After getting used to his current strength, it is only after he finished all his daily quota for the Infinite Qi System that he noticed a new message from the semi-transparent floating golden screen, the words from it giving him a pleasant surprise.
[Congratulations on entering the thirteenth layer of the Infinite Qi Dimension. Reward: Infinite Qi Stone]
Immediately looking for the new item currently in his system storage, he inspects its use causing him to be stupefied with joy as he grins from ear to ear.
[Infinite Qi Stone (No price, unpurchaseable, not sellable)]
[A peculiar stone connected to the Infinite Qi Dimension. Draws out qi from the dimension and expels it outside for the owner of the stone and anything around them to use. This particular stone is directly connected to the ninth layer of the dimension]
Reading the information about the stone, he decided to go on and inspect his current stats as well, another great surprise greeting him.
[Host: Wu Xiao Tian]
[Age: 13]
[Cultivation: Perfection State Pedestal Establishment Realm]
[Qi: Primordial Nihility Transcendent Qi]
[Physique: Grand Desolation Transcendent Body]
[Soul: Extreme Origin Transcendent Soul]
[Universal Coins: 12,571,290]
[Stats]
[Strength: 900 innate strength]
[Agility: 900 innate strength]
[Intelligence: 450 innate strength]
[Stamina: 450 strength]
[Vitality: 900 innate strength]
[Aptitude: ???]
[Techniques]
[Chaotic Order Weapon Art (Self-derived, from Order Chaos Contradiction Sword)]
[Transcendent’s Heavenly Touch (Self-derived, from God of Pleasure)]
[Drunken Dance (Self-derived, from 100+ movement techniques)]
[Rend (Original)]
[Soul Art (Original)]
[Systems]
[Infinite Qi System (Lvl 6)]
[Martial God System]
[Auxiliary Job System]
[Infinite Dimension System (Lvl 1)]
[Shop]
[Inventory]
[Myriad Transformation Orb]
[Compass of Fate]
[Greater Qi Absorption Pill (mortal-grade pill) (12)]
[Void-born Flower]
[Sky-piercing Lance (Mortal-grade Weapon)]
[Celestial Origin Seed (6,240)]
[World Tree Seed (3)]
[Origin of Water]
Looking at his storage, he couldn’t help but notice the three World Tree Seeds lying there as he remembers some notes, he read about a world only having one World Tree. As he contemplates about that, he couldn’t help but mutter in a low voice.
“Come to think of it, can multiple world trees coexist in a single world?” he asks, hoping that the system will answer, his hope not let down as the golden screen flashes in front of him.
[So long as there is enough qi to nourish the World Tree Seeds during their infancy period, multiple World Trees can grow in a single world, otherwise, planting multiple World Tree Seeds in a single world will only result to the death of each one of them]
Reading the system’s respond, a grand image starts to pop up in Wu Xiaotian’s mind. A massive, fortress like city surrounded by advanced marvels made from the combination of runic inscription and technology, with multiple World Trees in its domain, the blessings from these majestic plant lives giving birth to lush forest with tall, gigantic trees still paling in comparison to them, those giant trees being one of the residential option for the people there, leading a peaceful, easy-going and unfettered lifestyle despite their strength being comparable to elites outside. Most important of all, Wu Xiaotian sees himself living in a palace located in the crown of the biggest World Tree in that city, occupying that large home along with women he values the most, enjoying each other’s embrace as they spend most of their days there.
“That will take a long time…” as the image of said imaginary city flashes in his mind, Wu Xiaotian finally thought that he now has another goal to strive towards to aside from his main goal of getting strong enough to protect his important people from any kind of harm, this secondary goal of him being something so humble in the grand scheme of things for now, but will later change the power balance of the entire cosmos, but that is a story for another time.
As he started thinking of how to realize this goal of his, it snapped in his mind that he will need manpower, a lot of them in order to create a properly functioning city, as well as ridiculous amount of wealth that will kick start its economy.
Driving all of this thought to the back of his mind though, he decided to continue forward and take the third and final part of the inheritance tests, making an important mental note in his mind to start planning for that goal whenever he has time after he gets out of the secret realm.
As he walks in the dimly lit corridor, he was searching for some interesting things in the system’s shop, until he eventually arrives in front of a rock door, seemingly heavy and thick enough for it to refuse budging from his strength. However, the moment he come close to the door, it automatically moves as if like the doors in advanced establishment back on Earth, he thought that such is only to be expected from a fellow that also once live in the same planet as him.
Entering inside, he was once again greeted by a familiar mechanical voice, its tone still emotionless and cold just like a synthetically produced voice from a machine.
“Entry of a challenge detected, the optional third part of the assessment will now begin, will the challenger participate in the third part of the test or proceed to the duel waiting area?”
Hearing this, Wu Xiaotian decided to go through the test since he’s here already, especially when he remembered how generous the rewards of the two previous tests are, he stated his agreement which the mechanical voice seems to hear as it starts announcing again.
“Now beginning the third part of the independent inheritance test, willpower part. Note that the final reward will increase for each phase the challenger passed, and even if the challenger fails to pass a single phase, the challenger can still move forward to the duel waiting area where the next test of the trial with begin” as the voice resounded across the room, its empty interior starts changing, the floor shattering bit by bit as it transforms into molten rocks, the surround walls closing in on him as magma also flows down from it, the temperature so irregular as despite his current strength, he’s still perspiring like crazy from the heat.
Sitting down to calm his mind and endure this test, he heard another announcement from the mechanical voice, making him pity the other contestants about to take this test as well.
“The third part, enduring five elements torture, each phase dedicated for one element lasting for ten weeks, with the intensity of the element increasing every week”
Sitting at peace, Wu Xiaotian smiles as he starts looking across the flowing stream of magma in the walls, above the ceiling and beneath his feet, seeing this test not only as a way to get more reward but also as an opportunity to study the nature of each of the five elements properly, probably giving him a clue on how to transform his Transcendent Qi to the five-element qi.
Hence the start of another grueling challenge not only for Wu Xiaotian, but also for the other gifted cultivators that decided to brave the last part of the first test, each and every one of them about to find out just how large the difference between each other’s will is.
