Chapter 183: Life 68, Age 64, Martial Emperor 1
I only had four years before I needed to die and reset.
After laying everything out to my friends and allies, I dedicated myself wholeheartedly to reaching Peak Emperor before this deadline, but it didn’t take long for me to understand the difficulty of raising my cultivation base so high in such a short timeframe while ascending properly.
Gathering enough qi to advance so quickly was difficult. Earning enough contribution points to buy sufficient karmic energy with my limited Rank 6 skills was completely impossible. So, I abandoned cultivating properly and began advancing without it.
After that, I made a deal with Emperor Shen that allowed me to cultivate in his cave on the Earth Peak in exchange for an unspecified future favor. With an endless stream of pure earth qi supporting me, I was able to rapidly advance. My cultivation base wasn’t pretty, but that no longer mattered.
Once I completed my final breakthrough, I exited the cave to see Shen waiting for me. He walked up and clapped me on the back.
“You should be glad old man Li isn’t here. You’re the only disciple he’s ever been allowed to accept. If he saw you destroy your foundation like that, he would be pissed!”
His words gave me flashbacks to something that happened a few lifetimes ago, and I could only smile weakly in response.
“Why are you rushing like this anyway? What’s the point? Why even cultivate if you’re just going to just die in a few more years anyway? Does it affect the next cycle?”
I shook my head. “No, it has nothing to do with the way the cycles work. It’s a… personal decision.”