BIRTH OF DRAGON WARRIORS
100 - Heavenly Cultivation Level

"I'm hungry...!" Chu Kai now could not bear it anymore and ended up complaining for the first time. He had trained his sword until he was tired and was now starving. The water in the pond was only able to eliminate his thirst and was completely useless to relieve his hunger.

Chu Kai chuckled, "Amazing. My father-in-law's candidate is so happy. He locked his own daughter-in-law in a place like this without food. Does he think I'm gonna be okay with eating soil?"

Chu Kai shook his head slowly. He looked at the subject made of Qi it slowly faded away before it finally disappeared. One thing on his mind at the moment was that the figure Wei Shezi had made using his Qi, so as he felt his strength was starting to weaken - then the figure also slowly disappeared.

"I have to find food..." Chu Kai took a breath. The sword in his hand also faded away, becoming a black shadow before disappearing.

Chu Kai was just about to walk out of that room when he was startled by Xia Ling Qing standing outside. He was of course shocked by the presence of this beautiful subject.

"No-Miss Xia..!" Chu Kai spontaneously caught something that Xia Ling Qing suddenly threw. He noticed that the cloth was quite heavy and there was even a hard texture like wood.

"Th-this..."

"Food and clothes," Xia Ling Qing replied without a tone. His eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the young man before him and it made Chu Kai become nervous.

Xia Ling Qing snorted, "Looks like you're not too stupid."

"What?" Chu Kai frowned and gasped as Xia Ling Qing left leaving just like that. He also wondered about the intention of the young green-clothed girl.

"I don't understand at all," Chu Kai scratched his non-itchy head. He mumbled, "She said I'm not too stupid. So what does that mean?"

"I guess because she can feel the change in you," Wei Shezi's voice sounded.

"You awake?"

"I have no choice but to give you an answer because you're so lousy" Wei Shezi said. "Now this... You could say you were a novice cultivator. Your dantian has already formed and your training aura has so far started to come out, so of course the girl noticed it."

"Oh..." Chu Kai nodded, "But how can Miss Xia give this to me?"

"What is it all about?"

"She said clothes and food," Chu Kai walked into his room and then sat down to next start unloading the cloth parcel that Xia Ling Qing had given him earlier.

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There were five sets of clean clothes and a box of food. Chu Kai clucked in admiration and touched his chest. A single smile was seen on his face as he muttered, "What is this? I just complained about the food and my future wife took it. Isn't this because we're really a match?"

"You dream too high,"

"Foods my future wife made... I can't eat it,"

"Gosh, there's no way that girl cooked it for you. It must have been sent from the outside,"

"So Miss Xia was thinking about me. She is indeed the future's best wife,"

"Heah... Now I'm starting to worry about you,"

Chu Kai did not listen to Wei Shezi. She enjoyed the meal with a very happy feeling. His training continued after Chu Kai finished eating and this time he practiced how to purify Qi.

Chu Kai was seen sitting cross-legged, he took a breath and tried to concentrate. Wei Shezi's voice rang out which began to explain about this training.

"The Celestial Cultivation Level is arguably a Refinement Level. From here on the use of Qi would be more needed," Wei Shezi continued, "What you will learn this time is how to purify Qi."

"All right,"

"Among the spiritual energy that is around you, there is a destructive and if left unchecked it will settle into poison. It may not be felt at first, but after a few years you will realize that even your cultivation practice will never improve. Even many cultivators had only come to a realization when it was too late,"

Wei Shezi said, "Purifying Qi is a basic and often underestimated step. So even though in training you feel you've been very skilled at controlling Qi... I'm warning you not to let your guard down,"

"........ I got it,"

"alright. Qi that comes from nature is only able to be purified if it is in the body. However for this training, I will not ask you to absorb the Qi from nature but to purify the Qi stored within your Dantian."

"What is it about throwing out the bad and getting it out of the body?"

"Mn, you just do it slowly.."

"Wei Shezi" Chu Kai said. "You know that I can see the color of Qi, right?"

"Right, what's up?"

"Your senses are truly stunning. So can you separate that Qi. Try to get the black out,"

"......... Mn,"

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It took three days for Chu Kai to be able to purify the Qi. When it succeeded, all the dirt on his body came out and became a pretty smelly black sweat. The natural green-eyed youth even vomited as it could not stand the smell.

It was fortunate that in this room there was a pool of clear water that Chu Kai could use to cleanse his body. He also had a change of clothes and there would be a disciple from the Wushi Mountain Sect delivering food as well as clothes for him.

On the sixth day. Chu Kai received a shipment of herbs that had been mashed and only needed to be mixed with water. The problem was that Wei Shezi did not allow Chu Kai to use the herbs.

"Murid Sect Mount Wushi said that this is useful for training. Why don't you let me wear it?" Chu Kai protested and felt that this precious herb would be useless.

"Daddy, that herb is only useful to someone who is at the Worldly Cultivation Level. You don't need it now at all,"

"Really? So now I'm much stronger?"

"Don't be proud, for me it's not enough. You keep the herbs and continue the exercise. We'll start the next stage,"

"Can't you rest first? This training is like... It never ends,"

"Your time is not much. If you're complaining here, then everyone else has grown a lot. You should also remember that because of your age... You're a lot slower to start than anyone else. You're a long way behind,"

".............. Alright," Chu Kai returned to his sitting position and listened to the direction from Wei Shezi.

"After being able to purify Qi, you will now practice the opening stage of the meridian pathway."

"Meridians? I seem to have heard of it,"

"You heard it from the Physician, right?"

"really. Acupuncture point. But why are we practicing that?"

"Geez, why do you say that meridians are acupuncture points? Did the healers around you explain it that way?"

".............."

"You don't speak means you're right. Now listen to my explanation," Wei Shezi said. "Meridian is a network of vessels. These channels are like blood vessels, but for Qi it is not blood. You understand it up here?"

"Yes, you think I'm stupid? Meridians are tissues of Qi vessels, not blood."

"Why are you so upset? Haaa... Alright. I can say that the meridians are divided into three. The first is the 8 Meridian Points which become the pathway for the circulation of Qi from that part of the abdomen up to the spine of the head."

Wei Shezi said, "The two are 8 Meridian Points that have a pathway from the dantian to the front of the body to the head. The 12 Meridian Points are also called the Prime Meridians. This network of vessels is related to the internal organs and you controlled the Qi earlier using this meridian pathway."

Wei Shezi, "Next is the Acupuncture Point. It also includes meridians, but it is related to pressure points. There are many acupuncture points in the body and the number is likely to reach hundreds. Knowledge of acupuncture points can be used as healing and healers are familiar with these meridians."

"Wait, something's stuck in my head." Chu Kai said, "You previously said that the meridians are divided into three. Why did I hear... You explain four?"

"Tsk, what is the difference between 3 or 4. The important thing is that I explain it. No need to protest much, just focus."

"I think you're being a bitch, Dad..."

"I can say this is your Shizun. Shizun's explanation is always correct, so if a Shizun is wrong... So as a student you just have to know that 'Shizun is always right'."

"Isn't that outrageous?!"

"You follow what's so hard?! Now focus!" Wei Shezi continued to guide Chu Kai to perform the opening and refinement of the meridian pathway.

The initial stages were quite insurmountable by Chu Kai, but it did not last long until this training began to hurt. There were closed meridians and Chu Kai had to open them one by one. And this is the training that takes the most time.

It was just that a fact was revealed that Chu Kai actually possessed the talent of cultivating. He only took ten days to open and refine the meridian pathway within his body. Due to his diligence, he had even managed to pass the stage of strengthening the meridians and had now practiced replenishing stamina with Qi.

Previously, Chu Kai used the food sent to him to increase his stamina and overcome his hunger. But after practicing replenishing stamina with Qi... The need for food is reduced. Even because of this, Wei Shezi taught him the inedia technique.

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