Yuzhi ate the pill, and soon everyone's attention was on the light his body shone with. It was a beautiful white light, and despite having already seen it 2 times before today.

"Young man, please come closer". The village chief, who was behind Lu Bei, said.

Yuzhi did as asked, and went towards the village chief, still not fully over the shock of knowing he had a Spiritual Vein.

"From today on, you shall be a cultivator of our Stony Leaves Village. Be proud, your future shall be special."

"Thank you village chief". Yuzhi was surprised at how warm and kind this village chief was. After all, he had never come in contact with him, and he always thought cultivators would be arrogant

"Haha, don't worry about it young man, for now, join the other young cultivators that have awakened". The village chief pointed towards a house, which was the village Law enforcement base of operations. "You will be able to talk with your family later".

Just as told, Yuzhi left for the building. No one blocking his path. And before entering the building, he could catch a glimpse of his parent's faces. They were happy, proud, but also strangely... worried.

Yuzhi shook his head, knowing he must have just seen it wrong before opening the door.

Inside, he found several people. 2 adults and 2 children just like him.

He recognized one of the adults, a middle-aged woman who was known as Captain Yao, having a Red Qi Channeling cultivation base.

The other adult was an elderly man he couldn't put a name to but did recognize from having seen him a few times.

'Those 2 must be the ones that awakened before me.' Yuzhi speculated. He recognized one of the children.

It was the son of commander Lu Bei, but he didn't know what his name was.

The entire room was silent, so as to not create an awkward situation. So he just sat down on a bank at the side of a wall.

He waited for a while, only 1 more child entering the room before the Village Chief entered.

"You are the cultivators of your generation within Stony Leaves Village. Be proud, because you are like dragons and phoenixes among your generation. And for the next 2 months, the village will train you so that all of you can realize your full potential". The village chief took the lead, installing this feeling of pride and strength within everyone.

The village chief then left, going outside to the square to deliver some words to everyone there. But Yuzhi and the rest remained, looking at the elderly man from before that Yuzhi couldn't recognize.

"I am Liang Xin, and I will be the one who will teach you for the next 2 months. Captain Yao will occasionally also come, and assist me in training you younglings. You will be taught every day except Sunday for 6 hours at the training ground, which is at the West Gate, from 9 till 3". The elderly man had his entire face covered by white hair, his beard almost reaching his waist, and his back crooked and the cane he used to walk looked very simple. But despite all this, the aura he had when he spoke was grand, making Yuzhi wonder even more who he was. Because the name Xiang Xin didn't ring any bells. And he and this elderly man having the same name didn't mean much, since Xiang was a very common surname in this village.

After saying this, both Lian Xin and Captian Yao left. Leaving all of them alone, not sure if they could leave or introduce themself first.

The first one that made a move was the son of commander Lu Bei. Who seemed to have quite an arrogant character.

The next one that did something was Yuzhi.

'I may be in the body of a kid, but I have the soul of an old man. Why am I so nervous?'

"Hello everyone, I am Xiang Yuzhi, I hope we can all become friends in the future". Yuzhi had a kind smile on his face, which was beautiful enough to seemingly be the sun.

"H-h-h-ello, I-I-I'm Li-Liang L-Lei." The boy who had last entered introduced himself after Yuzhi took the lead. He was clearly someone nervous and shy.

"I'm Lu Yin, I hope we can get along in the future". The girl who acted quite cold then left the building.

Yuzhi and Liang Lei exchanged a glance, and Yuzhi lifted his shoulders smiling before also leaving the building, Liang Lei following him.

And soon, Yuzhi found his parents and brother.

"Mom, Dad, big bro, I actually awakened". Yuzhi excitedly ran towards them, jumping into an embrace.

"What did I tell you, little brother, I'm sure you will become someone great in the future." His big brother stroked his head, not an ounce of jealousy in his eyes.

"Son, I can't be prouder of you." There were tears in his father's eyes.

"Me too". His mother joined in, also having watery.

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They all enjoyed a big hug before joyfully walking towards their house.

The Next Day

Since it was Friday today, Yuzhi had his first lesson.

So he quickly woke up, ate breakfast, and then when it was 8:40, he started walking towards the West Gate, where he found the training ground.

From the outside, it just seemed like a big house, but when entering, one not only realized it was bigger than it seemed, but also that it wasn't a house, but more like a small school.

Yuzhi was the second to arrive, Liang Lei being first, and after waiting a bit more, both Lu Yin and the son of commander Lu Bei arrived.

And lastly, Xiang Xin arrived. Still looking like a weak old man.

Everyone took a seat in the class, sitting on their knees, a small desk in front of everyone.

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"The path of a cultivator is very vast and mysterious. The realms are countless and all of you will only be able to see a small part of this beautiful world". Xiang Xin didn't hold back his words, not afraid of crushing anyone's dream.

"The path starts with entering the first Qi Channeling Realm, the White Qi Channeling Realm, after that, it goes on to Purple, Indigo, Azura, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, and Black". He explained and everyone took notes, writing with ink on rough paper.

"The White and Purple Qi Channeling Realms are considered the very beginning of the Qi Channeling Realm, which all of you will hopefully soon achieve."

"But after that, it becomes harder, since you have reached the Middle Level of the Qi Channeling Realms. Some of you may get stuck on these stages for the rest of your life, which will be the Indigo, Azura, Green, and Yellow Qi Channeling Realm."

"If you can surpass the Yellow Qi Channeling Realm, you will become a seasoned cultivator, being an expert among Qi Channeling Cultivators. The stage you will then be at is also called the Advance Level of the Qi Channeling Realms."

"Lastly, if you enter the Black Qi Channeling Realm, you will be a master in the Qi Channeling Realm. This stage is also revered to as the Peak Level Qi Channeling Realm. The chance you will reach this realm is very small, but some of you may have the talent that is needed." Xiang Xin looked at both Lu Yin and the son of commander Lu Bei.

Yuzhi could understand why he looked at the son of Commander Lu Bei, but it seemed that this Lu Yin mustn't be very ordinary to receive his gaze.

"When breaking through the Black Qi Channeling realm, you will enter the Foundation Strengthening Realm. Which consists of 4 realms. Beginning, Middle, Late, and Peak. These realms may also be called Internal, External, Mind, and Regeneration".

Yuzhi then stretched his arm, signaling he had a question. And he asked after getting a nod from Xiang Xin.

"What comes after the Foundation Strengthening Realm"? Despite knowing he would probably never reach this realm, his curiosity won the best of him.

"Although you will never reach this realm, there is nothing bad with knowing it". Xiang Xin didn't hold back his ruthlessness despite Yuzhi being a 12-year-old kid. "After the Foundation Strenghtening Realm comes the Soul Reformation Realm, any more questions?"

"No one, good, now I will explain what exactly the Qi Channeling Realm entails. But first, does anyone know what a Spiritual Vein is?"

Yuzhi couldn't answer, since information regarding cultivators wasn't given to mortals, making him only know basic stuff.

"Lu Wei." Xiang Xin pointed to the only one who put his hand in the air, also giving Yuzhi the answer to the question of what was the name of Commander Lu Bei's son.

"A Spiritual Vein is the connection between our body and our soul. It is the way cultivators gather Qi."

"Exactly, one can think of a Spiritual Vein like a bridge, bringing Qi from one side to the other. In the White Qi Channeling Realm, your Spiritual Vein will be like a wooden and broken bridge. But every time you breakthrough, your bridge will become stronger and bigger, making the amount of Qi you lose when transporting smaller, but also making it so you can transport more Qi at once."

Xiang Xin then continued going more into detail for every small realm of Qi Channeling. Everyone took notes when they thought it was something important. Only after 2 hours did Xiang Xin finally stop talking.

"You will have a short break before we will begin with cultivating." Xiang Xin then left.

"Liang Lei, are you also curious and excited about cultivating". Yuzhi wanted to be on friendly terms with everyone. And the easiest to become friends with was Liang Lei, so he also started with him.

"O-o-of course, I-I-I w-wa-want t-t-to make m-my p-parents -pro-proud."

"Are your parents also cultivators".

"M-my d-dad is, b-b-but my m-m-mother i-isn't".

"Wow, then he must be proud that you awakened".

"Y-yes".

The conversation smoothly continued, and Yuzhi realized Lu Wei and Lu Yin were also talking with each other, probably already having a prior relation to this.

And then around 15 minutes later, Xiang Xin returned.

"Everyone, follow me outside." The garden was quite beautiful, with a lot of flowers and a tree decorating it.

And in the middle of it, there were 4 cushions on which we all took seats.

"Today, you will be learning the cultivation technique, Lush Stone Leaves Tempering Technique. For it, you will have to take this position." Xiang Xin suddenly let his cane fall and went into a lotus position, but his arms were high in the air, creating half a circle, his hands coming together above his head.

He then started breathing in a strange rhythmic way.

He opened his eyes, his gaze going through his hair sending shivers to everyone. "The goal of the Lush Stone Leaves Tempering Technique is inside its name, it's to temper your spiritual vein till you reach can breakthrough to the next realm."

"Yes, Lu Yin."

"Shouldn't we first break through the White Qi Channeling Realm by placing our Spiritual Vein between our soul and body?"

"Ah, it seems this old man is getting forgetful, yes, you are right. Before anything, you all should be in the White Qi Channeling Realm".

"To enter the White Qi Channeling Realm can be either quite easy or very complex. Every, take a seat and close your eyes. I then want you to search deep inside yourself. Go beyond things like emotions and thoughts, just keep searching inside yourself till you find a white glowing string. Then I want you to take hold of this string and then leave this trance you put yourself in. If you are lucky, the string will be with you and you will have entered the Qi Channeling Realm".

After closely listening to Xiang Xin's words, everyone did as he said and started trying to enter the White Qi Channeling Realm.