The next day, Ankit stopped his cultivation and, after freshening up, made his breakfast. Then he began practicing his control over water to become more familiar with its nature.
After some time, he got tired and finished his practice. Resting for a while, he again began to cultivate and repeated the same process as the day before.
Two days quickly passed, and Ankit had completely become familiar with water. Now, he could even feel the atoms in water, and he also realized that these same atoms exist scattered all over the environment but cannot form water.
Ankit tried to gather them, but it took some time; eventually, he managed to form a drop.
Now, he could perform magic-like tricks, such as making water appear out of thin air—just kidding.
Making one drop increased Ankit's confidence, so he tried again and again. At last, he gathered a bucket of water with his power.
He drank some of the water to taste it and felt this water was ten times purer and tastier than normal water.
Ankit then began experimenting, throwing this water directly at a tree near the hut. Because he hadn't used his full power, the tree only shook for a moment before stopping.
Ankit gathered the water he had just thrown and shaped it like a knife.
After mastering water control, he could even create complex shapes such as birds with many feathers and clear details.
So making this knife was easy. He tested the knife and saw how the knife easily cut through the tree, leaving a hole.
He recalled the knife and tried some other tricks. Then he cultivated again, ate lunch, cultivated more, ate dinner, and went to sleep.
Though he can easily go for 7 to 8 days without sleep, he still slept today. Because body habits don't change easily even if he try to force it.
He also needed rest after his busy life, daily cultivation, and mental exhaustion.
The next day, Ankit awoke to find his hut door open, so he immediately tried to sense if a wild animal had come while he was asleep.
But after sensing, he smiled and got up. He went outside and saw his family had come.
His father Kamal, his mother Neelam, and his sister Sanya were all standing outside, chatting.
They saw Ankit and greeted him with happy smiles.
Ankit returned the gesture and told them to sit.
His father Kamal was confused, wondering if his son really dared to tell them to sit on the ground.
His mother and sister were also confused as to why Ankit said that.
But Ankit didn't say anything and moved his hand, gently controlling his parents and sister to sit on a sofa that he materialized with his essence flow.
His parents and sister couldn't see the sofa but could feel they were sitting on something very soft.
Sanya, always mischievous, asked, "Brother, how big is the sofa?"
Ankit thought she was afraid she might slip from the sofa so she asked this question, then Ankit said to her, "The sofa is big enough—like the size of a double bed."
But instead of fear, his sister got on the sofa and began to jump. She said, "Mom, Dad, look! I am jumping in the air... huuuhuhuhu."
She began to enjoy herself.
Then her father said, "Ankit, are you okay? You're not getting bored or anything? If you're uncomfortable here, let's go home."
Neelam also agreed, but Ankit said, "Mom, Dad, I'm not uncomfortable. Instead, the feeling of getting stronger is really good. My days go by without me noticing. I cultivate, eat, sleep—that's my daily routine."
His daily routine doesn't involve excreating body waste because he don't have to excrete waste, after cleaning his body in substage 2, his organs have gotten stronger and can easily digest waste.
Ankit made breakfast for everyone because his family had come early and hadn't eaten yet.
While making food, he used the water he made with his power.
While eating, Sanya asked, "Brother, which grass did you add today to make the food so amazing?"
Because the food was twice as tasty as before Ankit had made it previously.
Kamal and Neelam were also curious. But before they could ask, Sanya had already asked the question.
Ankit didn't say anything but made water out of thin air, filled glasses, and gave them to his parents and sister.
Then he said, "Taste it, and you'll get the answer."
While stunned by Ankit's magic, they quickly drank the water.
After tasting it, they realized the food tasted so good because the water was amazing.
Kamal said, "Now you can even generate water out of thin air. You're really becoming like a god."
Ankit didn't agree because he was just a cultivator; he couldn't be compared to gods, not yet.
Sanya said, "Now we don't have to worry about the water bill."
Kamal, Neelam, and Ankit all laughed at Sanya's words. But it was true.
Ankit said, "You can also create these things when you get stronger."
"But when?" Sanya asked.
Ankit ignored her and started talking with his father. He had already told her that when she was 12 years old, she could cultivate, but she still dared to ask questions.
Sanya pouted and began to eat.