Karl returned the token to Rai, who kept it away.
“Young Master, are you okay?”
“Did something happen with your cultivation?”
Karl shook his head.
His breathing was slowly returning to normal, but the fear in his eyes was still heavy.
“I think I can’t cultivate.”
“What?”
Karl lowered his eyes.
The rims of his eyes reddened.
“It seems like I really can’t cultivate.”
Rai’s face fell.
“That shouldn’t be right…” He murmured.
“Even though I’ve never heard of a ger cultivating before.
Sovereign already said you can cultivate, so you should be able to.”
“Is that so?” Karl asked, but his voice wasn’t optimistic.
He trusted Varek, too.
More than anyone in his first and second life, he trusted Varek a lot.
However, reality had proved otherwise.
It seemed he really wasn’t talented enough to cultivate.
Karl lowered his eyes to his fingers, and his vision blurred slightly.
He blinked rapidly, swallowing back his tears.
“No.
I’ll wait for Varek.
He’ll help me.”
Varek was so powerful.
He should be able to help.
Right then, a figure appeared in the room.
Rai and the servants immediately went on their knees.
Varek’s tall and lean figure loomed over Karl.
His deep blue eyes were clouded with concern as he stared at Karl, who was sitting in bed.
“Are you okay?”
Karl looked at him.
He reached out a hand.
Varek took it.
“Check my pulse.
Do you think the baby is alright?” Karl’s voice was really low.
However, for cultivators like Varek and Rai, hearing him was nothing.
Rai’s face paled.
Varek did as told.
He placed his fingers on Karl’s wrist, and a second later, he opened his eyes and shook his head.
“No.
The baby’s fine.”
Karl breathed in relief.
The sadness in his eyes dissipated a bit.
“That’s good then.”
Varek gestured to the servants, and one of them quickly brought a seat over.
He sat down.
“No.” Karl didn’t even think about it.
As much as he would love to be strong, he didn’t want to do anything that would put his life in danger either.
The spiritual energy seemed ready to destroy him.
What would happen to him then?
What if he wasn’t lucky enough to transmigrate into another body?
Wouldn’t he disappear forever then?
Karl shook his head.
“I think I should just eat and rest for today.”
Varek’s hold tightened briefly on his wrist.
“I’m here.
I’ll help you the moment anything goes wrong.”
“Close your eyes and see if you can cultivate.”
Karl’s brows rose.
“Real…
really?”
“Um.”
He closed his eyes.
Just as Varek said, he tried to relax his mind again.
Karl sensed the spiritual energy in the air once more.
The rich energy seemed even thicker than earlier.
He hesitated for a second.
Biting his lower lip, he tried to attract the energy closer to himself.
Once again, the energy went out of his control.
It flowed toward him, flooding his body without any restraint.
Karl’s body trembled.
He tried to open his eyes and cut the connection short when a hand suddenly touched him; slightly cold yet big enough to wrap around him.
“Refine it.
Try to refine it.”
The voice sounded in his ears.
Karl subconsciously did as told.
The energy continuously flowed into the open channels in his body, scattering around with no sense of direction.
Karl relaxed his mind and tried to control the energy.
He moved it toward his abdomen.
It was hard.
The energy seemed reluctant to unite.
Karl persisted.
Time passed this way.
The energy finally settled in his abdomen, right beside the clunk of mass, which he believed was the child he was carrying.
The energy formed a small circle, no bigger than an egg, but it was so faint that it looked as though it would disappear.
He continued directing the endless energy toward the egg form, trying to make it stronger.
Varek had explained to him.
Foundation level wasn’t only about strengthening the body but also storing enough energy in the body to support the Earth level.
Karl believed the egg-like form was probably his body’s way of storing the needed energy.
His heart felt elated.
It seemed he was starting to cultivate…
He pushed away every thought and continued directing the spiritual energy.
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The low sound of something cutting through the air continuously sounded in his mind.
Soon, the ‘egg’ suddenly moved upward.
The movement was slow, but Karl waited.
It stopped before a wall in his mind.
Then, the attack began.
The fragile-looking energy mass hit the wall repeatedly.
Karl felt a slight pain in his head.
His mind grew a little chaotic.
The energy rotated and slammed against the wall again.
Pain jolted through Karl.
He groaned.
The hand holding him tightened abruptly.
A relieving energy flowed into his body, lessening his pain.
Karl breathed in relief.
He tried to sense more energy in the air.
As usual, the energy flowed toward him without him even trying to do anything.
The energy wrapped around the ‘egg’, embracing it as they hit the wall together.
Crack.
A web-like mark showed on the wall.
The next moment, it completely cracked and dissipated.
The egg fell back to his abdomen.
Right at that moment, Karl felt the spiritual energy entering his body even faster than before.
It went through every single pore of his body, making him feel so comfortable that he felt like he could fall asleep.
Karl relaxed.
His body seemed open, welcoming the advent of the spiritual energy that kept strengthening the egg.
The small egg-like energy became stronger, and the color slowly began to change.
From the initial black mass to a light silver.
The color deepened.
Time passed.
Karl gasped lightly and opened his eyes.
The light in his eyes shone brightly.
He quickly turned his head to look at Varek.
His lips trembled.
“Varek, I, I think I’m cultivating.” He stuttered.
Varek’s expression softened.
“Hm.
You’re already in the middle of the first rank of the Foundation level.”
“You’re now a cultivator, Karl.” His voice was heavier than usual.
Karl’s body trembled at his words.
He already knew it.
Since the wall was broken, he knew he had started cultivating.
However, hearing it from Varek made him feel something he’d never felt before in his life.
Without a word, Karl opened his arms and hugged Varek.
He rested his head on the man’s chest and closed his eyes.
“Varek, I’m so happy.”
“I’m so happy it feels like a dream.”
“What do I do?” He rubbed his head on Varek’s warm chest.
His mind felt really strange.