7 Breakthrough!

"Alright, kid! now listen carefully, before imparting the devil sects movements I want you to promise me" then with pause and a sigh Tang Tenshin said

"even if you can't enact vengeance on your senior that..., that is fine with me but you must pass on the lineage so that devil sect can go back to past glory once again so that your seniors can rest peacefully in heaven. Understood?!"

Chen Yang couldn't care any less about this grumpy Immortal and then he is also the reason for heart crushing pain then he has every day what should I do? he asked himself then couldn't come up with an answer,

and seeing this mighty Immortal who he always thought that he was tough as a mountain getting emotional, Chen Yang couldn't help remember his father he nodded and said

"mister Immortal I'll fulfill your request if I am to remain alive as you are like a- no you are master to me and it's disciples job to fulfill your master mission."

To that Tang Tenshin got emotional and pulled young Chen Yang into his arms and hugged Chen Yang and he started caressing his hair " well said! well said! " then Tang Tenshin eyes got serious and stern and then he distanced himself and said

" watch carefully! what I'm about to show you is the first movement of 108 devil sect movements " then he stretched his fists in a controlled manner and said, " I'm doing it slowly for you process the movement, don't just watch me try to understand what I'm trying to do ."

Chen Yang nodded and watched as his 'master' performing the movement, his master first stretched out his hand and then steadily lifted them up and kicked the air and then

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a wave of wind gushed past Chen Yang face as he watched in amazement, he had seen various uncle guards who work for his father do the martial arts movements similar to this but never has something looked so cool and so terrifying at the same time.

"don't just watch me try to do it too," said Tang Tenshin

To that Chen Yang nodded and tried to mimic the movements of Tang Tenshin he somewhat did it, but it feels different, Chen Yang was trying to understand what was different?

"confused?! It's because you have to absorb spirit energy as well otherwise it will be just like a martial art movement in the mortal world," said Tang Tenshin

Chen Yang then nodded innocently and said "uh- then how do I absorb the spirit energy?" for which Tang Tenshin replied " you just do the movements again and again with great precision try to understand how it is applied in the movement, for most of the devil sect students it will come naturally after that, and most importantly don't hold back your movement, do them with utmost sincerity that all."

Chen Yang saw that after explaining the mechanics of the movement Tang Tenshin said he wanted to meditate for a while and to not to disturb him, to which Chen Yang agreed.

*sometime later*

"huff huff " Chen yang fall flat on the ground from panting even though he does this exactly like master says it will come naturally why don't I feel the spirit energy at all. Then he recollected what the master Immortal said that is to understand the movement, so he felt the need to meditate then he got up got under the stone in the waterfall he can withstand the water for 8 minutes now.

First, he imagined his master doing the movement than, him doing the movement what was the difference, what did master do that I didn't? so many thoughts are confusing Chen Yang right now so he forgot about what he needs and tried to concentrate on one thing that is the movement the shadow of his master doing the movement is constantly playing on his mind.

Then Chen Yang got up after 8 minutes and got out of the waterfall his face which was average before looked jadelike white. Chen Yang sometimes even doubted that this waterfall must contain medicinal properties but then he got dismissed by master saying " your face is pretty feminine even from before, just all that mud and dust that covered you before has been wiped and you got a good source of nutrition from the fish on the waterfall that helped you build muscle ."

Chen Yang started to do movement again he did it with much intensity and force but nothing came out of it that day.

As days started to pass Chen Yang heart pain occurred more frequently and with much, much more pain he even asked Tang Tenshin for a cure putting his little pride aside but he heard "sorry kid! I shouldn't have tried that on you but there is no cure for this other than cultivating the devil sect movements cultivation technique to small success stage.

Tang Tenshin really regretted his mistake, because of hundreds of years in this cave spending time with distrustful people; he became paranoid after waiting for 400 years in his last stage of life he didn't want to take risks. So he made Chen Yang swallow that * heart crusher * pill but now that he thought about it. It really seems to be working counterproductive. I mean even if he were a heaven-defying talent to master the first movement in 15 days is nothing short of impossible.

Chen Yang as days passed was getting paler and paler even though the master sometimes visit and give him a message on the back and the front, which helps ease the pain a little bit but not a major change.

To distract himself from the pain Chen Yang would do the first movement whenever and wherever possible this helped sometimes he would get so concentrated on the movement that he almost forgot about the pain, his father, his master he would even forget in himself in such state.

he'd do it again and again, again and again, and again and again...

sometimes he'd forget to eat, sleep, even do the basic needs he'd just do the movement and by doing this movement so many times his body became almost instinctive to do movement now he doesn't even will it for his body to do the movement like a machine he will do the movement again.

Tang Tenshin is worried about Chen Yang but couldn't do anything to help him. Finally, on the tenth day of the fifteen-day deadline, he felt something just a wisp not bigger nor smaller just a wisp of something that flowed into the body. but Chen Yang didn't notice it even if he did he wouldn't care as long as it did not cure his poison.

Chen Yang continuously accumulated a small amount of spirit energy in his body his nerves becoming veinier his bones gained strength a younger 10 year previously could lift 15 kg max but now he could lift 70 kg and not feel tired at all.

Chen Yang noticed that too but he since he had almost no one to compare to he compared himself to the immortal he felt it was nothing but a small improvement and all adults have much more strength.

Chen Yang didn't know that even though his strength is normal for an adult for a child aged 10 this is nothing but monstrous that too within a month.

*on the 13th day*

Chen Yang couldn't even stand anymore as the pain increased it's like a hand softly pressing on your heart making its grip tighter and tighter, then he fainted.

* a few hours later*

A sound of water hitting the lake was reverberating in Chen Yang ears then he slowly opened his eyes his first sight was his master Tang Tenshin fanning him and making a fire pot to prepare what looks like soup to him.

A quiet self-depreciating laugh was heard Tang Teshin stopped doing whatever he was doing and looked at Chen Yang.

" To think the matter would become like this, I've long thought that I've stopped caring about mortals, for hundreds of years I've remained in the cave many people came men, women, old, young some of them opposed me, I killed them! some of them revered me and they died of old age giving this old man company, but never have I truly been sad, sad about the fate that has befallen you sad about the fact I've taken such a stupid decision today I must say to you that I'm sorry."

Chen Yang being a ten-year-old seeing such behavior from the always serious and stern master was a little shocked and then he said " don't be sorry master It's not your fault that I've failed you"

Hearing that Tang Tenshin was touched he said "don't lose hope kid! You have great talent no you are most talented disciple ever if you could breakthrough in the next two days and the good days no great days await you!"

Chen Yang tried to say something but couldn't even muster the strength to speak to the master and then he fainted again.

For past one day, Tang Tenshin has been taking care of the child Chen Yang but his condition has been getting worse he couldn't even force him to eat as he's been constantly throwing up food if he's in sect, then there are various medicinal and pill masters to advise him but Tang Tenshin was from a battle maniac so he neglected other fields which could have helped him now.

Chen Yang saw feverish dreams where he was playing with his friends, father watching far away from the distance, he sees him and runs towards his father but then he disappears, he saw many nightmares he couldn't help but, feel that dying sooner than later is better.

Chen Yang now recovered enough to stand but his eyes still looked feverish this was last day his master said if you couldn't breakthrough within this day then he'll give me a quick painless death, but Chen Yang couldn't care less about cultivation now he thought what can I achieve in one day that I can't in 14 days he said to himself.

Chen Yang didn't do anything he would sleep and eat the same old fish that the master gave him to talk to him in a comic manner he resigned himself to the fate.

Maybe it was because of that Chen Yang reached a sort of calmness that he couldn't display due to fear of death, and he was in a perfect state for cultivation.

Tang Tenshin realized that so he went and asked Chen Yang to practice again but Chen Yang didn't comply for all he know was that there was one day before his death, he was not going to waste time practicing, he wanted to enjoy his time. Tang Tenshin sighed and said to himself all will go according to karma what can I do? and went away.

but...

Chen Yang soon realized he didn't have anything to do and was bored out of his mind all his time spent in this cave has been to practice and practice now that he thought about it, he didn't do anything much other than practice "HaHa maybe I should train again?" he said in a hollow cave where nobody was there to listen to his voice.

Then he practiced that movement again and again his rage soon came about "Why wouldn't I break through? why?, what did I do wrong why am I such a disappointment to others around me?"

Chen Yang pent-up frustrations all came above the surface now he's truly calm and he got up again and slowly he stretched his arms to do the movement and like a fish lifted his legs up and performed the movement.

For a second silence was in the room but Chen Yang eyes described enormous happiness as felt the changes across his body, he literally felt like the hand that gently wrapped in heart tightening every minute slowly melt away and disappear then Chen Yang long hair rose up due to the wind.

*paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat*

The sound has reverberated across the cave, finally, Chen Yang passed the first hurdle of his long cultivation journey!