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After dinner, they went to sleep. Henry checked his system interface and saw that the techniques have been compiled. He asked the system for the description of the new compilation.

"A mortal level cultivation technique compiled and improved from the two techniques bought by the host. Currently, it has five more flaws."

"Still five more flaws! What should I do? Though it is very less from the initial 40 still there are 5 flaws." His problems seem to have no end.

"Should I start cultivating? But a solid foundation is the determining factor in cultivation. I should not be in a hurry." He thought.

The sects recruitment program was in a month. He should try to enrol in a few sects or should he start cultivating?

He was in a dilemma. He decided to ask the system. "System, should I start cultivating?"

"Host can start cultivating as all of the flaws are in the middle and late stages of cultivation. The host can cultivate till qi interpretation realm but the host should not start absorption of qi."

"Oh, so that's the case. So, I should start cultivating, the earlier one starts the better."

"He looked at the technique. It looked very ordinary like a pdf file he used to see."

'The qi is the essence of the world. Qi forms the universe whatever exist has qi in it. It is just that the amount and concentration of qi vary in different things. If one needs to start cultivating one needs to sense this qi that exists inside us and outside us as well. Qi can exist in various forms. It can be hotter than fire or colder than ice. Heavier than lead or lighter than air. '

'For sensing the qi one needs to concentrate deeply. Breathe in the air. Sense the change in the amount of qi inside the body. Exhale. Sense the change in qi again. Feel the change in your surroundings. Take an object rich in qi and feel the change..... '

There was a lot more procedure to it. The latter parts involved objects rich in qi. According to his memories, spirit stones were widely used by cultivators for their cultivation. It was said that spirit stones were rich in qi. There were other treasures too that were rich in qi but he didn't know much about them. he did not know how to obtain them.

The next day he asked his sister " Do you know about spirit stones?"

"Spirit stones? Isn't that the thing cultivators use for their cultivation? I have heard that they are very expensive. Only rich people have them. Why are you asking about it? Do you want to start cultivating? Let me tell you, they are very costly, poor people like us can not afford to obtain a single of them."

Hearing her reply, he was a bit sad but that didn't stop him from thinking of alternate ways to obtain one. He replied:

"No, I just heard it from the people where I worked and was just curious about it.". he gave her a satisfactory reply.

He then went to his workplace. During his work, he decided to ask a fellow servant about the spirit stones.

" You don't know about spirit stones? These are used in the cultivation. I have heard that a single spirit stone can cost you a thousand gold coins."

after saying this his eyes gleamed.

Henry was dumbfounded. A thousand gold coins! Even if he brought out the whole of his life's earnings he would not make this much money.

"I had once seen it in the hands of young master

Sao Chen . It looked like an ordinary black stone."

He boasted as if it was his major achievement.

He couldn't be helped. Most of the common people had never seen a spirit stone. So, it was natural for him to get excited about it.

Henry could not do anything about it. He lacked resources at the moment. He worked during the day and at night, he would try to cultivate.

He closed his eyes. He tried to feel the qi. The air entered his lungs through his nose, his throat. The air then left his body. He repeated this process for a few minutes but Nothing special could be seen. 'Do I require spirit stones to sense the qi? He was a bit disappointed.No, many people have started cultivation without the use of these resources. So why can't I? I will keep trying until I get a result.'

With this, he kept trying the whole night but couldn't progress.

The next day he tried again. but did not progress again. He kept trying and on the fifth day, he could feel some special energy enter into his body. When he opened his eyes, he could see small orbs of tiny lights in his surroundings but they all disappeared soon."Was it all just a dream?" he thought. But his intuition told him otherwise. He was finally able to progress. Almost the progress was very little but progress is progress.

Mosquito meat is also meat. He was excited. He continued cultivating.

Every day when he cultivated, he would see these strange sights. Its duration increased day by day.

Two days later when he went to work, the previous servant had returned, So he was relieved of his service.

When he returned home he told his sister about it. She was worried again that they would have to find a new job.

"I was thinking of attending the sect recruitment examination that is in a few days," Henry told his sister.

"I have heard that thousands of people attend the examination of which only 10 - 20 people are selected and sometimes even none of them are selected. Moreover, most of the disciples selected are from big families."Angela replied after hearing him.

She did not mean to discourage him, she was just stating the facts.

"Don't worry, I will just try to attend the examination and try to pass it."

" Okay, just don't overexert yourself".seeing her brother's determination, she decided not to stop him.

"Of course, I will be alright."

They went to sleep.

The moon was saying brightly .The silence of the night was calming.The sky was clear but suddenly the moon turned red. It seemed eerie for some reason. It was for such a short moment that anyone barely noticed. The moon turned normal again.