Chapter 97: Passerby Affected by the Cultivation Novel (Part 3)
As the sun rose, it painted the sky crimson.
Jiang Yue had been learning martial arts for a month. As soon as she arrived at Songhe Martial Arts School, she heard shouts coming from the courtyard. Pushing open the door, she saw a dozen early arrivals already practicing their stances on the bluestone floor. There weren't many female disciples at Songhe Martial Arts School, and they were separated from the male disciples. After entering, Jiang Yue went straight to the inner courtyard. After passing a screen wall, she saw a training ground that was a size smaller than the outer training ground.
After warming up, Jiang Yue started practicing Zhan Zhuang (standing meditation). Zhan Zhuang is the foundation of martial arts training. One must be able to stand firmly and move freely in this stance. It took Jiang Yue a full month to achieve a basic level of stability and become extremely stiff. People generally think that Zhan Zhuang involves tensing the body, but in fact, it is a process of relaxing the whole body.
Soon, the others arrived one after another. Seeing Jiang Yue practicing standing meditation, they didn't disturb her. They all quietly warmed up and exercised themselves, after all, they still had the big exam weighing on their minds. After the instructor came in, she checked everyone's progress in standing meditation one by one, and if she saw anything wrong, she would help everyone adjust it.
When she got to Jiang Yue's side, she looked at Jiang Yue and nodded; Jiang Yue was much better than the others.
"Bang bang bang!"
Jiang Yue felt several forces coming from her spine. A gentle force penetrated into her skin and then went deeper, as if a warm, large hand was adjusting her spine. Jiang Yue was stimulated by this force, and her hair stood on end. She trembled uncontrollably all over and then went limp.
thorough!
This is Jiang Yue's strongest feeling right now. It's as if the instructor has instantly opened up some of her joints, making Jiang Yue feel completely refreshed.
"You must make your body remember this feeling. The purpose of standing meditation is to dissolve the stiffness and awkwardness in your body, to relax and make your body more flexible, and to achieve the unity of form and intention."
The instructor gave a few more pointers and then made some minor adjustments to Jiang Yue's stance. Following the instructor's guidance, Jiang Yue kept trying to find the most comfortable posture. After several adjustments, Jiang Yue seemed to gradually understand the inner meaning, and her body was no longer as rigid as before. It was as if she was in a natural and calm state, and became stable.
"Hmm, not bad, I finally got the hang of it." After giving Jiang Yue her instructions, the instructor stopped and continued to weave through the crowd.
"So standing meditation really isn't tiring. The only reason you feel tired is because you're not standing correctly." After standing for two hours, Jiang Yue didn't feel tired at all. On the contrary, she felt refreshed. She just didn't know when she could start refining her skin.
Forget it, I won't think too much about it. If I have a certain level of proficiency, my current stance training is just at the beginner level. If I have a certain level of proficiency, then I'm only at the beginner level: 1/100. I'll think about other things when I've achieved some success. After thinking about this, I rested for a while and then went to practice stance training again. This time, it took Jiang Yue a long time to get into the state on her own.
"Everyone come and collect your medicine!" A deep voice called out from the center of the courtyard.
Jiang Yue put away her stance, wiped the sweat from her brow, and walked to the center of the courtyard. The others also walked to the center of the courtyard and picked up porcelain bowls from a nearby table to line up.
"Thank you, Senior Sister." Jiang Yue thanked the woman who was distributing the medicine, but she only nodded slightly without responding.
The herbal soup was brownish in color and emitted a strong medicinal aroma. Jiang Yue took a sip but couldn't find any medicinal herbs in it. It would have been more interesting if she could have seen the dregs. She tilted her head back and gulped it down, then wiped her mouth, washed the bowl, and put it back.
Half an hour later, Jiang Yue started exercising again. The fatigue from exercising all morning seemed to have disappeared. As Jiang Yue was immersed in the practice of stance training, the day had quietly passed.
For the next month, Jiang Yue and the others did not practice anything else. They just stood in the stance every day, from morning to night, with a bowl of medicinal soup at noon. After two months, Jiang Yue's stance training was also partially successful.
Just as Jiang Yue finished her stance, the instructor came over and said, "Jiang Yue, you can officially start skin refining tomorrow. Come on, follow me." After saying that, he turned and walked towards the main house in the courtyard.
Seeing this, Jiang Yue hurriedly followed and entered the house. The instructor walked to a cabinet to the side, as if searching for something. Jiang Yue stood quietly to the side, glanced at the facilities in the house, and then stopped looking around. After a while, the instructor took out two bottles of ointment and handed them to Jiang Yue: "Apply the white bottle to your whole body before exercising, and wipe the green bottle on when you get home tonight to help heal your injuries."
"Starting tomorrow, every morning we will move stone weights to build up our strength, and in the afternoon we will practice on the wooden dummy. At the same time, we cannot neglect the stance training. If our lower body is unstable, we cannot do anything. Also, the herbal medicine will be changed. We will have one bowl each in the morning, noon and evening, otherwise it will damage our health."
"Disciple understands." Jiang Yue accepted the two porcelain bottles and walked outside. She could clearly feel many eyes on her. Many of her fellow apprentices looked at her with envy. After all, the sooner one could enter the martial arts school, the greater the hope of progress. The golden age for martial arts training only lasts a few years.
Time flies. As dusk fell, Jiang Yue finished exercising. Her arms and back were red and congested. She wiped away her sweat and went inside to apply ointment. A refreshing feeling washed over her, and the pain lessened considerably.
Jiang Yue picked up the linen shirt next to her, put it on, went outside to drink a bowl of herbal soup, and then went home. After returning home, she did not rest but began to practice standing meditation. Jiang Yue felt that she was about to break through in her standing meditation. After the moon was high in the sky, Jiang Yue stopped practicing standing meditation and went back to her room to sleep.
I've been working on skin refining for three months now, and I estimate I'll be able to enter the skin refining stage in a few more months. The main reason is that I'm eating well, focusing on training every day without any distractions, and my natural aptitude is also quite good, which is why my progress is faster. The fastest person in the martial arts school to enter the skin refining stage has only taken three months, and Jiang Yue will take half a year. I feel that I'm doing pretty well.
Four months passed quickly, day after day. One day, while Jiang Yue was training, a warm current suddenly surged through her body, making her skin more resilient and her strength greater. Jiang Yue knew that she had entered the Skin Refining Realm. It wasn't easy. Almost a year had passed since she transmigrated, and she had finally entered the gate of martial arts, no longer an ordinary person without any cultivation.
Jiang Yue contemplated her own power for a while, and then went to find the instructor. When she arrived, the instructor was guiding others in their training. After waiting for a while, she saw the instructor finish speaking and sit there drinking tea. Jiang Yue walked over and said, "Instructor, I have broken through to the Skin Refining Realm."
"Oh?" The instructor's eyes lit up, and he gently placed his hand on Jiang Yue's shoulder.
Click.
Jiang Yue felt a surge of power coursing through her body, her legs went weak, and she almost lost her balance.
"Not bad! I remember you've been a beginner for less than a year, and you started refining your skin four months ago. That's quite good progress." The instructor nodded. This is faster than most people. If you maintain this pace, entering the Blood Refining Realm shouldn't be a problem.
"Come with me." After saying that, he turned and walked into the house.
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