Intermediate Healing was different from Minor Healing.
It was something only Nascent Soul-level Healing Specialists could cast, and even for them, it required a lot of energy.
And for people without devouring abilities like his mother, every bit of energy was precious.
So, Intermediate Healing was something very, very expensive.
Though strangely enough, Lin Shuhan felt as if he had experienced Intermediate Healing many times throughout his life.
'It's my mom we are talking about,' he guessed. 'She must have gotten both of us Intermediate Healing somehow to try and cure us.'
But unlike all the times before when this sort of healing was used on him, he was not going to waste this chance. He felt the warmth traveling across his body and let it fully overwhelm him.
"Mother, guide me!" he exclaimed.
Startled, Lin Hualan turned and looked at him. Then, without a second's waste, she placed her pointer finger on his forehead. "I don't know where you got such a tremendous amount of healing energy, but don't let it go. Sense your skin, let the warmth only touch your skin!"
He focused on his skin.
The warmth immediately began following his focus and his skin became warmer and warmer.
He felt hot.
Steamy.
Stifled.
His skin became taut and tight.
His pores opened.
Hiss.
He gritted his teeth.
Tak.
A popping noise echoed from the core of his very being and dark colored sweat left his pores as if his skin had just ejaculated.
Lin Shuhan took a deep breath, feeling air enter him from even his skin.
Yet, he felt dirty, stinky, and weird.
His whole body felt weird.
His mother just stared at him, speechless.
"What did I do just now?" he asked curiously.
"You… broke through the first level of cultivation, the Skin Clearance realm."
"Oh!"
Though surprised, she still explained in detail.
The first Major Realm in cultivation was the Body Clearance realm, where one purified the filth in one's body and cleansed it of all worldly ailments.
In the Body Clearance realm, there were 10 Minor Realms.
The six clearances and four awakenings!
First, one must go through the six clearances to purify the body and mind.
Skin Clearance, Muscle Clearance, Tendon Clearance, Blood Clearance, Organ Clearance, and Bone Clearance.
For that to succeed, one must have an extremely strict diet and an extremely healthy body. Otherwise, they would just fail in the midst of the clearance and will subsequently fall sick, soon to die.
Luckily, his mother had fed both her children extremely nutritious food only, making diet a foregone advantage in their favor.
Some people also nourish their body with Qi Fruits and other resources before going through this so that they could make their body more talented.
His mother had also done that to a certain extent.
So, his Skin Clearance did not fail.
As for the Four Awakenings?
Once one has gone through the six clearances, they are then ready to go through the four awakenings!
Emotional Awakening, Rational Awakening, and Soul Awakening. Then finally Meridian Awakening!!
Once one awakens the meridians, they can sense the Qi of Heaven and Earth and absorb it to step into the Qi Gathering Realm!
That was a journey ahead.
For now, using the Intermediate Healing as leverage, Shuhan has just cleared his Skin, achieving Skin Clearance.
The first of the six clearances!
"Now, once you bathe and digest the gains of this breakthrough, you will become much healthier," his mother said. "Your skin will glow as white as milk, since that is your natural color."
"I see…"
She nodded. "But where did that extreme Healing energy come from though… And it was so well handled…"
Shuhan didn't hesitate and simply explained his new Bond with his sister and all the benefits that came with it.
His mother was stunned again.
What?
He could benefit from all the cultivation gains of his sister?!
Not just that, but 2x the benefits?!
She was just wondering how monstrous her daughter was, now even her son was this monstrous?!
Could anything be more broken?!
What if Shuhan's Skill was only Silver Rank, with him bound to a Golden Skill user, his limits were impossible to quantify!
And what if he bonds with even more people?
The sheer thought made Hualan feel dizzy.
Maybe he truly would one day take them to the Heartland.
Oh my Divine Obelisk, save me!
She composed herself with all her Nascent Soul will.
"First of all, let's go home before night falls. This is the Frost Queen Spider's area at night, if she sees us, we wouldn't survive the night."
That was a vicious Soul Transformation beast.
Saying that, the mother took her two children home.
…
Once night fell, Lin Mei'er immediately fell asleep. But that was not the case for her brother and mother.
Lin Shuhan had long taken a bath. He felt very refreshed and his skin, as his mother had said, looked incredibly clear.
He looked at the night sky in silence, lying on his mother's lap and playing with the chain that connected him to his sister.
Their home was not a building like conventional Earth homes; instead, they lived above a platform on top of a tall tree.
Earth?
Earth now felt like a distant memory. Maybe an illusion or a dream.
Hahaha.
From here, the skies were clear and starless.
His mother began speaking again.
"It's good that you are showing interest in cultivation. Once you reach Emotional Awakening, your soul's issues should all vanish," she said with hope. "Same for your sister if she could reach Rational Awakening."
"One day mother, one day." He reassured. "For now, I am fine being indifferent to life and death—this, too, is a nice feeling."
A cloud he is, a river he is,
Rattles him does not the wind or stone
Move right or left, for him the same all are
Is it a sin to live like this?
No.
His mother clicked her tongue in annoyance. He wouldn't care if someone came and killed all of them now—she has to fix his soul!
"Say Innate Information," his mother said all of a sudden. "That would show you your current progress in the cultivation Path."
"Oh, really?" He asked. Then murmured: "This whole thing is so well crafted. Do you think the Divine Skills are created by some god-like entity?"
She shrugged. "Yeah, the Divine Monastery says all Divine Skills come from the Divine Obelisk. It is a godlike thing."
"Divine Obelisk? Have you seen it?"
"I haven't, but it is supposed to be hidden in Mount Samara, the tallest mountain in the Heartland."
Curious, Lin Shuhan nodded.
Then, he muttered inwardly, 'Innate Information.'
A silver screen popped up in front of him.
[Lin Shuhan]
[19 Years Old] [Male]
[Skin Clearance Lvl Cultivation]
[Martial Skills: None]
[Cultivation Method: None]
[Divine Skill: Triple-Binding]
[Current Bonds]
[Lin Mei'er]
Ding!
(Information Box Received from Divine Obelisk, check inbox)
Startled by the last part, Shuhan immediately focused his attention on it.
More information popped up.
[Divine Skill Manual]
[Various extra information about your Divine Skills is listed below]
1. You need to meet one of these requirements to bind yourself with someone:
- Have a close Blood Relation
- Have a Soul Blood Contract
- Have Life Bond Enmity Contract
2. You have to bind yourself with three people within the First Three Days of using the Triple Binding Ability, or you will be randomly bound to people automatically.
3. If any of your Bonds die, the slot will vanish, and you cannot Bond anymore.
4. You can elevate the Bond between you and your bonds through Karma, Love, and Luck, and evolve your bond status.
—
There was not a lot, but all the information was absolutely vital.
Lin Shuhan couldn't help but gasp at the three day limit.
He had to find two more people to Bond with in the span of next two days?!
Otherwise, he would be given a random bond!
NO!
He looked at a screen he had been pondering about.
[Do you want to bond with "Lin Hualan" and receive all of her cultivation gains from now on? (With Reward Amplification of 10x)]
There was no longer any reason to hesitate.