At the moment Zayden agreed to receive the dragon’s power and knowledge, a blinding light began to emanate from his body.
Zayden suddenly felt an extremely powerful aura.
His heart shook.
His soul trembled.
He widened his eyes in shock, as what he felt at this moment was something he had truly never experienced in all his life.
The blinding light then disappeared.
He was still in the same space, but at that moment, he no longer saw a human figure.
What he saw was a dragon’s true body.
However, the moment he saw the dragon’s body, Zayden’s body instantly collapsed, his butt touching an invisible ground.
His lips and eyes trembled.
Fear rose from the depths of his heart.
For a moment, he forgot about his revenge.
He forgot about everything.
The sight in front of him was something that he would never forget for the rest of his life.
What he saw was a gigantic figure of a long, golden eastern dragon.
But the meaning of “gigantic” here was not something that a mortal could comprehend.
What he saw was a dragon that could swallow countless stars, its enormous body stretching far beyond the scale of countless stars.
Although its head was covered by blinding light, its size was so enormous that perhaps countless worlds like the Eastern World could be eaten by it.
No…
The dragon could swallow the entire space itself.
“Receive my knowledge.”
The dragon’s voice made the entire space tremble, and at that moment, Zayden’s mind was invaded by new knowledge.
At the same time, he could see many visions.
Many of them showed the figure of a dragon.
The visions were scattered, and Zayden did not understand the meaning behind them.
However, each of them showed him the grandeur of the dragon.
The new knowledge he received was mostly related to a new cultivation method and spear technique.
He was astonished.
He had already forgotten about his fear and concentrated on this new knowledge.
The more he learned about this new cultivation method, the more shocked he became.
This new cultivation method had a different foundation from the known cultivation methods of this world.
It could be said that this new cultivation technique was as if it had come from a completely different world with an entirely different cultivation.
‘Amazing.
To think that there is a kind of cultivation that is so vastly different from our cultivation system.
The known cultivation levels of this world, from the lowest to the highest, are:
First Stage — Path Opening
Second Stage — Body Tempering This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
Third Stage — Energy Gathering
Fourth Stage — Energy Condensation
Fifth Stage — Element Integration
Sixth Stage — Law Integration
Seventh Stage — Element Mastery
Eighth Stage — Soul Evolution
Ninth Stage — Peak Transformation
Each stage is divided into three minor realms: Low, Middle, and Peak.’
Zayden thought as he continued absorbing the knowledge.
‘But this new cultivation technique could be said to be much more advanced.
Its complexity is far beyond the known cultivation system, with ten stages in the Mortal Realm instead of nine.
It still has three minor realms in each stage, but each stage of this cultivation technique is like a stronger version of what we already have.’
While Zayden continued absorbing the knowledge, the dragon kept looking at his figure.
Its gigantic body, which was many times larger than countless stars, did not move, as if it did not want to disturb Zayden.
‘This is truly fate.
Perhaps he could reach the peak?’
The dragon thought.
As the new knowledge kept pouring in, Zayden finally knew how special the spear was.
Although he still didn’t know the origin of the spear, he already knew some of the spear’s uniqueness.
For example, the subspace where he was right now.
Just like what the dragon had said, the subspace basically had the same concept as the subspace inside a storage ring.
However, this place was a more advanced version of it.
It was not even an exaggeration to say that this subspace could basically be called a walking secret realm.
The subspace could store living beings.
And the most amazing thing was that this place was actually a space with time dilation.
The subspace had time flowing much faster than the outside world, with a ratio of 10:1.
That meant ten days inside the subspace was equivalent to one day outside.
Zayden had never seen a place with such time dilation, nor had he ever imagined that such a thing was even possible.
‘The ones that created the spear know how to control not only space but also time.
That is amazing.
Is the creator of this spear a god or something like that?’ he thought.
After more than thirty minutes, the new knowledge that had entered Zayden’s mind finally stopped.
He opened his eyes and looked at the dragon.
There was no fear in his gaze anymore.
Instead, it was filled with amazement.
“For now, I will give you that much knowledge. As you grow, I will give you more. But for the basics, this is enough. You can destroy your old cultivation foundation and start using the new cultivation method.”
“I will keep guiding you throughout your cultivation. The energy here is enough to support your cultivation for a few stages. So when you leave this place, you won’t be entirely helpless.”
Zayden released a sigh.
“To think that there is such a cultivation method. This truly widened my world. After seeing such cultivation, I feel like a frog in a well.”
But then Zayden frowned.
“But just how long do I have to cultivate here? I have to go out and save my family. They are in danger.”
“You will have to cultivate in this place until the energy here is dried up and the time dilation function deactivates.”
The dragon answered with a flat voice.
It was not as expressive as earlier and could even be said to be solemn.
“What will you do when you go outside in your current condition? I dragged your body here after you touched me, and your body is still being supported by my energy to detoxify the poison and heal your injuries.”
“Your body is truly a mess. I’m surprised that you are still alive and managed to reach me. Your body could already be said to be destroyed from the inside. Even your cultivation is already on the brink of collapse, as the poison is destroying your dantian and meridians. The moment you step outside, you will be dead.”
“Even though I can do many things, instantly healing you or making you overwhelmingly powerful with a flick of my finger is not one of them. You are still too weak. With your puny strength, you will not protect anyone. You will only be giving your life to your enemies.”
“You will only drown yourself in agony and self-blame. You will not achieve anything.”
“I already saw your memories just now. But there is nothing you can do at this moment. The only thing you can do is push yourself to grow stronger in this place. With that, there is at least a chance for you to achieve one of your goals.”
The dragon did not sugarcoat his words.
What he said was basically the same as telling Zayden to leave his family to fate while he remained here, preparing for his comeback.
Zayden’s heart sank.
His chest felt tight.
He had to leave his family to fate to decide?
Their life and death?
He gritted his teeth and clenched his fist.
He closed his eyes tightly and thought about his wife and daughter.
He truly hated to admit it, but what the dragon said was true.
There was no chance if he got out of this place.
Besides his body’s condition, there was Devron and the imperial family’s power at play here.
If they really wanted his family dead, then with his puny strength at this moment, he would only be giving his life to them.
Even if he came out of this place with a healthy body, he would not be able to change the outcome.
He could not just dash to his wife and daughter and take them away.
If the imperial family had already made their move, then everything was already too late.
It was impossible to run from the empire’s power.
Zayden bit his lips until they bled.
He really did not like it.
How could he leave his little family, his wife, his daughter, to fate?
What if when he came back in the future, it was already too late?
When he came back, what if there was already nothing left for him to protect?
What if he was alone then?
“Zayden Dravenhart.”