Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 86 Practice Makes Perfect
"Think carefully. Today you pushed your physical limits several times. Now you are exhausted, your flesh and blood are weak, and you can't muster any strength."

"At this time, your body is generating qi and blood, replacing old blood with new blood, which in turn makes your muscles, bones and meridians stronger."

Martial artists, lacking spiritual roots, cannot absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for cultivation.

The only solution is to cultivate oneself, constantly refine one's physical body, and develop a body of steel. In this process, qi and blood are the foundation of a martial artist.

"Of course, you've only practiced for one day, so the amount of qi and blood you've generated is limited, and the changes to your body are extremely minor, so you might not even feel them."

Situ Ying explained to Ji Cheng that qi and blood are generated through the constant tempering and tempering of the physical body.

Therefore, if a martial artist wants to become stronger, he must be ruthless not only to his enemies but also to himself.

If you can't endure the hardship of martial arts training and can't sweat, then you'll bleed when facing an enemy.

Therefore, in the path of martial arts, sometimes temperament is far more important than talent.

Ji Cheng nodded. At this moment, his legs were shaking uncontrollably. Upon closer inspection, he could indeed feel a trace of energy being generated within his body.

The human body is amazing, like a treasure mountain with inexhaustible potential.

In his previous life, Ji Cheng was also a sports enthusiast. He often played basketball and also tried fitness a few times to keep up with the times.

When you exercise until you're completely exhausted, it's really tiring and hard to keep going. It really tests your willpower. But the changes that exercise brings to your body are visible to the naked eye.

Compared to sports and fitness, martial arts training is many times more intense, involving the frantic exploitation of the body's potential and the constant pushing of physical limits.

"This child has a good character."

Huang Cuicui spoke up, and she looked at Ji Cheng with new respect. To be able to persist to this extent on his first time practicing martial arts was one in a hundred among all martial artists.

"Yes, they're so much better than we were back then!"

Gou Feng laughed and said, "Congratulations, brother, on taking on such a good disciple!"

Ma Yuan also expressed his envy, saying that Er Gou would likely be able to achieve perfect meridians and become an acquired spiritual body in the future.

“Master, I feel unwell all over right now, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to walk for at least three to five days. I can’t leave with you.”

Ji Cheng blinked and said.

He trained so intensely that his muscles were incredibly sore for the next few days.

He did it on purpose, wanting to take this opportunity to separate from Situ Ying and the others, so that he could stay in Wuzhen.

Situ Ying laughed heartily and said, "It's good that you feel uncomfortable!"

“Martial arts training emphasizes gradual progress. If you haven’t trained your body before and suddenly go into such a high intensity, you won’t be able to get out of bed for at least five days.”

"Now that we've come this far, I must tell you about the wonderful uses of medicinal baths..."

If conditions permit, martial artists should combine body tempering with medicinal baths to achieve the best results.

Medicated baths can accelerate the body's recovery and eliminate fatigue. In addition, the medicinal properties can be absorbed by the body and quickly generate qi and blood.

As the ancients said, "The poor are scholars, the rich are warriors."

For wealthy families, combining medicinal baths with cultivation can achieve speed and efficiency several times, or even dozens of times, that of poor families struggling to cultivate.

"Don't worry, you'll need plenty of medicinal herbs while you're with your master. Once we catch the demon in Wuzhen, I'll prepare a medicinal bath for you when I have time. This time, I'll have your master's wife use her magic to nourish your body first."

After Situ Ying finished speaking, he glanced at Huang Cuicui.

Huang Cuicui walked up to Ji Cheng, placed one hand on his chest, and channeled a gentle stream of magic power into Ji Cheng's body.

Situ Ying explained, "Your master's wife's magical power is equivalent to the effect of three medicinal baths, so you should cherish it."

"Thank you, Master's wife..."

"Don't speak, concentrate on your cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Ji Cheng immediately shut up and focused intently on sensing his master's wife's magical power.

His body, like a sponge, greedily absorbed this gentle magical power. His heartbeat and blood flow accelerated, and he could clearly feel his metabolism increasing several times over. His fatigue gradually disappeared, and he began to generate wisps of vital energy.

Ji Cheng quickly realized that using a cultivator's magical power to temper one's body was extremely extravagant. Even his own master's wife wouldn't frequently provide him with such training opportunities.

At that moment, Ji Cheng felt a warmth in his heart and was deeply moved.

He never expected that the cheap master he had casually befriended on the roadside would treat him so well. He believed that if he followed the master, he would have no shortage of resources for martial arts training, at least until he reached the Meridian Opening Realm.

Although this teacher's wife was somewhat cold and indifferent, she was not a bad person. She was the type who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and in most cases, she took Situ Ying as her leader.

As for the other two uncles, they are both very nice people, and it's clear that they have a deep and long-standing brotherhood with Situ Ying.

Ji Cheng was somewhat envious of their relationship.

After Ji Cheng finished his cultivation, Situ Ying and the others had already started eating.

Cui Sheng had been busy all afternoon preparing a very lavish dinner, with chicken, duck, fish and meat all included, and the portions were quite large.

He knew that martial artists had appetites several times greater than ordinary people, so this table of dishes was prepared for about twenty people.

Situ Ying, Ma Yuan, and Gou Feng drank and ate heartily.

Huang Cuicui ate very little. She was at the seventh level of Qi Refining and could already abstain from grains. She simply enjoyed the food and wine, which was enough to show that she hadn't let Cui Sheng's efforts go to waste.

"Ergou, come and eat. Come and try your Uncle Cui's cooking."

Situ Ying greeted Ji Cheng, who replied, "You're here."

He felt completely refreshed and full of energy, as if he could eat half a cow.

After today's ordeal, he finally understood what martial arts training was all about, and he could continue to cultivate on his own even without Situ Ying.

He could easily obtain cultivation resources such as medicinal herbs using the abilities of the [Copy Chicken].

After dinner.

Ji Cheng stood in the courtyard for a while longer, practicing his tiger-like stance.

He now understands that he has a talent for asking questions. If there is anything he doesn't understand about cultivation, he can immediately comprehend it by asking others for advice and getting the correct answer.

This means that he has extraordinary comprehension and no bottlenecks in cultivation. As long as he keeps up with the amount of practice, he will definitely continue to grow stronger and break through realms.

Practice makes perfect.

Under these circumstances, Ji Cheng naturally didn't think about anything else and focused all his energy on practicing.

Of course, other martial artists also train hard every day, but their training methods are completely different from Ji Cheng's.

for example.

Other martial artists can only master the essentials of a particular style of boxing by practicing repeatedly, such as throwing a thousand punches a day, and working hard for several months.

He eventually mastered the basics of this boxing style, which probably required him to throw over 100,000 punches in total.

Ji Cheng had already mastered the essentials of this boxing style before he began practicing it.

In this way, every movement he makes is perfectly standard, maximizing the training effect. In the end, he may only need to throw a few thousand punches to reach the beginner level of this boxing style.

This training method, which yields tangible results, particularly captivated Ji Cheng.

"It looks like Er Gou will reach the early stage of Qi and Blood soon!"

Gou Feng praised, "This kid has a bright future; the more I look at him, the more pleasing he becomes."

"Haha, alright, let him practice. We need to get started now."

Situ Ying shifted his gaze from Ji Cheng and beckoned to his two brothers to prepare to make their move.

Let's go catch the demon.

(End of this chapter)