Elijah took of his gaming headset the moment he woke up. His room was dimly lit by a few green lava lamps. He got out of his bed and did a few stretches.
Looking at the time it was a little past midnight. Elijah planned to get some food and sleep before returning to the game in the morning. Although his body in the game had been fed, his body in real life needed food.
“Not a bad first day,” Elijah said. “I was lucky I found a village on the first day I thought it would take me two or three days in the game. Looks like future me was wrong about affecting fate and getting bad luck.”
Elijah walked to his kitchen downstairs and began to warm up his meal. The meal was something he prepared earlier and finished within a few minutes. Next, Zane headed to his bed and set his alarm for five in the morning.
Elijah Quickly fell asleep and quickly woke up. Despite only getting a few hours of sleep Elijah didn’t feel tired at all. He felt energized and he was looking forward to logging into the game. Today would be his first attempt at cultivation and he was hoping it would be as amazing as his future self said it was.
Jumping out of bed Elijah quickly went through his morning routine. Once he was ready, he laid on his bed and put on his headset. After a brief period of darkness, Elijah was back in the guest room.
The sun was beginning to rise, and some sunlight was entering the guest room. Elijah stood up and stretched before quietly leaving the guest room. There was a window at the end of the hallway, but not much light came through. Elijah stood in the darkness for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust.
Less than three seconds after Elijah left the guest room, Jonathan walked out of the room in front of him. Elijah whispered good morning to Johnathon. He wanted to be a good guest and not wake anyone up.
“No need to whisper everyone’s already up. Do all people from other world usually sleep for so long?”
At first, Elijah didn’t know what Jonathan was talking about, but he quickly remembered information provided by his future self. The day and night in Fallen Heaven were given twelve hours each. Normal people usually needed eight hours of rest. However, people in the game world could most likely make do with a lot less since they were cultivators.
“Traveling to this world has its benefits and drawbacks. One of the drawbacks is my irregular sleeping patterns.”
“Do you need to relieve yourself? There is a place you can use at the back of the house.”
“No thank you. One of the benefits of coming from another world is I don’t have to worry about using the bathroom. However, I still need food and rest.”
“Huh, I don’t really know what to say to that.” Jonathan began walking downstairs and motioned for Elijah to follow. “My wife should be back with the children soon. Come, you can help me prepare breakfast.”
A frown appeared on Elijah’s face, but he quickly hid it. Right now, Elijah wanted to try out his cultivation technique, but he didn’t think it would be right to not help the man that gave him a place to stay. Elijah quickly made a decision. He would help Johnathan make breakfast as fast as possible, so he could spend time cultivating.
Jonathan and Elijah worked together to prepare a simple meal. It didn’t take long for them to prepare the meal. However, Elijah didn’t leave to cultivate after they were done preparing the meal.
Elijah told Jonathan about his desire to cultivate, and Johnathan suggested that he wait. After the children finished eating, they would go to a training area that improved their speed of cultivation. All the children in the village went there early in the morning and Johnathan said he wouldn’t have a problem convincing everyone to let Elijah join.
A smile spread across Elijah’s face, and he repeatedly thanked Johnathan. Johnathan tried to play down his actions, but Elijah’s excitement wouldn’t let that happen. Once the two of them calmed down, they had a pleasant discussion while they waited for Jonathan’s family to return.
Johnathan and Elijah didn’t wait for long. After they returned everyone sat at the table and had a pleasant breakfast. When they were done, they tidied up before setting out toward the training area.
During the early morning, there was enough light for Elijah to take in many details about the village. However, he only glanced at his surroundings because his mind was focused on cultivation. Elijah and the family of five walked for a few minutes before they arrived at the training area.
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The training area was between the fields and the houses that were built closer together. The training area was an open dirt field with a broken monument in the center. It was a cracked white stone pillar with half of a clear glass sphere at the top. Johnathan told Elijah that the morning rays would reflect off the broken sphere and increased the cultivation speed of everyone hit by the reflected rays.
Elijah saw parents walking over with their children. Some parents where already at the training area. They stood at the side while their children stood near the broken pillar. Elijah walked forward and took a seat on the ground. Johnathan told him how far the rays would stretch, and Elijah tried to sit close to the edge. He didn’t want to create a conflict with the parents at the side.
People began to whisper when they saw Elijah take a seat. Elijah ignored them and focused on the details of his cultivation technique. It was called Supreme Ruler and it required Elijah to have a certain mental state while performing certain movements.
Jonathan sent his children to join their friends before he went to explain Elijah’s presence. Focusing on his cultivation Elijah did not see Johnathan’s actions. He kept his eyes closed as he reviewed his cultivation technique until the morning rays arrived. He didn’t have to wait long.
A bright light hit Elijah’s face causing him to abruptly open his eyes. He saw the color of the bright light was a mixture of purple, red and yellow. The light was bright, but it didn’t harm Elijah’s eyes or make him squint.
Looking around he could see the children were quickly moving to their spots. Once they were in place all of them entered similar stretching positions. Elijah only watched them for a few seconds before he pulled his attention away. It was time for him to begin his own cultivation, but before he started, Elijah focused on the exclamation mark that appeared in the corner of his vision.
You are in a unique area. Practicing cultivation techniques in this area will be 100% more effective.
Elijah was surprised to see he received a one hundred percent increase. When Jonathan told him about the training area, he only expected a twenty five percent increase at best. Elijah did his best to shake off his shock and prepare to begin cultivating.
Wearing a solemn expression, Elijah raised his right arm in the air. He focused his gaze on the sky above him and did his best to resonate with it. He imagined his palm was taking in all the energy the sky had to offer.
“As the supreme ruler I can call on the power of the heavens. The strength of the heavens is my strength.”
A breeze blew across the training area as astral energy began to gather around Elijah’s right palm. The astral energy appeared as a light grey mist that became more visible as the wind gathered toward Elijah’s palm. A pleasant sensation spread from Elijah’s palm to his arm, and then the rest of his body as the astral energy entered him.
Elijah didn’t let the pleasant sensation he received from the astral energy distract him and continued to wear a solemn expression. Next, Elijah focused his gaze and left palm on the ground below him. He imagined a spring of energy shooting up from the ground into his palm.
“As the supreme ruler I can call on the support of the earth. The energy of the earth is my energy.”
The wind picked up speed as astral energy began to gather around Elijah’s left hand. Next, Elijah crossed his arms over his chest while focusing his gaze on the broken sphere. He gathered his battle intent and treated the sphere like an enemy.
“With the power of the heavens and the support of the earth I can fight for supremacy throughout the world.”
Elijah punched the air with his right fist and felt the astral energy surrounding him gather on his arm. He kicked with his left leg and felt the astral energy gather around it. Punch, kick, chop, headbutt, duck, spin, jump, twist, and roll. Elijah performed a series of movements prepared by his future self.
The movements led the astral energy to every part of his body. Elijah used his mind to make sure the energy was concentrated on his skin. The first level of cultivation required an individual to increase the strength of their skin. This was Elijah’s first time cultivating and he didn’t know if he was doing a good job, but he did know he was putting in his best effort.
As Elijah performed his movements, he was mindful of the children practicing in the training area. He tried to keep his movements regulated to a small area, but his efforts were useless. His cultivation technique had drawn in a large amount of astral energy affecting the entire training area.
Usually, drawing so much energy toward himself would negatively affect the other people cultivating in the same area as Elijah. However, the opposite happened this time. All of the children were receiving a boost to their cultivation. The parents in the surrounding could sense the rapid growth of Elijah and the children in the training area with him.
At first, the parents were worried that Elijah’s actions would harm their children. However, their worried expressions quickly changed when they saw how their children were improving. Elijah was completely focused on cultivation and didn’t know about the changes going on around him.
Elijah had been cultivating for almost two minutes and he was reaching the end of the movements he needed to perform. As he arrived at the end, Elijah crossed his arms across his chest. He pointed his left palm to the sky and his right palm to the ground.
“I am the supreme!”
A large amount of the astral energy in the surroundings rushed toward Elijah when he finished shouting. He closed his eyes as he focused on properly absorbing all of the energy coming toward him. It took some time for Elijah to absorb the energy coming toward him. When he was done Elijah calmly opened his eyes and saw all the children in front of him collapse.