chapter 3: a trickle of a torrent

cho-wonhwa has always wanted to be an elite warrior in the kwaechugwan fortress as she felt inspired by the influence of the elite warriors in maeho. cho-wonhwa always visited the mystic mount to read books about being an elite warrior, but for her to become an elite warrior, she needed to be a Qi user. cho-wonhwa always studied the mastery of Qi in the mystic materials and tried mastering the use of qi . cho-wonhwa was reading about the four stages of a qi user as she remembered the stages of the three heirs along the line . kim su-yeon , the second heir was known to be a talented bender while in the mystic academy in the kwaechugwan fortress, kim hwa-young, the third heir was known to be a skillful bender while in the mystic academy in the kwaechugwan fortress, kim park-so, the first heir was known to be a powerful weilder while in the mystic academy in the kwaechugwan fortress, and all were first class qi users in their own stages. the four stages of a qi user. the first stage, he becomes a bender, a stage he learns to bend the flow of qi in his body. the second stage, he becomes a weilder, a stage he learns to harness and utilize the energy of qi as a weapon. the third stage, he becomes a mage, a stage he masters energy itself. the fourth stage, he becomes a spellsman, a stage he gains mastery of spellsmanship *the ability to cast spells* , at this level, his control of qi and energy becomes immense and unparalleled. cho-wonhwa was close to jin-soo a talisman seller , so jin-soo already knew of cho-wonhwa dreams and desire of becoming an elite warrior. the Kim brand was the day the villagers of maeho celebrated the three heirs of the kim family/dynasty, which was celebrated every year. after the kim brand , kim park-so started a new exercise of recruiting novices that will train as elite warriors in the mystic academy . cho-wonhwa didn't know of this exercise, but jin-soo knew , so jin-soo decided to put down cho-wonhwa's name without her knowing. when cho-wonhwa got a letter of her recruitment as a novice in the mystic academy to be trained as an elite warrior, she was euphoric, but at the same time she never recalled recruiting herself so jin-soo confessed to her that she was the one who put down her name in the list of the recruits. after a week , all the recruits were called to the mystic academy to begin their training. cho-wonhwa waved farewell to both sir yul and jin-soo. cho-wonhwa surprisingly was the only female recruit in the mystic academy while the rest were males. most times, she was teased by the other males as they called her all sorts of abusive names like she male and tomboy. cho-wonhwa made only two friends from the males. lee-sung was the slim young man while sung-sung was the chubby one. cho-wonhwa was able to relate with the two guys ,lee-sung and sung-sung, quite well, and they eventually became close and tight friends as the two guys defended her from the other boys who maltreated her. kim park-so was a very tough and strict teacher, although most people perceived him to be mean and an authoritarian as well as a tyrant. kim park-so's training was so difficult for them to master and learn. cho-wonhwa was always the target of kim park-so at all times . ' You need to learn how to embrace the flow and energy of qi in your body , then an only then can you fit in as an elite warrior. to embrace one's qi is like letting it flow freely without any limitations, and embracing one's qi involves focus and freeing one's mind from any emotional or psychological stress. if you can let your qi flow freely, then you can learn to control it. a person's qi is a powerful weapon if he learns control and proper use of it, but as well , lack of control of your qi is like a raging torrent that can't be controlled and the consequence is burning out which it's outcome is rarely survival. you all should get ready for the next session of this training and at the end , one will be chosen as my apprentice', kim park-so concluded his speech. cho-wonhwa ,lee-sung and sung-sung had their lunch, after which they decided to go to their various rooms while cho-wonhwa went out alone to train. cho-wonhwa trained rigorously while kim park-so watched her from a corner and felt a bit impressed. in the next session , they were told to meditate and let their qi energy flow out. the others tried a little to release a trickle of their qi, including lee-sung and sung-sung. kim park-so watched cho-wonhwa closely, but nothing was coming out. ' cho-wonhwa, free your mind and embrace it, let it flow, release it !!!', kim park-so yelled so cho-wonhwa took a deep breath and suddenly her qi energy began to sip out like a blue subtle breeze coming out with the force of a wind then suddenly as cho-wonhwa opened her eyes , it glowed ocean blue and she bursted out an immense amount of qi that shook the entire fortress and threw kim park-so down to the floor. after this incidence, cho-wonhwa fainted and dropped on the ground. cho-wonhwa found herself drowning inside the sea of souls, and then she saw a strange woman holding her hands, wearing a scarlet blind fold and they were both upside-down, and then she woke up immediately. kim park-so was standing next to her. ' You're awake now', kim park-so spoke. ' Yes, what happened?'??? cho-wonhwa questioned eagerly. kim park-so just left without saying a word. kim su-yeon met with kim park-so after hearing what happened. 'Was it truly her?'???? Kim Su-yeon asked curiously. 'What she did was totally impossible for just a learner of mystic arts. her qi energy was too much for such a weak and mediocre novice. I feel like there is something about her that feels off, but I'll get to the root of all these', kim park-so spoke....

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