When Maria could open her eyes again, she saw an incredibly beautiful half-transparent lady sitting on a golden throne. The woman had hair so blonde it was basically golden, massive breasts, long thick legs, and a tender smile on her face.
Seeing this, Maria gasped, "So you weren't actually flat! And to think I even took the time to think of some tips for you…"
Hearing this, the smile on the woman's face faded, and her lips started twitching. She really wished she could give Maria a good beating, but she felt it was beneath her to punish a junior in such a way, even though she's technically her successor.
So, she ignored Maria's words and said, "Child, before I hand over my inheritance to you, I want to tell you something very important. Although my inheritance contains many treasures, techniques, weapons, and various other items, those are all secondary. What I want you to inherit is actually my Cultivation Technique."
"You see, I began experimenting and creating this technique when I had already reached the peak of the Mortal Cultivation World. I knew that I wouldn't be able to ascend to the Immortal Realm even after reaching the peak, so instead, I spent my time creating a Cultivation Technique that I could pass down my legacy to a talented junior. With this Cultivation Technique and your talent, you should be able to pass the Heavenly Ascension Tribulation and ascend to the Immortal Realm, something I was unable to do."
"However, if you want to cultivate this technique, you'll have to abolish your cultivation and start all over. Fortunately, you haven't broken through to the Core Formation Realm, or else it wouldn't have been worth it for you to cultivate this technique. Here, why don't you take a look at this Cultivation Technique before deciding?"
Sage Aila tossed an ancient-looking book over to Maria, who was still a bit stunned by what she heard. Maria subconsciously caught the book and took a look at the title:
"Primordial Heavenly Lights"
'Another domineering name for a Light Element technique…' Maria thought to herself but continued to read more about the technique.
However, the more she read, the more shocked and excited she became. Even after just reading a small portion of the technique, Maria had already decided that she would cultivate it. It would suck to abolish her cultivation, but she was sure that with the help of the resources here, combined with her natural talent and this technique, she'd regain her cultivation extremely quickly.
The foundation of this technique is to turn neutral Qi into elemental Qi, or more specifically, Light Qi. This Light Qi can be used to enhance Light Element techniques and abilities and can also be used in tandem with her Light Dao.
That's just the foundation of the technique as well. Although just having Light Qi is more than enough for Maria to want to cultivate it, Sage Aila didn't stop there. Instead, she created a way to transform the body into something that can better handle Light Qi and further increase the power of any Light-based techniques or abilities.
For example, in the Qi Condensation Realm, she's supposed to integrate the Light Qi into her meridians, creating something akin to Rays of Light in her body. Doing so will allow Qi to flow faster through her meridians while also increasing the efficiency of Light-based abilities and techniques.
In the Foundation Realm, she integrates Light Qi into the rest of her body, creating something like a Golden Aurora.
In the Core Formation Realm, she uses this Light Qi to form a Golden Core, which will act as a kind of sun, filling every inch of her body with Light Qi.
With every transformation, her power and efficiency, affinity with the Light Element, cultivation speed, and purity of her Light Qi is further increased. Her body will also be more flexible and slightly stronger than others at the same cultivation as a benefit of cultivating this technique.
Her cultivation speed will also increase by several times during the day or in places filled with Light.
Of course, there were a few downsides as well. For one, her cultivation speed will be abysmally slow during nighttime or in places with no light. Her weaknesses will also be more apparent. For example, if someone cultivation Darkness Qi, then she might have a hard time in a battle against them even if she has a higher cultivation. Though, the chances of there being someone like that is extremely low.
However, Maria felt like the benefits vastly outweighed the demerits of cultivating this technique. To make up for the weaknesses of this technique, she just needs to make her body strong and practice more with the sword.
The only problem she saw was how the Core Formation Recipe would interact with this new cultivation technique…
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"Oh? It seems like Mira's little lover found something interesting. Hmmm… Primordial Heavenly Lights? What a domineering name! Let's see here. Oh! Now, this technique is really interesting. Whoever came up with this is a genius! Well, at least for this Mortal World. However, even in the Immortal Realm, these kinds of techniques are quite rare, but I've never seen one that transforms the body as well as turns one's Qi into Elemental Qi. Maybe with this, she won't face as many problems as those people in the Immortal Realm face when cultivating a technique like this. Alright! I've decided! I'll give you a bit of help, but only because Mira is kind of overpowered now. You'll need the extra help if you want to keep up with her, Maria!"
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"Done! Now go get strong so you can support your future wife, Maria. She'll need it."
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Suddenly, the Core Formation Recipe in Maria's mind began changing, and when she saw the contents and instructions, she was stunned.
'What just happened? Why did the recipe change? Is it because of this technique? But that doesn't make sense! Wasn't Mira the one who gave me this technique? She's not even here, so how can she change it?! Wait! Mira said that she got the recipe from her inheritance. Maybe it has something to do with that? Was there someone like Sage Aila in the inheritance following Mira around? Is that who gave me the recipe? Well, that would make more sense than Mira giving me one. Oh well, my instincts are telling me that cultivating this technique and using this Core Formation Recipe will bring me endless benefits!' Maria thought to herself but soon pushed those thoughts out of her mind.
"Alright, Sage Aila, I'll abolish my cultivation and cultivate with this technique going forward. But can you tell me when you think I will reach my current Realm again? I have something important to do in a little under two years, and I need to be at the Core Formation Realm by then." Maria agreed to cultivate the Primordial Heavenly Lights technique, making Sage Aila ecstatic.
She didn't give much thought to Maria's question and said, "It'll probably take you a bit over a year to cultivate the technique back to your current Realm. With my cultivation resources combined with the vast amount of Light energy in this inheritance space, it shouldn't take you long. If you hadn't already cultivated to the Peak of the Foundation Realm, it'd probably take a bit longer, but since you have, it significantly cuts down the time needed. Remember, it's not like I'm crippling you. I'm just removing your cultivation."
Maria nodded her head in understanding and said with a resolute expression, "Alright, do it! I'm ready to start cultivating this technique!"
Sage Aila nodded and waved her hand.
When she waved her hand, Maria immediately felt her cultivation regressing!
Late-Xiantian of the Foundation Realm
Mid-Xiantian of the Foundation Realm
Low-Xiantian of the Foundation Realm
Peak-Houtian of the Foundation Realm
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Low-Houtian of the Foundation Realm
Stage 9 Qi Condensation
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Stage 1 Qi Condensation
Body Tempering Realm: Marrow Tempering
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Body Tempering Realm: Strength Training
Mortal!
In just a few minutes, Maria went all the way from the Peak of the Foundation Realm to a normal Mortal without any strength. Well, that's not entirely true, as her body was previously tempered with the Magma Dragon Body Technique and isn't something that can just be taken away.
However, the strength of her body, even after being tempered, was limited because she is just a normal Mortal without any cultivation. Though, as soon as she reaches the Qi Condensation Realm, her body will regain its previous strength.
Maria felt incredibly weak and tired at this moment, but she didn't think too much about it. She sat down and immediately began cultivating. In the Body Tempering Realm, all she has to do is restore her body with Light Qi. Since she's already successfully cultivated through this Realm and has all of her meridians opened, she can breeze past this Realm. There are no body transformations in this Realm.
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