Chapter 816 - 33: Training

Chapter 816: Chapter 33: Training

"You’re just scratching the surface; feeling the fluctuations of Spiritual Ability is only the first step in control. The real method of releasing Spiritual Ability is to practice it after mastering the fluctuations. As for integrating it with moves, that’s for later. Your foundation is too weak right now, you must train, and train hard," Wang Zhigao shouted, "What are you looking at? I’m not talking about you. You haven’t even grasped the basics yet, and you have the nerve to look. Hurry up, time waits for no one!"

Wang Zhigao suddenly looked at Cai Qingfeng, whose face showed pride, and said in a deep voice, "Cai Qingfeng, what are you doing!"

Cai Qingfeng immediately showed off, "Elder Wang, I am practicing the peak surge of Spiritual Ability, charging like the water released from a dam can rush forward vigorously, unleashing power."

Bang~~

Cai Qingfeng was hit on the forehead with a wooden sword, immediately swelling up, "Elder, why did you hit me? This is a clever trick we secretly learned from an Earth-level Sect in the Cai Family."

"Bah, you want to fly before you can walk. Come, come, let me see your power."

Cai Qingfeng, holding his head, was also full of dissatisfaction. He initially wanted to show off in front of Fang Qingning. How could it end like this? Besides, he believed his move was very powerful, so where was the mistake?

Both sides charged, Cai Qingfeng accumulated Spiritual Ability, carefully feeling when the Spiritual Ability needed suppression and when it was about to overflow before blasting it out. However, by that time, Elder Wang’s wooden sword had already poked him dozens of times all over his body without using any Spiritual Ability.

"Charge, charge, I let you charge. By the time you’re done, you would have been reincarnated!"

The bamboo sword whacked Cai Qingfeng into submission.

"All of you, keep your feet on the ground and solidify your foundation. If I see anyone messing around with flashy techniques again, I’ll let them experience comfort properly!" Wang Zhigao roared.

Amidst the roar, there was also a bit of anxiety. Originally, he thought with his talent and the shared heritage of the Martial Heart Sect and Ten Thousand Swords Sect, he could bring everyone back on the right track with a little guidance. Plus, with the talents of the Fang siblings, they could impress Divine Land and raise their spirits.

Regrettably, he seemed to have fallen into a pit, a bunch of rotten wood; he had imagined things too ideally.

Such thoughts flashed but Wang Zhigao was never one to admit defeat; otherwise, he wouldn’t have left the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

So, he could only be stricter; fortunately, Fang Qingning was quite good, talented, optimistic, able to earnestly execute his training plan without slacking, setting a good example. As for those with weak wills, they should be eliminated as needed. A Sect never wins by numbers.

The other disciples, seeing this, hurriedly picked up the large needles, entering a meditative state to feel the transmission of Spiritual Ability within them. The process was both tedious and torturous, and they always felt this was not serious training.

Although Cai Qingfeng was beaten with welts, seeing Fang Qingning training earnestly, he immediately grinned and started training again happily.

Fang Chi’s eyes also turned sly, as he too had been secretly practicing this. Seeing Cai Qingfeng’s situation made him understand that unless the control of Spiritual Ability reached a certain level, there would be no room to use these techniques in actual combat. Elder Wang had not denied the method, but had denied their current ambition of reaching too far ahead.

Ordinary disciples indeed found it very torturous, equivalent to abandoning previous methods of using Spiritual Ability. Previously, it was straightforward to release and apply power with moves, which was quite strong. Now, the complexity had increased dramatically, and it was just the variation of Spiritual Ability itself. Once the power release method changed, it would lead to incompatibility with previously trained moves; the problem wasn’t with Xue Yong individually. During the disciples’ sparring phase, it didn’t resemble a Sect’s disciples sparring, but more like a circus act, frequently resulting in wrong moves, even stumbling over themselves from misused power.

However, Wang Zhigao did not care about these; this process had to be endured by gritting one’s teeth, unavoidable for anyone who had taken the wrong path for a long time.

Wang Zhigao strictly patrolled the entire scene, not allowing anyone to get by with carelessness.

Under the bamboo forest, Gan Jiu, busy cooking, clicked his tongue, "Elder is really earnest, but his temper is too bad."

Li Xin chuckled, "What’s up, has the Inner Sect disciples’ heart grown indifferent?"

"I guess I’m just not cut out for it. I secretly tried to grab that large needle, it’s too exhausting, can’t do it, can’t do it." Gan Jiu’s chubby face showed little disappointment, then whispered, "I’ll tell you secretly, Idiot Zhu is quite fierce."

"Oh?"

"I secretly saw him practicing sneakily, waving two large needles like gangbusters. Master Xin, this guy seems silly, but he’s quite sly."

Li Xin chuckled without responding to Gan Jiu, laid down a mat in the bamboo forest, feeling cool and comfortable. Since coming to Divine Land, his distracting thoughts had halved significantly, living a worry-free life was truly enjoyable.

Seeing Li Xin’s carefree demeanor, Gan Jiu felt helpless, his eyes rolling around, thinking of playing a trick on Idiot Zhu, but afraid it might backfire.

Li Xin really fell asleep, though it couldn’t exactly be called sleep, more like a very comfortable meditative state, a unity of body and mind, as if merging with the entire bamboo forest. Ever since arriving at Divine Land, he had continuously felt inexplicably comfortable.

Gan Jiu was beside him, able to hear Li Xin’s steady breathing. His expression kept changing but in the end, he dared not make a move.

At night, Martial Heart Sect became extraordinarily quiet, the entire Sect entering a retreat phase, with all disciples focusing solely on training. Wang Zhigao’s daily training regimen squeezed out every disciple’s potential to the point of exhaustion; at the lowest, they had to be completely spent. At extreme fatigue, one could perhaps achieve a unity of body and mind.

Disciples like Fang Qingning were better, depleting energy quickly and recovering quickly. However, each time they were exhausted, the swift recovery process made it easier for them to enter the "Flow" state, the best state for cultivation and reflection.

In Fang Qingning’s hand was a small glowing stone, the faint light from it slowly entering her body.

Among the numerous Martial Heart Sect disciples, a portion was the same, with Cai Qingfeng holding a whole bigger stone, emitting more light.

Besides Cai Qingfeng, Fang Chi was also holding a stone about the same size as Cai Qingfeng’s, absorbing it vigorously, unable to save any bit, needing to ask his future brother-in-law if he ran out.

These mystical Spirit Stones contained more concentrated Spiritual Energy, a highly effective and precious cultivation material for Cultivators. Using them during cultivation could enhance the absorption rate of Spiritual Energy. In times of physical deficiency or exceptionally good state, Spirit Stones could provide the replenishment or fortification of Spiritual Ability, or an enhanced sense of insightful understanding, extending the insight duration. In Divine Land, it was the most common auxiliary cultivation tool.

The market price ranges from tens to thousands of gold, without a set market; cultivators would not trade them reversely unless absolutely necessary. Spirit Stones won’t immediately help a cultivator see results, but over time, they could cause a fundamental change, so a Sect’s cultivation resources are crucial. Spirit Stones are allocated not only based on the Sect’s level but also purchased from the Jiuxiao Building’s auction house. In Divine Land, Spirit Stones are hard currency; some Secret Item or privilege transactions are also based on Spirit Stones.