"You mean that the elderly man brought up the first Ancestor's name?" The elegant man in white murmured, staring at Fairy Maki with disbelief.
Sect Master Oseka, the man who just spoke, is the head of the White Stock sect. The six individuals who just accompanied him, together with two more white storks, are the sect's supreme elders.
All these people look so pure and good-looking.
When cultivators form vitality roots, their skin is filled with more vitality and frequently appears younger than their actual age, which is why this group looks so pure and attractive.
Some of those who reach higher levels of cultivation eventually start to resemble fairies in dreams. Words cannot adequately describe their beauty.
"Sect master, the elderly man boldly declared that he would have no trouble taking that divine beast even if Skutamoya had been present. He spoke arrogantly as though he were unafraid of the first ancestor. Fairy Maki clarified courteously.
Startled, the sect master and the six supreme elders pondered who could have called out their first ancestor's name as if it were nothing.
"I recall you saying that he killed the elders and a young lady of the Black Ancient Cult without considering the consequences. Someone who could be as powerful as our first ancestor in the Bluesky region?" Sect Master Oseka pondered as he thought of possible suspects.
"From the way they described the event, it appears that the old man is an unfathomable expert. This group of us here could pose a threat to him if we work together. The cattle divine beast is a rare creature that may have spiritual channels beyond 800. How can we let someone from outside the Bluesky Region take it unscathed?" The female supreme elder expressed displeasure.
The Bluesky Region is a small area in the eastern part of the Bushbark continent. The region is overseen by five sects, three of which are good and two of which are evil. The Blusky Region is ruled by five hegemon sects, including the White Stork Sect and the Black Ancient Cult.
"I do not believe we should confront the old expert ourselves. This issue requires the attention of the sect's guardians and ancestors. We may offend someone who even our sect's ancestor cannot match." One supreme elder spoke after careful consideration of the matter.
"Nonsense! Though this old expert sounds like an unknown variable, how can you look down on our sect ancestors and the guardians?" Another supreme ancestor refuted with displeasure.
"Enough!" Sect master Oseka said resolutely, "It is true that we know nothing about the perpetrator. We must exercise caution or risk being exterminated as a sect. We need to first communicate this to the guardians and ancestors to see what they think about the situation."
In this world, sects have a hierarchy of responsibilities and roles, which are typically structured as outer disciple, inner disciple, core disciple, elder, supreme elder, sect master, guardian, and ancestor. Guardians are often monsters that have advanced to a high level of cultivation, with combat power comparable to or greater than that of the sect master. In most special cases humans can act as sect guardians as well. Sect ancestors are those old powerful beings who are almost in retreat to better their cultivation and extend their lifespan.
"WHO DARED TO KILL THE JUNIORS OF MY BLACK ANCIENT CULT!"
A powerful voice reverberated across the sky, drawing the attention of ten members of the White Stork sect.
"The ancestor of the Black Ancient Cult showed up in person? This is problematic." Sect Master Oseka spoke with a troubled expression.
Deep within the cave, Oris remained standing with his new cattle body, which he had mysteriously occupied when entering this world of immortal cultivators.
The old man's disbelief could still not be hidden on his face. He has heard numerous rumours of amazing talents, but he has never heard anything this absurd. If he had not witnessed the quickness with which this cattle divine beast broke through from the opening of the Channel Opening stage to the mature roots of the Vitality Roots stage in one fell swoop, he would have thought the person bringing him the news was a lunatic.
It typically takes a genius one to two years to advance from the Channel Opening stage to the mature roots of the Vitality Roots stage, but Oris accomplished this in a matter of minutes.
"This young lord shocked me to a point where everything I learned was untrue. Is it still possible for the young lord to officially become a cultivator by entering the Spiritual Seed Shaping stage today?"
In this world, those in the first two stages of cultivation, Channel Opening and Vitality Roots are not yet considered immortal cultivators. Once a person has advanced to the Spiritual Seed Shaping stage, the person is regarded as an immortal cultivator. This is the stage at which genuine cultivation begins.
BOOM!
The old guy staggered as Oris broke through again. This is an unprecedented and unusual circumstance. The divine beast, which was born by nature, has already become a real cultivator just a minute after acquiring the channel opening method.
Oris, oblivious to the shock he gave the elderly man, felt something form in his abdomen while his body became lighter and stronger.
At this moment, Oris opened his eyes with curiosity. To his shock, he saw the old man looking at him with horror and disbelief.
'Why is this old geezer behaving like an idiot? Does this have anything to do with what I felt in my abdomen?'
"Sir, is there something wrong with your method? Wait a minute. I spoke! I did not moo! Ha! I can speak! I do not believe I am speaking, old sir! I did not moo!" The frantic cattle spoke with excitement. The cave is now filled with two mentally unstable patients. The other is enthralled by the recent happenings, and the other is overjoyed because he has spoken things as a cattle.
Oris lost his mind with joyfulness as tears streamed down his cattle's face. Unless it happens to you, you will not understand the fear of losing your ability to speak. Oris could not believe he could get his speech back, even though he was still just a cattle.
The old guy rapidly recovered from his stupor. Nothing can surprise him more than what he has just witnessed today. "Ahem! Of course, you can talk. Even common beasts will gain the ability to speak once they reach the early stage of Spiritual Seed Shaping. You deserve to be happy, young lord."
Oris awoke from his daze as well and glanced at the old man, perplexed, "You mean? Does this imply that I have become an immortal cultivator? And why do you address me as a young lord?"
"Hahaha, young lord, you just need to touch the gold appraisal stone again to observe the changes." The old man remarked this as he assumed his domineering posture.
"You mean this stone? Okay, let's see."
WANG!
PROFILE:
Name: Mafa Oris
Faction: None
Gender: Male
Race: Cattle divine beast
Age: About 1 year (Lifespan: 190)
Potential: 1000000
Level: the early stage of Spiritual Seed Shaping
Level gained abilities: Telepathic communication,
Techniques: None
"Wow! My lifespan increased again. 190 years is a long life. So those exploding powers from my body were the correct way of cultivation?"
"No, young Lord. You have never cultivated; instead, you were continuously breaking through in extraordinary ways. If you call that cultivating, then none of us are cultivators." The old man spoke earnestly and with a heavy heart.
"Oh? Was I making a breakthrough? Was that unusual, because I believe I can breakthrough again and again?" The confused Oris asked to confirm his doubt.
"You.. you can still breakthrough?" The dumbfounded old man asked in a shock.
"Is that shocking? Then let me breaktrough again."
"No! Don't, young lord—I mean, young master. Now that you are officially a cultivator, I can see your cultivation base with ease. Your foundation is still shaky due to repeated breakthroughs. If you keep breaking through, you will destroy your cultivation base or, worse, die." The old man spoke urgency as he warned.
"Eh? Is this serious? And why did I suddenly advance to young master from young lord? And what does 'the early stage of Spiritual Seed Shaping' mean?" The perplexed Oris asked in puzzlement.
"The Spiritual Seed Shaping is the stage in which all of the vitality roots join together in the centre of the abdomen above the navel to form the spiritual seed. This seed is vital for your future cultivation stages. Without the spiritual seed, you will never progress past this stage. In the Spiritual Seed Shaping stage, your strength and agility multiply, and you get the ability to communicate telepathically; at the same time, your lifespan extends to 190 years." The elderly man patiently explained.
"Sweet! It appears that I have become awesome. Is it disrespectful to inquire about your level of cultivation? How big is the margin between our cultivation levels right now?"
"OLD MAN, COME OUT AND FACE THE JUDGMENT FOR YOUR CRIMES!"
A loud voice called out as it vibrated the cave with its might.
"It seems like the pests have finally discovered us. They noticed us sooner than I thought, but I was not hiding from them." The old man said this with a peculiar smile.