20 Chapter Twenty

Chapter twenty:

Reading over the text multiple times, Meng finally gained a small understanding using her already known knowledge of the novel. She closed her eyes to try the process the information in her head and maybe gain some insight.

All of a sudden, she felt a sensation go through out her body and into her bones. Her eyes flashed open and in front of her was a world of darkness with only a small spark of light floating in the middle. Even though she only read one book, it felt like she already understood everything. Meng had a thoughtful expression. Was it because this body was already a cultivator?

Meng navigated herself in the dark space toward the small speck of light before reaching out and touching it. Holding it closer to her face, she realized that the speck actually had a shape. It seemed to be a miniature her sleeping soundly in the palm of her hand.

'So this is my inner-self.' Meng was filled with excitement when she felt the energy coming from the small person.

Just touching it made her entire body feel warm and complete. Instinctively, while also following the instructions in the book, Meng brought the miniature person up to her chest until it was right above her heart. The amount of energy flowing into her increased until she started to glow in the dark space.

Feeling the connection with her soul's spiritual energy, Meng sat down in lotus position and started to cultivate. Circulating the energy inside of her body, her eyes lit up with delight as she felt her strength slowly growing. 

However, soon the original comfort of the energy started to disapear being replaced by a stinging pain. The stinging intensified until her body started to tremble.

The speck of light in her hands suddenly started to get smaller and smaller until it disappeared completely. Sadly the pain racking her body didn't go away with it.

Breaking out into a cold sweat Meng started to cough up spiritual energy and her once bright body became dim. All of her mederians were bursting with pain when the energy inside of her faded, leaving her with nothing.

Meng was violently thrown out of the dark spiritual world and back into the actual world.

Groaning in pain, her entire body ached as she sat up on the couch. She tried to stand up, but soon collapsed on the couch again with an expression of despair. How could it end up like this!

Even though she didn't know a lot about cultivation, the emptiness inside of her meridians was a definite fact. She was now not even a level one cultivator and was without a single inch of cultivation inside of her body.

In this novel world, where cultivation is king, how could she bear to live without it. Her eyes flashed with resoluteness as she reached toward her spritual world again. Back inside of that dark spiritual world, Meng relaxed when she wasn't met with pain again. 

However, a headache attacked Meng's mind when she looked around and couldn't find the slightest sign of light. Normally even when a cultivator entered their space for the first time they were able to see a bit of their spiritual self.

Meng closed her eyes inside of the space and once again sat down in lotus position. She searched the deepest realms inside of her mind for any sign of light, but came up with nothing. At this moment she felt extremely empty.

A twisted smile grew on her face at this realization and a dark aura lashed out from her body, 'Even if it kills me I will definetely be a cultivator!'

Meng grapsed at empty air as she forcefully tried to absorb energy from her surroundings. Her face distorted in pain once again, however she continued to try to cultivate. She would rather die than live another empty life!

Just when Meng was about to pass out from the pain, an explosion happened in the dark space waking up her dying mind. Opening her eyes, she started to cry in relief when she saw a speck of light once again in her hands. Unlike the one she held previously, this one didn't look like her present self, but rather herself before transmigrating. Its light was also a lot more brighter and dense.

The reason why her cultivation lost control earlier probably had something to due with this. Since she was trying to cultivate a soul that wasn't her own, of course the spirit energy of that soul would reject her.

Quickly Meng focused on cultivating her newly manfested soul once again.

[BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!]

Right when she started to circulate energy, her medrians exploded and energy entered in a rush. She looked down in horror as the dust-sized soul became larger and larger until it filled her entire hand. Break through after break through Meng's energy finally settled at a level sixth cultivator.

She left her space and jumped off of the couch excitedly. Her body felt full of life and she had the undeniable urge to run around testing her new expansion of spiritual energy.

Her head turned both ways checking to see if anyone was near so she could test out the extent of her cultivation. The library was definitely large and spacious enough to do so without restrictions. However, in mid-head turn her heart froze when she caught the distinct outline of a person in the corner of her eye.

Turning toward the figure her eyes widened with alarm. The librarian from earlier had come out of his office and from how shocked he looked, he clearly saw her break through so many levels. If he told anyone wouldn't she get tied up and dissected?

In 'Defying Moonlight' leveling up even two levels at the same time was something out of this world. Yet, somehow she ended up going up three. Meng didn't understand how or why it turned out that way, but didn't have time to think it over. She sighed sadly to herself, looks like it is time to be the villain again.