One day after Shi Tian disappeared, Pardofelis left the foot of Mount Fuji. Using a notebook he left, she let out her true business spirit. These are the questionable businessmen found by Shi Tian using spiritual consciousness. He left a little "suggestion" in their minds, subtly pushing them to support Pardofelis' career.
Seven days later, the thief turned into a legitimate CEO. Her management skills are somewhat unskillful, but when it comes to some people sabotaging her upstart company, a phantom thief manages to steal their company secrets and jewelry.
She came back to the foot of Mount Fuji with the guidance of a paper talisman. As usual, she saw the floating blue-haired girl. Shi Tian remains nowhere to be seen.
This became a regular occurrence every time she came back.
Time flew swiftly.
Three months have passed since Pardofelis' first visit. She no longer felt estranged from the girl with dark blue hair.
She silently waited for her Boss' return.
Little did she know, the other Seele knew what had transpired.
{"Perverts! Oh, my goodness… Are they still going at it?!"}
She wasn't brainless. Kiana and Shi Tian did not show up for months. The last time they showed up, they were acting intimate.
The other Seele was joyful at first. She secretly watched the entire conversation between the two. Hearing that Seele will have a chance is the best thing she ever heard.
That was until Kiana pushed Shi Tian inside the palace.
It is a bonafide fourth-grade artifact. It is engraved with patterns and formations that prevented any external forces from invading—including but not limited to spiritual consciousness.
That time, the other Seele's heart sank.
Shi Tian and Kiana are already kissing. They are also handholding, feeding each other, hugging…
There is only one step left after that:
Babymaking.
{"Ugh..! It's really your… our fault."}
Seele was at that age. The Internet provides ease of access when it comes to adult things. Her simple curiosity turned out to be devastating.
It was also a forbidden knowledge for the other Seele. She only had knowledge of biology, physics, honkai studies, and the likes. She knows about the art of lovemaking, but to see it in person is something else.
With Seele sleeping, she was left to suffer.
A complex feeling welled up in her heart.
{"Sharing him with others... You will definitely agree to it. No matter what. If so… Argh, it's best not to think about it!"}
The other Seele did not have a strong heart, however.
Every time she glanced at the silent luxurious palace, all sorts of thoughts rushed to her mind. This kept on happening during the last three months—turning into an inner demon of sorts.
Just then, she was startled to see the palace's five-meter tall gate open. Kiana came out first. Her steps seemed unsteady—even her breathing was unsteady. She reluctantly looked inside the palace before walking away.
Aside from her slight blush, it was her aura that changed the most, followed by a visible increase of her plumpness. The medium Tuna started sprinting into the medium premium Tuna.
{'Something's changed. Is it really…'}
To her shock, the huge palace turned palm-sized before shooting straight into the skies.
Simultaneously, dark clouds began to gather above.
{"A tribulation..?!"}
It wasn't just her who noticed the abnormal weather. Every single weather station picked it up.
Two thousand meters…
Ten thousand meters…
One hundred thousand meters…
Soon, the small palace flew straight to outer space. A flash of light came out of it, revealing a fully-clothed man. His peerless temperament and attractive face fell nothing short of an "immortal". His black hair was cut short once more. His deep golden eyes stared at the tribulation cloud that followed him up above.
'I haven't even started it yet…'
Up to now, he was still within the radius of the newly upgraded low sixth grade spirit vein. The thick spiritual qi extended as far as outer space. It allowed for the existence of heavenly tribulations.
Shi Tian went back inside the golden palace. Though this artifact fell to his full control, he could not fully exert its full potential. A late fourth grade artifact is on another level, after all.
'Creation Qi. If I hadn't used it to comprehend techniques…'
The Creation Qi born out of the [Sun-Moon Creation Art] could be used to improve realms and comprehend techniques alike. It can also be used to recover injuries, improve supernatural seeds, and make up for missing lifespan from forbidden techniques.
Thinking of the fight that lasted up to now, Shi Tian sighed.
'She's really prideful…'
Kiana thoroughly lost against him. All of her attempts to regain her face failed. She experienced domination loss over and over again. The hundreds of eruptions only served to fill her up and her cultivation realms.
Shi Tian looked at his accomplishments one last time before letting go of his impending breakthrough. The vast changes came from his techniques and supernatural seeds.
{Unparalleled Heavenly Immortal Yin-Yang Art: Small Accomplishment > Great Accomplishment}
{Ten Directions Body Art: Small Accomplishment > Great Accomplishment}
{All-Encompassing Vast Sea Heart Sutra: Great Accomplishment}
{Sun-Moon Creation Art: Great Accomplishment}
His three major techniques all reached the [Great Accomplishment] mastery. His [Ten Directions Body Art] was piled up from the huge amount of [Creation Qi] and continued bringing his limits to the extreme.
Since the [Sun-Moon Creation Art] is at [Great Accomplishment], it becomes easier to bring techniques to the [Great Accomplishment].
As for the [Xiutian Yin-Yang Art], it was naturally brought by the [Great Accomplishment] of his dual cultivation art. Their natures overlapped, and as such, easily helped me comprehend [Xiutian Art].
'Dual Cultivation is another hack…'
He felt speechless when looking at his insane progress with two months of dual cultivation. A part of it came from the [Great Accomplishment] of the [Sun-Moon Creation Art]. It was supposed to be a heavenly scripture that is difficult to learn, but he managed to reach that mastery during his first time. The acceleration effect it brought was extremely exaggerated in his current realm.
The other part came from [Xiutian Art]. It is a proper cultivation method, but its nature lies in the fusion of yin and yang. The effect formed out of these two peerless techniques created another broken cheat.
'Supernatural seeds…'
Out of thirteen supernatural seeds, twelve of them can be promoted to Supernatural Powers. The Dao of Enlightenment seed are left behind as it relies on the progress of the enlightened ones to evolve. The other twelve sprang up as a result of [Creation Qi] and the techniques' [Great Accomplishment] mastery alike.
'Twelve Supernatural Powers…'
If it was in the world of immortal cultivation, having eleven Supernatural Powers at the Golden Core Realm is enough to make heavens jealous.
Finally, he looked at the small stash of treasures inside his new late fourth grade storage ring. Since his realm stayed at the peak Purple Mansion Realm, his draws always ended up on the Golden Core Realm.
Fifteen fourth grade items are inside Shi Tian's storage ring. Seven of them are spiritual plants, three of them are five-storey building sized spiritual metals, two of them are talismans, and the remaining three are artifacts—including the storage ring.
"Fu…"
Ceremoniously, he sat cross-legged midair. The spiritual qi around him was absorbed by the palace's formation, allowing him to enjoy the low sixth grade spirit vein inside.
The flow of spiritual qi soon turned turbulent.
Shi Tian's Golden Core breakthrough has begun…
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A/N: Fun fact, Tian edged this Golden Core breakthrough for three months, lmao.