Bai Xiang had been going to Aquae Vitae daily and afterward coming home and sleeping, with his insane rise in cultivation he was very surprised, wasn't it supposed to be hard to break through realms?
What was also surprising was Miss Amanda's failure to mention anything to him about it, since she was significantly stronger than him it should be easy for her to tell he was getting stronger quickly but from an outward appearance she was oblivious, either that or completely indifferent.
The more he thought about figuring her out the more his head hurt, in the end, he decided he would just sleep and see if he broke through into the next major realm. Normally this would be a major event for a person but Bai Xiang could already tell that it would become a habit, what was the point of celebrating every birthday if you will millions of years?
After he fell asleep the familiar warm and comfortable feeling overtook him as he vaguely felt the passage of time, it could be said that since learning The Guidebook sleep had become addicting for Bai Xiang.
Nothing that needs to be done right now, then sleep!
In fact, he sometimes thought about how much he loved the technique he was given and the system that gave it to him.
'Isn't sleeping essentially time travel, I get to skip cultivation and get strong for no reason. This is a cheat beyond normal cheats.'
When he finally awake from his pleasant night of rest he instantly felt different and laughed out loud.
"Haha is this the core-strengthening realm? It feels very good, I wonder if I can progress one tier a night in this realm as well?"
With that, he happily got up and prepared to leave for his daily appointment with Miss Amanda when he heard the voice in his head.
1. Martial technique Celestial Dragon Palm: Strike with the might of a dragon and annihilate your enemies with a single palm. This technique has four stages each of which produces exponentially more destruction than the last, cultivated to the max this palm can single-handedly destroy small worlds. 2. Movement technique Moonlit Night Run: This technique has 8 sections for the 8 phases of the moon and works best at night. In the 7th step one step can bring you to the moon and in the 8th one step can bring you to another planet's moon, although not flashy this movement technique will be among the best until reaching the divine realm in cultivation.> While looking at the two techniques it did not even take him a minute to decide, what use was some big flash palm that would get him too much attention? He did not have any plans on destroying planets either, so a movement technique is superior, he can escape dangerous situations and even steal stuff potentially with it. Satisfied with his rapid decision he quickly thought of his answer. As soon as the message came and went he felt another large book appear in his mind, this one not as large, only appearing about half the size of the other one. Bai Xiang quickly looked through it and realized that although smaller it would be more work for him to learn than his cultivation technique. 'This one does not have a divine realm section so even though it is half the size the mortal realm section is still larger this time, not to mention instead of just understanding what I am reading I have to actively practice the movements while learning the technique to be able to implement them.' As he walked to Aquae Vitae he was thinking about how long it would take him to learn the first step of his new technique, upon looking at the first few pages he realized it would probably take weeks if not months. Although it sounded like a long time even Bai Xiang could tell that it was not a long time in the cultivation world, even if it was only the first part of the technique it would probably be as powerful if not more than anything a native this world could get. When we arrived he instantly went inside and called for Miss Amanda, she usually stayed in the back room if nobody else was in the store. When she walked over she looked at him and slowly removed her glasses to look at him. "It seems that you even broke through a major realm given a single night, it is definitely surprising to see someone progress so fast in this world. It shouldn't be solely due to your larger-than-average soul either, what cultivation technique do you follow?" Although he shouldn't have been Bai Xiang was still surprised she asked him, if he had broken through many times in a row each day but she didn't say anything, was the significance between a minor and major realm barrier that significant? "I cultivate a technique I was given when I was younger, it allows me to passively cultivate while I am sleeping." Miss Amanda looked at him surprised. "You follow a passive cultivation technique? For the past few days, I thought you must have been a secret dual cultivator or had some kind of spiritual fruit you were hiding. Passive cultivation techniques are rare and do not appear much in the lower worlds because they are rather slow when compared with their active counterparts. If what you say is true you must have somehow received a cultivation method from at least a large world, I guess that can be considered as large of a lucky chance as getting your core repaired. Your luck is very good it seems." Although Bai Xiang had kind of assumed that the technique given to him was of the highest order he was still excited to hear the analysis of someone with much more experience and knowledge than him. "Does that mean I can quickly get strong enough to go to the next rank worlds and become immortal?" "It is certainly likely you will become an immortal with such a strong technique and your soul but probably not so quickly. There are still three more major realms left before you should go to a higher-ranking world, in theory, you can go when you reach the soul-strengthening realm but it is not recommended since you will be equivalent in strength to a city guard there. Once reaching the soul manipulation realm it would be pretty safe to travel to small medium or medium worlds without any issue assuming you do not offend the wrong people." Bai Xiang was happy, he was currently living in a large small world, it was not anything special and he could only grow so much here, but just three major realms away and he could move to a world that would probably support his growth until he became an immortal. From the sounds of it, one can not become immortal unless they are in a large world, he was quite confident in his growth rate after the past 10 days. Seeing his excited face Miss Amanda chuckled and like usual brought him back to reality. "Just because you improved that quickly in the last realm does not mean you will continue at that rate, the amount of energy increases multiple times. In my estimation, you will need a couple of months to break through the next major real, and after that perhaps even years will pass before you reach the soul-strengthening realm. Of course, the help of alchemy pills or spiritual fruits can increase your growth significantly, and eating the meat of beasts and having herbal tea made with spiritual leaves can help in small ways it will be very hard to acquire those things without immense wealth or the help of a large sect." As if confirming that she could see straight through him she quickly continued. "Do not even think about it, I will not sell you anything until your debt is paid, you are welcome to go out and earn money to pay me back faster but if I find you trying to escape without paying I will force you to write your stories and sell copies of it to regain the money you owe." Bai Xiang was slightly sad, he inwardly thought that she was underestimating his cultivation method but it most likely was not by as much as he hoped. The truth of the matter is that he needed money or backing to grow quickly, in a sect there were formations to gather spirit energy and money to buy pills or other consumables, there was no technique that could make him powerful quickly with no effort. He either got strong with no effort but slowly or got strong faster but with needing to contribute more than a good night's sleep. With that, he began the story he would tell her today, despite him telling her all these stories from the earth he also was not shameless enough to publish them all under his name. It could make him some money quickly but the shame he would feel would last much longer than the short benefits he could get that might save him a small amount of time. It should be known that for every major realm, someone breaks through in the mortal realm they gain another 100 years to their lifespan, essentially meaning right now Bai Xiang could live to over 400 years, he was not pressed to make a quick buck to save a few years at the expensive of his dignity. As he went home that night he studied the Moonlit Night Run and after being mentally exhausted he went to sleep, this time however he had a dream.