Upon hearing Osiris tell them that they all had top grade aptitudes, they were absolutely overjoyed at the prospect of not only being able to cultivate, but also the fact that they had the best potential to do it.
"Since you all have top grade aptitudes and have already consumed the mana from the tiger meat, I can teach you the basics of cultivation right now and how to start before I officially train you later".
And hearing his next comment sombered their moods as they took every word of his with utmost attention, carving each and every word of his into their memories as this would be the turning points in their mortal lives.
"I want all of you to sit and get comfortable, so that you can fully focus without any distracting thoughts"
"After you have no distracting thoughts i want you to feel the mana within yourselves, feel how it swirls throughout your body like an untamed wind".
"Next I want you to focus with all of your will as if the mana within yourself was like water in a vase, and push it to wash over your skin and muscles like a wave washing over a sandy beachfront".
Following his every word like they were a divine commandment, they willed the mana within themselves to follow their command and wash over their skin and muscles, and upon feeling the pleasure of the mana going into them and pushing out the impurities felt divine to them.
And for about 30 minutes, there was only silence in the living room as the three of them used up all the mana they had consumed, before eventually drying out.
Upon coming out of their meditives state, they felt ecstatic at the feeling of strength as they all stepped into the early first order.
However that joy turned into disgust as they smelled the air and realized they were covered in a black ooze like substance that smelled like a landfill full of every rotten and spoiled food known to exist.
And seeing their disgusted faces while they hold their noses, Osiris said.
"I forgot to mention that when cultivating in the first three orders, you are essentially pushing out all the impurities within your body out, and strengthening it in the process, which is why you are now covered in that black sludge".
And seeing him not surprised at all made them calm down, but both Aria and Eris felt embarrassed at being seen in this state and smelling this terrible.
Aria, being the quickest to react, ran at full speed down the hall to the bathroom to take a shower, while Eris was slower but not much, ran into Adam's bathroom in his room to take a shower while yelling.
"Adam can wait in the backyard while I use your shower".
And hearing what she said, Adam simply laughed at his two sisters' reactions before looking over at Osiris in the eyes.
Osiris stared back curiously, not bothered by his terrible smell in the slightest, before Adam spoke.
"So you're going to take responsibility for both of them correct".
Osiris's eyes raised slightly in surprise for a second at Adam's statement, but nodded his head regardless.
Upon seeing Osiris nod, Adam smiled as well and continued.
"Good, they are both innocent sweet girls and I would do anything to protect them from harm, even if you are our savior and taught us cultivation, I would still do anything to kill you or whoever would dare to hurt them".
"Even if it cost me my life".
The entire time he was speaking, Adam was releasing a murderous aura that could bring a normal mortal to their knees, and had a look in his eye that told Osiris that he was truly ready to die for his sisters.
But Osiris didn't take his threat to heart since he knew it was only from the familial love Adam had for his sisters, before replying.
"I would do no such thing, for the short two days that i have lived with you and them, i have grown so attached to Eris and Aria that it pains me to even think about them with a frown".
"It really surprises me that I've become so attached to them so quickly, as though it is what some would call 'true love', and I promise from the deepest depths of my heart and soul that I will protect and care for them so long as I live".
Osiris responded with equal intensity, and looked into his eyes which told Adam that he meant every word with passion, leaving him relieved.
Adam sighed as he spoke.
"That's good, im happy it was you that they fell for and that i can feel relieved knowing you can take care of them if i'm ever not around"
"So if it means anything to you, you have my blessing to marry them".
Osiris smiled at his words but was quick to correct Adam.
"Oh it makes me happy that you consent, but it was truly never an option for them since once i've set my sights on them, there is not a damn thing that exists that can stop me from being with them".
They both laughed merrily at what he just said before about 10 minutes later, Eris and Aria both returned from their showers and Adam quickly took his own in equal time.
Once they were all back onto the couches, their questions about cultivation began with Eris voicing her doubts.
"Since we start with the skin and muscles in the first order, what comes after in the second and third order?".
To which Osiris responded.
"After the first order comes the viscera and bones in the second order, and marrow and blood in the third order".
She nodded before asking.
"And how come we refine the skin and muscles first and not the bones and blood first for example, or is it fixed that way?".
And happy at her insightful question, he replied.
"Good question, you can cultivate other parts of your body first but it might lead to terrible affects along the way".
"For instance, let's say you decide to cultivate your bones and muscles first, that would then result in them being so strong that if you threw a punch or used too much strength, it would result in your skin tearing and you bleeding out".
"Or another example would be if you decide to cultivate your blood and skin, it would result in your muscles not being able to hold up your own weight and collapsing on the ground, crushing your internal organs in the process, since when you cultivate your skin and blood it thickens and gains density as it strengthens".
"Basically the reason we cultivate the way we do is because of a very long history of trial and error by our forefathers, leading this to be the standard of cultivation".
Hearing his response, they all now understood why they cultivated the way they do, and also that probably an uncountable number of people died to gain the knowledge they knew now.
Eris then threw another question at Osiris.
"How do you know so much about cultivation when you said that you were only two days old, and if you were, how do you look like you're as old as Adam?".
Listening to her question and seeing Aria and Adam nod with equal curiosity, Osiris calmly explained.
"Well the race I am from, dragons, are born with an inheritance within their souls that gives them all the information they need to know, and my age of two days doesn't account for the thousand years i've spent incubating within my egg, so technically i'm over a thousand years old".
And hearing his response dumbfounded them even more and raised an uncountable amount of questions in their heads.
But before they could voice them, Osiris spoke.
"Anyway i think it's getting quite late and we all need our sleep, we should end our training session here and continue when i officially start to train you guys".
He then stood up and headed to his room.