Chapter 16: Chap 16

One month after the hunt, I obtained the second level, and that’s it. Meanwhile, our master had decided to return to his sect. Surprisingly, it will be the first time for my senior too.

 

The sect is located in the middle of a young forest. Villages and towns surround it in every direction. Walking will take a person couples of hours to reach the sect. Thus, by the time we see the gate, morning has turned into noon.

 

While waiting for the doors to open, I look up to the ornate signboard. Three golden letters were written on its wooden surface, Shadowless Sect.

 

I don’t know what is behind these doors but from the outside there are a few things to say. The first thing is resourceful. For a sect in the middle of a forest, they surely have enough money to pave ten meters around the sect.

 

The second to say is pride. The high walls that envelope the sect, the doors, and even the bricks beneath my feet are clean. Cleaning must be a frequent occurrence to keep them as eye-pleasing as this.

 

That leads to the third thing that comes to my mind, fame. The amount of manpower to maintain this place is not small. Maybe they don’t have many servants but a large number of disciples would do just fine. 

 

That being said, for such a sect, their reception leaves things to be desired. My senior had already knocked the third time, and no sound could be heard from the inside.

 

Our master gestures to my senior to stop, and replaces him. After his second try, a weak voice replies. “Coming!”

 

A sleepy man opens the door. “Who are you looking for?”

 

My senior is boiling with rage. I understand his anger. Our master is clearly older than him, yet he didn’t even greet the master.

 

“Oh. Young friend. Are you perhaps a disciple of the Shadowless sect?”

 

“That’s right. What do you want?”

 

“I am Huai (yearn/miss) Jia (home/family). I am looking for my (junior) brother in the Shadowless sect. His name is Qiao Ying (heroic) Feng (wind).”

 

“Qiao Ying Feng? I don’t know any disciple with the surname “Qiao”. Wait here. I will go ask around.”

 

Just a few minutes later, a commotion heads toward the doors. I can make out some of the talking.

 

“…How could this disciple know?”

 

“You don’t even know the name of your grandmaster? What did you spend your time here for?”

 

The doors are quickly opened. The middle-aged man bows low. “First Senior Master. Hua Cheng greets the first senior master.”

 

(Note: A disciple will call the junior brother of their master as junior master and the senior brother of their master as senior master.)

 

“First Senior Master.” The young man from before meekly bowed behind.

 

“First Senior Master. This idiot of a disciple of mine has shown disdain to the senior master. Please allow Hua Cheng to apologise for failing to teach him properly.”

 

“It can’t be helped. I had been away from the sect for too long. It’s normal that new disciples don’t know me. Stand up and talk with me.”

 

“This disciple thanks the senior master.”

 

“You too.”

 

“This disciple thanks the senior master.”

 

“Hua Cheng. These two are my disciples. You two. Go and greet your senior.”

 

“Senior.”

 

“Senior.”

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“No, no. First senior master. You are the senior of my master. In term of rank, I should be the junior to these two.”

 

“But in term of seniority within the Shadowless sect, you are their senior.”

 

“This disciple… Since the first senior master has dictated. Hua Cheng can only obey.” He turns to the young man. “What are you waiting for? They are your master’s juniors. Don’t you know what to do?”

 

“Disciple Cheng An greets the Junior masters.”

 

“First Senior.”

 

A group of twenty or so elders and middle-aged men appear from the complex. We quickly exchange greetings.

 

“Why didn’t you inform this junior of your return?”

 

“You have become the master of the sect. How could I waste your time with something so trivial?”

 

“Senior. How can you say it is trivial? You are the eldest among us. It’s the duty of the juniors to show respect to their senior.”

 

The back and forth goes on until we enter his field of vision.

 

“Senior. These children…”

 

“They are my disciples. Little Zhong. Little An. Greet your junior masters.”

 

“Disciple Tian Zhong-”

 

“Disciple Dong Yun An-”

 

“-greets the junior masters.”

 

Just like that we had become a part of the Shadowless sect. Besides the time studying under the master, we also learn under senior Hua Cheng.

 

“Junior sister Yun An. I have heard of your situation from the senior master. Let’s not dangle around. I will begin with an overview.

 

Cultivation is divided into four realms: Mortal Realm, Sage (Zun: respectable; Zhe: person; Zun Zhe: venerable one) Realm, Ascension Realm, and Immortal Realm.

 

Ancient cultivators decided that way to align each realm with a goal. Rejuvenation in Mortal realm, Five elements mastery in Sage realm, Immortality in Ascension realm, and Qi supremacy in Immortal realm. It’s better not to distract oneself with its grandeur. At the moment, you only need to know about the Mortal realm.

 

Mortal realm focuses on achieving rejuvenation. At the peak of this realm, you should be able to revert back to being a child upon reaching the end of your natural lifespan. It’s a way to buy time until you achieve immortality. Do remember that upon returning to your childhood you will be weakened accordingly but very quickly you will regain your cultivation. Usually the speed of regaining is thrice as fast as when you first achieved them.

 

Because of rejuvenation, cultivators like us need someone to help us during our time of weakness. Thus, this is why the unity of the sect is so important. Without trust and loyalty, we who do not have a strong clan or family to depend on can never reach new height.

 

Within Mortal realm, there are three stages. Beginning with Foundation then Qi forming and Body reformation. Each stage is divided further into nine levels.

 

The nine levels of Foundation stage are:

• 1st level - Lower Qi sensing: cultivator can sense qi being used by cultivators and beasts
• 2nd level - Mid qi sensing; cultivator can tell the concentration of qi
• 3rd level - Lower Qi manipulation: cultivator can use qi to strengthen one body part
• 4th level - Lower Qi absorbing: cultivator can absorb qi from herbs and beast meat through digestion 
• 5th level - Mid qi absorbing: cultivator is capable of absorbing qi from the environment as long as they are in touch with the body.
• 6th level - Mid Qi manipulation: cultivator can use qi to strengthen multiple body parts at once
• 7th level - Upper qi manipulation: cultivator can use qi to strengthen the entire body
• 8th level - Upper qi sensing: cultivator can sense qi hidden in living beings. (Higher level cultivator can still hide their true strength with practice)
• 9th level - Upper qi absorbing: cultivator can absorb qi even without touching

You are near the edge of qi manipulation. Qi manipulation should come almost naturally since it begins with understanding the flow of qi. The criterion is qi sensing. Don’t you feel some kind of subtle flow within your body?”

Subtle flow. Yes, I do feel. However, bending them to my will is a different story. When I am being forcefully, the feeling is gone. When I relax, they return. When I try to be half forceful and half relaxed, they too become as vague as my intention. 

“I do, senior, but I couldn’t wrap my head around.”

 

“If you have been practising for a long time and still haven’t succeeded, the only solution is to continue training. Do forgive your senior for being abstract. It’s as basic as breathing. I can’t seem to put into words how we’ve done it.”

 

“Please don’t feel sorry about that, senior.”

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