Taking Achun as a disciple wasn’t a sudden impulse for Wei Changtian.
Since this little girl had such a talent for cultivation, and he was planning to heavily invest in her, the previous “master-servant relationship” between them seemed a bit restrictive.
And Wei Changtian couldn’t possibly develop a “romantic relationship” with Achun.
So a “master-disciple relationship” was the best choice.
In the following two days, he indeed took on the responsibility of a “Shifu” and began teaching Achun the ways of cultivation.
Actually, starting cultivation at nine years old was already considered late.
In this world, if one wanted to walk the path of cultivation, they would usually start trying to open their meridians around five years old.
A sixth-rank warrior with internal energy would inject their energy into the child’s meridians, essentially using external force to break through innate limitations.
Of course, this process wasn’t guaranteed to succeed for everyone.
There were eight main meridians and fifty-six secondary meridians, a total of sixty-four meridians.
As long as all eight main meridians were open, it meant the person could walk the path of cultivation, with a proportion of about three or four out of ten people in the world.
The number of secondary meridians one could open was related to the upper limit of their cultivation.
Those who could open fewer than thirty meridians were considered to have lower innate talent, and without a huge opportunity, they would only be able to reach the sixth rank.
Those who could open thirty to fifty meridians were considered to have middle-level innate talent, with the highest possible achievement being the fourth rank, although very few people could reach that.
Those who could open more than fifty meridians were considered to have high-level innate talent, theoretically able to reach the second rank, but in reality, most people who reached the second rank were those with a rare physique –
those who had opened all sixty-four meridians.
Apart from special physiques like Achun’s “innate Tao body”, this was already the highest cultivation talent.
Thanks to the excellent genes from Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caijuan, Wei Changtian belonged to this category.
This was also why the previous master didn’t spend much time cultivating yet was still able to surpass most people and enter the seventh rank.
Of course, the daily consumption of elixirs, the spirit-defying pendant he wore since childhood, and other factors were also crucial.
To be honest, with this talent and resources, even a pig’s head might be able to progress faster than the previous master…
And if this treatment were given to someone with even better talent and a strong work ethic like Achun, her cultivation speed…
“Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!”
In the forest, Liang Qi was practicing the basic form of the “Return to Dust” sword technique, while Wei Changtian watched and occasionally pointed out areas she needed to improve.
Meanwhile, Achun sat with her legs crossed, focusing intently on feeling the position of her dantian.
This process was called “seeking the foundation”, the first step in entering the path of cultivation after opening one’s meridians.
One had to feel the dantian to guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into it, and then convert it into internal energy for one’s own use.
This task was simple yet not simple, but not too difficult either; most people could do it within ten days.
However, Achun managed to do it in just ten minutes.
“Qin’er, when you wield the sword, your wrist should be relaxed, but your fingers should use force.”
“You need to concentrate your power on any point of the sword blade…”
Just as Ah Chun finished the task given by Wei Changtian, he stood there stupidly, not knowing what to do, while the latter was holding the Dragon’s Roar to give Liang Qin a “lesson”.
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“To master the Return to Dust sword, focusing your power is the most fundamental thing.”
“Only then can this power burst out and have immense might…”
“Whoosh!”
Wei Changtian said as he quickly swung out a sword. Although this sword didn’t use inner energy, the surrounding short grasses still fell flat to the ground, taking a long time to stand up again.
“I see…”
Liang Qin nodded thoughtfully, her gaze always fixed on the red ribbon tied to the Dragon’s Roar.
She hesitated for a moment before asking, “Changtian ge, this red ribbon… is it a token from some girl? Is it from Liu Shi?”
“Huh?”
Wei Changtian didn’t expect Liang Qin to be so serious about her training, but instead, she was focusing on this trifle, leaving him speechless for a moment.
“Cough, it’s not hers… anyway, you…”
“Is it then from Jing Yao’s sister?” Liang Qin asked again, her spirit unbroken.
“…No.”
“It seems like Changtian ge has many romantic connections…”
Liang Qin said softly, “You’re willing to tie this ribbon to your sword and carry it with you day and night, so you must be true to that girl.”
“…”
Wei Changtian was at a loss for words, trying to change the subject with a sentence.
“Cough, of course, it’s true… do you still want to practice your swordsmanship?”
“Of course.”
Liang Qin gave Wei Changtian a resentful look: “But… Changtian ge, I feel a bit confused in my heart now.”
What nonsense!
Wei Changtian thought to himself that he didn’t expect Liang Qin to be a big jealous pot like Lu Jingyao.
If it were Lu Jingyao, he would have definitely walked away by now.
But he couldn’t do that to Liang Qin, considering their relationship with the Liang family, and he still needed to rely on them in the future…
“What’s…?”
Wei Changtian looked around awkwardly, trying to forcefully change the subject, but his gaze happened to fall on Ah Chun, who was standing stupidly not far away.
Great! Now he had found a reason!
He immediately put on a serious face and sternly shouted at Ah Chun:
“Ah Chun! Why aren’t you practicing, standing there doing nothing?!”
“Ah!”
Ah Chun hurriedly ran over, apologizing: “Master, I didn’t know what to do.”
“Wasn’t I telling you to sense the position of your dantian?”
“I, I’ve already sensed it…”
“Hmph! You’ve already…”
Wei Changtian suddenly stopped, incredulous: “What? You’ve already sensed it?!”
“Yes.”
Ah Chun weakly pointed to his lower abdomen: “Here…”
Wei Changtian exchanged a shocked glance with Liang Qin, then asked, “Can you guide the breath of Tu Na into it?”
“It’s possible, but not much…”
A Chun seemed embarrassed, whispering, “I can only guide a little bit…”
“…”
Wei Changtian didn’t say a word.
To be exact, he didn’t know what to say.
Someone who could finish in ten minutes what others took ten days to do?
This was the power of a heavenly pride?
Was this the treatment that Xiao Feng enjoyed every day?
Damn it!
After a moment of silence, Wei Changtian finally let out a sigh and pulled out an object from his pocket.
It was a perfectly round, crystal-clear pellet with a misty aura swirling inside.
It was the thirty-year-old demon spirit pellet that Xiao Feng had given to Yang Liu Shi, which Wei Changtian had taken back.
Earlier, Wei Changtian had killed several demons in the capital and another spider in Zhongling County, so he didn’t lack these items.
“Take this and keep it with you. No matter what you do, even if you’re sleeping, wear it day and night to aid your cultivation.”
“I understand, thank you, Master.”
A Chun took the demon spirit pellet with a confused expression, not knowing its value, and still feeling guilty for making Wei Changtian “angry” earlier.
But someone else did understand.
Liang Qin’s eyes widened as he stared at the demon spirit pellet, already shocked for the second time in a short span.
First, A Chun had completed “Seeking the Mansion” with just one stick of incense, and now Wei Changtian was casually giving away a demon spirit pellet containing thirty years of cultivation.
Thirty years!
You’d need to kill at least a three-hundred-year-old demon to get this pellet!!
Liang Qin stared blankly, until another pellet of similar size suddenly appeared before his eyes.
“Qin Er, this one’s for you.”