Surviving in the chaos of war begins in the wilderness.

In fact, Zhou Ye had his own considerations.

Since entering the realm of internal energy is within the scope of ordinary people, it doesn't matter if the martial arts skills of the Fenglei Martial Arts School are a little inferior.

As long as the martial arts techniques are relatively easy and the reward points are plentiful, you can keep adding points.

It's important to understand that with such high strength and agility stats, one can achieve miraculous feats through sheer force, and the other is the unbreakable principle of speed in martial arts. He's truly no less capable than those masters who have reached the level of internal strength.

Let's set a small goal now—to increase these two stats to +10. That way, we'll be unstoppable in the initial stages of the game, and it will be very difficult to encounter any threatening opponents.

However, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and the road must be traveled one step at a time.

An hour later, Du Keyuan finally emerged from the backyard. He beckoned to Zhou Ye: "You... new here. Today I'll teach you the basics of our martial arts school—the Small Wind and Thunder Stance. This is a training method for the Entry-Level Strength stage. Watch carefully, there are thirteen stance movements in total. I'll demonstrate it to you once today. If you still have any questions later, go ask the senior brother who's on duty every day. Others who are interested can watch too, and I'll correct any mistakes you make."

Zhou Ye's expression was strange. This Master Du didn't seem very reliable, did he? He didn't even remember his own name?

However, Du Keyuan was quite serious when it came to teaching the Small Wind and Thunder Stance. Under his guidance, Zhou Ye practiced diligently for nearly two hours, finally completing one round, albeit haltingly.

"Do you understand? From now on, practice accordingly. When you practice until a trace of qi and blood enters your dantian, that's when you feel the qi. When your dantian is full, start impacting your acupoints, that's when you enter the stage of entering strength. When the qi and blood in your dantian have opened up all the acupoints in your body, that's when you've reached the peak of entering strength. When all the acupoints in your body are cultivated into a unified whole, then you'll become a master of Ming Jin."

Du Keyuan spoke casually. He then ignored Zhou Ye and began watching the others practice. He went directly to Huang Sheng and corrected a few of his movements: "Huang Sheng, you're doing well. Keep it up."

Ignoring the others, Du Keyuan turned and headed towards the backyard. As he left, he added to Zhou Ye's instructions: "Zhou Ye, don't forget, once you reach the level of internal strength, I'll teach you a set of Wind and Thunder Grappling Techniques. It's for use in combat alongside your martial arts..."

However, before the words were finished, Dujuan's clear voice rang out: "Dinner's ready—!"

Zhou Ye secretly shook his head. It's true that top students are loved by everyone, while someone like him who's a mediocre student has no rights.

Unexpectedly, the time for cultivation flew by, and before I knew it, it was lunchtime.

When I saw the lunch... it was barely acceptable! The main thing was that the portions were generous; one steamed bun weighed almost half a pound.

Furthermore, Zhou Ye also felt that when he started practicing the cultivation technique, the consumption of qi and blood was much greater than that of practicing martial arts. So, he ate three large steamed buns in one go, along with some vegetables and bean sprout and scallion soup.

Interestingly, his companions ate even more, far exceeding Zhou Ye's intake. Perhaps they were completely starved for nutrients and relied on this meal to replenish their energy.

In this respect, the martial arts school is quite humane. Each person is given a serving of vegetables and soup, and as for staple food, you can eat as much as you want, but taking it out or wasting it is strictly prohibited.

Even so, many people still bring their own lunch, simply unwilling to spend more than two ounces of food per month on a set meal.

Huang Sheng and Wu Jun were in the same situation, hiding in a corner and munching on a few hard pancakes.

Seeing this, Zhou Ye added a few pieces of meat to the soup and brought the rest of the soup to them.

"I can't eat much, you guys drink it while it's hot."

Zhou Ye definitely knew. Even when he was practicing martial arts, he ate a lot of meat every day. Now that he's switched to cultivating techniques, he definitely needs a lot more nutrition.

The two looked at Zhou Ye gratefully. However, the friendship between teenagers wasn't about such formalities. They quickly finished their drink, laughing and joking...

When Zhou Ye started cultivating in the afternoon, he had just finished the first few movements when the panel suddenly issued a warning: Today's cultivation time is up. If he continues to cultivate, it will cause hidden injuries and may damage his foundation.

Zhou Ye looked around in confusion and found that everyone else was practicing very seriously. They had probably been cultivating for even longer than he had. How come they weren't afraid of internal injuries?

After thinking for a while, Zhou Ye roughly guessed the reason.

Once you reach your cultivation limit, you must not force yourself to continue cultivating; this should be common sense in martial arts.

But when is the limit? These kids didn't know. They were also reluctant to give up the expensive tuition, so they gritted their teeth and continued practicing. Every little bit more practice was a bonus.

Even Du Keyuan and his team didn't know each other's limits, relying only on their past experience. Therefore, the time limit was rather vague.

On the contrary, having your own control panel allows you to accurately determine the maximum time.

Therefore, in this respect, it is actually a cheat code, avoiding the accumulation of hidden internal injuries.

At that moment, Zhou Ye decided to "respect science" and stopped his cultivation. However, leaving early wasn't a good idea, so he pretended to strike a few poses.

However, at this moment, Zhou Ye was pleasantly surprised to discover that the limit for practicing the technique each day was about two hours.

However, practicing cultivation techniques and practicing martial arts skills do not conflict. You can then practice martial arts skills for two more hours? In other words, you can practice for a total of four hours without affecting the points gained from practicing martial arts skills.

Since that's the case... no, no, no. Zhou Ye finally decided that during this period, he would concentrate all his energy on mastering this small wind and thunder stake technique.

Since this is the first time I've encountered this cultivation method, I can't be too careful. I must eliminate all other distractions...

So, after most of the afternoon had passed, feeling that he had "acted" enough, Zhou Ye left the martial arts school ahead of schedule.

As we left, we noticed that Huang Sheng and Wu Jun were drenched in sweat from training, yet they were still gritting their teeth and persevering. This included most of the other participants, who were also pushing themselves to the limit.

However, Zhou Ye was unaware that some of his friends started whispering among themselves after he left.

"See that new guy? Why did he leave so early? Why isn't he practicing anymore?"

"Can't handle hardship? His attitude towards martial arts is just not right!"

"Have you heard? Apparently, his physical constitution is very poor, and he has no chance of mastering internal energy."

"Really? Now that you're slacking off like this, it's even less likely, right?"

"Let me tell you, none of you noticed, but he was actually slacking off this afternoon, just setting up some fancy displays. His attitude seems very unserious!"

"Wouldn't that be a waste of money? Maybe he knew he had poor aptitude and gave up from the start?"

"..."

Hearing this discussion, Huang Sheng and Wu Jun couldn't help but exchange a glance. They suddenly interrupted loudly, "Don't you two want to practice anymore? Mind your own business."

Hearing this shout, the other children reluctantly continued their cultivation, and everyone quickly entered a state of complete absorption...