Vajra Elephant Level : Ninth-Level Tier-9 Affinity : Metal Type : Beast/Elephant Rank : Holy Potential : Divine Description : A beast known to have a golden, unbreakable vajra body. In addition to its great defense, Vajra Elephant also have a terrifying strength.

Ice Jade Ship [Monarch-Rank Equipment] Affinity : Ice Potential : Holy Equipment Skills : Levitate, Liquid Ice Barrier, Speed Enhancement, Ice Cannon, Steady, Wind Barrier, Spirit Gathering and Energy Storage

Levitate [Passive] : Always remain in the air. [Active] : By sending an corresponding amount of energy, control the height of ship's flotation.

Liquid Ice Barrier [Active] Cover the whole ship with liquefied but very solid ice. The barrier can reduce damage cause by physical attack.

Speed Enhancement [Passive] Depending on richness and purity of spiritual stone used as a fuel, increase the speed of Ice Jade Ship.

Ice Cannons [Active] There were ten cannons installed in the ship. They were refined using as the ship's body original material which attacks with the same bone chilling coldness of Thousand Years Old Arctic Ice.

Steady [Passive] The situation inside the ship will remain stable.

Wind Barrier [Passive] The whole ship was always covered with invisible barrier that blocks wind currents and other nature's natural phenomenon.

Spirit Gathering and Energy Storage [Passive] The Ice Jade Ship absorbs the spiritual energy in the surrounding which will then stored at the ship's main control room.

Needless to say, the moment Cole step on the ship, his eyes didn't stop on wondering and check every nooks and cranny of it. Of course, what he focus on more was the massive ship they were boarding and the Vajra Elephant who reduce its size to a size of normal elephant from earth.

The Ice Jade Ship, just like it's name implies, was a made entirely of ice. And according to what his [Heavenly Eyes] said, this ship was made from a thousand years old arctic ice, which is kind of amazing to hear for him who originates from earth. However, eventhough it said that thousand years old arctic ice could inflict a bone seeping coldness, the temperature inside the ship was just right; definitely not warm but not cold enough that could freeze a cultivator to death. Definitely, the Cold Jade Palace adjust the temperature of the ship.

Amazingly, the sects who owns this Ice Jade Ship, the Cold Jade Palace, was a sect compose of many beautiful girls, at least, that's what he could said about the one inside the ship. Although he have yet to see an ugly cultivator, since cultivation enhance beauty due to cleansing from inside and out, the Ice Jade Palace members seems to be magnified by few folds.

Disciples and protectors alike, all those girls have a sword strap in their waist. It seems that in addition to cultivating an ice attributed cultivation method, Cold Jade Palace also majored on cultivating the way of the sword. And by just looking at their graceful but cold bearings, it was without a doubt the same with their cultivation arts.

And with his [Heavenly Eyes], he could see all the rank, skills, or literally everything about their equipments and weapons, and it was the same for others.

For instance, could tell that Ice Jade Palace was garb from head to toe with ice attributed equipments and weapons, which is the exact opposite of Nine Yang Sect who was covered with Yang attributed equipment and weapons.

In fact, the men from Nine Yang Sect was the main source of heat in the ship. They were practically a human heater. Probably because of element attribute repulsion, the body of every people from Nine Yang Sect produce an heat to fully keep out the cold.

Meanwhile, the monks from Golden Perseverance Temple looks solemn, as they remain in their cultivation in their spot the moment they board the ship, but simple with their golden kasaya. What's more strange is that there's garment was a little low in rank, Sky-Rank which is different from the others who have a Heaven-Rank dress.

As simple those dress are, they provide a terrifying defense. It could easily be seen the foundation and inheritance of their own respective sects. A great treasure for Azure Territory's aboriginal was just like a normal item for them.

However, by the looks of it, the Golden Perseverance Temple didn't look inferior at all when it comes to inheritance and richness. It was as though the dress they wore were nothing but hide their body from prying eyes.

"That was because their body is their greatest defense." Out of the sudden, a voice speak inside his head. It was Baldy.

It was only then Cole remember that Baldy is an artifact spirit that was mostly used by buddhist cultivators. He might not be knowledgeable about others but he sure is when it regards with buddhist.

"What do you mean?" He ask telepathically.

Baldy raise his head, "What I mean is their body is as or even more sturdy than those equipments. They were what the people call the flesh cultivators. Just like what's the title suggested, what they cultivates is their body not their spiritual energy. Besides, monks don't care about flashy things, what's important is to receive natural enlightenment and, of course, become powerful. Anything than that doesn't matter."

After he heard Baldy said, he nodded his head inside. He may not really know what's flesh cultivation are but Celia was already an enough example for him to compare. This means that unlike spiritual cultivators who cultivates their energy mainly, like him and almost anyone he knows, flesh cultivators who makes themselves stronger by making their body very powerful.

But knowing human body, which is known to have innately weak body, treading this path of cultivation sounds more harder and complicated than spiritual cultivation. Or else, those ancient peoples won't use other animal fur to keep out the cold and protect themselves.

"It is just like you thought, flesh cultivation are many times more harder than spiritual cultivation. However, what's good thing about it is that there's no much limitation compare the latter, flesh cultivator only needs a great willpower, since flesh cultivation are often a painful process, and perseverance as it was a long and gradual process, after all, there's such thing as immediate result, and this is applicable to cultivation as a whole."

Cole have yet to face and saw a flesh cultivator is but just with Baldy's words, he knew that those kind are not the one to be underestimated.

Meanwhile, Cole's gesture didn't escape the perception of everyone in the ship, specially those protectors. After all, his country bumpkin look and gestures are very eye catching. Add to the fact that he comes from Azure Territory, majority of the seeded youths in the ship started to look lowly at him.

And those from Nine Yang Sect shows it all in their faces. In addition, in their eyes, Cole lack the 'Yang characteristic' of men, which further prejudice their impression of him.

It seems that his [Friendly Aura] didn't work on them.

But Cole couldn't care less of what they thought about him. In the end, he's not an original people of this planet, he didn't really care about the so called reputation. Besides, as an orphan from earth, reputation is the most least important in his life. His mentality is the exact opposite of other cultivator.

Suddenly, perhaps he got offended or just want to talk to him, one of the cultivating monk open his eyes and walk towards the position of Five Element Sect.

And this didn't escape Cole's [Divine Sense].

"Master, there's something odd about this monk cultivator. Probably, he don't cultivate the main arts of Golden Perseverance Temple which is why I find him a little odd." Baldy said inside his head.

Cole didn't respond as the monk already arrived near him. It was apparent that Cole was his purpose on approaching.

"Amitabha. Fellow cultivator, you have a great karma with us, buddhist. May I ask, does fellow cultivator cultivates a buddhist arts?" The monk said with serious but gentle tone.

"Ah!?"

As though he was the one being asked, Baldy said inside his head, "Now I know why I find him a little odd, it was because he don't purely cultivates the main arts of Golden Perseverance Temple. By the way he talks, he probably cultivates the way of Karma."

Baldy pause, "If I say so myself, among the buddhidt cultivators, those who cultivates Karma is the most worthy of friending. They may not be the most powerful, but they're definitely the most loyal or else they will receive backslash from Karma itself."

Cole listen intently to what Baldy said while also recovering from shock he received from his question.

In the end, he answered, "No, I don't." And it was true. He truly didn't cultivate any Buddhist arts.

Karma... This term won't be anymore familiar to him, after all, this word was very well known and was used often too back at Earth.

If he thought so so himself, this so called great Karma the monk said was probably acquired when he help Baldy on solving the sealed three pair of World Devourer Saint. After all, this was originally a mission of a very renowned buddhist sect. Added to the fact that he acquired the Purifying Evil Radiance Orb, it was only normal that he have a great Karma with buddhist.

Though he won't said any of it to anyone. Not to say that he have the sealed limbs of a high rank Saint-Stage of Devil Race, just the fact that he have the Divine Artifact with him will already bring him endless trouble.

After waiting for sometime and the monk could see that Cole didn't have the intention of explaining, he said with very happy tone, "Well, I could see that you don't want to tell us what you did positively for us buddhist. It looks like fellow cultivator is a type of person who don't care about personal gains and reputation but like a person who did everything in the dark. It's no wonder fellow cultivator have a very good Karma that it practically burns as bright as the sun."

Hearing that, almost everyone on the ship looks at him with different gaze.

According to what they heard, those with great Karma are being blessed by Fate, making his or her life more easier, be it on everyday or cultivation life, and also increasing their luck, until to the point it was called by blind luck just on how ridiculously lucky they are. Needless to say, this kind of person are worth friending for.

But everyone of them remain on their position as it will too obvious if they approach now after they heard what he say. Instead, every disciples all received a reminder. Anyway, they will lose nothing in doing so but a great deal if not.

As clueless as he is, Cole just smile while shaking his head. "Fellow cultivator is overly praising me." He said with humble tone.

"This monk is called Gu Xi; Gu from Guang which means hope and Xi from Xiwang of light." Gu Xi introduced himself.

Not wanting to be rude, Cole also introduced himself, "This one is called Cole and I have no surname."

However, inside, Cole was shock to the sound of his Gu Xi's name for a second. It was because it's a chinese name which sounds very familiar to him.

A frown instantly appear in the monk's face, his confusion was very apparent. "No surname?" He can't help but utter.

As far as he knew, only those people or family that don't have the ability to cultivate will have no surname. This world is a world where strong is the law, definitely, only those who have the ability to cultivate will have the honor to carry a surname. This just means that the one in front of him are maybe the first one among his family have the potential to cultivate. However, if this is true, then his blinding Karma will make no sense.

Unlike potential or talent, which can be tell the moment he or she was born, Karma wasn't. Only on the creature's life journey will they cultivate their own Karma, whether it will be bad or good.

Karma is base on cause on effect. If you did something good, you'll be awarded with good Karma and vice versa. And base on what he could see, this fellow cultivator did something that affects many life. Which means that without him knowing, he did something that stop, or somehow prevent, a great catastrophe, saving many future lives.

Interesting...

Since Cole also don't know the reason why he don't have a surname, he didn't try to elaborate more.

Hearing that Cole don't have a surname, almost all of the powerhouse inside the ship, except for Cold Jade Palace since they were an all female sect, wants to invite him to their sect, specially those from Golden Perseverance Temple. However, they don't want to be rude to Five Element Sect where Cole was grouped.

Gu Xi's expression return to its normal tranquil one. While his hands are clasp in praying way, he said to Cole, "Amitabha. If any of my fellow buddhist cultivator meet cultivator Cole inside the ruins, I hope that you'll take care of them."

Without a doubt, the Golden Perseverance Temple wants to forge an alliance between Five Element Sect and them.

Picking this, Cole smile and respond, "I also hope the same."

After he said that, Gu Xi nods his head and return to the spot of other monks and cultivates silently again.

After that little episode, the whole ship remain silent for the whole trip. There were no other episode that happens.

In the whole trip, while the majority are silently cultivating in their spot, Cole watch the scene outside the ship. Although the flying ship are travelling very fast, he have no problem on seeing the flashing scene outside. However, there were nothing interesting there since it was a scenery full of trees and virgin forest. But that very sight relax Cole's both mind and body.

It's not before long and the scenery outside change and a bamboo forest appear.

Moments later, the flying ship started to slow down.

In Cole's eyes, he could see a very vast place covered with very powerful barrier produced by formation. It seems that it was the ruins they will explore.

Suddenly, a transparent appear in front of his face;

Chaos System Updating... Update Complete. Scanning... Scan Complete.

Dungeon Name : The Forgotten Garden Difficulty : Hell Description : A secret garden of a very renown Divine-Rank Alchemist in Nexus Realm. But the said Alchemist died when Devil Race invades the realm. Left unattended, the whole garden creates a unique environment full of sentient herbs and wild beasts intended for Alchemy. Restriction(s) : Unofficial entry are only allowed by Tier-4 and below. Everyone will be teleported to random spot. If the entree don't posses a special mark, block the use of spatial skills, techniques, weapons and equipment. [Note 1 : The dungeon difficulty will be graded base on host's current cultivation level.]

"A dungeon..?" He can't help but voice out. Then everyone on the ship look at him at once.

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