Chapter 6: Chapter 6 - Master (2)
"You call me master, yet you did not pour me tea."
Li Ling could hear the laughter in his voice.
Endure. Once a master, always a father. Li Ling recited in her head as she got up to get a cup of tea from the pot on the desk. She walked to her master who had his back turned towards her and got onto her knees.
"Master, accept tea from this disciple.", she said.
Her head was bowed and she saw his clothes flutter as he turned around. The cup of tea was plucked from her tiny hands.
"Get up.", he said.
Li Ling got to her feet and tilted her head back to glance at her master. She was burning with curiosity.
"You may ask your questions.", her master said as he went back to sit behind his desk.
He waved his hand across the surface and Li Ling watched all the stuff on top of it disappear. In their place was a Guqin. It was translucent, the color of seashells threaded with gold, and had strings as white as snow. Her master placed his fingers on the strings and it seemed like the world had gone silent.
Slowly he started playing a familiar melody. Li Ling couldn't place her finger on it but the song poked at a long-forgotten memory. She shook her head and put the thoughts aside.
"What is master's name?". she asked.
"Master is called Jun Zian.", he replied.
"Master, please tell disciple more about this space."
"This space is the inheritance of the Yue family. The original ancestor Yue Ling founded the Yuzhou continent and gave refuge to those who had escaped the tyrannical rule of the dark emperor over a millennia ago. A few hundred years passed. The land was divided into kingdoms, emperors and empresses were named, and the people prospered. The descendants of the Yue family wanted nothing to do with war or politics so they stayed in the shadows, ready to protect the people if necessary.
This place manifested in one heir of the family every few generations. The heir was a genius and excelled in every field he/she chose. The people grew restless. Many thought it was unfair that the person who inherited the space excelled while they were pushed back. No one knew how hard the heirs worked, no one saw that the ones spewing nonsense were slackers and lowlifes. They forgot the generosity of the Yue family and in the dead of the night, attacked and massacred the descendants they could get their hands on. The Yue family was wiped out of existence as they couldn't hurt the people saved by their ancestor. To save my life, the heir of that time trapped me in this space. I could only wait for the birth of the next heir as only when he/she cultivates and reaches a certain rank, can I leave here.
The rooms here contain precious treasures that will help you grow. They are to be used as an aid and not a supplement. You have to earn them. As you reach higher ranks, more of the mansion will be accessible to you. What you see right now is nothing but, a cup of water from a full bucked. You may use the library, medicine room, treasure vault, storeroom, spirit well, and the spirit herb field to a certain extent for the time being."
The song ended in time with his speech. With another wave of his arm, the harp disappeared and the tea making set came back.
"According to master, Ling'er is a descendant of the Yue family?"
"I have watched to survivors of the Yue family scatter and hide. They married into another family and none of them were gifted, nor did they inherit the space. That was one of the reasons everyone thought the Yue family was completely obliterated. But, when your grandmother married into the Chu family and your mother was born I felt something. Your mother is gifted but, it wasn't enough. I had high hopes for you but, you had no power when you were born.", her master said as he played with a fan that had appeared in his hand.
Li Ling suspected he was hiding something. But, it was not the time to question her master.
"Master, please guide Ling'er about cultivation.", she said stretching her hands and clasping her fingers as she bent her waist to give a slight bow.
"There are two categories one can cultivate in - martial arts and medicine. There are ten ranks in total. The first time you open your dantain, absorb the elements and tip your cultivation jar you reach rank 1 - Novice. Then you may be called a Novice warrior or Novice alchemist. Advancing in ranks is not as easy as it seems. To advance to the next rank you need to pass five levels. The difference between the levels becomes more as you rank up. The next four ranks are Student, Junior, Master, and Grandmaster Warrior/Alchemist.
To attain the next rank you will have to endure elemental tribulations, the number of elements depends on how powerful you are. If your inner power is too strong, then you will have to survive more than one elemental tribulation. Therefore, if your foundation is weak, you will die.
After passing the tribulations, you will attain rank 6 - Martial Knight/Saint. From here it is hard to advance and high chances of being stuck at a bottleneck. The next two ranks are Spirit and Elder knight/saint. Then to advance to the next rank you will have to form an astral soul. The number of people, who have succeeded in doing this can be counted on one hand.
If by some luck you manage to form an astral soul then you will reach rank 9 - Holy Monarch/Sage. Once you reach this rank you can gain access to the spirit realm. Then, If you do not hit an impossible bottleneck you will reach rank 10 - Immortal Monarch/ Sage, after which you will have to leave the human realm and ascend to the Gods realm because then you will have the power to change the world on a whim."
"Thank you, master, for teaching this disciple."
"It's time for you to leave.", master said, "Your maid will wake you up soon."
"How do I leave?", Li Ling asked.
"Close your eyes and imagine sleeping on your bed and waking up. It will get easier with time."
"Then Ling'er will take her leave.", she gave a light bow and closed her eyes.
She imagined her little body in her big bed and her eyes slowly opening.
As her eyes opened she found herself back in her room just as a maid spoke outside.
"Little miss, it is time to wake up!"
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