Chapter 25 Cultivation
After lunch, Master Feng and his wife returned to the backyard of the palace with their daughters to take a break. The remaining six brothers were left cleaning tableware. Afterwards, they went back to their rooms to rest. Dongfang Brave came to Zinuo's room with Zheng Zinuo.
"Brother, you should take a break at noon. I will come to teach you the rules of our Lingyin denomination in the afternoon.?" said Dongfang Brave.
"Brother Dongfang, do you have time now? I want to learn now. The sooner I learn it, the earlier I could become an official disciple to practice martial arts." Said Zheng Zinuo.
"Of course I have time, I was just afraid that you were tired at a young age." Dongfang Brave smiled and replied, "Since you are so determined, then let's start now."
"Yeah!" Zheng Zinuo nodded with delight.
The two sat down on the edge of the bed, Dongfang Brave started: "The ancestor of Lingyin set up 90 rules. Every disciple must remember."
"Rule 1: Always respect your master; rule 2: Love your fellows; rule 3: Do not make friends with the immortal denomination; rule 4: Obey the master's orders; rule 5: Care for the younger generation... rule 9: quit greedy desires. These nine articles are the general outline. There are ten sub-articles under each article. You should remember these nine articles first. Then it's easier to remember the rest. Can you remember the nine articles?"
"Rule 1: Always respect your master; rule 2: …rule 9: quit greedy desires. These nine articles are the general outline. There are ten sub articles under each of them Am I correct, big brother" Zheng Zinuo said in one goal without any pause.
"Wow, at such a little age, Zinuo has such a strong memory. That's good. That's really good. Then the next introductory course would be very easy for you." Dongfang praised. He still remembered when he entered the denomination at ten years old, it took him several days just remembering the 90 rules. Seeing Zheng Zinuo has such a good memory at the age of eight, he couldn't help admiring.
"Oh, by the way. Do you know how to read and write?" Dongfang asked.
"Well, a little bit. My mother often taught me read and write when I was at home." Zheng Zinuo nodded and said with indelible missing in his heart.
"Oh, just a little. Then every day after your lunch break, I will use this time teach you how to read and write, OK? " Dongfang brother took his duty seriously.
"Great, thank you big brother." Zheng Zinuo nodded, and eagerly asked, "Big brother, how should I start martial cultivation next?"
"Oh... don't be too anxious. You are still away from the real martial arts." Dongfang said with a smile, "From my feeling, was your spirit just awakened?"
"Yeah." Zheng Zinu nodded.
Dongfang stretched out his right hand, with the index finger and the middle finger crossed together. Then he opened his eyes all of a sudden. A red light shot from his eyes, covering Zheng Zinuo's body.
Zheng Zinuo only felt a sudden coldness and seemed he was stripped of his clothes. He was nearly naked in front of Dongfang. Just as he was to ask what was going on, the cold feeling disappeared instantly.
"Well, orange martial spirit with level three strength." Dongfang said first. Seeing the puzzle on Zheng Zinuo's face, he then explained, "This is just a small skill on martial arts. It was called spirit detect eye, which allows the opponent to check your martial spirit and level of strength. You will understand more in the future."
"Oh, yes, I have orange spirit with level three strength." Zheng Zinuo nodded. His heart finally got down from the air. Originally he thought that Master Fang made a mistake when checking his spirit talent.
"Well, your level of martial spirit is relatively low and your strength is also weak. Little brother, you will have to work hard in future. Otherwise it will be hard for you to upgrade." Dongfang frowned and said.
"I know, thank you big brother." For this man who was as kind as his brother, Zheng Zinuo really had a good impression of him.
"Good. Then why don't you first remember the general rules that I just taught you. I am going to get the remaining rules and regulations from the library. I will also get you an entry level textbook." Dongfang got up and left.
In a short while, Dongfang came in with two thick books and a thin booklet.
Zheng Zinuo got extremely excited when he saw the two thick books. He thought, "Are these the martial arts codes? They are indeed thick. But I have plenty of time. Plus I also have the help from my master, big brothers, mistress and sisters. It shouldn't be too hard for me."
"Little brother, this booklet is the complete rules of our denomination. Whenever you have time, you should read it. You can ask us if there's anything you don't understand." Then he picked up one of the two thick books, "Little brother, these two thick books are the martial arts morals passed down by Lingyin ancestors and the martial arts world left by the martial arts sages of the sun and the moon. You must learn these before you can formally practice martial arts."
"What?" Zheng Zinuo was shocked and looked at Dongfang, with unbelievable look.
"Oh... little brother, the first time we heard the master order us to read these books, they all had the same expression as yours." Dongfang smiled and said, "Lingyin emphasizes on spiritual cultivation. The so-called spiritual cultivation means that to practice martial skills, one needs to first practice his mind. To practice his mind, one needs to practice his morale. Without a good morale, one would be thinking about doing bad things all day long. This would be extremely harmful to the world. So this martial arts morality is a must for us all to learn."
Seeing Zheng Zinuo nod thoughtfully, he continued.
"The world of martial arts is a martial arts manual, which records many incidents in the martial arts world. After you read this book, you will understand how much time and efforts these classics would help to you save. So it's better for you to read these books with your heart. As long as you work hard, with your good memory, it will not be difficult to finish reading them in one year or half. After that, you will find it much easier to start your martial cultivation."
"Oh, I understand now." Zheng Zinu nodded. He knew that this honest big brother would not lie to him. Then he asked, "Big brother, is all my mission in future reading the books?"
"Of course not. In the morning, every morning, you had to get up and exercise your body with us. This was also the basic body training in martial cultivation. Only after you trained your body well, would it be easier for you to progress in martial cultivation. This had a similar effect with reading the two books. It must be done." Said Dongfang.
"Oh, are the exercises like running?" Zheng Zinuo asked.
"It's similar. But not that simple. You are just getting started, and you are young, with a weak strength. So in the first three months, every morning, after you get up and follow us practice the spirit detect eye trick, you will need bring a baby tree of sequoia. And then you should run from here to the foot of the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, you cut off one cedar tree and plant the sequoia tree in the area. In the end, you bring back the big tree truck that you cut off. That completes your task every day." Dongfang said.
"Spirit detect eye trick? I can practice the spirit detect eye trick so soon?" Zheng Zinuo did not care much about cutting trees, but he was attracted by the spirit detect eye trick. He asked, "How to practice spirit detect eye? Is it difficult?"
"Oh... It can be both difficult or easy. In fact, the key to the spirit detect eye trick is your mental strength. The stronger the mental strength, the more refined the trick is." Dongfang explained, "The spirit detect eye is divided into four realms: through-the-view, micro-invasion, mustard, and vastness. There are two major cultivation methods, namely, the internal refining and external method of viewing the purple gas in the morning with medicine. After you finish the two books, I will officially teach you the spirit detect eye trick. During this time, you can follow us practicing viewing the purple gas."
"Yeah!" Zheng Zinuo nodded.
After this, seeing there was nothing more to talk about, Dongfang returned to his room to practice. Zheng Zinuo was anxious to cultivate martial arts. He hurriedly started reading the two thick books in front of him. As for the rules of Lingyin, Zheng Zinuo didn't pay much attention to it.
"According to the way of heaven, 'damage' could not be compensated…" Zheng Zinuo picked up the pen and seriously reading the " martial arts morals" carefully. He made a small mark on the word he didn't know, planning to ask Dongfang later.
Although he did not understand the meaning of the long sentences in the book, he once heard his mother saying that one needed to read a book for a hundred times before he fully understood it. So he didn't really worry.
Time passed by fast while Zheng Zinuo was carefully reading the books. It was not until in the evening when Feng Ziyan came to ask him for dinner did he get him out of the books.
"Hey? Little brother is so hardworking. On the first with Lingyin, you are studying martial arts morals hard. Huh, huh…" Feng Ziyan was like a little princess, who had been pampered by her big brothers since little. Moreover, she was the daughter of Master Feng. Nobody dared to provoke her. So she was also a tyrant on the Xunfeng peak. So she didn't knock on Zheng Zinuo's door but pushed it open directly. Zheng Zinuo, who was reading books got shocked and lost his book on the ground.
Zheng Zinuo frowned when he was shocked by Feng Ziyan. But he didn't say much. He stood up, picking up the boos, and asked "What's up?"
"Well, it's time for dinner. My mom asked me to call you over." Feng Ziyan realized the unhappiness on Zheng Zinuo's face and became a little careful.
"Oh, it's time to eat? Is it so late now?" Zheng Zinuo looked outside and saw the sunset. Then he looked at the martial arts morals book on his hand. He only finished reading less than 20 pages in the afternoon. He was a bit disappointed.
"Well, the sunset is there. let's go." Feng Ziyan said, dragging Zheng Zinuo in his hands and said, "You can read the profound martial arts morals later. I started reading it when I was five years old. It took me a whole three years to finish it."
"Three...three years?" Zheng Zinuo was shocked by her words. He couldn't help but stopped walking, asked, "You started reading it at five years old and spent three years finishing the book. So you only started formal martial cultivation until you were eight years old?"
"Well, yes, I have been cultivating martial arts for more than a year." Feng Ziyan turned around and replied.
"Three years! I have to wait three years before I can start martial cultivation. Damn it…" Zheng Zinuo sighed and thought, "I would be eleven years old after three years. After starting marital cultivation, I don't know how many more years it will take before I can upgrade to a high level martial fighter. Can my parents wait for that long?"
"What's wrong with you, little brother? Why do you sigh at such a young age?" Seeing the worries on Zheng Zinuo's face, Feng Ziyan has some sympathy. After she learned about Zheng Zinuo's story from her mother, she swore to take good care of this only one little brother. So she came over to ask him for dinner.
"There's nothing wrong." Zheng Zinuo barely smiled and said "I just feel that three years is too long. I still have to revenge for my parents. I am afraid they can't wait for that long. It's all right. Let's go sister. Let's go to have dinner."
"Yeah!" Feng Ziyan nodded, but there seemed to be something more in her heart.
There wasn't much difference between dinner and lunch. Only that this time Zheng Zinuo didn't sit like at noon. He took the initiative to get himself and mistress two bowls of rice in the neighboring kitchen to thank her for taking care of him at lunch.
After dinner, Zheng Zinuo said goodbye to his master, mistress, big brothers and the cute sister. He returned back to his room, putting on the light and continued reading the books.
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