Looking around me all I can see is pure white and I try to think back to what happened before I appeared here.
I was walking home just like any other day and I stopped by the grocery store to get ingredients for dinner. After that I walked past the bank since it is on my way home and heard screams and when I looked over I saw someone pointing something at me then I felt cold and fell down. Next thing I knew I was here..
"So does that mean I am dead? Sure felt like it."
"That is correct."
"Hm? Who are you?"
"I am God. Well atleast one of the gods."
"Oh. So I really did die?"
"Yes you did really die. You were shot in the head by someone robbing the bank."
"Oh. So where am I? Heaven? Hell?"
"Really? You aren't surprised or angry?"
"Oh I am for sure but it's not like being angry will change anything right?"
"You are one weird human. Anyways where you are now is neither Heaven nor Hell, It is my personal space. I brought you here to give you two options."
"Oh. What are those 2 options of yours?"
"The first option is for you to be sent into the cycle of reincarnation and be reincarnated 2500 years later, Obviously without your memories. The second option is for you to be my champion of sorts in another world."
"I'll choose the other world one I guess. Seems more interesting than just sitting in a void for 2 millenium."
"In that case I will tell you the information you will need. The world I am sending you to is called Krilda and is a world full of cultivators and beasts. You should be familiar with that from those games you played and novels you read in your free time. Anyways, I am sending you there as my champion and 49 other gods will also be sending champions there. The main point is for you to beat all the other champions and take the chance to enter the world of ancients, Which has been lost for many millenium."
"I see. That sounds like it will be pretty interesting, to say the least. So I basically need to cultivate a lot and get strong enough to overpower all the other champions?"
"That is basically correct. Though I do not believe it will be that easy, I do hope you can win this since you are the first champion I have chosen. Every god is different and I am the God of Wisdom, So as a perk for being sent as my champion you will gain many things related to wisdom. you will be able to remember everything you see, Even once. You will also have the ability to comprehend everything many times faster than normal people, and most geniuses. Also, as per the agreement between us gods, Every champion will get a high grade storage ring and will be able to choose 5 cultivation manuals before they get sent to the world."
Suddenly a few bookshelves appear around me that are all filled with what I assume to be cultivation manuals, Since God said we can choose 5 manuals. There is also a ring that fell in front of me which is probably the storage ring God talked about.
"Since your original body had it head damaged you can no longer use it since I am not able to heal damage to the head without going against the law of the universe, So I have to create you a new body. You will feel a slight tug which will send you into your new body, So do not struggle against it."
Like he said I felt a force pulling my spirit or whatever I am right now somewhere but I don't struggle and allow it to just pull me since god told me to allow it. After a while I feel the pulling stop and I am suddenly in a body and I fall over due to the change in gravity from soul to body form.
"Now that you have a body again, Drop a bit of blood onto the storage ring to claim it as yours so you are able to use it now. When you have done that you can start looking at the cultivation manuals to find 5 that you think suit you. When you are done choosing just call out to me so we can continue on."
Getting up I bite my thumb and let a bit of blood drop onto the ring, Which absorbs the blood and shines a bit before I feel a slight connection to it. I guess that means it is mine now? I put it on my index finger and it shrinks down to fit perfectly on it. Done with that I start to look at the manuals around me finding different kinds of categories. One section is hand techniques while the others are weapon, defense and movement manuals.
I look over them and find a few that would interest me, but I don't know if I can use them so I ask the god first.
"Hey God, Is it possible for me to get a sword from you so that I can use the sword technique I want to take, or will I have to find one in the other world?"
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"Hm. Seems like it is possible for me to give you a sword since it seems the other gods are doing so aswell. What type of sword do you want?"
"If possible I want a broad sword that is about 30 inches long."
"Alright. Here you go."
A sword that is perfectly like I wanted falls in front of me and I pick it up while trying to figure out how to put it into my storage ring. After a bit of testing, I figure out that to put items into my storage ring I just need to will them in while holding them and to bring them out I just need to will them in my hands. Seems simple enough to me.
Now that I have a sword it is time to pick the 5 manuals that would be perfect for me. I look over all of the manuals, Which is probably in the thousands and probably took me days to do so before finding 5 that are perfect for me, atleast I think so.
The first one is a sword technique named Striking The Heavens. Once trained to a high enough level it lets me sound out a wave of Sword Qi.
The second one is a fist technique called Fist Of The Angry Dragon. Once trained to a high level it lets me empower my fist strikes and increases the damage by insane amounts.
The third one is a movement technique called Lightning Steps which lets me merge my feet with lightning making me move insanely fast when trained to a high level.
The fourth is another technique for swords which is called Sword of Lightning which allows me to coat my sword in lightning to deal more damage and slow down the target while also having a chance to paralyze and burn them.
The last technique is a body technique named Iron Body which makes my muscles as hard as iron which will let me block most of the damage from fist attacks and weapon attacks.
"I finished picking my 5 techniques."
"Hm. Good techniques! They are all techniques that are hard to learn, but with your comprehension being many times higher than others it will be a piece of cake for you. Anyways since you finished choosing your techniques I will tell you stuff you should know. First of all is the cultivation levels. the first realm is called Mortal Practitioner realm. After that is the Mortal Spirit realm then the Mortal Lord realm. After that comes the True Spirit and True Lord realms. Then it goes to Sky of Heaven realm. Beyond that is the Void King Realm then Void God realm. After that is the highest realm which is called Oracle Core Realm. Each and every realm has a total of 10 stages, and when one gets to stage ten of either realm you would be called a half. Such as if you are stage 10 of the True Spirit Realm you would be called a Half True Lord. You understand so far?"
"Yea I understand."
"Good. Now about the cultivation techniques. Each technique has a rank. The ranks are as following: Core, Low, Mid, High, Peak and Heaven grades. The higher the technique grade the stronger it is, but also the harder to comprehend. All the techniques you chose are in the Mid grade. Each grade has a level of mastery that goes from Beginner, Low, Mid, High, Peak and Max. The higher the mastery, the stronger the technique you can use."
"Understood. It seems simple enough to remember."
"Good. Now let's go onto the currency. The currency the world uses is called Crystals. The lowest rank crystal is a Blue Crystal, Which is the most used one for common people and lower ranked cultivators. The next rank is Red Crystals which are used more by the cultivators around True Spirit realm and above. After that comes the Green Crystals which are used by sects or cultivators around Sky of Heaven realm. The highest grade crystal is the Purple Crystal which are mainly used by those 1 star sects or people above the Void Realm. 1000 Blue Crystals is 1 Red Crystal. 5000 Red Crystals are one Green Crystal. 10000 Green Crystals are 1 Purple Crystal."
"Okay. Remembered them all."
"Good. Now there are sects and places like auction pavilions in the world. Each sect is ranked depending on Wealth, Strength and Size. The lowest rank a sect can be is 0.5 stars, Which are for those weak sects. After that comes 1 star which is for people who can pull out a few Purple Crystals, though not many. then it is 1.5 stars, 2 stars, 2.5 stars, 3 stars, 3.5 stars, 4 stars, 4.5 stars then finally 5 stars. The most average rank for sects is 1 star so you will probably find a lot of those around."
"So basically don't do anything stupid like offending sects above 1 star if I am not strong enough."
"Okay now I will talk about the continents. The continent where 1 star sects and a few 2 star sects are at is called the Purple Moon Continent. That is where I am sending you. The next continent is called the Continent of Death, Which houses mainly 2 star sects and some 3 star sects. After that is the Continent of Fire which is a continent that is mainly burning and houses 3 star sects to a few 4 star sects. The last continent is called the Ocean Continent which is made of 85% ocean and 15% land. This continent has tens of 4 star sects and a total of 7 5 star sects.
This is all you need to know now, Since the rest you can find out when you are in that world. For now I will tell you what you are going to do right now. When I send you to the world you will be in a forest. This forst is called the Forest of Death, Since it is full of beasts that go up to the peak of True Lord rank. When I send you there you will get a spot near a river where no beasts nor human can enter for 30 days. Though I do not know where the spot will be, It will most likely be deeper into the forest. After those 30 days are up beasts and humans will be able to enter the area I give you, So I recommend spending those 30 days to increase you cultivation and technique levels since the common realms of the beasts in the forest are Mortal Spirit with a bunch of Mortal Lords and True Spirits. There is around 5 True Lord ranks which are like bosses of the areas they govern, So I won't send you near them."
"Though I don't feel that safe being sent there, I will at least have a chance due to the 30 day thing. I guess it is a good thing that I am your champion, Since having a higher comprehension will allow me to raise my cultivation alot faster than normal."
"Yea that is true. If you cultivate long enough without anything going wrong, You should be able to enter the True Spirit realm before those 30 days are up. Maybe higher if you comprehend the truth of cultivation. Anyways, Since you are being sent into the forest, I will give you enough food to last 10 days. Since you are near a lake you can get fish and water there easily. I will also give you 12000 Red Crystals as a beginner thing the gods do. Since I can't let you be naked either I am also giving you 5 pairs of clothing, All of which will be in your storage ring when you get there. I do hope you can become strong enough so we can meet again. Goodbye and Good luck."
The next thing I knew, I was completely drowned in white light before dissapearing from the giant white space.