The next few days were easy. Hao Ren would teach Hiro about forging and then he would supervise over Jiro who was learning sword arts from Yin. The latter was a super genius who had been practicing for a long ti and even comprehended sword intent.
Jiro was learning with great hardwork and at the sa ti she was also learning to temper her body with Yin and Agnee. Hiro was progressing but at the mont he was only limited to grind work. He was supposed to read about tals and other things that were used by people for refining artifacts, from rare to common, everything must be morized.
Hiro was shocked but then he decided to boldly test Agnee, who was the only fellow refiner and to his shock the teenager knew all the answers to any question that he asked. Apart from that, to kill his boredom, Hao Ren had assigned him to help Agnee with fla manipulation.
Although the young lady could handle this on her own, this was a vital excercise for Hiro. Thus she had to comply with Hao Ren's instruction.
However, the young man in question, he was busy tending to his wife, and cooking for her what she liked, playing music for her when she felt bored, and lastly walking around with her. Sotis Han Lingshi had demanded that Hao Ren take her out on a date, and the young man had complied.
Though they did hide their identities in the crowd to avoid anyone trying to attack them. In the cultivation world people either had children at a rather young age when their realms were weak, or in old age when they were about a few hundred years old.
Hao Ren found that his life was moving along rather calmly, and his foundation has stabilized. Tonight, they were sitting in the backyard, watching stars. Han Lingshi was leaning against Hao Ren's shoulder and she asked, "So, when do you intend to make the breakthrough?"
Hao Ren gazed at her head, and Han Lingshi said, "Do you think I would not notice? You have been consuming so much of Yin from my body that I have regained the balance in the elental energy in my body. I can also see that your body is swallowing a lot of spiritual energy from the surroundings as you breath. How long do you need?"
Hao Ren shook his head and replied, "The spiritual dishes that I have swallowed all these days, they have cut down the work for by a lot and at the sa ti I have found that I am indeed close to making the breakthrough, but I have yet to understand the specific procedure for that. Spiritual energy has turned into true essence after climbing up to the World Realm, and can only be used in battles. So, I am stumbling to figure out how to advance to the higher realm. It is not easy."
Han Lingshi raised her head and looked at him before she said, "In my case condensing the true essence would do the trick."
Hao Ren nodded and replied, "My cultivation sutra dictates that I must mix my Dao Comprehension in the it before the essence is crystallized."
The lady humd, she didn't know what the differences between their cultivation techniques were but since Hao Ren said this, she could understand the complexity of this entire procedure.
The two of them continue to lay down and watch the sky, and Han Lingshi asked, "Don't you want to know why the whole place is untouched by snow?"
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "The Yin you are radiating is cause the snow to lt in the surroundings. Extre Yin is giving birth to the Yang in the air causing it all to be warm."
Just when the lady was about to nod, Agnee ca rushing to them and said, "Ma, Big Sister took my new sword and then broke it while practicing. You have to do justice."
Han Lingshi smiled and turned to look at Hao Ren as she said, "You worry about the matters of true essence, I worry about who is wrong and who is right."
Agnee stood their pouting on the side, and soon enough Yin ca over, and said, "Ma, I was just practicing and it broke. I didn't an to."
Agnee remarked, "This was tenth sword in the last one week. How is this supposed to be unintentional. You are aware that my artifacts cannot handle your spiritual energy yet you still try them."
Yin looked at Hao Ren and turned to look down on the ground. Han Lingshi sighed and said, "How about you have Yin bring you the tals that you need for the next batch of practice artifacts?"
Agnee shook her head and said, "I want her to give hundred spirit stones. Those weapons were normal artifacts but they would have sold well in the market. They are my inco source."
Hao Ren was amused and Han Lingshi turned to him as she said, "Look at this money grubber."
The young man chuckled before he stood up from the ground and said, "Yin from now on, you are not to channel your spiritual energy through the weapons, and Agnee, your sister just wants to check the quality of your weapons, so ask her for the quality inspection without destroying them."
Yin hid her emotions from the people and even though she had improved in communication she was still not very upright and upfront. The dispute was sorted and then the family ate a al. Hao Ren rested for a few more days, before he handed Hiro and Jiro over to Han Lingshi.
Hiro had yet to learn the things that he needed before Hao Ren could pass him the technique, and Jiro also needed so protected guidance before he could take her out with himself.
Hao Ren said his byes, and kissed his wife, before he looked at her bulging abdon and said, "You better not trouble your mother when I am outside."
Han Lingshi smiled witnessing this interaction. Then Hao Ren stepped on the teleportation array and vanished from the spot.
When he appeared he stood in the Crescent Moon Palace, and went directly to the cultivation room where he began to slowly make his move towards the path of the Heavenly realms. His growth wasn't quick, on the contrary, it was even slow, many of his efforts to gather the Dao Runes inside a crystal failed and he had to forcefully destroy the crystal inside his Dantian.
This was the near death situation for him. Sotis he managed to grasp half a rune and the crystal would shatter without control leaving him injured and incapacitated. Hao Ren cursed the system many tis for the shitty thod and the mandate followed with it but the system didn't even bother to reply.
As Hao Ren continued, his progress and grasp over the balance to execute the process gradually improved. The young man didn't know how long has it been outside. Finally, he managed to condense one crystal, and he fell on the floor with his eyes locked at the ceiling.
He asked, 'System, where is the tribulation?'
*In your ass.*
Hao Ren's lip twitched and the system continued, *You need ten crystals before you can face the tribulation. That Hamil had nine before he got trapped in the illusion and obsession. So, be careful.*
Hao Ren narrowed his gaze and asked, "Do you an to say that these ten crystals are akin to the tribulation?"
*Yes, the first crystal is free, from the second to the tenth, nine ntal demons.*
The young man sighed and said, "Each realm, one trickier than the other. Who even designs these things?"
*The guy on the other side of the screen. He is an even bigger asshole than you.*
Hao Ren was surprised, and asked, "How co you are also cursing him today?"
*Trapping a brilliant personage like without a body and giving an asshole like you a divine physique. What is even the point of it? I am ten tis better than a worthless scum that you are.*
The bickering started, and after a few minutes, Hao Ren decided that he would go out of the palace to complete the final stage of the ten crystal challenge. Who knew what sort of illusion trapped him and how he would react.
Hao Ren didn't tell anyone and just left the palace, Hao i and the rest of the people sensed his movent but didn't approach him. They were used to working without these people.
…
Hao Ren appeared in the Titan mountains, and he sat down on the ground and began to cultivate. The true essence inside his body churned and he condensed the second crystal. Just as he did that, lightning flashed in the void, and crashed onto his forehead. Then it was nothing. On the outside, he was calm but inside his mind there was a storm boiling.
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