Three days later, Lin Chen taught Long Haochen the most basic Guiding Technique on a hillside outside the village.
Calling it teaching was a stretch; he had really only set him on the path.
Long Haochen was still young, his body not yet fully grown, and Lin Chen had no intention of exposing him to profound laws just yet.
All he did was guide a seed of creation light into Long Haochen's meridians, open several crucial energy channels for him, and teach him a set of energy-circulation verses. The verses were simple, but rich in subtle intricacies, enough to keep him practicing for two or three years.
Long Haochen had an exceptional grasp of things. Lin Chen demonstrated the circulation route described by the verses only once, and he was able to follow it. His execution was awkward, but he did not stray in the slightest.
Lin Chen watched him sit cross-legged with his eyes closed for an hour. When he finished practicing and opened those azure eyes, his gaze was noticeably brighter than it had been three days earlier.
Delighted surprise filled his face. "Master, I feel a ball of warm light inside me, like basking in the sun in winter."
Lin Chen nodded. "That's the power of light merging with your body. From now on, practice for two hours every morning, without slacking off. In three years, I'll come back for you."
Long Haochen nodded firmly. "I'll remember, Master."
"One more thing." Lin Chen took a jade token from his sleeve. It was snow-white throughout, with a strand of nine-colored radiance entwined with an azure spiritual glow flowing within it, like two ribbons of light joined head to tail. "This is a Communication Jade Token. Whenever you miss me, call out to it, and I'll hear you. If