
"Do you know what qi is?"
"Qi is energy?" ask Miao'er back.
"What about you, Yan Xu?"
"Qi is the energy that comes from heaven and earth which is the breath of all living beings. Cultivation begins with qi. All divine techniques, powers and blessings are created through qi. Basically all humans can absorb qi energy in their bodies, the difference is that a cultivator is more able to feel and process qi energy to live long and increase their strength. Qi is like the oxygen in this world, like my love is always there for Master, so please marry this disciple!" Yan Xu ended his speech by prostrating himself to the sound of "thud!" it came out so hard when his forehead hit the ground.
"Yes, yes, I'll marry you later. Now focus on the lesson, Naughty Disciple!" Lan Xihe who by the day was used to the praise and marriage proposal of Yan Xu that every day she heard, really could not do anything with the crooked behavior of her mischievous disciples.
Miao'er immediately closed his mouth, giggling with a soft and low voice in order to avoid his teacher's anger.
Their peaceful daily life was somewhat different from the so-called cultivating with the teacher's direction he had imagined, of course with the witty mannerisms displayed by his senior brother every day adding to the excitement.
It's just that the three people, have their own thoughts, secrets and schemes and only they know about it.
Sighing tired, Lan Xihe resumed her teachings.
"This time Master will teach you qi energy processing techniques which is certainly one of my many secret techniques. Thus, you can use qi energy even though it is still in the realm of body forging. The difference is only in the input and output that you can absorb also remove from the body because the dantian center capacity is still developing a little from the ordinary human state. That is why most people assume that they must be in the realm of condensing qi first to use qi energy, though it has been explained that ordinary humans also already have qi energy in their daily lives."
"This technique is excellent for building a foundation of cultivation. There used to be a lot of people who begged for a little enlightenment about this technique to me, some were even willing to exchange the entire family treasure for the one in their ancestral tomb!"
"Hm? Miao 'er? ... Miao'er?"
"Y-yes, the disciple listened to Master's teachings!"
Miao'er stood in the shade of a large tree beside the lake. His gaze continued to spin towards the middle of the lake involuntarily and he stuck out the tip of his tongue nervously.
Lan Xihe looked at the middle of the lake and smiled, "Do you feel a sensation like the water in the lake is calling you?"
"Yes, Master!" answer Miao'er.
Lan Xihe who was already aware of Miao'er's spirit's match towards the water element had the thought that her youngest disciple was slowly awakening the relationship between spirit and element. Normally a cultivator who could not use qi energy properly could not sense the sensation, but with the heaven-defying talent of Miao'er it was no surprise that he could sense it that quickly. As a holy maiden, Lan Xihe had also experienced that but the difference was, she had already felt that sensation before starting her cultivation path because of every person who bore the title of 'Saint', she had already felt that sensation before starting her cultivation path because of every single person who bore the title of 'Saint', have the highest match against each element.
Aware that these students were nothing normal with their talents, Lan Xihe had to rearrange their training schedules. The schedule he was using right now was only useful for somewhat talented disciples, not for those with heaven-defying talent!
A small sigh escaped from Lan Xihe's small mouth, it did not escape Yan Xu's attention.
Immediately Yan Xu reminded, "Miao'er don't rush into studying, even though you can already feel that sensation. Remember, every sturdy building must have a strong foundation as well. Teacher, let's get back to the lesson."
"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother!" Miao'er soon came to a realization of his quite hasty actions as it was possible that it made them suspect that something was wrong with him, there was no way he would reveal that the system helped his cultivation practice. 'Moreover, Senior Brother is really wise and decisive while studying although sometimes he has to be silly.' Miao'er increasingly acknowledged the personality of his senior brother inwardly.
Meanwhile— ...
'Who is the teacher here? Me or you, huh?! Hmphh!' Lan Xihe could only swallow her words in her heart but her mouth said another.
"Well, back to teaching. This qi energy processing technique begins with meditation. Get calm in your heart and mind, do not let mental demons attack your mind and mind. Slowly you will feel like a cool gust of air entering between your skin and the respiratory tract, allowing that air to cool down your entire body. Little by little, you will feel a sensation like a blob of air that has a certain amount at various dantian points, that is qi energy and you can move them as you wish while training goes on."
Following Lan Xihe's instructions, the two disciples began to meditate.
A light green aura surrounded Miao'er's body, while Yan Xu looked nothing.
Lan Xihe squinted her eyes, trying to focus more on the air circulation around her eldest disciple but she still could not see her aura. However, he could still sense the amount managed by Yan Xu openly, while it was for the one he covered, Lan Xihe could only vaguely sense it with full concentration. If he touched Yan Xu's body, it would be easier to feel it, but he unbundled his intention because it could also train him in sensing the qi energy deeper.
This is the kind of education that should be. Not only teach and be taught, they also learn from each other with different points of view indirectly.
Shortly after, Miao'er opened his bright brown eyes first.
Lan Xihe observed the change in Miao'er's aura, it was clear that her aura was much purer and stable than before.
"How are you feeling?" lan Xihe asked with her beautiful smile.
'Really, it's amazing that you can master that technique in just 30 minutes where I have to research it for 30 years! Your talent is too heaven envious, even your teacher is also very envious, Little Ancestor!' inner Lan Xihe.
Outside, he showed no signs that he was envious and only showed an expression that said that it was only natural that Miao'er could master it quickly.
With a smile on the outside and irritation in his heart, Lan Xihe again explained, "After mastering the qi energy processing technique, your aura is already perfect with outstanding talent. Your appearance is more charming and can already be called an immortal fairy. The difference between you and the cultivators at the other body forging realms is that they can only use strength, but yours is not only an enhanced strength exceeding ordinary body forging, you have flexibility and stability during moving."
"Oh, so that's why those three people lost to Senior Brother ...."
"Those three guys?"
Miao'er nodded and said, "When Disciple hasn't activated her cultivation path yet, Senior Brother helped the Disciple to obtain the jade snake essence pearl back then." Miao'er's face flushed red from remembering how her senior brother was trying to help and also protect her.
"Hoo ..." Lan Xihe's eyes formed a crescent moon, she didn't know the events before Yan Xu met the four people so it was only natural that she was curious. "Tell me more" he continued.
"But, Teacher ...." Miao'er's face turned red to his neck.
'Amazing, Little Ancestor! Teacher will have fun with you first!' although it was calm, it seemed like the heart demon on Lan Xihe was feeling an inexplicable pleasure.
"Teachers are not unreasonable people. Instead, Master will also tell how your senior brother when he meets them back plus the presence of his elders. Hows it? You must be interested, right?"
"Okay, deal!" Miao'er nodded happily.
The two girls started to crouch in a place not far from the big tree, while the Yan Xu who was left alone could only quietly listen to their conversation. He already understood how to control qi energy and secretly entered the third level qi condensing realm. Currently the tip of the iceberg from his cultivation base was the forging of the third stage body, he also had to remain patient until his teacher taught them the techniques of hiding the cultivation base and the techniques to attack.
'Well, it's not bad to also learn from the basics. With this, we knew that Master was really serious about teaching even though it seemed that he was a bit biased towards Junior Sister .. but it was also good, so I could be free in cultivating!'
Yan Xu resumed his meditation. He thought of continuing like this for a week so that his teacher would not be suspicious. It was better to direct the entire attention of the teacher to his junior sister's talent, so that he could calm down during his cultivation.
...
"They're far away, it's time to focus on training," Yan Xu muttered in a low tone.
He started to re-collect the surrounding qi energy and concentrate his on the main dantian through different streams. In order to hide his cultivation base, Yan Xu provided another space on his dantian to house qi energy that no other cultivator could detect, either, unless they had a deep cultivation base like his teacher examined Yan Xu's body directly. The circulation path of the qi energy in his entire body had also been divided into two, so he did not need to hold anything back when releasing qi energy according to the realm of forging third stage bodies.
As his teacher had once explained, Yan Xu also had a very deep strange sensation with anything around him. According to the research so far, he has the highest match against every element that exists. If an ordinary match could only sense like there was a cold wind call, Yan Xu seemed to be able to communicate with the element itself.
To answer his curiosity, Yan Xu was currently trying to communicate inwardly against the wind element around him.
Sure enough, he could feel the feeling that the air around him was feeling. Full of happiness, calmness, gentleness and some giggling from his teacher and junior sister who were gossiping in front of the meditating rumpi subject.
'The faces of these two girls are too thick! Talking about others right in front of his person who was focusing on meditating!' Yan Xu could only sigh deeply inwardly due to the witty nature of the two of them, her name was also a dayless woman without anything to speak of.
Due to being too focused on his meditation, it did not feel like 3 days had passed quickly when Yan Xu opened his eyes. In front of him was a food with a temperature that remained warm as it was nourished by the qi energy and there were some that were already cold but still worth eating because the qi energy that warmed the food was depleted. The culprit was obviously his teacher and junior sister because Yan Xu could feel their energy lagging behind.
This made Yan Xu recall his previous life.
'Once, I was a abandoned child. Eating alone, washing my own clothes and even dying I remained alone. I have always considered this life a torture for me, but with you my life is more meaningful. Thank you, Senior Sister ... Teacher ....'
Yan Xu finished all of the food and returned to his personal straw hut.
While from afar, there were four eyes watching him as he ate all the food from their respective huts.
"As expected, she ate it all," Lan Xihe giggled with laughter and looked at her youngest disciple with a mischievous smile, "You lost, Miao'er."
Saliva filled his mouth to drip everywhere.
"LUSTYAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKK!!!"
From afar can be heard the sound of cries for help from a teenage girl who just pubescent. However, only Yan Xu was a silent witness to the incident, but he did not care about it. He was too tired to check on the witty behavior of his teacher and junior sister.