I sat at a table in my room going through the scrolls that Li Jing had brought to me, all on the basics of cultivation. To cultivate there was a minimum requirement and once you were able to do this you were good to go.
According to the scrolls the basic requirement for cultivation was forming a spirit core. I had to filter out impurities from my spirit energy and combine all the pieces in my middle dan tian. Wang Wei's inability to cultivate wasn't from lack of spirit energy but rather it was his inability to form a spirit core.
After a little while of studying the scrolls, I felt that I was ready to give it ago moved to the middle of my room. I sat there with crossed legs, ready to meditate and went over what I had learned. I may be in his body but I'm not Wang Wei. In my past life I graduated from the university with good grades but couldn't get a job so I did odd jobs for a living. After a while of living a hellish life I started to drink and gamble a lot which affected me negatively but I never stopped. All I'm trying to say is that I'm a very smart person, a genius.
I wasn't thinking that cultivation was going to be a breeze but if some god or celestial was behind my transmigration I hoped that they would at least make things easier for me because if I failed in this path of cultivation there was an inevitable death waiting for me. I closed my eyes and started my meditation. The scrolls said that whenever anyone meditated they would enter a state called the state of the mind.
Anyone who was in the state of the mind was able to see things on the spiritual plane and when I finally entered the state of the mind things truly were different. It was like I was surrounded by so many stars and I was standing on a void. I saw the first fragment of my spirit energy in front of me and there were others around but they were just still in the, no movement. I sat again and started meditating and the fragments started to converge at that first fragment. This looked like it was going to take a while so I just stayed there. I wanted this is so bad and one mistake could ruin everything so I made sure to focus I wasn't taking any chances. If Li Jing ever came into my room and met me as a dormant body, as long as she confirmed I was still breathing she would probably stay away and let me finish. She seemed like a reasonable person after all.
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I was in this state of mind for at least almost two whole days but I had not even formed half of the core. The fragments were tiny and scattered faraway from each other and they moved really slowly, making it hard for me. I never knew it would take this long to form a spirit core, it was so frustrating. I wasn't ready to give up though, nothing was going to stop me from condensing this core.
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The core was almost finished. I was sure that by now a week had passed. The fact I had not yet been killed in this vulnerable state was still a miracle to me. When Wang Wei was in a coma there were three assassination attempts on his life, now that I was trying to condense a spirit core my enemies would surely try to stop me.
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"At last" It was the last few fragments and they were all very close to the core. Nothing was stopping me now.
'Yes, just a bit more. A little bit more and I'll have achieved it. My very own spirit core'
I watched as the last fragment of the spirit energy fused with the rest and a strong wave of energy left my body. I opened my eyes and watched my spirit energy pour out of my body. It was an awesome feeling, I felt like I had become a totally different being.
The energy blast from my room alerted my maids and they came rushing to meet me. Five of them including Li Jing came into my room and they were frightened when they saw me holding a sword but what really caught their attention was the spirit energy that was coming from the sword. They were all dumbfounded.
"Young master you...you..."
"Yes, I have a spirit core. Is there something wrong?"
There was silence for about eight seconds before Li Jing jumped on me in joy. I could tell how much she cared about from the way she hugged me even though it was inappropriate. I don't know about Wang Wei but I would totally fall for this girl.
"I'm so happy young master. I knew you weren't useless. I knew you weren't useless, you've finally shamed those who called you useless"
I don't think she was aware of the fact that she was hugging me but I let her enjoy the moment.
"It's all thanks to you for believing in me. After all these years you stayed with me and encouraged me and our tree has finally borne fruits. It's time to enjoy them"
"Young master" Li Jing was crying on my shoulder so I could imagine how sad she was all these years that Wang Wei could not cultivate. That bastard probably never knew how much pain she was going through.
He never tried to condense a spirit core again after failing the first time and it always broke Li Jing's heart to see him in such a pathetic state. This wasn't just a master-servant feeling, this was love. Li Jing was deep in love with Wang Wei but she could never express that love because of the differences in their statuses. Wang Wei on the other hand, was a slow person and never realized Li Jing's feelings for him.
'Don't worry Li Jing. As long as I'm still in control of this body I will do my best to make sure that you never cry again' I thought.
The other maids thought it was inappropriate for Li Jing to hug me and they wanted to stop her but since I didn't complain no one had a say in the matter. I even hugged her back to give a firm warning to the others. 'Mind your business'