Zero was brought to Elites manor.

He was served tea by a servant at the side.

"You say you want the next level of cultivation. There is a bit of a problem. You see Spiritual cultivation isn't sold in our sect. I'm also bound by the soul in an agreement to not teach the next stage without permission."

"Can't you request permission?"

"My teacher hasn't contacted me in over a century. I don't even know if he is still alive. But this doesn't prevent me from telling you the basics. If you were to through some sort of miracle recreate the level by your own comprehension from the basics I tell you, then I would not have violated the agreement. Do you understand?"

"I see. Go ahead."

"The next stage after Core is a different type of cultivation. It is called spiritual cultivation. As you know the body is cultivated at engraving, ground breaking, excavation, and foundation. Then rarely a genius will become a Core. This is where body cultivation ends and soul cultivation begins. "

"Soul cultivation?"

"Yes. This is all I am able to tell you without breaking the agreement. Maybe you can find another sect and steal their techniques. I wish you luck! Or maybe you'll surprise us all and make your own realm!"

"You underestimate me! It is guaranteed that I make my own realm."

"Confidence is good. But don't be arrogant."

"Would you believe me if I said everything you know and love was created by me on a whim?"

"Are you claiming to be God?"

"It isn't a claim. I am the creator of this multiverse! Hell... I even have vague memories of giving you your dantian when you were born. "

"... This generation sure likes to speak in nonsense."

"Believe what you want!"

Zero just laughed and left.

"I'll be leaving the sect for now to steal techniques from other sects."

"..."

"If only I had a map..."

Zero randomly flew around the world.

He found a different sect.

His voice was imbued with chaos.

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"Greetings peoples... I have come looking for spiritual cultivation! Hand over your techniques and I'll reward you properly."

"You dare trespass in our sect? Just because your a core doesn't mean you are immortal!"

"That's right, our patriarch is a spiritual saint."

"Good... I'll fight him first then."

"What?"

Zero flew down and landed on the ground.

As he was walking he accidentally tripped on a rock.

This caused his gait to momentarily lapse.

In other words he stumbled slightly.

It was that brief instance where he had just been.

The spot where his head would have been exploded.

The Patriarch looked at him and scoffed.

"You are quite lucky to survive that attack!"

Zero could feel that such an attack would be lethal.

"Thankfully... I have my plot armor!"

"Plot armor?"

"Don't worry about it."

Zero moved so fast it seemed as if he had vanished.

He aimed to punch the man in the stomach.

But the patriarch grabbed his fist in mid air.

He then began to crush his fist.

Zero responded by throwing up his leg to kick him.

But the man tanked it like it was nothing.

While still holding his fist.

He took his other hand and clawed at Zero.

Leaving claw marks on his chest.

He then let him go and punched him at the same time sending Zero flying.

"It's over."

Zero crashed into multiple buildings and ended up getting buried in rubble.

But it wasn't over.

A hand shot out from the rubble.

As if a corpse climbing out of its grave.

The arm was dripping blood.

Chaos covered it.

It then exploded.

Sending the rubble flying everywhere.

The Patriarch looked on in confusion.

"How did he survive that attack? All of his organs should of been destroyed! His soul should of shattered!"

Zero stood up unsteadily.

There was a wave of chaos covering his whole body.

He was bleeding all over.

"Did I say I was done?"

The Patriarch looked at him with pity.

"It's a shame, you have come to die."

Zero then tilted his head.

A building behind him was cut in half.

A slight cut was on his cheek.

"Impossible! How did you dodge that?!"

Zero spoke:

"I seem to understand from this fight. Spiritual cultivators cultivate the soul. So their techniques are amplified by the soul. You attacked not only my organs, but my soul itself."

"Nonsense... you are attempting to breakthrough in the middle of this fight? That's impossible!"

"Maybe for you it is. For me, it is just average."

"Enough of this farce, DIE!"

The same soul slice that the patriarch had used to cut the building in half, he used hundreds of them at the same time cutting off all paths of escape for Zero.

Zero jumped around, rolling, dodging and weaving.

He dodged every single attack.

"Just who are you?"

"I am Zero!"

Zero's soul in this body was a white sun.

While dodging the attacks.

He was observing his opponents soul.

He noticed that the opponent had a shield around his soul.

Then had runes on this shield.

Zero began construction of the shield matching that of the opponents.

Completion:

10%

20%

30%

The Patriarch rushed at Zero and threw a punch.

Zero folded his body and slid underneath it.

40%

50%

The Patriarch sent a kick at Zero.

Zero folded his arms and met the attack; it pushed him back slightly.

Zero had successfully built a shield around his soul.

100%

"Impossible? You used soul to block soul. You're a spiritual saint!"

"Indeed. I just broke through."

The Patriarch attacked again with hundreds of soul slices.

Zero laughed.

He used a finger to block each one.

He then grasped his hand exploding some latent soul energy that was going for his head.

Then Zero flew away.

He had gotten what he came for.

"It would seem that this is the end of the line of what people have developed in this world. I now stand at the top of the world in terms of cultivation. It is now time to experiment on the soul."