Light Cultivation
Eps. 10 — Cultivation Levels
“If the teacher used to not teach me the technique of absorption of stealth gems quickly, maybe I will take 7 days to purify these gems..”.
Generally the absorption of gems was something that took a long time, the denser the stealth gem was to eat the longer it absorbed.
Jian Chen's case was an exception, he could shorten the absorption time from having learned a certain technique from his teacher in his previous life.
This made Jian Chen able to develop much faster far above the average person.
“Hm... Should I increase my cultivation now?” Jian Chen stroked his chin.
With the 10 inner power circles on his current body, he was sufficient to be able to proceed to the next stage in cultivating.
Cultivation alone had many levels in the martial world, starting from someone opening the Gate of Cultivation then automatically that person had already reached the Spirit Realm, the earliest level of the Cultivation Realm.
The second of the Cultivation Realm was the Soul Realm, then the Life Realm, Earth Realm, Hampa Realm and Sky Realm.
It was said that the cultivation realm was actually no limit, when one reached the peak in the highest realm, as long as he put in great effort and practiced then the cultivation of other new realms would form.
Then next, one could break through the Cultivation Realm to the next realm had to pass through the 9 stages one had to go through.
For example Jian Chen, having already opened the Gate of Cultivation on his body, then Jian Chen's level was at the Spirit Realm stage 1. This was the lowest tier for children like Jian Chen.
In order to increase his cultivation stage one must increase the 8 meridian foundation in his body as well as his inner power capacity.
The eight meridians could be increased by resources or training, whereas for the inner manpower one had to absorb the stealth gems just like Jian Chen had earlier done.
Next, when those 8 meridian foundations could be improved then by itself he advanced to the next stage. To find out it is usually marked by the body of a person who is cultivating will emit lightning sparks around him.
When it is in the next stage, then a swordsman will experience the same cycle that he must increase his meridians again. And this situation continues to repeat itself at every stage.
“This is really too weak.” Jian Chen fumbled to feel the quality of his body.
Jian Chen in his previous life had a strength that had already reached the Sky Realm. All the qualities of his body were extremely strong and sturdy, if comparing his strength to the current one, it was too much different.
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Jian Chen was already sitting cross-legged on his mattress, as he was about to begin his cultivation the sound of knocking on the door sounded. Jian Chen forcefully cancelled his intention, he stood up and opened the door.
“Mother?”
“Ah, is Mom bothering you to sleep, Chen’er?”
Jian Chen shook his head, he brought his mother into his room.
“A month has passed you don't want to sleep with Mom, you sure still sleep alone and say it's an adult.” Jian Ran sat on the mattress leisurely, teasing his son.
Jian Chen almost choked his breath. “Mother, I'm an adult, I'm 12 years old.”
“What's wrong with your age? If you want, you can join Mom and Dad's room.”
Jian Chen scratched his nose, he began to recall his disposition and nature when he was 12 years old in his previous life. Jian Chen was still in the room with his parents.
Since Jian Chen was the only child of his family of course he would be spoiled by his parents let alone his mother.
“Mother's got something to do coming here?” Jian Chen tried to change the subject.
“Gift?”
Jian Ran nodded then took out a small wooden box on Jian Chen.
Jian Chen's eyes widened when he saw the contents of the box, Jian Chen of course memorized it because the contents were none other than the necklace he often wore in his previous life.
At the age of 12, Jian Chen was given this necklace by his mother as the same gift for having successfully opened the Cultivation Gate.
Although his life now makes no difference but there is something strange this time and it is there in the cage.
Jian Chen's necklace should have had a green crystal as its decoration, but when he opened the box Jian Chen did not find the crystal, leaving only the necklace.
“Where is that green crystal?” Jian Chen actually muttered but Jian Ran heard his voice.
“Green Crystal?”
“Mother, Mm.. Does this necklace have any jewelry? A kind of crystal?”
Jian Ran raised his eyebrows, not understanding. “No crystals, this necklace I made for you. How do you know this necklace has jewelry, Chen’er?”
Jian Chen coughed softly, he over-inquired to the point of not realizing there was a wrong question. Jian Chen knew in his previous life, this necklace was not a genuine one made by Jian Ran but rather a relic from his original parents.
After reading his parents' wills, Jian Chen was once an abandoned baby found in a crate lying before his door.
Jian Wu and Jian Ran were shocked that time, those who had been married for 3 years and had not been blessed with children were like a miracle seeing Jian Chen.
The two chose to make Jian Chen their son when it was felt that this baby was completely abandoned by his parents especially after reading a letter in the chest.
Jian Wu read the letter telling this baby to be taken care of by him and named Jian Chen. This letter clearly showed that this baby was meant for Jian Wu.
The necklace Jian Ran gave now actually did belong to Jian Chen, as this necklace was found inside the chest as well.
The letter also had this necklace worn by Jian Chen when he had opened the Gate of Cultivation just like now.
It should have been that the necklace Jian Chen had in hand had crystals like in his previous life but was now different. The crystal did not exist, his mother did not even know what Jian Chen meant.
‘Didn't I go back in time, then why doesn't this crystal exist? It should be that this repeated life should all be the same.”.
Jian Chen did know that this necklace was what made him go back in time, or rather the Crystal that was on this necklace.
In his new life, Jian Chen would actually investigate about the green crystal to find out the mystery inside. But this plan does not seem to have materialized seeing that the crystal does not exist.
“Chen’er, do you not like the necklace?” Looking at his son's shriveled face, Jian Ran thought his son disliked his gift.
“No, Mother, I like.” Jian Chen hurriedly smiled, saying thanks to his mother.
Jian Ran heard it was very happy then stroked Jian Chen's hair, he had a chat for a while or rather teased Jian Chen into sleeping in his room. Jian Ran peeked at Jian Chen last time before he left.
“I'd better find out this later, if I can see that green crystal in this life, I'll investigate it..”.
There was nothing Jian Chen could do now, after all he had no time to think of something that had no answer. Jian Chen chose to continue to cultivate the previously disturbed.
Jian Chen used a different path to his general cultivation, which was the cultivation of the Light God.