Gazing the old, silver-colored scroll in his hand with a calm complexion, Nash glanced at the bookshelf on the side before taking a deep breath and opening it with a gentle movement.
"This..." Nash's brows shot up slightly when he saw the small amount of context on the scroll, but that confusion was only short-lived as it only appeared for a few seconds before disappearing, replaced by a serious expression.
'Basic Cultivation Manual - Mind, Body, and Essence'
'Clear the mind from doubts of the past, free the body from the chains of the present, and open all the inner paths of your potential for the future!'
'Grasp and accomplish all three and the eternal border between the mortal soul and dimensions shall be eradicated, forging a new fate and destiny!'
Nash read the words silently, his face never showing any sign of change, not even many minutes after he put the scroll down and closed his eyes to ponder.
Many minutes went by like that, and one would definitely become shocked if they saw that even after a full hour Nash did nothing but sit before the scroll with a neutral complexion, his eyes still gently closed as he pondered deeply in the context he just read.
It wouldn't even be a surprise if one saw him now would mistake his character for someone who just fell into a deep slumber. But really... just who was capable of falling asleep while sitting in one place?
After an hour, another hour has passed by and then quickly another, making it a total of three hours!
In a span of a blink, three hours have flown away in a seemingly unnoticeable fashion, and only then did Nash open his eyes, revealing a pair of azure eyes that flickered with the light of enlightenment.
It seemed he finally understood what he missed to notice all this time and what he needs to do to enter the next level with his Legacy!
"Clear the mind from the doubts of the past... That must have been when I didn't lose hope and continuously looked for ways to change my damned fate." Nash spoke calmly as he gently rubbed his chin with his index and thumb fingers and slowly shifted his gaze at the second piece from the first part on the scroll.
"Free the body from the chains of the present... I am not quite sure about this, but as far as I see and understand it, the word chains must relate to the physical strength and condition of one while the term present should mean limit. 'Free the body from the physical limits' must be what that part desire to indicate."
Then, he glanced at the third piece from the first part and said, "And that... open the inner paths of your potential for the future... That must indicate something inside my body should be opened, allowing me to break into the next level and proceed on with my growth. About that, I am at least 99% sure!"
As for the second part, Nash already had a hunch about what it could mean, but as he didn't wish to assume things on a whim until they were not certain, he just pushed his guesses back into the back of his mind and stood up.
Walking before the sole bed in the whole room, he quickly climbed atop it, and after crossing his legs into a shape similar to a lotus which he imitated from the monument carving, he put his arms on his legs and closed his eyes.
Taking a deep breath, Nash calmed his mind down before shutting down all of his senses, starting to concentrate just on himself without a care about his surroundings.
Of course, this was quite a risky move if it would have been on the spaceship or anywhere else, but as he knew that there was no threat on this place and that his Souls together with Erys and Revio were always surveying everything, he was confident that nothing will happen with him.
'Concentrate... Concentrate... Concentrate...' inhaling and exhaling one after another while forcing his consciousness to seep deeper and deeper into his body, Nash focused on his breakthrough so much that he involuntarily lost the track of time!
Under what felt like two or three seconds an entire four hours have slipped by, and even after that Nash showed no signs of awakening and remained sitting motionlessly on the bed!
After another two hours, things seemed to change slightly as his sharp black eyebrows began to twitch from time to time, but alas, that was all that changed while everything else remained as it was previously.
However, after an extra three hours, a total of 9 hours of silence and motionless cultivating later Nash finally opened his eyes while a powerful ripple erupted from his whole body at the same time, pushing all the smaller items in the room away from him by at least a few inches!
[Succesful Breakthrough!]
[You have accomplished to open your first Ancient Vein, breaking the shackles on your mortal body once and for all!]
[Mortal Rank Legacy has reached Level 7!]
Listening to the familiar voice in his head he heard quite a while ago, Nash couldn't help but curve his lips upward in satisfaction and raise his right hand, gazing at his right thumb with flickering eyes.
"Ancient Vein... Such a mysterious yet wondrous thing the human body can possess." mumbling in a low but astounded voice, Nash rotated his hand from left to right to get a better view of his finger from different angles.
While one would think he was a complete fool for showing such a strange behavior which was almost akin to someone who just woke up after finger surgery, seeing their fingers perfectly intact, Nash felt no reason to consider himself a donkey as he had a perfect reason the act like one.
He felt startled not because he realized he had a thumb all this time, but because at the moment he was able to inspect the interior of his hand, or if he wanted to be more precise, the inside of his right thumb!
Yes!
At the very moment, the perception he had was completely different from those that watched him from the side or from a distance as he could perfectly examine what lay below his skin and flesh, almost like he had the ability to see through things, including his body with ease!
But in truth, he originally didn't have the power to do something so ridiculously powerful nor did he acquire anything similar, as it was simply his consciousness and focus that was honed and practiced to such a degree that allowed him to do something so absurdly compelling!
And thanks to all that continuous concentration, he now was able to seep his consciousness into his body so deep, that he was allowed to see things he and anyone else normally couldn't observe, much less feel!
At last, he was able to perceive and form a connection with those golden veins deeply hidden inside his body which he failed to see and feel until this very moment!
He finally obtained the ability to unlock all of his sealed Ancient Veins in his body!