Beginning Cultivation!

After obtaining the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method, there was nothing else to do.

Instructor Jiang Nian said to Luo Xia and the others:

"All right, today's Quasi-Warrior assessment ends here. You four can go home.

"The Quasi-Warrior certificates still need to be stamped and entered into the citizen identity system. They should arrive in a few days, and you'll be notified then. All right, go on home."

"Yes, Instructor."

Luo Xia and the other three bid farewell to the Instructor, then left the Training Hall together. Outside Limit Hall, they were watched by the district's stationed Soldiers holding firearms as they left the district.

Afterward, the four who had passed the assessment shared a meal in the commercial district near Bright Moon District, getting to know each other before going their separate ways and heading home.

On the way back, the Two Brothers still took the subway.

"I didn't expect Bai Yang to be from Jiangnan First Military Academy."

On the subway, Luo Xia chatted with his eldest brother, Luo Feng.

Having finally passed the Quasi-Warrior assessment, they were both in high spirits and eagerly anticipated their future lives as Warriors.

Luo Feng smiled and said, "Yeah. It's a shame I fell short by a few points, or I would've become classmates with Bai Yang."

"Bai Yang said earlier that even in the elite class at their Military Academy, there weren't many who became Warriors."

Luo Xia said.

Luo Feng sighed. "Too few people can become Warriors, but Warriors are also the backbone of the fight against monsters. That's why Warriors are so respected in our era."

As they talked, the two soon arrived home.

Now that their father, Luo Hongguo, and mother, Gong Xinlan, no longer needed to go out to work, they had both stayed home today to await Luo Xia and Luo Feng's return. As for Luo Hua, he was also home because summer vacation had begun.

"Dad, Mom, Second Brother, we're back!"

Pushing open the front door, Luo Feng called out loudly with a broad smile.

Hearing his voice, Luo Hongguo and the others all turned to look. Unable to hold himself back, Luo Hua stood and asked directly, "Eldest Brother, Third Brother, how did your Quasi-Warrior assessment go?"

Luo Xia and Luo Feng exchanged a glance and smiled at their family.

Luo Feng said, "Dad, Mom, Second Brother, Third Brother and I both passed the Quasi-Warrior assessment!"

"Really?" Mother Gong Xinlan's eyes reddened with emotion, yet she still asked in disbelief.

Luo Xia stepped forward and put an arm around his mother's shoulders, smiling affectionately. "Really. In a few days, Eldest Brother's and my Quasi-Warrior certificates will be delivered to our home!"

"Good! That's wonderful!"

Father Luo Hongguo was grinning so widely that the corners of his mouth nearly split. He waved a large hand and instructed his wife, Gong Xinlan, "Xinlan, hurry and buy some groceries. Tonight, our family will celebrate properly!"

"I know, I know!"

Mother Gong Xinlan nodded repeatedly. Thanks to Luo Xia and Luo Hua, the family was no longer short on money, and they could buy whatever they wanted to eat. Suddenly seeming to remember something, she looked at her eldest and third sons and asked:

"Oh, right, Xiaofeng, Xia, have you eaten? If not, I'll make you some noodles first. Once I'm back from buying groceries, I'll cook for you!"

Luo Xia smiled and shook his head. "Before coming home, those of us who passed the assessment had a meal together, so we're not hungry yet."

"Good, then I'll go buy groceries right away!"

As she spoke, Mother Gong Xinlan headed toward the kitchen, then came back out carrying a basket specially used for groceries.

Father Luo Hongguo said, "Xinlan, I'll go with you!"

He took the basket from Gong Xinlan's hand, and the two elders left the house with cheerful smiles.

Luo Xia then looked at his Second Brother, Luo Hua, and said, "Second Brother, Eldest Brother and I will be cultivating in our rooms for a while. We'll come down when dinner is ready."

"Okay, go ahead!"

Luo Hua nodded.

Luo Xia and Luo Feng each returned to their own rooms.

Having just obtained the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method, both wanted to try cultivating.

Although the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method was the most basic cultivation method, getting started with it was not easy.

Some people might successfully sense the energy of the universe and begin cultivating on the first day they obtained it, while others might need ten days, half a month, or even several months before they could sense that energy.

It varied from person to person.

Of course, the more talented someone was, the faster they could get started.

"The Body Forging Technique isn't truly a cultivation method after all. It's only a way to train the body. Its limit should be Advanced Warrior..."

In his room, Luo Xia murmured to himself.

"Now, under the effects of the Body Forging Technique, my body has already built an extremely solid foundation. It's time to cultivate the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method."

"I wonder whether, after cultivating Gene Force, my strength can break through to Warrior-General-level in one stroke..."

Breaking through to Warrior-General-level was not easy.

The Punch Force requirement for an Elementary Warrior-General alone was 8,000 kilograms!

Yet Luo Xia's Punch Force had previously been only a little over 4,000 kilograms.

Luo Xia sat cross-legged on the carpet, with the Baihui acupoint atop his head, his palms, and the soles of his feet all facing the sky, and began cultivating.

To cultivate Gene Force,

the most important step was sensing the energy in the universe.

This energy was spread across the entire world, and even existed within the Cosmic Starry Sky.

But the overwhelming majority of people could not sense its existence at all.

Almost the instant Luo Xia calmed his mind, he sensed the Cosmic Energy spread throughout his surroundings.

He naturally drew this energy into his body. Strands of energy passed through the soles of his feet, his palms, and the Baihui acupoint atop his head, surging into his body with the force of the Yellow River rushing into the sea.

Rumble, rumble, rumble...

In an instant, the entire room shook.

The five centers of Luo Xia's body were glowing. It was an abnormal phenomenon caused by an excessive gathering of energy.

If Instructors such as Wu Tong had seen it, their eyes would probably have bulged out in shock.

Having lived for decades, they had likely never seen anyone absorb such a massive amount of Cosmic Energy during their very first cultivation of the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method!

It was simply terrifying!

"Ah..."

A trembling sensation that arose from the depths of the Bone Marrow throughout his body made Luo Xia shudder involuntarily.

After these invisible, colorless Cosmic Energies entered Luo Xia's body, every long-starved cell in his body began frantically devouring them.

Time passed second by second...

Luo Xia's body continued to change. Whether it was the skin on the surface, the Muscles and Bones within, or even every cell at a deeper level, his genes themselves underwent subtle changes.

This transformation was evolution of life, an optimization of the Life Gene!

At the same time, within Luo Xia's brain, his Mental Strength, which had undergone a rudimentary awakening when he was young, was also slowly being unsealed as Cosmic Energy entered his body.

His immense Mental Strength was not something his childhood body could withstand.

Thus, under the instinctive protection of his bodily functions, Luo Xia's Mental Strength had undergone only the most rudimentary awakening. At present, he could merely move objects through the air. Although he had trained it to control ten objects at once, it still had not fully awakened.

According to Luo Xia's estimate, for his Mental Strength to awaken completely, his Physical Quality would probably need to reach Elementary Warrior-General, or even Intermediate Warrior-General!

Knock, knock, knock...

He did not know how much time had passed.

Luo Xia, who had been immersed in cultivation, suddenly heard a knock at the door. He withdrew from his cultivation state and discovered that his cells were nearly saturated.

He got up and opened the door.

His eldest brother, Luo Feng, stood outside. Seeing Luo Xia open the door, he sighed in relief and said, "Xia, did you sense Cosmic Energy? It's already past eight in the evening."

Luo Xia was stunned. It was already past eight?

He remembered that they had returned home at around three in the afternoon. Now it was eight in the evening, which meant that during his first cultivation session, he had cultivated for over five hours?

That was even longer than Eldest Brother Luo Feng's first cultivation session in the Original Work!

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