Hua Yan’s tasks given to her, the first is never to marry for a lifetime, the second is to become a Super Star, and the third, well, is to become a strong person in this world.
Originally, she found it very difficult, but ever since she discovered the Third Space, she realized this path wasn’t simple.
Her true form is a cat, and this Persian cat has nine lives. When she turns 9, she’ll grow a tail, one every nine years. Speaking of this feature, she instinctively turned around and, sure enough, found only one tail.
Growing one every nine years, until there are nine tails, that’s eighty-one years? My goodness, by then, wouldn’t humans have become grannies?
Liang Tian timely resolved her doubts: "Under normal circumstances, that’s correct, but our world isn’t pure, so when you have nine tails, you will have completed the transformation of the Nine-Life Cat Demon. In other worlds, it’s the chance for a cat to transform into a human, but in this world, it means you’ve completely merged with the cat body."
Hua Yan twitched the corners of her mouth, "I don’t even know if I can live to eighty-one!"
Liang Tian smiled faintly, "Time in the Third Space is independent. You cultivate in the Third Space as well, which doesn’t conflict with this world of yours. You may sleep in the real world, but in the Third Space, it might be a process of going to school and cultivating. Let’s say, you can imagine it as a one to twelve time difference."
Hua Yan was surprised: "One hour in this world, twelve hours in the Third Space? Is that what it means?"
Liang Tian nodded: "Yes, you can understand it this way. Of course, the specific passage of time must be based on the clock in your Third Space."
Hua Yan looked bewildered, feeling that she seemed to have encountered something extraordinary, and just digesting this information made her feel mentally exhausted.
"You just mentioned the Nine-Life Cat Demon, does that mean when I cultivate to the end, I’ll become a demon?"
"This world isn’t a normal Human World to begin with, so what’s wrong with demons? Demons also have good and bad ones, just like humans have good people and bad people."
"Moreover, do you think there are many humans like you in this situation? No, it’s one in ten thousand, okay? And the chosen ones are inherently gifted, without some qualifications, it’s simply impossible to have such a circumstance."
Hua Yan, with a headache: "Okay, stop it, if you go on, I’ll think I’m watching something like ’Balala the Little Magic Fairy’.
Liang Tian laughed, "Your description is quite apt. But you also have to believe in yourself, with the blessing of the Cat Demon, your path in the performing arts may be smoother, but correspondingly, your path of cultivation will not be so smooth. It’s complementary. To want to achieve the most perfect state integrating studies, career, and cultivation, to ascend as a strong person, Hua Yan, you must prepare your mind ahead of time, because this path is filled with killing and blood."
Hua Yan then obtained the "Cat Manual," which in the Human World cannot be cultivated. Luckily, she has a cheat-like Spiritual Energy space. After entering with her cat body, according to the entry rules, the miaow words transformed into countless symbols swirling around her body, absorbed bit by bit like a spell by the surrounding cat energy...
Liang Tian said that introductory cultivation must be completed before the age of twelve. To accommodate her late cultivation, he specifically adjusted the spatial time to a one to twelve ratio. In other words, after completing her studies in the future, at night, she’ll enter the space for endless cycles of cultivation.
Originally, she wanted to skip grades, but it seems now, she should just cultivate step by step. Delving into learning is actually a good transition.
The initial cultivation was to learn the ascension principles of the Cat World, miaow language, in other words, the language in the Human World, Chinese language.
After she mastered these theoretical knowledges, she officially began the cultivation of the true form’s movements.
Hua Yan’s life in the Human World was very pure, just the repetitive life of three points and one line. Studying in the day, attending cram schools after school, doing homework, reading, playing the piano, practicing dance, infinite repetition. She barely had contact with the outside world, and her only connection was Aunt Zhao Yun, who would come by every night to check on her, making sure she was okay, then she would go home.
Seeing how well she took care of herself, Zhao Yun was also very surprised, and what’s more, filled with admiration for the late Yan Yue. Because the more independent Hua Yan was, the more it proved how successful her mother was. Yet, this outstanding person left this world in such a manner, leaving behind regret as well as pity.