Chapter 18: Chat With Old Joz Part 2

"Alright we'll continue." He said again.

"Those strangers are very strong. Of course, nothing can stop them when they take your mother. Even your grandfather who tried to stop them ended up being killed by them."

"However, what is surprising. After a few years, your mother actually returned to this place. Of course, this time she came with a group of bodyguards."

"Well, because of your existence, you can definitely guess the relationship between your father and your mother." Old Joz smiled playfully.

"Your mother obviously didn't forget herself so quickly just because she gained an extraordinary new status."

"However, from year to year as your mother got stronger and stronger, her temperament also started to change. She started getting more and more separated from the world."

"I don't know what kind of relationship your father and mother became, but weren't you still born in the end. Hehehe..." Old Joz chuckled.

"It's just that, after she gave birth to you and left you to Zaden, she never came to this place again."

"Maybe that's why Zaden's character started to change. He might feel depressed because his strength is too weak, causing him not to be with your mother."

"Oh, I see." Alu nodded after hearing Old Joz's explanation.

"It's no wonder Zaden always says; without strength, a person is destined to be abandoned." Said Alu.

Alu didn't know how his parents' relationship was up to now, but with such a difference in strength, it had clearly made their relationship awkward.

Even if they still love each other and don't want to separate, such a relationship is still a bit uncomfortable to look at.

Now Alu also begins to understand why his father went so far only so that his son could have strength.

"So, Old Joz, do you know the name of the clan that took my mother away?" Alu asked one more time.

The only thing Alu knew about his mother was her name. (Jasmine.)

Even though Alu already knows her past, he still doesn't know her background.

"Oh, this is too difficult to say. But there is one thing you need to know, your mother's clan doesn't actually come from this world. Besides, it's also a clan that specializes in spirit power." Replied Old Joz.

"Uh." Alu was surprised.

"Mm, maybe the reason you were returned is because you don't have spirit power, and you've probably heard of it, there are nine other worlds that are as big as the World of Hundred Miracles.

Your mother's clan comes from a world called Nirvana Heaven. It is the second strongest world that mankind has. That world has seven Exalted stage experts guarding it."

This time Alu showed a surprised expression when he heard Old Joz's words. Alu wasn't surprised by the other world's news, but he was surprised by the Exalted stage expert, that Old Joz had said.

Alu had never heard of that name, but the fact that the second strongest world only had seven people at that stage made Alu truly shocked.

"He-he-he. You must have never heard of it.

Exalted is the ninth stage of our cultivation, and it is the highest stage known.

The strength of an Exalted stage expert was truly inconceivable.

According to rumors; if two Exalted stage experts clashed a punch, the shockwave that resulted from their clash could be felt throughout the great world.

If they really fought, even the great world could be destroyed.

There is a parable that says if the great world had cultivation, their cultivation should still be at the Exalted stage.

Of course, it wasn't easy to reach the Exalted stage.

There are still quite a number of experts who can reach the peak of the eighth stage, but most of them, in the end, stop at that stage forever."

When Old Joz explained about the Exalted stage, even he couldn't hide awe from his face.

Alu who heard Old Joz's words was also shocked when he heard how strong an Exalted stage expert was.

"Can you explain another stage of cultivation above the Nirvana stage?" Alu then asked.

ALU had only heard, above King Nirvana, someone would be called Emperor Nirvana.

As for the cultivation name for Emperor Nirvana and above, Alu didn't know that yet.

Since he was with Old Joz, Alu could immediately ask him everything.

"Mmm, okay. Since you're old enough, I thought it was fine to tell you now so you wouldn't get too complacent." Replied Old Joz before he began to explain.

"Those who are called Emperor Nirvana are those who reach the Earthly Nirvana stage."

"In the World of Hundred Miracles, the Nirvana Emperor can be considered a powerful expert. Even on a huge continent, they can still move freely. They can also fly through the dangerous oceans."

"But, while they are already very strong, only those who transcend the Earthly Nirvana stage can be considered true experts. It is the Heavenly Nirvana stage.

The Heavenly Nirvana Stage is divided into three stages where each stage is also divided into several layers.

The first stage which is the sixth stage of Cultivation is called the Transcendent stage.

A Transcendent will be honored wherever they go. And they too could rule a huge continent for themselves.

Above the Transcendent stage is the Sovereign stage.

There's no need to talk about how strong they are. They could be considered top experts in any place

And above the Sovereign stage is the Saint stage.

As a stage only one level below the Exalted stage, in any world, a Saint would be considered a giant.

Even though they couldn't be compared to an Exalted, the Saint stage was still quite difficult to reach. Many supreme geniuses dream of becoming saints but have not been able to achieve them in their entire lives.

Only the most geniuses among geniuses can break through to the Saint stage.

Not to mention in ordinary factions, even the strongest factions led directly by an Exalted usually only had around seven to ten Saint stages.

Those who reached the peam of the Saint stage were even fewer.

And among the peak of the Saint stage, even in my entire life, no one has actually been able to break through to the Exalted stage. As for the current Exalted, all of them actually existed even before I was born."

"Very rare." ALU couldn't help but be surprised when he found out how rare an Exalted stage expert was.

ALU doesn't know how old Old Joz is, but he must be quite old. But even throughout Old Joz's life, there hadn't actually been a peak Saint stage that had managed to break through to the Exalted stage.

"Only the most geniuses among the most geniuses can become Exalted. Reaching the pinnacle of the Saint stage, and just a long accumulation, is still not enough to become Exalted." Old Joz added.

"Is it possible for someone to break through to the Exalted stage, but that person purposely hid it so no one would know?" Alu asked one more time.

"That's impossible. You may not know, but every time someone has managed to break through to the Exalted stage.

Right after that person has managed to break through, it is said that there will be a heaven and earth phenomenon that can be seen throughout the great world where the Exalted resides." Old Joz replied.

ALU was speechless when he heard that. Even with his calmness, he still felt very surprised. Just breaking through would actually produce a phenomenon that could be seen around the world. Isn't that too much. No wonder they can be juxtaposed with the world itself.

"Old Joz by the way." Alu spoke again after a while.

"I thought that even the strongest expert in this continent did not have as broad a knowledge as you. I wonder, what stage exactly is your current cultivation at?" Alu then asked.

Of course, Alu wasn't stupid enough to think that Old Joz was only on the level of his father.

"He-he-he..." Old Joz chuckled when he heard Alu's question.

"I can actually be considered strong, but also not strong. I'm sure you can guess." Replied Old Joz.

"Oh, I see."

"By the way. Did you want to know your mother's cultivation level when I last saw her?" Old Joz suddenly asked.

"No need."

Before Old Joz could see Alu's reaction, Alu had already rejected his words.

Right after Alu answered, Alu immediately stood up from his chair.

Alu then took the wine cup in front of him which he hadn't touched before drinking all the wine in one gulp.

"I go." Alu said before walking away.