"Haha!" Feng Shen laughed as he landed in front of them. "Little Niece, I had important business with the Chen Clan before, so I couldn't meet you yet."
"I see." Feng Yao nodded in understanding. "You came at just the right time, Uncle. Tang Xiao just finished his training in controlling his fire element, and I'm satisfied with his results, so you can start teaching him the proper way to control his wind element."
Feng Shen looked at Tang Xiao's clone. "Try using your wind element first, kid. I want to see how far you can control your wind element, and I will choose the right method for your training after that."
"Yes, Senior." Tang Xiao's clone stood up from his seat and used his wind element, and he showed Feng Shen how he used it according to his training so far.
Feng Shen seriously observed Tang Xiao's clone moving around. "His mastery of the wind element isn't bad, and he can also manipulate it easily, but his movement actually limits it and makes it ineffective."
"How long do you think it will take him to perfectly control his wind element, Uncle?" Feng Yao asked as she followed Tang Xiao's clone's movements. "He needed nine days to perfect his control over his fire element, which was much faster than me in the past."
"Nine days to perfect his control over his fire element, huh?" Feng Shen muttered to himself. "Compared to the fire element, the wind element is a little easier to control. I think he will only need a week to perfect his control over his wind element, or maybe less than that. However, I'm more curious about his cultivation, Yao'er. Back then, you said that his cultivation was still at the Peak Rank Foundation Level, but he has reached the Middle Rank Xiantian Level now."
"When I sent the message to you, I hadn't met Tang Xiao, and Yuan told me that his cultivation was still at the Peak Rank Foundation Level, so I told you that way." Feng Shen nodded in understanding to Feng Yao. "When I met him nine days ago, his cultivation had already reached the Lower Rank Xiantian Level, and he broke through to the Middle Rank a week ago."
Feng Shen looked at Feng Yao in disbelief. "Did he really break through that fast?"
"Yes." Feng Yao nodded in response. "I was also shocked at first, but he told me that he cultivated using Sister Lingyan's Yin Qi. With such a big difference in their cultivation, her Yin Qi helped him break through to the middle level."
"I see." Feng Shen returned his gaze to Tang Xiao's clone. "Back then, the late Tang Ye forbade Tang Huang and the others from teaching his two children about cultivation, but this kid was already a cultivator; not to mention, he chose the dual cultivation path."
Feng Yao immediately spoke to him again. "Uncle, he has many enemies, and one of them is Long Yin, remember? He started his cultivation path much later compared to those who were born in this place, and the dual cultivation path is the fastest solution for him to catch up with them."
"Yeah." Feng Shen then spoke to Tang Xiao's clone. "You can stop now, kid."
Tang Xiao's clone immediately stopped and moved in front of them. "What do you think, Senior?"
"Your mastery over your wind element isn't bad, and you can manipulate it easily. However, you can't really control it yet, and you actually limit it." Tang Xiao's clone looked at Feng Shen in confusion. "To control the wind element properly, you must become like the wind itself, and you must move in its flow."
"Moving in the wind's flow?"
"Yes." Feng Shen immediately showed Tang Xiao's clone. "Please pay close attention to my movements."
Tang Xiao's clone nodded and seriously watched Feng Shen, who started moving around the area. He nodded his head a few times, and he began to notice the difference in movement between the two of them. "Unlike Senior Feng, who moved with the wind, I often moved against the wind, which created pressure and made it ineffective."
Feng Yao's lips curled up as she listened to Tang Xiao's clone. 'He noticed it right away, huh? He was born with excellent talent in cultivation, but unfortunately, the late Brother Ye didn't want him to enter such a cruel world in the past. If he hadn't become a cultivator too late, he would have become powerful by now. However, he's already a cultivator, so there's nothing to regret, and he'll become strong in the future to defeat Long Yin and the Long Clan.'
Soon, Feng Shen returns to Tang Xiao's clone. "Have you seen everything, kid?"
"Yes, Senior." Tang Xiao's clone nodded in response. "Every time you move, you follow the flow of the wind, and your movements don't create any pressure that restrains you; instead, the wind allows you to move more freely, and your speed increases every time you release more of your wind element."
Tang Xiao's clone's answer momentarily stunned Feng Shen. "You can get the point straight away, huh? In that case, you can try again, and you have to do it perfectly this time."
"Yes, Senior." Tang Xiao's clone immediately moved again, and he mimicked Feng Shen's previous movements. Unlike before, he didn't try to fight the flow of the wind; instead, he followed it and allowed it to push him forward. 'I will try to move faster by gradually increasing my wind element.'
Feng Shen's eyes followed Tang Xiao's movement as he nodded several times. "Yao'er, this kid doesn't need my guidance because he already understands the gist of it, and he only needs to continue honing his movement skills while increasing his wind element rank. When his wind element reaches my level, I'm sure his movement speed will surpass mine."
"Yes." Feng Yao nodded in agreement with that. "The only thing you need to do is teach him to control his wind element power, but I don't think he needs that either, and he probably already understood it when he practiced controlling his fire element."
Feng Shen pointed at Tang Xiao's clone. "Look at him, Yao'er. He's gradually increasing the power of his wind element, and he's doing it slowly, proving that he already understands how to control its power. Rather than training him to control his element, I think you should take him out to actual battles, and you can use those beasts in the forests to train him."
Feng Yao looked at her uncle. "I've indeed thought about taking him to one of those forests, but I can't keep an eye on him every day because I'm getting busy in the outside world. Therefore, I hope you can take him there and accompany him to train for a few days, and you can leave him there if you think he's capable of handling things on his own."
"Haha." Feng Shen laughed wryly at that. "You're too busy with the affairs of those ordinary humans, you know? Instead of worrying about them, you should go back to living here and start looking for your future husband. Luckily, I don't have anything to do right now, so I'll take him to one of those forests to train. Once I feel he's ready, I'll leave him alone and let him handle everything on his own."
"Tang Xiao."
Tang Xiao's clone immediately returned to them, and Feng Yao spoke to him. "Your training in controlling your elements is sufficient, as you have already grasped the gist. Instead, my uncle will take you to the forest, where you can hone your fighting skills by battling those cultivation beasts. Unlike all your enemies so far, those beasts are truly powerful, and most of them rely solely on their instincts to attack you, so you must be careful when dealing with them."
"I know," Tang Xiao's clone then asked Feng Shen. "When will we leave, Senior?"
"Right now." Feng Shen grabbed Tang Xiao's clone's shoulder and led him away from the volcano.
Feng Yao smiled faintly and left the place immediately. 'I hope you will fully focus on your training, Xiao'er.'
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Meanwhile, Feng Shen had brought Tang Xiao's clone into a forest filled with tall trees and numerous swamps in some areas. They could hear the roars of various beasts in the forest.
"Do you know anything about the beasts?" Feng Shen asked.
"Yes." Tang Xiao's clone nodded in response. "The beasts are no different from us, and their rank is determined by their cultivation."
"That's right." Feng Shen then explained it. "This Lotus Marsh is the furthest of the towns, and not many cultivators come here. Even if they do, they are usually cultivators at your level, as the level of the beasts here is too low for expert cultivators, so this is the most suitable place for your first training ground. However, I forbid you from going to this area of the heart of the forest because there are several King Level beasts in that area, and you are not ready to face them."
Tang Xiao's clone nodded in understanding. "It doesn't matter where I go as long as I don't enter the heart of this forest, right?"
"Yes." Feng Shen pointed to the east. "You can start from that area, and most of the beasts there are at the Xiantian level, so they are perfect opponents for you."
"Alright!" Tang Xiao's clone summoned the Atropos Glory and turned it into a sword. "I'll go there now, Senior."
- To Be Continued -