Reincarnation: A New World

The First Paragon was blinded by a cacophony of light. She emerged from the darkness and was reborn into this new world. The system's alerts which had provided her with a slow yet continuous company had fallen silent. She found herself being hoisted into her mother's arms. The look of pure happiness on her mother's face was beyond explanation. The unbreakable connection between a mother and daughter already established with a mere smile.

The First Paragon's physique couldn't withstand consciousness for long without the support of her mother. She struggled to stay awake. Savouring every moment. She had lost her first family long before she even learned their names and had always yearned for the familial connection she so often observed.

In this blissful moment, the First Paragon had forgotten that she was currently a baby. She hadn't made any noise. She had forgotten that most babies cry after birth but it appeared to not have startled her parents in any way which she found both oddly puzzling and confusing.

Before her odd train of thoughts could continue she found herself in a semi-unconscious state. The baby physique being far too frail for near any activity.

Although the First Paragon wanted to take advantage of her early years to begin cultivating she found that the Qi which had been all-encompassing in her previous universe was absent. Instead, a far more powerful yet increasingly volatile and seemingly unpredictable energy had taken its place. This energy was far too strange to haphazardly cultivate with. She would first investigate the energy once she reached a stable enough age.

The first few years of her life were spent blurring in and out of consciousness as the frail baby body slowly m.a.t.u.r.ed and strengthened. The First Paragon had yet to learn her parent's names but in her first few weeks had been endowed with a name, 'Nora'.

Nora cherished this name. She had long forgotten her original name from her previous universe. People had spent millennia only calling her the First Paragon. So long that she had forgotten the name that once bound her to mortality.

The days continued to blur until she found herself once again in full control at the age of 3.

She quickly discovered that her parents held some form of power in their current society. Although she was restrained by her parents to remain within their household she found it rather spacious and lofty. The few people who came to visit her parents always showed a deep and honest respect.

Most of Nora's days would be spent doing very little for she needed to bide her time. Occasionally she would go running around her family's compound, other times she would observe her parents speaking in a new yet intriguing tongue. Although physically young she was still beyond curious about the new world she found herself in and quickly realized that in order to make any progress she would first have to learn the new language.

In order to not draw too much-unwanted attention towards herself, she would mostly observe and only practice her own speech in her own room, away from prying eyes.

Left with nothing but time as she slowly she began to learn the new language she thought back to her past life. In her previous life, she had been given the name of the First Paragon for being the first cultivator of all the 6 Paths. These paths being the six cultivation paths which were commonly practiced in her old world. The Paths of Weapon Cultivation, Outer-Cultivation, Internal Cultivation, Bloodline Refining, Alchemical Path, and Elemental Cultivation. She wanted to determine if she would be able to go down these Paths in her new world or if they were even practicable.

Nora prodded at the new energy. Attempting to manipulate the energy in a similar method to how one would gather Qi in her old life. She felt the energy slowly bend to her will when she heard a startling noise *Ding*

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[Skill Gained - Mana Manipulation]

Mana Manipulation : 1

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Very confused and startled she regained her composure and once again attempted again but attempted to draw a larger amount of this so-called Mana and further manipulate it into a shape. Before long she once again heard the distinct *Ding*

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[Skill Level Up]

Mana Manipulation : 3

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With each increase in Mana manipulation, she could feel her understanding of mana mysteriously grow. Information which she hadn't otherwise obtained appeared in her mind as if she had already learned and consolidated the information. Nora decided that she would first master this new energy before making any further assumptions on which paths would be available to her.

Nora's previous mastery over Qi showed through her manipulation. She once again began to manipulate the mana but in far more complex and difficult arrangements. The small shape she previously made was first reformed into a series of armaments. Although these armaments were only decorative they were very complex. With each passing second, Nora would continuously improve the armaments, delving further and further into detail. All of these acts prompted a series of sounds to occur in the back of her mind

*Ding**Ding*Ding**Di...

The speed in which she improved and mastered her manipulation of mana would sicken any amount of experts if they were to hear that a child in one sitting managed such a herculean feat.

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[Skill Upgrade]

Mana Mastery : 1

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With the system alert, she felt a far more profound understanding of mana take root within her mind. She finally felt comfortable with adapting some of her cultivation methods over to mana instead of Qi