East Meet West

108- 1 Year and Cultivation Restart

“Orochi, I am planning to enter [Isolated] cultivation or in human terms closed-door cultivation, so your treatment has to be put on hold for few months.”

“My cultivation has hit a bottleneck, so I would be isolating myself for at least 6 months or a year, and focus on upgrading my cultivation level.”

“I have been treating you for more than a year and I have sucked away 2/3 of the poison in your body. Just the 1/3 of the poison will not harm your body anymore but it still needs to be removed though and after I come out of [Isolation], we can continue with the treatment and completely remove the poison from the body.”

“Sheela will give you a potion that can suppress the [Devil’s breath] in your body, and you can start cultivating again. So, while I am away, you can focus on cultivating and upgrading your cultivation.”

After hearing this although, I was disappointed and I can only reluctantly agree.

Bertha has been treating me for more than a year now and Bertha, being a member of the Urag Royal family has been spending her time at the Lamia tribe, which is not a good thing.

If Bertha visited the Lamia tribe once a month, then there is nothing to be suspicious about. But if other monster tribes started hearing that she, has been spending a lot of time in the Lamia tribe and rarely goes back to her home then that brings lots of suspicions. And if someone knows that a human has been living in the Lamia tribe, then surely that would bring a lot of problems to Bertha and the Lamia tribe.

Because the Humans race and the Monster race are hostile to each other. And if any monster tribe that holds grudge against humans, knows about me then surely many assassinations and kidnapping incidents will take place. So, to avoid all that I did not step out of the Lamia tribe.

“Ok, then I am going to start my [Isolated cultivation], so goodbye for now.”

With that Bertha flew away.

“Here, drink this potion and after that, you can start cultivating. I wish I could have helped you with cultivation, but monsters and humans have different cultivation methods, so I will not be of much help but if you encounter any problem, come to me and I'll try my best to help you.”

With that Sheela gave me a bowl filled with some transparent slimy liquid.

As a normal practice, I used [Observation] skill on it

‘ding’

Lamia’s special potion:

This potion is made by combining blood, essence, and sweat extracted from Lamias.

This potion has the effect of suppressing different kinds of poisonous gases and can help build immunity towards poison which is lethal when inhaled.

As soon as I read the description, I wanted to throw away the bowl but I stopped myself from doing so.

What the heck? Just thinking about drinking a bowl of liquid made from blood, essence (Vaginal fluids), and sweat; makes my stomach churn with disgust.

“What happened?”

Sheela who was standing beside me asked.

“Nothing”

With that, I lifted the bowl and started drinking the liquid inside the bowl.

If it’s something that can cure me then why should I back away from it?

But honestly, I wish I did not use the [Observation] skill on it. And if I had not used the skill, I would not have known the contents and I would not have felt so disgusting when drinking this liquid.

Now, I can only regret for using the [Observation] skill.

I drank the complete liquid inside the bowl in a few dozen seconds, but for me, it felt like hours.

Ignoring the aftertaste, I focused on the changes taking place from drinking the liquid.

“I will take my leave now. You can start cultivating after the whole liquid is digested.”

I ignored Sheela and focused on digesting the liquid.

I waited for few minutes but still, I did not feel anything. Then suddenly the system notification rang,

‘ding’

‘[Devil’s breathe] has been suppressed up to 60%.’

‘Host can now restart cultivating. But the speed of cultivation will be slower.”

Well, whatever, at least now I can cultivate again.

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I took a quick bath and sat on the ground in ‘Lotus’ or Padmasana position.

Since all my cultivation is destroyed, I have start cultivation from the beginning.

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Quick Recap:

(Cultivation division)

1. Mortal realm

- Awakening stage

- Beginning stage

- Refinement stage

- Evolver stage (Low, Mid, High, Peak)

- Demi-human stage (Low, Mid, High, Peak)

2. Transformation Realm

- Human Stage

- Super Human stage

- Transmutation stage

- Actualization stage

- Fulfillment stage

3. Royalty Realm

(subdivisions will be added later)

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This means that I have to start from the first stage of the Mortal realm: The Awakening stage

Coincidentally, Awakening Stage and Indian Yoga are very similar.

In the Awakening stage, a person needs to meditate and activate the ‘7 Chakras’.

The ‘7 Chakras’ are as follows:

1st Chakra – Muladhara Chakra or The Root Chakra

2nd Chakra – Svadisthana Chakra or The Sacral Chakra

3rd Chakra – Manipura Chakra or The Navel Chakra

4th Chakra – Anahata Chakra or The Heart Chakra

5th Chakra – Vishuddha Chakra or The Throat Chakra

6th Chakra – Ajna Chakra or The Third-Eye Chakra

7th Chakra – Sahasrara Chakra or The Crown Chakra

And Indian Yoga also holds the concept of these ‘7 Chakras’.

And sitting in ‘Lotus’ or Padmasana position is the most basic and balanced position for meditating.

Basic because while sitting, the body enters the semi-relaxed state or in simple terms – The body can stay alert and at the same time body can relax. If you lie down, especially in the beginning, you risk losing awareness and falling asleep. Sitting in an alert position keeps you awake and focused, but frees your mind from having to process information.

Balanced because every Chakra is either connected to an element or some functions. And to activate a certain Chakra, practices or techniques are developed for it. This means that every Chakra has a particular practice or technique.

So, let’s say that a person has activated 1 st chakra, when he tries to activate 2 nd chakra, he has to use another technique. But when he uses another technique to activate 2 nd chakra, the 1 st chakra goes out of control. This creates an imbalance between the ‘7 Chakras’. But the sitting position can be used to activate all the ‘7 Chakras’ and keeps a proper balance between them.

Of course, the sitting position for meditating is slow but it's safe and efficient.

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