Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen

Valeria once again entered the Core Sect, but this time her destination was different than it had been last time.

Instead of going towards the courtyards to look for Spirit Crystals, she went towards another place.

Valeria stopped before a beautiful pond that was far away from the courtyards.

It was the same pond where Xu Ming was brought to cleanse his impurities.

When Valeria had seen the pond, she had already thought that it would be the best place to cultivate in, but she had decided to put her focus on the Spirit Crystals instead.

After getting scolded by Xu Ming, she decided to focus on her cultivation the hard way. She thought that she would still try to get Spirit Crystals, but she would do that with Long Chen's help.

The cold breeze was even colder because of the pond as it touched her skin. Valeria sat on the ground near the pond and started her cultivation.

The whole place was empty as always, and there was no noise, either that would disturb her. The outdoor location only made it better for her to cultivate.

The only problem was the ever-changing weather. She wasn't sure how long it would stay sunny before it started raining, but she decided to use whatever time she had to the fullest to cultivate.

She hoped that the weather would stay just like that, but as soon as she thought that, the sky started to darken.

Dark Clouds enclosed the sky, decreasing the brightness of the sun.

Even though the surroundings got dark, Valeria didn't notice it as her eyes were closed.

The clouds only became denser until the first drop of rain fell down from the sky.

The single raindrop traveled the distance of tens of miles before it fell on the head of Valeria.

Valeria stopped her Cultivation as she started looking up, more raindrops fell on her face as the rain began.

Valeria flew towards the tree and sat under it, taking cover from the rain.

"I just thought about it, and here comes the rain," Valerie said with a wry smile on her face. "Does the world really not want me to cultivate honestly?" 

She waited under the tree for the rain to stop, but the rain only grew worse with the passing of time.

She finally decided to give up as she flew back under the rain.

After some time, she got back to Xu Ming's courtyard, who was still cultivating.

Xu Ming was still cultivating, unaware of the fact that Valeria had snuck out and came back to his courtyard. It hadn't been long since she left either.

Valeria's clothes were wet, and she didn't have a separate pair of clothes.

She took off the dress she was wearing and placed it on the side to dry off before he entered the bedsheets. She covered her body with bedsheets and gave up on the idea of cultivating. Instead, she started getting lazy as she closed her eyes. 

Soon, she fell asleep.

She didn't leave the courtyard as it was still raining outside and she was tired as well, because of the rain. 

'It's not like it would make much difference cultivating there or cultivating here,' she gave herself an excuse.

Some more days passed away, and none of them stopped their cultivation.

It was already the end of the month when Xu Ming opened his eyes. He sat up and walked to the shower.

After finishing with the shower, he got dressed.

"I did achieve a breakthrough. Hopefully, It will be enough to complete the Core Trial. It's already the end of the month, and tomorrow, I will be taken for the trial. Whatever happens next depends on the trials. I can't waste the chance," Xu Ming muttered. " Every day I delay is another day I'm away from my mother."

Xu Ming looked towards Valeria, who was still cultivating. 

"Looks like she listened to me. She's just like a child, but at least she's not that stupid," He said smilingly before he walked to the bed and sat on it.

He watched the girl cultivate.

He couldn't feel any flow of Origin Energy around her, and he also knew that she didn't use Qi energy. It was quite fascinating for him to find out there there was another type of energy in this world other than Qi and Origin Energy. He had never known about the existence of Spirit Energy.

He couldn't help but think about how many things he didn't know because he couldn't study in the Heavenly Realm.

Every time he thought and the Heavenly Realm, a flame of anger was enlightened in his heart. He hated War God Zhen with every piece of his soul and body. The situation has changed in such a way that he couldn't even think of a good thing about the Heavenly Realm without thinking about War God Zhen. Every time he thought about that, the flashback haunted him. The flashback that showed how his father's life was taken.

Xu Ming laid on the bed as he closed his eyes and fell in a deep thought. He wondered if it would take him a hundred years to get to that level, or would he be able to do it in less? 

If someone knew that he was thinking about becoming as strong as the Emperor of Heavenly Realm from nothing in hundred years, they would have called him stupid, but Xu Ming knew that it was only temporary.

Even in a place that lacked Origin Energy, his cultivation speed was so fast; he could feel how fast it would become when he goes to the higher realms.

He was confident that he could achieve that goal; he just wasn't sure how long it would take him.

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Back in the Heavenly Realm, War God Zhen was inside his palace.

He was hurriedly walking towards his bedroom as he was given valuable information by a maid.

He went as fast as he could. 

As soon as he entered his bedroom, he saw a woman lying on the bed.

"Is it the truth?" He asked softly as he stepped towards the woman. "Are you really going to become a mother?"

"Yes," The Woman said, smilingly. 

The woman on the bed was the wife of War God Zhen. War God Zhen was just informed that his wife was pregnant, and he came running.

"T-that's such good news," War God Zhen said with an excited look on his face as he sat on the bed and held the hand of his wife gently.