Ancient Yin & Yang Strengthening Art" [edited]

Jiang Chen was excited as he looked at the bookshelves full of cultivation manuals, but he did not rush and instead asked Nana for advice,

"Nana, do you know what I should choose for cultivation?"

Nana was surprised because she didn't think Jiang Chen would be rational enough to seek advice despite his excitement.

Nana replied with a smile, "For cultivation, there are two types. I'm not sure what type of cultivator you want to be, but..." Nana paused before continuing "Spiritual cultivators, for example, are adept at alchemy because an elixir requires a large amount of spiritual essence. Of course, it is useful not only for alchemy but also for spiritual attack."

"Spiritual attack?" Jiang Chen inquired after not comprehending.

"Yes, master," Nana clarified, "spiritual attack is when you borrow elemental energy from your surroundings and use it to your advantage when fighting an enemy."

Jiang Chen nodded

Nana then went on, "While the other types are body cultivators, you must absorb qi into your body to temper it so that it can withstand any attack from your enemy and allow you to master various types of battle qi. Body cultivators are also ideal if you want to be a blacksmith because it takes strength to keep hammering while forging an artifact.

They are also masters when it comes to inscribing weapons. Depending on the inscription, they can double or even triple the power of the weapon. "

"Even though I said there are only 2 types of cultivation, However, there are Bloodline cultivators who carry the god's blood. The bloodline cultivator is similar to the people in your realm; when you reach the age of sixteen, you awaken your god's bloodline; the bloodline can be cultivated without a manual, but it is extremely slow. That is why the majority of people in your realm have low cultivation. Those who are born with bloodline can also cultivate alongside other cultivation manuals, but mixing cultivation must be done perfectly or the result will be either slow progress or being stuck in the same realm."

"bloodline? Awaken? Do you mean my space and time?" "Does it mean I'm related to the God of gods?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but wonder?

Nana nodded, "though I'm not sure how pure your bloodline is, I'm certain there is the blood of the god of gods flowing through your vein."

"What about those who awaken in my realm? Do they also have a god of god bloodline?" Jiang Chen inquired.

"I'm not sure, but I doubt it; while some may have a God-tier bloodline, the majority of people in your realm have a lower-tier bloodline." Nana denied it

then continuing, "There are four bloodline levels: lower-tier, middle-tier, higher-tier, and God tier. The higher the bloodline tier, the faster it can cultivate. "

Jiang Chen nodded.

"Now, master, it's time to select your cultivation manuals."

Jiang Chen pondered because he couldn't decide which of them was for him.

"I want to be a body cultivator!" Jiang Chen made his decision.

Nana nodded and smiled, "Master, if you want to be a body cultivator, you should cultivate this cultivation manual." Nana said as she took a black book from the shelf and handed it to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen read the title of the book after receiving the cultivation manual. "Ancient Yin & Yang Strengthening Art"

"Yes, master, that is also one of the manuals that the God of Gods cultivated before," Nana said, continuing, "and this cultivation manual not only cultivates your realm but it also cultivates your bloodline at the same time, and these are also martial art techniques that consist of 9 stages for your bloodline." Nana also provides a martial art technique for his bloodline.

"Thank you very much, Nana," Jiang Chen said.

"Of course, master, anything for you," Nana said with a smile.

Jiang Chen nodded and asked, "I want to cultivate now; is there any room I can use?"

"Yes, I'll take you there," Nana said, leading him into the other room.

Jiang Chen entered the room, sat on the ground, and began cultivating his Ancient Yin & Yang Strengthening Art. As he had never cultivated before, Nana suggested that he begin to gather the scattered Qi, guide it through his muscles all the way to his sea of Qi and that by compressing all the scattered Qi that enters his body, he could expand his sea of qi. The greater the sea of qi, the stronger he becomes.

Jiang Chen felt pain as if his entire body was burning as he gathered all the scattered qi, but he also felt cold. The cold sensation was familiar to him, and he sensed the presence of Xue Bing. This left him perplexed.

"Was it because of last night's activity? Xue bing must be the reason for the cold sensation "Jiang Chen pondered.

He spends hours gathering qi from his surroundings. Jiang Chen had lost track of time while cultivating.

.....

"Master must have realized by now," Nana thought.

Jiang Chen felt something break with a big explosion inside his sea of qi after 8 hours of cultivating.

Bang*

Jiang Chen's body calmed down after a massive explosion inside of him, and he felt his strength surge several times. He also noticed that his sea of qi had doubled in size.

"Congratulations, master," Nana said, smiling.

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded to Nana before punching the air to test his strength.

Swussh!

As Jiang Chen punches, a strong force tears the air around him.

Jiang Chen smiled cheerfully.

Following a test of his strength, Jiang Chen suddenly remembered something.

"Nana, I have a question for you."

"What is it, master?"

"When I was cultivating, I felt a very hot sensation in the air, as if it was burning my body, followed by a cold sensation that relieved the pain I was experiencing. Do you happen to know what that is?"

"Yes, the burning sensation was Yang qi that you gathered, and only males can convert scattered qi to Yang qi, whereas the cold sensation was Yin qi, and only females can convert scattered qi to Yin qi," Nana explained.

"Then why do I have cold Qi within my sea of qi?" Jiang Chen inquired.

"Oh, it's because of your woman, master; to train the Ancient Yin & Yang Strengthening Art, you'd need to gather both qis, the yang, and yin. You can collect yang qi for yourself, but you'll also need your woman to collect yin qi for your cultivation. And, by the way, the stronger you get, the more yang qi you can gather at the same time. Your woman should be strong so you can gather a lot more yin qi. Don't worry, your yang qi can also help your woman; the stronger your yang qi, the faster they can cultivate. " Nana elaborated.

"Also, because I know you did the deed with her, I allowed you to cultivate the Ancient Yin & Yang Strengthening Art. However, if you cultivated without a woman's Yin qi, you would be burned to death, so please keep that in mind." Nana explained as she went on.

"Do you mean I have to have sexual intercourse before I can cultivate again?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but inquire.

"Hehe, yes, master," Nana said and giggled.

Jiang Chen was taken aback, his eyes wide and his jaw-dropping to the ground.

"You must be wondering why I allowed you to cultivate such a cultivation manual; it is because I see you are hungry for power, and Ancient Yin & Yang Strengthening Art is the quickest way to cultivate."

"I see," Jiang Chen nodded reluctantly.