Father Li, shrewd as he was, understood the significance of the elixir, and even if it were useless, one couldn’t simply let soone teach one’s son martial skills without paynt—especially since thirty taels of silver a month was not a substantial expense.
Thus, he promptly had soone fetch the silver and purchased ten pills in one go, spending two hundred taels of silver.
The Taoist who passed on skills chuckled as he received the silver, nodded, left the elixir behind, and turned to leave. Old Master Li hurried to see him out.
The next day, the Taoist ca early and began by asking Young Master Li Ming’s personal maid if he had been practicing martial arts excessively. He breathed a sigh of relief on hearing that it was only after studying and writing, then with a cheerful deanor, summoned Li Ming and personally instructed him for a quarter of an hour in stance training. Following that, he guided him in practicing breathing techniques for an hour, had lunch, and then left with a smile.
From then on, the Taoist visited the Li family every day to track Young Master Li Ming’s cultivation progress, and this went on for three years.
What gratified him was that over three years, Li Ming, despite his intelligence and the wealth of knowledge he had acquired, had not aid too high but instead steadfastly followed the martial arts training regi he had specifically tailored for him.
After three years, the eleven-year-old Young Master Li Ming had grown to a height of one ter and fifty centiters, and his body was well-proportioned, his complexion rosy, and his figure agile. At a glance, he looked brimming with vitality and youthful energy.
Feeling greatly satisfied, the Taoist made a special trip on Li Ming’s eleventh birthday to bring him longevity gifts and congratulations. The following day he returned to begin teaching Li Ming martial skills beyond stance training and breathing techniques for the first ti.
"The ’Original Energy Stance’ you’ve been practicing is very good now, but what I’ve taught you so far is actually just the basic part of the ’Original Energy Stance’. As a superior stance training technique, the ’Original Energy Stance’ has much more content. Today you’re ready to learn the next stage."
The Taoist’s face was filled with smiles, and he proceeded to carefully instruct Li Ming on the new stance technique content, teaching for a whole hour before stopping.
"Your body is now much stronger than when you first started learning. In the future, you can increase your stance training ti to half an hour every day, and there’s another new set of internal skills to teach you."
After Li Ming finished practicing, the Taoist began teaching him the second stage of breathing techniques: "The breathing thod you’ve learned is actually part of this skill, which is fully nad ’Nurturing the Embryo Technique’."
"’Nurturing the Embryo Technique’ is different from other skills; it is a skill that places the utmost importance on foundational internal energy cultivation. You started cultivating at eight years old, and over these three years, not only has your inborn original energy not dissipated but it has also beco condensed. It’s the perfect ti to cultivate the ’Nurturing the Embryo Technique’."
"When the ’Nurturing the Embryo Technique’ is fully mastered, one can retain the inborn original energy permanently within the body, achieving the innate original yang. With this innate original yang, even as you grow old and weak, your physical functions will remain at the optimal state for cultivation—a truly top-notch skill."
"You might not fully understand its significance now, but as you grow older, you will recognize its value. What you need to do now is cultivate ticulously and seriously."
The Taoist had a serious expression, and Li Ming nodded in agreent. Seeing his deanor, the Taoist relaxed and began to earnestly pass on the content of the ’Nurturing the Embryo Technique’.
Unlike the last ti, this ti the Taoist spent the entire day at Li Ming’s ho. He even watched over Li Ming as he practiced the breathing thods until he fell asleep. Only after ensuring everything was fine did he nod and leave.
"Young Master has entered a new stage, so now he’ll need one pill every ten days instead of monthly. Furthermore, half the cost of the elixir will be borne by our Qingsong Sect," said the Taoist after Li Ming was asleep, specifically seeking out Old Master Li. Hearing this news, Old Master Li breathed a sigh of relief and sent the Taoist off with gratitude, walking a long way to see him out before returning.
Since then, Young Master Li Ming’s diet was never short of fish, at, eggs, dairy, vegetables, or fruits, and the frequency of his elixir intake shifted from once a month to once every ten days.
The ample supply of energy ant Li Ming did not neglect his martial training even for a day, as the second stage of the ’Original Energy Stance’ exhausted him considerably, even with just half an hour of practice.
Fortunately, the ’Nurturing the Embryo Technique’ helped recover and enhance his condition, and he could even practice it while reading and writing.
Thus, ti passed by, and in the blink of an eye, another four years had gone.
In this year, Li Ming was fifteen years old. His height had not reached very tall, only ten ters seventy-five, but his vitality was increasingly vigorous, and his internal breath was abundant. A glance from him radiated an aura of spirit and energy.
The day after Young Master Li Ming’s fifteenth birthday, the transmission Daoist ca over with a big smile, bringing a senior brother with him. The senior brother personally tested Li Ming’s martial skills, and then left with a smile.
The following day, the transmission Daoist ca to the Li Family with a beam on his face.
"Li Ming’s talent is more and more recognized by the Qingsong Sect, and going forward, we will invest even more effort in nurturing and instructing Li Ming. Starting from today, Li Ming will consu a Yuan-nourishing Pill every five days. The sect can undertake seventy percent of the cost."
"Moreover, starting today, I will transmit to you the complete version of ’Original Energy Stance’. In addition, there is a set of ’Green Pine Wishful Skill’ that will be imparted to you as a foundational skill for your future foundation building."
The transmission Daoist looked at his disciple with a contented grin, "The complete version of the Original Energy Stance, once mastered to a high degree, not only makes one’s vitality surge and strengthens muscles and bones, but it also greatly purifies your internal breath. Your inner energy will beco purer, and it will also make it easier for you to take up and excel in any Qinggong to profound levels."
"You are nearly mastering the ’Embryo-Nourishing Skill’ to a high degree. Persist for another three years, and you will surely reach mastery. By then, your original energy will solidify and completely transform into a pure Yang energy, and you won’t need to practice this skill day and night anymore. It will be ti to switch to another skill!"
"’Green Pine Wishful Skill’ is a dual cultivation technique for both internal and external training. Externally, it focuses on the essence of Green Pine, fortifying the body’s toughness like a flexible pine, while internally, it emphasizes an unbroken flow of intent, enhancing the inner energy cultivated to be evergreen like the pine, with a powerful resurgence."
"You can practice both ’Embryo-Nourishing Skill’ and ’Green Pine Wishful Skill’ together. After you finish your daily practice of the ’Embryo-Nourishing Skill’, then work on the ’Green Pine Wishful Skill’. By doing this until the day ’Embryo-Nourishing Skill’ is mastered and pure Yang energy is condensed, you’ll be able to seamlessly rge the cultivation from the ’Green Pine Wishful Skill’ with your body, integrating deeply into your bones and blood. Even if your vital energy is depleted, you won’t have to worry about loss of pure Yang energy."
The transmission Daoist planned the cultivation path for his gifted ho-grown disciple with a gleeful smile. What pleased him most was that his disciple was very obedient, and he couldn’t help but laugh heartily every ti he thought of it.
Old Master Li was equally delighted; he had never expected that the words his son uttered in childhood would culminate in such great achievents today, nor that he would garner such attention from the Qingsong Sect. How could this not be a pleasant surprise?
Thus, Old Master Li’s respect for the transmission Daoist grew even more, greatly improving his mood.
After that day, the transmission Daoist, still not entirely at ease, insisted on supervising Li Ming’s training every day. He did this for half a year until he felt satisfied. Then, instead of watching over him from start to finish every day, he visited daily to set the pace for his disciple and then returned.
As the year went by, at the age of sixteen, Li Ming, according to the law, was finally eligible to continue taking imperial exams.
Fortunately, there were exams that year. He went to the city to participate, and after a series of exams, he erged victorious, achieving the rank of Jieyuan, becoming a sixteen-year-old Gongsheng Old Master!
As soon as the news broke, the na of the prodigy Li Ming was widely spread again, further elevating the Li Family’s living standards by several notches. Moreover, many families began to co forward with marriage proposals, but there was no need for Old Master Li to turn them down, as they were directly refused by the stern-faced people from the Qingsong Sect.
Li Ming was at a critical ti in his training. To take a wife and have children, which would deplete his vital essence, would be absurd.
With Li Ming’s achievent of Gongsheng, the Qingsong Sect, which had taken him as a disciple in his childhood, also gained attention, spreading its reputation.
What made the transmission Daoist happy was that Li Ming did not beco arrogant or complacent due to his scholarly success. Instead, he continued to live a steadfast and calm life.
Li Ming practiced diligently every day. Coupled with his excellent talent, in just two years’ ti, by the age of eighteen, he had successfully mastered the ’Embryo-Nourishing Skill’ and integrated it with the proficient ’Green Pine Wishful Skill’. At the sa ti, his stance training in ’Original Energy Stance’ also reached complete mastery!
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