Another month passed by. Lance was maintaining the same posture he did last time and this session is his 4th cleansing. Repeating the same routine he was able to succeed in undergoing the 2nd and 3rd cleansing. Today, Lance's impurities were more abundant than the last cleansing. A thick pool of impurities was building up around him drenching his whole body black. He started early in the morning and maintained this position for 11 hours without rest. Like a black Buddhist monk, he remained unmoving like a boulder and the sun shone his entire body bathing him with its radiance. As his body was expelling black impurities out from his seven orifices, his pores already started to absorb energy from the sun and nourished themselves.
Each of his cells became more active and refreshed. Moments later the hardened black impurities that enveloped his whole body started to crack and a small piece fell off from his skin. Later, more pieces of impurities fell and a noble brown skin was shown shining like porcelain. The cells in his body continued to absorb and store magic energy for nourishment transforming them into boundless pits devouring the energy present in the environment. Lance's body began to shine and with an explosive pulse from his body, all of the remaining impurities attached were blasted off. Lance stopped and returned to his normal footing. Amazed by his progress, he punches the air and a blast of wind explodes blowing the small leaves scattered in the ground. Checking his strength, he tried to lift a giant boulder at his side, almost weighing 500 kilograms and he threw it 50 meters away. Indeed he was 10 times more powerful than any ordinary magical warrior in 1st class beginner rank. An ordinary practitioner at 1st class beginner rank could only lift 50 kilograms yet he could already lift 40 kilograms of rock when he was still using the basic manual and he was able to lift 60 kilograms of rock when he was using the silver manual. Excited by this outcome, Lance exclaimed as he reviewed the progress section.
" I succeeded using the silver manual and according to the old man. This manual is used as a guide for children with a special physical constitution, maybe it's true that I am one of those children. The reason why I was unable to progress using the basic manual is that I have a different constitution!"
Lance smilingly speculated. Seemingly drunk due to his happiness Lance only noticed the time when it was getting dark. He excitedly jog toward the old man's cave and he shouted outside.
" Old man! This is Lance! I succeed in practicing the silver manual that you gave me!." Lance shouted.
Waiting for the old man's response he sat down at the entrance of the cave respectfully waiting for the old man's reply. Since he was in a good mood today he didn't mind waiting. 20 minutes later the old man still did not respond, irritated he shouted again.
"Old man!? Are you there? Say something!" He repeated this shot 5 times.
When he was about to shout again, 3 thin books were hurled towards him coming from the deepest part of the cave. Then the voice of the old man was heard.
" Train with these 3 manuals and show me your progress after you practice. Go now, don't bother me any further". Hearing that Lance was surprised, he picked the 3 manuals and browsed the contents.
" 9 basic palm strikes, 7 basic sword moves, and Blinking steps!? He murmured.
" The names of these techniques almost resembled the way fantasy novels on earth named the techniques used by the protagonist. Though it's almost the same, I am dealing with the real one because there were underlying fundamentals needed to make these techniques work '' Lance deduced.
Storing the books in his pocket he bid farewell to the old man. He rushed outside the forest going back to the mansion. It was almost 1 year since Lance had gone missing, ever since he was brought into the old man's cave he never had once thought about the village's situation and his big sister. Surprisingly after he succeeded in his training he only now had the time to have some thoughts about the village and his big sister Becky. Thinking about his sister Becky and the bullies in the village. Lance was excited, ever since he succeeded and became a 1st class beginner magical warrior a lot of things had changed, especially his height and aura. Lance is already 6 years old but despite his young age, the mentality and height of his body did not fit. He was almost 4 feet tall, slowly catching the height of his cousin Jacob who is 3 years older than him.