Akari and Akira took turns sparring with Kei as Akira had to go to school still. But that may be for the best since Kei was getting more battle experience this way
* After 10 days of training, at night
*
Cultivating alone
Keisuke felt it. It was time for a breakthrough to Foundation establishment peak
Notice:(form now on we shall replace late stage to peak stage. Like early, mid, peak)
Kei's foundation now almost completely nourished, it just needed a tiny push to be completed
~clang~
So he picked up his sword
~swiss~
And swung it in the air
But air wasn't really making any difference for Kei, he needed something sturdier. As Kei looked around he saw something he'd seen the first day he got here. Training dummies.
Kei picked one up and placed it in front of him, it was surprisingly heavy for Kei. Especially since Kei has enough power to defeat strong monsters, but that didn't matter
'Silent Moon sword'
Keisuke started pummelling the dummy with sword strikes, his sword technique had a blue-ish white aura/Qi, unlike his fist technique which was red. Keisuke could use different types of Qi without any drawback thanks to his cultivation techniques. As Kei take's Qi into himself, he changes it into attributeless Qi and he can change its qualities at will
As Kei was slashing with his sword, he thought something
'something'
'something is missing'
While Kei was swinging his sword, he took a closer look at his technique through divine consciousness
'~GASP~ I'M AN IDIOT! My Qi control is all over the place, the aura I'm putting around the sword is poorly distributed/established, I have to concentrate.'
*After an hour of trying to fix the Qi control
--[===>
"I get it now, I shouldn't force it, I have to let it flow"
'one last time. Silent Moon sword!'
After getting his aura under control, not only was it more aesthetically pleasing but it was also stronger and it flowed more fluidly
~slash slash slash slash ~
He felt his sword be reborn, like a missing piece was just fitted in a puzzle, his sword finally had an effect on the dummie
And in Kei's last slash, he cut the dummie in half
~slAsh~
~thud~
'ha, hahaha, hahahaha'
Keisuke quickly started Cultivating while putting the new principal he learnt into place, he went with the flow, As Kei did so, he felt a surge in Qi and instinctively knew it was time, time to breakthrough
The Qi arround Keisuke swirled picking up wind and he slowly absorbed everything
Inside of his dantian, Kei's foundation started glowing brighter and eventually stopped absorbing Qi
~bAm~
And then Qi scattered like an explosion from his body
'I-i am so good!'
[Congratulations on getting a better understanding on cultivation and breaking through to Foundation establishment peak]
"Well, nice, better get back to cultivating"
Recently Keisuke had finally started Cultivating the soul expansion technique, it was the hardest technique yet, Cultivating one's soul is really hard, He hadn't even reached rank 1 alchemist yet..
Notice:soul ranks are measured like this (rank 1 alchemist, rank 2 alchemist. And so on.)
'Maybe I'm just not meant to be a cultivator who also strengthens his soul. Meh, making pills is really useful, I can't just not do it when I have a cultivation technique for my soul, I'm sure most cultivators don't have it. I'll just have to try harder'
[suggestion, use the soul expansion technique in your divine sea]
"I'm a dumbass"
Kei acted as the system suggested and he regretted everything
*into the divine sea*
Kei started the soul expansion technique
~zoom~
Lances started appearing around him
'pfff, I really am an idiot, I should have known'
The first lance falls and pierces his body
"GAAH! OF COURSE., TO CULTIVATE THE SOUL THE BEST WAY IS PAIN"
The second lance falls and pierces Kei's right shoulder
~grits teeth~
'maybe this is for the best, if I get accustomed to pain it'll be better for when I fight and get hurt in the future'
The third, fourth, and fifth pierce Keisuke's guts
"AAAAA MAYBE THIS IS TOO MUCH!..."
*this continued through the night
*
"tear and mend, tear and mend. After so much suffering I finally reached Rank 1 alchemist level"
Everything felt clearer to Kei, just like when he fist broke through to Foundation establishment. Now his mind felt stronger and clearer than before
[congratulations! Conditions have been met. Pill recipes unlocked: Healing pill, minor Qi pill. Study well]
Keisuke heared some familiar footsteps coming towards the training room
~step step~
"Kei good morning! Ready to ea- holy - you look like shit!"
It was Akira
He was surprised seeing Kei in a state of mental exhaustion
"Morning..."
"Kei what happened!"
Kei explained to Akira what he'd gone through, and after doing so, a massive hunger started settling in
~growl~
"You had a soul cultivation technique too? The system is op."
Akira wasn't jealous, he was born in a massive Sect (they call it a dojo to normal humans)
Akira had everything he would need for being a successful cultivator, he had already reached a level Kei couldn't imagine yet
"Wait, are you saying too as in along with all my other techniques or as in you have one as well?"
Kei asked genuinely surprised
"of course I meant in I have one as well, but mine doens cause me much pain like yours. Who do you think made the pill that healed you anyway?"
"Damn, but it isn't as fast as mine right?"
"Sure, I didn't reach rank 1 in a single night" Akira took a week to enter rank 1
~GROWL~
Keisuke's stomach wasn't taking it anymore, he needed to eat
"So Akira, you were saying something about breakfast"
Kei said slightly embarrassed
"Come, I'll make sandwiches. Hey, how come your mother hasn't called you yet? You've been spending the last days here, isn't she worried?"
As they walked out of the training room and went to the kitchen they talked
"Oh, she said she was going on a business trip, so she doesn't know, I want two- no three large sandwiches for me"
"Of course you do"
Akira knew how much of a glutton Kei was, so he was prepared
"I need to replenish my energy! I broke through, not only just my soul, but also my physical state as well!"
"right right, let's make food" ~sigh~
Akira responded in a tired voice
After making it to the kitchen Kei couldn't help but be amazed by how the kitchen was modern unlike the rest of the dojo
"Ready for some mukbang?!"
Akira, instilled excitement to the crowd(Keisuke) with his expressive attitude
"Ready!"
* And they had the best sandwiches ever
* To be continued
Author's second coming: damn, this is a boring story, I'll try and make it bareable