3 Old Genius

In a flash, the second day of cultivation passed. Having traveled with his Qi throughout all his meridians, Merlin finally finished his first section of cultivation. However, he could already fill the magical effects through his whole body.

His old arms which usually were always aching now were filled with strength. Even his breathing was much better and consistent. Getting up from the floor, his eyes immediately met with Luke's.

"Good morning, Young Master! How are your injuries?"

"Hum! Much better now! But just the bastard that did this to me wait, this young master will torture his soul for a thousand years!!"

However, seeing some fright in Merlin's eyes as he said so, Luke gave a little cough.

"Well, torture just a little..."

"But let's forget that for now! The important thing is, let's test your new strength!!"

As so, both master and butler left the wood cabin, heading to the grassy space behind it.

"Were well Merlin! Lets first see how your first cultivation section improved your brute strength!! First, punch the bolder over there for me!!"

Seeing Luke pointing to a huge bolder, almost three times his size, Merlin had some doubts. If he hit it and broke his hand, old bone take so long to get better. But noticing Luke's heavy gaze, Merlin walked to the bolder.

"Now then, don't be shy! Just concentrate some of your Qi in one fist and punch out with all your strength!!"

However, as Merlin was preparing himself, Luke chuckled in his heart. "Hehehehe, with just his Body Refinement First Realm, there's gonna be some pain!"

Then, leaving out a secret smile, Luke anxiously awaited Merlin to attack the bolder.

Concentrating all his redish Qi in his right fist, Merlin did not hesitate, launching a full attack directly in the middle of the boulder. However, against Luke's hopes and laughing at his disgrace, something unexpected happened.

As Merlin's fist stroke the boulder, a huge explosion sounded out, as the giant rock was smashed into countless crumbles, flying everywhere. As for Merlin's fist, it was okay, just a little bit red.

"Oh, just as young master said! This old servant was afraid for nothing!!"

However, without hearing any response, he quickly looked back at Luke, finding him filled with shock.

"Old bastard... how did you do that in your current condition!!?"

"Well young master, just as you said... I just concentrated all my Qi the fist."

Hearing Merlin's honest response, Luke pondered for a bit before dashing to Merlin's side and grabbing his arm.

"Old man, let me ask you... how many layers your meridians already have??"

Confused about Luke's question, Merlin looked at him strangely.

"How do I know that? I just cultivated as young master's technique instructed!"

"Humm... right! Another question: How many grand Qi circulations you did these last two days?"

"Ouh, if young master means grand circulations, this old man managed to build up around 50 before getting tired!"

Hearing such words, Luke almost thought the old man was lying! One had to know that entering the Body Refinement First Realm on the first day of cultivation was already rare. But being capable of doing 50 grand circulations could only mean that old bastard's meridians already built up three layers at least. Each layer was one Realm of Body Refinement!

"You old thing!! You already made it to the Third Realm of Body Refinement!!!" Luke said with his eyes open in shock.

"Young Master, it...it that a bad scene!!? Am I going to die?"

Cautious with Luke's shock, fear filled his heart! Could it be that he committed an error during his cultivation? Was he going to explode?

Slapping Merlin out of his day nightmares, Luke could only shout at him.

"Of course not, you old moron!! What do you have in there? A brain ou a bunch of dead meat? This is great news!! It means you have great prospects in cultivation!!"

Hearing his young master's words, peace filled Merlin's heart once more. However, he became extremely curious about these so called realms of cultivation.

"Excuse me, young master! But you said I'm in the Third Realm of Body Refinement, right? But this ignorant mortal doesn't understand, what are those?"

Gazing at each other for a bit after Merlin's question, Luke calmed down and began thinking of a way to explain such cultivation concepts to Merlin.

"Well, you can imagine that each realm of cultivation focus on a specific thing, each one having 9 stages! For now, the Body Refinement Realm is about toughing up one's meridians and body, so that they can withstand Qi!"

"Next comes the Qi Transformation Realm, where one has to transform the gaseous Qi in their body into the ultimate stage of Qi, something between liquid and solid!"

Listening to Luke's complex and profound explanation, Merlin could only try his best in saving everything in his old brain.

"Then there's the Qi Ocean Realm, in which one opens up a realm ocean of Qi in their inner body, ready to accumulate as much as possible."

However, Luke stopped his explanation there, as he saw Merlin was already getting lost and hopeless with the long journey ahead of him.

"Well, that's all you have to know for now!! Cultivate hard, and one day this young master will show you the highest peaks of Cultivation!!"

Feeling truly grateful for his young master's explanations, Merlin decided to award the young man in front of him with what he liked the most in the world!

"And young master... in which hight of such path you are?"

Immediately after hearing Merlin's question, Luke once more stuffed out his chest proudly, finding another chance to brag about himself!

"Humm!! Not that you, old man, should know, but this YOUNG MASTER over here is a powerhouse in the seventh stage of the Spirit Awakening Realm! With only a snap of my fingers, I could reduce that Great Red Hill City of yours to nothing! And I..."

As Luke bragged about his glorious powers, he and Merlin slowly walked back to the wood cabin. Although that young man liked to brag a lot about himself, he surely was a good person. As so, Merlin thought in his heart that following such man in exchange for becoming a Cultivator was not all that bad.

Back in the cabin, the two of them proceeded once more to their cultivation. Also, Merlin felt that soon, they would probably leave that place to travel the world. As such, he could only relax and meditate, feeling the peace of that little wood cabin, his home for a lifetime.

As so, one more day passed by just like that. Once more, the sun was already rising is the east.

It was just in the morning that a loud sound disturbed Merlin's cultivation. Someone seemed to be hitting the front door. Slowly getting up, Merlin did not disturb Luke, who was still in deep meditation.

Heading to the door, he opened up, only to meet two tall musculus men. Turned out, those two ever Captain Guards back at the city walls.

"Good morning, you two. What bring you guys to this old man's house?"

However, despite being polite to the two men, they only grabbed him by the arm in a surprise attack, pushing him out of his home.

"Old bastard! Do you think you can fail with your service to the City Lord and nothing would happen?"

Getting up from the ground slowly, the old man could only look at the men's mocking gaze.

"This old man expresses his sorry to the City Lord. But I will not be serving him from now on... and neither will you guys!"

Having said so, Merlin immediately took out his sword, putting up a fight stance to the two men.

"Hahahahahaha!! Old man, put yourself in your place! Saying such bold words, I suppose you think of fighting us! But with just you? Then so be it, let's just hope you don't cry for mercy after we're done!! "

Then, both the men took out their swords. One standing behind, the other rapidly dashed at Merlin's direction, launching a powerful slash.

Seeing the man attacking him without any defense, Merlin could only let out a snort of mockery. If he was his old self, he would not have a chance. But now, he was a real Cultivator!

Concentrating all his Qi in the right hand holding the sword, he also launched a slash and the incoming man's sword. As the two swords met, a sharp sound was heard, as Merlin's sword cut through the man's one like it was dirt. As such, Merlin inflicted a mortal slash at the man's chest, almost cutting him in half.

Seeing such a scene, the other man was paralyzed with shock. How did that old dying man suddenly explode with such power!? It was not something from this world!

However, before he could react, Merlin was already dashing in his direction. He even tried to put up a defense, the Merlin suddenly jumped in the air, launching his sword at the man.

At this point, the red Qi inside Merlin's body was making him act kind of strange, bringing up all the resentment and hate he accumulated in his life.

The man was capable of defend against the fly sword but was met with a fierce punch no the face. Before he could react, his sword was sent flying by another punch.

Now, he was totally vulnerable to the red-eyed old man's attack. As such, a horrible scene took place, as Merlin smashed his head flat with his bare fist, dozens of punches. It only can to a stop when a familiar voice sounded from behind him.

"Relax, Old Man! That guy is already dead!"

Getting out os his rage trance, Merlin had a solemn expression as he recorded how he easily took on both men.

"Yeah, the strength of and Cultivator and a mortal e truly incomparable..." he said in a profound voice.

"Alright, alright!! But let's not lose this great chance!! Observe the seals I make with my hands and repeat them with your Qi over the other man!"

Having said so, Luke suddenly made three strange seals with his hand above the headless body. Seconds later, all the dead man's blood seemed to be sucked out of his body, turning into some kind of strange energy, entering Luke's body. At the same time, the body below him was reduced to ashes.

Merlin looked at the scene with wide eyes.

"Young master... isn't that an evil thing to do?"

Hearing Merlin's voice, Luke let out a sarcastic laugh.

"And killing them wasn't?"

"Yeah, but they attacked me first."

"Exactly the point I wanted to get!! There is no such thing as good and evil in this world! Doing evil stuff to evil people is totally okay!! Especially is our type of cultivation permits us!"

"Now, go to that corpses and absorb its blood energy! It's dead, it doesn't need it anymore!! And chill old man, it's just a secret technique of the [Asura Sword Art], you'll get used to it with time!!"

Without any other choice, Merlin followed Luke's lecture about good and evil and sucked up the blood energy from the other dead man.

When the red energy entered his body, a refreshing feeling filled his body, as each cell was receiving a large amount of energy.

Seeing Merlin's pleasure face, Luke chuckled.

"Absorbing blood energy is very good to strengthen the body! We that follow the path of slaughter do this almost every day. As for your victims, shall they be the evil and those who plot against you! Killing the innocent usually doesn't bring good consequences, do you understand?"

"Certainly, young master! "

"Good, good! And for your information, that river doesn't have more fish and the forest doesn't have more animals because I used such a technique there!! But don't worry one day, you'll just as powerful as this young master!! Just follow my steps! Hehehehe"

Feeling enlightened about that mystery, Merlin and Luke head back to the cabin as the wind blew away the aches of the dead.

"Also, prepare yourself! Tomorrow, we will be leaving this place!"

"As you please, young master!!"