"Inner Quarters?"
One of the boys in the front asked, hearing his question, Yan Lei smiled as he explained the situation.
"Yes, Inner quarters, you will stay here for three years, after which, depending on your cultivation, you will be assigned a post."
"This mountain's spiritual energy is equal to a grade two high-class spiritual vein. Even I am a little envious of you guys."
"Go choose a house, you will find everything you need inside. Now your three years of secluded cultivation begin."
With that, his aura rose as he flew into the sky, disappearing into the horizon. The youths left behind started to talk to one another as Ethan quickly exited the group.
Walking the mountain path, he looked at the houses, choosing one near the middle of the mountain.
"Bro, are you choosing this house?"
A voice was heard as Ethan looked at the chubby and breathless boy coming toward him.
"Yes, is there any problem?"
"No, No I was going to choose a house next to yours. We will be neighbors, so I thought I would introduce myself."
"I see."
"Hmm, my name is Fu Yuan from a small cultivator family."
"Ethan, an ordinary mortal family."
"I see, so can you read and write?"
"Yes, why?"
"Well, it would be difficult to cultivate if you can't read."
"Hmm, then what about those who can't read?"
"Well, they will have to ask favors from those who can read."
"Hmm."
"Anyways, if you have any confusion, ask me, ok."
"As a favor?"
"No, no, I just want to make friends. My father says it's good to make more friends and no enemies."
"I see."
After having some more small talks there impression of each other increased. After saying bye, Ethan entered the house. A token appeared in front of him as he grabbed it.
Information flooded his mind as he understood the effect of this token, which allows him to control the first-grade low-class formation covering the house.
The formation is called Isolation Formation, and its work is to isolate the inside noise from getting outside and the outside noise from getting inside.
"Well, privacy seems to be guaranteed."
Muttering that he entered deeper inside the house, it contained a kitchen area, a living room, a bathroom, and a spacious bedroom.
Looking at the storage filled with food, he calculated it should be more than enough for three years, even if eaten in great amounts.
As for the food spoiling, looking at the spiritual light covering it, he felt that the immortals would have thought of such a problem.
Entering the bedroom, he saw a pile of books next to the bed, checking the wardrove he saw various sets of green colored Taoist clothes.
Looking at his coarse clothes and then at the soft fabric Taoist clothes, he quickly entered the bathroom and freshened up, changing into a new pair of clothes.
Looking at himself in the mirror, he nodded his head; his head was filled with black hair, and he looked quite handsome. Though in front of the immortals, it may be considered ordinary.
"Spiritual Gathering Art, Introduction to Cultivation, Hundred Herb Book, Ten Basic Spell Book, Basic of Cultivation World."
Looking at the titles of the book, he picked the introduction to cultivation. It was relatively thin, sitting on the bed, he started to fill his head with knowledge.
A few hours later..
Putting down the book, he lay on the bed as he started to manage the information in his head.
The world contains something called Spiritual Energy, and humans can use spiritual energy through the medium of their spiritual talent to start cultivating.
Spiritual talent comes in various elements, and the determining factor in their quality is the number of strands of spiritual energy they can draw in one cycle of cultivation.
Once enough strands of spiritual energy are drawn into the body, it will form into a spiritual gaseous ball. Then one can use this gaseous ball to cleanse one's body of acquired impurities.
"Innate Cleansing Realm."
The first realm of cultivation and the only realm mentioned in the book, it is the beginning of one's immortal journey, and it is said that they gain a life span of 300 yrs.
After finishing the book, he didn't start cultivation but started to read the Basic of Cultivation World. A few hours later, he also finished this book.
The world he is in is called the Star Sea World, and he is in the eastern part of the world at the extreme eastern point. The Heaven Reaching Sect is something that has stood tall for seven hundred thousand years, becoming one of the strongest sects in the area.
The current sect master is said to have the power to shake heaven and earth, though it might be an exaggeration.
"Ok."
After reading all the basics, he finally picked the Spiritual Gathering Art, a neutral, element-less art. According to the book, it is a gradeless level technique. If they perform well in these three years, they will get a higher-level technique.
Though called a Gradeless level technique, it can be cultivated to the ninth wisp of the Innate Cleansing Realm.
Reading the somewhat thin book, he quickly understood its inner workings. It seems his knowledge of the human body from his last life is paying off.
Sitting in a lotus position, he closed his eyes as he tried to sense the spiritual energy in the surroundings. Due to the density of spiritual energy, he quickly sensed it.
Breathing, according to the introduction, he tried to guide the spiritual energy. Hours started to pass as he still hadn't managed to guide it.
He didn't give up and continued to persevere. A few more hours passed, and the spiritual energy around him started to move.
He took a deep breath as his body absorbed a single strand of spiritual energy.
'The Lowest spiritual talent.'
He thought to himself as he guided the single spiritual strand inside his body, following his veins, he made it pass through the heart as it continued to move downward, staying just above the stomach area.
The guiding process took more than nine hours.
"Haa."
He opened his eyes as he felt the spiritual strand in his body, feeling the hunger in his stomach, he quickly entered the kitchen.
"My talent seems to be the lowest gate."
He muttered as he felt a little bit of sadness.
"Well, I guess I will live these 300 years in peace."
Days started to pass as he secluded himself inside his house, and on the thirty-first day, he managed to collect nine strands of spiritual energy.
Looking inside, he guided the nine strands together as they started to mix. As he continued to combine them, a ball of gaseous spiritual energy formed inside his body.
His mind cleared as he felt his strength increase by a notch. He finally reached the Initial First Wisp of the Innate Cleansing Realm.
Before he can start collecting more strands of spiritual energy, he will have to use this gaseous spiritual energy to cleanse his body.
"31 days, I wonder if it is fast or slow."