The moment Ernest found the magic scroll containing cultivation techniques specifically for humans, he felt so excited that he unconsciously showed the magic scroll to Lilu.

However, even when Ernest informs Lilu that the magic scroll includes robust cultivation methods, Lilu ignores them.

Lilu, lounging by the window, said that demons had already acquired their unique skills at birth. They didn’t need to train to become strong; they simply needed to fight to enhance their abilities. So, Ernest only got Lilu’s indifferent face.

Ernest remembered how he had to work hard to suppress his irritation.

His past self automatically compared demons and humans.

Unlike in the Netherworld, humans on Earth had to train hard to Awaken and gain strength beyond normal humans. Even hard work wasn’t enough; someone also needed to have a high Mana sensitivity and great luck. Only then could they Awaken.

As an outlet for his frustration with Lilu, Ernest, who received a dismissive response from Lilu, decided to memorize the contents of the magic scroll containing human cultivation techniques. He read and engraved every sentence in the magic scroll so he could remember it to this day.

At that time, the magic scroll was useless to him because he was then a demon. So he couldn’t practice the contents of the magic scroll. But little did he know that his futile actions back then would be helpful now. Because he was currently a human, he believed he could master the cultivation technique.

Rather than frustration with Lilu, perhaps unconsciously, Ernest had hopes of returning to being human and practising the cultivation technique to break free from the curse that had long plagued his body.

The name of the cultivation technique in the magic scroll was Divine Harmony.

He closed his eyes, took a lotus position, and began practising every word about the breathing technique from the Divine Harmony cultivation.

Ernest had heard that among those who awakened, some practised specific cultivation techniques to become stronger.

Because it was common for everyone’s Awakening method to be a secret, most information about people’s cultivation techniques was not widely known.

One thing Ernest knew was that they could only Awaken if they created a Mana Pool within them. In other words, they would try to quickly create a Mana Pool from the beginning to Awaken quickly.

However, the Divine Harmony technique was different.

The first stage of the Divine Harmony cultivation technique was Body Refinement.

The body had to be strong to support great power.

The first stage was the stage to form a solid foundation for the body. Without a strong foundation, no matter how great someone became, later on, they would inevitably collapse.

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That was the opening statement of the Divine Harmony technique.

Ernest’s first move in achieving the first stage, Body Refinement, was to absorb all of the Mana particles surrounding his body. Logically, that was impossible because Ernest’s body didn’t yet have a Mana Pool.

However, according to the Divine Harmony cultivation technique, it was still possible to flow the drawn Mana particles toward the Mana Circuit within everyone’s body. It couldn’t be stored, but flowing Mana particles into the entire Mana Circuit could strengthen both the physical foundation and his Mana Pool, which needed to be created later.

Continue flowing the Mana particles infinitely. If you could do it without having to meditate, then you would have successfully reached the first stage, Body Refinement. That was a brief explanation.

The problem was that although everyone had a natural Mana Circuit from birth, each person’s Mana Circuit was different. This was also the reason there were no detailed instructions on how Ernest should move Mana through his entire Mana Circuit. If he haphazardly moved Mana to circulate through his entire Mana Circuit, it was inevitable that Ernest would suffer severe injuries.

Fortunately, Ernest had memorized the shape and structure of his Mana Circuit. It seemed impossible because there were almost hundreds of thousands of intersections in everyone’s Mana Circuit, but Ernest had successfully memorized the entire Mana Circuit in his body since it was one of his efforts to eliminate the curse within his body.

He smiled, feeling nostalgic as he observed his Mana Circuit, which he hadn’t done for two years. Without further ado, he flowed the Mana particles he had gathered bit by bit.

[Progress Level: 0.1%.]

[Progress Level: 0.2%.]

[Progress Level: 0.3%.]

As he cultivated, his progress level in reaching the first stage of the Divine Harmony cultivation technique increased.

***

One week later.

The sun rising from the east awakened Ernest from his meditative state.

He opened his eyes and flexed his muscles.

One week ago, when he just regained consciousness from a vegetative state, the muscles in his body felt very stiff, but after a week of stretching, there were no abnormalities in the movement of his body’s muscles.

Although he had been meditating for a week, he hadn’t Awakened yet. However, the side effects of the curse in his body, in the form of pain throughout his body, had significantly diminished.

Regardless of his physical condition, he felt there was a thick wall blocking his path to Awakening.

[Progress Level: 50%.]

Ernest’s cultivation progress to reach the first stage of the Divine Harmony cultivation technique stagnated at 50%.

‘Is it because of the curse in my body that I can’t Awaken and break through the first level of the Divine Harmony cultivation technique?’

He felt he needed an external factor to further increase his progress level. The external factor that came to Ernest’s mind was medicines, not modern medicines used for common human diseases, but medicines made from materials containing Mana.

Since The Great Catastrophe incident, besides affecting humans, Mana particles in the air have also affected animals and plants. So, he was sure that there would be some medicines out there that could help his progress.

However, to buy various medicines, which he himself didn’t know, he needed information and a lot of money. On the other hand, he didn’t even have a single penny or acquaintances to ask.

‘It seems I have to find a job.’

‘The question is, will my body be able to perform various common jobs out there?’

To answer this question, he decided to start exercising and test how strong his body was in performing strenuous physical activities.

A few minutes later.

Knock-knock!

The door to the room where he was being treated suddenly sounded. As if the door knock was just a standard operating procedure, without waiting for Ernest to answer, the door suddenly opened.

It turned out to be Olivia. However, Olivia didn’t enter immediately; she stood still without daring to move at all.

A few seconds later, Olivia’s face turned pink.

“It seems I entered at an inappropriate time.”