Wu Jin Fei and Wang Jun

"Ahh what a great story and very touching, so your name is Wang Jun right? Thank you so much for saving my son so many times, even helping him become a cultivator, by the way how is your life as cultivator?"

"ohh me? not too much has changed, it's just that I still need to train and have to increase my strength to achieve new breakthroughs, the higher my breakthrough, the stronger I am" he replied while wiping his lips which were dirty from having just tasted a plate of bear meat.

"Really? Come tell us what exactly a cultivator is?"

"Sorry dad, but maybe Wang Jun can explain it to you, let my friend please explain"

Wang Jun just rolled his eyes as his head lowered while tasting a bowl of honey with a spoon, then he drank a sip of milk to clear his throat.

"So, cultivators are basically the chosen ones, the reason why I helped Jin Fei is because he is the one who actually helped himself, without his help I could not help him reach the basic level of cultivation."

Jin Fei was stunned by his friend's praise just now and almost choked on his glass of milk, it was rare for him to hear his friend praise him, "Is it because of my parents?" he thought.

"So cultivation has two very different realms, the realm of the world and the realm of nirvana, people who have reached the realm of nirvana are no longer called human beings, but rather immortals because of their extremely long lifespan, a simple description is that they can fully control various basic things such as wind and water and earth, their strength represents the basis they carry, maybe Jin Fei's father and mother are confused, it is natural because I am also a little confused but with the explanation just now I think you can understand that it is a very great realm. Alright so me and Jin Fei are in the base realm, Jin Fei is in the 'Body Fortification' stage right now and I am Wang Jun in the 'Qi gathering' stage, what it means is that Jin Fei is now in the stage of strengthening his body parts, without a strong and adequate body then it is like this wooden cup that is holding a hot fire and eventually burns, so therefore Jin Fei is stuck in this realm" Wang Jun took a drink to refresh his throat after explaining at length.

"Ohh is that good or bad?" asked uncle Jin Hao curiously.

"Eh, dad calm down, it's natural, getting to that stage is not an easy thing and requires talent, I realize I'm not a great person so I can only rely on hard work now."

Seeing his son who seemed gloomy, Jin Fei's father, uncle Jin Hao, felt a little pain in his heart.

Jin Fei becoming a cultivator was a source of pride for both of them, but it was clear that they realized that they had to let Jin Fei go again, this village was not a good environment to take care of Jin Fei, as well as the thought that they were devastated because they thought that they were the cause of their son's difficulty in advancing, they were laymen so obviously they were like this.

"Forgive your parents son, it's because of us that you have trouble advancing..."

"I'm sorry to interrupt Jin Fei's mother and father, but what Jin Fei said is true, even I who is said to have a 2nd class talent can only reach the 'Qi gathering' stage at my current age, oh sorry you guys don't know yet, well I'll explain again... So a person who succeeds in forming his dantian dome can be called a cultivator or a heavenly chosen one or destiny, regardless of his past sins or what background he has, there will only be 1 in 10 people who are chosen as the recipient of this heavenly blessing, but this is not just a blessing there are also responsibilities and burdens, the first step to start all this is the 'Body Fortification' stage, just like a large house will be destroyed without a solid foundation, so is the cultivator, Jin Fei needs to strengthen the foundation of his body in order to advance to the next stage, then as for me, I am at the 'Qi gathering' stage, two stages above Jin Fei, so simply put 'Qi gathering' gathering is the process of gathering external energy from outside the body so we 'Qi gathering' stage use the external energy of our body to supply and use it as additional energy, then the technique I used earlier is one variation of the combination of the 'flowing Chi' stage and the 'Qi gathering' stage, that is I used my body's energy and formed an external network through the external energy of the body and stimulated the workings of the sac to release its contents, more or less everything is like that"

Wang Jun then paused and savored the honey again, as he seemed to really enjoy the honey from the Wu tribe's forest ground bees.

Uncle Jin Hao was stunned and speechless to respond as Wang Jun's explanation was so complex to him, 'fortification body', 'flowing Chi', 'Qi gathering', what was it all about? But he still understood in outline that those were the stages or levels that her son Jin Fei had to go through.

Aunt Jin Yue then went to the back kitchen to get a bowl of honey, and served another bowl of honey because she felt Wang Jun liked it so much and ate it with gusto.

"Let's eat, so to put it simply Jin Fei, how long have you been in the 'Fortification Body' stage?" she said as she looked at her son who was enjoying the grilled bear's paw meat rubbed with honey and other flavor enhancing herbs.

"Ah ekhem, yes yes, I have been in the 'Fortification Body' stage for more than six years, ah you must be familiar with the term 'year' so in one year there are twelve full moons, it is easier to calculate and it is a very common calculation in the outside world."

Jin Fei's mother and father once again couldn't say much about this, and neither could his younger sister who just stayed stiffly silent and listened to everything from his seat.

"Jin Fei, later you take your friend for a tour around, it's still not night yet, so you can go wherever you want, i thought that Cultivators don't get tired right?". Uncle Jin Hao said as he nodded trying to verify his words to his wife beside him.

"Glek (swallow food).. Ahh no father, but it is because of the extensive training and breakthrough achievements that we have more stamina, the rest remains the same, but fine, after we finish this we will try to go around to greet other families, Wang Jun, do you want more?" Jin Fei then cleared his wooden plate after eating the bear paw meat.

Then his mother immediately responded and welcomed him and brought him to the back of the house.

Meanwhile, his father got up and told Jin Qing to but here and go outside.

"Little sister, did you really become a seamstress in that grandmother's house, I still remember it well..., oh want to add more?" but in response to the offer Wang Jun just turned it down, and handed his honey bowl onto the table.

"Yes, I was part of Shang Wei's grandmother's tailor house, I helped her almost all day, but brother happened to come and give us new tools so we are very happy with that, thank you very much brother."

Jin Fei just smiled with relief to hear and see his little sister's heartfelt gratitude, after all it was his pride as his big brother's role.

Everyone was silent for a moment as Jin Fei was contemplating and lamenting the interior of her house, there were many good and bad childhood memories here, from this house he was born and from this house he also left.

Wang Jun remained silent after finishing a glass of milk which was then left on the table in front of him, he returned as if meditating, he was like a person who was truly dedicated to his practice, even under any circumstances.

Jin Qing himself just stood near the other items, she looked at one by one the items given by her older brother, there were beautiful yellow women's clothes there, there were also clothes for her father and mother, there were also items that looked like new shoes whose material felt unfamiliar to Jin Qing, "what is this?" Jin Qing said looking at her brother who was stunned.

"It's a shoe made of animal skin, you don't know what kind of animal, it looks like a furry animal, try wearing it at night, it will warm your feet."

Jin Qing again swept her gaze over the items that filled the corner of her living room, suddenly there was one item that caught her eye, an item that had a transparent dark dome and had star-like patterns on its surface.

"What is this, why is it in such a strange shape? And it feels hard and slippery, it's not a dangerous item right?" asked Jin Qing to her older brother who was again staring at the area of his room.

"oh that, it's a picture viewer artifact, it's very good for you, so we can see the picture of the night star without going out and freezing, just put it on the table and then the light that forms the night sky will come out of it, that item is very famous out there, because it's beautiful so brother thought of bringing it to you"

Jin Qing's eyes lit up with excitement as she heard this, her heart touched as soon as she knew what this thing was.

His mother suddenly came out from the back of the house and met the three of them, "oh it seems Jin Qing has found the item, I don't think I need any items, just seeing my son return safely is more than enough, if you want to go out around, go and introduce your friend to other families, I think they are also curious about him hehe"

Aunt Jin Yue then left the three of them while carrying the bowl Wang Jun had eaten from.

Jin Fei and Wang Jun took off their dark blue scarves that were wrapped around their necks and used to keep them warm at night, and Jin Fei asked Wang Jun for his scarf to keep in his room along with hers.

"Just relax first, after this we will go around, aren't you curious about your friend's home village?" Jin Fei chuckled after going into his room and putting his belongings and Wang Jun's belongings away.

Jin Fei sat quietly on the edge of his bed, he stroked the mattress that had accompanied his childhood, nostalgic memories flooded his mind for a moment then washed his heart without realizing he had gone deep into the warmth of childhood memories.

"How are you buddy, I'm back, but it won't last long, I'm sorry..." he muttered as he lamented his room.