In that moment, the universe itself seemed to acknowledge his choice as a new, profound power surged through his being.
[Your Common Core has advanced to Stellar Core]
[Your Stellar Core has advanced to Cosmic Core]
[Your Cosmic Core has advanced to Absolute Core 'Dantian']
The cosmic intelligence spoke, as Tian Ren heard a soft female voice for the very first time; however, his attention was somewhere else.
'Absolute Core Dantian?'
He was well aware of the three cores created by humans which not only helped them integrate technology into cultivation, the cores worked as an artificial Dantian that helped in refining the chaotic Qi, which the beings in this world use.
There are only three known cores to humanity: Common Core, Stellar Core, and Cosmic Core.
The common core is attached at the younger age, then with the advancement of one's cultivation realm it evolves into a Stellar Core and then a Cosmic Core when one touched the doors of immortality.
However, here his common core just evolved into a Stellar Core, then, into a Cosmic Core, but it didn't stop there.
It evolved into something Tian Ren heard for the very first time in his life.
He asked, "What is the absolute core, is it same as the Dantian I had in my previous life but before that, tell me if the core beyond the cosmic core really exists in this world?"
Cosmic intelligence answered. It continued,
"Oh! you mean there can be even a higher core?" he asked.
Tian Ren got his answer, but to actually know the capabilities of his absolute Dantian then he can only know once he cultivates.
"I'm going to cultivate for a while, can you keep me safe from those worms, as I'm still nowhere to have powers of my previous life."
Tian Ren didn't give much thought and answered, "As long as you don't suck me dry, you can use as much as you want."
As he was about to start cultivation, suddenly he realized that not only could the cosmic intelligence speak, it now had a feminine voice. he asked, "Why suddenly I can hear your voice, and why are you suddenly sounding like a woman?"
"Huh!"
"You...you read my memories?" he asked in a panicked tone.
Tian Ren was panicked just like any being would, even immortals when they found out that someone knows their secrets, even personal ones but then he realized that his condition isn't the same as others, nor he has any control over it.
"If you say so."
"Are you going to be like this then, I mean a like a woman?" he asked.
"No!" he straight up rejected.
"I like this version of yours, keep this from now on if you want to accompany me. I don't wish to be accompanied by a man for my whole life. No never."
Tian Ren then asked, "I believe you don't have a name, right? It's better I call you by a name than calling you a cosmic intelligence, right?"
"Well then I'll give you one, is it okay with you?" he asked, his tone urgent.
"Oh well then, since you are a woman..." he thought for a while then continued, "How about since you have followed me from the nine heaven, which I miss and as the actual name of nine heaven was Celestial Heaven, then how about I call you Celeste?"
"Then, I'll call you Celeste, now I should cultivate and see what has changed since I have obtained the absolute core."
Tian Ren sat in a lotus position with his eyes closed while his hands were clasped in front of his chest, which was the way of cultivating the chaotic Qi in this world.
The chaotic Qi in the atmosphere which was already condensing around him, now began to move even faster as he started cultivating his Qi cultivation technique.
"It's crude, someone must have altered the cultivation technique so the people in this world can adapt to the chaotic Qi." he muttered as he saw the Qi was beginning to enter his body.
But unlike where the Qi is normally stored, which is at the Dantian in the middle of the abdomen and then spread all over the body, the chaotic Qi is stored around his absolute core which was planted at his heart.
However, the speed at which the Qi his body was absorbing from the atmosphere was so rapid from the time he used to with his common core.
Celeste gave him a few heads-up, though Tian Ren already realized it as he can see that, "That's why they created cores to refine chaotic Qi, before it reaches the meridians or other part of the body."
"So to summarize, I don't need to cultivate, even then my absolute core will keep absorbing the chaotic Qi."
He scoffed, "If those old dogs from nine heavens found out about this, they'll wage a war to get their hands on such a treasure."
He said with hatred and anger that can be felt from his voice.
Celeste replied, upon sensing his emotions,
Then she added,
"I can't wait."
Tian Ren then stopped cultivating and looked at the world, which had a foggy sky and the desert all over around him.
"Do you have any idea how we can leave this place? I left my contact device at my room, before coming to this place, and now I'm stuck here."
"You can scan this whole dead planet? and how much Qi do I need for you to do that?" he asked with a shocked expression.
Tian Ren sighed, "That's literally impossible with my current cultivation and to reach the sky sovereign realm, even with my current progress, I need few decades for that."
He speculated as he didn't know exactly how much time it will take with his new absolute core, but he can't be stranded in this dead planet for such a long time.
"You seem more intelligent than I'm." Tian Ren joked as he found his answer.
Celeste replies with a proud tone,