Eternal Cultivation of Alchemy

Chapter 2107  Pearl's Lesson

It had been a week since Pearl left Alex back in the Blue Silk sect. They had traveled back to the Blackfrost Guild for a brief visit and then left the city entirely to go north toward the tall mountains.

Below one of those mountains was a city with an Inter-continental teleportation formation built upon it. It was the teleportation formation to take them to the Spring Grass Continent.

Half a day later, they arrived on the other continent and made their way out of the bustling city to visit a large mountain range called Heaven's Green mountain range.

The mountains here weren't that tall at all, but there were a lot of them. Tens of thousands of mountains were scattered all throughout the mid-southeastern region of the continent, north of which was located the Spring Grass sect. They remained on the other side, staying in a small town located at the shore of a decently sized sea called the South Sea.

They stayed in that village for a while, enjoying the scenery, and one of those days, Grimsight finally decided to begin teaching Pearl.

Pearl flew above a field of tall grass undulating in the soft breeze that roamed the land. The mountains were to his left and the sea to his right. He held a single spear and stared directly at the man before him.

Grimsight stood on the ground, the grass coming up to his chest. He had a hand behind his back and his other hand holding a simple wooden staff with a lazily carved tip.

"Show me what you've learned until now," the old man said, waiting for Pearl to begin his attack.

Pearl began his attack. He sent out two or three slashes toward the old man. The old man did nothing but just stand there. The slashes came for him, but when they landed on him, they vanished as though they were snow and the man was the sun itself.

Pearl was surprised. He wasn't a fool to think he could damage this old man in the slightest bit. He had simply expected the slashes to land on him and do nothing. But this was more than just nothing.

They turned harmless. He couldn't even say how that was possible.

"Come on, don't just stand there. Show me everything you can do with your spear," the old man said.

Pearl went back to attacking, sending slashes and stabs. Of course, not a single one of them managed to touch the old man in the slightest.

"Alright, stop," the old man said.

Pearl stopped.

"Come here," the old man said and waited for Pearl to get close. When he got close, he continued. "Have you not managed to learn to train your Spear Intent yet?"

Pearl shook his head. "I started quite recently, so while I have managed to form some sort of Spear Intent, I'm still far from being able to use it."

The old man shook his head. "That won't do. You need to form your Spear Domain as soon as you can. At your current speed, you will take forever."

Pearl nodded slowly, understanding what the old man said.

"How many years did it take for you to reach this level?" the old man asked.

Pearl thought for a bit. "About 6 years," he said. 7 years if he counted the single day he spent within the Timeless Palace as another year as well.

"You've been training for 6 years?" the old man asked.

"Yes," Pearl said with a disappointed look on his face. Alex had managed to learn Sword Intent in less than a year. Compared to that, he was not talented at all.

"Are you sure it's 6 years?" the old man asked.

Pearl nodded. "I broke through to the Immortal realm 6 years ago," he said. "I began wanting to learn Spear after that."

"Only 6 years? That's… amazing," the old man said.

"Is it?" Pearl asked, not believing the old man. "My brother learned Sword Intent much faster than that."

"Your brother?" the old man asked. "Oh, the young man. It's different. He's a human. You're not. He had known how he was supposed to use his body for years before he picked up the sword most likely. You came onto a new body and managed to reach this level in just 6 years. You're no less talented."

Pearl didn't know what to say. "Are you sure? I am also much stronger than what my brother was, so I have an advantage."

"You're a beast. It equals out," the old man said. He scratched his beardless face a little as he thought about something.

"You have the talent for becoming strong with the Spear. What you need now is to build up a mindset to be good with Spear."

Pearl looked at the man expectantly. "What do I need to do?" he asked.

"Well, first of all, I need you to stop being a coward. Stop running all around and fight head-on." n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Pearl didn't understand what the old man was saying. "Isn't it normal for people to be far apart when fighting?" he asked.

Since Immortals had more strength, they could remain further apart and attack since their attacks could travel.

"That's true for normal people," the old man said. "Not you."

"I'm… not normal?" Pearl asked.

"No, you are not," the old man said. "Let me explain. There are 2 big reasons why Immortals remain far apart and fight."

"The first reason is because they have the strength to. The second reason is so they can react to attacks in time."

"Those are solid reasons, but not to you."

Pearl waited for the old man to continue. He wanted to see how it was different for him.

"First of all, no one who uses weapons should ever remain away from their enemies. You spend so much money and resources into buying a strong spear, and then stay away without ever putting it to good use? How do you think that makes sense?"

Pearl thought for a moment and nodded. It didn't make sense to not incorporate the physical strength of the weapon itself into the fight.

"What's the second reason?" he asked.

"The second reason is because you are a White Tiger," the man said. "White Tigers, from what I remember, had a natural body cultivation, don't they? You should have a strong body cultivation too. Why do you need to fear being hurt with such a strong body?"

"Get closer. Attack stronger. And you will win."

Pearl's eyes widened completely at this point. It was such a simple idea to use one's physical strength in a fight, and somehow it felt so enlightening. He might have done these things instinctively when he fought, but from now on, he would be actively thinking about this when he fought.

"There is another reason," the old man said. "But since you can't make any of your domain at the moment, I will leave that lesson for later."

"For now, remember these words and come at me again. And this time, use your Daos too. I want to know everything I am working with."

Pearl nodded and took a deep breath before beginning his training with the old man.