2025.01.31 02:52 RecentFeature1646 Cultivation is Creation - Xianxia Chapter 48
Ke Yin has a problem. Well, several problems.
First, he's actually Cain from Earth.
Second, he's stuck in a cultivation world where people don't just split mountains with a sword strike, they build entire universes inside their souls (and no, it's not a meditation metaphor).
Third, he's got a system with a snarky spiritual assistant that lets him possess the recently deceased across dimensions.
And finally, the elders at the Azure Peak Sect are asking why his soul realm contains both demonic cultivation and holy arts? Must be a natural talent.
Expectations:
- MC's main cultivation method will be plant based and related to World Trees
- Weak to Strong MC
- MC will eventually create his own lifeforms within his soul as well as beings that can cultivate
- Main world is the first world (Azure Peak Sect)
- MC will revisit worlds (extensive world building of multiple realms)
- Time loop elements
- No harem
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Chapter 48: Transcendence
As we crested the crystalline dock, I got my first proper look at the academy.
The floating citadel was even more impossible up close – massive structures of ice and crystal suspended in mid-air, connected by bridges that seemed made of pure light. The red sun's rays caught every surface, creating an array of crimson reflections that made the whole complex look like it was bleeding.
"Impressed?" Vayara asked, noting my expression.
"It's... not what I expected," I admitted. The architecture defied everything I knew about physics, even by cultivation world standards.
"The founders built it to be closer to the red sun's power," she explained, leading me toward what appeared to be the main entrance – a towering arch of crystalline ice carved with countless runic patterns. "Though I suspect they also enjoyed reminding the masses below of their transcendence."
As we approached, I noticed two robed figures floating on either side of the arch, their hoods were pulled low, hiding their features.
"Vayara," one of them called out, his voice carrying that same aristocratic tone I was starting to associate with the Order. "This is unexpected. Your patrol wasn't due back for another week. I didn’t expect you to be back with a stray."
"Circumstances changed, Brother Chen," she replied smoothly. "We have a natural awakening."
Both guardians went very still. Then the second one laughed – a sharp, disbelieving sound. "A natural? Here? The odds of that are—"
"See for yourself," Vayara interrupted, gesturing at me.
The guardians drifted closer, runic patterns shifting across their robes as they studied me. I felt a subtle probe of power brush against my core, their resonance seeking to confirm what Vayara claimed.
"By the Last Light," the first guardian breathed. "It's true. No runes, yet the power flows through him."
"Fascinating," the second agreed. "Though rather crude. The resonance is barely contained."
I bristled slightly at that, but kept my expression neutral. Let them underestimate me – it would make things easier in the long run.
"The elders will want to see this immediately," the first guardian decided, making way for us. "You can pass.”
"First rule," Vayara said as we entered, "never fly without authorization. The temporary rune I gave you is a courtesy for new arrivals. After today, unauthorized flight outside of the training ground will result in... immediate correction."
The way she said 'correction' made me think it involved more than just a stern talking-to. "Understood, Senior Sister."
"Second rule – address everyone by their proper titles. Initiates are Brother or Sister. Those of higher rank are Senior Brother or Senior Sister. Teachers are Master. Elders are Venerable One." She glanced at me. "Mistakes in etiquette are punished severely here."
"For an academy of killers, you seem to have a lot of rules," I observed.
Veyara's laugh was like ice cracking. "Due to initiates' tendency to... lose control, we maintain absolute discipline. Every aspect of life here is regulated, down to when you breathe during meditation."
This wasn't just a school – it was worse than any maximum security prison I'd heard of back on Earth. At least prisoners got yard time and some basic rights. Here, they controlled everything, even your breathing patterns.
"What happens if someone breaks the rules?" I asked, though I was starting to suspect I didn't want to know.
"Minor infractions result in physical correction." Her frost patterns shifted in what might have been amusement. "Major ones..." She gestured to a distant crystalline spire that seemed to glow with a sickly light. "Well, you've seen our garden of failures. Some of them were quite promising initiates, before they decided the rules didn't apply to them."
The casual way she discussed turning people into crystalline decorations made my skin crawl. No wonder she’d been so quick to assume I'd escaped – who wouldn't try to flee from this?
Though, unlike the others trapped here, I had options. I could feel that familiar pull to the cultivation world humming at the edge of my consciousness – a gateway I could choose to take at any time.
Even if everything went wrong, even if I somehow ended up in their garden of failures, my soul would simply return to my real body back in the Wei family compound.
In a prison built to contain those touched by the red sun's power, I was probably the only truly free person. The Order's absolute control, their carefully cultivated fear, their threats of permanent consequences – none of it could truly bind me.
"Something amusing?" Veyara asked, noticing my expression.
"Just thinking about paths and destinies," I replied carefully. The irony of the situation was almost too perfect – they thought they were gaining a particularly interesting prisoner, when really, they were giving their secrets to someone who could disappear at any moment.
Now I just had to learn everything I could before deciding when to leave.
We walked through corridors that seemed to be carved from solid ice, though the temperature remained surprisingly comfortable. Other initiates passed us, all wearing similar runic robes. They gave Vayara respectful bows and me curious looks.
“Is there an entrance examination I need to complete?" I asked, wondering how quickly I could get access to their cultivation methods.
"Usually," she replied, "initiates must survive a resonance trial to prove their worth. But for someone who can already manipulate the red sun's energy without runic support..." She shook her head. "It would be redundant. The elders will want to evaluate you personally."
"The elders themselves?"
"Indeed. Your situation is rather unique. Being a natural awakening will draw significant attention. In fact," her voice took on a thoughtful tone, "I suspect they'll fight over who gets to claim you as their disciple."
"You make that sound like a bad thing?"
"It paints a target on your back." Her voice dropped lower. "Even if an elder chooses you, they won't protect you from the others' schemes. In fact, it often makes things worse. Their games can be... lethal."
"Politics," I sighed. "Some things are universal."
"Indeed. Though here, political failures tend to end up as decorative crystals." She stopped before a massive door made of what looked like frozen lightning. "The elders await. Remember your etiquette, and try not to die."
"Any last advice?"
"Yes." She turned to face me fully. "Whatever you do, don't lie to them. They'll know, and the punishment..." She shuddered slightly. "Just don't."
The doors swung open silently, revealing a circular chamber that seemed to float in open air. The walls were transparent crystal, offering a dizzying view of the clouds far below. Seven figures sat in thrones arranged in a semicircle, each radiating power that made my skin crawl.
I'd never met a sect elder back in the Azure Peak Sect – they were too far above my station to bother with low-level disciples. But now, standing before these beings, I finally understood what the word 'transcendental' truly meant.
"Master," Azure whispered in my mind, "their power signatures are... terrifying.”
I couldn’t help but agree. Their presence was overwhelming. Each one felt like a force of nature given form, their power so dense it distorted the very air around them. The red sun's light seemed to bend toward them, as if even it acknowledged their authority.
"Step forward, child," one of them commanded. His voice resonated with multiple harmonics, like several people speaking in perfect synchronization.
I approached the center of the chamber, trying not to show how much their combined pressure affected me. The Genesis Seed pulsed reassuringly in my inner world, its familiar presence helping me stay centered.
"Vayara tells us you can channel the red sun's power without runic stabilization," another elder said. This one's runes crackled with electrical energy. "Show us."
I reached for the crimson core nestled within the Genesis Seed, letting its power flow through my meridians. The familiar red lines traced themselves across my skin, following the pathways the seed had created.
"Interesting," a female elder murmured. Ice crystals formed and melted around her with each breath. "The resonance is crude, but stable. How long have you had this ability?"
"A few weeks.”
"Impossible," one of the elders scoffed. His runes burned with intense flame. "Without stabilization, he should have transformed or died within hours."
"Unless," another countered, this one surrounded by swirling winds, "he's a Natural."
There it was, that word again, like it was a formal classification.
"It's not unprecedented," the ice elder agreed. "There are records of others who could instinctively channel the red sun's power. Though none in recent memory."
"The headmaster should be informed," the flame elder said.
"The headmaster is in seclusion," the wind elder reminded him. "This cannot wait. The boy needs proper training immediately, before his resonance destabilizes."
"I will take him," the flame elder declared. "Fire resonance is clearly dominant in his core."
"Nonsense," the lightning elder countered. "Look at his control – he needs precision training. Lightning resonance would suit him better."
I watched with a mix of amusement and concern as they argued over me. It felt oddly nice getting the protagonist treatment for once, though Vayara's warning about painted targets kept it from going to my head.
"He should start at the bottom, like everyone else," one elder insisted. This one's runes had an earthy quality to them. "Natural or not, proper foundation is essential."
The others dismissed his suggestion almost immediately. "Waste of potential," the wind elder said. "He needs specialized training to stabilize his unique resonance."
"The choice should be his," the ice elder said finally. All eyes turned to me. "Well, child? Who would you have as your master?"
I'd expected some kind of test - loyalty oaths, probing questions about my background, anything to ensure I wasn't an enemy agent.
But as they waited for me to choose, I understood why they hadn't bothered. To them, I was less than an ant. My potential schemes or hidden loyalties meant nothing in the face of their overwhelming power.
"They likely have other means of surveillance," Azure suggested. "Being a Natural probably means you'll be watched constantly."
"You're right," I thought back. "We should assume everything we do will be monitored."
The thought made me pay closer attention to the elders themselves, studying their power signatures more carefully. Most of them radiated energies that were, no surprise, completely foreign to me.
"Master," Azure's voice held a note of surprise. "That one on the left... are you sensing what I'm sensing?"
I was. There, almost hidden beneath the crimson energy – one of them had a trace of something I recognized.
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2025.01.31 02:52 Individual-Medium-45 Can't grasp the speed flip.
I have been trying to learn the speedflip recently. Ive watched plenty of videos with using the directional air roll flip cancel yadada. In game It feels like Im doing it but it just doesn't look correct. Which leads me here to the speedflip training and I cant complete it at all. Im not sure if its noticeable without a handcam but is anyone able to give me pointers on what Im likely doing wrong? Thanks.
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2025.01.31 02:52 Odd-Mathematician488 ~ GATEWAY PATTERNING PROCESS EXPLAINS MANIFESTATION ~
WORDS MAKE A DIFFERENCE If you change words, perceptions and possibilities change, too. If you change beliefs, reality will shape-shift into a new world with new rules and new horizons. The sky's not the limit, only our paradigms. Cosmic matching funds appear when we have been working towards our goals and upgrading our beliefs. The bumper sticker for the '60s was: 'Question Authority' Now the slogan for the new millennium is: 'Question Reality.'There is more to reality than we think.-- Stephanie Austin SO, HOW DOES THE YOUNIVERSE WORK IN TERMS OF THOUGHT-FORMS? CIA'S GATEWAY PATTERNING PROCESS CLARIFIES MANIFESTATION PROCESS REDACTING HOW THE CIA'S GATEWAY PATTERNING PROCESS REVEALS THE SECRETS OF MAGICKAL HOLOGRAPHIC VISUALIZATION/MANIFESTATION [THIS CONCEPT COULD REVOLUTIONIZE MAGICKAL THEORY] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgGIlckUQIo He Exposes Brain Secrets in a CIA Document That Literally Explains How Reality Works! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFxyw0RD1mk I tried the CIA Gateway process...and unlocked a new reality..@4:03 "THIS PARTICULAR METHODOLOGY IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT THE THOUGHT PATTERNS GENERATED BY OUR CONSCIOUSNESS IN A STATE OF EXPANDED AWARENESS CREATE HOLOGRAMS WHICH REPRESENT THE SITUATIONS WE DESIRE TO BRING ABOUT AND, IN SO DOING, ESTABLISH THE BASIS FOR ACTUAL REALIZATION OF THAT GOAL." LUCIFER STAR'S COMMENT: THIS STATEMENT MIRRORS, OUTPICTURES AND CLARIFIES THE TRADITIONAL MAGICKAL MAXIM, WHICH PREMIS INFERS THAT REPETITIOUS VISUALIZATIONS OF A SPECIFIC SITUATION/ACTION IMPRINTS THAT SCENARIO UPON THE ETHERIC FIELD, THUSLY CONSTRCTING/IMPRESSING A DYNAMIC BLUEPRINT/SCHEMATIC THAT EVENTUALLY COMPELS 3D MATTEREALITY TO ACCOMODATE ACCORDINGLY." {THIS TEHCNICAL ELUCIDATION REPRESENTS/EXPLAINS THE SCIENTIFIC/OCCULT BASIS OF EMPLOYING MAGIC TO CAUSE EVENTS TO CONFORM TO THE MAGICIAN'S WILL.} THIS PROCESS-REVEAL ALLOWS ME TO CONCEPTUALIZE THE MANNER IN WHICH MANIFESTATION OCCURS, THUSLY CLARIFYING THE LINKAGE BETWEEN INTENT AND OUTCOME, AND THEREFORE MY UNDERSTANDING/CONVICTION IS NOW COMPLETE. VIZ: CONCEPTUALIZATION EQUATES WITH UNDERSTANDING YIELDING REALIZATION. [WHATEVER ONE CONCEIVES AND BELIEVES, ONE CAN ACHIEVE.] ADDENDUM: MOREOVER, HOW MAY A MAGICIAN EFFECTIFELY, 100% CONCEIVE OF A SEAMLESS MAGICKAL PROCESS OF MANIFESTATION IN THE FIRST PLACE, UNLESS HE APRIORI ADEQUATELY UTILIZES THE CONSECUTIVE STEPS ENTAILED IN A TRUE MAGICKAL ACTION, [OUTPICTURED WITHOUT ANY AMBIGUITY WHATSOEVER], UNLESS HE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTHENTIC CONCEPTUAL IMAGE FACILLITATING SAID OUTCOME? SO, IN THAT REGARD, I SPECULATE THAT THE COMPLETE, HOLISTIC EMBUEMENT OF CREATION, AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE "GATEWAY HOLOGRAPHIC PATTERNING" SEQUENCE, IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE IN FULFILLING THE GOAL OF PRODUCING A SUCCESSFUL RESULT. HENCE, UNLESS UNCERTAINTY IS DISPELLED BY EXCHANGING A VAGUE NOTION/INTIMITATION FOR A DEFINITE AND ACCURATE SENSE OF SUBJECTIVE SYNTHESIS, [THE CONTELLATION OF CONCRPTS COMPRISING OUR REALITY PARADIGM] THEREBY LEADING TO A BREAKTHROUGH, SATISFACTORY ASSURANCE OF ACHIEVEMENT. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AFORESAID SUBJECTIVE TOTAL IMMERSION/TOTAL TRANSPARENCY CREATOABSORBER EFFECT INSOFAR AS BUILDING UP A COMPLETE INNER "OWNERSHIP" OF THIS CREATIVE SEQUENCE WHOSE ANALOGY IS LIKENED TO A PERSON MISUNDERSTANDS THE MANNER IN WHICH THE OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE TRANSMITS THEIR INTENTION TO NAVIGATING THEIR CONVEYENCE, AS IN "WELL, I DIRECT MY VECTOR WITH A STEERING WHEEL, I BRAKE WITH MY PEDAL AND I ACCELERATE AND DECELLERATE WITH MY GAS PEDAL, AND THAT'S THAT." HOWEVER, WHAT IS MISSING WITH THAT DEGREE OF HUBRIS IS THE MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE OF HOW HIS CONTROLS ARE LINKED TO THE STEERING ASSEMBLY, THE THROTTLE MECHANISM AFFECTING THE FLOW OF ATOMIZED GAS TO THE INDIVIDUAL FIRING CYLINDERS, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL LINKED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH, IN TURN, APPLIES AND RELEASES PRESSURE TO THE INDIVIDUAL BRAKE SHOES/DISC BRAKE PADS. NOW EVEN THOUGH THE OPERATOR MAY LACK BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOW HIS MANUAL CONTROLS ARE LINKED TO THE BUSINESS END OF THE MECHANISM, HE CAN STILL, NEVERTHELESS DRIVE FROM POINT A TO POINT B, HOWEVER, HE CANNOT CORRECTLY AND SAFELY OPERATE HIS VEHICLE ON ACCOUNT OF HIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOLERANCE LEVELS OF THOSE SYSTEMS, THEREBY FAILING TO GENTLY ACCELERATE, FAILING TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE IN MEASURED RESPONSE, FAILING TO APPROPRIATELY STEER HIS VEHICLE, RESULTING IN ABUSIVE OVERDRIVING LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. I SUSPECT THAT THIS ANALOGY IS CLEAR ENOUGH PROOF TO ILLUSTRATE HOW ONE'S ACTIONS ARE COMMENSURATE WITH ONE'S DEGREE OF UNDERSTANDING THE PARAMETERS OF A GIVEN PROCESS, WHICH, I BELIEVE, IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL AS REGARDS THE PRECISE GRASPING OF THE REINS OF CERTAINTY AND CONTROL REQUIRED WHEN DELVING INTO THE DELICATE NUANJCES AND SUBLITIES OF ETHERIC ENERGIES INVOLVED IN ARTICULATE, CALIBRATED MAGICKAL MANIFESTATION. submitted by Odd-Mathematician488 to LUCIFERSTAR [link] [comments] |
2025.01.31 02:52 Regrettably_Southpaw Is this a safe 7900 XTX buy?
https://www.newegg.com/p/27N-0005-00212
I can’t find this graphics card on Amazon or Newegg where it actually says it’s being sold by them. It always says it’s sold by a third-party.
I didn’t luck out on getting a 5090 today so I’m looking elsewhere. I would do a 4080 super but those are so far above MSRP I feel like I’m getting ripped off. This is about as close as I’m going to get. Just wanna make sure that this is a safe purchase. Thanks!
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2025.01.31 02:52 Illustrious-Side8759 How did Karlee and sik meet
I can’t find it anywhere lol
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2025.01.31 02:52 Griffin_the_kittin Arthur Rimbaud
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2025.01.31 02:52 theplushpairing Monte carlo simulator
Anyone use a good monte carlo simulator that can handle leverage?
Testfolio is great but I feel overfitting can be an issue.
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2025.01.31 02:52 Ecstasy_-69 Just inherited all these cards
Hey, my dad just gave me all these sports cards, i have no clue how much each is worth. I found a bo jackson on ebay some are listed for 45K and some for 400. I am so confused and could use some help!
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2025.01.31 02:52 korihehee wax figure of billy?
is there a wax figure of billy joel??? i feel like there would be, but when i looked it up i couldn't find anything ☹️
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2025.01.31 02:52 Reptile-feet Yhargual Hunters
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2025.01.31 02:52 puf_doge Collection Challenge Idea!
I had this crazy idea recently and it would be really awesome and insane to see collectors do this.
I'm a big fan of all if gimmicks that the TCG has had over the years! So the idea is, at a collecting convention or some other event, set a timer and collect (buy/trade for) one card for each and every gimmick. You could either set a time limit for yourself, OR you could time yourself and do it as fast as you can. Timing yourself could even be made into like a race between two collectors!
Here's all the gimmicks that I could think of, LMK if I missed any or if certain ones shouldn't count as a gimmick!
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2025.01.31 02:52 Paranatural Floof not enough. Needs electric blanket.
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2025.01.31 02:52 OuchieMyBlooBird Lifelong Simpson fan looking for suggestions on post-golden-age episodes.
I grew up watching the golden age simpsons when it was airing and like a lot of people, fell off around season 12 or so. I’m looking for episodes from maybe 12-13 up to the current season that are either:
A: cannon episodes that change the over arching story, characters or that are updates or alterations on previous golden age episodes.
B: particularly good episodes post-golden-age that can hold up to the classics or are worthy in their own right.
Or
C: both
Basically what are the episodes I have to see as a lifelong simpsons fan that I haven’t seen.
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2025.01.31 02:52 SpotOnBlu I don’t think this is a skateboard.
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2025.01.31 02:52 theonlycozzy Our newborn's fight with cancer
Our three month old daughter is fighting cancer in her eyes. All that i ask is to share our GoFundme page to spread the word. Any help would be tremendously helpful!
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2025.01.31 02:52 Honest-Huckleberry15 Tanners reaction to the pregnancy (chemical pregnancy)
Is it just me or did Tanner not seem thrilled or happy at all in the chemical pregnancy video where they showed the clips of them finding out and telling everyone. He just looks fed up, trapped, and dreading it. His face said everything and then made a comment talking about he feels like he got a vasectomy within seconds. The whole vibe was just extremely off. Maybe I’m just reading into it too deep but idk. Give me your opinion
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2025.01.31 02:52 pluvoaz Brett broke 1 Million subs
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2025.01.31 02:52 DarkFeelingsABD Starfield (2023)has less players than Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
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2025.01.31 02:52 MnMStan Variable life insurance not included in HENRY steps of investing
Hi. I’m relatively new to the HENRY subreddit and have been reading through the “Steps of investing” posted here in this thread. I’ve seen various versions, but generally, they all have the same investment vehicles. Something I haven’t seen included, though, is variable life insurance.
I’m in the process of getting term life insurance for me and my wife and have spoken to a few insurance agents. They educated me on variable life insurance, but I don’t see anyone recommending that in this thread, so I’m still leaning towards term life insurance. Is there a reason variable life insurance isn’t a good option, and no one has it included in their steps of investing?
The way I think of insurance is just that insurance and not an investment. Maybe that’s the wrong way to look at it. Any advice or insight would be much appreciated.
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2025.01.31 02:52 nerdoverload11 Lego set website
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2025.01.31 02:52 AI-powered-Customer iam new need somehelp
hi there i want to start to play what class its easy to start
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