A majestic voice rang out from Ryu's head, "I'm you and you are me, I have been here since you have been "the voice explained patiently
When Ryu heard this he was confused but calmed down a little, he ask again "you are me? I don't understand what you mean, how can I be you and you will be me, I don't understand" Ryu asked alarmed as he can't make sense of what the voice said.
"Okay let me introduce myself as I see you have forgotten me. I'm a stone and you named me Earthly Asura/Buddha stone, and I was a part of your soul in your past life, I was separated from the part of your soul in your last life, I used to be just black and have only demonic qi but after I merged with you in this life that I evolved to get light with all the elemental qi, you may have known that you will be reincarnated and merged again with me so you gave me the name Earthly Asura/Buddha stone, and I get solidified after separated from you and become the black stone.
"What are you blabbering, I don't know you, stone ....or what and why would I separate the part of my soul to make you, "ryu asked the stone confused after Ryu inherit the memories from the crystal, he now knows many things about cultivation and understand what Arnt was explaining to him when they were coming here and he also knows the importance of the soul, he knows that to break through to the spirit realm he has to have a complete soul and soul being complete also have much use so why would he separate his soul.
The Earthly Asura/Buddha stone answered" in your past life when you were cultivating slaughter law, you have a law deviation when you are about to reach the highest grade in slaughter law which is slaughter rule, when you have a law deviation, you go on a killing spree and get tainted with demonic qi when you snap out of the deviation, you have already killed your family and millions of people which make you regret and stops your cultivation, you weren't able to climb up again in your cultivation
"Then One day you encounter techniques which can separate the soul and reincarnated into another body so the memories you get when you awakened your physique and bloodline are your past life memories"
"Ohh so I deviate from slaughter law and reincarnated back to me, but how did I reincarnate again here, as you said I died again so how did I reincarnate again here, "Ryu ask again clearly confused
"I did it, I make you reincarnate again as I learned the techniques after you separated us, and I Intentionally shine on the day your father was coming back from war as I have known he will be your father before you were born into another body and also shined to catch your mother's eyes to touch me where your father put me inside his safe where I merged with both you and your mother and also what you called a disease is not a disease as it the effects of the demonic qi I had before as mortal can't contact it for a long period.
"But why did you merge with me when you know I will die not long after"ryu was displeased as the stone literarily killed him in his last life but immediately understand that the stone can't live without him for long as it's part of his soul and if it didn't kill me I can't be reincarnated and get back into the cultivation world
"So you killed me to reincarnate back into the cultivation world," Ryu asked understandingly," and I also reincarnated your mom too"the stone nodded and added.
The stone was explaining to Ryu about the whole process and his past life memories and whatnot when he was tapped by Arnt
"Why were you daydreaming and so absentminded, you know I have been calling you since and you were absentminded and speaking uncorrelated words"Arnt ask Ryu why he was like that and what happened.
"Ahhh... it's stone and ...." Ryu answered and wanted to continue when the stone yelled inside Ryu's head and said "noo.., you can't tell about me to any one, let me be your biggest secret from now on and when I mean nobody, it nobody even your mother "Ryu immediately understand the logic, he knows that a man wealth can't be displayed outside otherwise you will be robbed and silenced.
He hurriedly answered Arnt to avoid him asking other questions again "it's nothing, I'm just going through my new memories" Ryu lied."
"You should be doing that later, we should move to the inner area where master puts the remaining inheritance and should be the most important ones as I also haven't been there"Arnt expressed.
"And before we go, collect the save as it is a very large storage artifact and can be used to store many things" Arnt explained "how do I collect it "Ryu asked
"Just inject your nine elemental qi inside and it will shrink and merge with you, it will be inside your dantian". Ryu does as Arnt told him and they move on to the inner section of the cave.
Ryu followed Arnt to the inner part of the cave. on the way he was told by Arnt that there are many traps and tests on the way to the inheritance, he told Ryu to follow in his footsteps and don't deviate from them which Ryu nodded after being told.
They continued on the way, and after some time Ryu saw a squirrel with a wing when they were going, he was fascinated when he saw the little creature, he was so intrigued that he doesn't know when he started moving towards it when he almost reach where the squirrel he stepped on a mechanism which gives a clicking sound, he snapped out of the illusion as he heard the click sounds, he looked back to where the squirrel was but it wasn't there anymore, he immediately realized he has fallen into an illusionary array and steps on a trap but it was too late.
"Whooshes....." arrow sounds fill the space as multiple arrows are shot at Ryu, one of the arrows is going straight at Ryu, he looked panicked as he just become a cultivator after all, and doesn't have any experience in this situation even though he has some memories, it wasn't any good here.
When the arrow Is almost touching Ryu 'whoosh' Arnt flashed to Ryu's side, caught the arrows, and take Ryu out of the way of the arrow."I already warmed you about the traps in this place and I said you shouldn't deviate from the path I take but you won't listen"Arnt was extremely angry at Ryu and he scolded Ryu harshly for Ryu not listening to instructions, Arnt don't want to wait another long year before seeing outside, here he was bored to death.
"Sorry Arnt, I think I saw a squirrel now but who knows it's just an illusion and it's so attractive that I was attracted to it without knowing"Ryu explained guiltily." this illusionary array is made by the master and it's powerful, so be cautious here or you won't know how you will die" Arnt warned Ryu
"Now let's keep moving and be obedient this time, follow my doorstep, and be cautious "Arnt warned Ryu repeatedly.
They continued their journey, and this time Ryu followed Arnt perfectly and doesn't trigger any trap on the way. After almost 5 hours, they arrived at a magnificent palace. the palace was golden in color, it was built entirely of profound primal gold, which is the hardest substance in the world, that makes this palace indestructible the palace was quite tall, it is 5000ft tall and in front of the palace door there is a statue of the illusionary figure Ryu encountered inside the save he inherited the memory crystal From, the statue is also built with profound primal gold and before he doesn't see his face but know he sees it.
The gaze the status overlooked everything in the world, the statue was life-like, it was as if the statue was alive and gazing at Ryu with overbearingly domineering eyes, Ryu shuddered when he looked into the eyes of the middle-aged man statue, the gaze of the statue imposed quite tremendous pressure on the person Infront of it, ordinary person who have kneeled under the gaze.
Ryu was feeling tremendous pressure here, his willpower was being tested, and he was being forced to kneel to the statue, after some time Ryu's knees are already bent and he have trouble standing, his willpower is weakening. He thought 'is this everything I can do? No, I already swear to myself, nobody can make me kneel not even the heavens when he thinks about this, he immediately straightens his back, he refused to bend to merely a statue of a god"nobody can make me Ryu bend not even the heavens" Ryu shouted with renewed determination.
"Booooom....." as Ryu shouted the last words something awakens inside of him, a corporal power radiated from his and push back the pressure of the ancient god of fist statue back into the statue which make the statue crack "crakkkk...." cracking sound ring out from the statue as the web-like crack spread out on the statue, Ryu willpower emanated out and pushed back the pressure of the ancient god of the fist inside the statue which can only be done by a cultivator only at god foundation realm, Ryu done it by qi condensation realm.
Earlier when the corporal power spread emanated out from Ryu, a baby-like figure condensed and awakened sitting in a lotus posture inside Ryu's soul space, the figure immediately assimilate the Earthly Asura Buddha stone inside it and closes his eyes back while still sitting in lotus form inside Ryu soul space.
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Arnt was surprised and confused when he saw the corporal power emanating from Ryu, it has to be known that only a cultivator in God's foundation realm can do that, but how come Ryu can also do it when still in the qi condensation realm?
After a moment of radiating the pressure out of him, Ryu was exhausted and passed out.
A day later, Ryu opened his and stand up, he found Arnt beside him and asked him "what happened to me, and why I'm I sleeping here on the ground in front of this statue"
"You withstand the pressure and passed the test but you also passed out that's why you are sleeping here"Arnt answered but didn't tell him about the pressure he emanated which cracked the statue, he doesn't want to tell Ryu as he was sure he wouldn't know that he has a powerful being inside of him but he will later know so he doesn't need to tell him which is true as Ryu doesn't know for now. Arnt was quite surprised when the pressure Ryu emanated pushed back his master pressure and cracked the statue which was made from profound primal gold.
Ryu looked at the door of the golden palace and thought 'so I passed the test and can enter this place now' he was quite excited when he thinks about this.
This is a re-edited version, read, review, and enjoy!