It had been a serious commitment that consumed many resources and a lot of time, unless the cultivator's new technique shared a similar foundation with the old one.
And that was not even counting the work needed to increase their cultivation realm, Alex thought as his lips curved into a smile.
He felt genuinely excited about the information. He knew it opened up many possibilities for him.
The way people improved their realm in Mingyue's world was very different from what he was used to.
It was a dangerous path. Even the tribulations were not what he had imagined.
At the Foundation Stage, they began enhancing their bodies with various natural treasures and intense training.
They did this to make sure the body could hold qi inside without exploding.
After that, they started strengthening the qi itself, circulating it through the body like blood flowing through their veins.
Step by step, they allowed qi to penetrate their flesh and slowly transform it, making the body even stronger.
The so-called geniuses and talented individuals were the ones who could shorten these early processes.
They saved a lot of time and resources by doing the same steps much faster and with less support.
This was one of the reasons why marriage was very important in the cultivation world.
People wanted to pass down their traits and strong bodies to their children.
As this process continued over generations, the descendants became stronger and more mutated.
They then started to classify these mutations in their descendants' bodies as spiritual roots and bloodlines.
Marriage for love was treated like a joke.
What was the use of love when you could die at any moment?
In a world where one person could defeat ten thousand, strength was what mattered.
Emotional attachments always came second.
Of course, some people still acted on their emotions. Humans were emotional beings in any world.
But most of those people ended with tragic fates.
The so-called tribulation they faced when becoming immortal was something they triggered by breaking through on purpose.
They needed to destroy and reconstruct their bodies using elemental qi.
That process allowed them to become immortal.
The path after that was still unknown.
Some said the secret lay in cultivating the soul, but the method to do so was also unclear.
Mingyue only knew a low-level technique for soul cultivation.
It allowed the user to let qi permeate their soul and slowly strengthen it.
"Just what is this qi? Is it similar to mana?" Alex mumbled.
"If this is some type of different energy, it's going to be a problem.
I need to experiment first after getting the qi stone, comparing it to a mana crystal."
Before that, Alex needed to prepare the items he would send to Mingyue.
"Vesa, how large an item can you now send?" he asked.
[With my current power, this domain is still small in size, but it should be enough to transfer a small gun and a phone.]
[Well, if you can use a storage ring, this should make it possible to transfer many items at once.]
Alex agreed with Vesa.
If he could use a storage ring, their growth would speed up a lot.
The quantity of items they could send would increase exponentially.
He could just buy a lot of good gear, armor, and weapons, then send everything to Mingyue's world.
The image of a group of commoners shooting at cultivators with machine guns and bazookas appeared in his mind and made him laugh.
"No matter if it's my world or the cultivation world, whaling is the way, hahaha."
He then spent the next hour selecting the best novels he could think of for Mingyue to read.
He chose fun ones filled with comedy, as well as some with silly plots.
He also loaded the phone with many games and packed a few solar power banks so she could charge the phone later.
As for weapons, Alex knew he needed his sister's help to get one.
It was not something a normal citizen like him could buy freely, unless he went to the black market and bought it illegally.
By the time he finished, the moon hung high in the sky as a silver sports car parked in an underground parking lot.
Alex got out, entered the building, and took the elevator straight up to the highest floor, where his sister Emily lived.
Ding.
The elevator door opened, revealing a beautiful woman with golden hair sitting on the couch.
She turned her blue eyes toward Alex, her lips curving into a warm smile.
"You finally came," she said, pointing at the couch with a slender finger.
Unlike Alex, who resembled their mother, Emily inherited her looks from their father, Edward.
Both of them had blue eyes and golden hair.
Alex slumped down on the couch.
"Oh yeah, before I forget, I need a weapon.
One that can fire using mana energy and another that uses normal bullets.
Make it a handgun model, and don't forget the ammo."
Emily raised an eyebrow at Alex's request, but she did not find it strange.
Now that he would probably appear more in public, more self-defense tools were a good idea.
"Sure, I'll get it.
But can you even use them?" Emily asked with a smirk.
She continued, "You also need to get a bodyguard, brother.
Even though your name isn't on paper, we can't hide the relationship between us."
Alex knew his sister was right.
When they announced the guild's establishment, they would quickly hit the front page of the news.
He needed more safety measures.
"I will look for some," he said.
"You should recruit the old guild members who survived, especially Zold.
He has a lot of potential and is determined to look for his father," Emily suggested.
"Zold?" Alex asked.
"Oh yeah, I forgot you're not familiar with the guild.
Zold is the son of our father's right-hand man, Silva.
He's also looking for a way to enter the forbidden area.
Well, enough about that.
I'm sure Mom told you to recruit them anyway, right?
I'll give you some information about them later."
Emily leaned forward, her expression turning serious.
"Now, tell me about this new power system of yours."
"Before that, Emily, did any other power systems ever emerge before?" Alex asked.