"in the world of cultivation, where the strong dominates the weak, and the weak's fate is to be bullied, one need to be strong and cunning in order to protect himself and the people around him. one needs to be strong in order to deter or kill potential enemies that threats you or your family."
the Elder said as he walked around Charles witha straight back, one hand behind his back, and as his other hand gestures in an intricate and refined movements, like a master teaching his disciples.
"sometimes however, cunning could beat power as it happened to me. as such, it may be too late for me, but for you, here is my advice, never show your true power. as it gathers jealousy, hate greed and fear towards your enemies. they might just conspire against you if your not careful. cultivation power is not absolute. it changes at the snap of a finger and could easily happen to you, just like what happened to me "
The Elder had a hint of anger in his eyes as he said that. Charles knew there is more to than that but he knew that he shouldnt interfere unless the Elder told him to do so.
"the path of Cultivation is a Difficult path. one needs to be diligent and lucky in order to be at the top. although prodigies could beat hardwork, prodigies could be beaten by sheer amount of luck. thankfully for you, you are lucky enough to meet me. my presence enough is a lucky encounter for you"
Charles couldnt help but get curious as to why the Elder said this. He thought that he either had sucha bloated pride that the last sentence could be said without batting an eye, or that the Elder is trully as powerful as he claimed. he couldnt help but get suspicious about the Elder but he couldnt really put his fingers to what his suspicion is.
"The path of Cultivation is Divided into many seperate realms.right now, i will only tell you Three Realms, as right now you are too weak to even bother thinking about the other Realms. The first realm consist of mortals cultivating their bodies and minds in order to prepare themselves into the path of cultivation. this realm is called Mortal Refinement Realm. it is broken in to three subdivision, the body refinement stage, the mind refinement stage and the QI perception stages. once you have broken through, your body will undergo changes that will make you stronger and have a faster reaction time. not only that, it will also enables you to feel the Qi in the surrounding, marking your first step in cultivation."
"the second realm is Called Qi Cosolidation Realm. where you will gather enough Qi in order to Breakthrough and go to the next Realm. the Acended Mortal Realm. there are more tiers to that, like the Immortal Realm but right now, you need to not worry about that. the Qi Refinement realm consist of four stages. The first stage is Mortal Qi, Mortal Qi consolidation, Mortal Qi refinement and Nascent Mortal Qi."
" the Nascent Mortal Qi is divided into four subdivision. the First step, the Middle step, Late step, and lastly the Peak step. it is often considered as a Realm of its own but,its effect is not that big enough to consider it a Realm of its own, as such, was categorized in the Peak of Qi Consolidation Realm. and once you breakthrough the Nacent Mortal Qi you become an Ascended Mortal."
"the Qi consolidation greatly increase your vitality and power, making your lifespawn longer. it also allows you to perform different types of martial techniques that you will need in order to fight for your own."
The Elder clenched his fist as he looked at Charles with a fiery glow in his eyes. the Elder then continued,
"in order to cultivate, you need to have a a cultivation technique that will enable you to cultivate. there are many cultivation techniques out there and they are divided in to different levels but we wont bother with any of that as i have the most covetted cultivation technique that lead to my demise."
Charles wanted to say that he has no body to cultivate this mortal body technique that he is talknig about but he choose to stay silent and not let his question be heard.
The Elder noticed the questioning look at Charles face as he knew that he is questioning how he is supposed to cultivate without a body to begin with.
"do not worry, although you currently have no body to speak off, we can still cultivate your mind and you sense of Qi. also, the technique that i will impart you will cultivate all the three stages when you cultivate it once you are reincarnated. i know that the heavens is impartial enough to allow you to retain some of your memories so dont worry"
The Elder said as he pat Charles in the shoulder.
if the Elder knew that the last sentence he said is not only true, but severely under stated, perhaps he would be so shocked right now that his subconcious guard towards the stagnation would rapidly eat his soul into nothingness. however, that is something will happen later on.
"the mortal technique that i will impart you is called the " Heavenly Immortal Bodhi technique". it was said that this technique was made by an immortal diety in order for his bastard sons and daughters to be able to fend themselves. he was know to be a great philanderer of his peers leaving sons and daughters left and right."
"although he is know to be a philanderer, he was also known for his big heart that allowed him to have a good reputation despite his casual relationship. de to his kindness, he couldn't bear the guilt of responsibilty for his sons and daughter and at the same time, he couldn't really take them as he have too many enemies that would exploit this weakness. as such, he secretly gave them a cultivation manual in order to fend for themselves."
"after countless years , the descendants of the bastard sons and daughter managed to found one another and after some deliberation, they founded their own clan."
"this technique is highly covetted as it is a cultivation technique that allows for your innate talent to increase slowly as you cultivate it. as such, the people that are willing to kill for this technique enough for one person to tremble. you might ask how i got this technique, but, right now, all that i could tell you is that this is a memento of mine. i will tell you later on as to how i got this but right now i want you to focus on cultivation"
The Elder with a serious expression explained. although The Elder didnt said that he shouldn't let other people know his cultivation technique, he knew that if others were to know of it, it would bring him unwanted trouble as such, he made a promise to his heart that he will never let anyone know of his secret cultivation technique.
the Elder then procceded to grab Charles on both shoulders as he dragged him down to the ground.
Charles was confused as to why he forcefully dragged him to sit but seeing the expression of seriousness on the Elder, Charles decided to not question it any further.
The Elder then procceded to sit infront him in a lotus position as he wanted charles to mimick what he has doing.
Charles on the other hand, didn't get the que, as such, the elder then explained.
"cross your legs, look carefully to what i do, as i will now impart to you the cultivation technique. breath in, breath out, feel the Qi around your breath. now listen carefully to what i say, the Heavenly Immortal Bodhi Technique is..."