The next day, Yang Pingan arrived at the Blacksmith Shop wearing a set of old, ordinary clothes, beginning his life as a blacksmith apprentice.
The boss, Iron Forest, was quite considerate towards Yang Pingan, directly assigning an old blacksmith with good craftsmanship to be Yang Pingan’s teacher.
The old blacksmith’s surname was Lin, and his name was Lin Da Niu.
Everyone in the shop respectfully called him Master Lin.
Everyone in the shop understood that Yang Pingan was only a temporary blacksmith; his future goal was definitely to become a Spirit Master.
Therefore, Yang Pingan did not formally apprentice but directly learned from Lin Da Niu.
After entering the Blacksmith Shop and beginning his studies, Yang Pingan felt a slight stirring within his body.
After careful thought, he directly summoned the Purple Gold Mastiff.
Upon entering the Blacksmith Shop, the Purple Gold Mastiff seemed relatively satisfied with the environment.
Even though it was still sleeping, it appeared to be sleeping more soundly.
After communicating with the boss, Iron Forest, Yang Pingan directly found an empty workbench in the Blacksmith Shop and let the Purple Gold Mastiff sleep on it.
As for other matters, he didn’t need to worry about them.
Of course, Yang Pingan repeatedly warned the Purple Gold Mastiff that it absolutely could not fart inside the Blacksmith Shop, or it would be driven away by everyone.
The Purple Gold Mastiff seemed very intelligent.
After hearing Yang Pingan’s warning, it slightly opened its eyes, glanced at Yang Pingan with a hint of disdain, and then continued sleeping.
It must be said that although the Purple Gold Mastiff was very weak, it had one significant advantage: after being summoned, it consumed very little Soul Power and could basically remain outside the body for a long time.
After settling the Purple Gold Mastiff, Yang Pingan began his life as a blacksmith apprentice.
From that day on, Yang Pingan made a complete plan for his cultivation.
Every morning, he would run inside the school and practice his fist and foot techniques.
In the mornings, he would attend classes, though he barely listened during lessons.
Instead, he borrowed many books from the library and used class time to read.
He would eat lunch directly at the Blacksmith Shop.
After lunch, he would work at the Blacksmith Shop, with a considerable workload that lasted until evening.
After dinner, the Blacksmith Shop would close, and Yang Pingan would return to his Dormitory to meditate and rest.
Each meditation session would last an entire night.
After this planning, his daily schedule was basically full, and he was constantly busy; at least his body was undergoing high-intensity training.
During the first three months of working at the Blacksmith Shop, Blacksmith Lin Da Niu arranged for Yang Pingan to do various odd jobs.
In fact, while blacksmithing is just a labor-intensive job, it is also very complex.
Besides mastering forging and techniques, one also needs to understand various things.
This includes the selection and use of iron ore, using bellows to light and control the fire, identifying various types of iron ore, and even separating multiple different elements contained within some iron ores, and so on.
During the first three months, in addition to Blacksmith Lin’s assignments, he also had to help other blacksmiths with various tasks, including serving tea and water, and moving heavy items.
These tasks seemed very simple on the surface, but for Yang Pingan, a six-year-old child, they were quite heavy.
Every afternoon after finishing work, he was basically exhausted.
This kind of odd job lasted for a full three months.
During these three months, Yang Pingan clearly felt that his body seemed to have become much stronger, his strength had increased significantly, and his originally lean body even began to show some muscle definition, which was somewhat beyond what was typical for a six-year-old child.
Yang Pingan’s other time was also very tight.
Every morning, he practiced his fist and foot techniques.
In addition to the boxing techniques his father had taught him, Yang Pingan also did five hundred push-ups, five hundred frog jumps, and a five-kilometer run every morning.
His morning exercise time was only about two hours, meaning he would wake up at six and had to finish before eight, otherwise it would affect his morning studies.
After this round of exercise every morning, he would quickly eat breakfast to replenish energy and begin his morning studies.
Although Nuoding Primary School was a junior Spirit Master academy, its internal library had a vast collection of books.
There were many books on both Spirit and cultivation, though generally none were too profound.
To his surprise, Yang Pingan actually found an advanced meditation technique in the library, and it was even marked as provided by Yu Xiaogang.
However, because it was too profound, many primary school students scoffed at it, while Yang Pingan treasured it.
Of course, the library also had many other books provided by Yu Xiaogang, including the famous “Ten Core Competencies of Spirit,” the spirit ring age limit table, and even his other writings. Find the original chapter at g.com.
However, judging by the appearance of these books, they seemed to receive little attention from students; at least these books were much newer than others.
Yang Pingan, however, accepted all of them, diligently reading all the books.
Yu Xiaogang’s theories might be wrong or have certain limitations, but they also had some reference value.
At least for the current Yang Pingan, they were valuable learning resources.
Evening meditation was the key focus.
Every afternoon, after his muscles were sore from exhaustion, Yang Pingan would return to his Dormitory to meditate.
In this state of extreme fatigue, his meditation speed was clearly better than under normal circumstances.
After three months of study, Yang Pingan’s own Soul Power finally showed some improvement, reaching rank one.
At this rate, it could be described as moving like a turtle.
Moreover, this was just the beginning of meditation.
It’s important to know that the higher a Spirit Master’s Soul Power rank, the slower the Soul Power improvement speed.
At this rate, it would be very difficult to advance two ranks in a year, especially after reaching rank nine, where breaking through to rank ten is a minor bottleneck.
This kind of bottleneck might be nothing to geniuses, but for Yang Pingan, who had half a rank of Innate Spirit Power, every major rank advancement would likely be a significant bottleneck.
The half-rank increase in Soul Power over three months, besides Yang Pingan’s diligent training every night, also benefited somewhat from the Purple Gold Mastiff, which was constantly in the Blacksmith Shop during the day.
Yang Pingan always felt that the Purple Gold Mastiff, while in the Blacksmith Shop, seemed exceptionally joyful.
In this environment, the Purple Gold Mastiff could also absorb more Gold Attribute elements.
He always felt that each time the Purple Gold Mastiff returned to his body, his own body also underwent subtle changes, so minute that they were barely perceptible.
But Yang Pingan, for some reason, could perceive these bodily changes.
He always felt that something was slightly off with his body, but he could never find the reason or source of this abnormality.
Furthermore, even though he only meditated at night, Yang Pingan felt his time was very pressing.
His daily meditation time was almost eight hours, which was already quite long, even exceeding his sleeping hours.