Chapter 1991: Aron's Fortitous Encounter (2)
Chapter 1991: Aron's Fortitous Encounter (2)
The Celestial Dawn Realm has three regions. The first one is the largest region where Ajax is currently in and it is called Fluorescent Forest.
The second region is covered with sharp mountains known as Dawn Mountains whereas the last area is filled with sparkling water and is known as Celestial River.
When Aron was exploring the Celestial Dawn Realm, he reached the Celestial River and for some reason, he was being attracted by something inside the river.
As someone who has three lifetimes of experience, Aron knew something good was waiting for him and of course, the path was filled with countless obstacles and he nearly died.
After going through three lives, Aron was least afraid of death. So, he continued until he reached a cave in the depths of the Celestial River.
'Is this a cave above an Ancient Cultivator? Did he leave his inheritance?'
While clearing each obstacle, Aron's interest in the thing that was attracting him increased because he believed the dangers encountered were directly proportional to the rewards waiting at the end.
Upon entering the undersea cave above, Aron noticed a skeleton sitting cross-legged.
The skeleton was ethereal and shining from time to time. Around the skeleton, there were different types of white lotuses which don't seem to be below Mythical Grade.
'H-he...he hasn't ascended to the Heavenly Realm but perished while trying.'
Earlier, Aron thought it was a cave above an ascended cultivator; however, when he saw the skeleton, Aron was disappointed.
With his current cultivation speed and innate constitution, Aron was confident in ascending to the Heavenly Realm without any external help. So, he was expecting to receive the inheritance of a cultivator who ascended and not the one who perished while trying to ascend.
Nevertheless, Aron didn't want to give up rewards for the countless obstacles he cleared while trying to come here.
[Finally, after waiting for who knows how long, someone found my inheritance before my last wisp of consciousness disappeared]
Just as Aron moved close to the Skeleton, an Ancient Voice resounded in Aron's head.`
"Senior?"
Aron looked at the skeleton and called to confirm whether it was he who was speaking in his head.
[That's right! I am the Old Fool who died while re-ascending to the Heavenly Realm] 'Huh?'
Hearing the reply in his head, Aron could not help but frown.
The Ancient Voice said Re-Ascending which means he had already ascended to the Heavenly Realm once.
[After losing the Heavenly War with the Heavenly Demons and Heavenly Beasts, my Divine Body along with my Divine Soul was destroyed]
Soon, the ancient voice resounded in Aron's head, explaining his past.
According to the owner of the Skeleton, he was a rather powerful cultivator in the Heavenly Realm; however, he was killed in a Heavenly War.
Luckily, a tiny bit of his Divine Consciousness was able to escape the destruction by descending to this Primordial Realm.
After that, the first thing he did was construct his body before re-cultivating.
Thanks to his knowledge and having cultivated once, it was not difficult for him to rapidly increase his cultivation.
Due to the lack of resources and using up all the luck in surviving the heavy disaster of the Heavenly War, he was unable to ascend to the Heavenly Realm.
Of course, another one of the reasons for his failure was the inner Heavenly Demons formed inside him which were far more powerful and harder to resolve compared to the regular inner demons.
"Heavenly War? Heavenly Demons? Heavenly Beasts?"
Aron didn't understand many things from what the Ancient Cultivator was saying; however, he knew one thing for sure, the Ancient Cultivator was quite powerful back in the Heavenly. Although Aron didn't know anything about the Heavenly War, he could tell how dangerous it was for someone to survive it despite losing it.
Moreover, he knew how dangerous it was to reconstruct a body without external help.
'This time, my body construction was quite easy thanks to Ajax; however, back then, I had to wait for thousands of years.'
After hearing everything from the Ancient Cultivator, Aron could relate himself to the Ancient Cultivator and felt a little closer.
[Do you know why I selected you as my inheritor?]
Suddenly, the Ancient Voice asked Aron, without even asking whether he wanted to become an inheritor.
"Is it because I am a lucky one?"
Aron replied half jokingly and half seriously but deep inside he thought, 'It is because I have a keen eye for the good things that are hidden deep.'
[You are indeed lucky to enter the Celestial Dawn Realm at the right time]
The ancient voice agreed with his reply and continued, [However, it is because of your Innate Body that brought you]
"What?"
Aron was shocked for a moment before recalling the feeling that something was calling him from the bottom of the Celestial River.
[Yes. Your Innate Body Constitution, the Celestial Body of Ethereal Lotus]
The Ancient Voice explained the real reason why Aron was able to find the Undersea Cave Abode of the Ancient Cultivator in the first place.
"My Celestial Body of Ethereal Lotus?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn
It only surprised Aron for a moment; however, upon thinking, he could not help but agree with such reasoning.
'No wonder, I felt like something was calling me and it must be the Ancient Cultivator's
Skeleton.'
[Once you ascend to the Heavenly Realm, you will attract quite an attention from all the forces in the Heavenly Realm. There was no one to guide me in the past that led me fall in my path; however, I won't let you go through the same fate as mine]
The Ancient Voice seemed to be melancholy as he informed Aron that he should not suffer the
same fate as him because of his innate body.
"What do you mean by those words, Senior?"
Aron quickly asked the Ancient Cultivator about the exact meaning beyond his words.
[I don't have much time to explain everything; however, I can give you some tips to increase your chances of survival in the Heavenly Realm]
[After ascending to the Heavenly Realm, give up cultivating and follow the path of the
Celestial Plant Farmer]