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One year passed, Jin who had worked the whole last year on his meridians, could now pass the elemental essence through his bodys meridians, 24 hours a day without a break. If other people heard anyone say they could do this, they would look at them wit laughter and scorn not beliving it. Generally it would take a child five years to reach this level.

A child not more then 6 years old, maybe younger stood across the imperial training grounds. This child was slightly shorther then other children his age and slightly thinner.

He had shoulder long auburn hair, piercing green eyes that was not hiding his maturity and intellegence, with and aura of determination surronding him. This child was Yi Jin.

Jin was staring at his father training the second prince, in the imperial martial art. All imperial family members had the element of earth, this was also the best element for defense.

So the imperial martial art was created to combine most of the offensive types of all martial art gathered from around the continent. There was many different martial arts for warriors and the most basic was hand to hand combat.

Yi Chu was watching as his father was training the second prince in the imperial hand to hand combat techniques. As Jin was watching he was also going through the technique in his mind. After the session was over Jin was nowhere to be seen.

Jin was standing on a flat field surrounded by trees in a forest going through his own flowing art hand to hand combat techniques. One minutt Jin was practicing his flowing art, then the next he was training in the imperial arts trying to meld them together.

His own Flowing fist was smooth and slow, while the imperial fist was fast and fierce. Jin’s flowing fist was made to attack the internal while ignoring any type of defense, the the imperial was do damage the external with fast and fierce movement.

Jin wanted to make his fist damage the internal as well as the external of his enemys, not that he had enemys yet, but as a martial cultivator he knew it was only a matter of time before he would face others who decided Jin was a threat to themselves or others.

Months passed as Jin was trying to meld the two fists togheter, but he was still unable to complete his new techniques.

Jin thought to himself it has already been two months. My father should be teaching that brat something else by now. Why not go and learn and get my mind of this for the time being.

Across the imperial training ground on top of a branch sticking out of a tree, a child stod absorbing the imperial art sword techniques. Jin was thinking why are they going over the same stance over and over. It does not look difficult at all.

Over the next months you could see a child standing on top a tree branch facing the imperial training grounds absorbing all the stances of the imperial sword.

one year passed while Jin spent his time between the tree branch overlooking his father training the second prince and himself training in the forrest where he had build his own training ground.

Jin was now seven years old and his body had started to build some muscle, not as much as other warrior candidates his age, but he was looking more fit. He no longer looked feminine, but was still beatiful with a more healthy looking white skin his hair down to his shoulder blades.

During this year i spent alot of time watching the sword stances of the imperial sword and already have some plans in mind. Luckely i finished melding the imperial and flowing fist and I came up with to different techniques, i am so awesome. Jin thought.

"I will name them emperor flowing fist and emperor flowing palm."

Jin started practicing his emperor flowing palm and emperor flowing fist on some trees nearby his movements was not just fast, but also smooth and fluid like a river flowing.

Just as i thought they are not strong enough and much i can improve on, but they can do some damage. Luckely my emperor flowing palm is for major internal and minimal external damage, and my emperor flowing fist is just the opposite. When i have mastered them to mimic my flowing fist 100 % my fist will flow through any obstacle and land on its intented target. Jin thought feeling the pride swell inside him.

After Jin was finished practicing his new emperor flowing fist and emperor flowing palm. Jin decided to start his training with the newly accuired imperial sword techniques. Jin realised with the stick he had been practicing the imperial sword techniques after he had watched his father. Was good enough to implement the stances and get a feel for the techniques, but not if he really wanted to experience the imperial sword and meld it with his own flowing sword.

(note: Jin’s grandfather Yi Guo will now be reffered to as grandpa Yi)

Jin decided to ask his grandpa Yi if he could get a sword to practise with.

Jin knew he would find his grandpa Yi in the Yi clans training hall practising.

Jin entered the training hall and saw his grandpa Yi practising with a sword that looked like a katana.

The katana was the required sword to get 100% out of his flowing sword, as Jin saw this he was thinking how lucky he was, nice never thought they had katanas here i was thinking i would only get 70 % out of my flowing sword max 80%.

After grandpa Yi was finished practicing Jin walked over asking

"Grandpa Yi what was the sword techniques you where practicing right now? "

Grandpa Yi turned around explaining it was their ancestors piercing sky technique. Only one elder in the entire Yi clan was thought this technique and when he found someone worthy he would the teach it to that person. What grandpa Yi didnt know was that Jin had seen it from beginning to end and already grasped the piercing sky technique.

Jin asked his grandpa Yi for a sword like the sword he was using, " Grandpa Yi the sword you are using looks strange"

"yes" Granpa yi answered " this sword is made specially for the piercing sky technique and it is the only one of its kind"

Jin looked at the sword in his grandpa Yi’s hand

"grandpa Yi i like the shape of that sword, and I have been thinking, I want to start training with the sword, just so i can better the state of my body even if its just a little. Can you please make me one smaller and much lighter" Jin asked.

Grandpa Yi looked at his grandson Jin and laughed "of course i can.

"I was always hoping you would practice with the sword, even if your path is to become a mage. It is always a good thing to now your opponents. The sword will be ready in a week"

Grandpa Yi and Jin looked at eachother, understanding they both where starving and needed to eat. Both went to the dinning hall to eat with his mother, Yi jun.

They started to talk about Jins training in his elemental circulation.

When Jin told them he was already done and had opened his meridians enough to circulate his elemental essence for 24 hours they both looked at Jin in shock and suddenly grandpa Yi started to laugh while Jins mother Jun looked at him with a big smile and a glint in her eyes.

"I knew it my child is a genius, who cares about some ordinary body" Jun said.

Grandpa Yi’s laughter came to an end.

"if you truly can circulate your elemental essence for 24 hours that means you can already start with some minor spell casting of the mage rank 1 level. " grandpa Yi said. While looking at Jin with a glint of hope and excitenment in his eyes,

"I will deliver to you the book of which both wind and earth spell techniques so you can start your training" Grandpa Yi said with a proud smile on his face.

Jin nodded, looked at his grandpa Yi and his loving mother, smiled and said " can we keep this a secret between the three of us"

"of course" they both replied happily.