"Wait!"
"WHAT!"
"OH HELL NO!"
"NOW I HAVE TO CREATE TWO BODIES?!"
"I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS!" Shen Hao shouted in shock.
"Come on, Master, please! I will help you!" Lingfeng said eagerly.
"Shen Hao, you don't need to worry. When you reach that level, we'll talk about it later." Mo Han smiled.
"For now, congratulations!"
"You now know how to cultivate Basic Qi, or Dou Qi."
"CONGRATULATIONS, MASTER!" Lingfeng cheered.
"Wait, I thought Qi and Dou Qi are different... but the way you say it, it seems like they're the same?" Shen Hao asked Mo Han, confused.
"Yes, you're right to question it," Mo Han replied. "Qi and Dou Qi are the same thing. They form the foundation of all cultivation."
"You should be thankful I took you into that tornado. You unlocked and learned how to control your Qi."
"Okay… so now what?" Shen Hao asked.
"Well, I was planning to start your cultivation today, but the tornado incident changed that. Your training will officially start tomorrow."
"For now, let me explain the cultivation system and the power tiers."
"Finally!" Shen Hao said, sitting up.
"Alright, listen carefully. There are 16 cultivation stages, or realms. Each stage consists of 9 levels."
Beginning Realm
Demi-Conqueror Realm
Conqueror Realm
Lord Realm
King Realm
Emperor Realm
Overlord Realm
Owner Realm
Supreme Owner Realm
Shattering Realm
Trembling Realm
Endbringer Realm
Void Realm
Chaos Realm
Calamity Realm
Destroyer Realm
"I was a cultivator of the Trembling Realm, Level 7."
"That's the basic cultivation system you need to know for now."
"WAIT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN FOR NOW?!" Shen Hao shouted, eyes wide.
"ARE THERE EVEN MORE?! THESE TITLES ARE ALREADY GIVING ME A HEADACHE!"
"Yes, there are, but on the grand scale of the multiverse. You don't need to worry about those for now."
"There are also different classes for weapons, armors, and equipment," Mo Han continued.
"No way! Really?!" Shen Hao said with excitement.
"Yes. There are 9 classes for weapons:"
Mortal Class
Region Class
Moon Class
Planet Class
Star Class
Solar Class
Galactic Class
Cosmic Class
Universe Class
"Damn!"
"So, what class are you, Lingfeng?"
"I'm glad you asked, Master!" Lingfeng answered proudly.
"When I was in my previous master's hands, I was a Mortal Class weapon. Any weapon forged by a cultivator lower than Beginning Realm Level 9 is considered Mortal Class."
"But after being sealed in the planet's core and absorbing its energy for so many years, I awakened as a fully artificial soul and broke through to Region Class."
"Shen Hao, listen carefully," Mo Han added.
"If an item is forged by a cultivator below the Demi-Conqueror Realm, or at most a cultivator at Beginning Realm Level 9, the item will be Mortal Class. But the weapon can evolve along with its master."
"You're lucky, because this dagger no longer contains any cultivator's Qi. It ran out long ago. Instead, it absorbed the planet's natural energy. If you fuse your Qi with the energy inside it, you'll become its true master and gain full control over it."
"That's enough for today. We'll discuss more tomorrow. Your training starts then."
With that, Shen Hao went to sleep.