First Step Towards Immortality

A year later, Qingyun Region, State of Fengzhou, Edge of the Eastern Continent.

Tian Yongheng sat on a small Mountain Peak, no more than a hundred feet tall as he looked at his Status Panel floating in front of him.

[Name: Tian Yongheng]

[Race: Mortal]

[Gender: Male]

[Lifespan: 18/466]

[Cultivation: Third Stage of Qi Condensation Realm.]

[Constitution: Five-Elemental Divine Spiritual Physique.]

[Bloodline: Descendant of the Primeval Lord of Heaven.]

[Innate Talent(s): Sword Heart, Primordial Meridians and Primordial Bones.]

[Affiliation(s): None]

[Occupation(s): None]

[Title(s): None]

[Cultivation Technique(s): Divine Scripture of the Primordial Beginning.]

Yes!

He had broken through to the Third Stage of Qi Condensation Realm in a year's time!

His potential was undoubtedly unmatched. Had it been a normal person, it would've taken them more than 10 years to even break through a single minor realm and reach the Second Stage of Qi Condensation Realm.

Even Geniuses would've taken at least 5 years to break through a minor realm and reach the Second Stage of Qi Condensation Realm, not to mention breaking through to the Third Stage.

Tian Yongheng was pleased to see both his Lifespan and Cultivation.

He had just broken through to the Third Stage of Qi Condensation Realm, and his Lifespan increased by more than 20 years.

One's Origin Lifespan would increase to 400 years upon breaking through to the Qi Condensation Realm, and with each minor realm breakthrough, their Lifespan would increase in random numbers according to their Providence, Talent, Potential and other factors.

Suddenly, just as Tian Yongheng was stabilizing his Cultivation, he saw a series of System Notifications.

[Congratulations to the Host for breaking through to the Third Stage of Qi Condensation Realm.]

[Obtained the Rank-1 Dharma Artifact, Blue Cloud Robe.]

[Blue Cloud Robe: Defensive Dharma Artifact. Adjustable to match the wearer's preferences, seasons and weather. Can block all attacks below the Ninth Stage of Qi Condensation Realm and a full-powered attack of the Ninth Stage Qi Condensation Realm.]

He was pleasantly surprised by this reward from the System for breaking through a minor realm.

Great!

This Dharma Artifact could block all attacks at the Eighth Stage of Qi Condensation Realm and below!

He lacked a defensive Dharma Artifact.

Right now, it was what he needed the most.

Even though he couldn't show it on the outside, he was really excited.

He had received 2 other such rewards from the System when he broke through previously.

He had been wandering around to find a suitable place to stay and set up his Dao Field for a year. But he didn't neglect his Cultivation and cultivated whenever and wherever he had the time.

When he broke through to the Qi Condensation Realm more than 10 months ago, he received a Sword Art called the '108 Celestial Swords'. When mastered, it could slice the heavens and shatter the earth, at least, that was what the System described that Sword Art as.

Althrough he couldn't use its full power and only Condense a single Sword Qi because of his insufficient cultivation, it was still a very powerful Sword Art.

That single Sword Qi slashed through boulders tens of feet tall like butter and was powerful enough to cut down a Sixth or even Seventh Stage Qi Condensation Realm Cultivator.

Aside from that, when Tian Yongheng broke through to the Second Stage of Qi Condensation Realm a few months ago, he received a bottle of Qi Condensation Pills.

There were 9 pills in it, and he could easily break through to the Sixth Stage of Qi Condensation Realm with them. Pills had abundant Spirit Qi in them, that's why Cultivators often took them.

Spirit Qi played a major role in one's Cultivation. It was a part of the world's Providence. The more Spirit Qi an area had, the more prosperous it would be. Even if someone had really poor potential and aptitude, they could become powerhouses when given enough Spirit Qi. That's why even Geniuses and Prodigies took pills to boost their Cultivation speed.

Tian Yongheng's Cultivation speed often slowed down when he went to places with thin Spirit Qi. That's why he took a Qi Condensation Pill some time ago and successfully broke through to the Third Stage of Qi Condensation Realm.

He stabilized his Cultivation Base after a few days and quickly began to refine the Blue Cloud Robe and make it recognize him as its owner.

A couple more days passed, and he succeeded in refining the Blue Cloud Robe.

The Blue Cloud Robe was Sky-blue and had Cloud patterns on it. it looked as if it was refined from the essence of Clouds and a part of Sky itself.

After wearing the Robe, Tian Yongheng looked even more dignified and handsome, enhancing his bearing and aura. Like a Sky Emperor who had descended from Heaven.

He was currently in a Desolate Mountain range of Fengzhou's Qingyun Region. There were no major Cultivation Forces in millions of miles, and even small factions were thousands of miles away from this mountain range. The nearest place with humans was 300 miles away, and that too was a small Mortal village.

Although there were a few Demonic Beasts around, they were mostly at the First or Second Stage of Qi Condensation Realm. Tian Yongheng could easily deal with them, after all, the difference between minor realms was not small.

Powerhouses at the Third Stage of Tribulation Transcendence Realm could massacre hundreds of experts at the Second Stage of Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

Although that was not the case with weak Qi Condensation Realm Cultivators, the gap was still big and a normal Third Stage Qi Condensation Realm Cultivator alone could suppress more than 10 Second Stage Qi Condensation Realm Cultivators.

But Tian Yongheng was not a normal Cultivator. He without any techniques, treasures, Divine powers and any of the sort could kill Fifth Stage Qi Condensation Realm Cultivators because of his extreme aptitude and Providence. Not to mention with his 108 Celestial Swords Sword Art and Blue Cloud Robe that was impenetrable below the Ninth Stage Qi Condensation Realm.

But being cautious, Tian Yongheng decided not to alert the Demonic Beasts for the time being. He already had enough food in his System Space, also called 'Inventory'. The food wouldn't rot in there and was enough to last for a few months or so.

If he needed more food, he would just hunt some normal animals in the nearby forest and make do with them, just like he did in the past year.

And it was not like he had to do this all his life. After a few years, he would reach the Foundation Establishment Realm and no longer need to eat or sleep.

When that time came, he will surely clean up the entire mountain range and establish it as his own Dao Field. It would be a lot more convenient that way.

Tian Yongheng nodded slightly while looking down as if confirming his thoughts, then he jumped down the mountain peak. It was around a hundred feet tall, but the fall had no impact on Tian Yongheng as he landed slowly.

He had successfully taken his first step towards this path to Eternity.