Cultivating in Honkai!

Once the trio arrived, Shi Tian began his storytime. It took several hours to complete.

"A warrior from the Previous Era…"

"He mentioned an interesting plan that you had, Mister Yang."

Welt Yang understood what Shi Tian asked about. His eyes turned to Kiana. The latter was surprised.

"Me?"

He nodded affirmatively.

"The Second Herrscher once possessed the power of six cores. We also received knowledge about the Previous Era. The fourteenth Herrscher… The Herrscher of the End culled humanity. Only the people left in a cryogenic state inside a Divine Key survived."

The moon rocks sent by Siegfried back in the second eruption were not for naught. It gave Anti-Entropy knowledge about the Previous Era—their inheritance, so as to speak.

Even if it is incomplete, it provided them a lot of help.

"The fourteenth Herrscher possessed all thirteen Herrscher authorities. Her power was said to be catastrophic."

Seeing Welt Yang end his speech, Shi Tian added:

"The final Herrscher easily destroyed Earth's surface. The Previous Era's heroes… their strongest one disabled the Final Herrscher for seven hours. That was how humanity survived."

Welt Yang sighed. The bits of information he received showed the heroes' strengths and courage. He could not help but recall his predecessor who possessed the same qualities.

Humanity sacrificed far too many times to reach their current point.

"The power output of the Second Herrscher under six cores is 9,000 honkai welt. She has the highest record in our era." Einstein explained. "Our theories show Kiana's likelihood in recreating her peak. She will be helpful in dealing with the impending Final Herrscher..."

...or to become the Herrscher of Finality herself.

Through the data gathered from the moon rocks, Anti-Entropy saw the gradual increase of minor eruptions since the second major eruption. Calculations show they have less time remaining—approximately ten years. If an abnormality happens, it would be even less.

The hope brought by spiritual qi is an unexpected surprise that furthered their studies in the honkai.

Fwoosh-!

A block of ice appeared atop Shi Tian's palm.

"This is the last thing I wanted to tell you."

Crumble-!

A small bit of honkai energy fluctuated from the ice block. It remained the ice's form. Without it, the ice will break down.

"I am chosen to be a Herrscher."

*****

'It is like a dream.'

Kiana felt surreal. She looked for him everywhere. Never had she considered Shi Tian coming back all by himself.

He is just built different.

"I will bring you somewhere good." She said.

"Hm?"

Shi Tian looked at her hand. It took a moment to process things. He held her hand.

'Quite soft… and delicate.'

It is in sharp contrast to her actual strength. It made him marvel at this gap.

Buzz-!

A sharp ringing sound came. Moments later, the two found themselves in a familiar pinkish-gray space. They stood together atop a floating mass of rock.

'Such thick spiritual qi… Fourth grade.'

Shi Tian's [Encompassing Eyes] saw more details. It is no longer a fourth grade spirit vein. It reached the standards for the low fifth grade.

This kind of environment houses Nascent Soul powerhouses whose spiritual consciousness spans light years. That was trillions of kilometers!

Unfortunately, cultivators' dantian can get saturated. Once their cultivation speed is capped, it can't increase further. Their biggest advantage now is not worrying about spiritual qi.

'Imaginary Space… Coming here is the best thing that happened.'

If it was in a typical cultivation world, Shi Tian would have either courted death or acted as a young master. That dog-eat-dog world where survival of the fittest applies is far more cruel than here.

Most importantly…

'I met everyone.'

"So? Isn't it amazing?"

"Can you tell which grade it is?"

His question stumped Kiana.

"I guessed it was the fourth grade."

"It's higher. It's the fifth grade."

"..."

Her lack of knowledge made her embarrassed.

"A-anyways… This is where I practice. I can't bring normal items inside. I make my bed like this."

A simple pale black bed frame appeared. The bedding came next. It is also a void construct of sorts. It is a very tough bed.

"You don't have to worry about it now." He spoke. "I'm rich now."

Shi Tian flashed five rings on his right hand. All of them are storage rings. The biggest one housed the jade slips. The rest are middle third grade, low third grade, and two late second grade.

In the second grade ring lies the typical sundries.

Bam-!

A huge 300 by 400 golden bed emerged out of thin air. Its frames are made of spiritual gold and jade. The bedding came from a low third grade cotton. Coupled with the small patterns of heaven and earth, it is a bonafide low third grade artifact.

Hum.

It sent out a gentle white glow. The surrounding spiritual qi became attracted to it.

"Huh…"

Kiana tested its softness with her hand. It sank quite deep. It is not too soft nor too hard. It struck the right balance of a perfect bed.

"There aren't any pillows for now."

"No… This feels heavenly!"

Shi Tian watched her lay on the bed.

Three seconds later, she fell asleep.

"..."

He was speechless. Her steady breathing and receded spiritual consciousness indicated she fell to a deep sleep.

She hasn't even changed her jacket and shorts. She slept on her outer wear.

"Hm."

Shi Tian tested the bed's softness and understood why she fell asleep.

It's too damn comfortable.

Immortal cultivation does not simply raise life level. It also brings along the quality of life. The higher the cultivation, the better their quality of life.

His eyes shuffled between the five storage rings. The unprecedented wealth he has now made him satisfied.

He is no longer the broke cultivator from before.

"Fu…"

Shi Tian's eyes shifted from the bed. He decided to settle a few things before trying it out. He decided to sit on it for now.

'Even sitting… What if it's a fourth grade bed?'

His distracting thoughts flew away.

The first thing he checked was his soul. It housed his crystal dantian.

At this moment, more than a quarter of his soul is filled with majestic golden runes.

'Twenty five percent through the [Clear Apertures Manual].'

It is the technique that increases one's comprehension. Geniuses and mediocre people alike will benefit from it.

Shi Tian tried out its effects. He began thinking of the [Xiutian Art]. As he did so, dozens of techniques popped up from his mind. They served as a cross-reference and began pointing him out to a higher mastery.

It took a while to remove himself from that clearheaded state.

'No shit.'

His original comprehension is already high. It became even higher with the [Clear Apertures Manual]. The two stacked together and formed a terrifying effect.

"Fu…"

The second one he checked is the [Xinhai Sutra]. It fused into his eyes and turned into a permanent sight. He can freely see the 'strings' and obtain information without fatigue.

Other than that, it also gained another state.

Hum-!

A brand new string emerged from him. The floating rocks also gained colored strings. His was golden red; the rocks' are grayish-black.

The moment he thought of gaining their information, flashes of images came to his mind. It showed the origin of rocks (Sirin) and the memories of him together with Kiana.

When he snapped out of it, Shi Tian found his mental power decreased by a quarter.

"Causality…"

He felt he could do things to these causal lines. Only, it will cost him a lot of mental power. Using them to attack remains questionable at his current strength.

Shi Tian chose not to meddle with them. He continued checking his current state. His physical body reached the late stage; qi cultivation at the middle stage; and mental cultivation at the late stage.

These were the benefits he got after reconnecting his mind to the body and soul.

Seeing there wasn't anything else, he surrendered his body to the heavenly bed.

"It's really… comforting."

He struggled to start his qi cultivation. Fortunately, he was able to do so. He soon went into a trance as he fell asleep…