Outside the hut, after everything was ready, Yue Fan took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, and rubbed the small stone around his neck and muttered to himself, "Li Yuefan, the road ahead is going to be difficult. You must persevere and not give up. You still have people to protect!"
Due to the habits he has formed over the years, Yue Fan decided to practice his swordsmanship using the previous method first, as he had been cutting trees for many years and was already very skilled in his movements. After practicing the moves, he would go on to do other physical exercises.
Yue Fan got up early and went to the woods. He was covered with 20 lead weights, each weighing around 10 pounds, and he carried a newly forged machete to cut trees and practice basic martial arts moves.
At the beginning, Yue Fan couldn't adapt to the weight of the lead block and the large knife. Because his left hand had healed, he could still barely swing the machete with both hands tightly gripped, but his body was too burdened, with the lead block tied all over his body, even it was difficult to move normally, let alone keep twisting to match the moves. As the saying goes, "If you want to achieve something, you can't do it. If you do too much, you will hurt yourself. Yue Fan also understood this truth, so he sighed helplessly and had to take off half of the lead block to slowly adapt to its weight.
Yue Fan nodded and said, "This time it's much better. Although I'm still not used to it, my movements are relatively consistent. After removing half of the lead weights and stretching my body, I feel much better.
Looking at Yue Fan's current chopping movements, compared to his previous ones, he now looks more like a woodcutter. With each cut, his body stutters, and his two hands swinging the large knife appear more rhythmic. However, due to the heavy load on his body, his reaction seems sluggish and his movements are very slow. Despite this, Yue Fan still meticulously practices his own set of 'Simple Knife Techniques', 'chopping, splitting, turning, blocking, and flicking'. With the five difficult movements, at least it seems that the whole body movement is still relatively consistent.
Two hours later, the hundred-pound broadsword in Yue Fan's hand swung slower and slower. At this point, his entire body felt as if it had been wet, and sweat was constantly dripping down his body.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead with his hand, Yue Fan felt very tired now, as if all his strength had been used up, especially his arms, which felt extremely heavy. Even trying to lift his hands was so difficult. But Yue Fan felt that this was not enough. Cutting trees for more than two hours took half the time of the past, but now even half of the firewood was not available. He felt a little helpless.
Looking up at the sky, Yue Fan secretly smiled bitterly, "I was too proud before. It seems that I should strengthen my practice in the future. It's not too late now. I'd better go back first and go up the mountain this afternoon to see if I can get anything."
Sitting down in place, quickly coordinating his breath to regain his strength...
After noon, Yue Fan began his second practice - weight-bearing mountain climbing. He is not the first time to climb the mountain, so he is more experienced. After he has prepared tools such as rope and dagger, he adjusts his state and walks to the Daling Mountain.
Dalingshan is located on the west side of the Hongyelin. Although it is not very large, it is relatively...
The mountains are high and the peaks are dangerous. Due to the impact of climate, it became a barren mountain several years ago, so there are usually no people around, and even animals are rarely seen now. It is really quiet. Yue Fan grew up nearby and is naturally familiar with this mountain, but he only came here for hunting and never climbed the peak, because he felt that it was unnecessary and too dangerous.
Since Yue Fan decided to become stronger, he felt that climbing the mountain for training was very necessary. It could not only exercise the coordination and flexibility of various parts of his body, but also mainly cultivate his willpower. Because although the peak of Dalingshan is only more than 30 meters high, it is very steep and dangerous. The surrounding of the peak is bare, without any trees, only rocks. Due to the erosion of wind and rain over the years, the mountain becomes even smoother and harder to get a good grasp. Once climbing, there is no turning back, and there is even life danger. Therefore, Yue Fan felt that under such difficult conditions, not only could he effectively train, but also cultivate his courage and perseverance. However, not everyone has the courage to challenge danger. It is just: who can fight against difficulties without fear?
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Standing in front of Dalingshan, people often feel very small. Yue Fan also felt this way, but now he was very excited because he decided to conquer this mountain peak.
If it was usual, Yue Fan wanted to conquer it without any problems, but now he was bound with more than ten lead blocks all over his body. The difficulty could not be described as just difficult. Falling from the mountain even had life danger. Yue Fan was not a reckless person, he knew that this would be very dangerous, but he had a strong belief: "If you don't challenge difficulties, how can you make yourself stronger? There is no free lunch in the world." And he believed that as long as it was not fatal injury, his body's vital energy would definitely let him recover quickly. So he made such a dangerous and bold decision.
Although climbing Dalingshan with heavy load made Yue Fan very tired, it was not a big deal for him. After all, his vital energy made his physical recovery so fast that he was still energetic after climbing the mountain. And then came the real training.
Taking out tools, Yue Fan cheered up and looked at the mountain peak and said softly: "I will conquer you."
Putting the rope around his body and the dagger in his waist, finding a protruding rock, Yue Fan began to move up inch by inch.
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After a while, the weight made Yue Fan's movements stiff and his climbing speed slower and slower. But now he had only climbed seven or eight zhang high.
"Alas, it seems really difficult. I have to find a focus, coordinate my body to control balance, and keep climbing up. Now my physical strength is almost exhausted, but I have only climbed so high. Looking at the peak overhead, I sigh slightly and feel discouraged."
"Bang!"
When Yue Fan was distracted, the stepping stone under his feet became brittle due to the erosion of wind and rain, and could not withstand his weight and suddenly cracked. "Bang!" Yue Fan was violently thrown down, rolling on the ground for several turns before stopping, spitting out blood from his mouth, with his head disheveled, looking very injured. The heavier the body, the more painful it is to fall from a high place...
Even if Yue Fan's body has strong recovery ability, it still hurts when he is injured, let alone when his internal organs are injured.
Yue Fan sat on the ground with his injured body propped up, silently practicing the breath techniques of the Heart-nourishing Sutra to repair his injuries.
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Half an hour later, Yue Fan slowly opened his eyes and smiled bitterly, saying, "It seems that I was too impatient. Perseverance and persistence can only be achieved over time. However, I will not give up."
He stood up and walked up to the top, starting a new round of conquest.
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"Pah~~" At the same place, seven or eight yards high, the stone suddenly broke, and "Bang~~" Yue Fan fell down heavily again.
Breathing adjustment...climbing...falling...injury...breathing adjustment...
Once again, climb... fall... get hurt... recuperate...
After more than ten cycles, by the time of the sunset, Yue Fan had gradually climbed to a height of ten zhang. However, due to the exhaustion of his physical strength, his body's response had become increasingly sluggish. "Bang!" Yue Fan's hand trembled this time, and he failed to grasp the rock next to him, falling down from a height again.
This climb was higher than the previous ones, and it should have hurt even more. However, Yue Fan did not vomit blood as before, but his body and internal organs were severely shaken and painful. After a period of breathing and recuperation, Yue Fan smiled bitterly and said, "Huh, it seems that this kind of cultivation has some effect, at least my ability to resist falls has been greatly enhanced." Looking at the sky, he saw that it was getting late, so he packed up his tools and rushed down the mountain.
At night, Yue Fan continued to practice the "Heart Cultivation Scripture". After a day of training, he clearly felt that his vitality had become more refined and his mental power had also improved slightly, which was a bit surprising to him. "It seems that a day of practice has brought some results."
But in order to grow faster, Yue Fan decided to constantly exercise himself, except for sleeping, all the other time, whether it was cutting firewood, eating, walking, or practicing, he would tie a lead weight to his body, so that he could adapt to the weight of the lead faster.
The next day, Yue Fan began training on basic movements again. He kept swinging a machete in the woods, practicing the five movements of 'chopping, splitting, turning, blocking, and shooting'. To make himself more focused, Yue Fan did not practice other moves.
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After a morning, Yue Fan still hadn't cut much firewood, but instead, he was as wet as the last time, and he felt no strength at all. Without bothering to wipe the sweat off his body, he immediately sat down in the same place and quickly performed the breath method.
In the afternoon, Yue Fan continued his practice of climbing mountains with heavy loads.
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（One zhang is two steps, and each step is five chi. In the Ming Dynasty, one chi was equivalent to 0.32 meters today, so 30 zhangs are about 100 meters.）