep... Beep...*

[Tang Xiao's bloodline fusion process begins.]

This time, Tang Xiao felt very relaxed and did not feel any pain, especially since the initial phase was finished while he was still unconscious, and this phase was only the completion of it.

However, Tang Xiao didn't realize that the blood in his body was no longer red, and his blood had already turned violet gold. The process didn't take too long, and it was completed in a quarter of an hour.

[Tang Xiao's bloodline fusion process was successful. The celestial bloodline is perfectly fused.]

"Celestial Bloodline?"

"I'll explain everything later, and I'll run the final phase to awaken your veins, so you can start cultivating."

Tang Xiao just nodded, and Xiao Ai immediately started the final stage. Like during the Bloodline fusion, the process of awakening his veins was not painful at all because they had already been implanted in his body, so he just had to activate them. In the next half hour, his vein awakening process was also completed.

[Tang Xiao's vein awakening process was successful. Celestial Veins have awakened.]

"Phew! At first, I thought the last two processes would be as painful as the first, but they weren't painful at all." Tang Xiao said it with a chuckle.

Xiao Ai giggled at that. "I've implanted your bloodline and veins while you were still unconscious, so both processes aren't painful at all. However, if I implant both while you're still conscious, then it'll be even more painful than the first."

Tang Xiao nodded in understanding, but he was also relieved not to have to go through such a painful process. "Can you explain all this to me, Xiao Ai?"

"Hmm? Master, you don't have to ask me, and you can check it yourself. Try saying 'Menu'."

"Oh?" Tang Xiao was taken back by her words. "Menu." (A/N: The system is different from the systems of my other MCs, and this is actually just a database, so there are no quests, etc.)

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[Menu]

> Status

> Equipment

> Items

> Techniques

> Partners

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"Eh? Isn't this like the menu in a game?" Tang Xiao asked in surprise.

"Yes." Xiao Ai answered with amusement, especially since it was Tang Xiao himself who created it. "Old Master did make it based on a game, since he likes playing games, so he made the same in my main chip."

"I see." Tang Xiao nodded in understanding. "Your Old Master is truly a unique person; he is a cultivator, but he also has a hobby of playing games like me."

Xiao Ai was trying hard not to laugh as Tang Xiao was talking about his future self, and it was really ridiculous to her.

"Status."

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[Status]

Name: Tang Xiao

Age: 24

Cultivation:

- Beginner level (lower rank)

> Next level requirement: Qi = 0/1000

- Yang Qi = 0/1000

- Yin Qi = 0/1000

Veins:

- Celestial Veins

Physique:

- War God

- Celestial

Bloodline:

- Celestial Bloodline

Legacy:

-

Elements:

> Fire (Level 1)

> Wind (Level 1)

> Lightning (Level 1)

> Light (Level 1)

> Metal (Level 1)

> Void (Level 1)

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"Eh? It really is like a game." Tang Xiao muttered after seeing his own status, and his eyes fell on the next realm requirements. "Why is there a choice between Yang Qi and Yin Qi to break through to the next realm, Xiao Ai?"

- To Be Continued -