He criticized himself in his mind as he looked around.
'Ok, enough wasting time. Let's get freshen up and then meet my Aunt and sisters.'
Xiao prepared to get off the bed and walk towards the washroom to freshen up. But before he could do so, suddenly, at that moment, the door of his room opened with a thud.
A maid entered his room. From the things she was carrying, it looked like she was here to clean his room and check on his condition. But seeing Xiao sitting on the bed with a calm and indifferent expression.
the maid let out a surprised yelp as the things she was carrying to clean his room fell to the floor. Hearing the noise, Xiao turned his head and looked at her.
Feeling that she had done something wrong, the maid covered her mouth with her hands and looked at Xiao with astonishment written all over her face.
The maid asked in confusion.
"Y... Your Highness!?"
Seeing the maid having trouble speaking as she was too absorbed in shock and confusion.
Xiao sighed inwardly.
'Ahh, here we go. Fine, since it has come to this, then let's deal with it first.'
Thinking so, he smiled slightly as he spoke. His voice was the only thing echoing in the room.
"Hey there, can you inform my Aunt and sisters that I have recovered from my illness and want to see them?"
He asked politely. But beneath that politeness was an order and authority. As though he was not merely asking her politely; instead, he was commanding her to inform his Aunt and sisters.
The maid blushed upon seeing Xiao's extremely handsome and dashing face as she bowed deeply.
"As you wish, Your Highness."
She picked up the things that had fallen to the ground and retreated from the room, leaving Xiao alone.
Xiao stood up as he stretched his body and thought.
'My body feels very energetic and healthy. I also feel strength coursing through my body. I am as flexible and full of stamina as an athlete, while I feel like I can lift more weight than those deadlifters.'
He was really amazed by this while being slightly surprised at the same time. Amazed because he was much more powerful than ever before, even though he was not a cultivator yet.
And he was surprised because the previous Xiao had been bedridden with illness and had been sick for years. So how could Xiao suddenly become this powerful just after his transmigration and one night's sleep?
'Is it because of the transmigration, or is there some other factor involved?'
Xiao thought as he searched for any clue regarding it. But then he remembered something.
'Wait, I almost forgot about it. In this world, the food people consume is not normal. Instead, everyone eats a different kind of food. Even the food mortals consume is special, as everything they farm and grow has been nourished by spiritual energy, or Qi.'
'On the other hand, the food cultivators consume, and even most wealthy mortals do as well, is called spiritual food. Food made from spirit beasts and spiritual plants, such as meat, milk, eggs, rice, bread, spices, etc. After a person becomes a cultivator, the need to eat vanishes, as Qi acts as nourishment for their body, soul, and mind, making eating completely unnecessary and optional. They only eat food for occasions or as a hobby.'
He continued to think.
'But the same cannot be said for spiritual food. Because eating spiritual food has various magical and wondrous effects, such as a sudden increase in cultivation, a bottleneck suddenly loosening, or suddenly gaining epiphany or enlightenment. In some cases, comprehending Laws, Dao, or understanding techniques and insights also becomes easier.'
'Eating spiritual food is very beneficial for a cultivator. At the same time, the effects of spiritual food depend entirely on the cultivator's cultivation level and the quality of the ingredients used to make the food. For example, if a higher level cultivator eats spiritual food made from low-quality ingredients, then it won't have much effect on them, nor would they find it particularly tasty.'
'But if they eat spiritual food made from high-level ingredients, or ingredients of a much higher grade than their cultivation level, then there is a very high chance that they will experience the various wondrous effects of spiritual food.'
Xiao concluded.
'So most cultivators, especially during the early days of their cultivation, would more or less eat spiritual food for their cultivation, as they would gain endless benefits from it. But there is no free lunch in the world. Spiritual food is just too valuable and expensive that only cultivators from wealthy backgrounds or Emperor lineages can afford it.'
He shook his head.
'Other than that, any cultivator from a poor background, or those who don't have powerful forces backing them, cannot afford to eat those extremely delicious and magical spiritual foods.'
Xiao sighed slightly.
'Really, the monopoly over resources also exists in this world. And just like on Earth, the cultivation world is not fair at all. Heh, not just unfair, but even more unfair than anything else, as anyone who doesn't have a powerful background or backing might fall very far behind their peers, at least during the early days of cultivation.'
But Xiao had a different point of view regarding that.
'Life has never been fair. Instead, it has always been unfair. But other than that, I think the way the current cultivation world is, it is more or less perfect. If we removed the brutal cruelty from it, I think it might be fairer than anything else. Because every living being has a chance to rise above others and change their fate. While Heaven is cruel and treats every living being as chess pieces and ants, it is fair after all.'
'If any other person were in Heaven's place, then they might have made every living being their slave or might have slaughtered them for nourishment. So from this perspective, Heaven is really fair to all living beings, even though it is very cruel.'
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