The First Store System

Chapter 1648: Ascension(3)

Chapter 1648: Ascension(3)

After checking his attributes, he moved to the next section.

[...

Inner World:

Area: 999 square miles

Energy Grade: Primordial Seed

....]

Before his tribulation, his inner world was extremely vast, but now it had turned into a small 999 sq. miles area.

The reason behind it was the cultivation change; as the cultivation level’s name stated, it was no longer a world, but a seed. Even though it was smaller in territory, the energy grade it belonged to would put countless Sacred dimensions to shame. Even a slight wisp of Primordial energy was more valuable than countless wisps of Sacred energy.

Aakesh then moved downward, and things looked like they did the last time. He then finally focused on Lily and Khaval’s status screen.

The three had similar cultivation levels, so that panel was the same. Even the lifespan column showed infinity. Since the two carried his bloodline, they were also exempted from the lifespan limit.

Just a drop of his blood could make anyone immortal, let alone someone having his bloodline at a very high level of purity.

The largest difference between the three emerged in their attribute values. Aakesh’s attribute value was in millions, while the two only had strength and agility of 999 Primordial units.

It was still very high compared to other cultivators, but compared to them, they fell very short.

The two weren’t disappointed by the wide gap, but instead felt proud. Aakesh didn’t feel the same but frowned.

The next moment, the two felt a chill crawling down their spine when they were met with Aakesh’s stern eyes. Immediately, a bad feeling surrounded them, and Aakesh’s next words proved them correct.

"It seems I have become too lenient with both of you. I will design a new training schedule for you two after ascending to the Primordial dimension."

Even though Aakesh said those words with a smile, the two felt it was like a threat.

Even though the panel said Aakesh was the owner, he had never thought like that. For him, Lily and Khaval were his two children.

He understood that there was a life difference between the two sides, so not even a miracle could bridge the strength gap between him and the two, but it didn’t mean he would accept mediocrity.

Lily and Khaval’s stats might tell a story of how they were monstrously talented compared to other beings, but Aakesh only saw mediocrity. The two had his blood flowing through their veins.

How could he accept just that much gap between the two and other living races of the Primordial dimension?

Lily and Khaval would always remember that day since that was the start of their horror, as Aakesh stopped letting them train on their own after that and decided their schedule like any controlling father.

Aakesh was in no mood to check more details on the screen, so he took one last look at the element section. Lily and Khaval both gained a new elemental affinity due to the increase in their life level. Lily got void, while he got space.

The two would now awaken a new element after an increase in every level of cultivation due to that undefined bloodline, rather than going from Primal to Sacred and then Sacred to Primordial dimensions.

Lily and Khaval backed two steps as they didn’t want Aakesh to notice them after seeing how their stats had soured his mood.

They couldn’t help but complain in their minds, as they were already training hard, but exactly at that moment, Aakesh turned his head and looked at them with a meaningful smile.

Lily and Khaval’s hair stood on their backs, and the two laughed at the exact same time without even looking at each other, as if it were a practiced move.

[Host, are you ready to ascend?]

The system’s mechanical, emotionless voice suddenly broke the strange atmosphere between the three. Lily and Khaval had never been more thankful to the system than that moment.

Aakesh didn’t answer right away, but he looked at Lily and Khaval, pushing the training idea to the back of his mind. The pair exchanged glances; identical smiles appeared on their cute faces, and they nodded at him unanimously.

"Yes, I am ready."

Aakesh responded. His voice showed how he could barely control his excitement.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations, Host!]

[You have successfully passed the tribulation. You have completed the third phase of the store in the Multiverse.]

[The next phase of the store can begin from now on.]

The next moment, the system’s announcement rang inside the store. Even though the voice was mechanical as always, it wasn’t emotionless anymore.

There was a mixture of joy and excitement in the tone of the voice when it informed him about the completion of the third phase.

Aakesh felt the tone was somewhat familiar. Lily had the same reaction, but Khaval had heard any emotion in the system’s voice for the first time, so he became surprised.

He immediately remembered where he had heard the familiar tone. It had appeared thrice now.

The two times it had appeared earlier were when he completed the first and second phases of the store. After completing the third phase, the tone was on its third appearance.

[Ding.]

[Host, since the third phase has successfully ended, it’s time for the fourth phase to start.]

[How can a store or its store owner become legendary if the store only caters to one dimension?]

[For you to become a legendary store owner, the time has come once again for you to ascend and cater to every power level of every race in the higher dimension.]

[Mission: Start your store in the Primordial dimension !]

[Reward: A new journey with new people and stories!]

The next moment, several familiar alerts rang inside the store. He had forgotten to ask the system about it, but it seemed the system would no longer be emotionless because the alerts contained a mixture of excitement and tension about what would happen in the future.

[Host, the system is preparing for travel through the dimension!]

(End of Volume 4: The Sacred Dimension!)

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A/N: Sorry for the long rant.

With this Chapter, our story in the Sacred Dimension has come to an end. I know it was a hurried end, and I could easily write a couple hundred more Chapters without introducing any new characters. But due to the long break and my terrible mental situation, I forgot many things and characters. Instead of destroying what we have built in this dimension, I decided to move to the higher dimension, where the store will operate differently than it did before. New characters will appear, allowing new stories to emerge. Some old characters, when I remember their stories, would return. Some characters that have only their names mentioned would appear and show their stories. Only good things are waiting for the writer, the reader, and the customers of the Primordial dimension.

Thank you for continuing to read the book. No words can explain my gratitude and my guilt for stopping writing. I have really missed this.

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