I let out a breath, cutting my cultivation short. Time seemed to fly by when I cultivated, as I get lost in the sensation of cycling my Qi over and over, growing in strength with each step. I could feel Yuan’s emotions passing through and mixing into mine. His relief, his joy, as if the shackles he’d been born with all his life had been removed. I couldn’t help but smile at that. There was still a lot that I needed to think over. The fact that one of my cores now contained a force associated with demons - which thankfully I could hide - and that I… was at least partially Yuan. At least, I think I was. I wasn’t entirely sure what I was. Was I just a soul who’d moved on to this world and hitched along for a ride in a guy’s body? Like some kind of soul parasite? The idea was a bit creepy, but not completely undeniable. Or perhaps when my soul had been sent here, it had gotten merged with Yuan’s creating the two of us. Regardless of what I may be. I still felt a bit bad about taking o

“There are four fundamental forces in nature,” I said, walking around the room with four fingers held out.Lightning check? Clear. No heavenly tribulations from that.“The first is the force that keeps us tethered to the ground. Gravity. It is what governs the movement of celestial bodies and the formation of planets and life.”Flee squeaked, and I saw confused looks all around the room.“You really don’t need to worry about it for now. I may be completely wrong here as well, this is all knowledge I gained from back home. Gravity is still real and the reason why things don’t fall into the sky is all you need to know,” I said, closing one finger.Secondary lightning? Check. Flee was still following the explanation.“The second one and third are Weak and Strong nuclear forces. It’s what helps the formation of nuclei that allows for every complex elements to exist, and not just be randomly floating around as Hydrogen particles,” I said, closing two more fingersI was followed once more b

I noted the guy standing in front of all the other thugs. The man wore cultivator robes, as his Qi flared all around him. I extended my senses and found the man to be in the lower fourth realm. I was both impressed by the show, and pitied all of them.Impressed as even a large sect like Cloudy Peak Sect would easily pick a disciple in the 4th realm, even if they aren’t too young. The cultivator in front of me could pass for his mid twenties and would easily form the core disciple or heir of any sect outside the seven celestial peaks.Yet, I pitied them at the same time as these goons had picked the worst time to arrive. Again. When there were so many of us around, and a prodigious thunder cultivator.“Whatcha here for? We’ve already paid ya guys,” Su Lin said, straightening his back as he walked ahead. With the perpetual sleazy look and slouch it was easy to forget but Su Lin was quite tall and well built, taller than me, and I was fairly tall as well.The thug glared, his presence fl

Taking a moment, I thought silently on the matter. I knew my pills were improved, but I had also expected other experienced alchemists to have come up with much better versions of their own. Those that tried anyways. Unless I was missing something? Perhaps it was tied to how I cultivated, and why I could form these spirit anchors to herbs. I turned to look at Su Lin.“So, this guy doesn’t know who I am right?” I asked, receiving a nod from Su Lin. “Alright. I think I have an idea to sort this whole mess,” I said, digging into my pouch.I held out the lotus seeds I’d packed, and used to create the pill that I used to fix Zhang’s Qi deprivation.“There’s a village near a Qi vein nearby. It’s called Taizhou and if you show the village head there, and tell them mine and Liuxiang’s name, they’ll let you move in. You already have the pills I gave, which should be enough to sell to get a home there for all of you,” I said, handing over the seeds.Su Lin stared at me in surprise and I smiled.

It was an ocean, deep enough to consume me whole. Wide enough that I could swim within it for years and never see the end. It was an entire world upon itself, tied by a thin thread to the twin cores within my dantian. Like a mountain hinged upon two glass orbs.My spirit touched Ren’s and I marvelled at the little turtle, finally able to sense the strength of the magnificent creature I had brought with me.Three circles shimmered in Ren's core, forming the foundation of his dantian, as a bright and pure core shone within them, brimming with Qi on the inside.This was the Seventh realm. The realm of Elders, and of where the path towards true immortality began.I felt Ren’s Qi sweep me, gently guiding me towards him, and I let the waters carry me along. My spirit floated, stretching in a now familiar sensation as I felt something snap and opened my eyes once more.“Back here again huh?” I said, looking around. I sat on a small island, surrounded by a vast lake filled with little creatur