Deep in the woods, several kilometers from his crime scene, he stood cloaked in a flowing white silk robe that would surely fetch a high price if sold.
At a glance, he could pass for a refined, handsome scholar. But if you looked into his eyes, all you'd find were the unyielding eyes of a warrior.
Unbothered, free from the mortal restraint, just like a cloud traveling throughout heaven and coming back into earth.
He robbed the cosmic bags of those 6 cultivators; that was the only value he could see from those dead people. After all, he didn't have clothes. Fortunately for him, he found a white plain robe made of precious silk.
He looks at the forest that was supposed to be calm and peaceful at night, but now all of the nearby demon beasts are quickly running away from the light that he threw earlier.
He walked steadily, as if he hadn't just come from battle. "Damn," he muttered, a smirk tugging at his lips. "Didn't think I'd end up creating a second sun." Shaking his head, he continued on his way, knowing that many would be waking up early today.
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In the dim light of the small cave, a lone figure draped in white sat in a meditative lotus position. This figure, of course, was none other than our beloved protagonist.
"Hm, even though I open my knowledge sea and have access to it and can use soul attack, my cultivation didn't even reach at least a tempered body realm."
One can only open the knowledge sea if one reaches the immortal ascension realm. What happened to him was unheard of opening the knowledge sea before starting cultivating, which is against the Heavenly Way itself, but the surprising part is he didn't get rejected, and even the world baptism even helped him to achieve the state of "Heaven and Man Convergence."
Meaning he fused himself to the world baptism, ignoring the Heavenly Way, and took the power of the world baptism to temporarily boost his strength while keeping the abilities of the world baptism.
If anyone else attempted what he had done, the Heavenly Way would swiftly annihilate that person. Only he could defy such laws—granted the privilege by the forbidden, Greatest Taboo perk he possessed.
"Honestly, what even is the Greatest Taboo?" he muttered, frustration flickering in his eyes. He didn't fully grasp its meaning, but he shook his head, setting aside his questions and steeling himself for what lay ahead.
Two days had passed since he lit up the entire world. He'd decided to rest temporarily in this cave—a quiet place to test a few things and sort through his memories.
"Well, at least I can control Spiritual Energy even without cultivating," he mused, a hint of satisfaction in his voice. It was as if the heavens themselves rejoiced at his arrival in this world—allowing him to command Spiritual Energy effortlessly, without the need for cultivation.
Spiritual Energy or Divine Soul Strength. This is the power of the Divine Soul. All living organisms have a Divine Soul with varying amounts of power. The strength of one's Divine Soul determines the power and/or range of one's Divine Sense, Knowledge Sea, and Divine Soul Attacks.
One can absorb spiritual energy by devouring someone's divine soul, by practicing techniques focused on soul enhancement, or by consuming a pill designed to strengthen the divine soul—though such pills are exceedingly rare and nearly impossible to obtain. However, due to the unique abilities granted by the "Greatest Taboo," he has the ability to directly absorb World Spiritual Energy and convert it into his own spiritual energy.
He could control both energies, but he had the greatest command over Spiritual Energy, which made sense since he hadn't even begun cultivating yet.
But He could fly with just the support of World Spiritual Energy, but it was far too
attention-grabbing. Surrounded by a dazzling display of multicolored lights that lifted him into the air, he refrained from doing so, knowing it would draw too many eyes.
"I'll start by making a trip to Black Plum Village near the High Heaven Pavilion," he planned, "and wait for the plot to begin and use this chance to complete my foundation before cultivating."
A strong foundation is necessary; it will allow him to fight the cultivators above his realm.
He chose not to cultivate; after all, his body was still only thirteen years old. Instead, he could bathe himself in World Spiritual Energy, using its power to strengthen his body naturally.
He planned to continue this way until he turn fifteen, the ideal age to begin cultivating. By bathing in World Spiritual Energy, he could gradually remove the impurities from his body, bit by bit, and lay a solid foundation for his future growth.
"That old man said I would be rejected when I came to this world? It seems even he doesn't truly understand the meaning of the Greatest Taboo."
That's why his head had hurt when he first awakened in this world—the World Spiritual Energy had gathered around him and quickly been absorbed by his soul.
Making this body, he possessed a still fragile mind that almost burst because of the amount of spiritual energy coming from his soul.
"Come to think of it, this body named Bao Wei seems like he got sick after he worked for 2 weeks straight. Oh... and damn, his parents disowned him? You have my sympathy, boy.
He naturally got the original owner of this body memories, making him see the hardship of this youth, tears, sadness, anger, and all his emotions gathered, but for him? It doesn't matter the boy is dead.
That boy's emotions and memories could not affect him in the slightest due to his special soul that is strengthened by world energy.
"Well, i would make a trip first to black plum village" He will wait for Yang Kai to get the Demon God Inheritance before going to the High Heaven Pavilion.
After all, he didn't care much for the inheritance of the Demon God; the item he truly desired was the Demon Eye of Annihilation. He needed it for his future plans.
"Well, I'm not in a hurry to cultivate; after all, there's Yang Kai to solve every problem of this world."
Well, even if he doesn't cultivate his divine soul, it is already comparable at the first-order transcendent, a realm above the immortal ascension.
And he can kill normal peak immortal ascension masters just by looking at them.
"This red sphere is incredible, allowing me to steal that old man's memories. Well, it's not me who steals it, but this red sphere sure is amazing."
Looking at the red sphere in his hand, by trying to concentrate and recalling the image of the red sphere, he could summon it to the material world.
He could see the battle experience of that old man through the red sphere and transfer it to himself, allowing him to fuse with the memories but still retain his original memories.
In simple terms, he's just collecting battle EXP, just like in the game.
The old man his mentioning, of course, that old man who warned him and saved him at the same time attacked him.
He got the memories after he touched the red sphere, and it directly transferred them to his soul to fuse with.
"Unfortunately, it's just battle experience and not actual skills. But I can't be too picky—at least I have the knowledge of that old man who lived for billions of years."
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"State your name and your purpose for blocking our path!"
The guards remained on alert, wary of the person standing in their way. Although he appeared well-dressed and seemed to hail from a wealthy family, they couldn't afford to let their guard down.
Before them stood a handsome youth clad in robes as white as snow, seemingly untouched by the dirt surrounding him. He look at the two massive caravans and the guards who pointed their swords at him with calm confidence.
He calmly cupped his hands, meeting the guards' eyes with calm composure and without a hint of nervousness.
"I am Tian Nanren. I apologize for blocking your way, but bandits robbed me of my horse and took everything valuable, including my map!"
Tian Nanren—his chosen name. It was neither overly elegant nor completely ordinary, striking a balance that reflected his unique identity.
"You say robbers rob you? Then why are you unscathed then? Did you take us as a idiot?!"
The guards wouldn't obviously believe him; after all, he looked decent enough to become a scholar, and the precious silk white robe he had? The bandits will surely take it.
"Well, that didn't go as planned," casually waving his hand. The guards' weapons slipped from their grips and floated effortlessly behind him.
"Hand over the map of the Great Han Dynasty." The mortals behind them quickly scream and hide inside their caravan.
After all, they knew in the eyes of the expert their lives are nothing cheap as grass; that's how they define their lives when the cultivators fight.
But that didn't seem to be the case here....
"Great sir! Please spare us; we will give you everything; just please don't kill us!" The mortals are dumbfounded at the guards. The haughty and arrogant guards before are like puppies now.
There are just after all Qi Transformation stages; they could not see the cultivation of Tian Nanren, so they quickly assume his at the Immortal Ascension Realm.
"Just give me the map," Tian Nanren said impatiently, watching the guard hurriedly search for it. He moved toward one of the caravans, inspecting it with interest. After all, he had just arrived in this world, and the sight of a real caravan amazed him—it was something he'd only ever seen on the History Channel back on Earth.
"How much for this Guqin?" he asked, eyeing the seven-string instrument. Similar to a guitar, it had a flat, elongated body that made it challenging to hold and play—yet, fortunately, he knew exactly how to handle it.
"It- its 40 gold coins lord Tian.." the middle age man answer struggling to look at him "No actually is free for you my lord.."
Obviously they are scared of him; who wouldn't? They are just ordinary people making a living protected by cultivators, but this person is stronger than the guards they hired!
"Forget it, here 45 gold coins" he toss the gold coins the guards hurriedly come back and give the brown map indicating the whole Great Han dynasty.
He looked at it carefully. The guard is by his side, anxiously waiting for him to say something.
It took awhile, but he found the location of High Heaven Pavilion. It will take him 3 days on foot to reach it, but who said he will walk?
After confirming the location and quickly memorizing the content of the map, he tosses it to one of the guards.
The Guqin he had just bought was tossed into his cosmic bag without a second thought—he already had six of them hanging at his waist. As for the money he spent? It was hardly a concern; after all, he had robbed six Immortal Ascension masters, leaving him with wealth beyond measure.
With the sheer amount of gold coins in his cosmic bag, he could easily afford to be a sugar daddy if he wanted to.
Multicolored lights enveloped his entire body before swiftly soaring into the sky, leaving the guards dumbfounded and the mortals in shock.