Time flies like an arrow, and time flies like a shuttle. It has been three years in a flash.
Liangchen helps in the store during the day and wanders around in his free time. Three years of training has allowed him to grow from an innocent and ignorant child into a mature and steady young man.
The most noteworthy thing is that his magic power finally showed hope after years of hard work.
Probably in his second year at Demon Dragon Village, Liangchen suddenly found that his declining mana had finally stopped.
After another half a year, I was able to slowly gather my mana, but there was only a slight increase in my mana every day.
If he hadn't been paying attention to the magic power in his body for so many years, which made him very aware of his physical condition, he might not have been able to discover it.
I was overjoyed at the beginning of the good time, but gradually I realized that my daily progress was too slow!
Not only compared with the past when he was making great strides, but even compared with people with mediocre qualifications in his family, there is still a huge gap.
Fortunately, he even survived the period of constant regression. This glimmer of hope was also a great encouragement to him.
So he became more and more diligent, and gradually his magic power finally improved. In the third year, he reached the advanced stage of Qi training.
In the morning of this day, Liangchen finished practicing in the courtyard and was about to go back to his room.
"Chen'er, come to my room and talk." A voice came from Uncle Ye's room on the second floor.
Liangchen responded, walked slowly upstairs, pushed the door open, and saw a table, two wooden chairs, and a pot of freshly brewed tea on the table, exuding a long and refreshing fragrance.
"My nephew, come and try my new tea." Uncle Ye greeted him warmly.
Liangchen took a sip of tea, and a trace of heat flowed into his stomach. The fatigue from cultivation seemed to have eased a lot, and he couldn't help but praise,
“Good tea!”
"Have you made any breakthroughs in your recent practice?" Uncle Ye asked softly.
"I haven't realized the opportunity for breakthrough yet, it may take some time." Liangchen replied with a wry smile.
"My nephew trains hard every day, and I see it in my eyes. If I just talk about diligence, I am afraid that it is rare in the entire Demon Dragon City!
Just have something to say and don't know whether to say it or not? "Uncle Ye praised a few words, then suddenly his tone changed and he asked seriously.
"Uncle Ye, it doesn't matter." Liangchen was stunned for a moment and replied.
"Yes." Uncle Ye nodded, thought for a moment, seemed to be thinking about something, and then continued,
"My nephew Liangchen has been here for three years! Three years is neither long nor short. I remember that when my nephew came, he was in the early stage of Qi training. Now three years have passed and he still hasn't advanced to the middle stage of Qi training. In the eyes of the old man, this speed...
It's too slow! Alas~"
Uncle Ye sighed and continued:
"My nephew takes care of business every day during the day and practices hard almost all night. I see it in my eyes and feel pain in my heart. It seems like I have seen myself when I was young.
At that time, just like you, I was assigned to take care of business here by my family. I was always unwilling to be buried in the ways of business and management, and practiced hard every day.
Several years later, the shopkeeper at the time, who was also my later master, woke me up. "
"So I turned to follow him to learn the art of cultivating weapons. Because I have a fire spirit root, I gradually entered the method.
Later, because weapon refining required very high requirements for controlling fire spells, after a long period of training, the two complemented each other, and the foundation building was successful by accident!
Although there was some improvement later, it still stopped at the middle stage of foundation building. "
"Two years have passed by in a flash, and I don't have much time. This time my family sent you here just to let you familiarize yourself with the store business. After ten or eight years, I will return to my family to take care of myself. You can continue." Take over this shop.
After several years of observation, I see that you also have some talent in business and are a good prospect.
In the past few years, although I have rarely interfered with the size of the store, you have taken care of it in an orderly manner, and there are 10% to 20% more repeat customers than before, which shows that you really put your heart into it.
The most commendable thing is that you practice hard every day, throughout the spring, summer, autumn and winter. You are indeed a perseverant child!
But three years have passed and you haven’t advanced from the early stage of Qi training to the middle stage of Qi training. Haven’t you realized the problem?
So no matter how glorious things have happened to you in the past, you can be sure now that the simple path of cultivation will not work!
I didn't want to dampen your confidence or extinguish your enthusiasm, but every time I see you practicing in the courtyard, I always think back to my younger self, so I want to say something to you today. Can you understand? "
Uncle Ye spoke sometimes passionately and sometimes in a low voice, and finally looked at Liangchen and asked earnestly.
The words "No way!" shook Liangchen's mind, as if he had come to a conclusion, and seemed to be stating a fact that he did not want to admit!
"What Uncle Ye said made my nephew's heart clear. But I really don't want to do this, but I have no other choice but to keep going on this path!"
Liangchen replied with a sad expression but a hint of determination.
"My nephew, do you still remember what I told you on the first day you came here? There are more than a thousand roads in the world!
Our sword sect mainly uses swords, supplemented by magic power. In the end, we transcend the world and become saints. Wherever the light of the sword reaches, we are invincible!
The Northern Dharma sect focuses on magic power, supplemented by utensils. Finally, twisting your hands turns into clouds, and covering your hands turns into rain!
The body-training monks of the Southern Continent regard body-training as their top priority. When they reach the level of cultivation, they are like a diamond protecting the body. No hair can be hurt, and every punch and kick has supreme power!
There are also witch clans who take cultivating the power of the soul as their method. One thought can determine life, and one thought can kill someone!
Even if this weapon refining process can be completed successfully, it will still be admired by thousands of people and make everything possible. There are also business, alchemy, etc., all of which can lead to greatness! "
Uncle Ye talked eloquently and longed for the good time.
"You have to remember that there is no only way in this world, the one that suits you is the great road!"
Uncle Ye hit the mark, and Liangchen was shocked. He seemed to understand something, but he didn't seem to understand anything at all.
"Uncle Ye, do you have any good suggestions?" Liangchen asked.
"How can I easily know what is suitable for you? I'm just giving you a suggestion so that you can try more in the future. If you want to refine weapons, you can come to me to learn. If you want to learn other aspects, you should pay attention to collecting some low-level cultivation secrets. Try it yourself.
Of course, what I say is not necessarily right, so you can continue to practice, hit the middle stage of Qi refining, and then try some other ways while practicing. After all, you still choose the path yourself. "Uncle Ye said.
"Thank you, Uncle Ye, for the suggestion. I'll think about it again when I go back."
I originally felt that life was a straight road, and I just had to keep moving forward, building bridges when encountering mountains and rivers.
But now after listening to Uncle Ye's words, I found that I was standing at a crossroads, with infinite possibilities in front of me, which made Liangchen undecided for a moment.
"Well, you should go back and think about it carefully before making any plans." Uncle Ye saw that Liangchen was enlightened and said with a smile, stroking his beard.
"Nephew, please excuse me."
Liangchen was calm on the surface, but his heart was filled with ups and downs. Unable to settle down, he got up and left.
