《Self-Created System》 -6 Introduction to Cultivation @@ Cultivation Levels: Body Tempering Stage (Level 1-9)- Life Increase 10 years per Level Spirit Tempering Stage (Level 1-9)- Life Increase 25 years per Level Nascent Soul Stage(Level 1-9)- Life Increase 50 years per Level Earth Soul Stage(Level 1-9)- Life Increase 100 years per Level Heaven Soul Stage(Level 1-9)- Life Increase 250 years per Level True Soul Stage(Level 1-9)- Life Increase 500 years per Level - Accession Uncontrolled 1-3 = Low Grade 4-6 = Middle Grade 7-9 = High Grade ---work under progress--- Qi Cultivation: Spirit Cultivation: Body Cultivation: Martial Arts:@@ 2 The New World and Information gathering Finally, spotted a planet with living beings. [Ankit Raj: Alright System, start a complete scan the planet below, and commence descend. Try being stealth as much as possible.] [System: Yes, host.] If some people where to see descend, they would see transparent ball with thousands of hair like light threads in it coming down. Due to descending in the day side hemisphere of the planet, system manage to mask the presence of soul descending. *** [System: Descend successful] [Ankit Raj: Alright, find different aged and gender people that are alone, begin force Soul Data Transfer and download the data, after that remove the traces of our interference and mask the duration spent with their own memory based causes. Repeat the process continuously for 3 days.] *** After 3 days [System: Task completed.] [Ankit Raj: Alright, begin extracting the information and compare in themselves for accuracy of the data. Find the local languages, occupation, influential person or group, type of government and history. Categories and save in hierarchical structure for this continent.] [System: Task initiated.] *** [System: Task completed, Report: Continent: Jain Sky Continent Local Languages: 5 General Occupation ¨C Farming, Fishery, Poultry, Business, Transportation, Guard¡­ Major Occupation: Alchemist, Artificer, Painter, Tunist, Formation Master, Appraiser, Terpsichore... Local Influential Person/Group: Sectors (4), Big Clans (7), Large Commercial Groups (3) Royal Family (1), Noble Families (43) Type of Government: None, Influential Groups own their territories and are sole ruler. ] *** So, this world, in short follows the mightiest and biggest group swallow''s small ones. Where I come from, Democracy and Justice was severed at least in large portion of population. However, if I were to follow those principles I might die the every next second. That can''t be happening can we, so let''s prepare my next course of action: First I need to cultivate fast and become strong to survive, then I need influence group support behind my back. Second, I need latest information and also private army of my own. And I need to lay low profile all the time, until I am confident. OK, let''s say I take over a Millennium Genius body that will help me achieve fast cultivation. Then I need money and influential group support. So, I need to find such Genius under influential group. Then I need real time correct information for staying out of unwanted trouble. For that influential group information gatherer does not achieve the real time problem and reliability. That got be a huge problem. Communication technology of this world kind of seems outdated. Mobile and Network tower establishment can''t be achieved in this world. But if take satellites into account that might be possible but again it''s too farfetched, risk of exposure is also high. Well, for temporary real time communication, satellite based on this world will do. But I have to look into it for other permanent solution. Next is to build private army of ninja or may be assassin organization, which I guess have to find solution too. Whatever, all that for later, for now, let''s find suitable body for takeover or you can Soul Hack. Hehe!! Never mind. [Ankit Raj: System, create a task to distinguish the best cultivation body for Soul Hack and gather information from candidate among the Influential group, list out possible candidates, their behavior, background history and so forth, remember to be discreet, got it?] [System: Yes, host] [System: 2 Tasks - Find the list of best cultivation body and Find the candidate with required body from influential group initiated.] 3 Finding a Millennium Genius [System: Tasks completed. Report: List of Current Known Best Top 10 Cultivation Body from Influential Group: 1.Venerable Little Muni [Buddha Diamond Body ¨C Active] ¨C Age 16 Cultivation - Spirit Tempering 7 - Direct Follower of Eastern Monastery Sect Description: Body suited for Buddha Enlightenment and rarely appears. 2.Lin Feng [Nine Pure Yang Body - Active] ¨C Age 21 Cultivation ¨C Spirit Tempering 9 ¨C Direct Disciple of Sect. Master of Zen Pleasure Sect Description: Body best for fast cultivation using dual cultivation techniques. 3.Long Malik [Ancient Blue Dragon True Body - Inactive] ¨C Age 19 ¨C Cultivation ¨C Spirit Tempering 9 ¨C Core Member of Azure Dragon Clan 4.Ling Tian [Void Celestial Body - Inactive] ¨C Age 15 ¨C Cultivation ¨C Spirit Tempering 5 ¨C Candidate for Ling Clan Head Successor Description: Void Celestial Body is said to contain terrace of space law ... ... ...] *** After careful consideration of future developments, I have decided to go for Ling Tian of Ling Clan. His parents location are unknown since he was 1 year old and also has a handful of resources at his disposal. Its perfect for Soul Hack. Although his celestial body wasn''t activated, it cannot be said for same in future. Because its a common knowledge that special body types will have 60-70% chance of being activated when one reaches Nascent Soul Stage. I wasn''t worried either. [Ankit Raj: Alright System,start a Project for Soul Hack to take over a body.] [System: Yes, host.] *** [System: Task completed.] Alright, let''s plain for a successful Soul Hack. First, I need people not to notice, and also a time when Ling Tian can''t put a counter attack. Second, this guy has been high profile in cultivation world, it''s not good for now. Best case would be cultivation deviation or loss in the eye of public after I take over. From, the information gathered, one of his Maid is his Guardian, and quite powerful at that. Let''s see for loopholes in her routine for absence. Then, comes Ling Tian, the possible way to increase chances of soul hack would be before the soul energy from practice runs out. And that would be at the time of Leveling Up. Yes, at that point, I can also create deviation of some sort to loss cultivation. Hah, 2 goals can be achieved at the same time. Ok, time to prepare and wait of opportunity. 4 Soul Hack After waiting for 8 days, finally opportunity present itself. Ling Tian was going for challenging the next Spirit Tempering 6 stage. And that Powerful Maid of his, was gone for bath down the mountain fall. I began to move to towards Ling Tian''s mountain peak.In the cultivation hall, Ling Tian has practice martial arts and started to use a low grade spirit stone to recover from exhaustion. Then, he begin to cultivate and prepare the challenge the next stage. Taking note of the precious time, I approached Ling Tian who was in meditative state and slowly I spread and enveloped Ling Tian with my Soul Energy to not let his slip by. After assuring that no loophole left, I startforced Soul Data Transfer module, copied all data and left him with memories to intake the cultivation losing medicine pill hidden by the spies among the house servants. Ling Tian took the pill and lost the cultivation in an hour. During this time, I simply hide my self inside Ling Tian body, and started to slowly absorb and copy the unique spiritual signature of Ling Tian. It took almost the same time taken in loss of cultivation base. Unresigned with the result, Ling Tian could not hold on and collapsed. It benefited me the most as I took the collapsed Ling Tian soul, absorbed it all in one go. People outside sensed Lian Tian stated caused the huge stir. I, on the other hand, didn''t have the body for centuries. So, I slept. I didn''t bother to sort through memory of Ling Tian, I just slept. *** 2 days later, I woke up, feel satisfied with the new body, I started reading through system notifications. Fifteen minutes later, I smiled with the result. In these two days, the whole clan and even other major forces got the news through spies, that I(Lian Tian) lost my cultivation due to schemes of spy. That powerful Maid Teresa Clint, made a huge mess, directly soul searched every servant and members of the household available on the mountain. Those who resisted, if they were servant, they died, if they were members, then they were thrown in prison for interrogation. It took her merely 3 hours and she cleared every single spy that have infiltrated since centuries ago. I got to know that she was a Heaven Soul Stage 2 cultivator. Though it was never confirmed. That why, Clan Head or other turn blind to her action. Next day, later it was found that the culprit of whole mess was a Grade 4 Lower Pill brought by Spies, everyone felt goosebumps down their bodies. If they were in the place of Ling Tian, result would have been same. Ling Clan Head issues command that every cultivator has to verify any pills before consumption brought from outside clan territories, or they can be go become next Ling Tian. Everyone knew that Ling Tian is done with Cultivation World, and the post of candidate for Clan Head successor is just in name. Clan members gradually returned to their works as it doesn''t concern them. For comment Ling Tian Household, it was night mare, many servant have thought of leaving household but remembering Teresa Clint actions, they couldn''t. 5 Memories of Ling Tian Going through the memories of Ling Tian, I got the jest the guys both Parents disappeared when he was just one year old. Later, when he grew up, he came to know his responsibility as household master. It was his parents arrangement for Maid Teresa Clint to manages everything within the household till Ling Tian grows and take over. Maid Teresa said to be his mother follower for last four decades, though you look at her, she was like 19 year old college girl dressed in maid uniform. You cannot judge here to be an expert at Heaven Soul Stage. Anyway! Let''s talk about Ling Clan, as one of big clans of the region, they occupy around 9% percent of land of the continent, which would be around the size of Greenland. Many Mountain range, mines, lakes , rivers, islands and other were part of Ling Clan Resources. Ling Clan consists of many official position like Servant, Outer Members, Inner Members, Core Members, Elder, Guardians, Guests, Grand Elder, Household Masters, Clan Head, Ancestors in increasing order of their authorities. Ling Tian father was Household Master, while Mother was Grand Elder. Ling Tian''s Great grand Father was one of the living Clan Ancestors. It is because of those reasons no one cause trouble for him. Ancestors were all Heaven Soul Stage 7 or above cultivators, Grand Elder and Elder powers generallyabove Heaven Soul Stage 2 and Earth Soul Stage 7. There were some exceptions like those with Great Master and Grand Masters as their title. There were also some elder and Grand elders that contributed sufficiently to Clan Development. Guardians were the cultivator above Earth Soul Stage 1and initial not member of the Clan. When they became Guardians, they are allowed to bring their families and follow Clan Rules and live happily. Other powerhouses also adopted similar tactics. Rogue Cultivators dream of becoming Guardians of Ling Clan because of reputations. Those with qualification of Elder and Grand Elder but where not from the clan were given Clan Guests positions. Now back to Ling Tian, he was Core Member because of his cultivation and future Household Master. But now with no cultivation, his future was limited and cannot become Clan Head or Clan Ancestor ever. Ling Tian household have many business, medicinal farms, and other resources. A total of 23 small and large island, 2 Mountain Range, and 3 States were properties of his household. 6 Future and Sowing the Seed of Karma Thinking of future course of action, I begin analyzing difficulties and action I took to counter them. Now, that I all the time, what should I do, what do I desire. Guilt was there. Ling Tian, since I took over your body, let me do something for you, though it won''t matter anyway, I do desire to get this guilt out of myself. I will be Ling Tian in name and character. I''m be hypocrite, aren''t I! Whatever. Alright I have decided decided to succeed as Master of Ling Tian Household"The Kai Palace". Now, then it''s time for me to wake up. It''s been two days already. I slowing open my I eyes and sit down. Servant comes near and inform me that Maid Teresa , Clan Head have reminded to meet them when I wake up. Dismissing the servant after few questions, I begin my day life activities. Some times later servant reported that Maid Teresa requests to meet me. I casually wave my hands showing to let her come. [Teresa Clint: Young Master, I am very sorry that things happened on my wat] I signaled her to stop, I lookoutside the window, gentle breeze of wind pass by, lighten the mood. Then I turn around, speak to Maid Teresa . [Ling Tian: Thing happened can''t be changed. And also my cultivating has not come to full stop. Its just stoppage, may to take a different path, may be to take the same path. Time will tell what I choose. So, don''t mull over it] (pause) [Ling Tian: I assume different varieties of reaction from people, so I get to the point, bring me major problems of our household management currently facing, but not now. Go and do your job as usual. After dinner, you bring me to my room.] [Teresa Clint: Yes, Young Master.] [Ling Tian: Anything else? I will be visiting Clan Head this afternoon. Please arrange the meeting.] [Teresa Clint: No, Young Master. I will be on my way.] Teresa exits the room, the servant brought the meal. I sat on chair enjoying food after very time. It was satisfying. Damn it, I suddenly remember the famous line from previous world, "Men covert for three in life: Good Food, Sex and Power". Heh! I do have good food and power at my disposal,and for the remaining, night is not that far. Well, now that I have time, lets visit the Clan Main Library. 7 The Main Library As I approached the library shown my badge, I passed through the check up and enter 3 Storeys Library Building. From the gathered from memories of Ling Tian and other people, I get to know the Ling Clan Main Library has total of 5 floors: 2 basements, and 3 floors up the ground. Ground Floor contains current data records regarding business and management of the clan. First Floor contains manuals and techniques meant for Clan members below Elder position which include outer members, inner members, core members. Second Floor is meant for Elder, Grand Elders and Clan Guests. The Two basements floor contains the Ling Clan secrets. First Basement in meant for Clan Head. Its rumor that it contains secret movements for major forces over centuries, their strategy, troops numbers, tactics and other miscellaneous. It also contains record of the history of the continent over the century. And the last basement is meant for Clan Ancestors. That''s the level which Clan Head itself is not allowed to go in. It is rumored that basements are guarded by many strong formations. And also its rumored that the last basement contains treasures that can only be activated by Ling Clan Ancestors. Now coming back to present, As I only have access to ground floor and first floor, let''s see what amount of knowledge can I take away today. Let''s consider it as challenge to myself. I entered Ground Floor.... [Ling Tian: System, use Spirit Scan to render a simulation of whatever can be perceived here, focus on rendering and save as much region possible.] [System: Yes, host.] *** I existed the library after going through the manuals at first floor and ground floor just to mask the Spiritual Scan. [System: Rendering of Ling Clan Main Library completed.] [Ling Tian: Alright System, categories every data into respective classes. Generate a short and detailed report.] [System: Yes, host] *** [System: Task completed. Short Report: History Books: 2112 Business Records: 121,324 Cultivation manuals: 15,523 Alchemy Books: 534 Artifact Crafting Books: 803 Formation Array Books: 34 Music Books: 23 Cultural Books:232 Painter Books: 45 ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ] Eh! There is something wrong with the numbers of books every category. My estimation cannot be wrong about the books amounts in the Ground and First Floor by that much. [Ling Tian: System, describe the total number of books collected floor wise] [System: Yes, host. Ground Floor: 344,754 First Floor: 98,524 Second Floor: 1,204,987 First basement: 655,451 Second basement: 23,222] Holy*****! Second Floor, First Basement and Second basement!! I hit the Jackpot!! I hit the jackpot. Damn it! Calm down,or I will the purpose of visiting Clan Head. 8 Meeting Clan Head @@ I arrived at the designated spot and waited for Teresa to visiting the Clan Head. 10 minutes later, she arrived and looking exhausted, so I offered water, she politely declined. We arrived at Clan Head Manor, waited for the butler to call us in the meeting room. [Clan Head: It''s a great loss to Clan that you lost your cultivation. I won''t buzz too much, time is precious to everybody and you must have something in mind to arrange the meeting. I will say this, if it doesn''t affect my position as Clan Head I will fulfill your one single demand.] I knew from the manuals to become Top Grade Artificer, one require a Top Grade Flame. [Ling Tian: I need a Heaven Soul Stage Low Flame or above. State your condition.] [Clan Head: Haha! Little Kiddo. That''s wasn''t I expecting this. Sure, you can have Heaven Soul Stage Low Flame even Middle Flame. The conditions of obtaining those flame set by Clan Rules of your age group is to pass the test of Great Master in alchemy or artifact crafting set the Clan. You have to inform 2 days before you want to attempt the test. So, when will you take the test? No need to answer instantly. This rule is for everyone under your age group. If Earth Soul Stage Flame is your demand the Master level expertise is required in alchemy or artifact crafting. Whenever you are ready, just inform me. ] After thinking for a while, I replied. [Ling Tian: I take the test of artifact crafting at Great Master level one week from now. As the one single demand, I would definitely like you to help me in regards to the meddling of other households and high positioned members for a duration of 1 year.] [Clan Head: haha kiddo!! This is what I was expecting the second most possible demand from you. Alright, I will take care of this matter for 1 year. Your Ancestor has already spoken to me on this matter. Alright, if you have nothing to say, then you are dismissed.] [Ling Tian: Thank you, Clan Head. Bye for now.] [Clan Head: I''m glad that you are not too hot-headed.]@@ 10 New System Directives I had dinner and was waiting for Maid Teresa. Nothing to do I pondered upon all the projects that been completed and that are still going on. Thinking for a while, I decided to add some directives to the system. [Ling Tian: System, get ready to add some DIRECTIVES. User: Admin Signature:>] [System: User: Admin Signature: ******** confirmed.] [Ling Tian: System, Add directive, whenever a Project/Task completes, record all fails and success for future simulation references into with project names in EXPERIMENTS. Create Hierarchical structure and related meta-data. Then run the directives throughout the database and update the Database structure to include EXPERIMENTS variable. Add another directive, whenever a Project/Task completes, if it contains only information, then copy the results and save them in new BOOK and place them in the Library of the world for the data concerned. Add another directive, whenever a Project/Task completes, if it contains only functionality, like Soul Data Transfer Module, then copy the results and save them in new SKILL and place them in the Library of the world for the data concerned.] [System: 3 Directives added.] [Ling Tian: System, now Create 3 Libraries: Earth, the UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENT, and Kadam Planet. Then run the directives throughout the database and update the Database structure to include Library variable.] *** [Ling Tian: Alright, show the list of Books of this world library.] [System: Class: Artifact Crafting Basics of Artifact Crafting : Artificer Apprentice; Artificer Master; Great Master Artificer ; Grand Master Artificer Advanced Artifact Crafting: Artificer Apprentice; Artificer Master; Great Master Artificer ; Grand Master Artificer Class: Alchemy Basics of Alchemy: Alchemist Apprentice; Alchemist Master; Great Master Alchemist; Grand Master Alchemist Advanced Alchemy: Alchemist Apprentice; Alchemist Master; Great Master Alchemist; Grand Master Alchemist Class: Miscellaneous Art of Disguise: Body Tempering Stage; Spirit Tempering Stage; Nascent Soul Stage; Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete) Art of Cloning: Body Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Spirit Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Nascent Soul Stage; Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete) Art of Cultivation Masking: Body Tempering Stage; Spirit Tempering Stage; Nascent Soul Stage; Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete) Stealth Mode Fundamentals: Body Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Spirit Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Nascent Soul Stage(Incomplete); Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete) Emergency Healing: Body Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Spirit Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Nascent Soul Stage; Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete) Art of Escape: Body Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Spirit Tempering Stage; Nascent Soul Stage; Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete). ... ... ... ] After reading the list of books I felt headache coming through. I called the servant. [Ling Tian: Maid Teresa will be arriving. Tell here I will discuss the matter at later date. And send someone for body exercise and I need vent the heat.] Well I think I don''t need write about body exercise, you guys are free to imagine whatever. I''m out. I need sleep. 11 Apprenticeship Next morning, I woke up and started planing for the day. I have now the books of alchemy and artifact crafting, up to Grand Master level, still those are only written knowledge not practiced therefore I can be at only consider apprentice in both. If I were to sale the books in auction, it can give economy boost. At later date, I will talk to clan head to about establishing Book factory as everyone know that I don''t have cultivation or I have restart from the beginning after healing. It will also be used as a pretext for my future cover ups. Sure enough, now next thing to do is practice both occupations. First the artifact crafting, cause I have to get the flame by the end of week. *** Room 13, Kai Palace Crafting House After hours and hours of spending time, Ling Tian finally managed to Mortal Low Grade Sword. It was quite crude in look; no one willing would have this sword even it free. *** 2 days passed and finally I was able to craft Mortal High Grade Sword, and it is not crude looking. If I finally want to craft Grade 3 Weapon, and from what can observe, I need a high grade flame in order to become Great Master Artificer. Also, the spirit energy requirement is also a factor. Perfect Control on body, fire and spirit energy will be required in order to achieve True Spirit Grade Artificer. Well, one step at a time, puhhhh!!! Who am I kidding, let''s set a duration of a month to achieve Heaven Grade Artificer. First, I need a flame and lots of spirit energy. Second, I need to have Perfect Control over body, flame and spirit energy. Spirit energy can be drawn from spirit stones, so it won''t be much of a problem to get it. [Ling Tian: System, start three projects to achieve perfect control over body, flame and energy from the spirit stones.] [System: Three Project initiated - Control over Body, Flame and Spirit Energy from Stones.] Alright, crafting can be said going well, but I wish to cultivate again, I need to master Alchemy, for that I need Cauldron and some Miscellaneous Pill formula. Seems like I have to find time for Auction. There are also many other occupation knowledge gathered the Main Library, it can also be helpful at some point of time. What can I say, the more the merrier. Alright, those things for later time. Right now, CRAFTING!! CRAFTING!! *** [System: Error!!] [System: Error!!] [System: Error!!] [System: Error!!] 12 System’s First Crash Ooe!! Oee!! First Crash!! [Ling Tian: System, execute file ../../../forceReboot.exad User: Admin Signature: >] [System: User: Admin Signature: ********** confirmed.] [System: forceReboot.excad executing...] [System: Reboot success.] Well, well, it''s the first crash after so many years of my travel. Finally, there is a crash, hahaha! My God, this bring backs the memory of start of college days. Well let''s not dwell in the past, time to see how it really happened. [Ling Tian: System, bring the debug log along with thread process monitor, and console User: Admin Signature: >] [System: User: Admin Signature: ********** confirmed.] ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ *** That was quite a mess, create a patch on the limited spirit energy. So, the reason crash happened because the previous Project Suitable Cultivation Techniques, although manuals were great in number, but 70% of cultivation were either incomplete or result in cultivation deviation. System can still handle that much, but simulation of its variations to reach peak intensified the number of simulations. And my system completely relay on soul/spirit energy. With cultivation lost, spirit energy was leaving my on irregular basic that finally result in System''s first Crash. I got level up my cultivation for real. Let''s plan everything carefully. And before the flame merging, I have to first get the solution to the Cultivation Technique perplexity, which by the way is still under going simulation right now. With the Flame merging to my soul, my cultivation will definitely sky rocket if planned carefully. That will, in turn help me solve the suspicion about rise in my cultivation, but it''s still not enough, so I have to create diversion from the fact I can cultivate again, something that will ward of cultivation matter, something that I don''t want cultivation as my future path in everyone''s eyes. So, basically if¡­ what if¡­ yes if I were to demonstrate Great Master Grade Artificer theoretical knowledge and promoted to Elder, then it will be sensational "the young clan elder - Ling Tian" no it will be "Youngest Clan Elder". Alright, let''s focus on present, that is, CRAFTING!! CRAFTING!! *** In evening of the Artifact Crafting''s 3rd day, I successfully crafted Nascent Low Grade Saber. While thinking of the present for Clan Head, I continued the crafting practice. *** On the fifth day, my mastery over crafting reached Peak Master Artificer level. I can now craft Nascent High Grade Weapons and Artifact for easily. Let''s take a break, go for stroll and decide what present should I give to Clan Head. He really did help with those household matters. *** Strolling through the streets, I visited shops and pavilions of different kinds to get the jest for my now unique future products in the field of crafting. Well there are quite different artifacts and weapons in markets. If I were to give a rough estimate then more than 80% are weapons, shields and body armours. Space Rings are about 10% and the remaining to unique Artifacts that are hard to categorize. So, my crafting carrier will focus on space rings and unique artifacts. As for the present to the Clan Head, how about Gourd with lots of space in it. Nah! If I do that then giving empty gourd will not do, I don''t want to bother Maid Teresa for wine or alcohols for now. Something else, like mobile communication or management tools, but they all require rune installation, only Grand Master are capable of. As for now, I don''t powerful flame, no progress there. 13 The Presen After thinking a for while, I thought what if I made a version of walkie-talkie, one that is based on spirit energy, and spirit energy waves, then what about frequency modulation. Nah! It would be to complex, and the result will hinder my future plans. Let''s think of something else. What about identity token, Clan have special tokens for every position holder and there is also a small team specializes in tokens under Clan Management House. Well they specialize in token for position holder and can be used in special places only. So, I will specialize in mass production of token for whole territories, that a huge business, well it can be a joint business investment with Clan Head. Let''s think of add some perks to it, how can there be something I do be ever normal. It ain''t my style. Hmm, alright let''s make identity token at least Nascent Low Grade Artifact with a mini space box (space of 50cm*50cm*50cm). It will be perfect to hide the perk, you know what I mean. Every Nascent Grade and above artifact requires blood to bond with the person. This Blood coming from people from all over the Clan can definitely help in identifying the real parents of the child. Hehe, I can sure use it as a trump card to get what needs to be done. Alright, time to work, crafting of identity token will done in two phases: first mass produces of token in large sheets, and then second phase are sheets are cut into tokens, and runes are engraved. For now rune engraving had to be done in person. But later after merging with flame, I will simply design a rune engraving artifact for token. [Ling Tian: OK System, start a project to create Nascent Low Grade Artifact identity token with least budget, add feature like blood identification, mini space box(easy to use non-cultivator), and add the constraint that rune engraved should be economical when using engraving artifact in future. Also, add the project for Identity Token Rune Engraver which should be of Earth Grade Artifact or Higher.] [System: Two Projects - Identity Token Artifact and Identity Token Rune Engraver Artifact initiated.] Alright, that''s it for today. Lets enjoy the rest of day. *** At night, both projects finished. *** Next day, I went to Crafting House room, and crated a batch of 100 Identity Tokens of each Nascent Low, Middle and High Grade. Then, Write down instruction manual for registering and updating Token data. Also, instruction on how to use rune for mini space box usage. It took quite a time finishing writing the manual. Now I am considering to create an artifact of writing whatever I throw from system to artifact. 14 Meeting Clan Head again Today is day I took appointment for Grand Master Artificer Test. if I pass the test, I will be getting Heaven Grade flame and definitely planning on getting higher one. Before the test, I went to pay my respect to Clan Head. [Clan Head: So Little kiddo, how have been doing?] [Ling Tian: I have been doing great. Hope I not disturbing?] [Clan Head: Alright, let''s head to my office.] Both of us silently walked into the Office. [Clan Head: Alright kiddo, say what have you in mind.] After hand over the present, I smiled and wait for him to check it out. [Clan Head: Haha, alright kiddo, you have impressed me. To craft Nascent High Grade Artifact Token with space box, quite impressive, and for non-cultivators too. I get there is more on the table.] [Ling Tian: Yes, there is. (pause) There is more potential than you can imagine. These 3 different set of 100 are just to you for your previous help. What I am look for is a Joint business Investment partner for earning money and more.] [Clan Head: You should know money is least I am interested in. What "and more" we are talking here?] [Ling Tian: Well, how do think of information from all over the territories in less than 1 minute sounds? If still not satisfied then how about learn every owner position every minute? If still not satisfied. (pause) How about its potential to bring more on the table of similar scale?] Clan Head was awestruck, information from all over the territories, position of every owner, and even more of the same scale. OMG! Clan Head, although was a cultivator of True Soul Stage 2, having lived for two thousand year and despite having so much experience have cold sweat flowing over head. Clan Head was clear about Ling Tian''s position, Future Master of Kai Palace. Words said cannot be joked. Calming himself he took few breath to process and stabilizing his thoughts, he thoughtfully spoke. [Clan Head: What would you get from doing this? What is it want?] [Ling Tian: Information course, also there is money. You, of all people, the Clan Head of Ling Clan, one of the 15 powerhouse of this Jian Sky continent should be clearly know that power held by information can never the achieved any cultivator, clan, sector or any thing else.] Clan Head sat there motionless, lost in thoughts, shocked by the calmness possessed by Ling Tian. He was imaging the chaos this token would cause, no he change his imagination again, thinking of chaos Ling Tian himself would cause in the future, and chaos grew multi fold in Clan Head imagination. He was Clan Head with lots and lots of experience, he was damn sure the future chaos will be no less than his imaginations. Taking deep breathe, Clan Head started to re-evaluate how to judge Ling Tian again. [Clan Head: Sure, I agree for Joint Business. But, you have to deal with other households if they bring trouble in this matter to you.] [Ling Tian: I have already thought of other households over this matter.] [Clan Head: So you have already thought. Already.] [Ling Tian: Next, I would like to have theoretical test of Great Master Artificer as usual but for practical test, I would appreciate it the test is held up to Master Peak Artificer only. As, I don''t have cultivation nor strong Flame, so its inconvenient for time being.] 15 Great Master Artificer Tes [Clan Head: Sure, theoretical questions will be the as usual, and for practical, it will be as you require. Don''t worry about it. Let''s proceed to the Crafting Test Hall.] *** [Grand Elder Shaun: Hello, I''m Ling Shaun, a Great Master Peak Artificer, you can call me however you see fit. There will be 3 Stages of the Test, first stage is theoretical exam - which will test 10 random question that only Great Master Artificer could solve, second stage will be practical exam in which you have to create required artifact off the level and third stage is where you have damage artifact and you have to repair it. Passing criteria of one stage is 8 correct answer out of 10, for second stage - artifact made should be at least 90% power when compared to standard artifact and third stage - damaged artifact should recover 95% power of its original power.] [Ling Tian: OK] [Grand Elder Shaun: You request of practical exam have been approved by Clan Artifact Association, so need to be worried about that. Just craft an Earth Grade Artifact in presence of an Official Observer in the future and you will get you Great Master Certificate. Alright let''s begin the test.] With System in hand, I could easy answer Grand Master Artificer question let alone Great Master artificer, a whole grade below. It didn''t took much time to answer all the questions. Moving to the next stage, I create a required space ring of Nascent High Grade. It provides a spherical space of radius 500 meters which was above standard grade by 23%. In the last stage, damaged bow-arrow set as given. It was of Nascent Middle Grade at its peak. After repairing, I increasing its Grade to Nascent High Grade. If compared before, its power raised by 180% that was quite a lot for examiner to accept. Finally first stage result was declared 10/10 nothing new. Few elder with held me started asking me all sort of question. To not show off too much. I replied most answer vaguely, and only few question correctly. All said and done, I returned home as they said result will be declared next day. I returned to my Palace, decided to check on previous Projects. The long awaited Cultivation techniques Project was 93% complete. So, I guess I need to maximum of 2 days time to finally get the results. Project to Control over Body, Flame and Spirit Energy from Stones were long finished. So, nothing left to do, I lay down on bed, eyes closed. Then, a thought came to mind, let''s plan to play with every major power house of this continent. OK, I can definitely do it, I will definitely do it. But this damn Cultivation Project really taking too much time. I will surely apply every Hooke and crook to jump my cultivation stages that will has never been recorded in history, not in the past, not in the present and not in the future. And then I will plan my sweet sweet little fun game. Hehe!! 16 Result and Clan Head decision Meanwhile, Clan Head had taken steps in advance and called Association Members and some trusted Grand Elders and instructed to keep quite about Ling Tian Test. He knew he could not keep such matter from spreading in the long run, but he wished to buy as much as time possible. Thinking of his earlier conversation, a smile natural surfaced on his face. It''s good to have someone from Younger Generation like him around. Life without perks will be turn in monotonous routine. He had a feeling that Ling Tian will definitely turn over himself as strong cultivator not long in the future. Till then, he would do as much as he could to keep out other power houses out of the picture. Old needs to protect the young, and young needs to create ruckus everyday. Ling Tian''s position as Future Master of household, Great Master Artificer, the power backing him and his soon return into cultivation race would cause any Major Power restless. Some cards need to be placed while concerning future. I will visiting few Ancestors soon, forces are required to be in place for stability in the future. I can see loads of work coming... Shock and surprise were written on all over the faces of Clan Head, Grand Elders and Elders. A monster among genius, the result of the Artificer Test made everyone see Ling Tian in new height. What age was Ling Tian at, 15, have you seen a 15 year old Great Master Artificer anywhere in history?No!! Even among their peers, only handful of people were as knowledge and perceptive as such as of Ling Tian''s. Though in their eyes, Ling Tian lost to cultivation deviation because of unforeseen circumstances, but the Artificer talent showed by Ling Tian was no less than cultivation genius. After swiftly recovering from the shock, Clan Head steeled his heart and made the decision. [Clan Head: Alright everyone, today you all seen the Artificer Test result of Ling Tian. Even though he lost cultivation, his crafting talent can be called the great resource, which still has more potential to grow over time.So, I, Ling Beau, as 27th clan head of Ling Clan, hereby appoint Ling Tian as Clan Elder, on the condition he successfully crafts Earth Grade Artifact. The day he succeeds, will be day Clan Elder position will be his officially. If any of you have any complaint regarding my decision, you can raise your complaint in next clan meeting.] [Everyone: Yes, Clan Head] [Clan Head: Next, as you know I promised Ling Tian if he cleared the test, he will be granted "Heaven Soul Stage High Flame", I guess you all don''t have opinions over the matter either.] (pause) [Clan Head: Alright, keep quiet about Ling Tian, Clan Elder position and the condition to the all and any third person. (pause)All dismissed.] 17 Travelling with Clan Head Morning next day, I was called to Clan Head Office, I had my breakfast and proceeded to the office. On my way, I was lost between enjoying the sky ride and checking the last remaining project(cultivation techniques) - progress over and over again. It was 95.2% when I woke up today, and 3 hours have passed and its now 96.1% percent. So, roughly 13 hours more needed. I am too excited about it and I didn''t even know when I arrived at the destination. Twenty minutes later, I entered the office. Today, Clan Head was not sitting alone, there were two Grand Elders also, I greeted them causally and wait for Clan Head. [Clan Head: Be seated, I assume these two Grand Elders and I will going to the Quarterly Auction held by Tomaar Commerce Association in its Capital city tomorrow. Both of them has reached the bottleneck of True Soul Stage. They are just looking for lucky encounters. You should also join us, you may find something interesting. Rumors has it the book written by Crazy Alchemy King Zhang from three thousand years ago is going to be auctioned.] [Ling Tian: Sure.] [Clan Head: Alright, I will arrange for an Elder from Alchemy Association to let you guide in flame merging when we return. Alright we will depart in 3 hours, let''s meet again at Beast Hall at the time.] [Ling Tian: Many Thanks, Clan Head.] I left the room, called the servant, informed him. [Ling Tian: I will be gone for 2-3 days for auction, don''t worry about my safety as I will be traveling with Clan Head and few Grand Elders. Let''s go eat something, after that we will return to Beast Hall.] [Servant: Yes, Young Master.] *** Beast Hall, 3 hours later. [Clan Head: Alright, lets not delay, we will traveling for 6-7 hours and it will the night already when we arrive there.] [All: Yes, Clan Head.] We rode a condor, a flying beast, like the one inn the Avatar Movie but the size was enough for 20 people. This flying beast was at True Soul Stage 3 and tamed by Clan Head. It can fly average speed of thirteen thousand km per hour and around sixteen thousand per hour at peak speed. Compared to the Beast I travel usually are all tamed by Palace servants, they usually are of Heaven Soul Stage with flying speed of one thousand km per hour to five thousand km per hour. 18 The Tammar Capital City We arrived at night, booked a Inn for a day, and refreshed ourselves. Then got for night stroll, this is one of most populated trading city of the continent bustling with business all over the year. I am also not gonna miss the opportunity to gather information. [Ling Tian: System, start two tasks - one to gather all kind of manuals, books that comes under spiritual scan. And one for gathering different kind of information people are talking about, break them, and categories them.] [System: 2 Tasks initiated.] Well, I will add auto scan and continuous information gathering project later, also energy and other factors are also to be considered. And also a project is required for hacking Spiritual Communication Channel of cultivators. Let''s leave it for now. Tammar Trading City, is divided into two circles - Outer City for Non-cultivators and low level cultivators, and Inner City for trading with cultivators of at least Earth Soul Stage. These circles are further divided into 5 regions - artifact pavilion , herbs and grains pavilion, association area, book palace and miscellaneous area. Auction is to be held in miscellaneous area. Strolling for nearly two we returned to Inn quarters. I cannot say that I earn huge because the level of manuals gathered where quite low. I decided not to bother on the matter. Later at night, around 2 a.m., I got the long awaited notification. [System: Project - Suitable Cultivation Techniques completed.] [Ling Tian: Haha! Finally! Alright System, bring me a brief report.] [System: Cultivation Techniques collected have different categorical similarities. Following are the categories : 1. Spiritual Energy Techniques: this includes techniques for soul attacks, protection, purification, etc. Complete - 32, Incomplete - 1091 2. Spiritual Qi Techniques: this includes techniques for qi flow methods, elements methods, etc. Complete - 70, Incomplete - 4535. 3. Body Cultivation Techniques: this includes techniques for body constitution improvement, regeneration improvement, meridians widening, daitan enlargement etc. Complete - 45, Incomplete - 936. 4. Bloodline Cultivation Techniques: this includes techniques for bloodline awakening, bloodline transformation, berserk mode, etc. Complete - 23, Incomplete - 85. 5. Movement Techniques: this include techniques for footwork, dodging, escape, flying, gliding, swimming, etc. Complete - 13, Incomplete - 89. 6. Body Art Techniques: this includes techniques for body martial arts. Complete - 39, Incomplete - 738. 7. Weapons Techniques: this includes techniques for sword, saber, axe, hammer, etc. Complete - 502, Incomplete - 7756. 8. Poisson Techniques: this include techniques for poison attacks, poison air attacks, etc. Complete - 4, Incomplete - 46. 9. Un-categorized Techniques: this includes techniques for seals, tracking, healing, etc. Complete - 19, Incomplete - 1423. Note - 1. Complete and Incomplete here differs from its previous definition. Complete now refers to techniques up-to True Soul Stage and Incomplete refers to not up-to True Soul Stage even if the Technique is stated to be complete before. 2. Some techniques are in multiple categories because of its nature.] Woho! Yes! I no longer resent for the Project delay. [Ling Tian: Alright System, bring top 5 cultivation techniques from each of 1 to 8 category for best result for me. For Category 9, remind me 1 week later from now.] 19 The Cultivation Choices [System: 1. Spiritual Energy Techniques: i. [Neither World Illusion Attack] - spiritual attack based on illusion, neither world soul corrosive property ii. [Qi-Energy-Flame Variation 1] - special flame obtained by qi-energy combination - cultivation upgradable using other flames iii. [Abyss Demon Soul Attack] - special soul attack for heart demon domination - requires life-death element affinity iv. [Nascent True Shield Variation 2] - builds protected layer - compatible with special bloodlines v. [Tao Yang Variation 2] - special energy compressing and purifying property with dual cultivation 2. Spiritual Qi Techniques: this includes techniques for qi flow methods, elements methods, etc. i. [5 Elemental Variation 1] - compatible with 5 elemental body - triples 5 element affinity ii. [ Force Meridian Variation 3] - strong and wide meridian than normal, attack power triples, cultivation speed doubles. iii. [Heaven Cleansed Variation 1] - clean blood, bone marrow, meridians, organs - build solid foundation - painful experience while cultivating iv. [Saint Ling Variation 2] - Able to cultivate 3 times faster than normal cultivators, affinity to life and water increases. v. [Qi-Energy-Flame Variation 1] - special flame obtained by qi-energy combination - cultivation upgradable using other flames 2. Body Cultivation Techniques: i. [Chaos Body Variation 4] - Chaos body - Rating - ***** Daitan - first destroys daitan and use whole body to contain qi. Then rebuild unique chaos daitan. Element Affinity increase - Chaos. -- Specialty - Unknown. Damage reduction - all elements attack by 30% except Fire & Thunder. Drawback - 2 Times slower cultivation. ii. [Poison Demon Body Variation 13] - Poison Demon body - Rating - **** Daitan - increases daitan volume 3 times Element Affinity increase - dark, life and death. -- Specialty - quick body regeneration, poison resistance Damage reduction - all element damage by 10% except chaos Drawback - Fire & Thunder damage increase 5% iii. [Devil Variation 43] - Pure Devil body, Rating - **** Daitan - increases daitan volume 2 times Element Affinity increase - dark, death. -- Specialty - strong killing intent, devil flame Damage reduction - all element damage by 10% except light, chaos Drawback - increase insanity iv. [Yang body Variation 21] - Yang Fire body - Rating - ***** Daitan - increases daitan volume 4 times Element Affinity increase - Fire and Yang -- Specialty - good for Dual Cultivation, pure yang flame Damage reduction - all elements attack by 25% except Yin, Ice & Chaos. Drawback - Yin, Ice damage increases by 10% and Chaos by 8% v. [Five Element Body Variation 2] - 5 Elemental body - Rating - **** Daitan - increases daitan volume 5 times Element Affinity increase - Fire, Ice, Earth, Wind and Metal -- Specialty - cultivation speed boost Damage reduction - Fire, Ice, Earth, Wind and Metal damage reduce by 30% Drawback - requires one whole stage higher spirit energy. 3. Bloodline Cultivation Techniques: i. [Saint Ling Blood Variation 102] - 78% chance to active Ling Ancestral Blood Line Awakening. 52% chance of gaining Inheritance. Drawback: Face Bloodline Shackles. ii. [New Bloodline Variation 12 Awakening] - 76% chance of increase in Space Law affinity. Drawback: Part loss of both Ling Ancestral Blood Line Awakening and Inheritance. May have to face Bloodline Shackles. iii. [New Bloodline Variation 5 Awakening] - 42% chance of increase in all elements affinity. Drawback: Lose Ling Ancestral Blood Line Awakening. May have to face Bloodline Shackles. iv. [New Bloodline Variation 7 Awakening] - 38% chance of increase in Space Law affinity. And 71% chance of increase in UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENT affinity. Drawback: Complete loss of Both Ling Ancestral Blood Line Awakening and Inheritance. v. [New Bloodline Variation 2 Awakening] - 27% chance of increase in Space Law affinity. Drawback: Face Bloodline Shackles. 4. Movement Techniques: i. [Thunder Lightening Movement Art Variation 3] - long distance flight and running technique - can be upgraded to short distance teleportation ii. [5 Elements Movement Variation] - unhindered movement using the five elements iii.[Wind-Air Flight Step Variation 3] - fast running on land, enables flight from nascent stage and above iv. [Earth Escape Art Variation 1] - let you escape underground - must have earth affinity v. [Kangaroo Jump Step Variation 1] - let your jump step cover miles - horizontally and vertically both 5. Body Art Techniques: this includes techniques for body martial arts. i. [Monkey God Punch & Kick] - great agile and swift punching and kicking and dodging ii. [Buddha Palm Variation 2] - spirit-body combined punch attack iii. [Ashura sacrificial arts variation 5] - a set of sacrificial body art for dealing quadruple damage iv. [Dragon Claw Variation 1] -strength based attack and defense skill - berserk mode doubles the damage v. [Snow Wolf Fighting Variation 3] - ice based attack and defense skill - unique use of ice to numb the opponent, inflicting huge damages without realizing 6. Weapons Techniques: i. [ Sword Art Collection Variation 16] - hint of sword intent hidden in the collection - a killing sword art set ii. [Saber Art Variation 23] - a complete collection of saber if cultivate to perfection, can gain insight in saber intent iii. [Assassin Black Dagger] - hidden dagger killing technique - covers the track iv. [Sky Hammer, the Destroyer Variation 1] - let the attack forces use gravitation to quadruple the attack force v. [Bow-Arrow Overload Variation 2] - let you attack enemy at miles away - can increase its range based of cultivation 7. Poisson Techniques: i.[Neither World Poison Attack] - neither world slow poison corrosive technique - can be upgraded for area attack Note: no more complete poison techniques suitable for host. ] 21 The Auction 10 a.m. in the morning, Clan head lead all of us to the Auction House, entries were divides into tire I, II, III and IV - tier I were general public, tier II were silver token holders, tier III were golden token holders, and tier IV were diamond platinum token holders. Clan Head had, of course, the platinum token, so we were lead to special room meant for each platinum token holders. On our way, the servant introduced that a total of 100 items is auctioned in every Quarterly Auction, there will be 2 intervals after first 50 items is auctioned, then again after next 30 items. Token holders are provided with discount of 5% , 7%, 10% higher the tier. Most of the section were already full when we arrived, guess we arrived in time with the start of the auction. The auction started nearly within 10 minutes of our arrival. The Auctioneer was a very beautiful young lady named Miss Yao, which is said to be one of the Trade Associations Senator''s Daughter. [Miss Yao: Alright everyone, welcome to the Tammar Quarterly Auction. Without delay, we will be moving on to the auction of our first item: "Body Cleansing Grade 2 pills, a total of 5 pills per bottle. For those who don''t know the effect of the pill, I can only say this pill will at least will be able to clean the body impurities of Body Tempering Stage by 40%, Spirit Tempering Stage by 30%, Nascent Soul Stage by 10% on total consumption of a bottle. Alright then, bidding will start at 100 low grade spirit stones. Every bid will have bid increment of minimum 5 low grade stones."] *** Auction continued till the first interval. During this period of time, different kinds of herbs, pills , manuals, ores, weapons and artifacts of grade 2 or 3 or equivalent value were auctioned. None of Grand Elders or Clan Head bid for a single item. I, on the other hand, bid on few unique ores and herbs. There was also an alchemy cauldron of Peak Grade 3 which peeked my interest, but I decided against it. Just in few more days, I will be able to craft a Grade 3 Cauldron myself, so no need to buy such thing. Also I have some idea of my own to mix the lab experiments knowledge and principle of earth and this world together to create unique cauldron and things for myself. There was also urge to change lots of things that can bring living standard of this planet on whole new level. But last few days I have been rethinking, why the hell I should waste time on changing this world in the image of my own world. I have no way to return to the home I knew. Lots of time has passed and I will not find the earth as I remembered. Well those things are for later. After interval, grade 3 or equivalent items with unique specialties were auctioned. A number of elders and grand elders level cultivators of different organization were bidding after the interval. Auction became quite heated with bidding and threats as well. Grand Elder also bid and paid a high price for Grade 3 Peak herb which have high potential to grade up. Two genius from the candidate list of influential group also came, both of them have already become Nascent Soul cultivators. That reminds me of my own cultivation, in the morning, I followed the chaos body technique to push the spirit energy into the whole body for about 4 hours. But later the energy slow released out of the body on its own. The method says to continue doing the same thing again and again, absorb and let the spirit energy release, if body shown sign of adapting then increase and have different variations. I have to do it a minimum of 100 times before the next step. Its really frustrating. Anyway! I wasn''t sitting idle the second round of auction, I asked System to scanned all the people, their all belonging, auctioned and store data for later. Seeing that I wasn''t bidding anymore, Clan Head send a spiritual message. [Clan Head: Ling Tian, if you want to more ores and herbs, tell me directly. I''m just sitting idle you know. Nothing has peeked my interest until now.] [Ling Tian: Alright.] Seeing that Clan Head is getting bored, I thought for a while and replied back. [Ling Tian: If that Crazy Alchemy King notes were to be really auctioned, just bid to raise the value, but don''t buy it. I may have something of equal value or better, in 3 months.] I wasn''t idiot to tell him that I will simply copy the book when auction, and you can get it from me anytime. Clan Head turned and look at me, paused for while, then chuckled and relaxed on the chair. 22 The Late Night Discussion After second interval, Clan Head enjoyed hiking the bid on Crazy Alchemy King''s notes. It''s bidding started at 100 mid grade stones and ending at 20 high and 50 mid grade stones. The other Grand Elder couldn''t find anything suitable. After completing the transaction, we decided to return Clan after taking meal. On the way back to Ling Clan Territories, using spiritual communication I and Clan Head started having conversation. [Ling Tian: Clan Head, since we are heading back, and got nothing much to do, I like to discuss some of my issues and have few requests.] [Clan Head: Sure.] [Ling Tian: First thing, I have decide to change my cultivation technique that can let me form daitan again, but I may not be able to awaken Clans bloodline ever. Since I will be starting from the very beginning of the cultivation, I guess that cultivating to reach peak will be nearly impossible with my new daitan. So, the second matter is that I wish to take over Household management after merging with the flame.] [Clan Head: Sure. I do have to remind you one thing, about your first matter, maybe you should get in touch with your Ancestor, he may have better solution. As for the second matter, the position is yours to begin with, now that you are Clan Elder, I can handle the paper work for you.] [Ling Tian: Thanks, I will think about meeting Ancestor. Third matter is that about the flame, I am at crucial stage of reforming the daitan, so I wish to merge after daitan is reformed and everything stabilizes. During this time I will also prepare to boost the cultivation using the flame merge. It might take 1 month of time.] [Clan Head: Alright, I will inform the Alchemy Association Grand Elder to come at later date. Your decision to use flame to boost cultivate is a wise decision.] [Ling Tian: Next is that I wish to set up a book factory under Clans Name. I have few conditions regarding this matter. 1. I get a fixed 50% of profits from all the books I publish. 2. I want to sign contract of confidentiality of publishing and income. 3. I want rights to set price, number of books sold outside and inside clan territories unhindered. In regards to 3rd condition, I will be dividing the books into two levels - basic and advance. I want the rights on the basic level at the very least.] [Clan Head: Ling Tian, you demands are quite calculated and may be acceptable. But I have to consult with the ancestors regarding your conditions. You sure have confidence on your conditions. Sacrificing half of the profit is quite a clever move. Haha!] [Ling Tian: Next is that I will be needing a full day of yours about the instant information gathering matter. Judging from our previous conversation, meeting the Ancestors for this matter is a must I guess. I need to be prepared fully. Clan Head, please arrange for meeting on this matter after two weeks I merge with the flame.] [Clan Head: Sure, I now really wish to let you succeed my position. Your temperament is really made for leading. Do you want me to convince few more ancestors for you?] [Ling Tian: nah! I''m good. Later maybe.] 23 The Wicked Cultivation I return at Kai Palace by 7 p.m. I was not tired from the journey, so I decided to take a bath and relax. From the next day, I plan to go on hell''s training, so enjoy the moonlight and cold breeze. It was so soothing I might enjoy the rest of life as it is. Unknowingly I slept on Terrace Swing. Next day when I woke up, servants were already waiting at distance for orders. I got up, refreshed and took breakfast. Stroll around for sometime. And then reached the cultivation chamber, the guard servants have puzzled expression on their faces, I just ignored them. Entering the chamber I sat in the middle, and begin to formulate the training regime. Chaos body second step involves spirit energy to be distributed throughout the body, tempering both the soul and the body till both produce early capabilities of self preservation. So, I decided to alter this step, and not absorb and release as written. Instead, I thought of sealing the exits of spiritual energy, compressing and decompressing to achieve tempering while creating life death situation to achieve early self preservation. Though this logic seems far fetch, It felt like a hunch, and I decided to follow through. I need somebody, an expert to help me if situation go haywire. An expert, yes, Maid Teresa. I called the servant outside and ordered to fetch Maid Teresa. I thought of how to convince her, different excuses, finally give up. I will just order her, see if she can follow. Half hour later, she came. [Ling Tian: I might need you to guard me for next 7-10 days as I attempt to reform daitan with the method I thought of. So, prepare things necessary, also do you know how to seal all acupoints?] [Teresa Clint: Yes, Young Master.] [Ling Tian: Go, and make your preparation.] She turned and left swiftly. I don''t know much about her. Only that she is Ling Tian''s mother maid for long time. And she follow Ling Tian''s orders word to word since the beginning. Nothing about her family or relatives, is known. Just that even Clan Head choose to ignore her actions. Quite a mystery in itself. Let''s see and find an opportunity to look through her memories. She returns back after two hours later. Till then I ordered servant to arrange for medicinal healing bath when required. The process might cause lots of damage to the body internally. With external support, I will have enough time to look for proper solution. Just in case, life essence High Grade 4 pills, and other are brought for emergency cases. After Maid Teresa return, sealed my acupoints. I started to follow the plan. [Ling Tian: System, start cultivating the altered step of body cultivation. Block breathing to create life-death situation, and continue to break the limits. In case of loss of conscious, send the prerecorded message to Maid Teresa and initiate Emergency Protocol 23. In case of success, repeat 100 times.] [System: Yes, host.] [System: Altered step cultivation initiated.] *** 8 days passed, finally 100 times the wicked step completed. During this time 14 times became unconscious. The pressure in meridians, brain, on whole body and soul caused all tempered through and through. Resting of an hour, taking bath and meal, I sat on mediation posture with high grade stone in both hand. I can now cultivate the step third, the reform of chaos daitan which will be created using converting spirit stones mix with cultivators own soul. The effects of such daitan is unknown, but definitely something good. 24 Consumed the Flame and the huge Cultivation Jump By the time I absorbed the 6 high grade spirit stones, I finally managed to form a small daitan. So, I can now be called Body Tempering Stage 1 cultivator. Now, 9 days have passed since I stepped into Cultivation chamber. [Ling Tian: Daitan has finally reformed. So,you guys can relax and return to your duties. Also, arrange a meeting with Clan Head after 7 days. Inform Clan Head, that I found a technique, so no need to call Grand Elder for help. He knows the matter.] [Teresa Clint: Yes, Young Master.] As I have Newton''s Flame technique, I don''t need the help of Grand Elder for merging. Let''s take a short break before continuing. What I need now is to cultivate fourth step of chaos body, and strengthen the body. The fourth step is to convert more and more spirit energy to expand daitan, then when the body cultivation level goes up, compress the daitan as small as you can. And repeat the process till peak heavens soul stage of body cultivation. [Ling Tian: System, start a project to achieve Chaos Body Cultivation Technique''s fourth step, use the Spirit Stone Energy extraction technique and design an altered step.] *** After the project was completed, my body cultivation speed sky rocketed and I reached Nascent Soul Stage 6 body in a week, but it caused me lots of high grade stones, a total of 132. Now I am running out of high grade spirit stones. Alright its time to earn some money. I went to see Clan Head next morning. I was supposed to merge with the "Heaven Soul Stage High Flame" with my spirit. But with the Newton''s Flame technique, I am able to consume flames to increase my cultivation levels and have a flame with upgrade capabilities. So, as long as I have a flame, consumed it, it will bring benefits and only benefits. It took me 8 hours just to consume the flame. During the process, my cultivation level jumped by leaps and bound from Body Refinement 1 and finally stopped at Nascent Soul Stage 4. I have already prepared the counter major to show less cultivation jump using Art of Cultivation Masking skill, and only showed the jump to Spirit Tempering Stage 3. [Clan Head: Your flame merging technique is quite something. It lets you jump one whole stage plus two level.] [Ling Tian: I can sell you this technique, if we sign the contract of confidentiality. This technique is useful to any stage cultivator. Quite a chaos will it cause if the news spreads.] With this, I can earn some high spirit stones and do not cause trouble for myself. [Clan Head: Sure, we can discuss the price and also the contribution will be recorded on your name discretely and only Clan Heads and Ancestors have access to it. So, don''t worry.] [Ling Tian: Alright Clan Head, please arrange the meeting with Ancestors 2 weeks later, and the other things discussed.] [Clan Head: Sure.] I walk out of Clan Head''s office with 200 high grade stones with the exchange of lesser version of Newton''s Flame according to what I showed off today. Though the stones will last for few weeks, I still need more stones and flames to increase my cultivation stages quickly. I have to prepare for ancestor meeting to get the big deal of resources that I require. It''s time to practice crafting and meet the requirements. 25 Earth Grade Artifact and Concepts Kai Palace, Crafting Chamber, Room No. 23 I was today here only with one goal, that is to craft, practice crafting and verify various theories and finally able to craft Artifacts of Earth Grade. Until now, I have crafted many artifacts up to Nascent High Grade. And flame was the limitation. Now, I have got that covered. My flame is of Heaven High Grade, if I have enough spiritual energy, I can craft up to Heaven Grade Artifacts but it will be stress over my body which is not up to the game. I need to be at least Earth Soul Stage 6 body cultivation for that, even when using spirit stones to supplement spirit energy. So, I begin with the basic sword for first getting used to the new flame. After 7 sword were crafted, I managed to get the hang of it. Alright next comes the verification of numerous theories and their limits. After 2 days have passed, theories were completely tested. This experience was helpful in many ways. Next was the rune engraving, rune are responsible for generating the soul properties or you can say that soul awakening. Its like adding small set of programs for different purposes. If these rune are further arranged in formation, they will result in a basic Heaven Grade Artifact if ignored some points. For further improvement, well let''s get it at later time. In the Artifact crafting, Mortal Grades are day-today usage artifacts. These tools are not spiritual tools. They can be used by any person. They don''t have owners. Next is the Nascent Grade Artifacts - These are the artifacts which are lowest of spiritual artifacts. They do not have show any sign of soul awakening, but are able to fuse with users using blood essences. Then above this is Earth Grade Artifacts, these artifacts have soul of their own but they don''t have capability to think for themselves. These have soul awaken like that of baby, repeats only what it have learnt. Does not help user in battle by itself. Heaven Grade Artifacts, these artifacts are capable of thinking and decision making during battles to some extent but are not able to cultivate themselves, when the user ascends, these artifacts stay behind and become owner-less.True Soul Artifacts are the artifacts, as the name suggest, artifacts with True Soul, meaning capable of independent thinking, and able to cultivate and ascend with its user, their battle capabilities are far superior than that of the Heaven Grades. *** Over a week of time, I practices crafting and body cultivation. I had theoretical knowledge of crafting already, I only needed to brush up and tie the loose ends and confirm different postulates and theories. So, it didn''t take much of the effort. My body cultivation leveled up to Nascent Soul Stage 8. Due to huge consumption of Spirit Energy and Qi during crafting, the cultivation has reached peak of Nascent Soul Stage 4. At this rate, it will definitely break into next level in another week. 26 The Requirements Only one week is left for meeting the ancestors. Now I have to come up with sample products that fulfills the criteria. I think I rushed a little regarding this matter. Until now only token have been crafted. As for others, no work has been done except the token rune engraver blue print. Alright, let''s list out our Aim first, then plan for it. First thing I promised was token should be able to exchange information, second was token should be able share location of its user. And lastly room for more developments. Well, when I said that "room for more development" I had few ideas in mind, like Emergency Help Request, or adding Money Bank into the picture, etc. Let''s put it aside for now. Token can be made into an artifact capable of sending and receiving messages, sending location with Earth Grade will be easy, but I have not thought what to use as network tower and exchange, if we treat tokens as mobile in a mobile communication. Also sorting through the all the information from the tokens had to be done and displayed systematically to the Clan Head. Well, for that, a separate artifact can made to display it. Well now that I think more about it, Clan Head will not personally handle all and every type of information received, so there needs to be some more complex structure level for that. I''m not going to give the 3D Map of this world that I scanned before descend. I am sure that if not Clan Head then Clan Ancestors must know about the other continents. But I don''t want to raise flag, so only this continent map only needs to shared. And to display it also need an artifact. What about something every clan office have in common in every region, city, have them made into artifact to act as network tower. Well every office has chair, table , file cabinet.! Yes office table it is. Back on earth, Smart Tables have been built in with all kind of features like locker, hologram display, installed A.I.,etc. Yes, something definitely like that, similar version for this world. Well locker can be still used, storage space is not much of the problem in this world, hologram display is hard to achieve on Earth Grade artifact, so that''s no. Installed A.I., yes it can achieved to some level by using awakened soul to sort information into categories, priorities level, do simple search queries from the information. Also to made these tables as network broadcaster isn''t a bad choice. But again I need to think of another artifact for requesting queries and displaying their results. Also message can be passed back to the token by linking the Smart Tables and this artifact. A record book artifact, no, a diary artifact, yes, I can definitely craft a diary artifact for displaying information and requesting queries. Now the rough idea to what to craft has been formulated, let''s see what can be actually achieved. 27 Sample Products [Ling Tian: System, start project to create cost effective Artifacts - one for Token, one for Office Desk and last one for Diary, following features are must -- Token should have written conversation features, location feature. Desk should have pocket dimension for storage and should be able to sort itself. It should also be able to link up with tokens, dairies and other desks. Make every desk a database capable. Dairy should be able to show categorized information with priorities and other tags. It should be able to show map like 2D-atlas with only concerned users, their distance and other details. It should be also capable of requesting queries from the desks. Lastly after finally completing the project, start a separate project to modify the 3 projects with self-defense measures, alarm system and direct link with you to access. Also add three access levels to those 3 projects - Level 1, 2 and 3 access.] [System, 3 projects initiated. 2 modification scheduled.] *** After taking a long break of 10 hours, I opened the system''s notifications. The projects where completed hours ago. Oh! By the way, system computational capabilities have improved since the spirit cultivation hit Nascent Soul Stage. [System: 3 Projects with modification have been completed. Show Report ?] [Ling Tian: Sure.] [System: Report: Token - Earth Low Grade - features - identification, storage, location, receive messages only, User''s Living will. Token - Earth Middle Grade - features - identification, storage, location sharing, receive messages only, User''s Living will, health status. Token - Earth High Grade - features - identification, storage, location, two-way communication, User''s Living will, health status. Desk - Earth High Grade - features - establishes network, storage(auto-sorting), Record files stored (auto-upload, auto-sorting). It has also - User Access Level 1 - storage usage only. User Access Level 2 - storage, queries and location(only level 1). User Access Level 3 - storage, queries and location(all levels) Diary - Earth Low Grade Artifact - User Access Level 1 1. Generate messages for Level 1. 2. Information and location queries (from only registered desk). 3. Two-way communication (with level 1 and level 2). Diary - Earth Middle Grade Artifact -User Access Level 2 1. Two-way communication(with level 1 and level 2), 2. Information and location queries(from only self-registered desk) Diary - Earth High Grade Artifact - User Access Level 3 1. Two-way communication(all levels). 2. Information and location queries(all levels). 3. Grant temporary access of selective features of above access levels to others. Need to grant again after fixed period of time.] [Ling Tian: Alright, Its time to craft Sample Products.] *** After 5 days I stopped crafting, during this period of time I have crafted 100 desk, 100 diary(earth low grade), 50 diary(earth middle grade), 20 diary(earth high grade). 100 of each earth grade tokens. Now its time to look into book publication matter. For now, I''m going of publish books up-to Grade 3 of Artificer only. Then after some time, when the hype has slowed down, I will for plan other occupations. [Ling Tian: System, add the new finding for artifact crafting and change the books into Grades of artificer with while maintaining Basic and Advance level.] [System: Yes, host.] Within five minutes, system notifications came. [System: Books on Basic of Artifact Crafting and Advance Artifact Crafting is completed for Grade 1 to 4.] I wrote first book of each book up-to Grade 3 only. And decide to rest for the day and the next day. 28 Meeting with the Ancestors I arrived at Clan Head office, waited for my call. I had to wait for entire day. It was not a problem for me, I just sat in the waiting room in the meditative state, played some games, then more time passed. Then I kept myself busy with the system. After 6 hours, Clan Head came, along with two Kai palace Grand Elders, and Maid Teresa. I was puzzled for a moment, did I somehow exposed my identity ? Nah, I have made sure that even if Lian Tian''s parent will not be able to find the truth. Then only left is my current changes. Quickly, I called out to System. [Ling Tian: System, create a separate memory of Ling Tian. Fuse Ling Tian(previous) memory and new Ling Tian(me) memory but remove your existence and my existence, create an event of gaining some Ancestor Inheritance from 5000 or more old years back to mask the techniques and others. Also make it so that the complete inheritance has not been revealed. It will reveal itself slowly with the increase in cultivation levels. When someone tries to interfere with my soul of higher than Spirit Tampering Stage 4, make this separate memory available to them. Don''t initiate Emergence Protocol 04 to 08. User: Admin Signature: >.] [System: User: Admin Signature:******** confirmed.] [System: 1 Task initiated and E.P. 04 -08 turned off until further notice.] [System: Task completed.] Finally, I tied up the last loose end. I nearly forgot about it. [Clan Head: You have to wait for so long, do you know why?] [Ling Tian: Nope.] [Clan Head: Alright, lets talk on our way to Southern Ancestral Island. Follow me.] Everyone followed to Beast Hall and boarded on the Clan Head tamed beast. The Ancestral Island that Clan Head talked about is border island in the south. There are more Ancestral Island spread in three direction of Ling Clan Borders. Ling Clan Territories is a peninsula land surrounded by sea in 3 directions and the other direction have approx half of land as mountain range. So, Ling Clan has been well protected. That mountain range is known as Northern East Ancestral Mountain Range. All the island and range are occupied by Clan Ancestors and the Clan Army. Life there is completely different from the inside territories. There is also an Ancestral Hall roughly at the center of Clan Territories. Its called a Hall, but don''t mistake as it is cover a total area of 3 cities. Back to the current situation. [Clan Head: We are going to ancestral land and it will take total of 18 hours for a round trip without stop. Also, You are to be declared, the Head of Kai Palace when we return, so it is necessary to visit your ancestor''s island. Things will be cleared in time. Don''t worry.] Late night we arrived at the island and brought to quarters to relax. Next morning is going to be very eventful I guess. 29 Kai Palace Master Early next morning. [Servant 1: Ancestor Baashir would like to meet you in meeting hall.] [Ling Tian: Sure, lead the way.] Meeting Hall. When I arrived many people where sitting in circle around the meeting table. Teresa was standing with other servants and butlers. Many ancestors are sitting along with the Clan Head. Grand Elders from Kai Palace were also there. But distance away from Ancestors at the back. [Ancestor 1: So, you came, Ling Tian, sit.] I sit on the chair. then Ancestor Baashir who I have known from previous Ling Tian memory begin to speak. [Ancestor Baashir: You are now a Grand Master Artificer. The youngest one at that. As the only son of my Brother Talwaar, you have right to be the master of Kai Palace that your father left behind after he ascended. We have come to an agreement that from today on, you will be the Kai Palace Master, masters position cannot be left for empty for long, it''s not a good sign.] Then he passed me Kai Palace Master''s Medallion and a space ring. Accepting the Medallion and space ring, I replied. [Ling Tian: Yes, Ancestor.] [Ancestor : Alright, the next thing is some general knowledge you must know. This world we live in is called Kadam World, there are other worlds as well with living beings on it. All this group of worlds is collectively known as Inner Realm. The highest cultivation one can have, in this realm, is True Soul Stage. Higher and you will be forced into Outer Realm. Every Clan Household is a major force in the Outer Realm. Your parents are alive and no longer in the Inner Realm. If you wish to know more, other than knowledge of Inner Realm, then first achieve True Soul Stage. Then you can come and ask me.] [Ling Tian: Sure, Ancestor.] [Ancestor Baashir: Now, Teresa Clint will be relieved from the managing duty of Kai Palace, and from here on, her only duty is to be your Protector. This is in agreement with your Mother, when she left her behind. Oh! I guess I can tell you this, she is most powerful person currently in the Ling Clan.] I felt like, what? Teresa is the most powerful person? Then what are you are guys, Group of Old fogies. After 5 minutes of pause, he spoke again. [Ancestor Baashir: Next is the matter of your Proposals.] Gathering my thoughts, I begin to introduce the sample products. [Ling Tian: I have achieved what I have promised earlier to the Clan Head, here are the sample products. Let me introduce you how it works and then we will look into each artifact one at a time.] *** [Ling Tian: Now, that everyone is clear of the products and its working. Let''s proceed to the contract part.] [Ling Tian: I have few contact proposal for you. First Proposal is I will share the whole blue print and whole crafting process of the Products, in return, I want 5000 high grade stones every month and 1 heaven low grade flame every 3 month for next 3 years. My second proposal is share the blue prints of the Products, and you can bring me semi-finished product and I do the engraving and finish the product. In return I want 5000 high grade stones every 3 month and 1 heaven low grade flame every 4 month for next 3 years. Or you all can propose your own, what I want in return are high grade spirit stones and flames.] Looking at their awestruck faces on, I guess they are having quite amazed with my products and my proposals. Well I need to boost my cultivation as fast I can, and the bomb I dropped about giving up the blue prints, they would have never seen that coming, well I don''t wanna work all the time, if people can do half of the work for me, I will be very thankful. Hope they would go for my first proposal. 30 Deals After discussing among themselves, one of the ancestor replied. [Ancestor 3: We will go with your first proposal. We can accept your amount of spirit stones but flames are rare and investing on a single person will reduce the overall Clan Development. Ask for something else.] [Ling Tian: Alright, you can replace them with the equivalent amount of high grade spirit stones.] [Ancestor 3: It is acceptable, but Clan will not pay you in single transaction, it will create shortage of spirit stones, affecting the business in and out of the clan. How about you getting your own mines, and have your own people extract them for you. Along with spirit stones, different kinds of ores are found in the mines.] [Ling Tian: It is acceptable, its even better, how about this instead of spirit stones every month for 3 years, just increase the number of mines. I would like if the mines are around the Kai Palace territories and if possible nearby territories are also included in the deal to merge in the Palace territories.] [Ancestor 3: Sure, islands not too much west of the Kai Palace territories have large numbers of mines. But some mining island are barren for years because of poor environment. If you don''t mind that, the whole group of mining islands will be transferred to you.] [Ling Tian: Alright it''s a deal.] Everyone was happy with this arrangement. [Ling Tian: Now, next is the books I wrote on Artifact crafting. I have already stated my minimum conditions. Here, please take a look and then talk about it''s conditions.] After that, I placed 6 books of crafting , 3 Basic of Artifact Crafting and 3 Advance Artifact Crafting of each 3 grades. Ancestors first browses through books and started to discuss among themselves. After few minutes of discussion. [Ancestor Baashir: Ling Tian, I think that these books are not to be sold outside Clan territories. Specially, Advance Artifact Crafting, it should not even be sold inside the Clan openly.] [Ling Tian: Ancestor, I plan to earn huge amount of money and also I plan to study and write books on other occupations like Alchemy, I already have some understanding and it won''t be long before I start to write book on it. As for selling matter, my target is to sell Basic of Artifact Crafting at cheap rates so that every artificer should have it and create a hype, when they realize that there is Advance Artifact Crafting book too. The matter about selling it inside the clan only is pipe dream, if the spies were to learn of the book they will surely pass on the books to other territories and may be even dub-copy the book in their version of it, so we will not losing only the book, but money also. Therefore, I plan to use the Clan''s Trade mark and routes for massive sell of the Basic level books in other influential territories and advance level will appear randomly in some auction with sky high price. How is my suggestion?] [Ancestor 2: Yare yare, Looks like we have grown quite old. Alright, do as you like, but do business cautiously, limit the number of the advance level book selling, and use reputed auction house only.] [Ancestor 2: Alright, if you have anything more, you can say it.] [Ling Tian: nah! That''s all for now.] [Ancestor 2: Alright then, I will be leaving, goodbye.] 31 The News We returned to the Clan Head manor''s at late night around 1 a.m. Everyone went to rest. Next morning, after having breakfast, I went to Clan Head office to receive the Palace Papers, spirit stones, and new Islands Papers. There were total of 8 islands transferred to me, not as Palace master, but as a Grand Elder. Clan Head has arranged some backups for me by promoting me to Grand Elder position and making those island my private property. Well, it might come in handy someday, who knows what future has stored for me. Next is the selling price of book, I suggested to simply put the price of the books of Basic Level at 90% of the standard price and for Advance level, I told Clan Head to decide by himself observing the market. I returned to the palace. After Clan Head announced the ancestors declaring me the Palace Master, news spread quickly like wild fire. Many Grand Elders, Elders and representative of different houses came to congratulate me bearing gifts. I had left butler handle the matters. I entered the cultivation chamber and continued cultivating the chaos body cultivation and forgot about the outside affairs. Few days passed, only when I stepped into Earth Soul Stage 1 body cultivation, I decided to come out of cultivation chamber. My Qi and Spirit Cultivation have entered Nascent Soul Stage 5 itself. When I waked out of the Chamber, Butler came and reported few things. [Butler: Master, there was few problems peoples are facing, how should I deal with them?] AH! Here comes the trouble. [Ling Tian: Alright, report major issues only for now.] [Butler: Clan Head had asked for when will you be guiding the association elders?] [Ling Tian: Alright, have them come tomorrow.] [Butler: Yes, Master.] *** [Butler: Master, there is also some issues regarding Grand Elders, Elders and Clan Guests. They have formed factions, and fighting over ...] [Ling Tian: Butler, if matter is such that you can''t say, then don''t bring it up at all, or just say it. I won''t eat you.] [Butler: The issue of them fighting over gaining control over cities and States resources, it have been going on since previous Master left. There has been not any meeting for solving these matter till now. Only Protector Teresa has been able to suppress them with power in the past.] [Ling Tian: Alright, bring me a copy of every record from every storage house, office, check points, branches, etc. under our Palace for past years after my father left. Have them deliver to my office in a week. This is the new desk for my office, move the previous one to storage house. Here, this is your token to open the desk storage to move the files. This desk is Earth Grade artifact, I don''t want it to be stolen and less people should know about it. Arrange for it. During these seven days and until I study the records, and give new orders, apply military law into whichever city have riots and similar problems. Distribute foods and spread news on regular basic to calm the civilians, anybody disagrees, throw them into prison. No need to ask even it is Grand Elder or Clan Guests.] [Butler: Yes, Master] [Ling Tian: Alright, if you have trouble with amount of Army, temporarily ask Clan Head to provide for a month. Have the army also paid from our Palace and have them under our control completely for this duration of time. Anything more for now?] [Butler: Few Business Organization have been also causing trouble, slaves traders the most.] [Ling Tian: Do the same, apply military law in their places and have army patrol every 3 hours in the region. Military law will continue until I tell you to stop it.] [Butler: Yes, Master.] 32 Working again My days were getting hectic again. Today, Clan Head had sent a group of 72 Grand Masters to learn the crafting of new artifacts. [Ling Tian: Alright, everyone I will repeat the blue prints explanation and Artifacts crafting process, according to the contract with Ancestors, a total of 3 times. One time per day. You are only allowed to ask your doubts in last hour of every day. Alright, let''s start.] *** After 3 days of guiding, I have to say that I have completed the deal. Now, I will have to wait and see how much Clan Head and Association Members expands the network. Well, the task left for me now is Governing the territories and improve cultivation. Alright let''s go back to cultivation chamber. *** After the completion of 7 days for collecting records all over the territory. Butler and other members have been very busy these days, on the other hand Maid Teresa has been guarding me, its seems like kinda very easy job for her. I have been practicing Martial Arts these 4 days as I ran out of Spirit Stones. I need time to find workers for personal usage on mining islands. [Ling Tian: System, bring a brief report on all data collected from desk.] [System: Kai Palace Territory Area: 149,234 km2 Islands: 23 + 8(private) Mountain Range: 2 Mines: 7 + 8(private) Cities: 15 States: 3 Sectors: 27 Branch: 15 Business Organization: 134 Current Population estimate: 843,708 Death estimate every year: 178,593 Birth estimate every year: 232,645 Clan Position Holders: Outer Members: 10,245 Inner Members: 684 Core Members: 7 Elders: 745 Grand Elders: 131 Guardians: 8,187 Clan Guests: 54 Registered Cases of Issues increase this year: Crop failure case: 12% Poverty increase: 27% Unemployment Cases: 14% False Charge cases: 6% Fraud Case: 11% Theft Case: 16% **** case: 36% Slavery case: 26% Ransom case: 9% Murder case: 29% Property Destruction Case: 2% Illegal Land Acquisition case: 3% Miscellaneous Cases: 9% ] And there goes my care free life. Such a pain in the ass. [Ling Tian: Alright, sooner or later, I have to deal with all of them. System, start a Project to bring changes - First Step is matter of food water shelter clothing security health. Second Step: Governance and Laws. Third Step: Employment and Future development. Name the Project - Kai Palace Resurrection. Provide me with possible solutions.] [System: Project Kai Palace Resurrection initiated.] Just in 3-4 minutes, system completed the projected. I am loving the speed at which System can solve problems for me. [System: Solution 1: Clean up with existing and modify some laws - Find and remove corrupt officers. Modify few laws, ... ... Drawback - Take too much time to have a proper running government. Solution 2: Rule Like a Monarch - Use money and power of the status to solve the problems. Setup your own management system and laws the way you like it. For temporary governance, get help from the Clan Head and ... ... Drawback - Take too much money.] Well I don''t have time or money to invest, but I can get money from the mines and from the book selling. So, solution 2 it is. 33 3 Month Reformation Plan [Ling Tian: Alright, with money and system, I can definitely solve the problems within 3 months.] [Ling Tian: System, I want to Rule Like a Monarch. Create two Projects - one for strengthening the foundation of every citizens, increasing their performance withing three months, and second is for New Governing System. This government system will be missions type, and government will have Unions in every fields of Occupations, both majors and minors. Use Credits to replace money and spirit stones as currency.] [System: 2 Projects created.] [System: Project One completed. Report: 1st Month - Strengthening Body Foundation - Use the hired army to train the every citizen above age 12 to train basic defense and body build up. Divide the training in 4 session a day for them to participate adjusting to daily chores. Use the already trained person to carry out different tasks for next stage. Setup missions for alchemist tasked in curing the patients. 2nd Month - Basis Literacy and Laws - Setup missions to make them literate and educate the new laws clearly. Use the remaining literate person to carry out different tasks for next stage. 3rd Month - Occupation skill improvements - Setup missions to educate them the basic of every occupations for first 2 weeks. After that, release the vacancies for all occupations and their benefits. Let them decide and let the education mission continue for next 2 weeks for improvement in occupation skills. Use the remaining idle expert to setup Unions and other management facilities in every city, towns and villages for further developments during this month. Note - Missions should provide both benefits and punishment according to the results. Use these training, educations and missions to offer Credits Points to boost morale and also to let them familiarize with benefits of Credit Points. During this 3 month of time, you have to provide food, water and clothing for high success rate. First month requirement is to hire large amount of army and from second month, own army and newly trained citizen as temporary army replacement can help manage the security until the vacancies are filled.] I called the butler and handed him the orders according to the report of Project One. Butler was having cold sweat running through his head when he saw the plan , the plan to used hired military to improve self-defense of the citizen. How much trouble it would save in the future. Thinking about it, he froze standing there. Also the plan of improving the quality of performance for whole citizens, imaging the result he started having goosebumps. And few minutes passed, he collected himself together, left to carryout the plans. I have received the System''s notification for the completion of Project Two. But I didn''t opened it. After thinking for a while I called the butler again to arrange meeting of Clan Guests and Grand Elders for tomorrow morning and Elders and Guardians for tomorrow afternoon. Next thing I informed about the 3-month reformation plan to Clan Head and asked for Army and necessary resources to carry out the plan successfully. I also asked to have other household not interfere during these 3 months. Clan Head was very excited after hearing my plan, he gave me assurance that no one will interfere in this matter. And after 6 month of observation, if the reformation passed with certain improvement threshold, he will take measures to ensure the same reformations throughout the Clan territories in phases and all the contribution will be given to me. 34 Meetings and Plan Execution Next day Meeting Hall, Kai Palace After everyone came to the meeting hall, I begin introducing my plans for the Palace Territories. There are currently 23 cities each governed by a branch house of Kai Palace. They have their own family heads. They mainly rule the fortified cities and control over its management. And the Kai PaIace rules over these branch houses, usually by a Grand Elder. Some of the Branch Head proposed to form teams to carry out the tasks. After discussing over for three hours, it was decided to have two teams of people: the main and support team for every phase, one to carry out the plan and others to support the main team. One Day was divided into 6 rotation of each 4 hours. For the first phase of my plan, every citizen has to follow the reformation for 3 rotation each day. The military will guide in building body foundation during these 3 rotations. Three rotation of a day will be free for them to relax and do anything. Every Branch House will provide food, water, cloth and medical treatment to the citizens for these 3 months. The second phase will start with after 1 month, during this phase the main team will be educating people literacy in two rotation a day, and a crash course in every occupation in another one. Like the previous phase, three rotations of the day will be free time. The second team will be supporting in registration and token issue to every citizen. These token are of Nascent Low grades provide by Branch House itself built on my designs. They will also be introduced to the new law and management system of the Palace. The third phase will start next month. It will be more focused on skill improvement and the main team will guide in an apprentice-level crash course. This crash course will be free. The support team will be setting up different unions of each occupation all over the Palace Territories. This Union will be responsible for providing jobs in the mission-based system and its management. Branch House will be running these Unions, and Kai Palace will only step in for surveillance and judgments. Also, every mission will be paid with Palace credits which further allow people access to Palace resources like Library, Ores, Weapons, Artifacts, Pills, etc. from the corresponding unions. In the future, these Unions will collaborate with Clan Associations and provide library, certification, more jobs. And for education, the Union will provide lessons to the citizen for a standard fee, organized on a regular interval of time. After arranging everything for plan execution and adding a few back-ups plans in place, I decided that it''s time to look into the matters of private islands. 35 Angaar Island The next day, Teresa and I arrived near the islands in 6 hours. After examining the islands, we concluded that these 8 islands were really barren and not more than 50 people were living there. These people were most likely fugitives. Like Ancestor said that it was really a deserted area for years because of the poor environment from the ashes and wastes from mineral ores. Any low-level cultivator won''t survive here if stayed for long. 6 out of 8 islands have humid climate mixed with ashes and the remaining two were further away in the sea and were covered in ice. We felt it is necessary to set up for array formations. But I was running low on spirit stones and these islands need to be protected by top-grade Arrays if I want to establish my private base here. After looking through all the data, I concluded that I can share the Ling Clan Variation techniques to solve the spirit problems and may have some miners also. If I were to share these techniques with Clan Head, then the Array Master we require, we might get it, but it will better to go through Ancestor Baashir. The army definitely will benefit from these cultivation techniques and Ancestor''s reward will definitely be better than Clan Head''s. I wrote down the Cultivation Techniques "Saint Ling Blood Variation 2 and 102" on paper and passed it on to Guardian Teresa. [Ling Tian: Teresa, arrange for a private meeting with Ancestor Baashir and share these two cultivation techniques with him. If he asks where did it came from, say that I had few insights. And if he asks for what reward I want for it, then mention Top-grade Arrays and Minner Worker requirements for the development of my private base on these islands. Say that any number of workers will be fine, and best would be death rows prisoners. I don''t want people who came here return to the clan later, I want to build my private base here separate from Kai Palace.] [Teresa Clint: Yes, Young Master.] *** After two days, Ancestor sent a small team of Array Grand Masters and King Masters to set up the arrays. When the Masters came, they suggested to first merge the islands into one and then set up the array. I was quite delighted by hearing the news. At first, I had not thought of such a possibility but thinking for a while of all strange things of this world, I begin to release that my imagination is quite lacking on the matters. *** It took them around a month to plan and merge the islands into one and setting up the arrays on this new island. These formations are capable of facing the full attack of True Soul Stage 7. The arrays allow us to form a protective barrier and the density of spirit energy flow inside the island will increase with time. They were very careful in moving the spirit veins and mines during the process. After their work was done and left, I named this new merged island "Angaar Island". This merged island is nearly 180 km squares in area. 36 Improvements in 3 months 3 Months have passed since Military Law was applied. People were complaining at the start of the reformation plan because their usual daily chores were interrupted. They were also afraid of new policies. But gradually seeing improvement all around, things became accepted normally. Taking note of time, two weeks ago, I issued a new command to have all orphan to be moved into various Kai Palace Properties. There, they will be trained to become various management officers and military soldiers for the Kai Palace. Now that the reformation course has gone through, many changes have occurred. New unions of the profession have set up, sectors and personal organization except business have now brought under Kai Palace. Sectors are turned into education centers for unions for running courses of different professions. All disciples are removed and a new Cultivator Union for cultivators has also been set up to make up for the sectors jobs. It functions similar to professions unions. To provide cultivators a cultivation chamber, in every city, new array protected chambers have been set up that are available with contribution credits of Kai Palace or Ling Clan. Unions have been set up for various professions in every city and town. People can issue missions, receive missions and submit their missions using these unions. The remaining works like servant, guards and related works that have not been classified as Professions have been handled by R-n-D Union which I set up for uncategorized professions. In the future, this union will be responsible for setting up unions of new kinds after observations over a period of time. New laws are based on the contribution system. Clan Position holders have no extra authority than citizens inside Palace territories. Palace Army multiplied many folds. Every city has its own local army now aside from the reserve Kai Palace Army. For the Angaar island, Prisoners were declared dead and then transported every week in secret. So far, there have been 100 prisoners per week, making it 1200 till now. All young and adult, no old bones. I was surprised by the fact that 40% of the prisoners were female. They were mostly spies, working as a maid and were found out. There were few demi-humans too. So, even other continents are involved in spying. Quite a feat they pulled off, as the distance between both the other continents is not small. A new city has been set up in the fashion of new Kai Palace Cities on Angaar Island. A new Angaar Palace is under construction now. I designed the Palace the help of the system considering the future development of the island and experiments I likely to try out in the future. I have been busy lately in creating new artifacts for the prisoners. As I can''t rely on them completely to consume spirit stones, special herbs or other resources in the mines. I developed new Hand Cuffs which are quite amazing, everything which comes under one-meter radius with energy radiation listed in the system databases is forcefully moved to storage space in the cuffs. These cuffs can only be opened fully by me, and prisoners are able to store tools, food, water, clothes, etc. in small space made available to them. I have also crafted "Searching Orbs" which are able to fly and can scan all kinds of things, report back to the system, then the system updates the databases of known materials, and hence prisoners get nothing useful out of the mines. 37 Becoming Hot Topic again Clan Head was also busy supervising the communication channel set up throughout the territories. With all the records and information coming daily, he didn''t have time to care for minor matters. Through the new records and information, he uncovered many small and large scale conspiracy, money and resources embezzlement cases. Also, there were many cases of false records. The records from all the new desks spread throughout the territories were now available at hand in an organized fashion. The results weren''t adding up. Clan Head was having a headache over this matter and a few others like how to keep up with all information and how to come with permanent solutions. Also, there is a matter of foreign news collection. Then Clan Head asked me to figure out a way to solve these matters and also establish communication with the spies sent to other territories. As always, Clan Head offered contribution befitting the solutions. He also added a Heaven Soul High Stage cultivator with spirit contract on top of that, for every problem I solve. Lately, I have caused quite a trouble for him, able to cultivate again, jumping back to Spirit Cultivation Stage 5, merging with top-grade flame, becoming Grand Master Artificer, promoting to the Palace Master position, and the military law and reformation plans. You name it, I have become quite a hot topic lately. The only way to overcome the situation is by having the latest information at hand and sufficient strength. I have been improving crating techniques recently and spent less time on cultivation regularly. My qi and soul cultivation base has reached Nascent Soul Stage 7 Peak while body cultivation has reached Earth Soul 2 Stage. I would have been an Earth Soul Stage cultivator if I have not been indulged in crafting and management of Agnaar Island and Kai Palace. Also, I have trouble with the fact that I have not been able to sense any increase in affinity towards space law or the unknown environment. It was supposed to increase while entering Nascent Soul Stage, guess I have to wait for next stage jump and see what happens. Ancestor Baashir sent me a copy of the crating technique for "Spirit Jade Artifact". This spirit jade is capable of transmitting stored knowledge directly to the soul. Clan ancestors use these spirit jade as a secure way to pass on techniques and messages. I was able to craft Low Earth Grade Spirit Jade on my 3rd try. Also, I was granted access to Ancestors Libraries for 2 days a month and it requires me to go to different Ancestral Lands, but I''ve not been able too. 38 End of Military Law? Nope! Since the 3-month reformation plan is over, many Palace Offical were thinking that the Military Law will be removed. But I wasn''t planning for it because of many reasons, firstly I have become a hot topic throughout the continent and possibly on other continents as well. Secondly, though I planned and improved skill and the basic foundation of citizens, I never dealt with business organizations and market troubles. Also, the clan head offered to hold off other households for 3 months only. So, I am pretty much in trouble again. Since I have mines to sustain my finances, I will let the military remain and open the Palace territories for business and other households. With such a huge army, I can always solve any problem as it comes to light. Well, it might be time to introduce visitors token as I already have made it available for every citizen. Let''s do it like this, all visitors are divided into different classes. Classes should be like Business, Non-business, and Guests. Also, there should be a standard scale of business. Their destination, purpose, and duration of stay. At the checkpoints, they can exchange their money or other resources to be converted into credits. If I were to make it mandatory for carrying out any business transaction with tokens. Also, since they are here for business, let''s get our cut from business transactions by taking away 5%, 2% and 1% of every huge, medium and small transaction and in return, we will provide some basic safety, contracts, etc. Alright, the next matter is of Business organization. Well, I don''t want them to gain too much power in my territory so I should make them do business inside my territory but none of them should own land property. They have to pay rent and I should throw some tempting discount in exchange for our supervision over their business records. Well, It seems that it is time for improvement in the token to add visitors. While we are at it, let''s update all the token with the credit point and other features. No need to carry money inside the territories. Also, there is a need for the establishment of the court in every city for business and non-business settlements of conflicts. Alright, I don''t have to all these by myself. All branch house is for what? Let''s have them work again. I ordered to carry out the tasks and provided a new design for visitors token. Guess what left to handle now are sector members, low-class occupations and its development, and new and old prisoners. After that let''s find some time to visit ancestral lands. 40 Another day at Mansion I don''t know how to deal with Sect Members, especially the managing members. They carry a lot of weight in the nation. I can''t keep them in prison for long, neither can I allow them to grow more inside the nation. A few of the new prisoners also can''t be imprisoned for long. Many of them have a good relationship with other nations. Thinking about it will not do any good, so I left for Mansion to consult with the Clan Master. I sent a message of my arrival to Clan Master to discuss a few things. Clan Head was also expecting a meeting with me for the previous matter he mentioned. I teased him knowingly about his frustrating situation "How have you been Clan Master these days?". I clearly remember matters of fraud and conspiracy he wrote previously. Well, I can''t help myself. I got familiar with only a few people, Clan Head and Teresa Clint. Others are just like an acquaintance. Teresa Clint follows me all the time nowadays so we are quite familiar with each other. And Clan Master and I have spoken a lot, so it kinda situation like this. Clan Master replied humorously "Kid from the past, has learned how to taunt the elders. Ahahah!". We sat and started to discussed after exchanging a few pleasantries. I first started with the prisoners who are relative to High Position Holders. He suggested me to free them by charging heavy EC(short for Empire Credits) as a penalty. If they repeat, raise the penalty again. Nothing can be done about it permanently without violence. Next, I asked what to do with those sectors as I already have seized their sector. Disciple can be turned into military forces and professional apprentice. As for sector management board and faculties, we have to find ways to make them carry out missions to train their old disciples using the unions I have established and not let them have free time for now. Slowly, they will get used to it and Sectors will become things of the past. As for low-class occupations, we came on the conclusion to divide it into three classes - upper, middle and lower class. Upper-Class Occupations include the occupation that only a cultivator can carry out, like Alchemy, Articat Crafting, etc. MIddle-Class Occupations includes occupations that are carried out by both cultivators and non-cultivators, like Merchant, Messenger, Transport, etc. Lower-Class Occupations includes occupations that mostly carried out by non-cultivators, like farming, fisherman, artisan, woodworking. Next Clan Master asked me to lay-low or go somewhere and let the situation calm down. News has been repeatedly spread by spies and other influences about me. I also thought of this matter and decided to first arrange everything for the Palace and then visit ancestral land and after that disappear from everyone''s eyes to my secret base for a long period of time. Even Clan Master had no idea what changes have been done to my private islands. As for the matter of fraud and conspiracy, I gave my opinion not to alert them, just observe them. If there is some certain line they cross they shouldn''t have, dealing with them using the third party would be best for now. Matters regarding the huge boost in intelligence can''t be spread to beat future enemies in their own game. Lastly the matter of real-time communication with our spies outside the empire. Well, I assured Clan Master the next time I appear before him, I will surely have a solution. For now, it''s only a possibility. In the end, it was also decided to set up a Credit Exchange policy from only one side, from nation contribution to empire credits, and it will not be a fixed value but will change according to the current market stocks. This is what I and Clan Master have come up with. Doing this will provide any citizen of my nation with a chance to earn empire credits.