The Birth of the Demon Sword

Techniques

Chapter 7 - 07. Techniques

The day after he received William as his Master, Noah went early in the morning to the guardhouse as per William's instructions.

The previous morning she explained the situation to her mother and, seeing the new bruises on her body, she could not help feeling gloomy.

He entered the building and headed straight to the first floor, apparently the men guarding the stairs were informed of his arrival and let him pass without any problems.

Before he set foot on the last rung of the stairs, he heard William's voice at the end of the corridor.

"You're early"

Watching the yawning figure that was now his master wearing a white sports suit, he felt a little trepidation.

He put on a serious expression and bowed slightly with his left fist on his right hand.

"Murids are eager to learn, Master"

William did not even look at her and gestured to follow her. Together they entered a spacious room with weapons on the wall and several wooden puppets around it.

Pressing the yawn again, William pointed to the floor:

"Sit down, I'm not very good in the morning so I want to explain everything just once, then you can ask me"

Noah sat down cross-legged on the floor. The longing was clearly visible in his eyes.

William sorted through his thoughts for a while and then began to explain with a serious face:

"First, I'd like to make sure that you understand the reason why the captain chose to let you enter the guard. We cannot let people cheat men because of the techniques they got right, especially the kids with your position. Considering the pros and cons of this situation, we decided that it is better to use your greed for our needs than to punish you. So, remember to thank the Captain for allowing you to keep your hands, when you see him."

A drop of cold sweat ran down Noah's back, he finally realized how careless he was.

'That child's facade can't fight a strong man, it might be more appropriate to say that they don't care that I'm a child'

"Secondly, we will not give you any gifts, a guard must collect the reward to get the reward and you will be no different, but because you are now my disciple, he said, I'll give you something to start with. Think of it as a loan you're going to do." pay through serving in the guard. Do you understand me? You have to spill blood for your family to get what you want "

William looked into Noah's eyes with probing intent. The situation is no secret, so it makes sense to question his desire to protect the Balvan family.

'I know what he wants to say. He was afraid that since I was a bastard, I might have accumulated hatred towards Balvan, and used the guards as a means to strengthen myself just for revenge. He's not wrong but he really missed my excuse.'

Looking conflicted and in thought, Noah lower his head only to rise it with an even more determined face.

"Disciple understanding!"

William stared at him, trying to decipher his face.

’If he is lying, he sure is good at it.’

Then he gave up on understanding the kid in front of him and resumed his explanation:

Needless to say, Noah’s attention skyrocketed.

"You read the Yin-Yang system so I can skip the part about the "Breath" and elements. Human cultivation can be divided into 3 centers of power: dantian, body, and sea of consciousness that are deeply connected to each other."

"The dantian is in your lower abdomen and it’s usually formed by the age of 15. It is the place where cultivators accumulate the "Breath" and, once accumulated, it will be nourish the body and the mind as a result."

"The body is the shell of a cultivator, it can be nourished by flooding it with "Breath" and the stronger it is, the more stable your dantian and mind will be. You have already started nurturing it with the Ice-Fire revolving technique."

"The sea of consciousness is at the center of your brain and it’s the place where your mental energy is generated and accumulated. Enlarging your sea of consciousness will not only give you more space to store mental energy in and raise its production, but it will also sharpen your senses and fasten your thoughts. It is said that at some level you can even start predicting imminent dangers."

"Now, you can start with your first round of questions."

Noah closed his eyes and repeated what his master said in his mind in order to memorize it. After scanning through the pieces of information a couple of times he found two things he was elemental of.

"Master, I have two questions: haven’ you said that the Ice-Fire revolving technique is just an imitation of a cultivation technique? If the dantian is formed at the age of fifteen, does this mean that I cannot cultivate for the next five years?"

William’s answer was immediate, as he had probably foreseen the doubles coming to his disciple’s mind a moment early.

"Real body-nourishing methods use the "Breath" in the dantian to flood the body and nourish it. In comparison, the Ice-Fire revolving technique is just a process to forbidden store "Breath" in the body that will be naturally used as a judgment. The difference lay in the quantity of "Breath" used, besides the fact that the technique you practice can only accumulate a tenth of what methods using the dantian can accomplish. Moreover, you can clearly feel that technique is bound to the physical limits of the body, while real body-nourishing methods can allow you to break those limits."

"For another question, yes, the usual age at which a human has fully formed his dantian is fifteen years. However, as I said, the three power centers are deeply connected. Perhaps you have accelerated the creation process of the Dantian ascending by practicing the Ice-Fire twisting technique. Who knows, you might have already had a few months of growth."

Hearing this, Noah's eyes lit up.

'This means I can speed up the process by training the other two powerhouses. Wait, there's something strange, doesn't that mean that when one trains all three simultaneously, its growth will become exponential?'

A confused expression appeared on his face. His brows fused together, he looked at his Master and would ask more questions when he was interrupted.

"You'll understand more once you start practicing. Cultivation is basically the act of opposing Heaven and Earth because we take its power and make it ours, so the process is very long and painful. Therefore, since three power centers are connected. , if it is true that empowering one will affect the other two, it is also true that leaving one will slow the growth of the other two. But as I said, you'll understand it once you step on the road."

William then sat on the ground and took out a pile of sheets from under his suit.

"I'll give you a training method for the sea of consciousness and let you choose a martial art and body nutrition method that requires no dantian than I've chosen for you. This sheet is just a general overview of the technique so approach it and read it carefully. Remember to choose the one that suits your personality and needs."

Before he could even put the sheets on the ground, Noah was already sitting on his knees in front of him.

'This damn brat didn't even run this fast when he ran away from me'

Releasing the ***** soft*, William added:

"Notice that you have to change the body's nutrition method after you form a dantian and that martial arts use "Breath" to express their true power, so for now you are limited to the ones you collect in your body."

After the final warning, he placed the sheets on the floor, with body nutrition on the right and martial arts on the left and watched with a slight smile his student who read them with earnest eyes. It seemed like he could eat it with just one look.

'He really has the will of a cultivator, I wonder how far he can go'