novelraw Chapter 45: Cultivation Begins
Chapter 45: Cultivation Begins
After dealing with the assassins, Long Tian headed deeper into the forest, where the concentration of Originat was the highest.
As for why he didn’t encounter any wild beasts, his aura had scared them off.
With his strong fox bloodline, he was like a hegemon among beasts.
Although he didn’t realize it, the real reason was that he was emitting a draconic aura.
Dragons are known as the ancestors of all beasts.
With just a dragon aura combined with his fox bloodline, no beast dared to approach him.
Picking an enclosed cave, he sat cross-legged and took his first step toward cultivation.
He circulated the Infinite Source Cannon, trying to absorb Originat through it.
It was his primary cultivation technique.
After several minutes of trying to absorb Originat with no success, the Infinite Source Genesis Diagram remained still.
Long Tian was puzzled. Why couldn’t it absorb Originat?
He lacked information about the Cannon.
After some thought, he decided to use the Nine Dragon Scripture to see if he could absorb Originat.
He immediately activated the Nine Dragon Body Refinement to reach the Primordial Dragon Vessel Tier.
Although his body had been refined to this stage, he felt he should absorb the Originat directly.
But it felt incomplete.
It was an instinct.
He tried different methods but kept feeling the same.
This made him feel discouraged.
Was something wrong with him?
What was going on?
These questions kept cycling through his mind.
He wondered if his cultivation methods were flawed.
He couldn’t absorb Originat with the Infinite Source Cannon, and the Nine Dragon Body Refinement felt incomplete.
He gradually switched to the Celestial Fox Art.
He circulated it, his three tails waving behind him, his fox ears flickering.
His aura began to grow. The shadow fox’s eyes snapped open.
Blood-red eyes.
It emanated a chilling aura, and suddenly, the ten tails reappeared, glowing with golden-black light.
The glow was so intense that it overshadowed the Infinite Source Diagram.
Long Tian’s body transformed into a fox.
It measured about 1.5 meters in body length, with a shoulder height of around 0.8 meters, and each tail was as long as its body.
His fox-like eyes were closed, and faint golden-black energy emitted from his body.
Suddenly, his first tail stood upright like a pillar, emanating fiery energy.
Fire began to burn from this tail, spreading throughout his body.
It tried to burn him, but his strength was enough to withstand it.
Long Tian was experiencing his incomplete fire awakening.
He needed to awaken an element before he could absorb Originat.
The flames began to spread wildly, burning the entire cave.
Long Tian felt the flames trying to burn his organs, but his body was like a fortified wall.
He started to suppress the flames.
Unknown to him, as he did so, the shadow fox appeared behind him, its blood-red eyes fixed on the flames.
The flames immediately began to wane, retracting back into the one tail.
Long Tian felt a wave of joy—he had finally awakened his first element: Fire.
In the Infinite Source Genesis Diagram, one of the shadow fox’s tails turned fiery, becoming red before returning to normal.
Just as Long Tian thought it was over,
He felt his second tail moving, twirling with intense motion.
Icy energy was released from it.
He was shocked. According to his bloodline memory, it was rare to awaken an element before absorbing Originat.
Only those with a pure bloodline and at least eight tails could do that.
Even rarer, those with three tails would immediately awaken an element after absorbing Originat.
And here he was, awakening two elements—fire and ice—before absorbing Originat, which defied expectations.
He didn’t interrupt the process and continued awakening the second element.
Everything turned cold, ice spreading throughout the cave.
It formed a smooth sheet of ice.
He discovered he couldn’t use his fire element to stop it.
He had to endure it with his body.
And his body held strong.
He completed his control over it, and then, with a snap of his fingers, the ice melted into water.
His body felt soft, almost too heavy to move.
But his strong soul prevented any real effect, and he successfully powered through.
Now he had awakened two elements: fire and ice.
He now saw the benefit of the cultivation techniques he had used.
The Nine Dragon Scripture increased his physical strength, soul strength, element, and Originat control, but its specialty was physical strength.
The same applied to the others; they were versatile in all aspects of the body, but each had different specialties.
The specialty of the Netherworld Reaper Codex was soul power.
The specialty of the Celestial Fox Art was the density and control of elements and Originat.
After this, the Celestial Fox Art began to circulate with insane speed on its own.
All the Originat in the surroundings was drawn toward him as he absorbed it.
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As this was happening, Meng Lingxue left her room and glanced at Long Tian’s room.
Yesterday’s incident flashed through her mind. She decided to investigate Long Tian’s background because her grandfather favored him so much.
She walked downstairs to have breakfast.
Just as she was about to finish, she realized Long Tian hadn’t come down.
"Where’s Long Tian? Is he not awake yet?" she asked.
"Young Miss, I checked when I woke up, but he wasn’t there. After looking around, I think Mr. Long Tian might have gone out early," Aunt Anna replied.
Meng Lingxue’s expression twisted into a frown. It was Sunday, so she knew she didn’t have work today. Where could he have gone?
"Okay," she nodded.
As she finished eating, her phone pinged with a notification. She checked and saw the information she had been waiting for had arrived.
She opened it and began reading. She had never been curious about someone before.
But when she read it, her expression darkened.
This didn’t help at all. The suspicion started when he appeared in China after the airplane landed.
The only surprising thing was that he claimed to be a divine doctor at an antique market.
And surprisingly, it seemed genuine, because people didn’t leave—more kept arriving.
She immediately dialed Wen Xin’s number.
"I knew you were going to call. This is all the information I could gather about him—everything about his past is blank. No matter how hard I tried or what tricks I pulled, it was all for nothing."
Before Meng Lingxue could speak, Wen Xin’s voice cut her off with a complaint.
Hearing Wen Xin’s words, she was taken aback.
"Did you try to..." she started to ask.
"Yeah, I did. I traced where he came from before arriving in China, but it was all blank. Lingxue, it seems the husband you married isn’t an ordinary man," Wen Xin said.
Meng Lingxue’s frown deepened. She realized her husband was full of mysteries.
"Hmmm... Lingxue, tell me, how did you two meet?" Wen Xin asked with a giggle.
She had just learned about their relationship because Meng Lingxue had given her access to her identity to investigate Long Tian.
It was also when she discovered they had gone together to register their marriage.
"Lingxue..."
Before she could respond, Meng Lingxue ended the call.
She didn’t have time to listen to her chatter.
Her thoughts drifted back to when they met, to that strange aura, and to her grandfather’s words.
"Young Miss, are you alright?" Aunt Anna’s concerned voice brought her back from her thoughts.
She nodded, packed her belongings, and went upstairs.
Aunt Anna watched her leave and sighed.
She sensed something weighed on her young miss—something that had begun yesterday.
This made her curious about what had happened during dinner.
After a moment, she shook her head and resumed her work.
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Long Tian was oblivious to Meng Lingxue’s thoughts focused on him.
Otherwise, he would have grinned with satisfaction.
He remained cross-legged, his aura expanding.
He discovered that no matter how much Originat he absorbed, he hit a barrier and hadn’t entered the Origin Gathering Realm.
There was some sort of barrier blocking him, like a shackle holding him back.
As for the Netherworld Reaper Codex, it was much easier. It could absorb Originat without issue.
He faced the same problem with the Celestial Fox Art—he couldn’t advance into the Origin Gathering Realm.
Even though he felt that different parts of his body had improved.
His strength had also increased.
He immediately tried the Nine Dragon Scripture.
But he still felt incomplete, stuck in a deadlock.
As he pondered a solution, he heard a deep sigh—like it came from a thousand years ago.
"As expected, you can’t advance," a voice said.
An ancient voice echoed from nowhere, shaking Long Tian.
He could sense arrogance and dominance within it.
His guard immediately went up, ready for battle.
"Who are you?"
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