"Listen, Yu Bin, I never said it will be easy, I already told you that there will be two kinds of spiritual energy there, death and life is there in the same time and you need to choose life "
"Why do I need to enter the water master? Why can't I just stay close to the water ?"
" you need direct contact with it"
"Daaaammmmnnnn" Yu Bin shouted her lungs out.
"When you are ready you can enter. I want you to know one thing before you start… I trust you, you can do it "
"Ok, let's do this, " Yu Bin shouted confidently and ran inside the water.
"Good luck Yu Bin " Bao Fang muttered worriedly. She indeed trusts the princess but she can't help but not be worried for her.
"So cooolllllddd, master I'll be freezing to death ." She shouted from the water.
"Yu Bin, listen to me "
"I'm l…all..listening ma…st..er" Yu Bin answered shivering.
"Close your eyes, visualize your meridian channels, do you see them ?"
"Y…yes.. ma…st…er" Yu Bin answered
"Now, every channel has a portal, open the portals one by one and let the light spiritual energy go inside. Use your internal qi energy and stop the resentful energy coming inside.
Let your body flow into the water and concentrate on the light energy "
Yu Bin closed her eyes, opened her meridian portal, and let her body go inside the water.
Going down into the water he felt so warm.
While she stores the spiritual energy she feels warmer and stronger. Only lets her guard down for a second but is almost fatal. Just one bit of resentful energy touched her and what she sowed made her blood freeze in her veins. Was just a kid who was screaming in pain while a man was cutting his fingers. The kid was just grabbing an apple, he was hungry and stole the apple but this man cut all his fingers. This was crazy. The little boy asked her for revenge. He was crying, he grabbed her body and shouted for revenge. Yu Bin got frightened with so much dark energy and so much grief. She felt suffocated. She couldn't breathe. Just then a hand caught her and brought her out from the water.
"What are you doing? "
"He was crying… he was in pain …that evil man cut all his fingers. How is this possible? " Yu Bin said, crying and sobbing.
" That's the resentful energy Yu Bin, that kid died maybe a hundred years ago, you can't help him. Be careful Yu Bin, don't accept that kind of energy in your body. Do you understand?"
"I do, I do understand but master, why? Why are these kinds of people living "
"Why? I don't know, but I know that there are not just people like them, there are good people too, weak people that are waiting for us to help them. That's why you need to train, you need to be stronger than the bad ones, stronger enough to save the one in need ."
"I will, I will become stronger, I will not let bad people get away. I will always save the one in need"
"For this, you need to cultivate your spiritual energy, you need to strengthen your golden core ."
"I will, I will get stronger," Yu Bin said sharply and left back into the water determined to become stronger.
After spending all day under the water, Yu Bin finally came out.
Master was waiting for her just in front of the river.
"You are here," Yu Bin said exhaustedly, she got out of the river and then lost consciousness.
Bao Fang caught her in time so she didn't fall. She carried Yu Bin back home into the mountains.
Reaching home she put Yu Bin into bed and started cooking to give her something to eat.
Yu Bin used lots of vital force to make a wall around her but still be able to cultivate the spiritual force she needed.
It was tiresome but at the same time, it was satisfying. She felt more enthusiastic, more confident, and stronger.
"Yu Bin, wake up, wake up Yu Bin "
"Master … let me sleep a little bit more please."
"Wake up and eat, then you can sleep. You need a proper meal ."
"I need proper sleep too,masterrrrr " Yu Bin cried out.
"Come, wake up and I will feed you then you can sleep ."
"Master" the sleepy girl cried out but Bao Fang lifted her up
"Come Come, you can't fall sick from day one, let's go, say aaaaaa."
"Aaaa," Yu Bin said with her eyes still closed, opening her mouth obediently and Bao Fang put a spoon full of food in her mouth.
" good ?" Master asked when she saw that Yu Bin opened her eyes suddenly.
"Wow, so good, " she said, taking the spoon from her master's hand and eating it all very fast.
"Right? Eat well, you need it " Bao Fang said, patting Yu Bin's head.
It was already three in the morning and they had just a few hours to sleep.
Waking up in the morning, the master cleaned the house and cleaned the outside in the garden too. And because it was a nice day and Yu Bin didn't wake up yet she decided to repair the gate too.
Yu Bin needed to cultivate but she needed sleep too.
One of the rules to cultivating spiritual energy was getting enough sleep too. Being tired was going to make her lose her efficiency. She needed rest so that she could keep the wall between her and the water. Her spiritual energy wasn't enough to make a contract between her and the water and live in harmony. She needed to cultivate and keep the wall still for the time being
"Good morning master, " Yu Bin said, her eyes almost closed.
" Good morning cutie pie, " Master answered, smiling tenderly.
"Master, about yesterday…." Yu Bin said troubled
"What about yesterday ?"
" the kid who touched me …"
"Master, are all humans like that? I mean, I know in our realm there are lots of cultivators, I know there is always a way to start a war because of our beliefs, but normal people …. What is their reason for being evil, master with what helped that person if they killed a little kid? Are all humans the same? Being evil just like this without any reason? "
"Yu Bin in every forest will be dried bushes, that doesn't mean all the forest is bad or dried right ?"
" Well, we can't say the forest is dried, just the bushes but what do you mean master ?"
"What I mean is that in this world, there are many evil persons and lots of evil cultivators but that doesn't mean everyone is bad. Yu Bin doesn't lose faith in humans, there are lots of good people there too and they need us, the people who are powerful enough to save them ."
"I understand "
"Never lose faith in humans, Yu Bin. They are pitiful kinds and they need us. Plus you are their future queen and you need to protect them both the cultivators and normal people "
"I understand, master, thank you for listening to me ."
"I'll always listen to your troubles sweetie. Anyway, let's go eat something, after that we need to go to the river. Ah yes, wash your face first and come to me I'll make your hair into a ponytail again "
"Okay master" Yu Bin answered obediently.
After they ate, the two left to the river where Yu Bin entered under the water and started her cultivation trying to connect herself with the water. It was not working from the first time, making her almost drown a few times, but after one week she managed to connect with the water spirit and make the water her own home. Two weeks later she was staying more in the water than with her master, waking up at five in the morning and rushing down to the river and starting her cultivation rather than going back later. Sometimes she was not going home for two to three days. After she meditated in the water she used to go out and jump in one of the biggest trees there and enter meditation again. Her golden core became stronger and she started to use her spiritual energy into jumping high and running fast. "Yu Bin, come down here " Bao Fang shouted and Yu Bin came down instantly. "Yes, master ?!" Yu Bin said, landing down and walking towards her. "Starting tomorrow I will train you in ba
"Don't be afraid, I will never let you fall, " Xan Chen said, holding her tight from behind. "That's good to know, I will never let you fall either. I will always protect you, I will protect our master, Ming Fang, mom, dad, our people…" "You are not alone Yu Bin, don't try to protect everyone alone. I am strong enough and I'll become stronger, I'll always be by your side, I'll help you protect everyone. " "Hm, thank you," Yu Bin said, letting herself fall on Xian Chen's chest watching the stars. "The stars are looking more beautiful up here, " she added looking up. "Indeed, " Xian Chen answered, smiling tenderly. His heart was so relaxed tonight. Truth be told, his heart started to heal the day Yu Bin cried for him. Every time he is close to Yu Bin he will feel so calm. She was his cure and he will always remember that. But between this feeling of calm and gratitude, he has a strange feeling inside his heart and however he thinks he can't recognize it, he never felt this.
Bao Fang followed her and when they reached the place, she put a log in the middle of the lake and called Yu Bin "Here it's what you need to do, Yu Bin. You need to stay on this log in one leg " "That's easy, " Yu Bin said and jumped on the log. The moment she raised a leg she fell on her back. "One more thing Yu Bin " "What is it, master? Yu Bin asked, then fell again, this time on her face. "Don't make waves " "What? That's impossible…. " Yu Bin shouted while falling again, not finishing her words. "Then make it possible, " Bao Fang said when Yu Bin came up from underwater. "Master, this does not make sense…" Yu Bin complained. "It will make sense in battle you need to move fast and without notice. The smallest mistake can put lives in danger " "Ackkkk" Yu Bin screamed the moment she fell again and again and again. Almost a day passed and Yu Bin didn't improve at all. When she stayed with both legs it was ok but the moment she raised one leg she would fall. "That's im
"What, did you think that the log would just stay there, not moving ?" "Well…." "I will move that log so make sure to stay on top of him, not under him, " Xian Chen said looking at her smirking. "You are evil !" Yu Bin said sharply "You are weak !" Xian Chen answered back, bored. "Ack…" "Come on Yu Bin, jump up on the top of the log, use your both legs for now and keep yourself on top ." "Ok.." Yu Bin said and jumped up. Xian Chen started to move the log and Yu Bin fell a few times then started to improve. When she was sure of herself and did not fall again Xian Chen tied a thinner log and started again. Yu Bin improved faster this time. Then he used a vine. "Try to walk on it " " eeeehhhhh, walk? Why are we using a vine?" "Because you passed the other two difficulties " "But a vine … isn't it too much ?" "Don't lose time and go up there" "I will fall, it's too thin " "Yu bin, what did you think when you were on the log in the water?" "I'm falling " "What did you
"Ok, now we need to pass the next step of the training, we should go to find master. " "No need. " Bao Fang said, making the two teenagers turn around in shock. "When did you come here?" Xian Chen asked curiously. He didn't feel her presence at all. "Just a moment ago. So Yu Bin, you are at the last stage of your training. Cultivation has three stages and you reach the last. The first stage is 'heart and soul as one ' and you master it by making a contract between you and the water. The second stage is 'mind and body as one and you master it by controlling your body and not making even a single wave. Your mind and body became one. Now we are at the third stage and the last 'Virtuous as water' where you need to let go of your emotional ties." "How am I doing that ?" Yu Bin asked, confused. " You need to enter meditation, relax your mind and your soul, let all your thoughts appear, and concentrate on your breathing. Stop thinking about the queen and the king as your parent
"Yu Bin, what are you doing, wake up already," Xian Chen whimpered, staggering in pain when Yu Bin made a new string of water strangling his neck and another one for keeping Bao Fang in place. It looked like a cage made of water. "Yu Bin wake up right now! " Bao Fang shouted at her but Yu Bin didn't seem to hear her. "Yu …my beloved Yu Bin… wake up … whatever you sow right now… I am here for you. Wake up Yu Bin …don't go far away from me….Aren't you strong enough to win…. against some pain? ….If you are not then I am here …I will take your pain…Master it's here too... Come back to us…. Please… Xian Chen said, breathing hard. He felt the air didn't reach his lungs and his neck was hurting, not letting him breathe. Hearing the words "I'm here for you " and recognizing Xian Chen's voice Yu Bin wakes up just in time before Xian Chen loses consciousness. Yu Bin got startled, she couldn't believe that she almost killed Xian Chen. "Brother Xian, what happened? I'm sorry, I'm sorry "
Coming back to Xian Chen and Bao Fang, she touched the ground and her image changed back to how she was before. "I did it, " Yu Bin said, smiling at them, then losing consciousness. Waking up in the morning, Yu Bin found herself sleeping in her bed. Her last memory was at the lake though so she couldn't help herself wondering what happened. "You lost your consciousness and Xian Chen brought you home," Bao Fang said, seeing her confused. "Omg," Yu Bin jumped to the other side of the bed scared to death, keeping her hand to her chest. "Master, are you trying to kill me? " she added, shrieking while still keeping her hand to her chest and trying to relax her heart beating. " You were looking confused and I thought of…" Bao Fang tried to explain. "Of giving me a heart attack?" Yu bin interrupted angrily. "No," "What were you doing here master?" "Looking at you…" Bao Fang said and Yu Bin got startled again. "Looking at me? " "Yes" "Why " " Because…you are special." Bao Fang
Yu Bin entered the cave confident and wanted to see her sword very much. She wandered for a while but there was no sword. Walking for a while she heard some steps so she turned around to see who it was. Turning around she was staying face to face with…her? It was another version of her but her eyes were red and she was emanating such a murdering aura that Yu Bin felt suffocated. She couldn't breathe, her chest was hurting so she grabbed her chest. The next moment her neck was grabbed and her body was lifted into the thin air. That version of her turned her head to the side and looked at her. A terrifying smile appeared on her face, making Yu Bin freeze. A single thought was in Yu Bin's head now *run*, but how? How should she leave when she was in this creature's hand? "Ughh" Yu Bin whimpered in pain when the version of her threw her into one of the cave walls. "Weak," the other version said smirking, appearing just in front of her grabbing her neck again, and throwing her into th