New mission

After arriving home, Alex went to his room. He walked straight to the bed and sat in the lotus position.

He gave his notification screen a serious look as he watched it.

[New Mission!]

Yes, he was given a new mission while talking with his father. Alex received a system notification that there was a new mission, but he couldn't read it at that time.

Now that he was home, he opened his notification panel and began reading.

[Winning the upcoming clan tournament and earning first place]

[Reward: A Movement Technique]

The mission was pretty simple; he will need to win the upcoming tournament and rank first to obtain his reward.

He learned a lot of new things from his father today, one of which was that his clan will hold a tournament in 7 months.

Now that he had been cured, his father wanted him to join a sect, which is why he wanted Alex to compete in the upcoming tournament.

According to his father, some mysterious sects wanted to accept new disciplines, so they contacted all the major clans and created a tournament for the young generation, which is why his father left the clan for a meeting while they were discussing the tournament.

As a result, a clan tournament will be held in 7 months, and 10 people from the younger generation will be chosen to compete in the tournament that will be held by all clans. Each clan could only have ten members.

Alex was intrigued by these sects that could command the five major clans; when he asked his father about them, his father simply replied, "I can't tell you because I don't know anything about them, but I do understand how powerful they are.

It only takes one sect to wipe out the five major clans."

Alex was astounded by his father's words and couldn't imagine a force capable of such power.

Alex couldn't fathom a power that could wipe out all five major clans; even the weakest of the five major clans had at least one foundation establishment expert.

His father advised him to focus on training during these 7 months and to try to get stronger as quickly as possible because the weakest competitor in this tournament will be at the 7th stage of body refinement.

Alex contemplated this news and knew that he needed to become stronger if he was going to have any chance of winning the tournament.

Fortunately, he obtained his father's permission to train outside the clan.

When Alex asked if he could go outside and train, his mother Alina refused she was concerned about his safety, but after some convincing words from Alex and his father, she reluctantly accepted and permitted him to go.

His father also gave him a storage ring to assist him in storing all the necessary equipment and weapons he will need.

Of course, the ring was only a Low Tier treasure capable of holding a few simple items, Alex didn't need it because he had the system to store whatever he wanted there; but he still kept the ring anyway.

His father also gave him a token and told him that he could use it to gain access to the clan library and treasury.

Before he leaves, he'll need a good weapon to use, and thanks to his father's cultivation lesson, Alex knew he lacked techniques; if he didn't learn any, he wouldn't be able to use his strength to its full potential, so he needed to go to the library and find some scrolls containing powerful techniques.

Alex decided that now that he had everything figured out, he would try to advance to the second stage of the body refining realm before picking up a weapon, and he would then visit the clan library to learn some techniques.

That was his current plan. Alex took a deep breath and then closed his eyes. He sat in the lotus position on his bed, inhaled deeply, and circulated the non-dimensional god refining technique.

"Whoosh"

As the Qi in the air started to enter Alex's body, Alex started converting the Qi into elemental Qi.

The moment he tried, the colorless Qi started to transform into a cosmic color and started to enter Alex's skin, making it stronger and sturdier.

Little by little, the invisible god refining technique started to show its effectiveness.

His body temperature seemed to rise, and the veins on his arms grew visible as if his skin had suddenly become transparent.

Stars began to sparkle all over his body, and a divine glow seemed to illuminate him.

Alex's eyes remained closed, and he appeared to be in a trance as he settled into a deep state of meditation.

A brilliant light began to shine on his chest, radiating in a spiral pattern from the location of his dantian and gradually spreading throughout his entire body.

The colorless Qi entered and began to fill the space where the brilliant light had shone; after a minute, a cosmic-colored Qi exited and flowed throughout Alex's body, and a notification was received.

[The host has accumulated 10 destruction Qi.]

[Stage 2: 30/80]

'So I get 10 elemental Qi every 1 minute; that means it should take me 5 minutes to reach the second stage.

Isn't it too fast?' It seemed far too fast even for him.

Some people take months to reach the second stage, but he can do it in 5 minutes.

Of course, it was too fast; for a normal cultivator, getting 10 elemental Qi would take at least 5 hours.

'Perhaps it's due to the non-dimensional God refining technique.

Yes, that should be the reason.'

Alex continued cultivating without a second thought.

5 minutes later...

[Stage 2: 80/80]

Alex could feel his body begin to burn as the energy coursed through him the moment his elemental Qi reached the minimum requirement.

"Bang"

A thunderclap seemed to boom within his body as the energy coalesced, and then Alex could feel his body becoming stronger, especially his flesh and blood, which felt as tough as iron.

[The host has advanced to the second stage of body refining.]

Alex blinked his eyes open and gazed at the screen.

When Alex stopped cultivating, everything returned to normal, including the light that shone on his chest.

He was amazed at how quickly and efficiently he had reached the second stage of the body refinement realm.

His body felt lighter and more powerful than it had before. He checked his status.

[Name: Alex Dracon]

[Cultivation Level: Body Refinement Realm Stage 2]

[Stage 3: 0/150]

[Element: Destruction]

[Bloodline: ???]

[Physique: temporarily sealed]

[Inventory: None]

[Skill: Non-Dimensional God Refining Technique (1)]

"I still have some time. I'm sure I could get to the third stage in 15 minutes."

Alex couldn't help but smile, his excitement growing with each passing second; it was every cultivator's dream to have a breakthrough like this, and Alex was no exception; it had been his dream to be able to cultivate, and now that he could, and even make breakthroughs like drinking water.

Alex could feel a burning desire within him to reach the third stage as soon as possible, so he began cultivating again without wasting time.

To Be Continued...