Chapter nine
Kai brought Zach and Zara to a small building which would be their new homes. The small dirty huts had now been remodeled to just an average sized hut with two beds and a bathroom, but Kai still didn't like it, so he planned to make them better in the future.
Kai set Zach and Zara up before he brought them to his big house on the mountain where he would explain cultivation to them.
Kai sat down on a chair while Zach and Zara listen while sitting on a mat.
"Now before I let you start cultivating you first need to understand the basics of cultivation, cultivation is defying the heavens, it is endless, it is what drives this world and something that drives this world can never fully be gone, but it can be weakened."
"You might not understand this right now, but you will in the future."
"Now for the cultivation stages, I'll tell you four of them since you don't need to know more than that for now."
"But first I'll be honest, I myself don't even know everything about the first four realms so I can only tell you their names and the basics."
Qi Realms - 1 star through nine stars. Helps strengthen the body while tempering the bones, muscles, organs and more. The qi realm is only to help allow your body to adapt to the qi.
Spiritual Qi realms - one star through nine stars, allows you to start absorbing qi into the dantian and using spiritual qi to strengthen your techniques while having a bigger storage of qi use.
Spirit Master- one star through nine stars and shows that your use of spiritual qi is in the master realms. A much better control of Qi. Can use Qi in its raw form with no technique but with limited use.
Spirit Grandmaster realms- Can fly in the air and use qi with ease and expand your dantian even more. One star to three stars. Use qi in raw form much easier.
"Those are the first four realms and are honestly just considers the foundation realms since there isn't much of a change between the realms, now don't take me wrong, each realm will become massively different in strength, but the overall understanding of qi is the same and the realms won't be massive like future realms will be."
"The foundation realms are huge, and most people spend time trying to perfect their foundation using treasures and herbs while making sure to use the best cultivation manual."
"Now this isn't always the case as some people don't have the luxury to spend resources making a solid foundation but, in this sect, I want every student to do their best."
"Any questions?"
Zach and Zara both shook their heads and they looked like they understood it for the most part which relived Kai since he didn't even know much about the realms himself considering he just got to this world not long ago.
"Ok, now I'll tell you about the cultivation currency just so your informed and ill let you inform your future brothers and sisters."
"There are spirit stones from which qi is compacted and turned into a spirit stone, mostly found in sprit veins."
"Spirit stones have different levels from low grade to mid-grade to high grade to top grade."
"Now say you have one hundred low grades, that would equal to one mid-grade and one hundred mid-grades would be one high grade and so on."
"So, one high grade spirit stone would be equal to ten thousand low grade spirit stones."
"Also, for spirit veins they are also ranked the same way sprit stones are."
"A low tier sprit vein would produce low grade spirit stones and so on, but this isn't always the case as some spirit veins can mutate allowing a low-grade sprit vein to sometimes produce mid-grade or even high grade but its less common."
"Most spirit veins are controlled by top tier sects or kingdoms which brings us to the ranking of sects and kingdoms."
"A sect level determines the strength a sect sits at, but this isn't always reliable and it's the same with the kingdom rankings since most would keep their actual strength a secret, but it still gives a rough idea."
"From one to five star are the rankings but I won't go into to detail for now since this doesn't concern you."
"Just know that each leap in stars is very huge."
"Any Questions right now about the basics?"
"No Master!" Zach and Zara yelled.
"Ok, then Zara I'm going to give you a beginner cultivation technique which will help you control the ice qi in your body since you have a special ice constitution."
"This technique is called ice storm manual, and after I know you can handle the qi in your body, I will give you an even stronger manual to help you out."
"Thank you master! I promise I won't let you down." Zara said with a big grin on her face making it look like a fairy descended.
Kai pulled out a manual that felt cool to the touch and gave it to Zara.
"Ok, study that manual and go practice it while staying safe, no need to push yourself too hard." Zara ran off hoping to get a head start on her cultivation, she couldn't wait to get stronger and maybe even get revenge for her parents.
"Master, do I get a cultivation manual to?"
"Haha of course!" Kai saw Zachs sad face and chuckled. Hes going to be wishing he never got this manual.
"Now Zach the manual I'm giving to you will actually be kind of bad, it's not because its weak but because it will cause you a lot of pain, do you still want it?"
"Master I'm not scared of pain; I want to become strong to!"
"Ok listen up, this technique not only helps to absorb qi, but it does it tyrannically making your body strengthen itself just like any other qi realm user, but this manual will do so in a harsh way making your body very tough."
"It could also be considering a body cultivation manual since it requires your body to become tougher and stronger using harsh means."
"Master I'm willing!" Zach said while looking confident and even excited.
Kai was confused. " Huh, does this kid like pain or something, whatever since he wants it ill just give it to him."
"Here it is, it's called the twelve mammoths destruction manual allowing to gain the strength of twelve mammoths."
"I also have a better technique for you once you've gained the strength of at least three mammoths to show that you've at least gained a little foundation."
"Really master? what's the manual called, is it really better than the one you gave me?"
"Haha, will it's a secret for now." Kai sweated while making an excuse, he didn't actually have the technique yet since he hadn't activated the return boon yet.
"ahhh!"
"Haha, first let me take you to an area to help with your training!"
Zach followed Kai to the side of the mountain where a waterfall gushed into a spring making the place look beautiful.
"Alright you can stay here for now and train under the weight of that waterfall, but first I would start with hitting your body parts on trees or stones before doing the waterfall since you might die." Kai said seriously causing Zach to gulp and wonder if he could switch techniques.
"Nope you can't switch techniques!"
"Huh, can he read my mind?" Zach wondered.
"Haha alright good luck reaching the strength of three mammoths and remember to not rush your absorption of qi."
"Yes Master!" Zach watched as Kai walked off before he walked up to a tree and sat under it.
He used almost two hours to understand some of the manual before absorbing some of qi and using it break through to one star qi realm.
After he broke through he could feel his strength increased but he also remembered his masters words.
"Alright time to train my body!" He slammed his arms into the tree with all the force he could.
"Ahhh!"