BOOM!
Once again she exploded the earth beneath her but this time she was able to catch herself and landed gracefully on her feet.
Her past self shook her head from side to side. "Tsk Tsk Tsk, your only focusing on the naginata destructive ability. It also has other abilities." She picked up a rose and snapped it in half. She tossed it in the air and swung her blade. The once ripped flower was now completely whole without and injuries or disturbances. "You must concentrate on its gentle abilities as well, notice how there was no explosion with my attack. It was simply a defensive maneuver to repel enemies or unseen forces therefore it was a gentle attack."
Shi Rong shook her head and concentrated again. She raised the naginata and slammed it into the ground. A small circle of flowers around her laid on the ground as a small wave of energy rippled through the valley.
She smirked slightly. "Now try to increase your range for that was good but not good enough for a person of your talents."
Shi Rong tried endlessly for what seemed like months but it was really two days.
She wheezed softly as she wiped her forehead. She stood hunched over as she clutched the naginata.
Her past self lifted her eyebrow. "Good now time to move onto the next exercise. The next exercise would be offensive attacks. I want you to do the same thing but create a crater extending away from your body. I don't want it to go past this mark."
She walked a few meters away then sliced a large line through the valley of flowers big enough for Shi Rong to see.
Shi Rong concentrated. "Chen!"
BOOM!
A large crater formed.
"AGAIN EVERYTHING SHOULD BE BLOWN AWAY BUT THE EARTH BENEATH YOUR FEET!"
BOOM!
"AGAIN!"
BOOM!
"AGAIN!"
Shi Rong kept trying and trying but failed countless times.
Her past self stepped forward. "Your thinking to much into this technique you need to clear your mind and imagine yourself standing on a small balloon surrounded by poisonous snakes. Imagine yourself blowing away the snakes to oblivion."