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.
Chapter 434: Four Robbers - 434
Zhu Yi looked at Zhou Fan in excitement. "So, what's next, master?" He asked.
Zhou Fan assessed the situation. "With your cultivation speed, cultivating without spirit stones is more or less a death wish, in terms of lifespan at least. What you need to do is find another source."
The current spirit stone mine was extremely small. In fact, it could not even be called a mine, only a small vein.
Zhu Yi kept looking at him. "How should I do that? Can you find spirit stone mines at this time?"
Zhou Fan shook his head. "Not without recovering more. I suggest you try to join that sect that you mentioned."
"The heart scalp sect?" Zhu Yi asked.
"Yes, that one. Perhaps they can help you access spirit stones."
Zhou Fan did not know how the sects in this world worked, but they should not be too much different from the sects he knew, just on a much smaller scale.
He had also seen small sects such as the blue flower sect that Lu Wei had joined.
Zhu Yi nodded and walked out of the cave. He had grown in the past year and was now 13 years old. Due to being a cultivator, he seemed older and looked stronger than others his age.
After returning home, he spoke to his parents about leaving to join the heart scalp sect.
"Are you sure?" His mother asked worriedly.
"I am. If I don't go, my future will be limited." Zhu Yi said.
Zhu Yi's father nodded. "As long as you make us proud."
The next day, Zhu Yi set off. His parents had asked him a lot of questions before letting him leave, but he had finally escaped.
He walked in the direction of the heart scalp sect. Using a map he had bought before, he knew how to get there, though the journey was indeed a long one.
Before setting off, he had thought about using some sort of cart, or at least a horse, but he soon realized that his running speed was much greater than a horse's, and his stamina was high as well.
Zhu Yi got into a sprinting position and ran. As he ran, he looked at his shoulder to see if Zhou Fan was holding on, but Zhou Fan was still sitting as normal.
This gave Zhu Yi confidence. He ran as fast as he could. Every hour or so, he would sit down for a few minutes and cultivate. This was both to increase his cultivation and regain his stamina.
After two days of this repeated process, Zhu Yi finally felt the urge to go to sleep. He moved to the side of the path and, with skills acquired since young, created a campfire.
As he laid down next to it, he spoke to Zhou Fan.
"Master, will you ever teach me techniques?" Zhu Yi asked.
"Naturally, but only once you're stronger. You have a fire affinity, so I can teach a few technique's. Before then, you must think about what type of techniques you want."
Zhu Yi was confused. "Master, I don't fully understand what you're saying."
Zhou Fan had almost forgotten that Zhu Yi had never met another cultivator and had no knowledge of cultivation outside of what Zhou Fan had told him.
"Well, you can practice weapons and learn weapons Qi, you can focus on movement techniques, you can focus on a certain attack technique like fire arrows and practice it to absolute mastery, you can explore a wide range of techniques, essentially any path you want to take can be taken. As for me, just treat me as a technique library." Zhou Fan explained.
Although he was injured, creating techniques for anyone below the lesser dao creation realm took nothing but a thought. After all, he still had his memories even if his mind was slower.
Zhu Yi nodded and fell into deep thought. Falling into deep thought caused him to quickly fall asleep.
Zhou Fan sat next to Zhu Yi. He did not need to sleep, and he could do nothing but sit and wait.
A few hours after Zhu Yi fell asleep, he was awoken by cracking sounds.
He quickly sat up and looked around. Surrounding him were 3 men and a woman with half face masks on. They were wielding weapons and in an attacking stance.
"Morning punk. Give us all of your money." One of the men said.
Zhu Yi had just woken up and was a little confused, but answered the man. "I don't have any money."
"Huh? Then what are you doing out here? There's no civilization nearby. Stop lying and give us the money." The man said with anger.
Zhu Yi finally cleared his mind and looked around. "You guys wouldn't happen to eb cultivators, right?"
"Stop playing around. Have you seen cultivators going around robbing people?" The man said.
Zhu Yi just laughed internally. "I'm a cultivator."
The four people paused before laughing. "Yeah, and I'm a dragon." One said.
"Why else do you think somebody so young is in the middle of nowhere without money or a cart, or even a horse?" Zhu Yi asked.
The four robbers paused before looking at each other.
They nodded and turned around. No point in risking it since his words made sense.
"Did I say you could leave?"
Hearing this, the four bandits stopped. If they were unsure before, they were now pretty confident that Zhu Yi was a cultivator.
Why else would he stop them?
"Young sir, we had no intention of hurting you. We're just desperate for money. Why don't you let us leave?" The woman said.
"Take off your mask." Zhu Yi said.
The woman was confused, but did as he said.
"Wow. Prett– Oww!" Zhu Yi said as he held his head.
The four robbers looked at each other but did not move. Is this kid crazy?
Zhu Yi looked to the side where Zhou Fan had smacked him.
"Lust has no place in a cultivator's heart." Zhou Fan lectured.
"Sorry master. But the women in the village are so ugly. I was just curious." Zhu Yi said, feeling indignant.
"Whatever. Be a good cultivator and rob these people before sending them on their way." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi paused, wondering if he had heard correctly, before nodding.
What a great idea. As expected of master, he is smart.
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