In a courtyard in the deepest part of the Royal School, there was a devilishly handsome youth who was practicing his sword techniques diligently.
His movements were nimble, and his sword aura was awe-inspiring. His movements were quite decent, and he did not look like a novice at all.
In truth, he had only been practicing sword techniques for less than ten days, but he had already grasped the essentials of a swordsman.
Beside him, an energetic old man shouted, "A swordsman is at the apex. Every sword strike must contain an indomitable aura. Mental energy must be combined with concentration. The body moves with the sword, and the sword moves with the heart. Only by achieving the state of sword and man as one can one become a supreme swordsman!"
Hearing the old man's words, the young man's aura followed his sword. His movements became sharper, and his sword flashed even more brightly. Every strike and stance was accompanied by sword afterimages. His sword aura was quite oppressive.
Unknowingly, two hours passed, and the young man finally sheathed his sword. Panting lightly, he asked the old man, "Grand Master, how was my practice?"
"So-so. It's a little better than yesterday. Alright, go figure it out yourself for the rest of the time. Grand Master needs to rest."
The old man waved his hand and lay down on his armchair. He hummed a tune and closed his eyes to rest.
Wasn't this old man and young man Situ Xiang and Yao Yue?
Yao Yue did not dare to launch a sneak attack. He hurriedly practiced the Basic Sword Technique his grand master had taught him twice.
This Basic Sword Technique was the lowest level of Soldier Technique. It was the most basic of sword techniques. Every move and every move was so simple, so ordinary!
In the beginning, he had felt that his grand master was much stingier than his master. At the very least, his master had given him an incomplete king-level technique, but his grand master had only given him a Basic Sword Technique, a Basic Fist Technique, a Basic Palm Technique, and a Basic Leg Technique. These were all low-grade elemental martial techniques. How could his grand master be so shameless as to give them away?
However, he had been focusing on these basic elemental martial techniques for the past few days, and he had gained a lot of insight. He realized that his grand master had put in a lot of effort for him.
Yao Yue had only been on the path of cultivation for a short period of time. In the beginning, he had focused on cultivating yao power. He had a serious lack of knowledge about the basics of cultivating the primary martial arts.
Even though his yao power and yuan power were added together, and the talent he displayed was not weak, in reality, his basic skills were not solid. It would be a great hindrance to him when he cultivated and used other yuan martial techniques. It would be difficult to use them perfectly!
Others might not be able to see his shortcomings, but his Grand Master did, so he gave him these basic cultivation methods.
As long as he mastered these basic yuan martial techniques and then cultivated other yuan martial techniques, he would be able to comprehend the essence faster and achieve the effect of companionship!
Yao Yue had already understood this principle after a few days of cultivation. Therefore, he was even more hardworking in his cultivation!
After he finished practicing the Basic Sword Techniques, he started practicing the other Basic Fist Techniques, Palm Techniques, and Leg Techniques twice before stopping to rest.
"Fist, Palm, and Leg are the basic Great Dao of the primary martial arts. Only by mastering them can one be considered a true primary martial artist. Only then can one master the abilities of the world!" Yao Yue thought in his mind.
In the past few days, other than cultivating the basic yuan martial techniques, he had also been arranged by his Grand Master to go to the library in the back yard to read.
The books there were mostly general knowledge of cultivators as well as many things of the jie star. Yao Yue understood many principles and had more knowledge in his mind.
This was what he lacked and desired the most!
When he was at home, his grandfather had opened the study to him. He had already read a lot of books, but most of the books in his grandfather's study were about the art of war, formations and so on. His Grand Master, on the other hand, had not only books about the general knowledge of the cultivators, but also introduced many strange things in Jie Xing, which allowed him to understand more comprehensively.
In the short few days here, Yao Yue sighed with emotion. He had gained a lot!
After a day of cultivation, Yao Yue was sweating profusely. His clothes were soaked, but there was a satisfied smile on his face.
In the evening, a servant brought dinner to Situ Xiang and Yao Yue.
Situ Xiang only ate some light vegetarian dishes. Yao Yue had a much richer meal. There were many delicious dishes.
According to Situ Xiang, Yao Yue was growing. He had to eat well in order to have a better body to cultivate!
Yao Yue deeply agreed. The amount of food he ate for each meal was very large. It was not something normal people could compare to.
Ever since he had broken through to become a primary martial artist, he had not purposely attacked his meridians. But the remaining power allowed him to open another meridian. He had opened a total of one hundred and thirty eight meridians.
But he was still quite far from becoming a middle class primary martial artist.
The higher the level, the more power one needed to accumulate. The time needed to break through would be longer. This was the norm!
Even so, with his strength, Yao Yue would definitely be able to have a good fight with a true low-grade peak-stage Origin General. Not many ordinary low-grade Origin Generals would be his match.
After dinner, Situ Xiang asked Yao Yue, "Little Yue, Grand Master only wants you to cultivate basic primary martial techniques. Do you have any complaints?"
Yao Yue respectfully replied, "This disciple does not." He paused for a moment before continuing, "I understand Grand Master's intentions!"
"Oh, tell me. What intentions do you have for Grand Master?" Situ Xiang asked with interest.
"Grand Master must know that I have only cultivated for a short time. He wants me to cultivate basic primary martial techniques and establish a good foundation. It will be very beneficial for my future cultivation!" Yao Yue honestly replied.
"Haha, good, good. Your comprehension ability is not bad. You are able to understand Grand Master's intentions, unlike Little Qing and Little Lian who are too impatient at times!
Even a casual move from a true apex expert can be fatal, so you can't underestimate this basic elemental martial technique. "Situ Xiang smiled in satisfaction. He then added," In half a month, the new batch of disciples will head to the Juemao Ridge for training. Stay here for another half a month. In the future, you will have to rely on yourself to cultivate. The grand master and your master will only be your guides at best. "
"Yes, Grand Master!" Yao Yue happily replied.
Although Grand Master did not impart much knowledge to him, he would always be able to give him some good advice and reminders. It would be of great help to his cultivation. Most importantly, he would be able to read a few more books in the library.
Half a month passed quickly.
Yao Yue only cultivated basic primary martial techniques every day. He did not practice any of the other primary martial techniques. In addition, he also read many books in the library.
His memory was very good, and he would not be able to forget them after reading them.
He did not stay in the courtyard for long, but the things he learned were the most precious. They would directly affect his future growth.
During this time, Situ Qing came to visit him every day. She did not speak to Yao Yue every single time.
That was because Yao Yue was fully focused on his cultivation. She did not want to disturb her disciple.
Every time she saw him working hard, she would feel satisfied for some reason. She looked forward to the day when this disciple of hers would be able to enter the top ten of the Academy's Reputation List. She would then be able to proudly announce to everyone that this was the disciple she was most proud of.
What she didn't know was that her impression of this disciple had changed a lot because of her daily visit.
However, there was still a knot in her heart that she could not untie. The relationship between this disciple of hers and her younger sister had never improved.
During this time, she had been trying to find her younger sister to explain things to Yao Yue. However, her younger sister had a stubborn personality. No matter how much she tried to explain, her younger sister would never forgive Yao Yue.
It was also because of this that the relationship between the two sisters became strained.
Her younger sister also seemed to know that Yao Yue was at her grandfather's place. She did not visit her grandfather during this time.
"They are destined to fight to settle their grudges. I have to find a time to talk to Yao Yue and ask him to find a time to apologize to my younger sister. Otherwise, I will be in a difficult position." Situ Qing sighed in her heart.
The day before the new batch of disciples left for the Jueyao Ridge, Situ Qing came to the courtyard again. She was ready to bring Yao Yue out.
This courtyard looked unremarkable, but it was not a place that ordinary people could enter as they wished.
Back then, Yao Yue was only able to come here because Situ Qing carried him on his back.
However, since Yao Yue could stay here for a period of time, he believed that no one would stop him if he wanted to leave. Situ Qing came here just to visit him like she did every day. At the same time, she also had some things to tell Yao Yue.
Yao Yue packed up his things. His heart was filled with reluctance.
He really wanted to stay here for a period of time, but it was too unrealistic.
Perhaps only his two granddaughters could stay by his side for a long time. However, his two granddaughters had already walked on their own path of cultivation and had been assigned to other places to live. In the end, his Grand Master liked to live or cultivate alone in peace!
"Great Master, I will leave now. Take care. I will come and see you when I have time." Yao Yue bowed deeply to Situ Xiang and said.
This bow of his represented his gratitude to his Grand Master!
"Okay, go. Remember not to embarrass your Great Master." Situ Xiang casually replied.
Then, Yao Yue and his Great Master, Situ Qing, left the courtyard.
On the way, Yao Yue and Situ Qing stepped on the green grass. They did not look like a master and disciple at all. Instead, they looked like a pair of golden boy and jade girl. They looked so compatible.
After cultivating for a few months, Yao Yue had grown a lot taller. His thin and weak body had also become stronger. His face was filled with confidence and determination. The childish aura of a young man had also lessened.
He was 16 years old. He was considered a real adult.
For many young men, this was the age where they could get married and have children.
As for Situ Qing, she was an 18-year-old girl. She was in the prime of her life. Her face was as beautiful as a flower, and her figure was graceful.
When the two outstanding looking young man and young woman stood together, they naturally looked like a perfect match!
As for the age difference, it was directly ignored.
"Yao Yue, I have something to discuss with you." Situ Qing said seriously.