The boy spent the rest of the day and half of the night reflecting on the manuals and techniques he had obtained, of which the one that took the most time was, obviously, in the old range manual, understanding why they were. so famous in Kunlun.
"According to what I have read so far, the peak of the current cultivation is the ancient supreme stage, but this cultivation manual could not have been created by someone at that stage, since if one cultivates according to the manual, The power he would have to possess if this person reached the ancient supreme stage far exceeds what another would have if he practiced according to a divine or immortal rank cultivation manual, so the only way to explain this is that An ancient rank manual can help you overcome the current limit of cultivation in Kunlun."
"This in itself was surprising, the stability achieved at this time is due precisely to the fact that the cultivators who reached this limit are retained among themselves, so it is almost impossible to uproot the foundation that a cultivator established in that limit, that just then became the hegemons like my family, which together with the other 2 families, rule the northern part of Kunlun."
"That explains why people who cultivated with an ancient rank manual are so mysterious and why all these hegemons are respectful of them, since they are the ones who have the highest probability of breaking the current limit in Kunlun, but hey, none of that interests me at the moment, what amazed me about this manual is something very different."
While the fact that an ancient rank cultivation manual could break the current cultivation limit is surprising, to the boy it didn't really make a difference, he was not the only person with such a manual, and indeed out of all the who possessed one, most had already lived for more than 1000 years, if in that time they still did not manage to cross that threshold, that means that either it is extremely difficult, or it is simply prohibited by the heavenly dao, plus there was no point in worrying about things Of such a distant future.
"The surprising thing about this manual in particular, is its ability to purify spiritual qi and refine it to celestial qi, although I don't know if all the ancient rank manuals are like that, at least I know that if the news about this spread, there would be bathrooms. of blood everywhere."
The so-called celestial qi, is a higher "essence" of heaven and earth, that no mortal can use, and that a cultivator uses to follow his path in the final stages of cultivation, for simplicity, cultivation in Kunlun can be divided into 3 main phases, the initial phase, where one gets rid of their mortal destiny, the middle phase which is the realization of immortality and the final phase, which is one with the universe.
Celestial qi is a qi that begins to be used in the last 2 phases of cultivation, since trying to use it before leaving the mortal body would be suicide, or so the boy believed, until he discovered that the rank manual ancient allowed to possess celestial qi before separating from the mortal body.
"Well, that also explains why it is so challenging to the sky, with that it is easy to skip cultivation stages, being the case of defeating someone who is 2 cultivation levels above it would be quite likely and simple."
"It also seems that it is not its only peculiarity, unfortunately it is incomplete, you can only cultivate with this manual until the beginning of the middle phase, truly a shame."
As the librarian said, the manual he obtained was incomplete, and in Kunlun, the number of people who reached the middle phase was immense, only those who were one step away from or in the final phase were the real ones. geniuses, the dragons at the peak of cultivation, so while the ancient rank manual was surprising, without the other half, sooner or later you would remain stagnant with no chance of reaching the final phase of cultivation.
"Now here is the problem, to be honest, I really want to cultivate with the old rank manual, but it will be very difficult to advance with this one, whereas if I cultivate with the divine rank manual, my cultivation speed would be very fast and I would be hoping to catch up with the other kids my age within the time I have left. Also, the old rank manual is incomplete, so even if my power with the help of the manual helps me challenge levels above my cultivation, it would only serve me in the phase that practically everyone here in Kunlun surpasses, it really isn't worth it."
In addition, the boy also had a concern, and that was what, he did not want to stand out, but other than the fact that he himself did not like to attract attention, he knew that, although many people had dismissed him as a child of the prophecy, there should still be a few who were watching him for any changes in him, so any unexpected and rapid advance in his cultivation could bring him greater problems.
"*sigh*, it's not that I haven't thought of some solution, like going to a lower realm and starting there, but the problem is that I am currently only 3 years old, it is impossible for me to escape from here, at least for now."
The boy was mulling over these problems for the rest of the night, the choice between the attractiveness of an ancient rank cultivation manual, or a divine rank cultivation manual, which practically suited him perfectly, left him very perplexed and frustrated, not to mention that you still need to stay within the bare minimum so you don't get "kicked out".
It was only when the first rays of the sun fell that the boy opened his eyes, heaved a sigh and made his decision:
"I am not the lucky protagonist of the novels I read, if I want to survive in this world and explore more about it, I have to become stronger first, so for now, I will cultivate with the divine rank manual, I will reach my companions in cultivation level and then I'll adapt to the situation."
"Even so, I already have the ancient rank cultivation method etched in my mind, so if I ever need it, I'll keep it handy."
Having come to this conclusion, the boy heaved a deep sigh, in cultivation, perhaps the most difficult thing is to come to terms with yourself, but the boy had already decided to live a life without regrets, and would not stop right at the beginning of his life travel.
Thus, knowing that the time to "return" the manual was approaching, the boy no longer thought about it, cleared his mind and stretched a little, and left his room in the direction of the library.
Once in it, the boy approached the center of it and called the librarian.
"Senior, I am here to return the manual as we agreed yesterday."
For a moment there was silence, there was not the usual librarian response, so the boy, somewhat worried, decided to call the librarian once more.
"Senior! Can you hear me? I'm here to return the manual as we agreed yesterday!"
Suddenly, the table in front of the child began to shake, the child seeing this quickly placed his hand on it, which caused intense pain in his forehead, apparently, the librarian was already removing the manual from his mind.
The child did not resist and endured the pain it caused him, although this time it was not due to the intrusion of external information, but due to its extraction, which was even more painful than the previous one.
After a while, the pain subsided and once again the boy fell to his knees gasping, this time he barely managed to avoid screaming as the information was extracted, when he managed to compose himself a bit, he searched his mind for the information in the manual only to realize that it had completely disappeared, instead, there was a message, apparently from the librarian.
"Sorry brat, but passing the manual to you that way wasted a lot of my energy, so I won't be able to talk to you for a while, focus on practicing with the manual and techniques for now, don't waste the little time you have left and don't forget to return the manual and techniques in a month, just leave them on the table as usual."
Once he finished listening to the message, it disappeared from his mind, causing the boy to reflect on the situation of the librarian.
"It seems that things are not as they appear, although using a transmission technique like that can cause great mental exhaustion, it should not be to the point where the librarian cannot manifest, something else must be happening."
The boy thought for a moment about this, but quickly sighed helplessly.
"Even if I knew what's going on, I can't do anything, not without any cultivation and strength to back me up, plus maybe the librarian really did tell the truth... well, I should pay more attention to the advice he gave me yesterday."
Remembering the words the librarian said to him, the boy only shook his head as he left the library, for now he should focus on quickly improving his cultivation level in the time he had left and practicing the other martial techniques, after all, He would be 4 years old in a few days, leaving him with a year to reach the martial disciple stage with no recourse other than his manual and the cultivation environment he was in.
So once the boy got to his room, he sat cross-legged in a corner of the room and arranged the information crystals and cultivation manual in front of him.
"From what I can guide from the novels I read in my past life and the information I collected here in Kunlun, I basically chose a movement technique, a basic manual on sword and saber arts, a qi concealment technique, and a illusion technique."
"The illusion technique and the movement technique can only be used with a higher cultivation level, and the qi concealment technique is of no use to me at the moment."
These techniques needed to be supported by spirit qi, so without cultivation, they were basically useless.
"What the cultivation manual and sword and saber arts leave me, I will put the latter aside for the moment, so at last, after almost 4 years in this world, my cultivation journey begins!"