"…"
Aldrian keep looking at the screen, after returning inside the house and chatting with his parents, he focused again on the screen. Now in his bedroom, the small room which was only 2.5 square meters—just enough for him to sleep and do some small exercises, now that he was alone, he could study the screen in front of him more closely.
"The energy keep increasing even though I'm not cultivating."
"Does this mean my energy will keep increasing even in my sleep?"
"How can i increase my cultivation speed?"
"what is this domain? Is the entire village the domain?"
Many questions popped up, overwhelming the six-year-old Aldrian but he couldn't ask his parents for answers because they couldn't see it.
"Whatever, maybe i'll get my answers in the future." With that, he tried to cultivate again, to comprehend more about cultivation.
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The next day
The sun was right above all beings, making the temperature hot, but Aldrian was in his house's backyard watching his father with a wooden sword in his hand.
"Now I will show you how you can utilize your energy in offensive technique, this is the way to use energy more efficiently in combat, now stand back because it will be a little dangerous."
Aldrian looked at his father attentively so he doesn't miss anything. His father started a series of sword dance with nimble footwork, sharp and steady swings, fast and precise stabs, every movement screamed effectiveness and the beauty of sword art.
Aldrey then added energy to his wooden sword and manipulating the element of fire to burn the sword's surface, the sight mesmerized Aldrian who was seeing this for the first time. After a few minutes his father finished his demonstration with his technique.
"Autumn of Fire"
He stab his sword upward and the fire suddenly burst from the tip of his wooden sword and creating many sparks of fire and shaped like autumn leaves, but made of fire. Before the fire started to burning everything it touched, Aldrey dispersed his technique.
Aldrian watched all of this with sparkling eyes and admiration on his face, Aldrey smiled, feeling proud to show off his skill to his son. However when he looked at his wooden sword which was charred beyond redemption, he knew he would need a new one.
"You can manipulate your energy into the elements of the world according to your comprehension of the said element, but it is more effective to shape it into a technique to maximize the power and efficiently use the energy inside your body. To put it simply, it will be more beneficial for you to use a technique than to just swing your sword with fire on it."
Aldrian nodded at his father's explanation.
"Now, do you want to try it?"
"Yes father!" He picked up his wooden sword and positioned himself like his father.
"Now, because you are my son and have already practiced the cultivation technique I gave you, you have compatibility with the fire element, adjust your breathing, feel the presence of the 'fire' in your dantian and your surroundings, and try to channel that energy into your sword."
Aldrian then concentrate to feel the fire energy but as he focused more, he found something strange.
"Uh which one is fire energy….oh it must be this, it feels hot, what about this one? this one is soothing, this one is sturdy, this one is refreshing, this one-"
Aldrian sensed many different kinds of energy stacking in his dantian, and he could also feel all kinds of energy in his surroundings. Well, not only in his surroundings but in the entire village. The different colors of energy that entered his senses made him wonder if this was the right path. Not forgetting his purpose, he just picked the fire energy and channeled it into his sword to create fire, and then—
Whoosh
The fire ignited the entire wooden sword with high intensity, instantly burning the sword to ashes.
"….."
Aldrian surprised by the result but but Aldrey's jaw dropped when he saw this.
"Heavens! What a power! The intensity of that is like of a peak baron! I don't know but Irene, I think our son is a monster! Yes whatever, I can't describe it with any other word!"
Aldrey wanted to scream with joy looking at his son, but he calmed himself and started to give advice.
"Try to control your energy output, don't let it out like a waterfall, adjust your energy so it only blankets the sword." Aldrey picked a new sword and handed it to his son. Aldrian then adjusted his position again and started to use his energy again.
Whoosh
Now the fire is not instantly burn the sword and the flames keep blazing as if they had their own life. Aldrey who is watching it almost literally dropped his jaw.
"He already grasped the intricacies and output control by his second try?! When I first trained it, I have to train for a week to adjust my power!"
Aldrian, unaware of how his father felt, was happy that he had succeeded. He started to swing the sword like a child who had found a new toy. After Aldrey calmed his mind for the second time, he said to his son.
"Now try to slash in that direction and blow your energy towards it, so it can create a slash of fire, it's not a technique but a raw force of fire energy." Aldrey point his finger towards the big rock about 2 meters high and 50 meters away from them. Aldrian then positioned himself and—
SLASH! Whooosh!
Big slash of fire unleashed from the sword and creating a curved blaze that flew towards the rock and
Krktaack…tack…tack
The slash slammed into the rock, creating a 30 cm deep depression and a meter long charred surface, Aldrey who already prepared himself for another shocking result, only showed a bitter smile, "At this rate, I won't be teaching my son for long before he can train on his own, wait maybe I can teach him 'Autumn of Fire' instead of simple slash technique like 'Fire Slash'." he said to Aldrian.
"Now I want you to try 'Autumn of Fire' on the same direction." Aldrey then taught Aldrian how to use the technique, the sequence of the energy flow, the breathing and the posture. After making sure that Aldrian could grasp the technique, he stood not too far behind his son, ready to intervene if something went wrong.
Once Aldrian ready and started his 'Autumn of Fire' the leaves of fire began to appear, 1, 2, 4, 7 the number keep increasing to the point the fire leaves covered the entire backyard, seeing this, sweat trickled down Aldrey's forehead even Irene came out of the house after she sensed that something happened in their backyard, when Aldrian directed the attack towards the rock,
Whoosh! BOOM!
The rock was almost obliterated into nothingness and the smoke rose upward, the nearest neighbors was startled by the sound and the tremor they felt, while Aldrey and his wife stood with their hairs moving in the wind from the aftereffect.
"Dear, what have you been teaching our son?!" Irene screamed through their transmission.
"I taught him 'Autumn of Fire'." Her husband said,
"What? You already taught him Sky grade technique?! Are you insane?!" Irene almost want to jump and strangle her husband, but her worries were justified because to practice Sky grade technique someone needs a strong body and high comprehension mostly used by those at the Earl stage, a little mishap in forming the technique and you are hurting yourself and can be life threatening.
"Relax dear, what if I told you I only taught him once?" when Irene heard that she felt she must have heard wrong, "What?" Irene blurted out.
"I'm serious he is an absolute monster! His comprehension is incredibly high and the power that he unleashed are tremendous despite his age and stage"
"He is our son! Not a monster." Irene rebuke
"Okay okay I'm sorry but that's how I described him, I know he is our son." He raise his hands in surrender, they continue to watch Aldrian, their son's happy face visible to them, as the sword in his hand already crumble to pieces unable to hold Aldrian's energy. Still with a happy face, Aldrian turned his head and ran towards them.
"Father! Mother! I did it!"
Aldrey and Irene smiled, Irene resigned herself to her son enthusiasm, "As long as you are fine" her thought, she hugged her son and picked him up, "Yes because you are my genius son!" she said as she kiss his cheek. Aldrian giggled while his father looked at them fondly and proudly.
"Father, you said when you can sense and comprehend the elements you can use the said element right?"
"Hm? that's right, what about it?"
Aldrian then climbed down from her mother's hug and picked up a new wooden sword, "When I sensed the fire energy earlier I sensed other energy, so maybe I can use it like this."
"What—" before Aldrey could finish speaking, the sword in Aldrian's hand suddenly became covered in a water like substance, Aldrey and Irene widened their eyes in astonishment.
"Dual element cultivator!" Aldrey said shaking.
"AHH my son is a genius of dual element cultivator!" Irene hysterically, hugging her son again but more tightly" You are truly my beloved son, you inherited our talents, your father is fire element and mother is water element" Aldrian just giggled proudly when he suddenly said "not only that," he tried to channel another energy into his sword, The sword was then covered in mud, and next, it was surrounded by blowing wind.
"..."
Today is the day that Aldrey and Irene started to look at their son differently, realizing that their common sense couldn't be applied to his capabilities.