4. I Want to Forge Custom Weapons

Ji Long didn't know how long he meditated. What he realized, the day had turned dark. He saw a prepared dish in front of him. It seemed his parents didn't want to disturb his cultivation, thus they just left it in front of him.

"I didn't realize the time. I shall eat first to satisfy my stomach."

While eating, his thoughts are always filled with cultivation.

"First two chakra points, root, and sacral, should be connected to the lower dantian. Those two chakra points are the regulators of my spiritual energy around my lower dantian. There are also middle and upper dantian as well."

The lower dantian is not just energy storage, but it is also believed to be one of the three treasures or essences of a person. Which means, it is the source of spiritual energy.

The middle dantian is located in the center of the chest and it is mostly related to the heart chakra point as well as the solar plexus chakra point. The spiritual energy in the middle dantian is more subtle and less dense of energy than in the lower dantian. But, the spiritual energy in the middle dantian is the basis of form and function for universal energy that will distribute throughout the body. In essence, opening the middle dantian will make him get stronger since it's not just adding the energy storage, but it will also convert the spiritual energy to any kind of energy according to his need.

When Ji Long thought about it, his eyes glimmered. He understood the function of the middle dantian. If he could cultivate it properly, it wasn't a dream anymore to perform ninja skills just like the ninja on the tv he watched in his previous life.

"Well, I'll think about the middle and upper dantians later. First and foremost, I need to increase my level." Ji Long said secretly.

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Day after day, night after night. Time always goes on without stopping. Ji Long also never stopped cultivating. Wake up, study, take his little sister to play, eat, cultivate, and sleep. It was Ji Long's everyday life.

"Fuuh. I finally broke through the fifth level of the Qi Condensation realm. From this moment on, my ninja's path will start." Ji Long smiled in satisfaction.

Stepping into the fifth level of the Qi Condensation realm meant that he just opened his middle dantian. So, he should be able to perform some techniques.

It was already a year after he started to cultivate. He didn't know if reaching the fifth level of the Qi Condensation realm in a year was considered fast or slow since he didn't have a reference. Children his age had yet to start cultivating, nor did he ask his father whether his improvement was fast or slow. Even his little sister preferred to spend time playing. His father always complimented him whenever he broke through to the next level. He had no clue if his progress could be on par with the geniuses out there.

Still, he is only 6 years old. There is still a lot of time to increase his strength.

Ji Long was completely obsessed with becoming a ninja, both in his previous life and his current life. Although he did become a ninja in his previous life, he wasn't satisfied since he couldn't perform ninja arts.

However, knowing that his new world is no ordinary one, he is determined to become a ninja who will shake the world. Furthermore, if he is strong enough, his family will feel secure around him.

"Before I learn how to use ninja arts, let me try my previous life skill. If my conjecture isn't wrong, I should be able to do it."

The skill he mentioned was the skill to completely erase his presence. He couldn't perform his previous life skill nor another technique when his strength was below the fifth level. Since the middle dantian can convert spiritual energy to any kind of energy, that means he has to reach the fifth level of the Qi Condensation realm before performing some techniques or skills.

Ji Long began to concentrate. In a split second, the spiritual energy that he drew from the vessel rotated in his middle dantian. It rotated a couple of times before converting to become universal energy. The universal energy turned to the mist that shrouded his body from within. And then he opened his eyes.

"Did I succeed?" Ji Long asked himself in wonder.

Since he didn't know the effect, he stood and went out of his room. He went to the crowded area where a lot of pedestrians were walking around the street.

Ji Long walked slowly while taking glances on the left and right. He smirked.

"No one noticed me. Seems easier than I thought."

He didn't think he could perform his skill on the first try. He said it was easy, but it was actually otherwise. Learning a technique is too complicated if one doesn't understand the ins and outs of the technique one is learning. However, Ji Long is already familiar with his technique. Thus, it was not surprising that he could perform it on the first try in the present world.

Feeling satisfied, Ji Long went back to his residence. He deactivated his technique before he looked for his father.

His father sat on the chair inside his room while reading some documents.

"Oh, Long'er, you've done cultivating?"

Ji Long just nodded. And Ji Hao said further.

"Are you hungry? Your mother just took your sister shopping to buy ingredients, so just wait!"

"Father, I want money!" Ji Long didn't beat around the bush and asked straightly.

Ji Hao rubbed his chin while looking at his son.

"Hmmm. Why do you need that? This is the first time you asked something like this. So, I'm curious." Ji Hao asked.

"I want to forge my own weapons."

"Your own weapons?"

"Yes." Ji Long nodded.

"If you want, I have a good sword prepared for you. Wait a moment!" Without waiting for Ji Long's reply, Ji Hao went out of the room. Ji Long twitched his cheek. While he doesn't mind any kind of sword, he prefers single-edged swords, such as a katana.

When Ji Hao returned, he showed a sword wrapped in a sheath. Ji Long received the sword, then pulled the sword from its scabbard and revealed a white double-edged sword that had the characters of the sword's name engraved on it.

Ji Long just smiled and returned the sword to its sheath. His head turned to his father.

"This sword is too long. I can't use it." Ji Long stated. Then, he said further. "I want to forge not only a custom sword but also other tools."

Before Ji Hao asked, Ji Long walked to the table, took out a blank sheet of paper, then drew what he wanted to forge.

Ji Long drew a slight curve, single-edged short sword with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. When his father saw that, he became interested. But, he still observed his son's drawing.

After drawing a katana, he drew a tool shaped like a sharpened four-pronged metal star with an open circle in the center.

Not stopping there, he drew another tool in the form of a three-bladed leaf around 25 cm long and a handle with a ring on the pommel for attaching the rope or wire.

What Ji Long drew was none other than a shuriken and a kunai.

His father was puzzled. He left aside the single-edged sword which was not uncommon. But, this was his first time seeing the strange tools his son had drawn.

Curious, Ji Hao asked his son.

"What are these?"

Ji Long raised his head to look at his father.

"This single-edged sword is called a katana."

Then, his mind began to wander. "Katana characters in Japanese are no different in Chinese. As for Kunai and Shuriken characters in Chinese…"

Ji Long carried on.

"This star-shaped tool is called Shou Li Jian, which means concealed hand blade. But, I called it shuriken. And this three-bladed tool is called Ku Wu, something like a hand blade or a dagger. I called it kunai."

"Oh. Interesting. But, I was wondering how you came up with this idea?"

Ji Long just shrugged his shoulders.

"Somehow, it popped up in my head when I'm cultivating."