Zeron started his cultivation.
By regulating his breathing patterns, he was able to go into deep cultivation.
The essence of cultivation is to inhale the Qi of heaven and Earth.
In the body tempering rank. The cultivator is required to use qi to temper the body and exhale the impurities from the body.
....
(One day later)
"Ha!"
A breath of air was released, which traveled far into the distance.
Inside the breath of air was a black substance. Which were the impurities that Zeron had excreted from his body through his mouth after the final circulation.
Zeron got up from his sitting position. He was sitting cross-legged.
His bones made a cracking sound.
He looked at his skin which now looked smooth and transparent without any spot or freckles.
Even his sweat pore, when enlarged, will no longer look ugly but somehow look beautiful.
"So this is skin refining". Zeron clenched his hands as he said.
"I feel stronger, but I don't know how strong". He said aloud.
"I will complete skin refining in five days".
"I have spent twenty-four hours. The sect gave us one week to get used to the idea of cultivation before attending the matriculation class that will be headed by the sect leader".
"The cultivation manual said that one full cultivation in the body refining stage takes up to twenty-four hours".
"I have to better make use of my time".
"In the manual, there is a set of exercise techniques to go together with the body refining manual." "I have to cultivate that but first..."
With a face that describes the epitome of tiredness. Zeron walked slowly into the bedroom from his inner Chambers where he just practiced cultivation.
He slumped to the bed, saying inwardly (I have to sleep now; cultivation is so draining).
"Snore snore". For the first time. Zeron snored embarrassingly.
...
(One week later)
Roar!!! "Growl"
The sound of a dragon roaring and a tiger growling came out of Zeron's body. He was sweating as he punched repeatedly in the air.
There were combinations of attack in his punching and kicking. Different combos! And if anyone was to bear the brunt of that attack. He will be killed in seconds with no chance to retaliate.
But this is not Zeron practicing his fighting technique. This is just him 'exercising'.
Zeron was practicing the foundational exercise that comes with the Spirit River cultivation manual. The 'Dragon Tiger'.
The exercise has different stages. It upgrades according to your level of practice.
First was dragon tiger skin, dragon tiger muscle, to 'Dragon Tiger, the beast have roared'. Which was the cultivation skill in the manual.
It was a powerful cultivation skill for the body tempering rank but it is said that among a hundred who reach the peak of body tempering, only two can comprehend the skill.
As powerful as it is, so its difficulty!
"My top speed is now 100m/s". " I have finished skin refining".
Zeron looked at his hands, which looked very beautiful, but if you look at them again, you will see that it is still ordinary, like others' hands.
This was the sign of just reaching the consummation stage of skin refining.
"After the matriculation, I will go to the training field to test my strength". He continues aloud.
He then chuckled and said, "Cultivators sure are supernatural."
...
(Two Hours Later)
Zeron is standing with the other new disciples in a giant hall shaped like a Pagoda with seven levels.
The Pagoda was very tall and large. This is where the sect's higher executives stay and conduct their meetings.
The highest floor, and which is the peak of the Pagoda. 'The seventh floor'. It is where the sect leader stays.
But today, on the ground floor of the Pagoda the largest floor in the Pagoda, there are groups of people there.
The groups are made up of elderly men and women who have Transcendence aura and senior disciples whose bodies radiate seriousness like every moment of their time is precious, and they are chasing something. And the new disciples still have their 'naiveness' as the senior disciples would say.
Zeron looked at his fellow disciples who entered the same sect with him and saw that the majority of them had not completed skin refining.
He was the only one to have completed it. Excluding the cold beautiful girl who already was a cultivator.
He saw Sake and the others who have a tired look and their aura shows they are trying to stay awake.
(I guess they cultivated throughout without rest). Zeron chuckled.
He could understand their decision to do that. He could also have cultivated like that but since he wants to be prepared for anything that goes on in the matriculation.
Like sparring with older students or some kind of test that the sect would use to evaluate the cultivation progress of the new student.
To not be defeated by any surprise. He decided to rest the night before and not cultivate.
Bang!
Everyone felt a tremor in their hearts. Like the sky is collapsing and everything has turned dark. And when they recovered.
The new disciple was surprised to see a middle-aged man levitating in front of the crowd. The older students were not surprised.
"Greetings to the sect head"
The old students and the elders both bowed before the man.
The new student was startled once more.
((So this is the sect head)). They all thought
((Powerful!!!!)).