Cheat Cultivator's Ascension

Looking at the figure of himself who seems just a bit shy of being older than a decade than his current appearance, Su Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a bit wary of everything that is currently happening, wondering whether this illusion is also cast by the Dao Resonating Rock that he previously thought is useless against him.

"It's good that you're wary but, this is no longer the illusion created by the Dao Resonating Rock, you yourself know just how much immunity does the Extreme Origin Transcendent Soul provides you" the mature figure of Su Xiaotian said with a smile on his face, a smile with far more superior charm compared to his current appearance, a smile that can probably be a weapon in and of itself, something capable of stunning not only the fairer sex but also most young men as well, masculine enough to make them doubt their identity as a man.

As much charm as there is in this smile though, Su Xiaotian through his will alone wasn't even a single bit affected by it, not to mention when adding the property of the Extreme Origin Transcendent Soul to it.

"So, I take it that you are that fragment of myself from the previous timeline that my dear little sister talks about when she awakens" Su Xiaotian asked towards his adult self as he scanned him, seemingly very similar to him as well, not only in terms of appearance but also his demeanor and every action.

"Indeed, I am you from that future, or rather, that past that you are trying your best to prevent now" the adult Su Xiaotian replies, pausing for a while before he continues with his lines with some words of encouragement.

"So far, you've done a great job achieving that, even surpassing our, no rather, your prediction of how much you will grow and progress during this current timeline, and not only by a small amount but rather by a lot" he added before he points out something that the current Su Xiaotian is already well aware of as well.

"As you might have already known from the memories of your previous lifetime during the period where you were a mortal-level cultivator, you only managed to awaken your three talents completely before you ascended to celestialhood back then, and yet now, you had already completely awakened them just a few more weeks after you stepped into the path of cultivation" the adult Su Xiaotian said proudly as if it is also his crowning achievement as well, which can also be considered to be true given how much preparation they made in order for them to achieve this.

"That's only through the help of the Infinite Qi System that I've done that, if not for the system, I might have ended up in the same situation as the previous timeline as well" the current Su Xiaotian replies with a wry smile on his face as he points out what seems to be the obvious, gaining a snicker from his adult self as he points out one thing as well.

"The system, not only the Infinite Qi System but also the entire Universal Shop System is something we, you created for yourself in order to correct your regrets, that doesn't diminish your achievement of doing that since it merely counts as helping yourself" the adult Su Xiaotian pointed out, causing the current him to feel like it makes sense, making this current him feel like he is still growing smarter in the future.

"Well, let's forget about all those topics now, I heard from Xiaoyao that you're a fragment supposed to be sleeping within the system given how grave your injuries are, and if I am still the same me in the future, I doubt that you will come out now without any specific goal in mind" Su Xiaotian said to his adult self, causing the adult version to reveal an impressed smile on his face, wanting to say something like 'as expected of my younger self' but not wanting to come out as someone narcissistic.
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"That's right, I woke up since I detected a drastic change within the flow of fate within the world, meaning that sooner or later, that time will come" the adult Su Xiaotian points out vaguely, yet despite his seemingly mysterious tone, the current Su Xiaotian clearly knows what he is talking about.

"The turning point, right?" Su Xiaotian asks to his older self, causing the figure to nod in agreement before he starts pointing out some things that he needs to watch out for in the future.

"Since you've grown far more than you previously expected, the calculations that you ran in your previous lifetime are crumbling apart, and, well, the anchor that is previously mentioned by the system, or rather, by Xiaoyao, is no longer valid, I see several anchors emerging now, and I do think with absolute certainty that you need to protect all of them or else I fear that everything you worked so hard for from the previous timeline up until now will start crumbling apart"

As he heard these words from his adult self, the one who bears the memories of the previous timeline and most likely the one who knows the most about how the events happening in the future will proceed, Su Xiaotian couldn't help but turn serious at his words, opening his mouth in order to ask for something that he wants to confirm, something that he already thought about for quite some time now.

"The anchor, I presume that it is mom when there is only one, and now, I guess all the others turn into an anchor now as well?" as he points this out, his older self agrees and confirms with a nod before smiling at him and then saying some words to him once again.

"Smart, a logical and precise deduction, do I even need to explain how this happens?" the adult Su Xiaotian asks with a knowing smile on his face, completely aware that his question is merely a rhetorical that no longer needs to be answered.

"I already have an idea of the reason, and more likely than not, I guess that is also the reason on your mind, right?" Su Xiaotian replies to his older self, making both of them snicker before they explode into a burst of full, loud laughter that resounds across his mental realm for a long time before it starts receding in its volume.

"Alright alright, as much as I would love to talk with myself even more, I have limited time even though it is our own mental realm, and by the looks of it, I need to return into stasis within some more minutes, around fifteen minutes give or take" the adult Su Xiaotian pointed out as he starts to feel less and less conscious, knowing that the time for this encounter is nearing its end.

"Now let's talk about the turning point" as he feels the changes in his corporeal body, the adult Su Xiaotian's expression turns serious, deciding to dive into the major topic and also the very reason why he decided to show himself during this time.