Chapter 5

This came as a great surprise to them. Even they found it difficult to remember everything at once, which suggested that the young man's memory might surpass their own. If that was the case, why couldn't he cultivate inner energy? Soon, they understood why the young man couldn't cultivate inner energy: he understood nothing. In simple terms, he had memorized the content, but he didn't know what it meant, not even some simple words, let alone more difficult ones. If he could successfully cultivate, it would be miraculous. Thus, Ling Aoxue began to explain the words. Since she had nothing else to do while waiting for her true qi to recover, she might as well use the time to help. Besides, the young man was her savior, and although she couldn't repay a drop of water with a spring, she could at least repay him in kind. However, as she explained, Ling Aoxue felt a headache. She witnessed what was truly miraculous and understood the phrase "preaching to a cow." No matter how detailed her explanations were, the young man couldn't understand anything, and he remained just as clueless. What was going on? They didn't expect his comprehension ability to match his memory, but at least they hoped he would have an ordinary level of comprehension. However, the young man had no comprehension ability at all, not even a bit.

"I don't know..."

"I don't understand!"

"I don't get it!"

No matter what Ling Aoxue said, the young man's answers were basically the same.

"How can I teach you? I can't teach you anymore! You do it!" Ling Aoxue was at a loss, throwing the matter aside. She wasn't not trying; she had tried but saw no results. No wonder he couldn't cultivate; he had a wooden head, no, he was just a block of wood!

Meng Rongqing looked at the young man in silence. She hadn't expected this. A person with an extraordinary memory had no comprehension ability at all. Was this a joke from heaven, or did it take away something after giving him something else? But this was too extreme.

"How did you learn the things you know?" Meng Rongqing asked. Although the basics were simple, one still needed some learning ability and comprehension to master them. According to what had just happened, he shouldn't have been able to learn even the basics.

"Big Brother Hai taught me," the young man replied.

"… How did he teach you?" Of course, I know he taught you, but how did he teach you? That's what I'm asking.

"He showed me each move, and I followed what he did, and that's how I learned," the young man replied.

"So it's through demonstration… Alright, sit down. I will guide the energy within you, and you will feel the path of the energy. Then, you will do it yourself, and I will protect you from the side." Ling Aoxue spoke again. It was her turn to take action. Meng Rongqing wasn't suitable for this task, as her true qi had a bit of destructive power. This was their only method now. It was impossible for the young man to understand the text on his own, so they had to guide him physically. Although Ling Aoxue was still recovering her true qi, this kind of guidance didn't require much true qi; a little was enough, and she could still manage it.

The young man sat down in a cross-legged position, following Ling Aoxue's posture to enter a meditative state and accept her guidance. Soon, he felt the energy within him and the path it took.

"Hmm? This kid really needs to be taught through demonstration. After one guidance, he can cultivate on his own," Ling Aoxue felt that the young man had successfully learned the first step of the cultivation technique.

"Which meridian did you guide?"

"The Belt Meridian."

"Oh."

Cultivating energy mainly involves absorbing the elemental energy of heaven and earth, guiding the energy through the meridians, and storing it in the dantian. At the same time, one must gradually open the meridians. However, it's impossible to cultivate all the meridians at once; no one does that. Generally, one chooses a specific meridian to cultivate because one doesn't have the ability to guide energy through all the meridians simultaneously. The path must be taken step by step for a stable journey.

This so-called "one meridian" isn't literally one meridian. More accurately, it refers to a region of meridians. According to the eight extraordinary meridians, there are eight meridian zones, each with a main meridian and many smaller meridians, leading to different cultivation paths and techniques. However, regardless of the technique or path, the goal is the same: to cultivate the meridians.

Moreover, the order of the eight meridians can vary. Some start with the Belt Meridian, others with the Conception Meridian, and then perhaps the Governor Meridian or the Thrusting Meridian. This depends on the cultivation technique and personal preference, and it doesn't affect the ultimate path. The ultimate path is to cultivate and open all the meridians, which is the ninth meridian. This "ninth meridian" isn't a literal number but an extreme. Therefore, the ninth meridian realm is the hardest to break through and takes more time than the previous eight meridians combined.

After the ninth meridian, one can forge an indestructible golden body! However, these matters are irrelevant to ordinary people. It's already rare for ordinary people to see experts who have cultivated four meridians. Someone like Xiaoyao would find Big Brother Hai to be a formidable presence.

The young man seemed to be captivated by this feeling and continued to cultivate throughout the night. The two girls also began to cultivate to heal their injuries. The entire night was spent in meditation, which prevented the young man from having any thoughts of consummating the marriage! Of course, his idea of consummating the marriage was simply sleeping together. He didn't yet understand the relationship between men and women, and his desire to marry a wife was just that—marriage. He didn't know what to do with a wife after marrying her.

The villagers in the small village were very simple and pure, and he had mostly been exposed to beautiful and innocent things. Perhaps in the future, after experiencing more, he would understand the complexities of human nature and the myriad changes in the world.

After a night of healing, the two girls' bodies had recovered to about 70-80%. They took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and ate the breakfast the young man had prepared. At this time, they didn't see the young man in the dilapidated temple; he seemed to have gone out early, and they didn't know what he was doing.

"Meng Rongqing, what do you think of this young man?" Ling Aoxue asked.

"A good young man, with good potential, just a bit peculiar…" Meng Rongqing said. The peculiarity she referred to wasn't his behavior or personality, which were common among rural youths. She meant his inability to understand text but his ability to learn through demonstration and immediately grasp it.

"Yes, indeed a bit peculiar. His progress in learning cultivation seems good. He quickly grasped the energy flow, which took me several days to master, but he did it in one go," Ling Aoxue said.

——Brothers, give me some votes, let's climb the charts!——

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