A NEW STARTING POINT

It's been two days since I met the master. After coming in contact with her, I came to know that I can get stronger.

Two days ago, after the talk near the cliff master, told me to find a cave inside the forest. Since with my current strength, there was no hope for me to survive in this hell and, since she is just a fragment of a soul, she is unable to protect me from the beasts who are waiting for me in the outside world to eat me. So she decided to train me in the same forest where we were.

After finding the cave, she told me to make myself comfortable and start meditating. Since it will put my mind at ease and, it will be easy for me to grasp most of the things that she will tell me.

As I took a meditating pose, she said

"So, let's get started with our first lesson.

Do you know anything about the cultivation system like what are they?"

-"I had read a little about it while I was stating with my so-called family.

A martial artist starts with the human stage in which he has to open eight gates with sheer pressure of their Qi.

After opening all the eight gates, they get qualified for entering to next stage that is the Body Temper stage. It has nine levels. In this stage, one gets to learn about flesh strength.

In this stage, the body of the person gets adapted to absorbing Qi. After reaching fourth level, the person gets accustomed to providing Qi and he starts doing it unconsciously.

After the Body Temper stage, next comes the Bone Temper stage. In this stage, with the help of Qi, the person starts boosting the strength of his bones. According to the book, after completely grasping the mysteries of the Bone Temper stage and reaching the ninth stage of it the strength of the bone of the person rival that of an iron rod.

Then there is the Soul Temper stage. I don't know much about this stage."

"Correct, at present, every one of your age should be at the Bone Temper stage. And you are currently trying to open the second gate of the human stage, isn't that right?"

-"Yes, you are correct. But I can't open the second gate since the gate in one's body gets open due to the pressure exerted by Qi on the gates which, results in opening the door.

And since I don't have enough Qi inside my body, I can't use it to create pressure to break the door open."

"Hmm..., about that, I know a way to increase the amount of Qi inside your body but, you have to keep in mind that every time you force your dantian to increase its volume, you will have to go through immense pain, enough to make you wish that you were dead. Are you prepared for that much pain."

-"Yes, I am ready for it. It's just a little pain nothing much if it will make me stronger. I can handle it.

What do I need to do to increase the capacity?"

"You don't need to do anything great. All you need to do is collect some herbs, and then crush them and take collect the liquid that gets release while crushing it and have to take two drops of the liquid daily in about a year the capacity of your dantian will get maximized."

-"Just some herbs will do?

What are these herbs, master?

How do they help me to increase the volume of my dantian?"

"Those herbs are nothing but a high quality poison that's why I told you 'to just take two drops a day.

If you take more than that you will die due to the poisonous effect of the herb.

Do you understand now?"

-"Yes, master. Thanks, for giving me this valuable info I will try to keep in mind that I don't take more than two drops a day."

" Well, aren't you going to ask why I am giving you poison you may die due to it?"

-"No master, if you are telling me to take it there must be some reason behind it, therefore I will trust in your decision."

"Wow, aren't you an optimistic one? Did you forget that due to this issue you were framed inside the clan and gave everyone a reason to kick you out of the clan?"

-"Well, that may be true but, I can tell that you are not the kind of person who would do that sort of thing and if you wanted me to die you wouldn't try to save me when I was going to jump from the cliff."

"Well, that's true, but listen, boy, you are too optimistic. You have to change that attitude of yours if you want to live outside on your own without any background."

-"If master thinks so then, this disciple will try to do everything in his power to change this attitude of mine."

"Good now, go out and try finding the herbs I told you about."

-"Yes master, I will get to work right away."

And then I went to the forest to try finding those herbs and, it took me two whole days to find these herbs that master told me to find. Now that I found the herbs that the master asked me to find. Let's head back to the cave and try drinking the two drops of this poison and see what happens.

After reaching the cave, I took the herbs and started grinding, and, after half an hour, I started seeing the result the herb started excreting purple liquid. I collected every drop of sap and sat in a meditating position, and took two drops of it. As soon as I swallowed the liquid, a sudden rush of pain started striking my dantian as if something inside it, started eroding.

It was too painful if on the day my master saved me, I decided that I will never try to kill myself ever again, or else would have killed myself for sure to prevent this pain.

After 15 minutes of intense pain, my body started adapting towards it, and the pain I was feeling some time ago was like never happened.

Suddenly my body started feeling as light as feather then I heard the voice of master coming from inside me. You finally broke through to the second level.