,, You are all 3 Cycles old and are able to write , read and talk . Gratulation in being an Adult ! But you all are still not ready for the outside world . Since Monsters and Demons are Outside of our Village you all have to train in the Martial Arts so you can defend yourself and maybe become a Legend !“ Elder Wu spoke with an neutral Voice , only the last Sentence was spoke with an caring voice .
Is this some kind of Ritual where we are now Adults ? Not like i object , since my Body is almost as big as an 9 year old kid . Although my Age is only 4 cycle old .
Two persons carried a Stone in front of Elder Wu and he spoke : ,, Move Forward and touch the Stone one by one !“
Soon all the Kids crowded in front of the Stone and as soon as a kid touched the Stone some words were written on it and it lighted up in different Colours .
Soon it was my Turn , i step forward and touched the Stone . It felt like a normal Stone , except that it lighted up in red and i saw a Name .
,, Houtian “
After i touched the Stone i already guessed that this was a test , and the Name should be my Name . It was quite odd that i was named by a Stone and not by my Parents .
After everyone touched the Stone , Elder Wu told us that the Name on the Stone from now on would be the Name of each Person and that would never Change .
The Stone Colour would be our Element in which we would Train the Martial Arts .
Red was Fire , also known as Yang mostlikely for Mans .
Blue was Ice/water , the Body was suitable for Ying , mostlikely for Womens .
Earth/Wood was brown , the Body have Ying and Yang but more Yang .
Air/Thunder was white , the Body would have more Ying than Yang .
Then Elder wu just keep talking how Dangerous the World is and that we have to train hard to live under the Sky , how vast the World is and that we should care about ourselves .
Our Surname was Chen because we were a settlement of the Chen Family .
Each Settlement had a Hunter which was a Close Friend or Relative to an Elder who was the Supervisor of many Settlements . There could be Strong Elder or weak Elder , the Liu Family had more than 20 Elders in the Vast Mountain Clan which hold 9 Familys and some smaller Familys with only one or two Elders .
It was around Noon when he stopped and told us that he will begin the Training for Martial Arts . It was 99-Set Position where every Position would flow into another and so make a dance if the person was a Master .
Elder Wu keep making description , however none of us have seen the 99 Position so nobody knew what we should do . I imagined something like Yoga from my old World . As Elder wu lead the Group of kids , including me to a place where exactly 99 Stone Statue stands (every Statue holds a different Fighting Position ) . It was an Amazing Sight , every Statue was part of a Huge Circle . As Elder Wu lead us to the Centre of the Statue-Cycle Everyone hold his breath since it was as if an Majestic Aura was around us .
Elder Wu laughed :
,, Brats , dont be so Astonished ! The World holds vast Knowdledge and Places like this will be as common as Stones ! So Stop Gazing and Start Practice ! It Doesnt Matter where you Start , this Cycle was made for the Foundation so whereever you start , you wont make any Mistakes . Just be Patient and Endure it ! There are 5 Basic Foundation . The Skin , the Flesh , the Bones , the inner Parts and at last the Blood . Only then you can Practise Martial Arts so set a Good Foundation !“
He left after he make sure that every Child knew what to do , if it reached the Blood Foundation it should immediately inform their Parents or him .
I was suprised since in the Light Novels which i read Cultivating would be one of the unfairest Thing in the World . Rich kids with amazing backgrounds would have an huge Advantage , since they could buy pills , or special Cultivating Methods . And I could see that every single Child in this Village was with him . In a Village there would always be one richer than the other so its means that in Martial Arts everyone is equal ? Maybe later it would be more important to be rich .
The Kids slowly formed groups and practiced the 99 Postion . The Place in which the 99 Statue stand were Huge so everyone seperated in their own ground . I was alone , maybe my socialazing skills need to be upgraded . But i worked hard in my last Life and i still couldnt get along . So what to do ? Just do these Stances .
Slow , realy slow i moved with these Stances , while breathing in through my Nose , imagin that the World Qi moved in my Body . Then Breath out through my Mouth , imagin that the Impurities would get out . I noticed that even though i think i would be only one breathing like this other kids started to breath like me too . No idear if they imagined it too , the Stances should play a big role . Since i startet it forcefully i wanted to test if i could stop it . The Amazing Thing was i casually fell in this Breathing Rhytmen when i started doing the Stances .
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It was getting dark when my Mother came to get me . I could see how the other Parents respectfully nodded or greeted my Mom . My Family or at least my Dad should be somebody important to the Settlement . Since they only greeted and didnt talked to her .
I didnt give great Importance to it , since my Stomach needed Food i asked my Mother :
,, When do i get Food ?“
She smiled at me and answered :
,, Since Today is a great Day for you we will wait for your Father and your 4 Brothers !“
I have 4 Brothers ??? I only met one . This World is getting weirder and weirder . The First 3 Cycles i only slept , ate and learned how to write and read . Now i met the Path of Martial Arts and got my Name through a Stone ?
As we arrived i was pretty impatient and wanted to eat immediately , because i was a little kid i still drank the Mother Milk even if im already as big as an 9-year old Kid . This Time my Mother didnt give me the Milk , she prepared the food and told me that now as an adult im allowed to eat Meat and should wait for the Meat to be ready .
At First i thought i could eat Meat earlier , however my Mother didnt give me the Meat . Milk EVERYDAY , Milk to Breakfast , Milk to Lunch , Milk to Dinner and Milk for Snacks . Nothing against Milk , in my previous Life i was one of the rarest Asian who didnt have a Problem with Milk . However i cant tast ANYTHING . Milk and Water tasted the same . Like Nothing . I couldnt even smell the delicious Things , the bad things like my brown Shit or Pee i can smell it from more than 1 Mile .
And now i should be happy to be allowed to eat Meat ? What does it matters ? As long as i dont taste Anything i cant eat . Food , Women and Competitions are the 3 Holy Things for a Man . So one is taken , the other i cant do since my little friend dont awaken from his slumber and the Fighting ? Alone against a Group isnt Fun either .
Im sad . Nothing to eat , nothing to do , only living ? The only interesting Thing in my Life is the thing that i can Discover : The Power called Martial Arts !
As i was thinking what to do I smell an Amazing Smell . The Smell of Meat ! I looked at my Mother when she brought over a Huge Junk of Meat with edidable Grasses and Salads .
,, You can Try it , however dont Eat too much ok ?“ i heard my Mother almost laughing as she looked at my drooling Face . ,, I hear your Dad and your Brothers so sit here and wait for the celebrating !“ She turned around and walked out of the room .
Should i Eat it ? Should I ? I looked at the Huge Junk of Meat . I could feel that my Mouth was drooling like crazy . Maybe a little bit ? I teared a little bit meat of . It was soft , and i was as big as an 9-year old kid so it was easy . My Hands got dirty from the Oil , but i didnt care . I could smell the Meat and that was everything to make me almost cry from Happiness .
Why ? Because Eating was my only Joy in my Past Life , forget Competition since i couldnt even Talk to Women without getting Red Ears and being Emberassed .
I bite in the Junk of Meat and chewed it slowly , the Meat Juice and Oil dripped from the Corner of my Mouth . It was Delicious !
Theres Nothing to desribe it , if you give ordinary Water to a Man who was Thirsty . He would find it Delicious . And now give a High-Quality Tasting Meat to a Man who almost died from Hunger . I think you can imagine his Happiness . But My Happiness was much more !
Chew Chew Gulp , Chew Chew , Gulp Gulp
In Front of me was a Huge Junk of Meat , so why should i Hold Back ? My Tears kept flowing so Everything was Blurry in my Sight , the Taste of Meat however was in my Mouth and i chewed and eated like there was no Tomorrow .
A surprised Gap Let me Turn over and what i saw was Six Blurry Images from Persons . I used my Oily Hands and cleaned them with my Pants . Afterwards i rubbed the Water from my Eyes and what i saw was my Beautiful Mother , with my Dad and my Elder Brother .
However with them were 3 other Persons . All of them were Male . I looked at them Dumbfounded and Somehow they and my already known Person like my Mother etc. were looking at me Dumbfounded too .