On the next day, Rudra and the weapon spirit started their training.
First, with the help of Prajna energy he stored in his dantian, he managed to unblock the entrance of the cave and escaped.
Then he started to go down the mountain.
After coming down the mountain, he curiously asked, "What kind of special training will I receive?"
The weapon spirit didn't reply immediately. First, she looked around and told him, "First you have to do some basic training."
"You have to run 20 km and do 1,000 sit-ups, meditation, stance practice, and basic fighting drills."
After hearing the training schedule, he was taken aback. In his whole life, he hadn't even run straight up to 1 km. But now he had to run 20 km and do other training?
For him, this was hell. He was hesitant at first, but from the fear of becoming weak, he accepted the training.
"Okay, I will do it," he said in a very low voice.
After hearing Rudra's response, the weapon spirit blew a whistle, "Now start running."
After listening to the weapon spirit's command, Rudra started to run in high spirits. But after running only 1 km, he felt exhausted.
When he was about to take a rest, he got a shock. When he looked up, it was the weapon spirit, and she was holding a wand in her hand.
"Why are you giving me shocks?!" he asked.
"How dare you take a rest?! Get up and start running again," the weapon spirit replied.
Seeing her behavior, Rudra started running again.
When he tried to take a rest again, he got shocked once more.
After running only 6 km, he fainted. The weapon spirit splashed water on Rudra to wake him up.
After splashing water, Rudra immediately got up and looked around. He found the weapon spirit sitting on top of his head. She looked sad and sighed.
"Sigh... why is my host this weak?" the weapon spirit said.
But Rudra didn't reply. He knew that it was his own incompetence that made him weak.
Seeing Rudra not face the weapon spirit, she said, "Don't be so upset. We have to adjust your training schedule."
After some time, she explained the new training schedule to Rudra.
"First you have to run 5 km, then do 250 sit-ups, 250 push-ups, some stance training, some weight training, and some more exercises."
She had indeed made some changes in the training. After cutting down the running and some exercises to one-fourth, she added more physical training.
But to Rudra, these things were still not doable in his current condition.
"You have done enough rest. Now get up and do sit-ups!" she said again.
Rudra then tried to do sit-ups, but he soon got tired.
Rudra tried to take a rest, but he soon remembered the electric shocks and started to work out again.
After so many difficulties, he was able to complete his workout plan.
After so much workout, he was hungry, but he was so tired that he wasn't able to move.
He ate anything he found on the ground and slept on the ground.
After he fell asleep, the weapon spirit stared at him blankly. After then, she stared at the vast starry sky.
Soon after some hours, it was morning. Rudra was still fast asleep.
The weapon spirit soon woke him up with a bucket of water.
"Get up!" she shouted.
For some days, Rudra followed the routine. He noticed improvement in his body.
Now, he didn't need to take a break during his training.
After these improvements, the weapon spirit increased Rudra's training.
Slowly, she increased the intensity of training. Soon, Rudra's physique improved. From a thin and skinny boy to now he had a well-built body.
His height also increased from 5'6" to 5'10".
After three months of training, he could now do all tasks effortlessly.
"Well done. You did great."
"I thought it would take 5 or 6 months more, but you did it in only 3 months."
"I must say, you have talent for the body refining arts," she praised him with a warm smile.
"Thank you," he said.
"Don't be so happy. You still have a long way to go!" the spirit said.
"Now you are ready for the next level," she said. After saying this, she formed a portal and leaves the place where they were training .
Then she scanned the nearby area and found a volcano with immense heat.
The power of this volcano is more terrifying than any other volcano.
Then she brings Rudra with her.
"Why are we here?"he asked
"The power of this volcano is tempered with Pranava energy. So, this is the best place for cultivation for fire-type Pranava cultivation and techniques," she explained.
"But how do we get into the volcano?" he asked.
The weapon spirit used her power and created a vortex. She then used the vortex to create a hole in the volcano.
After creating the hole, Rudra jumped into the volcano. After some time, he reached the core of the volcano.
When he reached the middle of the volcano, he saw a spring of lava. In the middle of the spring, there was a platform for practice.
Rudra was surprised to see the platform.
"Don't be surprised. This volcano was used by someone else for practice," she said.
"But how can someone practice with lava?"
The weapon spirit didn't say anything but touched Rudra's eye lightly.
He didn't know why she did that. But when he looked again, he saw a change.
Some strange pattern was glowing around the spring.
He was shocked and asked, "What is this?"
"This is a formation for condensing the fire-type Pranava energy."
"Formation? I never saw a formation master in my village."
"This formation was made around 300 years ago, and I must say he had some talent for formations," she said.
"But how do formation masters work?" he asked.
Formation masters are rare. They cultivate normally like other cultivators. But the way formation masters use Pranava energy is different. Unlike other cultivators, formation masters use different patterns to fight, cultivate, and defend.
When they are fully prepared, they can even fight against higher-level opponents. But they have a huge flaw—some formations take more time than normal. In that time, they are vulnerable.
But still, they are highly respected in their occupation.
Hearing about formation masters, he was eager to meet them. But now he had to focus on more important things.
"Now don't waste your time. Sit on the platform," the weapon spirit said.
So, after listening to the weapon spirit, he jumped onto the platform.
Now he will begin his cultivation—that which he had always dreamed of!!!