After explaining the elements, Rose opened her palm, and suddenly, a golden energy gathered like two ropes weaving together.
This golden energy slowly transformed into a golden sword with a three-inch-long hilt and a two-foot-long blade.
"Woah!"
Everyone was surprised by her sudden display of power. But they were only curious. After all, they had seen many people use their powers.
It's just that they hadn't been taught much about it.
"This is Metal. It looks like a golden sword, but its properties are not the same as real gold. It's just that metal energy is often golden."
"Fire energy is red. Water energy is blue. Wind energy is green. Earth energy is brown. But a cultivator can change the color of the energy through a strict practice."
"Of course, that's not important. What's important is that I created this sword using Level 1 Spiritual Energy."
"So, what is Spiritual Energy?"
When she asked that question, one of the students raised his hand.
"Miss, Spiritual Energy is simply the energy we get after refining Natural Energy with the help of our Astral Being."
Rose gave him a nod and asked.
"How did you know about it?"
The student suddenly got embarrassed and couldn't answer.
Rose shook her head and said.
"Next time, don't rush to answer. Your parents aren't allowed to talk about Cultivation. So, if any Government officers find out this, your parents will get in trouble."
"But you are right. Spiritual Energy is the result of the transformation and refining that Natural Energy goes through. This process is rather simple. You just have to let your Astral Being do it for you."
"But it is important to learn how to transform Natural Energy into Spiritual Energy, which will be taught today."
"But for now, let's just talk about Level 1 Spiritual Energy. As I said before, this sword is made out of a total amount of Spiritual Energy that a Level 1 cultivator can hold."
"But Levels aren't the official categories for one's strength and cultivation. They are just the reference point for one's energy consumption. The first realm of Cultivation is the Body Tempering Realm."
As she said that, she turned around and erased everything she wrote on the whiteboard and started writing something new.
First, she drew a picture of a human being with twelve strangely marked areas. Then, she drew a line to each of those marked areas and wrote a name outside.
After that, she wrote a title on top with large letters.
[Twelve Titans Birth]
[First Titan, Second Titan, Third Titan, Fourth Titan, Fifth Titan, Sixth Titan, Seventh Titan, Eighth Titan, Ninth Titan, Tenth Titan, Eleventh Titan, and Twelfth Titan]
"Now, let me explain what Twelve Titans means for cultivation."
"You see, when we create our bond, two things emerge in our bodies. Inner World, or people like to call it 'Spiritual Planet', and Energy Circuit, or people like to call it 'Energy Pathway System'."
"No matter which name you use, these two things have a certain job. Spiritual Planet becomes home for the Astral Being to exist. It will also record every single progress you make in your cultivation."
"For example, if you make a Bond with the Astral Being of the Fire Element, real fire will appear in your Spiritual Planet. You can make your fire energy stronger, hotter, and long-lasting by improving the fire in your Spiritual Planet."
"On the other hand, Energy Circuit is a simple pathway system that is half-virtual and half-real. This is because your body will take some time to accept it and merge with it."
"Because of this, there will be a limit on the energy you can use in the Body Tempering Realm. The first Stage of the Body Tempering Realm can only use 3 Level 1 Spiritual Energy in total and one Level 1 Spiritual Energy each time."
"If you go beyond that, your Energy Circuit will leak out your energy. If it is Water energy, the situation will be the best, but if it's fire, then you will burn out your insides."
"To stop that from happening, you can open up to twelve hidden blocks in the Energy Circuit. Opening one more block allows you to channel a bit more energy from different parts of the Circuit."
"But the reason why the first stage is called Body Tempering Realm is not because of this. Twelve Titans have another role."
"Upon unlocking each Titan, you will turn a certain part of the Energy Circuit into real from semi-virtual. During this process, a massive amount of Spiritual Energy is required."
"So when the Titan is unlocked, it absorbs the remaining Spiritual Energy into the areas near that part of your body, strengthening that part in the process."
"So, how much do you gain? That's the question in your head, right?"
Rose asked.
Without any doubt, everyone nodded. They were very curious. They wanted to try it themselves, but they also wanted to listen to their teacher.
"The First Titan is in your Chest. Upon unlocking the First Titan, you can tank a blow from a large hammer swung by an ordinary person on your chest."
Hearing that, one of the students raised his hand and asked.
"Then, is there any point to this? We won't be fighting against ordinary people, right?"
Rose nodded her head and said.
"There is. Because this is the path of a normal Cultivator. Those who are not afraid of pain, those whose family can afford large-scale healing medicines, those who have lightning element from their Astral Being can take another path."
"Path of Body Cultivation. If a normal cultivator can tank a blow from a weapon swung by an ordinary person, then a body cultivator can tank the spells used by the normal cultivators."
"But Body Cultivation is too costly, too restrictive, and too painful. So, only a few individuals try this path. On the other hand, almost every Monster is a natural-born body cultivator."
"Enough about that. Let's continue our talk about the Body Tempering Realm. This realm has twelve stages based on twelve titans."
"Each stage increases one's Spiritual Energy capacity in the Spiritual Planet by three."
"When you reach the peak of the Body Tempering Realm, your Spiritual Energy Level will be 12, which means you can create thirty-six of these swords."
"But, you can also create only one sword."
When she said that, she released a similar energy from her left hand. It instantly formed the golden sword.
Whether it was shape or size, everything was the same.
Bang!
But when Rose swung her left hand and struck the sword in her right hand, it broke into pieces and slowly dispersed into the air.
She turned her attention towards the student and showed the edge of the sword in her left hand.
"Not even a scratch appeared. This is the power of doubling one's Spiritual Energy in a spell. It makes it durable and stronger."
"If it Fire Spell, it will make it more explosive and wider. If it is water, it will make it heavier and bigger. If it is wind, it will make it sharper and faster."
"If it is earth, it will make it tougher and solid."
"Of course, every spell is different, so the reaction will be different. What I said was simply a common ground between many spells."
"Now you've learned about Spiritual Energy, Cultivation, Elements, Energy Circuit, and Spiritual Planets."
"The only thing that you need to know is Astral Being. But it is not something I can teach you. The meditation required to connect to the Astral World is as same as normal meditation."
"I will take you somewhere else, but before that, you do need one thing."
After she said that, she took out a scroll and unfolded it. Suddenly, several scrolls appeared on top of it.
These scrolls looked similar.
"These scrolls record the Cultivation Technique known as 'Basic Energy Refining Technique' and 'Five Hand Signs of Five Elements'."
"By the way, I forgot about Hand Signs. You just need to copy them after awakening and use them individually. Don't try with Metal Hand Sign."
"Try the other four. If there is no response from any of these Hand signs, then we will look further by examining your Astral Being."
"So, come forward one by one and take a scroll with you."
After she said that, the students began walking up to the front table and returning with a scroll in hand.
Some were even curious enough to open it.
Rose didn't say anything. She had already explained so much about cultivation. Once they form a bond with Astral Beings, they could learn more from their parents, the internet, or even a library.
So, she didn't need to go into the details about the topics she talked about today.
She simply let them read those scrolls and left.
Two hours later, she returned and spoke.
"Now, I assume you have memorized the content of the scroll. If you have not, you can stay back and take more time. If you have, follow me!"