Chapter 432: Injuries - 432
Like Qi, the simplest way to recover cultivation energy was to cultivate, but unfortunately, that possibility was off of the table.
Zhou Fan's physical body and soul were disconnected. Perhaps in the past he would have been able to instantly create a method to cultivate while only in soul form, but now, he could not.
He was far too injured, and even his mind was greatly affected.
As for regaining his body, it would be very difficult. As it was his body, it would recognize his own soul, but the difference in power was too great. Perhaps if his soul form recovered to the true god realm it would be possible.
Until then, what he could do was very limited. He could not even move the river of cultivation and could only let it idly flow around him.
He had luckily discovered a way to recover. Qi, or rather, spirit stones. Spirit stones were pure Qi unaffected by any cultivator, which was why Zhou Fan would be able to recover with them.
Chaos Qi would be countless times better, but he had no access to it. For now, the only way to recover his strength was spirit stones, and perhaps in the future, godly stones. With godly stones, he may be able to recover to the god realm, but with only spirit stones, he would require unending amounts.
Luckily, this boy had found his body. Zhou Fan had been able to connect a ring to the boy's soul, before connecting his soul to the ring.
It had been thought of in a single instant, so it was not the most thought out plan, but it was all he could have done in the timeframe he was given.
The boy soon reached Zhou Fan's body and pointed it out.
"See. You look exactly like that body." The boy said.
"Yes. This is my soul form. I was severely injured in a battle and passed out from my injuries. When I regained consciousness, you were the first person I saw." Zhou Fan said.
"Soul form. Wow. You must have been powerful!" The boy exclaimed.
Zhou Fan nodded. "You could say that. How would you feel about helping me regain my strength? I can even take you in as a disciple."
The boy nodded excitedly. "I've always wanted to cultivate. I'll help you as best I can."
The boy had never been so excited. He had finally come upon a fortuitous encounter. From the looks of it, he may soon become a cultivator.
"Good. You are my third disciple. What is your name?" Zhou Fan asked.
"My name is Zhu Yi, master."
"Good name. Now, I have a few questions."
Zhou Fan had no clue how long it had been or what was going on in the world. He could only feel relieved that the cultivation world was still intact.
Zhu Yi nodded. "Whatever you need to ask, master."
He gave a thumbs up while nodding his head.
Zhou Fan spoke. "Have you heard of the name, Zhou Fan?"
"Is that your name? I've never heard of it." Zhu Yi shook his head.
"How about the Origin God?"
"Nope."
"The cosmic sect?"
"Nope. Sounds strong."
"Anything with the name Zhou?" Zhou Fan asked. It seemed that the boy knew nothing.
This time, Zhu Yi paused for a moment.
"Ah! Yes!" He exclaimed.
"What?" Zhou Fan asked curiously.
"There's a girl named Zhou Hen I used to know." He said with a thumbs up.
Zhou Fan sighed and shook his head.
"Alright. What about the destruction race?"
"Nope."
"Ying Xiong?"
"Nope."
Zhou Fan put his hand on his chin as he thought seriously. "Do you know anything outside of this village?"
"Not really. Just some local stuff and the closest sect, as well as some fairy tales." Zhu Yi said.
"What are the fairy tales about?" Zhou Fan asked.
He knew that there was often some sort of truth behind a story, even if he did not recognize it.
"Well there's the one with the princess in the castle, one about a frog in a well, one about animals stalking each other. There are also some cool ones like the sky pillar, the paper crane, Pangu splitting the Heavens, Car…."
"Wait." Zhou Fan exclaimed. "What was that about Pangu?"
"It's a classic throughout the world, or at least I've heard. It was said that in a battle long ago, a powerful cultivator named Pangu was fighting a powerful, unknown enemy. His words echoed throughout the world, "HeavenBreaker". We assume that his enemy was some other powerful cultivator named Heaven."
Zhou Fan nodded. As expected, a story had some sort of truth.
The fairytale might have been referring to the battle he had with Yao Mun long ago, or some other time.
At the very least, Pangu's name had not been lost as history passed. It was a sign that not too much time had passed.
Zhou Fan asked about more fairy tales, but nothing else was familiar.
He also asked for any information that Zhu Yi knew about the world. He didn't know much outside of the village at all.
The closest sect was named the "Heart Scalp Sect", a weird name, but from Zhu Yi's words it was a good sect, not an evil one.
"Alright, Zhu Yi. In order to help me recover, you must absorb Qi from spirit stones." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi looked around, but almost all of the spirit stones in the mine were gone. It had already taken that much to simply allow Zhou Fan to exist in soul form. How much would it take for him to recover?
Zhou Fan saw Zhu Yi's worried face and reassured him.
"Don't worry too much. This is a low quality spirit stone mine. When I help you cultivate, I can also help you find spirit stone mines." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi looked up and nodded. At the mention of cultivation, he was excited once again.
"Master. When will you teach me how to cultivate?" Zhu Yi asked.
"We can start now if you want."
Zhou Fan acted calm on the surface, but he was worried inside. Zhu Yi had no talent.
With the river of cultivation, Zhou Fan could still passively see talent. Zhu Yi luckily had meridians, but unfortunately, they were weak rank meridians.
One rank above the lowest rank meridians.
Chapter 433: Zhu Yi - 433
Zhou Fan gestured to the ground. "Sit down and cross your legs. I will explain the cultivation technique."
He knew that all life had the cultivation technique inside of their heads, but he had long known that many humans could not access it without reaching the depths of their minds.
"What's your cultivation technique called, Master?" Zhu Yi asked.
"Huh?" Zhou Fan was confused.
"The name of your cultivation technique." Zhu Yi said again.
"It's just the cultivation technique. Do you know of other techniques?" Zhou Fan asked.
"Of course. Every sect has their own cultivation technique. It is fabled that the greatest cultivation technique is called the universal cultivation technique. Don't you know all this? Even I do." Zhu Yi was also confused.
Zhou Fan didn't like the sound of that. Before the battle, there had been no other cultivation techniques. People had not even thought of creating another one. The only time in history where cultivators made their own techniques was a brief period of time in the Zhou World.
Yet, that history was so long ago that it had faded away.
If this world had different cultivation techniques, then quintillions of years had likely passed at least.
"Alright. Just listen up." Zhou Fan said.
He only had to say a few words and affect Zhu Yi's mind before the cultivation technique in the back of his mind showed itself.
It was only a few minutes after sitting down that Zhu Yi began to cultivate.
Zhou Fan watched him. He had never been so close to such a slow cultivator.
Wait, no, it's not just his fault.
Zhou Fan took a deep look at the world around him. He had not noticed it before, but the Qi here was thin, very thin.
It was a tenth of the density that Qi had been before the battle. Had so long passed that even Qi was beginning to thin out?
It seemed unlikely unless he had been unconscious for septillions of years. But if that was the case, he would have felt such a great change.
It was likely something else, even if the Qi density in the entire universe had indeed lowered.
Zhou Fan had guesses, but they were meaningless. He turned his gaze back at Zhu Yi.
With Zhou Fan's help, he would be able to reach the core formation realm, even with weak rank meridians. However, it would take a long time. It was not enough to matter in Zhou Fan's eyes, but the issue was the lack of future potential.
It would be no issue if he could switch to another person, but for now, he was connected to this boy, even if not directly. If the boy died, the ring would shatter, and if the ring shattered, Zhou Fan would either die, or his soul would be severely injured. In its already injured state, he would likely die from those injuries.
In other words, nothing could happen to Zhu Yi.
Zhou Fan could only think of raising his talent. With the river of cultivation still by his side, it would not be impossible, but its difficulty level would be immense.
It would require lots of Qi and for him to have recovered greatly.
Night fell before Zhu Yi entered the Qi gathering realm. He had only done so in a single night due to the spirit stones around.
Zhou Fan decided to delay his own recovery in order to speed up Zhu Yi's cultivation speed. This would be a long process, and he was only just beginning.
When Zhu Yi returned home, he was berated by his parents for being out so late.
"Mother, Father, I won't hide it. An old man accepted me as his disciple. I am now a cultivator." Zhu Yi said once he got tired of their scolding.
His parents paused for a moment before giving him unbelieving looks.
"Come outside, I'll show you."
Under the night sky, Zhu Yi punched the ground and created a fist sized hole. This was all the evidence needed.
His parents no longer scolded him. Although they had not wanted him to become a cultivator, it was mostly because they believed he had no talent like them. Now that he had successfully cultivated, they had no issues with it.
"When can we meet this master of yours?" His mother asked.
Like Zhu Yi, she had light brown hair and brown eyes.
"You can't. He is cultivating in seclusion and only accepted me by chance. He ordered me to make sure that his existence didn't spread, so you must keep it a secret." Zhu Yi said to his parents.
His parents reluctantly nodded and Zhu Yi entered his room. Zhou Fan had watched all along, but they could not see him. Although he was injured, his soul was still the soul of a cultivator above the sage realm.
It would take a god to see his soul even in his current state.
The next day, Zhu Yi set out to the same cave. Now that he was a cultivator and had told his parents, he would not have to return every night. His mother only ordered him to report back once a week so that they knew he was not dead.
Zhu Yi entered the cave, grabbed a spirit stone from the wall, and began to cultivate. Zhou Fan sat on his shoulder and watched.
As he had said, this was not a short process. It would take a while for Zhu Yi to reach the foundation establishment realm, and Zhou Fan could not even help him until he reached that at the very least.
After absorbing spirit stones through the ring, there were only around 300 spirit stones left in the cave. When Zhu Yi cultivated for an entire day, he used up a single spirit stone.
And after 300 days, they were all used up.
Zhu Yi fell backwards in relief. "Finally. I thought I would have to cultivate in this cave forever."
Zhu Yi was happy at his accomplishment, but Zhou Fan's face was dark.
300 days of cultivation. 300 spirit stones. 300 days of having the first cultivator literally sitting on his shoulder.
And what did he have to show for it? Qi gathering level 5 cultivation.
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