-Week 2, Day 13/Saturday, Mayort City-
-Time: 6:10 A.M.-
Returning home, Nivril went to sleep for 8 hours.
-Time: 2:15 P.M.-
Once he was awake, Nivril stretched his body and normally he would have started his exercise routine for the morning, but today he had time and instead wanted to focus on understanding cultivation first before he actually started engaging in it, so he looked through the information on his mind to make sure he had it all down.
What he learned was that there were 6 types of cultivation one could train, in total: Boby cultivation, Soul Cultivation, Mind Cultivation, Energy Cultivation, Essence Cultivation, and Domain Cultivation.
Body Cultivation as expected was the one focusing on training one's body and training to make it the strongest. The core of this cultivation is in the heart, and it spreads all over the body. In physical combat, they are unmatched, and only a different in a decent difference in power can allow other types of cultivators to physically overwhelm them.
The basis of body cultivation is to destroy own body and then reconstruct it better and free of impurities from scratch, something they do various times. To help them in doing so there are various elixirs and those types of things, then there were those who consumed beasts, and monsters, their cores as well as anything in-between, and finally, the most basic way was to acquire physiques, bloodlines, or both.
Though the more one did and had the harder it became to cultivate a higher realm.
Soul Cultivation focuses on the strengthening of one's soul, to make it the strongest. The core of this cultivation is in the eyes, and from there it spreads all over the body. In astral combat, they are unmatched and even have various abilities like being able to see spirits or souls and interact with them much better than all others ever could, even being able to control them and enter the spirit world at will.
The basis of Soul Cultivation is to meditate in order to access astral form and connect better to one's spiritual self. To do so there are various elixirs and those types of things, then there were those who traveled to spiritually charged areas or tried to learn from the spirits themselves, and finally training in spiritually connected arts and professions to help them improve.
Aside from that, they could create soul bonds and even refine souls for various purposes, but the more one did and had the harder it became to cultivate a higher realm.
Mind Cultivation had the objective of making one's mind as strong as possible until it became the strongest. The core of this cultivation is in the brain, and it spreads all over the body. In mental combat, they are unmatched, aside from being known for being the smartest cultivators, they have telepathic and telekinetic abilities even being able to read minds and lift objects without touching them. Their biggest advantage is said to be their ability to access their mind palace at will.
The basis of Mind Cultivation is to mediate in order to overcome mental demons and barriers for a better understanding of the inner self. To do so there are various elixirs and those types of things, then there were those who used emotion as fuel from trauma and pain to happiness and satisfaction, then finally those who used Sins and virtues as a base for their mental state to help themselves grow faster.
They tend to be the best at creating techniques, formations, talismans, and so on. Aside from that they can also create a mental link with a willing or submitted creature, though the more one did and had the harder it became to cultivate a higher realm.
Energy Cultivators also known as mage/magic/mystic cultivators have to power their energy also known as mystic power until it has become the strongest. The core of this cultivation is in the solar plexus more specifically the dantian, and it spreads all over the body. In magical/mystic combat, they are unmatched, they are able to use almost all magic or mystic arts and are the most proficient at it.
The basis of Energy Cultivation is to mediate in order to achieve enlightenment and comprehension of the magical arts, until they have become the strongest. To do so there are various elixirs and those types of things, then there were also those who searched for treasures, fortunate, and inheritances, then finally using beast and monster cores.
They tend to be the most versatile ones, having fewer limitations than all the others, but most have a weak foundation. Though the more one did and had the harder it became to cultivate a higher realm.
Essence Cultivators also known as Dual cultivators focus on strengthening their essence, to the point it becomes the strongest. The core of this cultivation is in the genital. In sexual combat(Bed Combat) they are unmatched! They are the most mysterious and tend to be very versatile in their skills like energy cultivators, though their specialty in sex is very evident.
The basis of Essence Cultivation is to mediate in dual cultivation until their essence has become the strongest. To do so there are various elixirs and those types of things, then there were also those who just bought the necessary essence so they could get the energy to rise, then finally there are those who make harems or enslave others to use.
They tend to be the most unusual in terms of skills, being able to gain a lot from their partners' essence. Though the more one did and had the harder it became to cultivate a higher realm.
Domain Cultivators are the most powerful and untamable of all cultivation types, focusing on strengthening one's domain until it becomes the strongest. The core of this cultivation is one's Whole Being and requires all other types of cultivation to perform. In all types of combat, they are unmatched. They are the most incomprehensible being able to dabble in all arts, magic, and beyond.
The basis of Domain Cultivation is to master all others so they can be connected to reality on a higher level. To do so there was only one way and that was to master all the other cultivation types.
They are said to one day have all of reality on their palms, once they reach the pinnacle. Completely unstoppable!
Nivril's Almighty Rod Ascension technique was a Domain Cultivation technique, meaning it was made with the specific intent to raise a Domain Cultivator, having parts that are made to accommodate cultivation of all 6 types.
These are known as the 6 Axioms Of Existence, as all beings to ever be or not be, have at least one of these as part of their composition.
The physical, a sort of tangible, and most of the time visible form is used to interact with the living world.
The Soul is the protection of one's consciousness and the barrier between physical and mental, existing in-between them.
The mind... The real you and the joined aggregate that makes your consciousness. You are you because it is you and your will.
The energy acts as a glue that sticks all the parts together, being the medium utilized by individuals to influence reality with their will.
The Essence, is the core of one's expression of individuality, meaning it is different for each and every one.
The Domain is reality itself or more specifically one of its layers or planes in its entirety and how it is affected by your will.
That was when Nivril discovered that Reality as a whole was divided into layers or planes, one existing in an uncountably infinitely higher ascension of hierarchy compared to the previous. The one where Nivril resided was the fifth-lowest one. However, before that, there was.
The Nihility Zone also known as Nihility Point was the lowest of the low, standing as the first plane or layer of Reality. A place so low in its Infinitesimal core that no concepts, principles, or axioms could be sustained there, not even platonic nothingness or beyond that.
The most mysterious, confusing, and paradoxical one. Following no logic, it was simply the lowest there could and would ever be. A dimensionless stacking of layers of fiction uprooting each other until it was just infinite layers of fiction, a place like no other. No more information on it seemed to exist.
In sequence to that.
The Null Zone, also known as the Prison Plane. The second lowest and the Zero Dimensional Plane, a Hausdorff space in its entirety. A topological space used to secure and contain some of the most dangerous beings in all of Reality's Planes or layers. That was as much as Nivril knew about the place.
Next up.
The third lowest plane or layer, Onentron, is a One-Dimensional Plane. It seemed to be a place ruled by absolute order, at least that's all that Nivil knew.
Following up.
The fourth lowest plane or layer, Tworne, is a Two-Dimensional Plane. It seemed to be a place ruled by absolute chaos, at least that's all that Nivil knew.
Them finally.
The fifth lowest plane or layer, Earthion, is a Three-Dimensional Plane in which a finite 3-D universe resides, and somewhere in that universe was the Milky Way, and in there was the Earth.
There were more layers or planes of reality above his but Nivril had no access to that information at the moment. He also learned that all the Planes or Layers Of Reality themselves were infinite in size even if what was contained in them was not, but somehow each higher plane or layer was still infinitely larger than the last one.
Something that made no sense to him, however, after gaining the system, logic was no longer the dominant factor in Reality from his perspective, so he just accepted and ignored it for now at least.
Once again he was reminded of the fact that in order to cultivate he needed to collect yin energy from a woman's yin essence, as his technique started with Essence Cultivation before moving on to the others. Then after he had the necessary yin energy, he would have to utilize the Yin-Yang Harmonious Mixed Breathing Method, in order to cultivate and rise from being a mortal to becoming a Martial Apprentice, the first realm.
From there he would then have to continue to cultivate the other 4 types of cultivation since the technique specified that his cultivation level in any of the types of cultivation could only be one level above or below the others, which meant he had to raise all 5 cultivation types to the Martial Apprentice Realm, before consolidating it into Domain Martial Apprentice Realm, and only then could he continue cultivating to a higher realm, and this process would repeat itself later on.
While it was more powerful than other cultivation types, it also consumed much more time, energy, and resources to be a Domain Cultivator, together with the need for a specific Domain Cultivation Technique made them not only extremely rare but there were almost no Domain Cultivators when compared to other types of Cultivators.
Plus it also required insane talent to accomplish, since even if someone was talented for one type of cultivation it didn't mean they would be for all 6, otherwise, they might get stuck in a realm bottleneck for one of the cultivation types they have little talent in then will be forced to renounce all their cultivation and start from the beginning as a type they are good at in the first place.
So, Not only was it expensive and time-consuming, but it also required the most miraculous level of talent, and all that combined with the lack of Domain Cultivation techniques in general made them more of a myth than anything as most either don't know of their existence or simply don't believe its possible.
After going through all that, Nivril believed he knew enough to start.
"System… can I use the harem surveillance function?" Nivril asked as that could help him in collecting the yin energy he needed, though he already knew where he was going to get it.
[Report. Negative. As was stated in the explanation it requires the user to manually register his woman as an official part of the Harem, something that can only be done once their relationship stats have risen to a certain extent.]
"I see… Oh well, I guess I'll just go to her then. Once, I finish my training routine, I'll leave." Nivril decided having realized he had forgotten to register the girls as part of his harem.
Following that, Nivril completed his training faster than ever, only taking 9 hours to do so, because of the exercises with time requirement.
After going back home, Nivril ate the reward meal before taking a bath and then got ready to leave the place.
Being done dressing up and readying himself, Nivril opened the door and walked out before being hit in the face and sent flying to the end of the room by a small blue light that tackled him.
"… what was that?" Nivril got up and looked around only to find them sitting on his nose, looking at him with craving eyes.
Was a small blue woman with insect-like wings and light-white clothing, and he could also feel it on his nose, she was not wearing anything under her white skirt.
"Hi! Young Master! I'm sorry for being late! But that crazy maid was after me and I feared for my life, so I just took off without much preparation and ended up delaying my arrival by days because of it." The small blue woman waved her hand at him with a smile on her face, looking rather carefree and cheerful despite apologizing for a mistake.
"… Hi… Who exactly are you?" Nivril had an idea of who she was supposed to be after all he made the choice, but he still wanted confirmation, before anything else.
"Oh right! I totally forgot to introduce myself! At your service is System Dragon Fairy! Ishmaya Nuva Lust! One who will be yours if you succeed! Brimming with beauty to meet you! Ready to cuddle you at all cost! Finally! In the name of Lust, I'll punish all enemies!" She got off his nose and started flying around and doing magical girl poses as she introduced herself, allowing Nivril to see the not-so-hidden garden under her skirt multiple times.
(Despite being a girl… she has no defenses whatsoever... Honestly makes me, more worried about her safety than anything else… though the view is still enjoyable.) Nivril raised his eyebrow as he was surprised to see someone so bubbly as part of the system.
"You're quite energetic, aren't you?" Nivril was crouched and had his cheek lying on his right hand as he observed her with a small smile on his face, simply enjoying her aura without saying any more.
"I… Some say so! Why does it bother, the young master?" She was about to shout about something but then covered her own mouth before slowing down in gloom to ask.
"Not really, I like your energy, I'm just a little surprised. You're quite cute, even though I do think you should be a little more aware of your surroundings." Nivril who still had a view of her lush blue, couldn't help but call her out a bit seeing as she might just be an airhead.
"Young Master? You think I'm cute?!… hehehehehe! Those b*tches will loose it when they see this! Watch me get complimented by him, newbies! And then cry in rage! I'm winning! Errr!" Instantly it seemed like she stopped listening after the compliment and she puffed out her chest before exclaiming some sort of victory and putting her tongue out at nothing.
Unbeknownst to Nivril who was confused by her behavior, back at the Harem Palace, 15 women were ragging in fury some of them going as far as destroying a part of the palace, while some others ate their rage silently, and the last bunch just swore to kill Ishmaya the next time they saw her.
"Are you talking to someone?" Nivril questioned.
"Oh! Hehehe… It's not important Young Master…" Ishmaya smiled while scratching her head with a slight bluish blush on her face, trying not to tell him about what she was actually just doing. Like a toxic gamer girl, she didn't want him to know about her GG antics.
"Okay... Anyway, system what exactly can Ishmaya, do for me?" Nivril asked.
Without even realizing Nivril lost the chance to write a story named, My Cute Fairy Wife, can't possibly be a Toxic Gamer, right? But maybe someday he would realize.
[Report. The system recommends asking individual Ishmaya since is so cute. It should be no problem for her to answer that question.]
(Is it me or is the system jealous? Is that even possible?… Then again, I shouldn't be so surprised just the fact the system even exits is absurd enough.) Nivril shook his head with an awkward smile on his face.
"So, Ishmaya… what exactly can you do for me?" Nivril questioned.
"Oh, that's easy! I can talk, pass messages, give you objects, act as a distraction, and so on, as long as I don't fight or engage in battle or accomplish things for you, it should be fine. Otherwise, I'll be banished and in very serious trouble for interfering with your training. For good measure though, I would like to ask that you only command me to do so small things, please!" Ishmaya responded with a wide smile as she flew around Nivril full of energy.
"I'll keep that in mind. Now, I'm curious. Where were you before coming here?" Nivril asked.
"That… I can't tell you much about it, but I and another 15 remaining girls are residing in a place… that's as much as I can say about it in specific. We used to be 6,969 residing there waiting for the next Lust Ruler after the fall of the Original, but most of them got taken by the various Lust Ruler candidates over time and lost their right to go back as well as their memories and knowledge of it, once those candidates failed. So you don't have to worry about them." Ishmaya explained.
"Ok, so if I make you mine and then fail, you'll lose access and all knowledge of that place?" Nivril wanted confirmation that he understood.
"Yup! That's how it works. They lose all and any connection to the place since they are no longer women of the Lust Ruler, just the women of some men who failed to become a Lust Ruler. So they have no right to it. They choose wrong to accept that candidate and that's the price to pay." Ishmaya expressed.
"Don't the candidates choose the girls?" Nivril inquired.
"Yes, but only the girls themselves can choose to be with any candidate who hasn't actually become the Lust Ruler yet. So if they had more patience they would not have become a failure's women." Ishmaya clarified.
"… I see… you mentioned you used to be 6,969 in that place, just how big was the Lust Ruler's harem?" Nivril got curious.
"Well… it was divided into two main groups… the main harem, who lived with and were always by the Lust Ruler's side, being the smaller one at 42,069 women. Then there was the secondary harem was composed of women who could still live their lives completely separate from the Lust Ruler so long as they did not allow themselves to be touched sexually or romantically by anyone other than the Lust Ruler, and that was the large one, numbering around 13,968,362,731,054… if I'm not wrong…" Ishmaya responded tapping her head with uncertainty.
"… Tha…. That's way too absurd!… I don't think I'll go that far…" Nivril was completely shocked by this and could only accept that the Original was just built differently.
"Maybe or maybe not, we'll see!" Ishmaya had hopeful eyes, but Nivril had no idea what she had in mind.
"Ok, but right now, I'm going to visit someone. You can come if you want to or just stay here." Nivril announced.
"I'm coming! Now that I'm here, can't let you go!" Ishmaya flew down to Nivril and sat on his shoulder.
Nivril just nodded as he left his dorm room.