Son of the Supreme God

Ch.5 - Cultivation Level

Because of his skills and long-standing habits, Tian Zhu unconsciously made Ling Yin—the beautiful girl he had saved—grow interested in him.

They continued talking, and Tian Zhu managed to obtain quite a lot of information from her.

"So, who exactly is your father?"

"My father… it’s difficult to explain who he is," Tian Zhu replied. He was certain no one would believe him if he said that his father was the ruler of the entire universe. "You could say he is a very wise sovereign. In truth, everything he did to me was meant to protect me."

Ling Yin tilted her head slightly. Though she was curious, she could tell that Tian Zhu did not wish to talk further about his family, so she remained silent.

"Oh right, by the way, why can’t you cultivate? Do you have a defective dantian or something like that?"

"No, my dantian is actually normal," Ling Yin shook her head lightly. "I don’t know the cause, and no one else knows either. Every time I try to cultivate, my body hurts as if it’s about to explode. I even fainted from forcing myself to absorb natural energy!"

"So I can’t cultivate at all because of some problem in my body whose cause is unknown. Maybe this is some kind of curse." Ling Yin smiled bitterly.

"Is something wrong, Tian Zhu?" Ling Yin asked in confusion when she saw him staring at her with a dazed expression.

"Ahaha, nothing. It’s just that you’re actually incredibly lucky to have met me," Tian Zhu said with a laugh. "In fact, you weren’t cursed at all. On the contrary, you received an enormous blessing."

"A blessing? Then you know how to solve my problem? How? Tell me!" Ling Yin urged, moving closer to him in excitement.

"Alright, calm down first. Don’t get too close!" Tian Zhu suddenly jumped backward, his body trembling slightly as if in fear.

Ling Yin was confused by Tian Zhu’s reaction and sat back down.

Only then did Tian Zhu breathe a sigh of relief before sitting again.

"The symptoms you described only occur in people who possess dual spiritual roots that conflict with each other—such as fire and water, fire and ice, and so on. The greater the potential of these dual spiritual roots, the stronger the reaction when their owner tries to cultivate!"

"Dual spiritual roots… so I have those extremely rare roots with two opposing elements?" Ling Yin was shocked by Tian Zhu’s explanation.

"That’s right. But most people don’t know how to cultivate dual conflicting spiritual roots. So even though they’re rare, their owners are still considered trash because they can’t cultivate."

"That’s because every time energy enters the body, the two opposing elements clash with each other. That’s what causes the pain, and even internal injuries, during cultivation."

"So it’s the same in the end. Even after knowing the truth, I’m still trash who can’t cultivate," Ling Yin sighed in disappointment.

"Don’t jump to conclusions so quickly. I actually have a technique that’s suitable for cultivating conflicting dual spiritual roots," Tian Zhu said. With his vast knowledge, countless techniques were stored in his mind.

"Really?" Ling Yin’s eyes immediately lit up. "Then… would you be willing to teach me, Tian Zhu? I promise I’ll do anything if you can help me become a cultivator."

"Anything…" Tian Zhu murmured. His heart ached as the beautiful girl before him offered ‘anything,’ yet he couldn’t even touch her.

"I’m very interested in your offer. But if you do become a cultivator, what will you do then, Miss Ling Yin?"

Ling Yin fell silent for a moment, recalling all the humiliation she had endured.

"I want to show everyone that I’m not trash!"

"Then will you return to your family?"

"No!" Ling Yin answered firmly. "If you can help me, I’m willing to become your subordinate and remain loyal to you forever."

"Well, things are developing far beyond my expectations," Tian Zhu muttered inwardly.

With Ling Yin as his subordinate, Tian Zhu’s future journey would become much easier, as he would have a native of this world on his side.

"That’s a very tempting offer. Alright then, why don’t we start training? I also need to begin my cultivation journey from the beginning again," Tian Zhu said enthusiastically as he stood up. "Oh right, by the way, what are the names of the cultivation realms?"

Ling Yin didn’t answer immediately. Did this young man really not know something so basic? If he didn’t even know the cultivation realms, she began to doubt whether he could truly help her.

"As far as I know, there are seven cultivation realms, starting from:

Qi Refinement

Silver Core

Golden Core

Earth Spiritual

Sky Spiritual

Heaven Spiritual

Nascent Soul

Each realm is divided into three stages: early, middle, and late. I’ve heard that there are realms above Nascent Soul, but I don’t know whether that’s true or not."

"I see. I understand," Tian Zhu nodded, then sat down in a meditative position. "Alright, let’s begin training now."

"Okay," Ling Yin followed his lead.

"The natural energy here is decent. Your cultivation process will be very difficult, so you must be patient. Listen to me carefully," Tian Zhu said as he closed his eyes, beginning to cultivate while explaining how Ling Yin should proceed.

"First, you need to sense the spiritual roots within your body. Don’t try to absorb natural energy yet." Tian Zhu focused on sensing the core of the energy within his own body.

He didn’t know how his father had reconstructed his body, so he needed to examine it first in order to choose the appropriate cultivation technique.

"No spiritual roots at all. Father really knows how to joke," Tian Zhu muttered inwardly.

Someone without spiritual roots was actually suitable for using any type of technique. However, cultivation would be extremely difficult, and they would be unable to absorb natural energy at all.

Tian Zhu knew this well. With his knowledge, it wasn’t an insurmountable obstacle—but the early stages of cultivation would be exceptionally difficult.

"But if I manage to continuously improve my cultivation, I might even surpass my former peak strength."

Without spiritual roots, Tian Zhu possessed even greater potential.

He felt energy flowing throughout his body. In just a short moment, sweat poured out as his body struggled to refine natural energy without any spiritual roots.

"As expected… this was never going to be easy."