Chapter 9

Mu Yi prepared bandages, whetstones, and so on, not wasting any time .

After preparing everything, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and meditated .

He needed to work quickly for the meeting .

Suddenly, Mu Yi opened his eyes . He looked grave and solemn, his eyes twinkling with a cold light .

He took a brush and ink and started drawing comfortably with ease . As Mu Yi drew, an aura appeared around him and faded .

Spiritual self-proclamation!

Mu Yi suddenly thought of something . He had noticed the same thing the previous time when he had drawn the body protection charm .

Unfortunately, he had yet to open his Heavenly eye . Otherwise, he could have easily understood the charm .

This charm was the perfect body protection charm, and he found it easy to draw now . He didn’t think that he would draw it so easily though . He could be considered to have progressed a lot .

After that, Mu Yi drew five more body protection charms; however, he succeeded only once .

After having managed to draw two body protection charms, Mu Yi didn’t continue . Two were enough .

He took a rest, and after a while, he started drawing an exorcism charm .

After having succeeded to make one exorcism charm, he stopped drawing . He made it because he just wanted to be prepared, and one was enough . The most important charm was the evil spirit slaying charm .

Mu Yi tried to draw more than twenty evil spirit slaying charms, but he succeeded only twice . Even though his success rate was low, he didn’t mind . He was just a beginner . He needed to continue becoming stronger and only then would drawing charms become easier .

Since he had only two evil spirit slaying charms, it meant that he had only two chances . It wasn’t enough, but he had only seven to eight blank sheets left . He was already satisfied since one more sheet wouldn’t make a big difference .

Lastly, Mu Yi focused on the half-completed five thunders charm .

The reason Mu Yi hadn’t managed to learn the second part of the five thunders charm was because of his state of mind . He hadn’t managed to draw the second half of the charm, and the old man didn’t let him practice it again .

Now, Mu Yi had become stronger, so he wanted to try it again . Even if he failed, it didn’t matter .

With that in mind, Mu Yi started drawing the five thunders charm again .

In the end, the charm was still too difficult to draw . Even though Mu Yi managed to draw it, it was a failure . It was better than before, but Mu Yi now felt a strange sensation .

He tried to draw it five to six times more, and he always had the same strange feeling . Mu Yi started getting angry .

Failing wasn’t a problem per se . However, Mu Yi could feel a sensation that he couldn’t explain, and he didn’t like it .

“Kacha!”

He tried to draw the five thunders charm again . He wasn’t pushing himself too hard, but at that moment, he had no more cinnabar .

“Argh, I failed again . ”

Mu Yi stopped drawing and took a deep breath . He didn’t try again .

He stuck body protection charms on his body because they could save him in case of danger . He also put his evil spirit slaying charms and the exorcism charm in his bags . They were precious, and he couldn’t afford to lose them .

He put everything away and washed his face . He also cleaned himself up a little . He was ready to head down the mountain .

But just as Mu Yi was about to leave, he saw a blank sheet of yellow paper on the table . He didn’t know what to think and walked to it .

He had to go to the village soon, but in the end, Mu Yi bit his finger, a drop of blood appearing .

Mu Yi frowned and put his bleeding finger on the paper . He tried to draw the five thunders charm again .

“Kacha!”

When he finished drawing it, he felt like something had broken in his mind .

He didn’t look at the five thunders charm he had just finished . Instead, he left it on the table and closed his eyes to focus on his mind .

With his eyes closed, he started meditating .

Having a heart like a capering monkey and a mind like a galloping horse was like a thick smog in clouding your thoughts . It happened when people thought too much . Thinking too much oppressed the mind and the heart . However, it wasn’t easy to just stop thinking .

Besides, reaching perseverance wasn’t emptying your mind completely . Otherwise, there wouldn’t be any difference between a cultivator and a rock .

Perseverance was about protecting yourself and your mind while cultivating; it was being resolved in your goal .

Mu Yi had disciplined himself a lot recently . He had the sensation that he was about to step over a threshold, all he needed was a little bit of time .

After he drew the five thunders charm, Mu Yi had the sensation that he was stepping over that threshold . He felt different now . Meditating properly was a long process, and people need a dozen years to become well practiced with meditating . But now, Mu Yi could easily fall into a meditative state .

Perseverance . Protection .

Perseverance was something that everyone had and it was what protected their mind from going astray when cultivating .

Perseverance helped Mu Yi’s vitality, and it made him smarter and helped him think more clearly . It also increased his memory capacity .

Besides, meditating made him wise and detached, like an indestructible mountain .

After a while, Mu Yi opened his eyes and smiled . He had reached the second level . His state of mind had improved .

However, Mu Yi didn’t stay in that state for too long . It was useful, but it also made him very tired . He could get injured if he tried too hard .

After he stopped meditating, Mu Yi looked at the five thunders charm on the table, and he was convinced that he had succeeded . He touched it and sensed an explosive energy inside .

He may have needed much more time to step over the second threshold if he hadn’t drawn the five thunders charm . Of course, he also succeeded because he had worked hard .

Mu Yi had progressed quickly due to everything he had learned from the old man, such as rigor and meticulousness .

An ordinary person would have needed at least three years to step over the same threshold .

“Teacher, don’t worry . I won’t disappoint you . ”

Mu Yi took the five thunders charm and finally went down the mountain .