The way in our respective room was set on walking and entering a path that led to another cave made at both sides of the caved, connected.
Each room was created with the same design, a wooden door, a stone bed with a single square pillow and some robes for change.
So no need to pick the way of richness as this cave doesn't have that kind of leverage. Only talent matters, and if you don't have that, do it with hard work. Then if that won't work, just go home and make a family, who knows maybe the child you bore or your wife bore would result in having that talent and hard work you didn't have.
That is how life is, whether you are lucky enough to encounter miracles that would change your life, then if not better take another path as cultivation wasn't for you.
"Aren't you Penny?"
On my way to my respective room, three groups of girls were awaiting me in front of my door.
"Yes, you are?"
"I'm Mia, at my right was Aria and the other was Ava. Nice to meet you."
"Hmm"
What do they need for them to await me at my door?
"We happened to hear that after the meeting tonight, the training would increase its density of hardness. So we would like to offer you, would you like to team up?"
Teaming up is good, especially if they are telling the truth. Cause I also heard that tonight, we will be called because we will be taught how to cultivate. That is if I haven't been cultivated this time, it won't matter if I have a team or not.
"Are you sure what you have heard was accurate?"
They flinched and tried to hide it. Do they have a motive for doing this?
"O-of course, we heard it with our ears. The information is accurate."
"If so, then please bother not as I do not wish to be with others. If you please excuse me."
After that, they leave as if they never appeared outside. The only thing that engulfs the surroundings is silence.
As there is nothing much to do inside the room, most of the disciples must have gone to the centre of this dorm path as the bath place was at that place lying dormant. It is the most popular place inside this cave as it is a manmade spring fall that is perfect for those who have muscle pain.
"But I can't go there,"
Because gender ain't a matter in this sect. Whether they were male or female, as long as they lived inside the sect they were both treated on the same ground. So that bath was purely for those who love sights to be fall.
I couldn't possibly go there naked, right?
It would look weird for a modern man like me to mingle with kids without a piece of cloth that covers their private path.
What if I get hard? That would be a problem.
Because beasts are known to have heat in this world. I can't trigger that cycle on me while pursuing strength as my sole purpose.
And if I take a bath with clothes on, I should expect to sleep at night wet behind as we were only given minimal clothes to wear.
Well, I always sneak in the middle of the night to take a bath so, I won't have a problem with having a stinky odour and lack of clothes.
Given the time we were given, I shouldn't waste them. So,
"Let's meditate for now."
An hour later, everyone had gathered at the training ground. Sitting in a position of cross legs with a book in hand, flipping page by page to learn the cultivation method. Everyone was immense on their reading while waiting for the next instruction.
Cultivators instructor, Atreyu. "Now, place the book on your left side and meditate."
"Yes!"
Blooming Flower is a name given to the sole cultivation method of the Shiva Clan. To gather the energy around, absorb it, and make it your own.
It was a cultivation method that increased the thirst for power in the system of the body. A method that is making your blood boil from hunger.
Cultivators instructor, Atreyu. "Before everyone thinks of possessing a companion/sprites, you should at least have enough strength to help in refining your sprites. So meditation is the key to that. Now, those who felt a tingling of hot or cold inside your body, just raise your hand. To those who don't, continue with the meditation."
Let's take our time and act like someone new to this aspect. Meditation wasn't that easy to succeed, most of the cultivator would need three days to successfully feel the energy inside their body, and only those who were gifted could feel it in an instant.
Given that, someone raises their hand at the back. A tall wide handsome man who is a million different tot he rest of the disciples Azile.
Cultivators instructor, Atreyu. "As expected of the golden eye possess. If you wanted to remain here and cultivate do so, and if not take a potato at the table and go back to your room and cultivate there."
Without saying a word, he left and went to his respective room.
Pretending wasn't my forte, but I could feel one by one that those who had high talent succeeded in feeling the energy in their body and moving to their respective room.
While I wanted to also raise my hand as my feet have been hurting, it would be bad to gather jealous eyes as my talent was at the lowest of the lowest.
'Let's bear it, this will quickly end in no time.'
Cultivators instructor, Atreyu. "That concludes our routine for today, now take a piece of potato and go back to your respective room."
"Yes!"
Hey, can you feel the energy?
I can't even feel the slightest bit of it.
Shit, what should we do, our talent was lacking behind compared to those geniuses.
Let's just work harder than them.
The time is ripe for thinking of meddling with another child, it would be wise if they just mediated rather than talk of their experience.
But why did only a single potato do tonight's dinner? Hmp, how stingy.