Power Cultivator in Honkai c1

I ended up jogging all the way to the town centre, and took a break in the park from which one can see the river valley.

“Hah-hah-hah…” I need to take a deep breath as I can feel my legs trembling a bit. I feel… tired.

After catching my breath, I took a sip of water I was carrying in a bottle.

Once I had drunk half of it, I checked the cultivation window.

[Cultivation Progress:

[Body Cultivation: 3 / 5

Strength Boost 20% (Passive)]

‘Honestly, I like watching the progress.’  As I thought to myself, I realised that this system is pulling on what I like… a part of the Death World I was in.

‘Hmm’ I stroked my chin before dismissing the window and pondering how to improve this further.

There is only one way to figure it out, and that is to test it more.

With a short break finished, it was time to jog back home.

Sadly, the trip back wasn’t as rewarding because I didn’t level up. I realised that even if my power didn’t get a new perk, I felt stronger just from the previous level up.

So when I got back, I didn't feel as tired, but at the same time, I felt a bit sore, but…

‘I got the damn bug of wanting to train in a single afternoon.’

As I dropped into my gaming seat, I bit my lower lip as I realised that I didn’t have time to play games; it was time for research.

‘In that case, it was time for some research.’ 

I went to YouTube to watch some stuff on meditation and martial arts while I made some food.

If we are going to cultivate, then yeah, we shall achieve legit xianxia shit!

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After food and a bit of research, I went upstairs into the attic. The place had a bunch of crap lying around, from old TVs to piles of wood that my grandfather wanted to use to turn the attic into another livable floor.

Sadly, he passed away before any of that could happen… 

‘This is oak, it should be heavy…’

I stroked my chin, could I use this stuff to exercise…

Well, for now, I had some other stuff to practise. My gaze went to one of the corners. 

That’s right! It's quiet here, a perfect spot to meditate! If I could achieve body cultivation, there should be mind or something like spirit training.

For now, I walked over there and began to clean up the corner. Pushing away some of the old furniture, then finding a carpet.

Before I used it, I inspected it. While it was old, it wasn’t that dirty; it was good enough for cushioning. However, the design was quite old.

I remember seeing these in the countryside houses. 

‘Hmm, I should go there to train.’ One thing is for sure: over there, I could train my body far faster than here.

As I pondered my training opportunities, I prepared my meditation corner.

Once ready, I sat down, assumed the lotus position, and then began to experiment.

The first trick was breathing; it has to be at even intervals, followed by ‘chant’. The chant could be a word that repeats. Once in trance, the user slowly ‘pulls’ away from the word, like moving away.

While it sounds possible, it's hard when random thoughts invade or one is an airhead.

“This thing ain’t working,” I mumbled while taking a breath. For a second, I tried to cool down, but maybe it didn’t work because I was worked up.

So, I tried to cool off first before I tried again… and again…

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…

…

Before I realised, the constant tries…

It made my mind go blank and detach from my ‘body’; it fundamentally began to change my comprehension.

When I opened my eyes, something had changed. I was calmer; it was like I had experienced something that made everything else look insignificant.

“It would appear that the trick has worked.”

As I commented, the blue window appeared before me.

[Ding]

[You began to cultivate your mind.]

[You unlocked: Mind Cultivation]

[Mind Cultivation: One of two weapons that one is born with. Mind is the most important part of any warrior.

Possible routes of Improvement: Soul or Spirit Cultivation.]

I pressed [OK] and then checked the cultivation window.

[Cultivation Progress:

[Body Cultivation: 3 / 5

Strength Boost 20% (Passive)]

~

[Mind Cultivation: 1 / 5

Enlightenment I (passive)]

~

‘...’

‘...’

‘...’

I looked dumbfounded at what I had achieved. Is this because of my power?

I know that achieving stuff like the Enlightenment is not something that can be done in a single sitting without training the body and one’s mind.

But it would seem that my system is quite broken. 

After looking at this for a bit longer, I decided to train this again.

So I closed my eyes and repeated the process. This time around, it came far more naturally. I felt that I detached and then moved somewhere away.

I had no idea where I was moving, but I knew it was progress. Was it like in Fate? Trying to reach boundaries of the physical world and achieve spiritual immortality?

Something like that, or is it transcendence? 

Regardless, when I opened my eyes, it was dark, and I felt refreshed.

My eyes perked up when I noticed that the progress bar was at 50%. I quickly checked the cultivation window.

[Cultivation Progress:

[Body Cultivation: 4 / 5

Strength Boost 20% (Passive)]

~

[Mind Cultivation: 2 / 5

Enlightenment I (Passive)]

~

‘Is it because I sat in a single place without moving?’ I noticed that body cultivation increased as well as mind cultivation.

With that in mind, I stood up and walked to the stairs that led to the main living area.

When I checked the clock, my eyes for a second, I realised that I was ‘gone’ for at least 3 hours. 

‘If I were away for any longer, I could have been in trouble.’ My lips twitched as I imagined my mother throwing a fit that I was not at home.

Thankfully, I had enough time to look ‘presentable’ with my dusty clothes removed and fresh after a quick wash up Later, I decided to do some cooking.

Most of the time, I am not that confident with food preparation, but with a new perspective on things, I was confident in cooking.

At that time, I realised that I had seen my mother cook many times, to the point that I could copy how she does it.

Such a ‘power’ was no doubt related to my latest power acquisition. It would seem my memory and memory recall have improved significantly.

“Now this smells nice!” My mother’s voice said from the side. For a second, I looked at the source of the side. I could see my mother standing there looking at what I am doing.

“I was hungry, so I thought I would make something,” I replied while looking at how eggs and sausages were getting fried.

“Hmm-Hmm… I see~” She looked at me from different angles. “Is it just me or you toned a bit?” My mom grabbed my right biceps.

“Interesting, did you start training, perhaps?” Her curious voice made me sigh. She saw through me in a mere glance.

“And meditating,” I added while looking at the frying pan.

“I see. Very interesting. Do you perhaps have a girlfriend?” She asked with a glint in her eyes.

Normally, I would blush in this situation, but my new ‘perception’ of all things, thanks to mind cultivation, makes me resistant to such a basic thing.

“No. Nothing, I just think it's a good thing to train.” My reply made her a bit dissapointed, but still she smiled before walking away.

“Fair enough, still this is good, I will come back in a few minutes.” She walked to change while I continued with the cooking.

~~~

After food and cleaning dishes, and cutlery, it was time for me to return to my room. For a second, I thought of checking my pc, but then I decided to continue to train. 

Not only did it improve my mentality, but it also refreshed me, so this meditation is better than sleeping.

So without wasting time, I set an alarm clock, put my phone on charge, jumped into bed, and began to meditate.

The Zen state came extremely easily, as the moment I closed my eyes, I felt that I began to move away from my location, rushing somewhere backwards and then… arriving at my previous location and then the speed slowed down… yet continued to move.

While I don’t see anything, I knew I was moving back at the same time I was moving somewhere important…

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…

…

Is it…

Understanding myself? Or is it achieving some sort of balance? 

That moment in the darkness, a golden light manifested, which was a distance away. Seeing that, I began to rush towards it, like a meteor rushing through the void. 

As I extended my hand, I grabbed it. Whatever it was, it glowed with a unique light. When I opened my palm, I saw a golden seed of some sort. 

It merged with me, once that happened before me, a golden path manifested leading towards…somewhere.

Not that I stopped walking after seeing this; instead, I continued to walk because rushing for some reason was impossible.

Though…next moment I heard a sound, I felt a yank back, and when I opened my eyes I realised that I was on my bed and that it was morning as I could see that light was trying to enter through the curtains.

“Damn…” I checked my hand, and I could feel something different! 

It’s like I achieved something incredible!

With that thought, I opened the cultivation window.

[Cultivation Progress:

[Body Cultivation: 5 / 15

Strength Boost 40% (Passive)

Durability Boost 20% (Passive)]

~

[Mind Cultivation: 6 / 15

Enlightenment II (Passive)

Providence I (Active/Passive)]

~

“What the…”

I was extremely surprised, but my surprise was extremely controlled, like losing my cool is something is not worth it.

What was shocking was that I achieved the next ‘stage’, my mind cultivation jumped over like it was on nitro or something.

But then I realised that it was ‘Enlightenment’, so I grasped something that accelerated the growth.

Then I realised that ‘seed’ was what accelerated.

‘I am interested, what is this ‘Providence’?’

However, just by thinking, I realised that I subconsciously ‘project’ myself. When I looked around my hand, I could see a golden aura made from particles. Just by moving it, I could see another ‘me’ leaving my body.

It was like… Susanoo from Naruto, or a stand from Jojo… or more precisely, Drahma projection, often shown in cultivation stories.

‘A guardian, a protection from a higher place, in other words, Providence.’

“This is so…cool!” 

Not only could I feel ‘powerful’, but this ‘being’ is giving me confidence that it could crush whatever was before me.

‘Well, that part about crushing anything is debatable, but confidence in doing what is needed is needed.’

With a sign, I dismissed the window. I wanted Xianxia, and now I got it.

But this was not all.

‘That path… that mind cultivation path is incredible.’

I looked at my hand. Gold particles danced around my hand. I felt like I was made from metal or something like that.

‘Time to test it… But where?’

For a second, I pondered.

Well, I was in Honkai world. So there should be Honkai Beasts.

I was in the middle of nowhere by Honkai world standards. The 2nd Eruption should have completely wrecked Siberia and portions of Eastern Europe, where I was.

But…

‘Is it? Is it true? I haven’t seen Valkyries anywhere.’

I frowned before getting out of my bed. It was time for morning rituals.

I quickly checked myself in the mirror.

‘Damn…’

I could see that six packs were forming, and I was even leaner now.

‘That durability boost? Perhaps?’

Regardless, I changed into a school uniform before walking into the kitchen. It was time for breakfast before anything else.

‘I will continue to train before something pops up. It’s not that I can fly or something. For now, protect the city and all that stuff.’