Andy was taken aback by those words. But he heard the Demon Lord’s voice in his head once more “Don’t be too surprised. The energy density in the Lower world is too low. So it doesn’t matter if you have a saint-ranked root or Immortal root. However, it would be far superior to others in this world. When you ascend to the upper world, your roots will play an important role. However, you must first focus on cultivation to reach the Heavenly Realm as soon as possible.”

Andy’s face was filled with contemplation as he asked, “All right, but what about that cultivation technique?”

If he remembered correctly, Fang Yan had also learned the same cultivation technique in the book. But then he heard a sigh as the Demon Lord said, “You are correct, we got the cultivation from the same source. But keep in mind that you are about to walk in the footsteps of an emperor. And your paths will eventually cross.”

Andy was astonished; this was new information to him. He had never read anything like that in the book, but then he remembered there was no mention of Demon Lord in the book other than the details of how the mountain of the abyss was formed.

He was lost in thought when he heard a shocking piece of information from the Demon Lord. “You don’t need to be concerned about anything else. You, unlike him, would have sufficient resources for cultivation. When I fought that lunatic, I destroyed his storage space, but I have mine. But you can’t afford to slack off on your cultivation. Always keep in mind that Destiny is on his side. As a result, it will do everything possible to make him stronger. If you want to survive, you must always be one step ahead of him.”

“Really!” Andy’s heart pounded furiously as he heard Demon Lord’s words. He understood that cultivation requires enormous resources, which is why not every cultivator becomes powerful. That is the reason many people join sects and clans in order to obtain resources.

“Yes, but that’s for another time. There are many things I’d like to tell you but now is not the time. First and foremost, you must begin your cultivation.” The voice of the Demon Lord suddenly echoed in Andy’s mind.

It was as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over him, as his face turned serious.

“So, what should I do now?” He asked the Demon Lord.

“Hmmm, first sit and relax, think nothing, and remember that you are surrounded by energy. And what are you going to do with this energy? You will cultivate this energy. But first, you must feel this energy. Close your eyes and feel the surrounding energy.”

Andy exhaled deeply as he heard Demon Lord’s words and sat comfortably with his legs crossed. As he closed his eyes, all the memories of this life flashed through his mind, but he gradually and steadily focused on the feeling of energy around him. He does not know how much time has passed, but he suddenly became conscious that something surrounded his body. It reminded him of very small strands of hair.

His eyes widened as he searched everywhere for whatever had touched his body, but he couldn’t find anything. But then he heard the Demon Lord’s words in his head. “You can’t see it, but you can feel it. It’s a good thing you only took one day to realize the surrounding energy. Even many people in the upper world take up to a week to feel the energy.”

Andy was flabbergasted to discover that he had been sitting for the entire day, but he didn’t feel like it.

But a rush of adrenaline rushed through him. He’s going to have an interesting life.

“That’s the spirit. You are now fully conscious of the surrounding energy. Relax. Recite the words that appeared on the first page of the book,” Andy heard Demon Lord’s voice.

As he thought about the book, he noticed it floating in front of him, opening on its own. On the first page, he spotted three words.

HEAVEN

EMPEROR

DESTINY

He was perplexed when he read those three words and was strangely drawn to them as if they were calling to him. He was then astounded to discover that something was entering his body through his skin.

“What was that?”

“Did you feel that, right?” That is how you begin cultivating. That is the energy that is surrounding you and entering your body. Allow it to run its course. You’ll start in the Body Forging Realm, where this energy will cleanse your body and prepare it for the next realm.

Andy felt at ease when he heard that and took a deep breath to calm his racing heart before reciting those words again. He felt energy pouring into his body and eventually spreading throughout his entire body.

As his body floated in the darkness, the Demon Lord observed everything. Even though he said those words to comfort Andy. But he was absolutely stunned to find that the words resonated with Andy as he mumbled.

“What is destiny up to?”

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Far away in the middle of nowhere stood an abandoned palace covered in moss and surrounded by shrubs. The most important thing was that there was only one throne in this palace. The throne’s grandeur cannot be described in words, as not a speck of dust was found on it.

Suddenly everything began to shake violently as if struck by an earthquake. As black clouds surrounded the throne, the palace was filled with the sounds of thunder.

There was a man with tattered clothes and an unkempt beard, who sat like a statue in that abandoned palace. His eyes opened the moment he heard the hair-raising sound of thunder.

He sat calmly, yet a strange expression adorned his face as he mumbled,

“What’s going on? This is the second time in a week,”