Chapter 2: Inheriting a Legacy

Within a dimly lit room there stood a young boy, with a frown on his face, looking through various books in a shelf.

“Even though grandfather Aurelius and elder Reigs told me that I should be careful in choosing my first cultivation method. I don’t know which one suit me the best.” Ignis sighs.

“Burning Sun, inferior middle rank cultivation method. Requires the cultivator absorb the sun rays to strengthen the body.

Infernal Body, inferior middle rank. The cultivator has to enter an area with massive fire Qi and absorb the Qi from the outside and transfer it throughout the body.

Rising Spirit, inferior upper rank. The first step a cultivator has to take is mastering the body however you must at the same time train your spirit so that when you reach peak of human realm you can enter the absorption realm.”

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After spending a long time reading all the books in the shelf, Ignis puts back the book he just read.

“So many cultivation methods, Infernal body is the most common choice in country of Fire because of the high amount of fire Qi making it a very suitable choice. It is a well-known fact that if you are able to cultivate Rising Spirit then you achieve the absorption realm. But so many people have tried, only few can truly cultivate Rising Spirit due to its difficulty.” Once again Ignis lets out a sigh as he was making a difficult decision that could affect his whole life.

Ignis then decides to sit down to think about the different cultivation method and began to wonder which one was the most suitable for him.

Suddenly an object caught Ignis’s attention it was a small book that on the ground next to him.

“Where did this come from” Ignis wonders as he picks up the book and removes the dust that covers it.

“Solar Eclipse, no ranking? That’s strange even the most uncommon cultivation method in the library has a ranking how come this one doesn’t.” Ignis got even more confused as he continues to read the unranked cultivation method.

“While other cultivation method is split up into many stages this one only has 1 stage, Chaotic Origin. The cultivator absorbs the energy from the fire and darkness Qi. Using that Qi rather than just moving it through-out the body, the practitioner must concentrate all the Qi into the right hand but by doing so create immense pain for the practitioner. However, if a practitioner successfully complete Chaotic Origin a punch released by the cultivator would not only contain the power of 20 bulls but will also contain the burning heat of fire.” Ignis swallows his saliva as he read the description.

“Not just Fire Qi but also Darkness, one of the supreme elements.” Although Ignis seem like a clueless boy however he was quite clever. He also knew the fact that he didn’t just possess fire affinity due to the reaction of the Origin crystal and the expression of Aurelius and Reigs.

“I am Ignis, a cultivator of the Crimson Clan, son of the famous Zephyrus. I must be strong so that, father will be proud of me. Even though this cultivation method will cause me pain, I must become strong. In the cultivation world, only the strong will thrive while weak cultivators will be devoured. This is what grandpa Aurelius told me.” Ignis looked resolute as he firmly holds the book of Solar Eclipse. 

Ignis then glance around the room to find the exit in the dimly light room. Even though he is a young boy who has not taken a step into cultivation yet, he had extraordinary senses which allowed him to sense people watching him before. With his senses, he found the exit easily in the dark and started to walk towards it.

As Ignis left the room, a laughter can be heard and a shadow suddenly left the room in a different direction that Ignis went and went deeper into the library.

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Outside of library there stood Aurelius and Reigs waiting for Ignis to come out.

“Aurelius what do you think the boy will choose? I think he will choose the rising spirit, even though he doesn’t look like his father their eyes are almost identical. His crimson eyes have a burning fire that very few people have.” Reigs said as he looks at the heavy door.

“Rising spirit is good but it is also very hard to cultivate, Sun Rise would be a better choice. Even though many people look down on the cultivation because they think it’s an inferior version of Burning Sun. What they don’t know is that it is the origin of Burning Sun and has secret truths that normal people simply can’t understand.” Aurelius thinks carefully before answering.

Then suddenly the heavy door starts to open and Ignis starts to walk out of the room. As he left the room, he looks back and sees the doors automatically close. Even though he was resolute in choosing Solar Eclipse he still has doubts in his choice. Aurelius and Reigs both being experience martial artist, noticed what he was thinking and both became curious of his choice.

“So, boy, what cultivation choose?” Reigs lets out laugh as he asks.

Ignis, then lifts his right hand which was holding the book and then gives it to Aurelius to look at.

When both Reigs and Aurelius took a glance at the book they were both shock and this time they couldn’t hide their expression. Ignis too felt surprise when he notices their expression and he became even more curious about the origin of this cultivation method.

“Ig-Ignis, where did you find this book?” Aurelius faces Ignis and asks in a hurry. Even Reigs didn’t have a smile on his face this time.

“After I finish reading all the cultivation method on the 1st floor that was suited for me. I decided to sit down and there it was next to me. I wonder why I didn’t notice it before.” Ignis carefully explain without leaving any detail as he saw how nervous Aurelius was. Which was a first for Ignis because Aurelius is usually very cold and stern.

Aurelius and Reigs then look at the book for one more time, then they look at each other. Aurelius then gave the book back to Ignis but he didn’t say anything and looked like he was in a deep thought.

“Ignis, that cultivation method you have chosen is a very rare cultivation method that disappear ages ago. Currently in the clan, no one has cultivated this method, the last time someone successfully cultivated this method. It was thousands of years ago, his name was Zaphkiel, he was a genius he got to the Human realm at the age of 5, the absorption realm by the age of 10 and the self-enlightenment realm by the age of 20. Not only did he possess this cultivation method but he also not only has fire affinity but also the supreme element darkness element.” Aurelius carefully explains the history of the cultivation method to Ignis while doing so he had a solemn look and a contrasting excitement on his face.

Ignis carefully listens to Aurelius and has a fascinated expression while Reigs quietly listen to Aurelius he examines Ignis thoroughly from head to toe.

“Ignis, I know you are a bright boy so you must also know that you not only possess the fire affinity but also the darkness affinity. Similar to Zaphkiel, which means that you do possess the requirement to practice this cultivation method.” Reigs also carefully said to Ignis to make the boy understand his circumstances.

“However, this cultivation method is extremely difficult. Zaphkiel was the only one who successfully cultivated this method but he wasn’t the only one who possess the requirement to cultivate this method. There have been many people who has fire and darkness affinity but they failed and the result of failing in cultivating this cultivation method was death. There have been many talented clans man that failed in cultivating this method so when the cultivation method disappear many people were happy at first so that it would stop ambitious arrogant clans man from dying. However now it has reappeared in your hand.” Aurelius interrupted Reigs and began to tell Aurelius the danger of the cultivation method trying to scare Ignis from cultivating it.

However, it seemed like even though Ignis was scared initially, his will to desire to cultivate this method is still firm. Which cause Aurelius to have a long sigh and then looks carefully at his grandson, thinking how mature he is for someone so young.

“Since you are so adamant about cultivating this cultivation method, I will not stop you but I want you to be careful” As Aurelius said these word, Reigs looks shock once again and then suddenly faces Aurelius and look surprise at Aurelius.

“Aurelius…” Aurelius interrupted Reigs before he could finish with his hand.

“Let him do it, I can’t possibly stop him if he is fated to cultivate this method. Ignis follow me” Aurelius solemnly said as he slowly walks away from the heavy doors with Ignis following behind him.

As Aurelius walks away the sun set, creating a sorrowful atmosphere. “That old man must be the one who gave this cultivation method to Ignis” a thought appears in Aurelius mind.