Chapter 43: Instruction

A quarter of an hour later, a thoroughly refreshed Xiao Han looked at the exceptionally well-behaved Xiao Wu before him.

"Since I am your master, I must certainly teach you some real skills."

Xiao Wu, who had been feeling quite aggrieved on the side, saw his eyes light up at these words, and he looked at Xiao Han with a face full of anticipation.

Under Xiao Wu's burning gaze, Xiao Han smiled slightly and then took out a Scroll and tossed it to Xiao Wu.

On it were three large characters—"Ice Sealing Art".

At this moment, Xiao Han began to introduce it to Xiao Wu, "'Ice Sealing Art', an Earth Tier Low Level Cultivation Method. It draws extreme cold energy into the body to condense a Life-bound Ice Crystal. Once cultivated to perfection, one can instantly freeze everything within a radius of ten thousand zhang."

Seeing Xiao Wu, who had previously been listless, suddenly lift his proud head, Xiao Han laughed wildly in his heart. Sure enough, no matter which little fellow it is, they cannot escape this kind of temptation!

However, out of a desire to play a prank, Xiao Han added another sentence, "Of course, just listen to that last part and leave it at that."

Huh?!

What does that mean? If this Cultivation Method is so powerful, how could it be fake?

Xiao Wu was immediately displeased.

Seeing his little disciple's displeasure, Xiao Han did not continue to tease him, "Although this Cultivation Method is indeed quite good, but..."

Upon hearing these two words, Xiao Wu knew a turning point was coming and hurriedly listened with rapt attention.

"But its grade is too low; this is only for you to use as a transition during your cultivation."

Boom—

Xiao Wu was instantly stunned on the spot as if struck by lightning. The grade is too low?

This is an Earth Tier Cultivation Method, right!

While thinking this, Xiao Wu lowered his head to look at the white Scroll in his hand, from which a faint chill was even seeping out.

He had previously heard Grandpa Shi say that the highest-grade Cultivation Method he had ever seen was only Yellow Tier High Grade.

For him, even a Mysterious Tier Cultivation Method would have made him very happy, let alone an Earth Tier one.

Xiao Han also knew that this little fellow perhaps had not realized the change in his own situation.

Even in a small city in the Jia Ma Empire, Shitou was not considered a powerhouse, so naturally, he could not have had any very high-level insight.

And Xiao Wu, who had been raised by Shitou and was almost completely isolated from the world, was even less likely to have a clear understanding of Xiao Han's strength.

That he could cultivate to the Dou Zhe realm was purely due to his innate talent.

Without mockery, he just fiercely ruffled Xiao Wu's hair and said with annoyance, "Do you really have so little confidence in your master?

I am, at the very least, a Dou Sheng powerhouse, and furthermore the master of Langya Pavilion; how could I give you substandard treatment? Wouldn't that be a slap to my own face?"

He had originally thought that once these words were out, he would immediately receive a look of shock or even emotion from Xiao Wu.

But the next moment, Xiao Wu's words immediately made Xiao Han feel that his sincere heart had been misplaced after all.

"What is a Dou Sheng powerhouse? Never heard of it. Is it a more powerful expert than a Dou Shi?"

It wasn't that the child was deliberately undermining him; it was truly that he had never come into contact with any high-level cultivators.

Without family heritage or a certain level of exposure, such existences as a Dou Sheng, which are unreachable for ordinary people, are completely a secret.

"Fine, tomorrow I will have someone send you some basic knowledge about the continent.

To save you from knowing nothing and likely being sold by someone when you are out there." Xiao Han was already completely helpless.

At this time, Xiao Wu did not speak. Regarding his lack of common sense, he was as clear as a mirror. Learning more things was certainly fine.

Moreover, for some time now, there had always been people delivering three meals a day to himself and Grandpa Shi.

Although he had not specifically asked about certain matters, from the few words of the people delivering the food, Xiao Wu could perceive that this unreliable master of his seemed to be a top-tier powerhouse.

The thought of revenge he once held had long since gradually faded. Although he was simple, he was not stupid.

Even if his talent was very good, it would not be good enough to make this powerhouse desperate to the point of taking him in without the slightest test.

Perhaps there were other unknown reasons for this.

And regardless of what considerations he had for taking him as a disciple, even if it was just for the sake of himself and Grandpa Shi, he had to cultivate well and listen carefully to the arrangements of his cheap master.

One should never fail to live up to the good intentions of an elder.

Seeing that Xiao Wu finally did not refute him again this time, Xiao Han was also somewhat happy.

He continued, "Because your cultivation is too low, you can only cultivate up to Earth Tier quality Cultivation Methods at most. Otherwise, your meridians will not be able to withstand the powerful speed of Qi absorption, causing damage and affecting your foundation.

Once you reach the Dou Wang realm, you can proceed to switch to cultivating higher-grade Cultivation Methods."

"How high grade?"

At this moment, Xiao Wu was a bit curious. Earth Tier Cultivation Methods were already powerful enough, and now the master actually said there were even higher grades. For a moment, Xiao Wu was very tempted.

"We'll talk about that when you cultivate to the Dou Wang realm."

Xiao Han directly slapped Xiao Wu's head to the other side, keeping him in suspense, and just smiled mysteriously.

"If you satisfy me, there will be other surprises, oh!" Perhaps realizing that this approach was too mean, he gave him a little more hope.

"You know how to use a Storage Ring, right?"

Although Xiao Wu was still somewhat annoyed by Xiao Han's behavior, he still nodded in affirmation.

"Very good, keep these things well; the instructions for how to use them inside are all clearly stated.

If there is anything you don't understand, you can go find your Mistress Yi Huang. I need to go into seclusion for the next year, so I won't be coming over."

"Okay."

"Keep it up, cultivate well, and don't let me down," Xiao Han said with a smile.

"Understood." Xiao Wu expressionlessly pushed away the large hand that was causing mischief on his head.

After Xiao Han left, Xiao Wu took a look into the Storage Ring, and then suddenly gasped.

Accustomed to the life of a commoner, this was his first time seeing jade bottles piled up like a mountain, as well as several Scrolls.

The Medicinal Pills included all grades from the first to the fifth, with every kind of use imaginable: Foundation Establishment, healing, detoxifying, recovering Qi, accelerating cultivation, and even increasing one's cultivation level.

The Dou Techniques were the same; they covered everything from attack, defense, amplification, and control, lacking only the function of healing. Perhaps this is what it means to be obscenely wealthy!

He could only sigh in his heart that the Central Plains were truly rich, and then he thought no more of it, preparing to begin his cultivation.

……

Although in the eyes of Xiao Wu, this might just be because the experts of the Central Plains were wealthy, the facts were not so.

Although the personal wealth of experts is always substantial, Xiao Han is the only one who could provide such abundant resources to a Disciple who had just stepped onto the path of cultivation.

Xiao Wu was indeed not wrong in his feeling; if it were based solely on his talent, although he would receive focused cultivation from Xiao Han, he would not yet have the qualifications to reach this level.

And the reason why Xiao Han valued Xiao Wu so much, besides his excellent talent, was even more due to his identity.

On one hand, as the only memory of Shitou in this world, Xiao Wu was undoubtedly special.

The mistakes Xiao Han committed back then are now difficult to make up for through Shitou, so out of love for the house and its crow, Xiao Han chose to cultivate this little fellow, Xiao Wu.

And the reason that could make Xiao Han choose Xiao Wu without hesitation to be the successor of his mantle is—the life background of Xiao Wu.