Arc and the bear began their journey to the sect, and as the bear has never been there, it was curious and repeated asked lot of questions
Arc answered them all as he was in a good mood, until something the the bear's said made Arc doubt something
"Why did you leave if everything was so good? "
"I needed to find my way to get stronger,cultivation techniques don't fit my body"
"Duh why would human techniques work on a spirit beast?"
"What do you mean? I am human"
"If that were the case then why do you smell like a spirit beast "
Arc's eyes went wide as he spoke
"What?!"
The bear looked at Arc's genuine expression and explained
"What separates spirit beast and normal beasts is that our physical body, and soul are superimposed upon each other"
" When I become a spirit beast, I received a small inheritance of memories from an ancestor of the bear clan, so i know this much"
arc thought to himself
'so that's how it is, a normal demon beast represents the maximum of the physical body, while a human represents the maximum of the spiritual body
This is why spirit beasts are considered the favorite children of nature, because the can receive the maximum in both'
' I forcibly expanded my meridians with a body comparable to a polar bear, enforce energy into my veins to make it more accommodating towards it,'
' I've basically turned myself into a pseudo, spiritual beast, but due to the vail within my soul, it never radiated outward'
' since I removed that veil, I've felt myself change. I couldn't tell why I thought it's because my body developed further.'
' this may be why I found those techniques as not suitable for me, My autonomy is no longer that of a normal humans.'
' I had just assumed that my standards increased due to seeing the shape of my soul, and due to the effect on my body, I instinctively drove to increase my physical strength'
Arc back was in a cold sweat, thankfully he had gotten this warning from the bear or something worse could've happened
Arc spoke
"can i see a spirit beast cultivation method if you have one"
Arc wanted to verify with all severity that he begun taking on this unique path
"Uhh, I can speak one out loud for you to write it down because we can't understand the same language"
Arc agreed and began recording what the bear spoke
When Arc finished riding, he looked down at the technique, and found it adequate, looking at it he instinctively knew he could cultivated if he tried, but as it's not an earth element technique, it would not go too well
This confirmed what the bear spoke, and Arc now has to reimagine his own technique
During the past six months are slowly been developing a technique looking for inspiration for the final stroke
He thought he found it when fighting the demon beast to death, but it seems the only thing he instinctively found there was the power with it his blood,
He did not understand what that was because he did not understand where it was coming from, as inspiration was to dove deeper into
Now, looking at the spirit beast technique, he sees how dangerous that would've been
This leaves Arc with two options, the first develop a spirit beast cultivation technique from scratch
The second to purchase one
'This could be a hard decis- no wait it's not, i'm rich'
Arc thought to himself
Rather than creating one from scratch, it would be much simpler, to find earth elements spirit beast techniques, and find one he seems to like.
With this new knowledge they continued on their journey, 1 month later the arrived at the sect
The first thing Arc did was register the bear has his spirit beast within the sect so that it would be able to enter sect grounds
He then immediately ran up to the first peak, he missed Aurora greatly
After arriving to the first peak he walked to the house and knocked on the door to her room, she opened the door and was pleasantly surprised
"Welcome back Archean"
Arc didn't say anything he just ran up and hugged her,
he was small in size when compared to her, she looked down to see him absolutely as adorable as ever
She grabbed Arc's shoulders before bending down and giving him a kiss, one turned 2, then 3, she then found herself dragging him into the room
The next morning, they were in bed together, Arc was lying on her chest as she rubbed his head gently and he felt happy, he hugged her as he thought to himself
He felt as though he's been treating cultivation the wrong way this entire time
' in the novels cultivation is all about fighting against the heavens, forcing your will to make the world knell, killing everyone who gets in your way'
' it feels different here, it feels like cultivators are just people with their own dreams and aspirations, their dreams might've been exaggerated by their powers but it's the same ones normal people have'
' I don't feel like I have to be living in fighting, I can continue to write,read draw, and now Forge'
' cultivation in this world feels more like you're facing yourself instead of the world, but facing yourself does not mean torturing yourself, but pushing yourself further'
'I have been forcing myself past means, rushing, and now I see I've been wrong, cultivation is to understand your soul and body, and make them evolve'
' as a cultivator, I must have the strength to protect myself, I do not need to enjoy fighting or killing, but I must always be ready for it'
' that is the mental state of cultivator must have, they must have peace with themselves and be willing to protect themselves, not like in the novels were someone would kill entire families over an argument'
"What are you thinking about"
Aurora asked with a giggle, seeing Arc mind wander around
"I was just thinking about Cultivating and the type of Cultivator i want to be"
"What would that be"
Arc lifted his head and brought it near Aurora's and spoke
"I want to be with you, we haven't been together long, but I've never felt joy like i do when i'm with you
So i'm determined to reach a level that i am worthy to be by your side"
Aurora's face went slightly red as she spoke
"You always say the most embarrassing things"
They cuddled for awhile before having to go out as Arc and Aurora decided to go on a date, neither of them wanted to seperate so soon, but as a grand elder she had may duties to attend, so they would have to settle with a short date
"Let's go eat I'll cook you something tasty"
Arc said as they left the room, he wanted her to try some earth food, and hopefully she enjoys it
"Okay sounds good"
Aurora felt calm and happy, she has been feeling very stressed lately as she would soon be attempting to breakthrough, and Arc has helped her calm down and feel better
After arriving to the kitchen they began to chat about forging, as that being the trade they both specialize in, they could spend hours debating
Arc began preparing the food as the spoke, he decided to make cuban sandwiches,
Nothing to complicated, something he ate frequently growing up
He placed some bread upon the cutting board and cut it the long way, he then spread mustard and mayo on both pieces of bread, he then added slices of ham, as well as pieces of pork,
After that he placed a cheese that tasted similar to swiss, it's not the same but its the closest he could get in another world
He also decided to add tomatoes, because he enjoys them very much, then he toasted the sandwiches in what looked like a panini press, something that he made while outside the sect, as he loves sandwiches
"Im finished"
Arc came to Aurora and handed her one of the sandwiches, she looked at it and thought it smelled great
"This looks delicious Arc"
Arc face turned bright red, she has only ever referred to him as Archean, so it caught him offgurard
Seeing his face, she laughed as she spoke
"You are too cute"
As they got to know each other she has built a better resistance against his flirting, and she has learned how to make him be the one to get embarrassed
This made her feel very nice as her pride doesn't allow her to be second place
The ate the food and continue to chat about various forging topics, until she asked him what did he learn during his time outside the sect
Arc decided to come clean under the premises she wouldn't share this with anyone, she agreed and made a dao oath
He came clean about his qi condensation breakthrough, and his exploring the soul, and his inspiration in the fight, and the information the bear shared with him
The only thing he withheld was his reincarnation
She looked genuinely shocked
"how the heck did you do that?"
"you a human equivalent to a spirit beast, and you can absorb world qi"
Arc laughed bitterly as he spoke
" i guess, im weird"
Aurora thought before saying something
"You are cultivating something i can't give you advice on, i say this is a good thing, and you've given me some ideas that may help me break through to nascent soul, maybe you can cultivate together with the bear as you to will be at least practicing the same system"
Arc thought about it and found that to be true, they could help each other
Arc went up to Aurora and hugged her once more, this time as she was sitting, they were closer in height ,but he was still shorter than her
After hugging they went their separate ways as they both had things to do
"Now where the heck did the bear go"