Chapter 6: Cultivation
A stick?
Sun Qi scratched his head, figuring there was nothing to hide. He said truthfully, "I'm planning to give Xiao Sun some training, starting with stick techniques."
Old Jack looked bewildered.
He knew the Xiao Sun Sun Qi was referring to was the little stone monkey, but he didn't understand why the monkey wanted to learn stick techniques.
However, this was a matter for Spirit Masters, and he didn't fully understand it. Since Sun Qi had said so, he didn't intend to interfere.
He said to Sun Qi, "This stick won't do. I have some straighter ones."
Then he took Sun Qi home and let him choose from the treasures he had collected in his spare time.
Sun Qi, upon seeing Old Jack's trove, was filled with admiration.
Each was a truly magnificent stick, each a truly magnificent Sword.
Though each piece of wood had a distinctive shape, it embodied the passion of a man.
Sun Qi took the stick, which perhaps embodied a part of Old Jack's youthful dreams, and returned to his own small base.
He summoned Xiao Sun.
The little stone monkey landed on the ground and saw the wooden stick in Sun Qi's hand, his eyes suddenly lit up.
It must be said that Old Jack's vision is still very good. The appearance of this wooden stick is very standard, and there are many patterns added by Old Jack himself on it, which looks quite intimidating.
It's flashy.
But the little stone monkey liked it at first sight.
He whimpered twice and asked Sun Qi to return his stick to him.
Sun Qi smiled speechlessly.
He threw the wooden stick, and the little stone monkey immediately jumped up and grabbed it in the air.
Then, he landed on the ground in a daze, grabbed it in his hands, but it was empty.
He looked at Sun Qi, feeling very aggrieved.
My stick.
Sun Qi did not let go of the wooden stick and looked at the posture of the little stone monkey and laughed happily.
"This stick is for me to practice stick techniques."
He gestured to the little stone monkey, saying that the stick was too long and the little stone monkey was too short to wield it, but his own height was just right.
"This one is for you."
Sun Qi gave the little stone monkey the stick he had picked up earlier and said, "When you grow up a little, I'll give you this stick."
The little stone monkey took the broken stick Sun Qi had picked up with a look of dissatisfaction. After teasing the little stone monkey, Sun Qi felt better.
He took the little stone monkey to the open space.
"Come on, let's start practicing!"
The little stone monkey got serious when he heard that they were going to start practicing, holding the stick with both hands, a little nervous.
Sun Qi corrected his movements and the way he held the stick.
The little stone monkey groaned.
After Sun Qi changed his posture, he felt much more comfortable, and the feeling came all at once.
"Wooah~" (You are quite good at it, kid.)
The little stone monkey didn't expect Sun Qi to know how to use a stick.
Sun Qi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"I am your Spirit Master. How can I teach you if I don't know how to use it?"
Spirit Master?
Xiao Sun tilted his head, not understanding the meaning of the word.
Sun Qi touched the little stone monkey's head and told him not to think about it and just practice according to what he said.
"Can I give you blind advice?"
In fact, Sun Qi was not giving blind advice. The basics of the stick techniques he taught the little stone monkey were all from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Although they were not exquisite or unique, they were very suitable for laying a foundation. In the future, various special stick techniques could be derived. That was the inheritance within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
At the end of the day, both the little stone monkey and Sun Qi were breathless.
Their arms were shaking slightly.
"Wooah~" (Can we have a day off tomorrow?)
Sun Qi tapped the little stone monkey on the head with his bent index finger in annoyance.
"Can you please stop being so spineless? It's normal to be tired. It's necessary to become stronger."
The little stone monkey cried out in grievance.
"Wooah~" (I was just saying it.)
Sun Qi took the little stone monkey for a bath, and they felt refreshed.
At night, man and monkey entered a meditative posture.
That night, the Spirit Power flowed more smoothly.
When he woke up, Sun Qi stretched his arms and found that the soreness from yesterday's practice was gone, and both arms had more strength.
He didn't know if it was an illusion.
He and the little stone monkey's training was not excessive, not even sufficient. The conditions were insufficient, there were no medicinal baths or anything like that, and even the food was not very nutritious, so they did not dare to overdraw their bodies.
In the days that followed, everything became a habit.
Sun Qi and the stone monkey meditated together, practiced stick techniques together, and worked hard to become stronger.
...
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Hey, nerd, you're still reading."
A crisp voice broke the silence of the courtyard.
A little girl with short hair put her hands on her hips and looked at Armor Sun Qi, who was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard reading seriously, with great dissatisfaction.
It was all this guy's fault, for pretending so well that she got scolded by her father!
She stepped forward and tried to grab the book from Armor Sun Qi's hand, but Armor Sun Qi dodged and pressed her down on the stone table, preventing her from getting up. He held the book on her back and continued reading.
"Wow, Sun Qi, how dare you!"
Ning Rongrong turned her head and glared at Armor Sun Qi.
Armor Sun Qi acted as if nothing had happened and continued to read.
"Come and help me." Ning Rongrong looked at her guards.
The guards looked at each other and did not intervene.
Ning Rongrong screamed and struggled with her hands and feet, but she was no match for Armor Sun Qi at all.
Armor Sun Qi's strength was surprisingly great, suppressing her so that she could not get up.
"You use your Spirit to bully me!" Ning Rongrong's eyes misted, feeling quite aggrieved.
Armor Sun Qi didn't even look at her and continued to read.
"You nerd!" Ning Rongrong immediately returned to her vicious look and said through gritted teeth.
Armor Sun Qi still didn't look at her and continued to read.
Ning Rongrong gave in.
"Brother Sun, I won't dare disturb you next time. Please let me go."
Armor Sun Qi glanced at her, then returned to his reading.
Ning Rongrong gave in, offering numerous assurances.
Only then did Armor Sun Qi let her go.
Free, Ning Rongrong snatched the book from Armor Sun Qi's hand and ran away, grimacing as she left Armor Sun Qi's courtyard.
"Lululu,"
she said, brimming with pride.
Then, furious, she was bullied by Armor Sun Qi today. She shouted, "Just wait! I won't let you go!"
With that, she hurried off.
Armor Sun Qi shook his head, went back to his room, found a new book, and resumed his reading.
His current task was to learn quickly.
Not only him, but also Twin Sun Qi, was tasked with learning, quickly integrating the assumptions about the world he had learned from his past life with the concrete realities of reality.
Previously, he had only grasped the broad concepts, a theoretical foundation, but he didn't understand much. Without concrete examples, it was difficult to truly apply his ideas and put them into practice.
On paper, he could boast and offer a wealth of information, but in reality, he was also lost and unsure how to put it into practice.
The seven essences needed direction for their cultivation, and since only he and Twin Sun Qi had the opportunity to study, they naturally had to redouble their efforts in reading and absorbing the knowledge so that the other five essences could find answers.
[end of the chapter]