Chapter 3: Back to the city
"you're awake." Sora's father said softly seeing Sora waking up, Sora nodded slightly as he felt his body. although cultivating was painful, it was something he could endure. Sure, the pain Sora felt was far worse than others, but thanks to the ability [cultivation], even at level 1 the pain was suppressed, and even more so at level 2.
"at the rate you're going, you will reach level 1 body tempering within a year." He said with a slight smile, Sora was stunned hearing this. how could he cultivate so fast, while others will need 15+ years?
Sora looked at the system notification, and his eyebrow raised when he saw something that happen last night.
{gained the killing intent of the mayor and friends- gained 4 SP}
Sora was stunned seeing this, on the way to the forest yesterday, Sora found that there was a range limit as to how far he could get SP. the person had to be within eyesight, So, last night the mayor and his friends came to try and kill him yet they just up and left?
'Dad must be behind his strength.' Sora thought as he looked at the other notification from last night, his father was watching him, and his shock, joy, and other emotions only gave him SP, over the long night, his father gave him over 20 SP,
'He stayed up all night, and he is not a bit sleepy.' Sora thought while looking at his father, he sighed softly before he sat down near the campfire.
"Who is my mother?" Sora asked softly, this was information he believed he should know.
{Shocked Jimen- gained 1 SP}
His father froze slightly upon hearing this, but he shook his head.
"it's better that you don't know... you're not ready yet." He said softly, Sora sighed softly but he didn't say anything else. after some time, they eat the food they stored away yesterday, after which Sora's father took the time to teach Sora martial arts, before having Sora cultivate.
Sora now got XP every 30 minutes, meaning he would need over 20 days to level up [cultivation] to level 3. So, for the next few days, Sora was simply cultivating training or improving his camping skills.
at the same time, Sora tried to get more abilities within this time. he of course didn't just sit back and repeat everything. So, he got new abilities, [Farmer] [Rancher], and [purifier]
He got [Farmer] thanks to the fact he was trying to plant seeds, he got [Rancher] because he was making a fish farm, and lastly [purifier] was because he was boiling water and taking the steam to make clean water.
He of course couldn't buy any of these skills, they cost 300, and he didn't have that much SP to throw around.
well, as the time neared that [cultivation] would reach level 3, within the mayor's mansion, the mayor was looking at a paper that had the daily report on Sora and his father. his eyes were cold as he saw how the father and son dared to remain within the forest even after everything.
"Today he will be coming... then I will see how he would act." He said with eyes filled with hatred, his son was a talented person. he was lucky enough to catch the eye of an elder who comes to this village every 10 years to seek cultivation talent and take them away to a sect, where talents from all over the world gather to cultivate.
the sect was the dream of many people within the city, although this was called a city, it was nothing more than a village. the only reason it could be called a city was thanks to the fact there were cultivators within, but they were so weak that the city of the city was a bit laughable
the mayor's son had been gone for 10 years now, he had sent news back and told him how he was lucky enough to catch the eyes was a talented disciple who took him in. this disciple had the support of an elder within the sect, so form this alone it could be seen just how lucky his son was.
now, his son was coming back with an elder in charge of looking after the outer sect disciple, his son was already at level 4 body tempering he was the main reason he was able to get the pill.
he didn't believe that Jimen would be strong enough to handle the elder who came with his son, this was because the elder within the sect were not normal beings who were in the body-tempering realm, they were existence far higher.
as the mayor, it was his job to make sure that everything was ready for them, if he could get the support of the elder then it would have been for the best.
'His cultivation speed increased once again... this time by 10 times.' Jimen who was looking at the campfire slowly looked up at Sora, shock appearing in his eyes. in truth, the speed of absorption of energy and refining it was a bite slow.
Comparing it to the talent outside, then yes Sora's speed was a bite slow. others could absorb Qi so fast that the air for miles would lack any hint of Qi. and that was with Dense Qi,
Sora's talent could indeed be considered slow, something which was worrying for him, but he guessed it was because he wasted his talent. it was visible right now, Sora was like rust, which was removing the rust which was hiding away his talent bit by bit.
if before, Sora needed 1 year to reach level 1 body tempering, that was dropped by more than 10 times now. Sora would need weeks, or even less if he had enough energy. flicking his hand out, the energy which Sora was absorbing increased.
'Now he would need a week... just in time for him to enter the sect.' He thought with a smile, but he sighed, when that day arrives, he would have to disappear. he saw that he was hindering his son's growth, so it was best he steps to the side and let his son walk on his own.
time flashed, and a week went by. Sora lay on the ground, rolling around while holding his stomach in pain.
{new ability available [Martial arts]- cost 300 SP}
Jimen looked at Sora with a soft sigh, today he was a bit rough on Sora, this will be the light they meet for some time. His son was indeed talented as within the past month, Sora had absorbed everything he taught, Sora comprehend everything once it was taught, so yes Sora's martial arts were something that was heaven-shaking at the moment.
"Go and break through to level 1 body tempering, once you're ready go to the city and try and enter the sect... it would be some time before we meet." He said softly, Sora was stunned slightly hearing his father's words, but after a moment he sighed as he needed.
he could guess his father's mental state, he blamed himself for many things, and he thought he waste away his talent, although that might be true, looking to the past Sora knew that the person before him was never meant to be a father. he was a... child at heart, forced to take on a role all by himself.
Sora could understand why his father came to this city, Sora didn't grow up around his father but instead around maids who were mothers. his father knew nothing about being a father, so he came to the city and had experienced people help him, while he gave Sora the love worthy of two people.
"Before you leave, remember if anyone knows who you are, you would be killed. be ruthless to your enemies, if not you're only harming yourself." He said softly as he floated up into the sky,
"you're the last person to be arrogant... under this heaven, no one should be arrogant, as everyone is nothing more than chess pieces. you can either live knowing you're a pawn or live not knowing you're a pawn." He said softly,
"But there is a third option, act like a pawn until you have the power to be a queen." He said as he shot up and disappeared, leaving Sora speechless. Is he just going to leave like this? what would happen to him once he returns to the city, would he not be sending himself to death if he went back to the city?
Sighing softly, Sora went to cultivate. and after some time, his body shook slightly, Sora felt that he was in an empowered state, opened his eyes, Sora looked around, and was shocked. his senses got better, his body felt lighter and stronger.
standing up, he pulled a fist backward and punched forward, it was a normal punch, but the power behind that fist sent a blast of wind flying forward, blowing the wind on a tree far away. Sora looked at his body for a moment before looking at his statue's window.
{A.I. Name- Sora
Cultivation: Level 1 Body tempering
Growth rate- level 1
Strength measurement: 2}
Sora sighed softly, he went from heading towards the city, he was twice as strong as he was before, and his speed was also fast, allowing him to reach the city in only 5 minutes, which in the last it took him more than 20 minutes.
of course, in the past, they simply walked, but Sora ran all the way here and was only slightly out of breath. entering the city, and walking on the busy road, Sora caught the attention of many who have seen him, causing his SP to begin a steady increase.
'My goal should be 1,000. I will milk them all... sigh, I guess I have to look arrogant.' Sora thought as he went on to disdainfully look at everyone who was throwing looks in his eyes. this went on to enrage them,
a few of them were just looking around, but upon their attention being caught by an arrogant brat looking right at them, their attention was caught. some of them sneered as they coursed him, while others realized who Sora has followed him. this brat was by himself, it was a good chance to get payback after all
{You have gained attention- you gained 23 SP
You have been cursed- gained 13 SP
You have been targeted- gained 4 SP}
the notification flashed, each time with bigger numbers, he couldn't help but laugh at how overpowered this system was. within minutes, he gained over 500 SP from simply walking through the streets,
waiting for some time, Sora waited until he had 700 Sp, after which he called up the system and bought two skills.
[Toughness] for 300 SP and [Recovery] for 400 SP.
for the past few weeks, Sora had been thinking hard about the type of ability he would buy. in the end, he picked these two. [Toughness] was something that could increase a person's durability, while [Recovery] was something that could increase a person's recovery speed.
So, if he could get these two, it would mean even if you could hurt me, the injury would simply be recovered from. while weak, this would be the best ability to have. plus, Sora guessed how these abilities worked.
For [cultivation] the ability improved thanks to the fact that he cultivated. for [camping], the ability improved thanks to the fact that he did camping-related stuff. although it hasn't leveled up yet,
So, would [Recovery] not improve with hi, healing form he injures, the more he healed the better he sighs be at recovering next time.
then there was [Toughness] would he not improve with each damage he takes; his durability would improve and improve until the said damage no longer affects him.
So, as he bought the abilities, Sora didn't have any changes but he went on to look at the abilities' information.
[Recovery]- you have unmatched recovery talent, over time you will reach a point where you could recover from having your existence and every idea of who you are erased from reality. you would reach a point where you can recover so fast that one would not know if you were injured or not. reach a point of healing where it would be instant. a bullet could hit you, but it would not get past your skin as it can't go through it faster than it could recover.
Sub Skills- [Energy recovery]
Sora looked at the information for a moment, he was using energy so it could be understood how he only has energy recovery. but he didn't care about it, this ability was just too overpowered, over time he would be able to recover so fast that his recovery speed would stop a bullet or even other more powerful attacks. to overpowered.
{Toughness]- you have unmatched toughness. your skin muscles, and bones, shall reach a point that all things in existence can't even stretch you. your body would be unmatched and able to resist anything and everything. the only cost of this would be your weight.
Sub Skills- [tough skin] [tough muscles,] [tough organs] [tough bones]
'well, it doesn't look overpowered as [recovery, plus I will get heavier?' Sora thought with a sneer, before turning around to look at the people following him. they were only a bunch of normal humans, with a power level of 1,
Sora thought for a moment before walking into an ally away, the group of 5 men followed by cracking their hands, but they were stunned when they found that Sora had disappeared,
above them, Sora looked at them for a moment, but he shook his head and climbed onto the roof, and headed towards a store. his father had given him a storage bag that had some treasures within,
he was going to buy something to hide, he couldn't draw attention to him, but he couldn't allow unwanted people to know who he was, or else that would lead to his death. although he didn't know if his dad was here or not, he was not willing to risk that he would move to help him before he gets the beating of his life. his father had changed, he was not the father who would stop him from falling.
but instead, he would watch Sora fall to have Sora learn that falling is something he didn't like,
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