Chapter 013 Give Up Fantasy
"I finally feel the energy! I'm not a martial arts loser after all!"
A month later, Ni Kun felt a faint warm current in his dantian, and felt a surge of emotion in his heart.
After practicing the first level of Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra for a month, Ni Kun finally developed a sense of qi and condensed the first trace of internal force.
Next, you just need to move the internal force along the Ren and Du meridians for a circle and complete a "small circulation". This will mean that you have successfully established your foundation and mastered the first level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra.
However, the internal strength that Ni Kun has cultivated now is too shallow, and it is a bit difficult for him to move it out of Dantian, let alone move it along the Ren and Du meridians to circulate in the small circle.
You still need to continue to accumulate and expand your skills, until your internal strength has accumulated to a certain level, before you can try the small circulation movement.
As his skills were still insignificant, Ni Kun was not impatient. He warmed up the internal strength he had just condensed, then jumped off the bed, stretched, and decided to go out for a walk.
In the past month, he had been staying at home and rarely went out. He spent most of his time in his small courtyard. The mute servant took care of the laundry and cooking, and he only needed to concentrate on his cultivation.
Occasionally, when he went out, he would go to see Manager Song and ask for advice on the difficulties he encountered in his cultivation.
After practicing for a month, Ni Kun finally made his way to the main path today. Feeling happy, he decided to go out for a walk.
When they first arrived at the manor, Manager Song set a rule that no one was allowed to leave the manor without permission, but he did not prohibit playing in the manor.
At this moment, Ni Kun walked out of his courtyard, along a bluestone path, with his hands behind his back, strolling leisurely.
After passing through several ear gates and walking along a long rain corridor, I suddenly heard cheers coming from not far away.
Ni Kun followed the sound and saw a small parade ground. A group of young men were gathered at the edge of the parade ground, watching a young man lifting a stone lock.
The stone lock was quite large, probably weighing no less than a hundred pounds, but the young man lifted it with ease. He picked up the stone lock with one hand and threw it into the air, about two or three meters high. When the stone lock fell, he reached out with one hand to catch it. With a slight release of force, he caught the falling stone lock steadily.
He repeated this for more than ten times without his face getting red or out of breath, and his forehead didn't even sweat.
The young men watching on the sidelines cheered, but many of them had a hint of jealousy in their eyes.
"Brother Tao Chun is truly amazing. In just one month, he has mastered the first level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra! Among all of us, Brother Tao is the best!"
"Brother Tao is truly a genius. I have been practicing hard for a month and have only just been able to move my internal energy to the Ren Meridian. I need to accumulate internal energy for at least another month before I can successfully move my internal energy to the Small Circulation and complete the first level."
"Alas, Brother Wang, your progress in cultivation is quite good. I have only completed 70% of the Ren Meridian Movement. It will take another two months to complete the first level."
"It will take me at least three months..."
"I'm fine. In another half a month, I will be able to complete the small circulation and practice the first level of Dragon Elephant Prajna."
“…”
Listening to the discussions and comparisons among the young people on the sidelines, Ni Kun's good mood disappeared in an instant and he was about to leave quietly.
"Hey, isn't that Brother Ni? How is your cultivation going, Brother Ni? Come over and exchange your cultivation experiences!"
Someone called out from behind.
Although Ni Kun seldom left the courtyard during this month and did not take the initiative to make friends with the teenagers, he occasionally met a few of them when he went to seek advice from Supervisor Song, and they got to know each other by name.
The one who called him at this time was a young man who recognized him.
Ni Kun had a blank expression on his face, pretending not to hear anything. He quickly left the training ground, no longer in the mood to wander around, and hurried back to the courtyard.
"I've only just started, but Tao Chun has already completed the first level! Although the others may not be progressing as fast, they can still complete the first level within four months at the latest..."
Ni Kun rubbed his face with both hands and encouraged himself:
“Don’t be discouraged. Although it took me a long time to develop the sense of Qi, maybe I can accumulate internal energy quickly. Maybe it won’t be long before I can accumulate enough internal energy to complete one cycle of the Small Circulation. There’s no rush…”
After taking a few deep breaths and pacing in the yard for a while to calm himself down, Ni Kun went back to his room to meditate and practice.
Before I knew it, another month had passed.
Ni Kun once again mobilized his internal energy and tried to move the small circulation. However, the internal energy only circulated in the Ren Mai for a short while before it was exhausted and stopped, making it difficult to advance even a little.
Ni Kun had a wooden face, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he muttered to himself:
"Okay, I was naive. At this rate, I will need to practice for at least a year and a half before I can complete the first level. So, my aptitude is really only at the 'lowly stupid' level? No wonder my previous life, as a remnant of the Moon Worshipers, never even practiced martial arts. It turns out that my aptitude is too useless..."
Ni Kun felt it was time to face reality regarding his own martial arts aptitude.
Summoning the personal panel, a light curtain descends in front of the retina.
On the light screen, the value in the lifespan column has become 17518 days.
"Since arriving in Xiangyang City and joining the Hanshui Sect, more than ninety days have passed without me noticing. Although I cannot say that I have gained nothing in these days, at least I have barely laid a foundation for martial arts training. However, this gain is a bit too meager.
"With my aptitude, even a friendly technique like the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra makes me progress as slowly as a snail. Even if I were given a technique that could grant me immortality, I'm afraid it would be difficult to practice. No, I have to find a way to improve my aptitude first."
Ni Kun scratched his chin with his fingers and murmured to himself:
"Is there any technique or treasure that can improve one's bones? The Yijinduangu chapter of the Nine Yin Manual? Do Brother Chen and Sister Mei have the Nine Yin Manual?
"Well, even if there were, they would have disappeared long ago. Otherwise, I could try to use the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra to exchange the Yijinduanbone Pian with them.
“I don’t know if there is a Tomb of the Living Dead in Zhongnan Mountain. If the Tomb of the Living Dead is also a place of travel like Peach Blossom Island, then I can go there directly.
“There is also the Art of Immortality, the He Clan Jade, the Evil Emperor’s Relics… they all seem to be able to stimulate potential and change one’s constitution.
"I already have the basics of martial arts training, and I have a little bit of internal strength. My body is also much lighter and stronger. At least walking long distances is not a problem. If I continue to practice here, there won't be any big surprises.
"Forget it, I won't pretend anymore. Let's go to see Director Song and confront him. Let's leave here and find some skills and treasures that can improve my aptitude."
With this thought in mind, Ni Kun stood up and left the courtyard to look for Supervisor Song.
At the same time.
Deep in the manor, there is a quiet attic hidden in the bamboo forest.
Manager Song was standing in front of a woman with a humble look on his face, speaking respectfully :
"...Nanjun Taochun has the best talent. He completed the first level a month ago and is now more than halfway through the second level. In another month, he will be able to complete the second level. The next is Jiangxia Wuming. He only took forty-four days to complete the first level..."
The woman who was listening to the report from Manager Song looked to be in her early twenties. She was wearing a colorful Sichuan brocade dress with round flowers, and had a slender and graceful figure. Her hip-length hair was straight and black, like silk.
Her skin is whiter than snow, her features are delicate and her expression is cool. At first glance, she gives people a feeling of purity and coldness.
But a pair of beautiful eyes with distinct black and white, sparkling with light, have a kind of enchanting and bewitching charm.
Manager Song didn't dare to look her in the eye, and only dared to focus his gaze on the tip of her shoe when he spoke:
"The third one is Zhao Cheng from Mianyang. He completed the first level on the fifty-sixth day..."
After listening to Director Song's report, the woman in colorful clothes chuckled and said in a voice as clear and melodious as a yellow oriole:
"Yes, there are three people who were able to complete the first . Especially Tao Chun, who completed the first level of this art in just one month. He can be considered a little genius."
After a pause, the colorful-clothed woman said lightly:
"When you go down, ask Tao Chun to come see me."
Manager Song was slightly startled. "This... Tao Chun has a high talent. If he is nurtured for another year, he will be able to cultivate the fourth level of Dragon Elephant Prajnaparamita. If we use him now... wouldn't it be a bit of a waste?"
The colorful-dressed woman chuckled:
"You have a point. But I have been traveling around for months to inspect various bases, and it is very tiring. This is the last stop, so you should let me relax for a while, right? Well, I won't ask for those with good qualifications for now. You can pick someone with average qualifications, is that okay?"
Average qualifications?
The first thing Manager Song thought of was a young man named Ni Kun.
The appearance of that young man could be ranked among the top three among the forty carefully selected young men, but unfortunately his talent was too poor, and he was the last among the forty young men. It would take at least one or two years for him to cultivate to the first level.
With such poor qualifications, no matter how good-looking she is, she has no value in training. Even if she is wasted, then she is wasted.
At that moment, Manager Song bowed and said:
"Please wait for a moment, Elder Wen. I will send someone to serve you."
