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Chapter 363: Opportunity?
Chapter 363: Opportunity?
Seeing his other harem girls also about to enter into a competition with each other, Asher decided to step in and stop them before things got out of control.
"Okay. That's enough. And, Grandma, you are forgetting why you came here. Let's talk about that instead of trying to compete with mom for my love," Asher said as he pulled Aria towards the couch and sat down with her on the lap.
When everyone heard Asher, they also moved to sit down on the couches and chairs present in the living room of the mansion. Soon, all the girls surrounded Asher from all sides as if they were guarding their treasure.
Arianna also sat on a separate couch while crossing her long and slender legs and looked at everyone before she started speaking with a serious expression. "I can see that almost everyone has at least the Nascent Soul Realm cultivation."
"Good. Good." She said with satisfaction before continuing, "Yet, it seems that many of you have just reached that stage not too long ago."
Hearing Arianna's words, all the girls with the said cultivation realm nodded their heads and confirmed her words while looking at Asher with warm gazes.
It was thanks to him Dual Cultivating with them that they could reach higher realms in such a short period of time. He even had to reduce the amount of time he could spend for his own growth to make time for them.
"Then I guess you all should know how hard it is to nourish your soul in this realm, right?" Arianna asked them before explaining her point when she saw them nodding in agreement with her words. "It is because even with the help of Dual Cultivation, nourishing the soul is a difficult task since the soul is the most important and fragile part of the cultivator. So any mistake or haste can cause irreparable damage."
"Indeed." Asher agreed with a smile while nodding his head, as he knew about this problem due to his experience. Although he could easily give a large amount of Yang essence to others, he had been careful with how much he would give at one time, as he didn't want to risk damaging anyone's soul during their Dual Cultivation. This led to their cultivation progress being slower compared to before.
"I know about this problem, Grandma. And I have been taking care of it so that no one gets harmed due to my actions." He said in a firm tone. "Moreover, since we get more time in this realm compared to the outside world, we can spend as much time as we need for proper growth."
Arianna nodded her head before replying with a hint of amusement in her voice, "I am aware of the Mystic Starry Realm's time difference, but you shouldn't just rely on that alone. Instead of wasting so much time on nourishing souls and making them stronger, it is better if you have another option to solve the problem faster."
"What do you mean?" Asher asked curiously, as he couldn't understand what she meant by having another option.
Although he knew about soul nourishing treasures, each one had one or more side effects, making them risky to be used. That's why he didn't want to take any chances and cultivate with others at a steady rate. But then he thought of the reason behind his grandmother coming at this time and all the talk about nourishing their souls.
He narrowed his eyes in suspicion and looked at his grandmother before saying in a confused tone, "Do you know how to solve this problem?"
"Indeed, I do." Arianna confirmed his suspicion. "However, not only does it help your soul grow stronger and nourish it at a faster rate, but it can also help you all reach the next cultivation realm."
Everyone was shocked after hearing what she said because reaching the next cultivation realm meant that they would be able to advance to the Transcending Realm, which would set them apart from the Mortal Realms.
It was something that took years or decades for anyone to achieve, but now there seemed to be a way to achieve that feat much faster than normal. It seemed like a dream come true for most people present here.
But the problem was, how could they reach such a realm so fast? If it were possible, then why didn't anyone else do so? What stopped others from doing this?
"Is such a thing even possible, Grandma? There is no need to tease us." Alia said with disbelief evident in her voice.
She knew about how hard it was to break through each stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. Even she was still stuck in the Mid Stage of the Nascent Soul realm, even after cultivating for almost 2 years. Even so, her break through to the Mid Stage was thanks to Dual Cultivation with Asher. So, hearing her grandmother say that she knew a way to break through to faster made her suspicious of her intentions.
"I am not lying or teasing any of you, child." Arianna said with a serious tone while looking at Alia and then others present before continuing. "It's just that this opportunity comes after every hundred years, so not many people get to take advantage of it."
"What is it?" Asher asked because he couldn't wait any longer. "And why does it take so long for this opportunity to come?"
"The opportunity is inside the Secret Realm that opens every hundred years, where you will have to collect some special items to nourish your souls." Arianna explained with a smile on her face. "That way, you will be able to cultivate much faster without risking any harm coming to your souls."
Asher understood what she meant by collecting special items from inside the Secret Realm. If it were true, then they indeed had a chance to reach the Transcending Realm faster, but still...
"I am guessing that there is a catch to it as well," he said with a slight frown.
Arianna nodded her head at his words and said, "Of course there is. After all, reaching higher levels of cultivation wouldn't be so easy without some risks involved."