Chapter 5  : Genius

After the teacher left, class leader Sherry Lesser stepped onto the platform.

She pressed somewhere on the podium and the big screen behind her slowly split in the middle, revealing a pure white lotus stone carving behind it.

The lotus almost took up half of the wall. The patterns on the petals were clearly visible, emitting faint bizarre lights.

Looking at everyone below, Sherry calmly said, “True Martial is too overwhelming, it’s not a cultivation method that ordinary people can practice, therefore Foundation Establishment is required.”

“For Foundation Establishment, you need to meet two requirements at the same time – active Spirit Power and Qi Blood flowing throughout the body.”

“The carving on the wall is called Lotus Stand Meditation Method, which contains the realm of thought of advanced cultivator, it can help you all begin practicing mediation quickly, to enter the focused mindset.”

“When you can clearly delineate the Lotus Stand with your Spirit Power, it will mean that you meet the spirit standard.”

“As for achieving smooth Qi Blood flow, the standard is to complete Ten Rotation Body Forging Decision cultivation within half an hour, only when you meet both standards can the foundation be built.”

While Sherry was explaining, most students in the class seemed calm, as if they already knew these things.

Only a few students, along with Jack Clark, were hearing about this for the first time. They wore a contemplative expression on their face, taking everything in seriously.

“Remember, being able to establish foundation and cultivate True Martial is the greatest act of kindness the country can bestow upon us ordinary folk, not everyone has an Innate Awakening.”

“Alright, let’s disperse and begin our first Meditation Cultivation practice.” After finishing her words, Sherry turned and stepped off the podium to find an empty spot where she sat cross-legged.

Seeing her, everyone else did the same.

Jack sat at the edge of the crowd and as instructed, he focused on the stone carving, causing the lotus to magnify in front of his eyes.

‘Spirit Power, is ethereal, impossible to perceive or touch for common people who have never practiced cultivation before.’

But when the lotus occupied his entire vision, he instinctively closed his eyes and for the first time, clearly felt the presence of Spirit Power.

In the endless darkness of consciousness, a transparent lotus, outlined only by faint lines, responsively revolved in his mind.

‘Is this the meaning of quick introduction? Amazing!’ Jack exclaimed.

Though he’s practicing for the first time, he understands how difficult it is for an ordinary person to begin to perceive their own Spirit Power through meditation.

This is what happens when you can remain seated.

Under normal conditions, ordinary people may start to daydream as soon as they close their eyes, unable to focus and let alone meditate.

It’s easy to imagine how much time this carving saved them.

But then, when Jack tried to clearly envisage the real body of the lotus, he felt the progress to be extremely slow and spirit taxing.

Only after half an hour, he felt stars in his eyes and exhaustion took over his spirit, forcing him to pull out of the meditation state.

‘It’s so exhausting.’ Jack rubbed his temples.

Only after he took a small break and felt better, he looked around to realize that most of his classmates had also quit the meditation.

Some were sitting there, lost in thoughts, some intently staring at the stone carving, and like Jack, they too looked tired, as if they’ve exerted themselves spiritually.

But there were still those who continued their meditation.

For instance, the ones in the front row – Sherry Lesser, Matt Watkins and another nine—four men and three women. Justin Welan was among them.

After a while, Justin Welan and five others also quit the meditation state one after another, leaving only Sherry, Matt, and another male student.

Even though no one reminded them, everyone remained silent so as not to disturb them.

“Meditation class is over. We will begin the Body Forging Cultivation Class soon.” As these words echoed from the loudspeaker on the wall, Sherry and the other two slowly opened their eyes.

At this moment, Justin Welan, who Jack didn’t know when had sat in front of him, whispered: “The duration of the first meditation session indicated someone’s talent.”

Jack turned to look at him. This guy seemed to know quiet a lot.

Justin Welan envied, “Don’t look at me. Although my mental talent seems better than yours, it still falls short in front of those three guys.”

“I can confirm that, at least, they each have manifested three petals.”

“And they don’t even seem tired. Their spirit power is seemingly abundant, so they might be able to meditate a whole lotus in just two or three days.”

“Three petals!”

Jack Clark was shocked. He hadn’t even fully visualized a single petal, while others were already at three. Was the gap this big?

Justin Welan patted Jack Clark’s shoulder, comforting him, “Don’t be surprised. This is the difference between a genius and an ordinary person. They can’t be compared.”

“Although they didn’t start cultivating ahead of time, they used some resources to nourish their spirits. Their innate conditions are much stronger than ours.”

“But Jack, don’t get discouraged. If we meditate quickly, we still have a chance to surpass them.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the big screen closed again, lit up, and a middle-aged man wearing white training attire appeared. He slightly lowered his body and began to make gestures.”

“Everyone, pay attention.”

Sherry Lesser in the front row slowly said, “Next is the Body Casting Skill, the 18 positions are practiced in a specific sequence, which can unblock our whole body’s channels and has some body-building effects.”

“When the Essence Blood Stone in the cultivation room is activated, we can easily feel the Blood Qi in our bodies and quickly get started.”

“During the cultivation, we need to use our spirit power to drive that Blood Qi to follow the cultivation cycle. A single cycle is completed when one round of cultivation is finished.”

“Alright, let’s start.”

On the big screen, the middle-aged man started to cultivate. His movements were slow and every position he made was very standard, giving Jack Clark a feel of practicing Tai Chi and ancient yoga.”

However, when the sixth position started, the difficulty suddenly increased. Many positions completely violated human physiology, and Jack Clark felt even goosebumps watching the last few positions.”

A few minutes later, when some people started practicing with the middle-aged man on his second round, a human-head-sized red Crystal Stone lit up on the ten-meter-high ceiling of the cultivation classroom, bathing everyone in a crimson light.

Under the red light, Jack Clark felt a heat wave throughout his body, his blood seemed to boil, and subconsciously he began to cultivate.”

The first position was relatively simple, the second position was somewhat difficult, tolerable, the third one…

Hiss!

Just when he was doing the third position: half-squatting with the right leg stretched out, hands stretching forward and backward, bending over, Jack Clark suddenly felt a sudden pain in his waist’s fascia.”

The spasmodic pain made Jack Clark turn pale and he dared not move for a while.”

Only after a while did the pain gradually decrease. Jack Clark, who was in a cold sweat, dared to start practicing the fourth position.”

At the same time, as Jack Clark continued cultivating, he felt his blood getting hotter, and a faint ‘Qi’ following the flow of his blood all over his body.

Feeling this faint ‘Qi Blood’, Jack Clark was taken aback.

He didn’t dare to be negligent. The little spiritual power he just cultivated quickly restrained it, making this faint Qi Blood revolve with his cultivation…

At this time, everyone was cultivating, even if many people had crooked postures, there were still about a dozen good ones.

For example, class leader Sherry Lesser and a few female students, they were also cultivating along with the teaching on the big screen at this time. Their movements were unfamiliar, but still decent.”

Plus, their bodies full of flexibility were pleasing to the eye. Many male students were enthralled, forgetting about their own cultivation.”

However, the first one to complete a turn was a male student. He was drenched with sweat after cultivation, with faint white steam coming out from his head. It took him ten minutes.

Compared to him, Jack Clark found that the talent of his body seemed really bad.”

He was still struggling to bend his waist backwards and curve a single leg, doing the ninth movement…