Chapter 14: Chapter 14 – Cultivating for the First Time

I was sitting on the dirty carpet in front of Nyssa. She closed her eyes but it felt weird to me, so I kept peeking to see if she was still closing her eyes.

"Okay, Ma'am, please instruct me," I asked.

"Close your eyes, Nick, it will help you concentrate on your body. It's harder to look inside when the outside has too many visual stimuli to look at."

It made sense, leading me to listen and welcome the darkness. She somehow turned off the karaoke machine, engulfing us in the silence of the sound-proof room.

"Adjust your breathing to my rhythm."

She inhaled noisily, allowing me to follow her example. I figured I did not have to do it so loudly, so I was fine with inhaling normally.

"Good, first you need to learn to relax your body to allow you to channel the energy smoothly throughout your meridians. The first step in cultivation is to open up all your meridians, you're lucky to have me around for it, I doubt a mortal world would have anything as comprehensive as my technique given my background."

Something made me open one eye and I noticed her looking at me with eyes wide open and a fresh blush on her cheeks. My gut told me it was not just her background, but the fruits of her creation and research.

"Close your eyes!" she berated quickly, and I hurriedly obeyed, failing to stop a little smile from forming on my face. My woman was the cutest in this world, you better believe it.

"Flex your toes a little, move them. Now, let them go. Now flex your legs, and feel every fiber of your muscles. Good, let it all go, relax your muscles as though you have no control over them."

This continued for a few minutes until she was satisfied with my relaxation and I felt a simple jab would knock me down.

"Good. Naturally, humans are born with clogged meridians, which doesn't allow Qi to empower them beyond the minimal amount needed to be alive."

I listened to her lecture patiently, absorbing every piece of information. It was far more interesting than my university's studies and the gains were immediate. Her explanation helped me separate the work of fiction I knew from reality, discarding false information.

"You can either absorb Qi from your surroundings using special techniques such as tai chi and use it to cultivate, or you can absorb some directly by being in a place filled with pure energy. One example is using a spirit stone, the other example is what you actually did, taking the energy from inside me."

She stuttered at the last part but forced herself to complete her explanation. I knew Nyssa cared about my cultivation education enough to ignore her embarrassment, and it made me thankful.

"Locate the Qi you absorbed from me, it should be easy for you given your talents."

It was indeed easy for me. I could tell it was stuck beneath my lower abdomen area the moment I closed my eyes. Weirdly enough, it nestled in my balls after the cum made space for it. I know it's weird, you didn't expect it to work this way. Neither did I!

"We need to get it to the closest meridian first, where is it? Put your hands on where you feel it, I haven't done it before so I'm not sure what to expect. My guess is that it's in your dantian- THERE?!"

Nyssa stopped midsentence when she noticed me grabbing my balls. I was doing my best not to be awkward about it. It's a medical situation. Just medical. There's nothing sexual about grabbing my balls in front of my crush, nor something disturbing about it when I hear myself phrasing it that way.

"That's where I feel it," I answered with a dry chuckle.

"I guess- I guess it makes sense. It's relatively close to the dantian, so it's still good," she calmed herself down. "I will touch you now, try to stay focused and lead your Qi following my finger."

This warning was supposed to avoid surprising me, thus refraining from distracting me once she made contact with my body, but knowing where the energy was, I was just developing expectations instead.

"Hmm," I let out a little sigh. It was anticlimactic. Nyssa was thoughtful enough to touch my waist just above my private member.

"Lead the Qi you absorbed to my finger."

I had no idea how to achieve that, so I just willed the mass of energy to move as I wished. Surprisingly it worked much more easily than I thought. The Qi ball was oddly cooperative, letting me shove it wherever I wanted.

"It's here."

"Already?! Um, okay, good job. Now follow my finger's movements carefully. It's important to be precise because it could lead to injury otherwise."

Her finger traveled up my belly and I focused entirely on that tingling sensation. I'm not sure why she moved it so slowly, so I just assumed it was dangerous or something. My energy, or Qi as I learned to call it, slowly made its way upwards to my lower abdomen.

"Good, do you feel like it entered a tank of sorts?" Nyssa's voice was melodic and calming, taking all worries away.

"Yes, but there's not much space inside it," I nodded and grimaced at the pain of trying to push more energy inside that container.

"It's your dantian, and it's filled with filth we call impurities. You should use all the energy I have given you to clean it up. My Qi has special icy properties, so if you follow my instructions, you can use it to add an attribute to your dantian, and it will increase your affinity with ice without harming your other abilities."

"Mm, okay, I trust you. Tell me what I should do."

Nyssa was supportive and caring, I had no reason to suspect her. Currently, my beautiful princess was stronger than me and didn't have to try weird things to harm me if she wished to. I might be more talented than I imagined though, so who knows, maybe I will eventually surpass her.

"Great. Begin by visualizing the Qi as a stream of icy water, flowing within you, cleansing and purifying your dantian. Imagine the impurities as dark spots that dissolve and wash away with the cold, clear current. Focus on the sensation of coolness spreading, not just within your dantian but throughout your entire body, invigorating your meridians and enhancing your connection to the element of ice."

I had no idea how to imagine that to be honest, but I still did. I could feel a needle of Qi running through my spiritual veins, which she called meridians, spreading from the dantian as a center.

"Next, rhythmically breathe in the natural energy around you, envisioning it as snowflakes that melt into your Qi, enriching it with the essence of winter. With each breath, feel your inner reservoir grow colder, more potent. This process might feel strange at first, a mingling of chill and vitality, but it's essential for infusing your cultivation base with the ice attribute."

I could tell she ended up using the spirit stone to enhance the amount of Qi I had access to, allowing me to send the needles of cold Qi further down the various meridians.

"As you continue, you'll notice the space within your dantian expanding, making room for more Qi. Remember, the key is patience and control; rush this, and you risk freezing your meridians, which would hinder your progress rather than aid it."

I then felt her hand on my chin, and a surprise soft and warm feeling enveloped my lips. She was kissing me, her tongue naughtily finding its way into my mouth. I almost lost my concentration, but I realized a cold stream of Qi invaded my body through my open mouth. It might be more precise to say it was sucked into my body rather than invade it.

She eventually broke our kiss, and I felt a smaller yet significant ball of Qi in my head. I had no time to appreciate the sweet taste she left behind.

"Now, it's something that not many can do, but your sensitivity to Qi might make it possible. I want you to send a stream of Qi from your head to connect with those threads you sent from the dantian. Focus, I believe you can do it."

I recognized a sense of urgency in her voice as she gently calmed me down by stroking my cheek. Unwilling to disappoint her, I compelled the two balls of Qi to connect with one another.

It was a slow procedure that hurt like hell. Imagine someone digging a tunnel through your veins, that's how messed up it was.

"They are connected," I told her, feeling drops of sweat falling on my closed eyelids.

"Perfect!" She called happily, "Lastly, when you feel the connection is complete, and your dantian has fully adopted the icy nature, gently coax the Qi to form a cycle. Let it flow from your dantian, through your meridians, and back, in a continuous loop. This will stabilize the new attribute and ensure your body adjusts properly to the change."

Nyssa's instructions were clear, and as I followed them, I could sense the transformation within me. It was an odd mixture of tranquility and exhilaration, feeling the cold Qi reshape my inner being. I trusted Nyssa implicitly, knowing she wouldn't lead me astray.