Looking at the man asking the same question as him, Wu Xiaotian can pretty much confirm that he’s really also from Earth.
He wasn’t surprised by the knowledge though, as he thinks that since he can reincarnate here, others, maybe from other places different to earth as well, can also have a second chance at life here, or in any other planet at that.
“You seem to be unsurprised by that?” the man controlling the puppets, asked while rubbing his chin, seemingly contemplating Wu Xiaotian’s behavior.
“Is it really that surprising? I managed to do so by accident, so there’s no guarantee that there will be no accident like this again right?” Wu Xiaotian replies, shrugging his shoulder as if him thinking that him reincarnating doesn’t make him special is nothing.
“You’re tough aren’t you kid? I’ve seen my own handful of self-proclaimed geniuses with their pride being shattered after learning that there are others, not only from our planet but also from all kinds of places, like them” the man explained, his opinion of Wu Xiaotian rising even further as he looks at the genuine display of ‘It doesn’t matter’ on his face.
“There’s no need to praise me like that, I’ve learned in my job to always expect the unexpected, so it doesn’t really surprise me, now that I think about it, I wonder what year you come from?” Wu Xiaotian answered, his voice clearly changing from ones that is used to talk with elders to one used to chat with acquaintances.
“Ahh, I’m from the mid 2010’s, greatest era of internet I would say” the man thought as he reminisced of the times, especially when he’s just a keyboard warrior behind a computer screen, despite him already ascending to the celestial level now, there’s still something about talking trash without your target knowing who you are that makes him feel fun.
“Wait… you’re from… it doesn’t add up, I was killed in 2017, and that’s only a few year gap. You’ve been here for thousands of years already. Is it like some of those novels?
Because, it only makes sense if you transmigrated in a celestial’s body or…” Wu Xiaotian, hearing this couldn’t help but run his mind, deducing all possible ways for the time gap between the two of them fit properly, and there’s only two ways he could think of.
“Time on earth flows different compared to here, or the planet you(I) came from” they said at the same time, the two of them smiling as they both appreciate each other’s mind more and more. Looking at each other like a fellow traveler that leaves their home they got more comfortable with each other as the man decided to tell some of his ambitions to Wu Xiaotian.
“…. Oh, I also plan on returning to Earth someday, perhaps leading everyone there towards a path of cultivation, maybe even competing for the top spots in the universe, what about you?” the man thought to himself, pausing as if to envision his grand plans, thinking that it’s extremely arduous yet worth it, his adrenaline pumping from his excitement.
“I wish for your success, friend” Wu Xiaotian replied as his gaze seems to peer into faraway places before adding, “As for me, my family is here, so I’ll stay”
Seeing the smile on Wu Xiaotian’s face, the man could deduce some things that are not meant to be said. Silently agreeing and nodding as if to express his happiness for a previous fellow earthling finding his joy, he smiles as he waves his hands, from it appearing bunch of bags that seem to contain something, five of them floating through the air.
“Inside each of that bag is a thousand celestial origin seeds, extracted from enemies that come along my way” the man said, pointing his nose up in the sky as if proud of his accomplishments.
Being the direct young man he is, Wu Xiaotian accepts the gift without any hesitation, keeping it in his spatial ring before asking, “What’s the use of this things though?”
Feeling the tremendous energy from the seeds previously, Wu Xiaotian already thought that these seeds could definitely help a cultivator a lot, but he doesn’t really know what, where or even how to use this thing.
Hearing the young man’s question, the man just smiled ambiguously before he replies, “You will know when time comes…” before laughing loudly, his voice echoing the entire structure, the puppet falling and losing its appearance after he finished doing so.
“What a lad…” Wu Xiaotian uttered as he looks at the mannequin-like puppet, stupefied at the man not even leaving a name nor a proper answer to his question before leaving.
“Congratulations to the participant for passing the second part of the inheritance test. Rewards: Fifty pieces of True Spirit Fruit, a World Tree Seed, Origin of Water”
Looking at the rewards falling down on him, he also saw a part of the place opening, showing a dimly lit corridor presumably guiding him to the final test. Before he moves towards the last test though, he decided to move the celestial origin seeds that the man gave him to the system storage first, then checking the new item he received.
[Origin of Water]
[Able to infinitely produce water. This water can also be imbued with special property if the right mix of water attribute qi is mixed with other qi]
At first, he thought that it’s just a useless piece of artifact but when he thought of the word infinite, he couldn’t help but start thinking of the level of ‘infinite’ this thing possesses and decided on testing its limits once he got out of the secret realm.
“I can breakthrough again” Wu Xiaotian said, his face smiling wide at the thought of breaking through quickly, his mind assured as he already has the most solid foundation, and he already has complete control of his body just from a few hours of practice in the Infinite Qi Realm.
Checking his quota for entering it, he discovered that it now refreshes, causing him to smile even brighter as he enters the realm.
Inside, he was greeted by waves of qi crashing on him at the eleventh layer, the feeling now like a breeze to him compared to the overwhelming one when he first enters this area. Walking leisurely, he gradually approaches the boundary between the eleventh and twelfth layer. Inhaling deeply, he steeled his resolve and prepare for the beating he will receive once he enters inside.
Stepping a foot in, he already feels the heavy sensation pressing down on his entire body, almost as if compressing him into a ball.
However, he gritted his teeth through and decided to consume the True Spirit Fruits, its sweet and sour taste flowing through his mouth then to his throat, turning into a warm current as it starts flowing across his body, then proceeding to eat another one of the fruits until he reaches the thirty-sixth one.
After that, he sat cross-legged on the ground as he let his entire self, body and soul, get beaten and refined from inside his body and out of it as the stream of energy from the True Spirit Fruit works with the waves of qi from the Infinite Qi Dimension, his entire being completely upgrading, his strength improving even further than before.
Eventually, he managed to breakthrough and wanted to test his new power, and what better way to do it than to test his strength on the thirteenth layer.
Reaching the boundary between the two layers, he bravely walks through it, his inflating pride being shattered instantly along his body as the pressure from the thirteenth layer directly squashes him into the ground, leaving nothing but a puddle of blood behind.
Waking up in the familiar, completely black place, Wu Xiaotian smiles wryly as he shook his head.
“Looks like I overestimated myself” Before using up all the entries inside the Infinite Qi Dimension he got to polish his current realm, his goals only being achieved after he used up all his time inside as he always tries to bear the thirteenth layer after a few minutes of practicing.