Two weeks have passed in the cave since Dracs has started to cultivate the Common Scripture cultivation technique of the Akran Clan.
During this period, the captain has recovered mostly but he would need time to fully heal.
At the beginning, Dracs had ordered him to hunt only the necessary food and to check for any magic plant but this part of the forest was not so deep and it was hard for the captain to complete this latter task, there was no magic plant at all.
But Dracs wasn't disappointed and when he saw that the captain was in better condition he still asked him to hunt as many white bats as he can and only white, not black.
Of course, his focus was mainly in cultivating with a mad strict schedule. But because he wanted to obtain a complete analysis of the white bat's bloodline and test it in due time, he ordered the Captain left and right and used the system abilities to turn himself into a half machine.
During this time, the captain could only half breathe and his only breaks in the day were only to eat, shit and wash! Even in his sleep he had nightmares and couldn't properly recuperate from this infernal rhythm!
This new 'Young' Master, was only a madman! In these two weeks they didn't have a single conversation, not that cultivators spoke a lot when they were cultivating, but it was entirely different. Of course he was not a slave but in his opinion it was even worse!
The worst, that put a toll on his pride and conception of cultivation, was that, what all his master asked or did was finely designed and calculated without the slightest hesitation. His plan was simple, his training schedule was even more simple, his diet was also simple, only made of white bat's meat with clear river water to drink.
At first he thought that they would return to the Clan but he soon understood that this new Master was entirely oblivious to this matter.
And it was not the only surprise that he was given because when he started bringing beasts' corpses, he saw with his own eyes what strange and fearful skill his Master had.
It was like he had a top grade space ring, no matter how much corpse he did bring, they were all stored away. But only a small portion of them were kept intact, the majority had their blood drained in the space ring and they were sucked dry of all their remaining vital energy by the weird touching skill of the new Master. After that, only dried skin with bones remained.
It was not a problem to hunt a few white bats a day, the only problem was their huge numbers, it was not a simple task, in fact it was really dangerous. These creatures were all the time gathered in swarms of thousands. So the captain could only act carefully at night and make traps beforehand during daytime.
And like this, days passed, weeks passed and he felt his body returned to normal without any slight beast features. He also felt his cultivation level rise smoothlier than before and the wild aura of his bloodline had also calmed down.
All in all, that wasn't that bad. But he felt less and less human, he was engrossed in these repetitive tasks, enjoying the small feeling of quietude of this simple life. He thought that if things were going like this for more time he would surely become a maniac like this new Master!
But that was only a passing thought… Because he didn't have any free time to think at all!
On his side, Dracs was understanding the wonders of the cultivation, with the system to help him analyse and optimize the cycles, it was a piece of cake. He even realised that he would be able to use a small part of Taidian's refined Qi for himself but it was too dangerous before the Dantian would be formed.
During this time he had upgraded the inventory with ten thousand more vital energy units. The space inside it had then increased to twenty cubic meters, but the next stage needed a hundred thousand vital energy units so it wouldn't be reached soon…
Anyway, it was still useful and had enough space to store the many white bats' corpses, or at least what remained of them.
The captain was dejected, he thought of himself as a special cultivator with high status in his Clan but now that he had experienced this kind of method, he understood that it was a joke.
This guy in front of him was a monster of cultivation!
One day, as he was returning to the cave with a batch of fresh corpses as usual, he felt a tremendous change in his 'Young' Master! Indeed, the cultivation technique of the man was so profound that it seemed it had become a part of him.
Breathes were filled with Qi, heartbeats were resounding like a singing scripture, secrets were revealed, the mysteries of the final step of Qi Transformation stage were revealed to the naked eye!
"Impossible…" the captain mutered, letting slip the many corpses on the ground.
At this moment, It was like a true master was giving lectures and insights.
What was so shocking was that it had only been two month since the guy had started to cultivate but he was already on the verge to breakthrough and create his Dantian! it was inconceivable!
That speed couldn't be compared with those so called geniuses! In front of that speed, they were only commoners… He gulped his saliva and closed the entrance of the cave with his earth Qi, not daring to disturb this moment.
Creating the Dantian was a crucial step in the cultivation journey, after all it could be said that it was the true first step.
But it was unbelievable, one could only admire this kind of speed and mastery but he was also fearful. He could only ask himself what kind of monster was hiding inside Young Master Taidian Akran's body.
Three days later, the final step finally came! With a profound and deep breath, all the Qi in the close environnement was sucked into the 'Young' Master's body and a melodious buzzing sound began to cover the entire place.
At first with weak heartbeats then more and more strongly, until the moment when everything went away for a moment before a wave of pure energy began to revolve madly around the young master. . Then the energy suddenly collapsed towards the center of his body, sucking in all of the Qi.
The phenomenon lasted a few minutes until at last everything went back to how it was before. But the aura of the young master had changed drastically, indeed, he was now in the Profound Realm, having succeeded in creating his dantian.
But what the captain didn't know was that the seed of corruption had evolved during the whole process and rooted starting from the heart going through each part of the body and of course all the way to the dantian making it more sturdy and unique.
The captain couldn't help but say.
"Congratulations Master Dracs, it was something to be able to watch you breakthrough into the Profound Realm, I didn't know that something so common would become a piece of art in your hands." Said the captain honestly with a hint of pride.
"Thank you captain."
Dracs nodded and stood up right after. He had already checked if everything was fine with the help of the system and to his surprise it was even better than this.
Normally he would have needed to reach the Earth Realm before being able to use his martial arts but now with the evolved seed of corruption inside Taidian's body it would be a piece of cake.
He stretched, snapping all the muscles in his body with joy and a slight smile appeared in his face.
Then, without forgetting to drain the white bats' corpses and store them in his inventory, he went out of the cave, eager to finally test his martial arts.
The captain followed right after him, curious of what his new Master was going to do.
They went not so far, around a hundred meters from the small hill where their cave was hidden. There were many huge rocks towering a dozen meters that seemed really hard. Dracs thought that it was the perfect target to test the full power of this body.
So he became even more serious and his expression was stern and determined, with his eyes full of killing intent. He was so frustrated that he intended to release all of this in a single punch!
He then started to cycle the Qi in his body and dantian, absorbing as much Qi of the environment as he could in the process, and when the pinnacle was reached, he shouted out of his lungs with a strong roar!
"Step of Illusion!"
"Claw of the Corrupted Tiger!"
"Corrupted Yin Lotus!"
The captain was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of their socket, his jaws dropped and his mouth opened wide!
At first he saw the young man disappear from his position and many illusions of himself started to pop every right and left. But that wasn't all! Right after that move, the dense eerie aura of a monster appeared and a gust of power exploded, tearing apart the rocks like they were made of butter.
And at last, a huge lotus like the most beautiful ghostly fairy erupted in the middle, turning the atmosphere gloomy and glauque, and after this, what remained was only fine powder… And the sound of the breeze sweeping away the dust like a weeping ghost… Utterly shocked, the captain fell on his butt!