Chen Yi had summoned Yuan Liu'er not on a whim.
Even before the annual examination, he had already made plans—to teach Yuan Liu'er the Martial Path, Medical Dao, and Way of Calligraphy.
Though cultivating all three paths was somewhat miscellaneous, Yuan Liu'er possessed sufficient talent. She could focus primarily on the Martial Path and Medical Dao.
He included the Way of Calligraphy only to hide his tracks, lest someone perceptive discern the background of him, her Grandmaster, through Yuan Liu'er.
Seeing Yuan Liu'er stare blankly, Chen Yi smiled and explained, "Though the Medical Dao can heal the sick and save lives, it cannot protect oneself."
"If one day you encounter calamity, having the Martial Path at your side will at least give you some ability to protect yourself."
Chen Yi then pointed to several calligraphy copybooks on the desk. "The Way of Calligraphy is no different."
"The Great Dao has ten thousand paths, yet all roads lead to the same destination."
"Right now, your realms in the Martial Path and Medical Dao are still shallow. You cannot yet comprehend their deeper implications."
"When your cultivation base and medical skill grow ever more profound, you will understand what it means for the heart and spirit to converge and reach the Great Dao."
The Way of Calligraphy lay in a single word: "stillness."
Calming the heart and quieting the thoughts, like the Chess Dao, were both methods of cultivating the spirit.
However, after receiving the blessing of Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi, their effects differed.
When Martial Path cultivation reached the Middle Three Grades, breaking through into the Upper Three Grades likewise required one's "spirit" to commune with Heaven and Earth.
And the Medical Dao was linked to the Martial Path.
This was embodied in Using Qi to Control Needles.
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