Certainly, the most unfortunate among them were the sixteen followers of Shen Qi, the Daoists who had descended from the mountain with her.
Shen Qi had put them through a rigorous training regimen, which left them learning day and night, and they didn't sleep well over half a month.
That's true.
From rising at the crack of dawn at six, practicing swordsmanship for two hours, attending formal classes at eight, meditating to release Spiritual Energy at noon, resuming classes at two in the afternoon
After six in the evening, they engaged in practical combat exercises and drawing talismans at nine at night, studying star divination techniques until the early morning hours.
Then they delved into various management and teaching knowledge from two to four in the morning, followed by another session of meditation until six – such was the disciplined routine they adhered to.
Through this rigorous schedule, Heng Yuan and his companions endured for more than half a month.