The heart of Spirit and Soul

It's morning the new day has begun. Everyone in the Lin mansion was doing their scheduled work. But there are two figures at the entrance. One is a middle-aged woman other one is a skinny teenage boy. It was madam Lin sending off Lin Cian.

Suddenly a middle-aged man appeared. It's Baron Lin Yasho he told Lin Cian

"I have some instructions for you to follow. One is you can't use your identity as a Lin clan member. You should have to fake your surname"

Cian nodded with a smile, it looked like he already knew this was coming.

"Next thing is you Should never trust anyone and never allow anyone to know about your spatial ring until you are strong enough"

Cian sighed and nodded his head which implied yes.

"You can't come home for five years at least"

Cian was shocked. He was grinding and then he forced a grin on his face with a despicable face and nodded yes.

"At last, you can't court any girls since you have her"

It looked like heavenly tribulation have hit the head of Cian. He made a complicated face and shamelessly said.

"Don't worry father no matter how much I try except her no one will accept me haha...ouch what the ...aah"

There came a fist hitting his upper head twice. It was Cian's father with a creepy voice he said "If you dare not to behave well to my daughter-in-law I will make sure you will regret the rest of your days"

Cian gulped and laughed miserably.

After enjoying the fight between the father and the son the mother came near him and said "you will need a weapon. Get one on your way if you can. Remember weapons shouldn't need to be massive or eye-catching they should be suitable".

When Cian is about to leave his mother said "when you have time look at the treasures which were given by us. Don't forget we will be waiting for you" by saying this she hugged him and patted his head.

"Don't worry mother. I Lin Cian will never let you wait here forever. One day I will return in triumph"

"Then I will expect the day to come," Said his father.

In his journey, he used to move at day time and sleep in the night. His usual schedule is once got up in the morning he would run and stop only when he can barely move. He knew his stamina, strength and agility are very little compared to anyone. So he practiced in this way. The first day all he can run is just six hundred meters and he can barely move. He didn't even sprint but breathed heavily as he was having to sprint for an hour because his body is very weak.

But a day by day it increased now he can run for nearly two kilometers. Lin Cian always know his limit so he never dared to sprint.

After running for some distance he would have a simple breathing exercise to stabilize his breath and he would do a very basic cultivation technique which his father gave him 'The Guiding technique'. Then he would walk to cover some distance until its afternoon. In the afternoon he would eat some food he carries on his spatial ring which is the silver ring his father gave. Then he would have some rest before he walks. Then once again he would walk for a few hours and practice the 'Eight stances' after the sunsets. Occasionally he would practice magic and read books when he would rest. Then he would sleep at night to wake up in the morning to continue to routine.

Eight stances are the very basic stances that improve the foundation of the martial artist. It is usually learned at a very small age. Lin Cian also learned it in his childhood up to his fourteen. But as soon his martial form failed to awake he couldn't go further so he didn't take it seriously and didn't practice further. Now he decided to start once again from the scratch.

After a month of travel, Cian came to a village called Chai and decided to stay there in an inn for the night.

In his room in the inn. 'It's been a month now my foundation is starting to improve should I parallelly learn magic too, which one should I choose? Being a knight or a mage or should I be a fighter or something? I don't have enough physical strength as a knight as for a mage I am not suitable. What shall I do'? Many thoughts lingered in his mind. Then he forcibly gets out from his distraction.

'Mother told her to learn her techniques let's start it. If it makes me a knight, then I am a knight. If it makes me a mage, then I am a mage. If it didn't make me either of it then I will become someone else on my own'

As by thinking it he subconsciously took the 'Heart of separation' manual and start to read he felt the wonder of being an all-rounder.

The book said 'the heart is the core of a living being. As for cultivation the 'Sea of Consciousness and the 'Energy storing chamber' act as hearts. Both hearts are important to a cultivator. The separation of both hearts can give better results than acknowledging it as one. The mental energy from the sea of consciousness commands the soul or spirit energy according to the cultivator and it results in a single path of ascendance which is the water of the sea bought to the shore solely by the wind. But on the other hand, if both the 'Sea of consciousness and 'energy-storing chamber' were acknowledged as separate hearts and the 'Energy sea' would act on its own as the water in the river flow through the canals. And the mental energy from the 'eye of consciousness' acts as a canal while observing its surroundings'

"what the **** is this. How is this a cultivation technique? What can I learn from this creep"? Cian lamented enraged.

He couldn't understand what is written in the passage. 'The book sketches about mother's experience but what sh..... wait a minute! The book says she was guided by father to become a witch. So he is really a freak. Ok, let it be. What shall I do with this heart of separation? Could it be ..... that... no way..... father said me that I learned vital points from medical books. I learned because I understood it as soon as I saw the effect in treating the vital points. Ooh.... so you want me to... understand it.?' Cian exclaimed as he thought that he has found the way of cultivating the heart of separation.

Once again he read the passage "the heart is.... surroundings. What can it be?" muttered Cian.

---aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh------

'I found it it was not the passage it was the title. The title was given in order to make someone less understand. It can only be taught but cannot be understood. Because the title is reversed. Everyone would connect the dots from the title all the way through the technique so it would touch the wrong dot. For the actual name, it's the 'Separation of heart' which clearly matches with the technique 'thought himself and proudly nodded his head.

"People say that the flow of energy from the sea of consciousness and the energy-storing chamber is collectively called as the heart of energy. What mother says .... is .. to .... call each of them separately. Maybe I guess it's like I should call them separately as the heart of 'consciousness' and 'the heart of ....aaah what the hell is.....my .....it ...it .....hurts"

Lin Cian spat some blood. He was really scared. It was the collision caused between the soul and spirit. It happened because Lin Cian is constantly training both his soul energy and spirit energy through meditation and magic. Naturally, either one will be dominant and the other will be recessive but in his case, both are equal and fights for their place.

'Cian think of something. Think of something. This is because of the internal collision in the sea of consciousness please don't lose your hope try something' Cian's mind constantly said to him.

The dominant energy would enter the 'sea of consciousness and the recessive one will strengthen the dominant one. Unfortunately for this young man both the energies entered the 'sea of consciousness and identify each other as a threat. Because they probably misunderstood each other to invaders like a demonic aura.

Cian fell unconsciously to the floor. When he woke up he was not in this world he was somewhere. It seemed that he was above a place filled with water

"The whole ground is filled in the water..... no ...no way. I am walking over water. Wh..... wha.... what ... is this....place. Am I dead? Mother, Father why are you here?..... am I reckless. Tamo I never thought of seeing you again .. are you ....as he saw the images of them he tried to speak with them"

Suddenly the place trembled. He was nearly peed on his pants. He was so afraid. He could feel the burning sensation in his stomach, the trembling legs, shivering body and a cold chill in his spine.

'Wait! My god... is ..... is this the sea of consciousness. What is happening? Why is this place trembling? Why is my head aching? What are those?'

He saw yellow-colored smoke and blue-colored smoke fighting each other. They looked like two fire falls are colliding. He immediately understood what is happening. He felt the seriousness.

"What should I do? What to...ooh.... aaaahhhh...can I do....aaah ...this" the pain increased in his head.

Suddenly something appeared in his mind he focused on his thoughts and made his mind calm. He decided to ignore the pain for some time. Then he came to consciousness and said 'Heart of spirit and soul'.