r18novel Chapter 11: Learning swordsmanship, cultivating, studying medicine, and playing with the young lady.
Chapter 11: Learning swordsmanship, cultivating, studying medicine, and playing with the young lady.
The next day.
Li Jiuyou finished washing up early in the morning and then waited at the door for Chenxin to arrive.
After returning yesterday, Ning Fengzhi was excited to learn that Li Jiuyou's first soul ring was actually over 1,300 years old. After thinking about something, he gave Li Jiuyou a card and told him to take whatever he wanted.
Li Jiuyou later checked and found that there were 200,000 gold soul coins inside.
As expected of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which is incredibly wealthy, they actually gave a child so many gold soul coins.
Li Jiuyou increasingly felt that Ning Fengzhi was great. Who wouldn't like a leader who was willing to pay high salaries? He also never scolded people or put pressure on them.
As long as you guide him properly and get him to develop a competitive spirit, that will be fine.
Yesterday, Ning Fengzhi asked Li Jiuyou what he wanted, and he said he wanted to study pharmacology. Ning Fengzhi then told him that he could study in the library first.
Of course, that matter should be put aside for later; learning swordsmanship from Chen Xin is the most important thing.
Strength is the foundation of everything.
Even studying pharmacology is for the purpose of improving one's role-playing skills and acquiring items that can enhance one's abilities.
Before long, Li Jiuyou saw Chen Xin walking over.
"Grandpa Sword!"
Li Jiuyou greeted him with a smile.
After returning yesterday, he completed the apprenticeship ceremony. However, Chen Xin suggested that he should still be addressed as "Grandpa Sword," and Ning Fengzhi expressed his support.
The reason for this is unknown; it's either because Chen Xin is used to being called that or because they don't want Li Jiuyou and Ning Rongrong to be of different generations.
Or perhaps both.
"Let's go in, we'll begin now."
After entering the inner courtyard, Li Jiuyou summoned his martial spirit at Chen Xin's request.
"Your martial spirit is a greatsword, which is different from mine, but the foundation of sword cultivation is similar, so you should start by practicing the basics as I have instructed."
"it is good."
Li Jiuyou thought Chen Xin would first talk a lot about "what is a sword" and "why wield a sword", but he didn't expect him to directly ask him to start wielding the sword.
Slashing, chopping, intercepting, and thrusting; sweeping, collapsing, pressing, and striking—these are the basic sword techniques that Chen Xin requires Li Jiuyou to learn first when practicing the heavy sword.
One can only use the soul power that sustains the martial spirit, and then use one's own physical strength to wield the sword.
"One hundred times for each type, and five hundred times for each type after one week."
Chen Xin took a sip of tea, watching Li Jiuyou continuously wield his sword.
"stop."
On the sixty-sixth downward strike, Chen Xin called for a halt.
"Keep your arm straight, raise it overhead, and hold the position for one second when you stop chopping. Don't let your body's momentum help you lift the sword."
"OK!"
Because the muscles in his arms were starting to ache, Li Jiuyou unconsciously raised his voice a little.
Li Jiuyou was prepared for this kind of tediousness at the beginning of learning swordsmanship.
He didn't say he needed a break, but just kept swinging his sword, each swing focused and deliberate.
Then, after swinging the sword, pause to review if there's anything wrong with the strike. For the next strike, consciously control your muscles to avoid following instinct and instead make a near-perfect movement.
He practiced like this until he had completed one hundred repetitions of the first movement, then Chen Xin spoke again:
"Good, let's rest for an incense stick's time, then continue."
Li Jiuyou nodded.
To be honest, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn is not enough for his muscles to recover.
It would be difficult to continue training if he waited until his muscles were completely relaxed, so he did not relax completely, but instead placed his hands in the stream in the yard.
While cooling down, you can also use the stream water to partially relax your muscles.
Seeing this, Chen Xin nodded. This child was indeed very suitable for learning swordsmanship.
After an incense stick had burned, Li Jiuyou began wielding his sword again.
After completing all eight movements, it was already evening, and Li Jiuyou felt as if his arms no longer belonged to him.
Ning Rongrong came by midway through, and after watching for a while, it was time to rest, so she had to go back to study and cultivate.
"Good job today, keep it up tomorrow."
Standing at the doorway, Chen Xin raised his hand, ready to press it onto Li Jiuyou's head. Remembering Li Jiuyou's reluctant expression after Ning Fengzhi touched him on the first day, he coughed and put his hand to his mouth, saying:
"Remember to wash and put away the teacups and utensils I use for tea, as I'll need them again tomorrow."
"Okay, Grandpa Sword."
Li Jiuyou watched Chen Xin leave, then wearily went to the pavilion in the courtyard.
On the table were Chen Xin's cup and a package of something whose contents were unknown.
Li Jiuyou walked over, picked it up, and examined it.
"Herbal herbs..."
Based on the smell and appearance, he could barely figure out what the package contained.
Although he hadn't studied pharmacology yet, Li Jiuyou had taken a medicinal bath when he consumed whale gelatin before, so he could roughly make a judgment.
He sat down in that spot, thought for a moment, and then took the medicine packet to the medicinal bath tub.
Since we've already given it to you, how can we not use it?
I still need to continue my cultivation tomorrow.
……
This continued for a week before Li Jiuyou got used to wielding the sword, becoming less tired and the time it took to complete the task was shortened.
But soon he was required to swing the sword 500 times for each movement, and the soreness and swelling once again dominated his muscles.
Every day, Chen Xin would leave behind a medicine packet. While taking a medicinal bath at night, Li Jiuyou would cultivate the Heavenly Gang Technique. This would allow him to better refine the medicinal power and recover, while also ensuring that his cultivation speed did not fall behind.
The plan to study pharmacology was delayed until a month later.
During the day, Li Jiuyou would first practice swordsmanship with Chen Xin.
Then he would set aside an hour to learn about herbs, plants, and even special plant spirit beasts with different medicinal properties and toxicity on the Douluo Continent.
In the afternoon, he would spend half an hour playing with Ning Rongrong. Every ten days, Ning Rongrong would have a holiday where she could play for two hours.
Whenever Ning Rongrong complained that her father controlled her and wouldn't let her play properly after awakening her martial soul, a troubled look would appear on her little face. She would cup her face in her hands, lower her azure pupils, and look at the ground beneath her feet.
Li Jiuyou, however, was too tired to move around and play because his muscles ached from swinging the sword.
He was happy to see Ning Rongrong occasionally being listless and bouncy, so he told her stories from her past life.
He knew that although Douluo Continent was a special world with both Chinese and Western cultures, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was located near Tian Dou City, a place where Western culture was more prominent. Therefore, the stories Li Jiuyou told were mostly Grimm's Fairy Tales, which was also in line with the identity of a child.
Such days can be described as fulfilling, but you get used to them after a while.
That afternoon, Li Jiuyou and Ning Rongrong lay on the grass.
"Little Jiuyou, it's been three months since we awakened our martial souls, hasn't it?"
"right."
Two and a half months ago, Li Jiuyou obtained his first soul ring.
At that time, his cultivation level had reached the peak of level thirteen, while Ning Rongrong's was level twelve.
Now that winter is gradually approaching, snow occasionally falls on Qibao Mountain. When Li Jiuyou cultivates, he no longer soaks his hands in the stream, as it is too cold and can damage his meridians.
His cultivation level also reached level sixteen.
"Dad told me today that there's a banquet tonight, and the eldest prince of Tiandou City will be coming. Apparently, he wants to become Dad's student!"
Li Jiuyou raised an eyebrow.
Xue Qinghe?
Or is it Qian Renxue who has already taken over her identity?