The Quantum Path to Immortality-Chapter 216 - 215: The Night Training 2

Thread Nine: Energy Mastery Manual Practice

This was more practical—actual exercises for energy control.

The manual taught:

Compression techniques (squeeze energy into smaller spaces)

Flow control (guide energy precisely)

String manipulation (form energy into thin threads for delicate work)

Barrier formation (create shields)

Projection (throw energy at range)

Kai practiced each exercise mentally, his void energy responding with perfect precision.

His control became razor-sharp. He could form energy threads thinner than spider silk. Create barriers strong enough to stop sword strikes. Project void energy accurately at targets a kilometer away.

Thread Ten: Foundation Evolution Pills

One thread of consciousness focused on consuming pills.

Kai pulled the first Foundation Evolution Pill from his system storage. It materialized in his hand—a small golden sphere that smelled like honey and lightning.

He popped it in his mouth.

The pill dissolved instantly on his tongue, flooding his body with warm energy.

Oh wow. Oh that feels GOOD.

The energy spread through his meridians, strengthening his channels, reinforcing his cellular structure. His foundation—already solid—became even more stable.

His void physique absorbed the pill's power eagerly, converting it to pure cultivation progress.

[Foundation Evolution Pill consumed: +0.000001% cultivation progress]

That's tiny!

[Host's cultivation requirements are cosmic-scale. Even valuable pills provide minimal percentage progress. However: 100 pills will provide measurable advancement.]

Kai kept eating pills. One every few minutes. His body processed them effortlessly.

By morning: [100 Foundation Evolution Pills consumed: +0.0001% total cultivation progress]

Still microscopic, but better than nothing.

Thread Eleven: Soul Strengthening Elixir

Despite his trauma with the Soul Severance Art, Kai was willing to try the Soul Strengthening Elixir.

It's just drinking something. No cutting involved.

The elixir was liquid silver in a tiny crystal vial. He drank it carefully.

Immediately, his soul felt... bigger. Stronger. More solid.

Not painful at all—actually pleasant. Like his consciousness was expanding into a larger space.

[Soul Strengthening Elixir consumed]

[Spirit attribute: +10]

[Soul density: +15%]

[Spiritual sense range: +500 km]

Oh this is way better than cutting myself!

[One elixir per day recommended. Overdose may cause soul instability.]

Noted.

Thread Twelve: Void Condensation Pills (The Big One)

This was what Kai had been waiting for.

The Void Condensation Pills contained compressed void energy—exactly what he needed for cultivation.

He pulled one out. It was dark purple, almost black, with swirls of energy visible inside.

[Warning: Each Void Condensation Pill contains 100 billion Void Energy units]

Kai's eyes went wide. "Wait. 100 BILLION?"

[Correct. These pills are extremely valuable. Host can only safely consume one per month due to energy density.]

"But... if I have 200 pills..."

He did the math with his enhanced Intelligence.

Calculation:

1 pill = 100 billion VE units

200 pills = 20 trillion VE units

Required for Stage 1: 370 trillion VE units

200 pills = 5.4% of Stage 1 completion!

"SYSTEM! These pills can get me to 5% of Stage 1!"

[Affirmative. However: Can only consume one pill per month. As you consume it the shorter the timeframe for you to consume the next one. Full consumption will take 50 months.]

Kai's excitement deflated a bit. "That's... 4 years."

[Correct. These pills are long-term cultivation resources, not immediate power-ups.]

"But still! 5% of Stage 1 would make me WAY stronger!"

[Affirmative. Recommend beginning consumption immediately.]

Kai swallowed the first Void Condensation Pill.

The effect was IMMEDIATE and INTENSE.

Void energy exploded through his meridians. His cells drank it in desperately, expanding, compressing, evolving and dancing in joy.

His energy body became denser. Heavier. More powerful.

It felt like drinking liquid stars. Like his entire existence was being refined into something greater.

[Void Condensation Pill consumed]

[Cultivation progress: 0.00000094% → 0.000027%]

[Energy body density: +50%]

[Physical power: Tier 5 → Peak Tier 5]

Kai gasped, his whole body tingling with power.

That was AMAZING!

[One pill per month. Next pill available in 30 days.]

Worth it.

Thread Thirteen: Cellular Enhancement Serum

The final resource was the Cellular Enhancement Serum—ten doses that would permanently enhance his energy cells.

Kai pulled out one syringe filled with glowing blue liquid.

Do I just... inject this?

[Correct. Inject directly into energy body. Effects are permanent.]

He pressed the syringe against his arm and pushed the plunger.

The serum entered his energy body and—

OH. OH WOW.

His cells started CHANGING.

Each of his 37 trillion cellular dantians restructured themselves. The walls became stronger. The capacity doubled. The efficiency increased.

It felt like his entire body was being upgraded. Like going from a regular car engine to a race car engine.

[Cellular Enhancement Serum applied]

[All cellular dantians: 2× strength, 2× capacity, 2× efficiency]

[Energy body base power: +100%]

[Note: Future serums will stack multiplicatively] [10 serums total = 1024× enhancement when all applied]

Kai's eyes went wide. "Wait. If I use all ten serums... I'll be over a THOUSAND times stronger?"

[Correct. Recommend one serum per week to allow cellular adaptation.]

"System, this is insane. How am I supposed to hide being this strong?"

[Concealment technique recommended. Host possesses such techniques from integration.]

Right. The Concealment Art from Ice Wind's absorbed skills.

The Results

By the time dawn light started creeping through Kai's window, he'd spent the entire night training.

He hadn't slept at all—his energy body didn't need sleep.

Instead, he'd:

Laws Comprehended/Advanced:

Wind Law: 5.3% → 12%

Ice Law: 4.0% → 12%

Sword Law: 3.8% → 12%

Speed Law: 100% Intent → 12% Law

Void Law: 0% Intent → 12% Law

Five Laws at 12% each. Unprecedented for any mortal cultivator.

Resources Consumed:

Foundation Evolution Pills: 100 (all used)

Soul Strengthening Elixir: 1 (49 remaining)

Void Condensation Pill: 1 (199 remaining)

Cellular Enhancement Serum: 1 (9 remaining)

Cultivation Progress:

Stage 1: 0.00000094% → 0.000027% Still microscopic, but measurable advancement Energy body now Peak Tier 5 strength

Techniques Mastered:

Void Step (Advanced Stage)

Void Annihilation Palm (Advanced Stage)

Energy Mastery Manual (Advanced Stage)

Concealment Art (can hide any cultivation level)

Dimensional Comprehension:

Deep understanding of dimensional barriers

Knowledge of how to break through membranes

Close to accessing dimensional energy

Kai stood up from his bed and stretched. His energy body felt AMAZING. Powerful. Dense. Refined.

Purple-black energy crackled across his skin occasionally—visible discharge from the sheer power packed into his small frame.

He looked at his hands and grinned.

"Today's going to be interesting."

[Understatement, Host.]

Downstairs, the Vont family was gathering for breakfast.

Mom was making congee. Dad was reading the morning news scroll. Taylor was still half-asleep, face-down on the table.

Kai came down the stairs looking perfectly normal and well-rested despite not sleeping at all.

"Good morning!" he said cheerfully.

Mom looked up and smiled. "Good morning, sweetie. Did you sleep well?"

"Great!" Total lie. "What's for breakfast?"

"Congee with preserved eggs and pork. Your favorite."

Kai sat down next to Taylor, who lifted her head just enough to mumble, "Morning, little monster genius."

"Morning, lazy sister."

"M'not lazy. M'tired. You try playing tag for four hours."

Dad set down his news scroll.

They ate breakfast peacefully. Kai limited himself to exactly one normal portion despite his cells screaming for more energy.

After Breakfast

"I'll be back in a bit!" Kai called out, grabbing a wooden practice sword from the rack by the door.

Mom looked up from washing dishes. "Where are you going?"

"Just to practice in the yard! Dad said I should keep training!"

"Don't break anything," she said automatically.

Too late for that, Kai thought.

He stepped out into the backyard. The morning sun was just climbing over the city walls, painting everything in warm golden light. Birds chirped in the trees. A neighbor's rooster crowed somewhere in the distance.

It was peaceful. Quiet. Perfect for testing extremely dangerous reality-warping powers.

Kai walked to the center of the yard, wooden sword in hand. He looked at the large oak tree in the corner.

"System," Kai whispered. "I want to test my Sword Law. Properly this time. What happens if I use full power on that tree?"

[Inadvisable. Full power Sword Law (12%) would:]

Sever tree, ground beneath, and everything in 50-kilometer cone Cut would continue through opposite city wall Propagate approximately 500,000 square kilometers before dissipating Estimated casualties: 143 million people Dimensional damage: Severe, requiring Tier 4+ cultivator to repair

Kai gulped. "Yeah... that's bad."

[Catastrophic, actually.]

"Can I control it? Use just a tiny bit?"

[Affirmative. Sword Law can be precisely controlled. Recommend: 0.0001% power—equivalent to basic Sword Intent level. Focus on tree only. Set spatial limitation to prevent propagation.]

"Okay. Let me try."

Kai raised the wooden practice sword, settling into a proper stance. Dad had taught him this yesterday—feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, weight centered.

He gathered his Sword Law. Not the full 12%. Just the tiniest fragment. 0.0001%.

It felt like trying to pour a single drop from a massive waterfall. His Sword Law wanted to cut everything. It was eager, hungry, ready to sever reality itself.

No, Kai commanded it firmly. Just the tree. Only the tree and nothing else.

He focused the power into a single invisible line extending from his sword tip to the oak tree fifteen meters away.

His enhanced mind set the parameters precisely:

Target: Oak tree trunk only

Depth: Through trunk, stop at bark on far side

Width: Impossibly thin—molecular level severance

Propagation: NONE. Cut ends at tree surface.

Kai took a breath.