Cultivator Apocalypse

Chapter 4

Zhang Xuan could feel a sudden power grow inside of him. Where he formerly felt his dan tian in his past life was now glowing with a very strong energy.

Zhang Xuan knew that he had somehow obtained a deep and powerful cultivation style thanks to this master, one that had truly earned the name True Blade Emperor Cultivation. The sharpness of blades became very intimately familiar within his mind, his body began to feel as if it had swung blades for thousands of years in the span of minutes!

"This master's technique is so potent, it is a shame that he does not have long to live.." Zhang Xuan felt regret build up inside of him. This kind master was willing to give him something, a chance everyone would kill for.

And yet, he would not live to see the results his disciple would bring onto the world.

The mysterious master felt Zhang Xuan's emotions well up, "Bah you silly disciple! Don't feel pity for an old man like me and go back to cultivating!" He immediately struck Zhang Xuan on the back of the head with the newspaper.

The dao of the newspaper was immensely powerful! It would ingrain a strong fear into Zhang Xuan at just the mere conjuration of it. Zhang Xuan resumed cultivation, focusing his energy back on understanding this power.

The old master huffed to himself, "This disciple has pity for me. Not one person has give me any care before my death. I hope he will be able to survive the tribulations that await him, and not end up like me."

The space they were in was truly blessed, time moved far slowed within it. This resulted in Zhang Xuan being able to achieve long periods of cultivation in merely minutes!

"My disciple will only have the blessing of this spiritual space to make him grow quickly, I can do no more from there."

The older cultivator contemplated to self, while Zhang Xuan was still concentrating on his own development.

As he sat quietly, Zhang Xuan felt his mind and body growing stronger with each passing moment. He could sense a new power pulsing within him, and instinctively knew that it was the essence of True Blade Emperor Cultivation fully resonating with him further than before.

He moved through his various qi gates and channels with newfound agility and control, feeding the potent energy coursing through his body without hesitation.

With each breath he took, Zhang Xuan felt inexorable strength filling every cell of his being, bringing him ever closer to mastering the legendary essence of True Blade Emperor Cultivation.

"I must treasure this opprotunity, now more than ever!"

He closed his eyes and focused on the energy. He could feel it swirling around inside him, like a storm. The more he focused on it, the more he could feel it grow.

 

He could sense it now, just below his navel. It was small, but it was growing quickly. Time endlessly passed within the space as it began to grow to the size of his fist, and eventually, it could be even larger than his dan tian.

 

A sudden pain came to Zhang Xuan's mind, enlightening him to what was going on. Zhang Xuan had a new word appear into his mind, that this was the "nascent soul" of his new cultivator self. He didn't know what it was, but he knew that it was very important to him.

 

A cultivator's spirit was usually in their dan tian. It was the source of their strength. If their dan tian was destroyed, they would die.

 

The pain grew increasingly stronger, and Zhang Xuan felt as though he was being stabbed by needles. The warm energy was now intensely hittng it's limit within him. Every part of his body began to glow with an immense burning sensation.

"A break through is truly resonating within me now!"

Right as Zhang Xuan was about to experience the break through, the sensation was stopped by the mysterious master. His qi was interrupting the flow to the rest of Zhang Xuan's body.

"Disciple, Time is incredibly short. I will strengthen your body with what I have left on this earth. Once you feel that power release within you, I will forever be gone from this world." The older cultivator looked at Zhang Xuan with a grim expression.

Zhang Xuan felt like a brat to him, he had to accomplish something the mysterious master wanted atleast.

"Master! Is there anything you wished to be done on this earth, I will inherit your will if you so want me to!"

Zhang Xuan pleaded, it was not fair for him to not do anything for his newfound master.

The mysterious cultivator looked down at Zhang Xuan, thinking hard of his entire life up to that point. The burdens he had upon his soul, the regrets he had in what he failed to achieve in his life.

"No my disciple, I will not burden you with the wishes of an old man. If you want to do somthing for me, you must live your life as your own. That is all I will tell you."

Immediately, the old man released the interruption of flow on Zhang Xuan's dan tian, causing his qi meridians to skyrocket with powerful spiritual qi. Zhang Xuan immediately exitted the space, no longer inside of it.

The old man sat down, watching as his spiritual space that sustained his soul crumbled around him.

"I have passed down the last thing I could onto my disciple, even though I may not have transfered my knowledge to him. He will have enough to take care of himself."

The walls of the space crumbled violently, as the space exploded in a burst of spiritual qi. Now, nothing remained of the old man's soul as he faded into nothingness.

Zhang Xuan slowly got up, confused as to how much time had passed while in the spiritual space. He reached immediately for his phone, checking the time on it.

Only Five hours had passed..

Zhang Xuan clutched his phone hard, "Old man! I wont let you down in this life!!"

He could not believe how much his life had changed in the short time he had been with the old man. He had gone from a simple and naive failure who had regressed. One who was unable to even understand the basic concepts of cultivation, to being able to tap into his inner spiritual power and enhancing it through rigorous training in a sealed space.

It was an opportunity that few could ever hope for in their entire lives, and Zhang Xuan felt deeply grateful towards the old man for giving him such a precious gift.

He knew that without the old man's wisdom and guidance, he would have never achieved the level of cultivation that he now possessed.

His eyes burned with a passion, nothing would stop him from achieving many things in this lifetime!

Zhang Xuan collected himself, he was still feeling weak from all the sudden experiences he had obtained. The young man's body was trembling uncontrollably as he forcefully suppressed the trembling.

His body was drenched in cold sweat, and his breathing was ragged. It felt as if his entire body had been put through a wringer, and every ounce of strength had been drained from him. Only after a few seconds had passed did he truly understand how weak his energy was right now.

He took a deep breath, attempting to collect himself. Which caused some of the spiritual qi inside of the room to flow inside of his body and refresh him slowly.

"Woah, I can recharge myself by breathing!? Time to breathe!!!"

Zhang Xuan began to profusely breath in and out, hyperventilating ridiculously inside of the room. Spiritual qi constantly entered his lungs and body, recharging them greatly and slowly alleviating his exhaustion.

After ten minutes of rapidly breathing, Zhang Xuan had fully recovered from all the tension in his meridians and body.

"This True Blade Emperor Cultivation is powerful! I thought it would take me longer to recover!"

He almost went back to cultivating, when Zhang Xuan suddenly remembered.

He was trespassing, and had yet to actually rent the apartment in his name!

"Oh no, I can't become a criminal before the apocalypse!"

 

 

Zhang Xuan walked into the Landlord's office, determined to rent out the apartment. But to his surprise, an arrogant young master was already there, trying to buy the whole apartment!

"Hmph, I'm going to turn this into a luxury apartment. And it's so cheap! I won't let any trash rent out here ever again!" The young master smirked, pampered and surrounded by two body guards.