System : Game World 39 Concentration

"Like the n.o.ble lady said, Feng Cai added, tea is a relaxing drink. With precious herbs and grand master skills, it can help one achieve the state of enlightenment but we are only ordinary below Veinmaster stage disciples, It is impossible to ask for a grand master to serve us a drink, in fact, an once of Tempering's Peak Refined Tea Herb cost 3 gold bars !"

A guy accompanying the n.o.ble lady, probably a suitor, continued : "Legends says that the first tea was made of coa.r.s.e leaves. At that time, people ate meat of ferocious beasts and chewed on gra.s.s to survive. A vagrant named Zhong had accidentally put the coa.r.s.e tea leaves on boiling cauldron. Unwilling to waste the precious time he spent boiling it, he carefully drunk the water inside it and immediately became enlightened from the first sip. Ten years later, he ascended drinking only tea."

Dring-ring-ring !

Sound of similar to his school's bell pa.s.sed quietly besides his ear...

"Silent Harmonious Chime ! It would seems to that Master Gu Ze has called for us. A session to further our cultivation it would seem."

The disciples who were still eating, hurried up and in a few minutes, formed a line to enter the room.

"Good !" the supervisor was sitting at the center of the room. Low tables with cus.h.i.+ons were placed in front of him. Black boxes sat on the table, hiding the content inside it. The disciples coming in couldn't guess the master's intention. Tang Ling remarked however that these boxes awfully resembled the Huang Medicinal Black Box which Apothecary Huang Mu gifted him.

"Cultivation is often described as fighting against Heaven, to be against the current of destiny. But our sect's philosophy thinks otherwise : cultivation is like growing up; not only in strength but also in mind. Each realm is the degree of independence which It allows and above a certain level, for each degree of independence, it would result in a test. At the utmost level, one doesn't depend heaven to strive. And so, immortals do not need to eat or drink, do not need surface to travel or heavenly energy.

Before the cultivation of strength, the cultivation of mind must be prioritized. A healthy mind create a healthy body and a strong mind is required to accept a strong body. Today, I will teach one the two obligatory course for every disciples of the sect : Concentration Tea."

"Did you enjoy the tea served by the boss ? He happens to be one of the previous batchs of disciples who joined two years ago. You can call him Senior or just Boss, he will provide tea for everyone but special tea like Concentration Tea need to paid. Now, take your seat and open the box in front of you."

The seats that Master Gu talked about were small cus.h.i.+ons placed before a small table on which were black boxes which resembled the Huang Medicinal Box given by Apothecary Huang.

The students obediently took their seats and carefully opened the black box. In it, deep coloured tea leaves were meticulously placed here, and besides it, were kettles and a small cup.

"Concentration Tea is a tea which every righteous disciples knows to prepare. One must have Concentration Tea Leaves or Thoughtless leaves and Qi. The purer, the better. Huang Qi or the Yellow Qi, although of a higher rank than huoli qi, it is condensed and p.r.o.ne to release. Turbulent qi is not compatible to the tranquil qi that Concentration Tea requires. So, please use Huoli Qi to brew tea. Now follow my instructions..."

The supervisor explained fluently as his movements followed, showing perfectly how to do it. The movements were moving fast and without flaws, moving like flowing water. Tang Ling squinted his eyes, trying to memorize every movements that the supervisor made and could see a haze of purple following his hand...

Tang Ling tried to imitate the middle aged man but even with his dexterous hands, the end result was a little disappointing. The tea was better than the expired instant tea he made before but was way worse than the ones served in breakfast.

A little vexed by his first failed attempt, Tang Ling grabbed an another set and tried again. This time, it was slightly better but it still didn't offer the concentration effect he was supposed to have.

Third attempt... Failed !

Fourth attempt... Failed !

The fifth one, Tang Ling made it more meticulously and he was getting more used to the mouvements he had to do but at the last second, he knocked the cup down !

G.o.ddammit !

Tang Ling took a deep breath and looked at the others. Feng Ci and Feng Cai were still struggling, two of n.o.ble birth and two sisters wielded the tea shakily and the graceful lady brewed elegantly but one could see a pile of wasted leaves behind her...

At least he was not alone !

Feeling better, Tang Ling continued trying to make the Concentration tea.

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Argh ! It doesn't work !

It was now his fifteenth try and he still couldn't do it.

[Disturbed Concentration Tea (Failed-Rare)

A set of precious tea wasted by a disturbed, unskilled disciple. Drinking a cup have a slight clear sighted effect but filled with side effects.

5% to activate [Clear Sighted] for 5 seconds.

+5% Qi, mental energy regeneration

95% chance to activate [Fatigued] state for 15 seconds.]

What could have gone wrong ?

A whiff of fragrance caught Tang Ling's nose and his jumbled mind calmed.

Tang Ling reconsidered his thoughts process, his techniques after 15 sets of refining shouldn't be bad and couldn't be the cause of countless failures that plagued the group... Afterall, if it was the technique, techniques could be refined for years. It's would be unlikely for the supervisor to ask a group of students master the art which could required up to tens of years.

It was clear that this task could be completed in one day !

Wait a minute ! Where did he get these thoughts ? and so fast ? The n.o.ble girl of Shangdong finished her work ! A single whiff of fragrance could stimulate him, unclogging his mind !

Mind ? Mind !

It is about the state of mind !

[Leaf of Concentrated Wisdom (Magic)

A leaf from a Tree of Wisdom, a rare breed only found in places where qi are concentrated. Always in the center of a prime fengshui location, the quality and quant.i.ty of tea leaves is dependant on the fengshui where the tree is. Eating it raw grants + 0.10 Spirit permanently for the first time and effects decrease over usage, one may also consume it with special refining and method, changing drastically its effect.

Quality : Magic-Legendary