Celestial Dragon Domain is a region in the southern part of the world, a place where people cultivate in search of immortality. It is a world governed by spiritual Qi, where the strong prevail and the weak submit. However, the Celestial Dragon Domain is known for having the lowest spiritual Qi density in the world, where the strongest cultivator is only in the Current Soul Realm.
In this world, cultivation is divided as follows:
Opening Realm: The first step, where the cultivator senses and opens their body to spiritual Qi. (Divided into nine levels)
Circulation Realm: Where the Qi begins to flow through the meridians, strengthening the body. (Divided into nine levels)
Unification Realm: The energy of the body and the environment become one. (Divided into nine levels)
Golden Core Realm: The cultivator condenses all their Qi into a solid, powerful core. (Divided into nine levels)
Current Soul Realm: A spiritual soul begins to be born within the core. (Divided into nine levels)
Transformation Realm: The soul and body undergo a major metamorphosis. (Divided into Initial, Middle, Final, Perfect)
Ascension Realm: The cultivator begins to transcend the mortal plane. (Divided into Initial, Middle, Final, Perfect)
Corporeal Void Realm: The body becomes a "void" that attracts and absorbs the Qi of the universe. (Divided into Initial, Middle, Final, Perfect)
In the Celestial Dragon Domain, five sects stand out for their strength: the Order of the Ice Lotus, the Stellar Axe Sect, the Celestial Sword Sect, the Formless Wind Clan, and the Palace of the Eternal Spring.
In the outer courtyard of the Celestial Sword Sect, sitting in the lotus position, was a young man of incredible appearance, with green eyes and wavy hair. Wearing a white and blue robe with the sect's emblem, this was Lu Jie. He had faced many hardships in life. Having been born with a low-grade spiritual root, he struggled to become an outer disciple of the Celestial Sword Sect.
In fact, he only managed to secure a spot due to the kindness of Elder Xiu, who saw him repeatedly trying. Lu Jie came from a humble family. His parents died early in demon attacks, and he witnessed everything. By luck, he was saved by nearby cultivators, but his parents were not as fortunate. This trauma made him extremely cautious, and he vowed to become strong enough to protect himself and no longer depend on others.
He had just received the sect's cultivation technique and was about to begin when something unusual appeared before him:
[Guardian detected. Initiating link.]
Lu Jie was startled and asked cautiously, "Senior, this junior has just joined the sect. Is there anything I can do for you?" He was not surprised by the communication, as conversations via spiritual energy transmission were common in the cultivation world. However, he was cautious of the image he could see even with his eyes closed.
After a moment of silence, another screen appeared before him.
[Link successfully established. Sending information about the Guardian System.]
A flood of information rushed into Lu Jie's mind, giving him a slight headache. "What is this?" he thought, stunned. In a brief moment, he understood and murmured "Status," as another screen appeared.
[Name: Lu JieAge: 16 years oldCultivation: NonePhysique: MortalSpells: NoneTechnique: NoneAbility: NoneSpiritual Root: Inferior grade - improve]
Seeing the screen, he quickly clicked "improve." His body shone intensely, and he felt his spiritual root gradually rising in grade, an indescribable sensation. When the glow ceased and the energy returned to its normal flow, he checked his status again. His spiritual root had improved to the superior grade. He was secretly surprised, but before he could say anything, another screen appeared.
[Detected that your inferior-grade root has successfully risen to superior grade.]
[Congratulations on receiving the technique, Eternal Sutra Path.]
Soon after, another screen appeared.
[Eternal Sutra Path: A cultivation technique that guides the flow of spiritual Qi continuously and flawlessly, ensuring consistent progress throughout life.]
Several memories about the Eternal Sutra Path technique surged into his mind, as if they had always been there. It was something magical.
"Compared to the outer sect's technique, this one is far superior," he pondered, analyzing the Eternal Sutra Path.
He thought for a moment whether he should cultivate this technique instead of the one given by the sect. The system's technique wouldn't be detected by anyone in the outer sect, but it would be problematic if an elder from the inner sect could see through the technique and reprimand him, as cultivating a different technique from the sect was against the rules.
After careful consideration, he still decided to cultivate the Eternal Sutra Path. In any case, he could change his technique if he managed to enter the inner sect, but that was something to think about later.
He closed his eyes and began to concentrate on the technique, and time passed very quickly. For mortals like Lu Jie, who had not yet embarked on the path of cultivation, mortal needs like eating and sleeping still existed. But to his surprise, the technique allowed him to use spiritual Qi to suppress these needs. Thus, he spent a month cultivating without moving.
Opening his eyes slowly, he murmured, "Incredible, I'm already at the second level of the Opening Realm."
The outer courtyard of the Celestial Sword Sect had no other disciples, as Lu Jie had joined in an unconventional way. He had received the outer sect's technique and was waiting for Elder Xiu to enter the outer sect hall and cultivate with the other disciples. Therefore, no one saw him cultivating during that month.
Soon, Elder Xiu appeared. She had long white hair the color of clouds and wore a blue robe that further highlighted her beauty. She looked at Lu Jie deeply. "This boy has already reached the second level of the Opening Realm," she thought, secretly surprised, as she had inspected him and knew he had an inferior-grade spiritual root.
"The disciple greets the master," Lu Jie said politely.
"Let's go. I'll take you to the outer hall. You will cultivate there while you are still an outer disciple," she replied.
He nodded, and the two headed toward the outer hall of the sect.