Under One Person: I Rebuilt Trinity Gate in Modern Times

Chapter 68 The Root of Cultivation
"Ah? Me?" Qin Che was a little uninterested.

However, Zhong Jinan felt it was more and more appropriate and continued to talk to Qin Che.

"It just so happens that there are quite a few children who are trying to cultivate their Qi and are preparing to start practicing. If you are in the mood, you can go and teach them."

Now everyone could see what Zhong Jinan was thinking. Qin Che's strength was obvious to all, and he also wanted Qin Che to teach the Zhong family's children.

After all, he was the master of the house, so Qin Che couldn't refuse and agreed.

Hearing that Qin Che was going with her, Zhong Li looked even more embarrassed, but she didn't say a word of disagreement.

Qin Che and Feng Shayan looked at each other, spread their hands, and could only go with Zhong Li to take a look.

The old courtyard of the Zhong family is not small. Qin Che followed Zhong Li into a relatively independent small courtyard.

There was actually a group of chattering children here, the youngest was four or five years old, and the oldest was no more than ten years old, all wearing the same blue cloth jackets.

They sat neatly on the straw mats, and the sunlight shone through the shade of the trees onto the young faces of the children.

He is trying to practice under the care of two extraordinary people from the Zhong family, one old and one young.

Qin Che simply counted them and found that there were seventeen children in total, all of whom had stronger auras than their peers.

The ancients believed that people sought immortals and learned the way of Taoism in the mountains. This kind of behavior has its own basis. Not to mention the famous mountains and rivers, even some unknown small mountains and lakes often have unique ups and downs of fortune, so these children were brought into the mountains to practice.

With Zhong Li's introduction, Qin Che also learned that only ten of them were younger generations of the Zhong family, and the other seven were outsiders who were accepted one after another. Among them were descendants of scattered people and smaller families who were sent to the Zhong family through connections.

Among the seventeen people in the yard, at most one-third will truly obtain Qi and become extraordinary people.

At this point, Qin Che already had a basic idea in his mind that the Zhong family was a typical family that was declining in this era.

Under normal circumstances, aristocratic families that are linked by family bloodlines rarely guide and accept children from other families.

Even if there is a prodigy who must be accepted into the family, marriage or adoption as a foster son and changing the surname are often used to ensure the stability of the family.

It is rare for family things to be passed down to outsiders, but there will be some vassal followers who are independent cultivators.

However, this generation of the Zhong family has obviously fallen into a state of transition. Very few of the family members can truly become extraordinary people. Most of the capable young people rely on the strength of their family and take the opportunity to go to bigger cities.

The bloodline of the direct lineage is becoming increasingly scattered.

Even Zhong Jinan, the number one figure in the Zhong family, now relies more on his social identity as an ordinary person and is not well-known in the circle of extraordinary people.

As they gradually decline, the Zhong family will slowly fade out of the circle of extraordinary people.

By then, not only will the Zhong family's inherited skills be discontinued, but the occasional extraordinary people among the Zhong family's descendants will also be called wanderers.

As a result, the Zhong family will not be able to keep this industry. To put it bluntly, the reason why the Zhong family can nominally own this hilltop and jointly develop the scenic area with a travel company, and the town also has a public museum.

The reason why they possess such huge wealth in the world of ordinary people is essentially because they have a certain position in the circle of extraordinary people.

Famous families like the Zhong family are located next to the small town of Wujiang. If there are supernatural rumors, supernatural riots or the like in the town, the Zhong family is also responsible for dealing with and resolving them.

Many things complement each other.

But at the heart of it all are people.

If one day, the Zhong family loses an alien of this size and is unable to assume specific responsibilities, the family will gradually lose everything they have.

Under such circumstances, the Zhong family had no choice but to recruit children from other families. Needless to say, the Zhong family members were of their own bloodline, and outsiders were all recruited under their command by taking them in as disciples or through marriage, such as Bai Bingshan.

Even things like accepting disciples had to fall on a young girl like Zhong Li.

Because this is already a relatively impressive member of the Zhong family.

"Okay, the two hours are up, we can take a short break now."

Following a gentle reminder from a stranger from the Zhong family.

The children who were sitting cross-legged on the spot opened their eyes and started to play around; they were just children after all.

But there were two of them who were unwilling to open their eyes and were trying hard with their eyes closed.

But in Qin Che's perception, they were just doing useless work. These children who have been practicing since childhood have simple minds, and most of those who can enter into a state of meditation can do it quickly. Those who can't can only take their time and learn it slowly.

When you are young, you cannot rely on your natural talent to enter a state of meditation. You can only have a chance when you grow up, rely on your own perseverance and hard work, or seek some kind of breakthrough in your state of mind.

"Hui Hai, come here." Zhong Li called softly, and a little kid who had just climbed onto the back of a fat boy next to him and was about to ride a horse to fight turned his head.

With a plop, he jumped off his big fat horse, ran barefoot a few steps, and came to Zhong Li.

"Sister Zhong Li!" When he got closer, he took a big step and jumped and landed steadily in front of Zhong Li.

Zhong Li wanted to show off a little bit. She pointed at the child in front of her and asked Qin Che, "Brother Qin, how long does it take him to practice?"

Qin Che's eyes swept over the little boy named Ming Huihai. He looked good, his face was not bad, his innate Qi was perfect, and his Qi flowed smoothly. Although he couldn't get Qi yet, he already had some outstanding qualities. This child, if he worked steadily, would definitely be able to get Qi, and his achievement would not be too low.

In fact, Qin Che had noticed this little boy just now, because he was one of the few among the seventeen who had achieved a state of meditation through sitting in meditation.

His temper was the calmest among them, but when the Zhong family told them that they could move freely, he was the first to open his eyes.

He was so able to control himself so freely that he actually resembled Qin Che as a child.

"One year."

Qin Che saw that the child looked about seven or eight years old, estimated it, and answered.

Nowadays, few children really work hard, so it is very good to reach this level in one year.

"No! Two months." Zhong Li raised two fingers proudly.

Two months? Qin Che's eyes widened involuntarily. This was quite extraordinary.

While chatting, Zhong Li took the child to a quiet room.

"Xiao Huihai, someone will come to pick you up in two days. Do you want to come here again in the future?"

"Yes, I like meditating here. It's much quieter than at home!" Ming Huihai's bright eyes flashed with excitement, and she specifically pointed out that she was meditating, not playing.

"You still want to stay here, so how about you? You can become my disciple, and then you can come to my house more often."

When Zhong Li spoke, her mouth was a little soft and her ears began to turn red, making her feel like she was lying to a child.

Qin Che could probably guess the reason in his heart: Zhong Li was not confident in her own methods.

She also knew that the Zhong family's current means were not top-notch, and with Ming Huihai's qualifications, even a better inheritance would be worthy of her.

She was afraid of wasting this material, but she also knew that the Zhong family needed a disciple like this now.

He could only continue to seduce with words.

When Ming Huihai heard the word "become a disciple", there was a hint of resistance in her eyes. She pursed her lips, blinked her eyes and said nothing.

Seeing this, Zhong Li thought that she had no choice but to spend a lot of money.

As she spoke, a green Qi flow appeared on her palm. It was the Zhong family's Qi Floating Flow method. Even Bai Bingshan hadn't learned this trick.

But in order to recruit Ming Huihai, this is the only way.

The emerald green light shone on Ming Huihai's clean little face.

Although it was not the first time he had seen it, it still made this young cultivator yearn for it.

"Don't you want to learn this? After you become my disciple, I will teach you these things."

Ming Huihai couldn't resist such temptation. He thought for a moment and spoke to Zhong Li in a slightly embarrassed tone.

"Sister Zhong Li, can I learn a little bit first and then worship later?"

Ming Huihai raised her fair little hand and made a little gesture.

At this moment, Ming Huihai's calm breathing became a little rapid. Children are not very good at hiding their emotions.

Qin Che, who was watching all this as an outsider, narrowed his eyes slightly. He couldn't resist the temptation, but didn't want to become a disciple. So did he finally choose to tell a little lie?

Zhong Li hesitated for a moment. She didn't understand why she couldn't get rid of the child. After thinking it over again and again, she decided to make an exception.

"That's fine. I'll teach you a little bit first, and you can try to learn it."

Ming Huihai nodded somewhat embarrassedly.

At this moment, Qin Che, who was standing aside, suddenly interrupted the two of them.

He squatted down so that he was at eye level with the eight-year-old Ming Huihai.

Zhong Li didn't understand what was going on, so she stopped what she was doing and looked at Qin Che.

Qin Che sighed and said, "Ming Huihai, right? That's a good name. It means "painted in a small space". The sea is the beginning and end of all rivers. The space is full of the sea, and the mind moves with the spirit. Your elders have high expectations of you. Since you also have the heart to practice, I will teach you something that no one else has taught you."

Qin Che snapped his fingers and tapped Ming Huihai's forehead.

"The root of spiritual practice is sincerity!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Che flicked out a finger, and a white wave of air rose up, wrapped around Ming Huihai's small body and flew backwards, falling into the corner of the wall.

(End of this chapter)