While Others Cultivate, I LVL UP In My Sleep Using The Dungeon System

On Cole's 18th birthday, which he wanted to spend with Emma who was the closest person in his life and was always with him at the time, but his father said it was urgent and he went to see him after Emma agreed that he should.

After he turned 16 he saw his father less and less as he had become able to look after himself and after his father bought him a penthouse in one of the Maxwell Family buildings, which he intentionally did so that the Epstein Family were less likely to find him.

He met his father in a worn-down warehouse on the edge of New York that was secluded and empty, which confused Cole, but he still went in to see his father.

His father was sat in the centre of the warehouse and beside him was an empty chair that Cole sat in and although he was unsure about what was going on, his father had tears in his eyes and was clearly serious and emotional.

Not wanting to be insensitive despite it being his birthday, Cole sat beside his father quietly, waiting for his father to speak and tell him what he had to say.

"Son I made two vows that both involved you and I am willing to sacrifice my life and everything else in the world to complete my vows and this is the first one" stated William.

Cole at the time was still confused by what was going on and had moved on from asking about his mother and had forgotten about the time that he had spent at the Epstein Family as a child.

"What do you mean this is the first one? And what were the two vows?" asked Cole who was completely baffled at the time.

William began explaining to Cole the reason behind him distancing himself from him, his vows and told him about everything that he experienced in his life. He then went on to tell him about his mother and the Epstein Family, which overwhelmed Cole who was suddenly bombarded with a large amount of unbelievable information.

Cole didn't know how to react to everything that his father just told him and he was finding it hard to believe that it was true, but it didn't seem that his father was joking and he had some vague memories from being a child at the Epstein Family and his mother.

However, after 13 years all the memories were vague and hazy so Cole was still not completely sure and was completely overwhelmed by the sudden revelation. He had always wanted to know the truth about his mother and why his father was distant, but he had moved on from it and his father suddenly telling him everything made him believe that the vows that he told him about were real.

"I know you will find this all hard to believe, but it is all true and I can finally pass on the burden that I have been holding for the past 13 years to you. Your mother wanted to leave you a message before I had to escape with you and here it is" said William as he withdrew a charm from his pocket.

It was a recording charm that would record what an individual saw using their internal energy and a rune to do so, then it could be replayed to another.

"Relax your mind and allow the recording of what I saw to be relayed to your mind" instructed William.

Cole still didn't completely believe in cultivation and didn't really understand what his father meant by that, but he knew that his father wouldn't harm him and tried to relax his mind like his father instructed.

Since Cole didn't have internal energy to activate the charm himself, William, his father, used his own internal energy to activate the charm and placed it on Cole's forehead. 

Cole suddenly felt something streaming into his mind and he felt as though he could resist it, but allowed it to enter his mind as he relaxed and did as his father said.

After a few seconds, he suddenly felt as though he was in someone else's body everything that the body was seeing. Although he couldn't physically feel anything it was easy to tell that it wasn't his own perspective from the fact that he felt slightly shorter and in a place that he didn't recognise, which matched what his father told him would be played in his mind.

"William have you started recording" asked a woman that stood before him.

Cole couldn't help but recognise her as his mother, as although the image of her in his mind was hazy after not seeing her for 13 years, he could still recognise her when he saw her. He wanted to answer, but he could only hear and see what was going on, as he heard his father's voice answer her.

"Yes, you can say what you want to leave behind to Cole when he comes of age" affirmed William.

Cole didn't know what to expect from his mother and was extremely anxious as it dawned upon him that everything he once knew was merely a delusion and the reality was that cultivation power was the only thing that actually mattered.

"Cole you are probably a man when you see this and I am sorry that I couldn't be there for you, but I want to impart on you my legacy and the legacy of the Epstein Family. My father was a family head, I was a family head and now it is your turn, but it will be a hard path to take and it is your destiny to avenge your mother and take your position as family head" said his mother with tears streaming down her face.

"As you probably know, our cultivation is ruined and we don't have much time left to live, so my final message to you is that I love you and I wish for you to live a great life" stated his mother.

After that, Cole felt that his mind was back into his body as he opened his eyes.