Bab 9: Immortal
The next morning, Akira woke up at dawn to the continuous notifications from the System. Despite it not being his usual wake-up time, he didn't feel any.
Jin Boqin had agreed to the conditions. "At last," he mumbled as he stretched his body.
After breakfast and washing up in the nearby river, Akira put on the men's evening gloves he had bought from the system's store the night before. He needed them to cover the hole in his right hand before going to the teleportation portal.
Jin Boqin and his three elders waited at the entrance of the first floor as planned.
The rest of the disciples were outside the Dungeon entrance, eager to enter.
Jin Boqin greeted him and said, "We have brought 150 disciples as agreed. They are waiting outside the Dungeon." He then introduced his elders, "These are the Elders of my Sect. Please introduce yourselves."
Grand Elder Meng Buyan was about to introduce himself when Akira interrupted, raising his right hand.
"I don't want to offend you, but your time is valuable. It would be best if you gathered all your disciples to start. I am aware of everyone's name here and sensitive information that a stranger shouldn't know about you, information you wouldn't even share with your closest kin," Akira said with his usual apathetic demeanor.
He noticed the new guests' anxious expressions. "The presence of your Sect Master confirms that everything I say is true," he added.
Akira looked at Jin Boqin and reminded him of the rule that forbade his Sect's disciples from going beyond the first floor.
Akira glanced at each of them.
They were still and silent, except for Jin Boqin's occasional small movements.
Akira emphasized the importance of restraining their power and not changing the landscape of the first floor.
"Don't forget to remind them to restrain their power. Changing the landscape of the first floor is strictly prohibited. I suggest they fight with their bare hands or with weapons they prefer. Remember, there are other miracles in this world besides cultivation."
"Of course. We understand. We will follow the rules," Jin Boqin, though he was secretly quivering in fear, recalling the colossal monkey that had frightened him and had sent his blood pressure soaring.
He paused and reached for the goods from his Hanfu's secret pocket.
Jin Boqin gave the miniature Pagoda.
Akira reaches for the miniature.
"I'm willing to entertain a few questions, so if you have, you can find me at the entrance of the Temple on the first floor."
Akira turned around, leaving them alone.
He felt he shouldn't disrespect his guests like that but his indifference and fondness for time get the best of him.
Akira sighed.
Meanwhile, the three elders were rendered speechless while Jin Boqin heaved a sigh of relief after making sure the man was out of sight.
"T-the---the-the-the audacity!" Fairy Xi Niu exclaimed gritting her pearly white teeth while her voluptuous body shook in indignity.
"I have never felt so wronged and disrespected in my entire life!" She continued.
Great Elder Qi Long is no exception. His whole body is quivering in anger.
"I was holding on to every ounce of my rationality to stay sane, Sect Master."
Jin Boqin sighed and though shared the same sentiments, he didn't have a right to retort.
"Well done, everyone. Let's just take advantage of the situation. We will have unlimited supplies of Elixirs. The Spiritual Qi here is dense and pure compared to the outside."
Grand Elder Meng Buyan sighed. "At least, he is not a fraud. This place is too magnificent to marvel at. It has its own self-sustained environment. Not only it could benefit cultivators but beasts and wild animals as well. The Spiritual Qi is so pure that it acts as a catalyst for wild animal's sustenance."
"Is that true?" Great Elder Qi Long asked for confirmation in amusement.
Grand Elder Meng Buyan nodded his head. "Before the catastrophe wild animals thrive. Their numbers increase at an unbelievable rate. Forever filled with sustenance it helped to dull their instinct to prey."
"Where did you learn that?" Great Elder Qi Long asked, still amused.
Fairy Xi Niu rolled her eyes. "Duh. From the Sect's Archives. Don't focus too much on your muscle and buff your brain once in a while."
Great Elder Qi Long's lips twitched.
Grand Elder Meng Buyan glazed over the surroundings.
The vivid green lush of leaves and bushes and the azure blue sky.
Marvel at the prowess of the creator of this Dungeon gives him goosebumps.
"Say, is the sky just a projectile of Law hiding the dirt and soil above ground?"
Great Elder Qi Long murmured and threw a glance at Grand Elder Meng Buyan.
"Law is an intangible, dense powerful force that could replicate reality to the extent that it could materialize a space to another plane of existence different from ours but within the same world. Heaven is the best example. We could soar high to foolishly locate the Immortal's dwelling but couldn't find it and step into it albeit knowing it is there, existing. Unless you endured the turbulence bolts of lightning of tribulation." Meng Buyan paused and took a step forward with his hand behind his back.
With his back facing the three of them, and his voice tone filled with longingness he continues.
"There is only one Law but differs depending on the mastery of the cultivator capable of materializing and wielding it. When a cultivator ascends to the Immortal Realm, aside from cultivating for longevity, they assimilate the proper way of utilizing the Law. It's just a shame, that we Earth Cultivators can't utilize the Law without the help of Treasure that acts as a catalyst."
Grand Elder Meng Buyan sighed. "Heaven is now a relic of the past."
The atmosphere turns solemn and gloomy.
Every Earth Cultivator's dream is to reach Immortality.
With the gate of Heaven closed and Spiritual Qi decreasing over time, could they still reach it? Even take a glimpse at it?
Great Elder Qi Long stretches both his arms. "Well, there's only one way to find out. Wanna bet that the person behind all this is really adept at using Law or not?"
Fairy Xi Niu sneered. "Do what you want."
Great Elder Qi Long was about to fly off when Jin Boqin interrupted.
"That's enough. Invite all the disciples inside. It turns out the man has a fondness for time. His arrogance is founded, he's strong and we are weak, it's only common for a strong to be arrogant. We just need to ignore and endure his arrogance and we could reap the benefits."
"As it should be." Grand Elder Meng Buyan agreed.
"Sect Master, is it really true? That he knew everything about us?"
Jin Boqin went silent.
The three waited for his response.
"Yes. He did. It's impeccable, really, knowing the manual and body refinement we learned. He could see through the state of our cultivation."
The three elders of the Sky Heaven Piercing Sect were stunned.
What does it mean to know the state of cultivation of a cultivator?
Dangerous. Too dangerous!
"B-but, is it really possible?" Fairy Xi Niu asked.
Jin Boqin let out a dry laugh.
"Common sense dictated it is not possible…but you saw it yourselves—the proof of his invincibility. We are standing on it, sensing it, and breathing on it. A replicate of reality filled with dense and pure Spiritual Qi. Beasts that left Elixir when they died. Oh, you wouldn't believe me if I told you those beasts can revive after a certain period."
The three elders were amused, bewildered, and terrified.
"No. No, you're kidding, Sect Master. There is a limit to how powerful an earth cultivator is! There are no miracles that could happen in Earth Realm. Unless he is----!"
It dawned on Fairy Xi Niu at that moment.
With her eyes widening in surprise, she glanced at Jin Boqin.
With a hoarse voice, Fairy Xi Niu says unhurriedly, "You suspected he is an Immortal but you couldn't bring yourself to believe it…"
Jin Boqin ignores the topic by saying, "We shouldn't waste more time. It's paramount to get our disciples stronger. Right, I'll try to ascend to the next stage so don't think of bothering me."
The three elders threw him a look filled with worries.
"Sect Master, you shouldn't be hasty. Try to familiarize yourself with the pure Spiritual Qi."
"Grand Elder Meng Buyan is right, Sect Master. Though this place has dense and pure Spiritual Qi it doesn't mean it can help guarantee success!"
"Stop it! I've made up my mind. This is the risk we all took. Go, now, and hope I succeed."
The three elders nodded their heads with their hearts still bewildered from the place and worries for their Sect Master.
Jin Boqin chooses a remote place for him to meditate.
Forget about Immortal.
Immortal or not, strong shouldn't be disrespected.
The mysterious man is kind enough to offer them a chance in return for his so-called entertainment.
Meanwhile, Akira is sitting leisurely behind the rows of columns at the Pavilion's entrance.
He found it hard to believe he was able to secure a steady flow of Qi Points.
Akira prompted the notification to learn how much he earned this time.
[Notification: 150 Cultivators in Foundation Realm entered the Dungeon as guests. The Master Dungeon received 1,500 Qi Points.]
[Notification: 4 Cultivators in Nascent Soul Realm entered the Dungeon as guests. The Master Dungeon received 400 Qi Points.]
1,900 Qi Points plus the 340 Qi Points from the first visits plus the 100 Qi Points from the System less the 250 Qi Points for Essence Grade Spirit Paper and 10 Qi Points for the men's evening gloves, Akira is now worth 2080 Qi Points.
As expected, I don't feel anything. It's odd.
He thought he would be delighted but he was not.
He was just glad he earned Qi Points this time.
That's it.
It bugs him but he cannot do anything about it.
Akira sighed and opened his details hoping to recall something about his past life.
It's not pertinent I was just given birth three weeks ago.
[Name: Akira]
[Title: Dungeon Master]
[Lifespan: ???]
[Qi Points: 2080]
Four rows of information.
"Yes, as if it could help."
Sighed.
Akira lay and felt the coldness coming out from the floor made from marble and stone seeping into his back.
He placed his right hand on his left chest.
He feels his heart beating normally, pumping blood proof he is alive and well.
"If it bleeds, you can kill it."
Akira silently murmurs feeling it is right as a statement feeling the rhythmic beating of his heart.
This ailment of knowing something and its uses but cannot picture it is a mystery he cannot unravel for now.
All this proved he had a life before waking up from the Empty.
Knowing he could not do anything about his situation, he forced himself to set it aside for now and prompted the system.
The translucent tab materialized in front of him.
"It's fascinating this system exists. Others are not capable of seeing this." He murmured and played with the System.
He experimented on it when he met Jin Boqin and his Elders earlier. Whilst they were engaging in a conversation, he made the System visible all the time and he was proven right. Only he can see it.
But Akira felt something was wrong in the System. He cannot verbally explain and picture it but his instinct tells him a System should be more than this.
Akira sat up and sighed in his mouth.
He clicked his tongue after realizing the ailment he had was getting into him and sighing had become his habit.
He prompted the System and hundreds of tabs materialized.
He closed the rest and kept the 4 tabs open.
[Jin Boqin]
[Cultivation Realm: Mid-Stage Nascent Soul]
[Cultivation Talent: XXXIX]
[Cultivation Manual: Rare Manual Rank – (IX/X)]
[Body Refinement: Heaven Body Refinement Manual Rank – (-I/X)]
[Cultivation State: Dissonance – (III/X)]
"How did he manage to defy fate and learn body refinement that wasn't meant for him? It's impressive. I wonder if he has a plan to reverse the abnormalities in his cultivation state."
[Fairy Xi Niu]
[Cultivation Realm: Early Stage Nascent Soul]
[Cultivation Talent: XXXII]
[Cultivation Manual: Rare Manual Rank – (VI/X)]
[Body Refinement: Earth Body Refinement Manual Rank – (VII/X)
[Harmony: Harmonized – (VII/X)]
[Grand Elder Meng Buyan]
[Cultivation Realm: Mid-Stage Nascent Soul Realm]
[Cultivation Talent: XXXVI]
[Cultivation Manual: Rare Manual Rank – (VII/X)]
[Body Refinement: Earth Body Refinement Manual Rank – (VIII/X)
[Cultivation State: Harmonized – (IX/X)]
[Great Elder Qi Long]
[Cultivation Realm: Early-Stage Nascent Soul Realm]
[Cultivation Talent: XXXI]
[Cultivation Manual: Rare Manual Rank – (IV/X)]
[Body Refinement: Earth Body Refinement Manual Rank – IX/X)
[Cultivation State: Balanced – (V/X)]
"These Nascent Soul Realm cultivators are not strong enough to face Heaven's tribulation and become Quasi Saints. They are guaranteed to die if they attempt it, assuming the Heaven's gate is still open."
As Akira contemplated their Cultivation Talent and Cultivation State, he was interrupted by a small explosion coming from the eastern sector of the First Floor.
Since the area was open and devoid of wildlife and trees, he remained unperturbed, as the explosion would not significantly alter the landscape.
He was confident that Jin Boqin and the Elders had placed restrictions on their disciples' power, and the explosion likely represented the maximum level of prowess they could achieve. "Right. I almost forgot. Aside from Qi Points, I can observe their combat and miraculous abilities."
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