Pot of Tea

The old bronze mirror was as round as a cookie. However, no matter how much Anji thought about eating it to absorb the yin energy hidden within it, she could not convince the yin energy coating the mirror to leave, much less enter her body as nutrients. The creative girl tried various methods of coaxing it, including attempting to snort it up. However, nothing worked.

Yan Ping spent the last twenty minutes observing her student. Anji was very innovative. She would give her that much credit. The child tried biting the mirror, slurping the energy around it, and even talking with the object in an attempt to negotiate. However, energy wasn't a living creature in the most logical sense.

"Do you know what it takes for cultivators to finish their Initial Core?" Yan Ping finally broke her silence, offering Anji a clue.