Chapter 261: Don't Go ‘Pop'

Chapter 261: Don't Go ‘Pop'

Several things run through my mind as I take a leisurely walk over to my personal tower.

Foremost in my mental space is the next steps that I should take to secure my position, and protect me and those I care about.

I have a decent group here. People under contract to protect me and my secrets, allowing me to increase their strength to get even better at it.

A secure location, with the ability to gather large groups of spirit beasts to protect me. And without the need to feed and a constantly healing, growing body, never have to worry about a rebellion from them.

And finally, seniors that are watching out for me and keeping most strong cultivators away. Who are also under contract and looking for more people to add to it. Not only that, but committed because of the massive benefits that I bring to them.

There is one major gap in my defenses with powerful seniors, though.

The sect leaders.

Even with how strong Sister Nuan is, shes still an Early Nascent Soul cultivator and, even more importantly, a member of the sect.

Eventually, Im going to be brought before the sect leaders and expected to use my abilities for the sect. To explain how and where I got this and provide a reason that I wont be essentially be enslaved to constantly do the sects bidding. Righteous sect or not, benefits are benefits for them.

I assume shes hiding this information for as long as possible, but its only a matter of time.

I should run my scan on how I can still keep my freedom.

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It cant be that simple?

Right?

But it is.

My scan shows me an obvious method. One which I had accidentally laid the seeds of early on.

I received my power as a stated gift from an omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent being to survive in this world.

Theyll definitely be using truth-seeking methods with me. Assuming that my suspicions are correct about this being, Ill at least be able to hold them off with the concept that the being is my master. Inferring that it would be terrible to take strong actions against me.

Adding to the fact that I had mysteriously come back to life and had such mind-boggling abilities and insights, itll be a clear and normal answer for cultivators.

Especially, depending on the way I frame it.

Either way, this means that if the benefit is exponential, the longer I spend in each rank will lead to MUCH larger gains for future ones. And with my scan, Ill be able to determine exactly when that is.

Adding to that, I already tell that the normal stopping point within Qi Condensation levels, being rank 9 Qi Condensation, isnt the true ending for this realm. In fact, my scan tells me that the secret ending point for geniuses is rank 11.

Ill be going beyond that.

But my goodness this will be so painful later on.

The body was not meant to grow like this. Only with my healing constitution and aura, am I able to push through those limits.

At least it will help me get used to pain in some ways.

Im not able to do the same for others, as they dont have the healing constitution to remove negative conditions and keep positive ones; a distinction that lets me increase the size of my qi capacity and strength without constant downsides. Id have to increase to a much higher level with my cultivation techniques to do such a thing for a person later and early in the technique, theyd have to be at a low rank of Qi Condensation for it to work best.

Doing things like this will massively slow down my progression speed. If I try to go too fast with the expansion, it could pop. Which I could heal but would ruin the whole point of this.

Hmm compared to Ai or Lin, I will lag behind them.

I suspect to see many of them reaching Foundation Establishment, by the time that Im at Mid-Qi Condensation. But my effective qi should be massively higher.

By how much? Ill just have to see.

But, compared to the normal and genius cultivators, we will move absurdly quick. Especially with all the additional things Ill be throwing at them, and myself.

Either way, Im definitely going to be cultivating for much of the day for the next week.

That should be enough to get me to

Ah, shoot. Never mind.

I have to pick up the cultivation methods with Ai and Lin. The earlier I can get these and turn them into something usable for Gong and the personal group, the better.

Not only that, but I should start condensing my knowledge in different areas to make a better lesson plan for others.

No need for me to do everything after all.

And there are a ton of other promises Ive made.

Sigh.

So much to do.