Rebirth as God

Chapter 3 Mysterious Teacher

Sitting cross-legged, Xuan Xing's body suddenly trembled. He opened his eyes, revealing a faint smile. Just now, Xuan Xing had successfully broken through. At this moment, a golden core, the size of a soybean and emitting golden light, was floating in his dantian.
Extending his divine sense outward, the scenes within a kilometer radius instantly appeared before his eyes. He could finally use his divine sense, and now, Xuan Xing was particularly eager to understand what the mysterious bead was all about.Focusing his mind into his dantian, Xuan Xing could clearly 'see' a golden core quietly floating in his dantian, with a blue bead beside it. In his past life, he often used his divine sense to examine it but could not find anything special about it.However, now Xuan Xing felt a kind of blood connection with this bead, and it had saved his life. Xuan Xing wasn't foolish enough to think it was just a useless bead.As usual, Xuan Xing tentatively used his divine sense to examine the mysterious bead. Suddenly, something terrifying happened—his divine sense was absorbed by the bead, and he couldn't pull it back. Moreover, it continued to absorb his divine sense!If the small amount of divine sense he used for probing was absorbed, it wouldn't be a fatal loss, just some damage to his divine sense. But if all his divine sense was absorbed, he would be no different from a dead person, just a breathing body without thoughts.Xuan Xing despaired. After so much effort to be reborn, he thought he could avenge his parents, but now it seemed impossible.No matter what he did, Xuan Xing couldn't escape the bead's pull on his divine sense. So, he gave up resisting, thinking that if he was going to die, he might as well die quickly.After a long time, Xuan Xing found that he wasn't dead, just that his vision went black and he lost consciousness.When he woke up, he found himself in a strange space in a spiritual form. Carefully examining this space, it was a gray fog where he could only see about ten meters around him.Where is this place? Could it be inside that mysterious bead? Xuan Xing wondered."Lucky young one, congratulations on obtaining this blue bead and entering it," a majestic yet ethereal voice came from above.Huh? Xuan Xing looked toward the source of the voice.He saw a middle-aged man with long purple hair wearing a golden robe, smiling at him.Being called "young one" made Xuan Xing feel awkward. After all, he had lived for over two thousand years, and even in this life, he was already twenty. And he thought that the mysterious bead should have a more imposing name, but this man casually called it a "blue bead."However, Xuan Xing didn't dwell on these things because the man before him seemed very powerful. He had an urge to kneel and worship him!Xuan Xing was sure he had never encountered such a master before. Even an Earth Immortal hadn't given him such a feeling. Xuan Xing guessed this might be a celestial being! Struggling to contain this thought, Xuan Xing began to ask his questions."Junior Xuan Xing greets senior. May I ask who you are?" In the cultivation world, strength was respected, so it was normal to call someone more powerful "senior.""Xuan Xing... Xuan Xing, not bad. Since you can see my image, it proves you are destined. Good, you will be my successor from now on. As for who I am, you will find out in the future," the middle-aged man said, irresponsibly.This is just his image? Wouldn't he be unable to lift his head in front of the real person? Xuan Xing was shocked by the man's cultivation level.He said I am his successor... I am just a loose cultivator without a master anyway, and this person seems very powerful. Besides, it's said that when taking a disciple, the master gives the disciple many treasures and elixirs. If he can give me some celestial artifacts and elixirs, it wouldn't be a loss to take him as a master.In an instant, Xuan Xing decided to take this person as his master.Xuan Xing didn't decide to take him as a master just for these benefits. He wanted to avenge his parents, and his enemies were the three sects of the celestial realm. Having a celestial being as a master would provide a strong backing."Disciple greets Master," Xuan Xing knelt down."Hmm... not bad. Haha, I finally have a disciple, haha... haha... Oh, Xuan Xing, stand up." The man laughed happily and told Xuan Xing to get up when he saw him still kneeling.Xuan Xing obediently stood up, standing beside the man, looking at him eagerly.The man turned his head to the side, unable to bear Xuan Xing's gaze!But Xuan Xing kept staring at him, waiting for a greeting gift. Finally taking a master, he had to get some benefits.The man seemed unable to withstand Xuan Xing's gaze anymore and finally spoke, "Uh... I am just an image now. I didn't consider this at the time, so I'll make up for the greeting gift later."Xuan Xing pouted upon hearing this. A master who doesn't know to give a greeting gift?Seeing Xuan Xing's eyes almost sparking, the man quickly changed the subject. "Alright, now to the important matter. This is just my image, and the energy of this blue bead won't last long. When my image disappears, this blue bead will also disappear. It's just a medium carrying my image."Hearing this, Xuan Xing was utterly speechless to his master. No greeting gift was one thing, but he wouldn't even leave the bead he valued so much!"Master, does this mean I get nothing?" Xuan Xing couldn't help but ask."Oh, you mean those treasures and artifacts? That's right, I'm not leaving you anything. You have to obtain everything on your own. Back then, I was worse off than you are now, but I still ended up with a bunch of treasures. Look at me now... uh... I digress. Let's get back to business. Since I've taken you as my disciple, I must give you some benefits. I will now pass on my cultivation technique to you, but you must never pass it on to others," the man said solemnly.Xuan Xing felt his head swell, and a cultivation technique called "Nine Transformations of the Nascent Soul" appeared in his mind. Before he had time to examine the content, he heard the man's voice again."This is my exclusive cultivation technique. You are the second person to practice it. So far, I have only reached the eighth transformation of the Nascent Soul. Let me briefly introduce this technique. Only those who have not yet formed a Nascent Soul can practice it. As you cultivate through the Nine Transformations, your Nascent Soul will not change. The Nine Transformations of the Nascent Soul is divided into nine layers. Every time you break through, your Nascent Soul will dissipate and then reform within your body. Its features include both internal and external cultivation, with strong attack and recovery capabilities. There are also some special attributes, but you will discover those for yourself. The energy of the Azure Pearl is running out, and the latter parts of the technique in your mind have been sealed by me. As your cultivation improves, you will naturally see the next level's instructions. One more thing, don't expect me to help you in the future. You must rely on your own efforts," the man explained."Master, when will I be able to see you again?" Xuan Xing hoped to meet him in the celestial realm, perhaps even asking for his help."When you reach the seventh level of cultivation, I might see you again. There's no more time, Xuan Xing. Cultivate well and strive to meet me soon," the man said, and as soon as his voice faded, Xuan Xing's consciousness returned to his body.Xuan Xing wondered if he had been dreaming. He had taken a master, yet didn't even know his name, which was unheard of in the cultivation world.Focusing his mind on his dantian, he found that the bead had indeed disappeared. What a stingy master! Xuan Xing once again scorned his cheap master.He hadn't had time to examine the cultivation technique earlier, so now Xuan Xing carefully reviewed it. What he saw delighted him. It turned out his stingy master had not only passed on the "Nine Transformations of the Nascent Soul" technique but also sections on artifact crafting, alchemy, formations, prohibitions, extraordinary people and events, illustrations of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and rare beasts. It was practically an encyclopedia of cultivation. Although most of it was sealed, Xuan Xing believed he would unlock everything in the future.After studying the "Nine Transformations of the Nascent Soul," Xuan Xing found it superior to his current "Condensed Essence Technique." The specifics of its advantages would only become clear through practice.Xuan Xing then remembered his master mentioning that even he hadn't reached the ninth transformation. This irresponsible master passed on an incomplete technique! After cultivating for so long, Xuan Xing decided to postpone practicing the "Nine Transformations of the Nascent Soul." Since he had just reached the Golden Core stage, as long as he controlled his cultivation, it would take decades before he reached the Nascent Soul stage. Thinking this, Xuan Xing, who had never truly ventured outside since birth, decided to travel around the planet.