CULTIVATE WITH ME
Chapter 49: Together go to the battlefield 'END of Season 1'

Above the ocean where the fourth sea spirit dwelling guardian spirit was negotiating how to overcome this calamity. The bad news is that the spirits can't destroy the gate, the good news is that they can close it by creating a new layer of sky under the gate. However needing someone to guard, the four guardian spirits could not do so.

"Aren't you the guardian of the heavens that overshadow the whole world? Why can't you hold the layers of sky in this one little place?" asked the sea guard spirit cynically.

"The sky not only serves as an atmosphere that protects humans from the sun but also the first bastion of the danger of celestial objects. Besides, I'm a sky guard already sworn to do my job to taste. Trouble on earth I leave to the earth guardian spirit."

"So you want to throw responsibility at me? The Jinlian continent is your responsibility as well regardless of where you are. I could have made an underground city for the entire population of Jinlian but the surface of the land would be full of filthy creatures, after which they would walk into the sea and die there," the earth guardian spirit warns the forest guard spirit.

The spirits continued to argue while the gods of the goddess nirvana had heard the news of the breakup of the interworld protector.

***Nirvana under the second sky***

***The tree palace of the light mother goddess***

"The world of cultivators is clashing with the world that monsters live in. I think it's one of the 11 universes of destruction."

The mother goddess of light is named Parvati, she is the goddess in charge of regulating the division of sunlight and regulating the orbit of each planet in the solar system so as not to be too far or too close to the sun.

"I don't understand why the guardian spirits didn't take action until now. Are they dead?" ask goddess Parvati gently. "Before the goddesses, I saw them, the 4 guardian spirits of the Earth, Sky, Sea, and Forest were deliberating. They plan to create a second layer of sky under the gate of the monster world gate that appears in the sky." said the follower of goddess Parvati.

"If they made the second layer of sky the sunlight would not be able to shine, what would they think? Thank you for telling me Ganga. Now also we go to the world of cultivators."

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Xiao Shan fainted from using too much power that he could not fully control yet. The cultivator took her to the tent, where she was cared for by a woman who periodically wiped the blood from Xiao Shan's nose.

In his subconscious that was full of memories that had been lost, Xiao Shan muttered to the dark wall before him. "Is this my limit? I fought so hard today. Against the ghouls that appeared in the labyrinth, against the Yin Yue ghoul, fighting death against the fallen god, then fighting again against the monster that the jerk summoned. I should feel proud, but why is it...my heart seems dissatisfied with my achievements so far?"

Xiao Shan also remembered his three friends, Jie Mei, Qin Hyeji, Qin Yinchi. After their souls came out from the mouth of The Fallen God, Xiao Shan tried to reach Qin Yinchi's hand but failed. Qin Yinchi's soul disappeared a moment later.

Xiao Shan tried to wake himself up once more, not just to fight but to look for the senior disciples who went to the north side. They might know what happened to the spirits of the other two people.

Xiao Shan raised his hand trying to grab onto nothingness and darkness, a few seconds later he woke up feeling a warm touch in his hand.

The woman who was guarding and caring for Xiao Shan tightly grasped Xiao Shan's hand which was trying to reach the top of the camp.

His eyes met the woman, it seemed that from his aura he was not a cultivator. The woman looked like a palace healer, yet Xiao Shan was doubtful about it.

"Mr Xiao, are you okay?" ask the woman in a worried tone. "Eitherway. My head was dizzy and my body was limp. Like a bandit's been beaten up." Xiao Shan replied.

"You are using qi to the lowest point that should not be contested. As a result your body becomes very weak, because the remaining qi is not enough to fill your entire meridian."

"What happened to me, Doctor?"

"You passed out in battle, and were brought here by a woman who claimed to be your friend. He said to preach it when you were awake."

Xiao Shan did not see any injuries on his body, it was likely that after fainting he was instantly taken to safety by another cultivator. Since his body was fine Xiao Shan forced it to wake up. He was too young to listen to the words of others, and also too arrogant.

Xiao Shan asked the woman to tell his friend, as Xiao Shan waited for his friend to come in hearing a whisper from behind the camp.

Thinking it was a monster with a thin air of existence Xiao Shan rushed out of the camp and lit a fire sword in both of his hands.

It turned out that the sound was not from a monster but rather from a tree made from the forest guard spirit qi. The huge tree called out to Xiao Shan with its delicate voice, like the voice of a woman as smooth as silk.

Xiao Shan pressed his ears against the tree trunk. The voice of the woman grew hoarse, turning into the voice of the forest guard spirit.

The spirit rangers announced to the important figures in the Jinlian continent that they would immediately close the gate, the cultivators were asked to evacuate as soon as possible to the dungeon, so that if it is safe if there is an error when the placement of the second layer of the sky under the gate.

Following the opinion of emperor Xiao Annchi disagreed with this idea. He was still trying to find the location where the spirits gathered.

Soon the gates closed one by one starting from the northwest direction to the entire Jinlian. The solar mother goddess came at the right moment, with her power she moved the gate to the end of the world where there was only a bottomless canyon. Leave one last gate in the north sea near the location of the fallen god palace before disappearing.

The spirits bowed their bodies before the goddess. "I will let the first gate open to be the last to close. You human race must find a way to close it to your own ability. This is a new era for the monsters and the beginning of a new disaster for mankind." after uttering a sentence more akin to a future prophecy that the light mother goddess disappeared along with the golden dove that followed her.

The disaster had indeed managed to be stopped but the monsters that descended still numbered in the tens of thousands, if cultivators did not immediately finish them off thoroughly it was not impossible that they would get stronger and smarter. Right now alone, some kind of sky monster had managed to subdue the weak to strong native monsters. They were the ones being hunted by the elite forces of the kingdom led by Qianfan Yu and Luo Shinu.

Xiao Shan met Bai Tian, senior Bai searched for him a long time ago, and it was he who left a message for Xiao Shan.

Bai Tian explains that Jie Mei and Qin Hyeji's souls were saved but they have not found a way to return the souls to their bodies. For a while their souls were put into a human-sized puppet made by Bai Tian. While Qin Yinchi's soul was likely still in the fallen god palace that was somewhere now.

Qin Yuan as Qin Yinchi and Qin Hyeji's father would not give up despite seeing how frightening the power of the fallen god was. He planned to travel around the world to form a powerful group as well as train at the end of the world to become stronger. That journey will take decades.

His faithful wife Qin Ahri resigns to be the fire master Xiao Shan due to having to accompany her husband on his perilous journey. Xiao Shan had invited them to go to the holy maiden sect only, because Tantai Yue had previously promised to train Xiao Shan if he had reached the mountain stage. However Qin Yuan refused to follow him because the current Xiao Shan had not been able to reach the level of the mountains.

Xiao Shan insisted because he thought his strength was enough to match a late horizon cultivator, but Qin Yuan reminded him with sage advice, "Don't break promises". "The woman said she'd train you at the mountain level. Then reach that level. You have to respect a woman's will."

"In addition there is another reason why I cannot go to the sect of holy maidens. The spirit guard said that there was one gate that could not be closed near the sect of the holy maidens. I can't be strong if I have to fight monsters every day."

Qin Yuan gave his sword to Xiao Shan. The legacy sword of the Qin family was the windstorm sword, while the inheritance sword of the Shan family belonged to Xiao Shan was the earth flame sword. After that go out the kingdom quietly with his family.

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Xiao Shan cleaned the sword of Qin Yuan's relics with cloth and clean water from the river. Battle after battle made him even more adept at controlling his elements except fire, Xiao Shan was even able to make a move that could kill many monsters at once without damaging the surrounding area. That move becomes his mainstay from now on.

"What are you doing there?"

Xiao Shan turned to face the voice.

"Grandfather, how is the state of the sect of holy maidens?"

"They're fine, it seems like they have a fairly strong low-sky cultivator. When are you going to be there? I heard from Qin Yuan that you had an offer to become a student there."

"I have to reach the mountain level first, it is a requirement to be a low sky cultivator disciple in the holy maiden sect." Xiao Shan's gaze was filled with a burning resolve.

After massacring the monsters Xiao Shan went to the sect and was greeted warmly by Tantai Yue who was waiting for him in front of the floating gate.

"You're finally coming. Have you reached the stage I wanted?" Xiao Shan shook his head slowly. "Then reach out before entering this sect. Prove yourself without using that dangerous dark force."

Xiao Shan nodded. "Where are you going so many people like this" he asked seeing many cultivators coming out of the gate.

"The last non-covered gate was in our waters, as a protector of the northern ocean that did not belong to the Jinlian continent we had to protect ourselves."

"I, Tantai Yue will lead this army. You can train in the floating village located in the east about 20 kilometers from here, you better get there before nightfall."

"No. I want to come with you."

Xiao Shan's rejection felt spicy in Tantai Yue's ears. Why would a man who had not even reached the level of the mountain range want to go to the battlefield. Though he could train calmly in the floating village.

Tantai Yue explained that she had prepared for Xiao Shan's training in the village. Tantai Yue's initial plan was to train Xiao Shan there but the appearance of the gate could not be ignored.

"Chain Yue, although my cultivation level is new 5-star plateau I believe I have the strength to compensate for the level of the mountains. Hanlian saw it on the beach with me."

"I can't deny that, Hanlian told me in detail." Tantai Yue's voice confirmed Hasan's words.

"In addition I participated in the extermination of monsters in the royal capital and its surroundings. I have a lot of information regarding the dozens of monster species descending from the sky. That's why let me come."

Tantai Yue could not just take a decision. He was only able to decide after getting permission from the senior high disciple who chose the troops that were going to war.

Xiao Shan sat on the ship that the army of sect cultivators of the holy maiden would use. The forest guard spirits and sky guard spirits watched the women from afar.

"Are you sure you want to entrust everything to that young man Frey?" ask the sky guard spirit. 

"Yes, that kid has a qi capacity that I've never seen before. The power would definitely become extremely terrifying as time went on. I have no intention of destroying the sect of the holy maidens, it's just that the place full of water is the safest location to practice fire control."

From the inner area appeared a messenger orca whale. The pope carried a message from the senior disciple deciding whether Xiao Shan could come along or not.

Tantai Yue read out the verdict with a serious look and frowned teeth, Because Xiao Shan was allowed to join the battlefield.

Xiao Shan smiled with satisfaction. "Thank you, whoever you are, the giver of permission."

Finally Xiao Shan followed the army of holy maiden cultivators to the battlefield in the middle of the sea.

About 10 hours they sailed the battle fleet arrived at a region called 'Dragon fangs'. In that region were countless towering rocks, plus extremely strong waves shaking the ship nonstop. The place is very dangerous, but these brave women are not afraid of it all.

The fleet of troops made a circular ball to protect from each other. During the day Xiao Shan fought against monsters that came out endlessly from the gate, with a stand on its clouds and occasionally on steep rocks. Then, at night he trained with Tantai Yue. The fire element they released at once became a light.

"How long do you want to train with me?" ask Tantai Yue.

"I don't deserve to make a decision. You're my teacher so it's up to you to teach me where."

Tantai Yue was flattered by Xiao Shan's reply. He asked again. "What about your friends and family?"

"They'll be fine."

"All right then. I Tantai Yue from the sect the holy maiden swore to teach everything I know, to Xiao Shan who was chosen by the 5 elements." Tantai Yue uttered his vow before the cultivators.

"I'm Xiao Shan, vowing to follow master Tantai Yue wherever he goes, understand and practice his lessons." The vow that Xiao Shan had uttered was slightly wrong, but it was fine.

The fire dragon illuminated the night with an orange light. They danced among the steep rocks attacking each other.

The first season of the 5 element cultivator story had ended.

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Thank you for reading this story. The first book [Cultivating With Me] is finished. The continuation is still coming soon, for now I want to focus on producing the novel System.

Thank you so much, thankfully this novel did not end like its predecessor which is now a failed product.

Healthy always for all dear readers 😁😁😁😁

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