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Early in the morning. The sound of the chirping bird resounded in the entire forest, creating a beautiful sound followed by the sun slowly rising from the west.
The sunlight of the dawn pierces from the gap of the leaves from the tall trees, illuminating part of the ground that was covered by grass. Creating a scene akin to the sacred land from the legends.
This scene is peaceful and breathtaking.
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After cultivating for the whole night Drake finally steps on the path of cultivation.
Successfully entering the 1st stage of the Body Reinforcement realm!
Drake opens his eyes as he takes a deep breath and exhales, releasing a cold mist from his nostrils. Looking at his hand, he could feel the great energy coursing through his body. It's like his whole body is a weapon filled with energy, waiting to be released.
'This...' Drake clenched his hand excitedly as he punched the void casually.
Boom!
Instantly the air departed, causing to create a crisp sound. The power contained in his simple punch creates a crisp sound!
'This is amazing...' He thought in amazement.
In his past lives, he needed to train for decades to achieve this kind of strength. However, now, he just needs to cultivate for a week to achieve all of this.
It's like training without spending much effort but the reward is strength. This cultivation thingy is just addictive.
The feeling of excitement came to Drake over again. After calming down Drake opened the system panel to see if there were some changes.
A moment later the familiar green screen appears in front of him followed by the long text of information.
[ Host: [ Ricardo Dalisay/ Drake Avis ]
Species: [ Human ]
Life span: [ 13 / 88 ]
Cultivation realm: [ 1st stage of Body Reinforcement realm.]
Physique: [ Yin Eater ]
Potential: [ Nascent Soul (Certain Chances to achieve higher realm) ]
Attributes:
Heavenly potential / Potential: [ 5 ]
Physique: [ 5 ]
[Shop] [Mission] [Inventory]. [Inbox]
Store coins- 147×, Destiny coin- 1× ]
[Congratulations for breaking through the limits of a mortal as a reward the host will receive 10× store coins.]
"Oh?" Drake was surprised by receiving rewards for breaking through mortal limits however when he thought of it carefully he found out that the reward makes sense since increasing strength is also a form of changing fate!
'Hmm, I will have another form of getting store coins,' He thought happily then looked at the panel again.
Apart from the additional cultivation realm information, he also found out that his lifespan increased by two years!
His lifespan increased by a few years after advancing!? This is ridiculous!
Drake doesn't know what to think anymore. He started to become numb over the things cultivation brought him.
However, the feeling of becoming immortal began to bloom inside him.
Well, he thinks it's natural since any mortal wants to become immortal. No one wants to experience pain and death, well maybe excluding some people. However, he is sure that many beings want to become immortal!
Maybe people started to cultivate not because they wanted to become strong but to become immortal.
However, to become immortal they probably need to spend their whole life cultivating, But if they don't have talent and potential then becoming immortal is only a pipe dream.
Even if they spend their whole life cultivating if they don't have talent then it's all meaningless.
In any case, he is different from them. Though he only has above-average talent he has a system.
Although the intelligence of the system is just so-so, just the pill and the cultivation technique alone give him an advantage over others.
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After getting used to the sudden increase in strength brought by breaking through the 1st stage. Drake stood up and went outside.
He didn't even manage to go out when he noticed that the door was broken.
"What happened here?" Drake frowned as he surveyed the surrounding area. Instantly he saw Roy, Khael, and the other two men were currently cultivating on the corner, the only one missing is David.
'Did a beast accidentally enter here?' He wondered as he made his way outside.
Upon stepping outside, he instantly saw the broken door on the ground and some blood splattered around the area.
Drake's frown deepened, He wanted to wake the other to ask what happened yesterday night when an unrecognizable voice entered his ear followed by someone tapping on his shoulder.
Due to the sheer shock, Drake instinctively distances himself from the other party and grabs the arrow on his waist.
Turning around he saw a person covered in bruises and blood, his face was unrecognizable.
Partner with the tattered clothes and purple wish skin, if not for the other party's humanoid build, he would think that the other party is a monster from the deep forest.
"Gor ngorning (good morning)," The other party said in an unknown language.
It's unknown if the other party is crying or greeting.
"Who are you?" Drake asks as he tightly holds the arrow on his arm ready to pounce on the other party if he doesn't give a positive answer.
Hearing the question Drake asks, the other party becomes dumbfounded but after a second he shows a panicked expression. He still remembers Drake's cold eyes from yesterday, if he didn't explain carefully, his life might be the price.
Without wasting any time the other party points his pointed finger at himself and said carefully, saying the words one by one. "Da...vid (David)."
"David?" Drake asks carefully, he doesn't expect the person in front of him to be David. However, when he looked carefully at the other party's figure he could find some resemblance to David.
"What happened?" He asks confusingly, If he remembers correctly, there are no beasts that could do something like this. Almost most of the beasts inside this forest use their claw, innate ability, or teeth to inflict damage and hunt. There are no beasts that will beat their prey to this extent.
When he heard Drake ask. David couldn't stop the tears from falling in the corner of his eyes. He began to cry and explain to Drake what happened yesterday.