Cultivation: Starting with Sterilizing My Own Father

In early November, Wei Zhiying was given so much money all at once. It would be a lie to say that she didn't feel the pinch. But it was precisely because the money for the elective courses was money she had worked hard to earn that Wei Zhiying studied with extra seriousness.

Because she had already abstained from grains, Wei Zhiying completely skipped mealtimes. On the road, she handed over all control of the direction to the Earth Spirit while she carried the Fire Spirit to practice. Poor Earth Spirit, only a little over a year old, had to learn to control the direction of flying on a sword on its own.

Although fire generates earth, a fire spirit is not a spirit beast of that element. In the first lesson of registering for beast taming, Wei Zhiying signed a contract with a fire spirit under the personal guidance of Elder Gou, who also demonstrated it to the students below.

During this time, Elder Gou also reminded everyone that the fire spirit needed to be trained frequently. Wei Zhiying and Sand Scorpion were both earth elements, and now that a fire element had been added, a balance needed to be struck. Frequent training was necessary to ensure the fire burned to a certain degree, since a small flame could easily be extinguished by a pot of earth. However, if the fire was too strong, the earth would become scorched.

He further stated that if one didn't want to go through so much trouble, then one could gather some other elements to balance things out. Cultivation also emphasizes the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements. However, since spiritual energy is currently scarce, those with a single spiritual root can cultivate quickly, making them the chosen ones. But if they want to reach higher realms in the future, they will still need the mutual generation and support of the five elements. If there is no corresponding spiritual root, one can use others to make up for it, such as spirit beasts, puppets, or magical artifacts of other elements.

The inner sect's courses are different from the outer sect's. Every lesson introduces new knowledge, and some lessons are even connected to the previous one. If you miss the previous lesson, you won't understand 60% of the next lesson.

Furthermore, the quizzes for the inner sect elective courses do not count towards the regular grades, and there is no final exam at the end of the month. In fact, if a student performs poorly, they may be expelled and barred from enrolling for the next two months. The tuition fees previously paid for these elective courses will be refunded on a case-by-case basis – whether in full, half, or none.

Although he doesn't take an exam, he can get certified, such as a junior feng shui master certificate or a junior beast tamer certificate.

When traveling, identification documents are indispensable. Ordinary people need video access passes and household registration certificates to travel, while cultivators need a token representing their sect. If they do not have one, even if the other party is proficient in their sect's sword techniques, they cannot prove their identity and will be regarded as a rogue cultivator.

These certificates also serve to prove to others when disciples go out for training that learning this skill is just an elective, not something they specialize in, but that they have a foundation in this area and that their abilities are certified, which can be used in emergencies.

After studying for a month, Wei Zhiying confidently enrolled.

When taking the beginner sword-holding certificate exam, Wei Zhiying not only used the sect's unique Guiyi Sword Technique, but also incorporated the Mountain Sword Technique she had learned in the past month.

The siblings worked together in different directions. When the older sister reached the Golden Core stage, Wei Zhiying also successfully obtained the primary certificates for eight elective courses.

Although the siblings still didn't understand why they needed to take the sword-wielding certificate exam, since most cultivators used swords, they understood when they went to their master to apply for permission to go on training trips. It was a special examination; they had sword spirits. Although summoning a sword spirit was rare, even without a sword spirit, those sword cultivators and their swords shared a common temperament, like close friends. In certain crisis situations, the sword would attack the enemy without the master's command.

Having this beginner sword-wielding certificate tells the other party that you are not a professional sword cultivator, but that you are learning swordsmanship only to use it as a weapon, and that you have other weapons. This will make the other party more restrained when fighting against you, and try to avoid using sword spirits.

To be honest, it had the feel of a war between two states during the Spring and Autumn Period. Everyone was very disciplined and moral. Before a battle, you had to tell the other side the number of troops and supplies. If you defeated the other side, you could only chase them for 50 paces. If the other side's chariot broke down during the chase, you would stop and help them repair it.

Venerable Cangxi was a little reluctant to let the two children go out for training after only three months of studying under him, but seeing that they were determined to go, he agreed.

Xu Tianci had originally planned to go along, but Xu Ruosheng wouldn't allow it. After all, a six-year-old child who hadn't yet developed his intelligence and whose cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, holding a large amount of spirit stones, would be a tempting target if he went out. Moreover, Xu Ruosheng himself currently had no plans to go out for training, as this was a good opportunity to separate from Wei Lanyin. Although it wasn't the best way to put it, Xu Ruosheng truly had no feelings for Wei Lanyin.

Xu Ruosheng was very grateful for this, knowing that Wei Zhiying must have persuaded him countless times behind the scenes.

Seeing her sister's gaze fixed on Xu Ruosheng's retreating figure, Wei Zhiying reached out and nudged her arm. "Alright, sister, like I said before, the reason you think Ruosheng is so nice is probably because he's the gentlest and most handsome boy you've ever met. You need to broaden your horizons, go out more, see more handsome men, and you'll appreciate the beauty of the world. Also, a little distance can create beauty; maybe if the distance changes, your feelings for each other will change too."

Wei Zhiying meant that maybe her sister wouldn't like Xu Ruosheng anymore, but Wei Lanyin thought that maybe after a period of separation, Xu Ruosheng would realize that he actually still liked her quite a bit.

Wei Lanyin was immediately filled with fighting spirit: "Alright! Pack your things. Those certificates you took the exam for, and our sect's token are the most important things not to be lost. Once everything is packed, we'll set off tomorrow! Before we get up, let's go home and tell our parents and grandma. They're getting old, and we're not around to take care of them. We don't know how lonely they'll be."

Wei Zhiying thought of her father, who had no roots but insisted on visiting brothels, her grandmother, who chatted with old ladies on the street and built her own intelligence network, and her mother, who endured hardship at home: "Sister, do you have a problem understanding the word 'loneliness'? And it seems like we go back every time we have a day off."

Wei Lanyin rolled her eyes: "That's me. You only go back once a month, and I'm the one who drags you home. Do you know what my parents and grandma say about me every time you don't come home? They all think it's because I don't let you come back."

"I've told them so many times, I have my own legs, I can come and go as I please. Don't pay attention to them." Wei Zhiying said as she tidied up the certificates in her hands, preparing to go to the enforcement hall later to see if she could make a few more copies.

When Wei Zhiying read novels in her previous life, she never understood why she couldn't take the exam if her admission ticket was torn up or taken away. It wasn't until she learned about the situation in other provinces that she realized that not all places could print admission tickets like Shandong.

Looking at the only certificate in her hand, Wei Zhiying felt that if she didn't make a copy, she would lose it in the next second. She insisted on making several copies: two on her person, two in her space, two in the sect, two in her storage bag, and two on her sister's person. She didn't need to keep any at home, so as not to let her family take them out to show off.