Chapter 1142: Perfect Human Awakening
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 1142: Perfect Human Awakening
Just as Luomeo was about to retort, the Transcendent Witches who had been focused on their body cultivation training approached.
A powerful, oppressive aura instantly silenced Luomeo. These witches were all Transcendent Witches, just like her!
"Sisters... and Sister Xiao Han, you guys aren't serious, are you?!"
"Little sister~ I’ll have to give you a lesson on Xiao Han’s behalf. Before you let words fly out of your mouth, don't be so quick to deny things. In this world, there is no 'possible' or 'impossible'—there is only whether one can achieve it or not."
"Exactly~ if this were just a joke, we wouldn't be playing around here like fools with Xiao Han."
The older sisters stood their ground, and a round of "big sister education" quickly brought Luomeo to heel.
As expected, it took a big sister to handle a child.
I watched the scene play out from the sidelines, simultaneously sensing the "Perfect Human Five Senses Body Cultivation Method" as it was constantly updated by my main body under the influence of the Great Ordinary Spell.
The primary objective was to bring the five senses to basic perfection without any transcendent additions.
The insights I had gained during this period made me realize a truth I had long understood: "To make oneself belong to oneself."
I had known the concept before, but I had never put it into practice.
It sounds counterintuitive, but a person has never truly belonged to themselves.
Awakening a Body Cultivation Talent is the act of making oneself belong to oneself. Its outward manifestation is the constant use of one's will to command every single one of one's own abilities.
However, after grasping the fundamentals, I realized that even awakening a Body Cultivation Talent isn't an absolute way to belong to oneself. That talent is merely a shortcut and a threshold—it grants the qualification to belong to oneself.
The qualification is what matters. "Talent" is the "qualification," not the "result."
In other words, even if I perfected the "Perfect Human Five Senses Body Cultivation Method" and allowed someone to achieve basic "perfection," they might not necessarily obtain that specific talent.
But if they truly reached that level, such a talent could be birthed naturally.
It was like aiming for a passing grade of sixty; if you have the ability to score a hundred, hitting sixty is trivial. From the start, the goal of reaching sixty was just to pass; only after passing do you have the right to look toward a perfect score.
Once I understood this, I stopped overthinking it.
All paths lead to the same destination.
The foundation of the Perfect Human Body Cultivation concept was perhaps never the "Self-Awakened Body Cultivation Talent," but rather "Basic Perfection."
However, before I grasped the concept of "Basic Perfection," Self-Awakened Body Cultivation was indeed the foundation closest to "Perfect Human Body Cultivation."
This didn't mean the "Self-Awakened Body Cultivation" talent was meaningless. On the contrary, it was still incredibly useful!
It functioned much like the "Spellbooks" possessed by the witch race.
Some might ask: if you already know spells, why go through the trouble of creating a Spellbook?
Any witch who truly understands their significance would never ask such a brainless question. A Spellbook is a platform for the derivation and cultivation of magic!
The Self-Awakened Body Cultivation talent served a similar purpose.
Take, for example, Self-Generated Mana.
The Self-Generated Mana I derived through Self-Awakened Body Cultivation is formally called "Prototype Self-Generated Mana."
If you view the Self-Awakened Body Cultivation talent as a "Prototype Spellbook," then "Prototype Self-Generated Mana" is its derivative spell.
Self-Awakened Body Cultivation is a platform for the path of body cultivation!
It’s just that because it’s a talent, it isn't as convenient as the concept of "Real-time Editing" found in a Spellbook. But my success proved the point, even if its barrier to entry was higher than that of a Spellbook.
So, after going in a big circle, the Self-Awakened Body Cultivation talent remained the "foundation" of the Perfect Human Body Cultivation system.
It was like asking whether the foundation of magic cultivation is the spell or the Spellbook. For those who don't know how to use a Spellbook, the foundation is naturally the spell. But if you ask a witch, her answer will undoubtedly be the Spellbook.
For one reason: convenience!
Self-Awakened Body Cultivation was the most perfect framework within Perfect Human Body Cultivation for carrying various derivative abilities.
I even realized that the concept of the "Perfect Human" could extend beyond just body cultivation. After all, the Self-Awakened Body Cultivation talent had birthed "Self-Generated Mana" and even "Infinite Mana."
Therefore, the ultimate lifeform of the "Perfect Human" lineage must be a unification of magic and body cultivation—and likely more.
And this gave rise to another concept:
The Grand Unification of Transcendent Advancement Systems!
Even I was shocked when this concept was born.
Perhaps the talent "Self-Awakened Body Cultivation" had been misnamed from the start. The "Body Cultivation" suffix left everyone with too rigid an impression.
But I couldn't say it was wrong, either.
Rather, within the framework of the Perfect Human, the "Self-Awakened Body Cultivation" talent could no longer be limited to body cultivation. Even the suffix of "Perfect Human Body Cultivation" had to be changed.
The two had to be viewed as one.
Therefore... the combination of Self-Awakened Body Cultivation and Perfect Human Body Cultivation should be called "Perfect Human Awakening"!
Names are labels that help one understand concepts; no wonder the Void doesn't allow names to be given lightly.
The Self-Awakened Body Cultivation talent is achieved through awakening, and the Perfect Human cannot be confined to the concept of body cultivation. Thus, once the "Self-Awakened Body Cultivation" talent awakens, one has essentially stepped onto the path of "Perfect Human Awakening."
It’s just that since this talent’s inception, no one had possessed enough insight to construct its concept, let alone lead this talent to its full glory.
The only glory it had ever shown was undoubtedly its combat record in body cultivation, which is why it earned the name "Self-Awakened Body Cultivation."
Now... I felt I finally had the qualification to lead this trend.
As long as I... became strong enough!
* * *
By now, after a round of "interrogation" by the big sisters, Luomeo had confessed everything.
For instance, where she came from, how she got here, why she came, and who she came with...
First, she came from the Great Library of the Witch World.
As for how... she heard that a permanent project had been established between the Main World and the Library: an Ultra-Long-Distance Void Teleportation Altar. I was quite familiar with this; it was the Void Teleportation technique created by the Great Spellbook team led by Teacher Ji Niang!
It was almost certainly that.
I didn't expect Teacher Ji Niang and the others to be so efficient. Now that the crisis of the Main World was effectively over, they were already starting on these ambitious projects?
I heard she wasn't the only one; many other Transcendent Witches had come along.
However, their arrival wasn't without conditions. If they wanted to come, they had to help build the Main World. Of course, the witches who came to support the Main World wouldn't be treated poorly.
According to Luomeo, many of the Transcendent Witches who came this time were those who had originally left the Main World and had never had the chance to return.
Now that the Main World had actively opened a Void Teleportation channel, they no longer needed a Primal Witch to help with delivery. The cost of crossing the Void had dropped significantly, naturally attracting many witches.
As for more details, Luomeo didn't know. According to her, she was just part of the first batch to arrive on a first-come, first-served basis.
However, she had secretly slipped away to the Main World's Expansion Realm. When Dean Mei saw she was just a child, she didn't keep her to help build the Void Frontline World.
"The Void Frontline World is already under construction?" I murmured to myself.
Come to think of it, I hadn't gone to check on it for a while. I had been busy with my own affairs lately.
My Body Cultivation Clone was busy with the Self-Awakened Body Cultivation talent experiments. My Spell Cultivation Clone was fully involved in the historical transformation of the Main World, controlling the script's rhythm in the Core World. My main body was at the Nightmare Workshop, directing the witches and the Spirits of Fool's Dream in a new iteration of preparation techniques.
Just as I was wondering if I should contact Dean Mei to ask what she was up to, Luomeo broke through the "interrogation" of the witch sisters and came over to me.
"Can I join your experiment? I want to learn that ability you used to make me cry with one punch!"
"I won't stop you from doing what you want, but if you want me to teach you Emotion Body Cultivation, I don't have the time or the energy. I have my own things to do."
"Uh... then when will you have time?" Luomeo asked stubbornly.
"I don't know. I'm busy all the time. At least for a long time to come, I'll be very busy."
"Ah... don't you ever rest?"
"I rest when I'm tired. Can you stop pestering me? I have my own work to do." I walked to the side and continued organizing the "Perfect Human Five Senses Body Cultivation Method."
Of the current Perfect Human Five Senses, the first perception to be completed was the visual sense, which was also the closest to the theoretical limit I had envisioned.
"Then I'll participate in your experiment. I think you're brave enough to do something I wouldn't even dare dream of. You must be an even more amazing witch than me! And I have a feeling that being near you makes my cultivation efficiency skyrocket!"
"Suit yourself," I said, turning to meet Luomeo's gaze.
Her arrival was but an interlude to me. It merely served to let me know: the Main World had entered a brand-new era.
* * *
Main World.
Void Frontline World.
With the completion of the massive Void Teleportation Altar structure, linking the Main World to the Great Library of the Witch World, many witches had arrived.
The significance of this was monumental!
It proved that the Main World's repair techniques, aided by the World Navel, were highly efficient. Furthermore, it tangibly increased the Main World's capacity to host "Transcendent individuals."
While a large portion of these "slots" were left vacant by the departure of the Three Great Transcendent Races, the increase in capacity was visible.
The Void Frontline World was now unrecognizable compared to its previous state of nothingness.
The massive structure originally used for testing had been optimized into a gargantuan creation. It resembled a small planet formed by a hollowed-out structure, serving as the absolute core of the Frontline World!
Surrounding this massive "Portal" structure was a galaxy of worlds!
And the source of this galaxy was that very "World Core."
It was constantly spitting out vibrant planets, dotting the once-dead Frontline World. Interacting with this World Core was the "World Navel" manifested in the Frontline World!
Under the guidance of the World Navel, shimmering worlds spread their World Ley Lines, finding their place in the Frontline World like swallows returning to their nests.
Not every one of these planets was a life-bearing world. Even as powerful as a "World Lord," they could not make every planet within a world bloom with the light of life.
Nevertheless, the few life-bearing planets brought vitality to the Frontline World.
The first thing the witches from the Great Library did upon arrival was claim a planet as a foothold, subsequently terraforming it into a true "base."
Then came the "management."
No powerful Transcendent Witch was ever truly alone. This didn't mean they had friends, but rather the "servant armies" they commanded.
Witches who specialized in world exploration at the Void's edge particularly enjoyed keeping "servant armies"—some for personal hobby, others to handle trivial matters.
For instance, on a barren planet, only a servant army could establish various buildings. The Transcendent Witch only needed to ensure her servants could survive on the planet.
Many witches wanted to position themselves early on the "grand stage of the Main World." Once the Main World became the focus of the Void, there would be demand, and demand meant business opportunities, which meant the exchange of interests.
Even among Transcendent Witches, there were many "money-grubbers."
Why did they rush to the Main World at the first opportunity and volunteer to help with construction? To seize the initiative, of course!
According to the Main World's development plan, its population was far too small. With the Core World, Expansion Realm, and Void Frontline World all developing, where would the population come from to support it?
Thus, the Main World was destined to be a world dominated by "Void immigrants," and would remain so for a long time.
As for the Main World's curse?
That wasn't an issue at all. The first generation of species placed in the Main World was there for development; for their children and grandchildren, the Ley Line Shackles would eventually accept them.
Once the Main World developed, its most important feature would be its Divine Blessing: Spirit Vision. It granted even ordinary people the level of perception needed to "see" the true flow of time.
Following that was the "Ley Line Main Trunk" that guided the entire Void. After all, the Main World was the most unique world in the Void—it was a world born directly upon the Ley Line Main Trunk.
Dominating the Main World was equivalent to indirectly dominating the Ley Line Main Trunk of the Void.
When that time came, the possibilities would be endless.
The simplest application would be integrating the Great Soul Project into the Ley Line Main Trunk, forcibly influencing the fundamental nature of life in newly born worlds across the Void.
It would be equivalent to forcibly performing a Fourth Interpretation of Life upon the Void.
Furthermore, one could tamper with life sequences, influencing the ratio of lifeforms birthed in the endless nascent worlds of the Void. For example, worlds where humans, elves, or alien beasts were the Destined Races.
Once the dominated Main World fully developed, its influence would be far more terrifying than it appeared on the surface.