As Rei was blasted through the space tunnel, he tried to move but was unable to.
[Host, system has detected foreign energy. Recommended for host to adapt as new worlds will have no natural means to replenish mana.]
"Wait, if it doesn't use mana what does it use?" Rei asked as he could only go with the flow of the tunnel.
[These worlds use different variants of Qi. From astral energy/qi, dou qi to profound energy. In the next world, the people use spiritual qi mixed with spirit rings which aid them in battle. Final warning, there are no natural ways to regain mana so it is advised for host to use previous abilities with caution.]
"What about the way to cultivate?" Rei asked as he felt the suction increase.
[There will be basic knowledge on how to create host's own ring.]
The system said as Rei was immediately thrown out of the tunnel and into the sky of his new world.
"FUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKK!!!!" Rei cursed as his body shot down towards a mountain range like a meteor.
*BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
A huge crater was formed as Rei had used some mana to keep himself from turning to paste.
Rei frowned when he felt the absence of mana and how it took a lot more to affect the world with mana.
"Where the hell am I?" Rei muttered as he stood up.
Looking around, Rei could see that he was surrounded by a lush forest. Spreading out his senses, Rei could feel many dangerous beasts gathering at his location.
'While I can take these guys on using mana, I won't be able to regenerate my reserves...' Rei pondered as he decided to ultimately leave as he doesn't know what the inhabitants could do. It was better to be careful than guns blazing resulting in death.
Running through the forest with just his physical strengh, Rei was able to leave the mountain range in the distance easily.
'I should learn how to use qi and any other forms of energy. It would help if I had a multitude of reserves to back up on.' Rei thought as he ran. He found a beautiful lake of the clearest blue and walked over.
"There are not many beasts around here...I should cultivate here for the time being." Rei muttered as he sat on a boulder near the lake. Calming his mind, he started to ponder over how he should create his own ring.
'I need to infuse my spiritual energy as well as physical energy together as a medium, while doing this I'll need to synergise an aspect of my previous powers into the ring allowing me to use it with spiritual qi.' Rei thought as he started to construct his ring.
'I cannot go full power but rather slowly nurture my energy while the ring ages. As it passes each threshold it would gain a different colour. The most basic will be white. After it passed the 100 year threshold it will turn yellow. Going further will be the 1,000 year threshold turning the rings into purple rings. 10,000 year threshold will make the rings black while 100,000 turns them red. At the 100,000 threshold, spiritual beasts are able to turn themselves into human and cultivate using the human system. At 1,000,000 years, the ring becomes gold and gains colours based on the attribute that I choose to nurture the ring with at the start. So this is why system wanted me to nurture my own rings....Not only is my body compatible but I can make all of my rings 1,000,000 year rings with this method.' Rei thought as he started to gather this foreign energy around him to construct his first ring.
'Let my first ring be my heavenly demon bloodline.' Rei thought as he started to infuse his bloodline into the ring.
While in the state of cultivation, Rei had lost his concept of time as every passing thought resulted in years passing.
As he constructed his ring, Rei had also stumbled on comprehending the concept of time.
'Time is but a passing thought. It was a concept made by man to begin with. There is nothing such as time but rather the acceleration at which things age and decay....' Rei had thought as he hit the 1,000 year threshold for his ring. The purple ring had engravings of angels and demons while there is the symbol of a heavenly demon in the middle. Clad with 14 wings, dark energy and a cold expression. The demon stood proud as the ring became more and more detailed.
Many more years passed as Rei cultivated. During this, Rei had started to understand some aspects of this new energy, it worked simular to mana but revolved around using ones own energy instead to borrowing energy from the surroundings.
As Rei cultivated to the 100,000 year mark, the ring had transformed itself into a deep crimson colour making the demon seem more demonic.
Rei suddenly felt a disturbance in his surroundings as he hit the 850,000 year mark. Opening his eyes once more after 850,000 years, Rei looked at the familiar lake and saw a small white rabbit look at him in caution.
"Rabbit?" Rei muttered as he stood up and shook off the vegetation that had gathered onto his body. The rabbit back off in slight fear as Rei walked towards it.
"Don't worry, I won't harm you." Rei said as he crouched and patted the bunnies' head.
The rabbit slowly opened it's eyes as it saw Rei's handsome smiling face.
"First company since I first started to cultivate." Rei said as he smiled as sat back down. Rei was about to go back to cultivate when the rabbit placed itself on his lap and made itself comfortable.
"Usagi chan?(Rabbit)" Rei said looking at the rabbit.
The rabbit ignored him as it laid there.
Rei only sighed as he stroked the rabbits head.
'System cultivation status.'
[Name : Rei
Age : Immortal
Cultivation : Spirit master rank 20
Rings :
Heavenly Demon (850,000)
Skills :
Allows for user to enter Heavenly Demon mode. Increase in overall status.
Slaughter Domain
Black Energy Manipulation
Heavenly Demon Avatar.]
'System what's the overall ranks for cultivation?' Rei asked.
[Spirit Trainee (1-10 no rings)
Spirit Master (11-20 one ring)
Spirit Grand Master (21-30 two rings)
Spirit Expert (31-40 three rings)
Spirit Ancestor (41-50 four rings)
Spirit King (51-60 five rings)
Spirit Emperor (61-70 six rings)
Spirit Saint (71-80 seven rings)
Spirit Douluo (81-90 eight rings)
Titled Douluo (91-99 nine rings)
God (100)]
'What is god rank compared to the previous combat ranks?' Rei asked unsure.
[Divine stage 1]
'Hou~ would I be able to combine both cultivation systems together....'
Rei thought as it would mean that his reserves for energy would double. He would have the options of spiritual qi, mana and natural energy.
'Since I am making my own rings, I think after I evolve my Heavenly Demon ring to million year rank I should turn my zanpakuto into the second ring and boost their powers.' Rei thought as he went back to cultivating his ring.