For the past two months, Yue Fan has been diligently practicing every day. In the morning, he practices basic moves, in the afternoon, he climbs the mountain with weights, and in the evening, he practices the "Heart Cultivation Scripture".
Yue Fan doesn't have to go to the school like other children. For him, school is very expensive. As long as he can read, that's enough. So Yue Fan goes hunting in the Red Leaf Forest every few days, then goes to the city's teahouse every three days to deliver firewood and buy some daily necessities for his family. This gives him a lot of time to practice. However, after the lesson learned from the last experience - 'possessing something precious and attracting trouble', he has not hunted any precious wild animals. He only hunts some ordinary game for Mr. Wan or trades them for money.
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Two months passed, and Yue Fan is now feeling very depressed. Although he has now basically adapted to the weight of half a lead weight, and his basic moves are more skilled, even the 'cultivating the spirit and nourishing life' method has been greatly improved, he still can't climb this mountain. The highest he can climb is about twenty zhangs, and then he falls down hard.
Every time Yue Fan falls, it's quite tragic. There were a few times when he almost broke his hands, and even several ribs were fractured. However, it seems that the more severe his injuries are, the faster the life force within his body circulates, constantly repairing his wounds. Perhaps this is the activation of his potential.
After recuperating from his injuries, Yue Fan sits quietly and thinks, "Why is it harder to climb the peak of the mountain? Is it impossible to climb to the top? No, it must be that I'm using the wrong method." After thinking for a while and still not finding an answer, Yue Fan said to himself, "Since I can't climb up, I may as well cultivate my ability to withstand attacks. This way, I can practice while thinking and won't waste time." After making a decision, he walked towards the ground.
There is a waterfall deep in the Daling Mountain, with water falling all year round. As the Daling Mountain is a barren mountain, the scenery is not very good, but it can still be described as elegant.
Yue Fan likes this place very much. He discovered it when he was hunting on the mountain years ago. Sometimes he would come here to bathe and play, but as it was difficult to find prey on this mountain and he had to bear the responsibility of his family, he started hunting in the Red Leaf Forest instead, and he hasn't been here for a long time.
The waterfall is more than twenty zhangs high and very narrow and straight, really giving a feeling of 'waterfalling straight down three thousand feet, like the Milky Way falling from the sky'. Looking at such a magnificent waterfall, it's not hard to believe that it has the power of thunder and lightning. Below the waterfall is a huge rock, which has become incredibly smooth and round under the impact of the waterfall. The water from the waterfall flows down the mountain along the gully.
Yue Fan looked at the waterfall and felt a sudden shock in his heart. He thought to himself, "I don't know if my body can withstand such a heavy force." Although he felt amazement, there was no hesitation. He took off his clothes and tied the lead weight to his body before walking towards the waterfall.
Yue Fan's body looks thin and not like a strong person at all, but his muscles are very well proportioned and full of explosive power. Due to the repair of the life force within his body, there are no scars on his body now, only faint traces, and even the calluses on his hands are gradually becoming thinner.
The water was not very deep, just waist-deep, but because Yue Fan was tied with lead weights...
He felt a lot of resistance and found it very difficult to move forward. If it were before, Yue Fan wouldn't care about these things, but he was determined to cultivate himself to become stronger, so he had a sudden thought and stood rooted to the spot. But when he tried to recall it carefully, it was very vague and he couldn't remember anything.
"Forget it, let's just go on." Yue Fan put aside his doubts and continued towards the rock.
It was now August, and there was no sign of a cool change in the weather. It was still hot, and the sky was blazing. If you could take a bath in cold water at this time, it would definitely be a very pleasant thing to do. But Yue Fan was feeling very uncomfortable now, and he had a feeling like he wanted to vomit blood.
Just as he climbed on the rock and hadn't even sat down comfortably, he was washed down by the waterfall...
The second time he climbed onto the rock and slipped, he was washed down into the water with a mouth full of mud and sand.
The third time he finally climbed onto the rock and was finally seated comfortably, but under the impact of the waterfall, Yue Fan felt a surge of bloodlust and a sense of almost vomiting blood under the pressure.
With great effort, he tried to regulate his breath with the 'Breathing Exercise for Calming the Mind' method, but the surging blood was getting worse. With a "pfff~~" sound, he coughed up a mouthful of blood and was washed out by the waterfall again.
After getting ashore, Yue Fan felt that he had suffered a severe internal injury this time, even more severe than when he fell from the mountain peak before. His internal organs were bruised, his blood surged, and his breath was disordered, so he immediately sat down to regulate his breath.
After half an hour, Yue Fan was able to regulate his breath smoothly and recovered after another half hour.
"The pressure is too great. There is no point of impact on the body, so people can't use their strength. It's too stuffy. Can't we train like this?" Sitting on the ground, Yue Fan muttered to himself.
After thinking for a while, Yue Fan stood up and said quietly in his heart: "It is the nature of men to persevere in the face of difficulties." After finishing, he walked towards the rock below the waterfall again.
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This time, Yue Fan was more calm and decided to try to endure the pressure of the waterfall. Once he couldn't take it anymore, he would immediately come down and regulate his breath.
Sitting on the rock, Yue Fan endured the impact of the waterfall that was like thunder and lightning. "I feel the same way again! It's difficult to breathe down here!" He felt a sense of oppression in his heart. "It's not easy to breathe in the waterfall!"
The surging blood in his heart became more intense, and he felt that his body had reached its limit. Yue Fan immediately flipped over and fell off the rock.
"I can't hold out for long like this. It's not working. It's too difficult to breathe in the waterfall. The Breathing Exercise for Calming the Mind doesn't work well." On the shore, Yue Fan regulated his breath while thinking.
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Sitting under the waterfall to cultivate and then regulating his breath onshore. Time passed by little by little, and Yue Fan had gone back and forth between the waterfall and the shore for more than ten times, but besides internal organ injuries, he had no other gains, and still couldn't hold out for more than half a moment.
After returning from the waterfall for the last time, Yue Fan felt helpless in his heart: "Alas~~ there has been no progress at all. How can I cultivate like this?"
The second time he climbed onto the rock and slipped, he was washed down into the water with a mouth full of mud and sand.
The third time he finally climbed onto the rock and was finally seated comfortably, but under the impact of the waterfall, Yue Fan felt a surge of bloodlust and a sense of almost vomiting blood under the pressure.
With great effort, he tried to regulate his breath with the 'Breathing Exercise for Calming the Mind' method, but the surging blood was getting worse. With a "pfff~~" sound, he coughed up a mouthful of blood and was washed out by the waterfall again.
After getting ashore, Yue Fan felt that he had suffered a severe internal injury this time, even more severe than when he fell from the mountain peak before. His internal organs were bruised, his blood surged, and his breath was disordered, so he immediately sat down to regulate his breath.
After half an hour, Yue Fan was able to regulate his breath smoothly and recovered after another half hour.
"The pressure is too great. There is no point of impact on the body, so people can't use their strength. It's too stuffy. Can't we train like this?" Sitting on the ground, Yue Fan muttered to himself.
After thinking for a while, Yue Fan stood up and said quietly in his heart: "It is the nature of men to persevere in the face of difficulties." After finishing, he walked towards the rock below the waterfall again.
This time, Yue Fan was more calm and decided to try to endure the pressure of the waterfall. Once he couldn't take it anymore, he would immediately come down and regulate his breath.
Sitting on the rock, Yue Fan endured the impact of the waterfall that was like thunder and lightning. "I feel the same way again! It's difficult to breathe down here!" He felt a sense of oppression in his heart. "It's not easy to breathe in the waterfall!"
The surging blood in his heart became more intense, and he felt that his body had reached its limit. Yue Fan immediately flipped over and fell off the rock.
"I can't hold out for long like this. It's not working. It's too difficult to breathe in the waterfall. The Breathing Exercise for Calming the Mind doesn't work well." On the shore, Yue Fan regulated his breath while thinking.
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Sitting under the waterfall to cultivate and then regulating his breath onshore. Time passed by little by little, and Yue Fan had gone back and forth between the waterfall and the shore for more than ten times, but besides internal organ injuries, he had no other gains, and still couldn't hold out for more than half a moment.
After returning from the waterfall for the last time, Yue Fan felt helpless in his heart: "Alas~~ there has been no progress at all. How can I cultivate like this?"
Ten days later, Yue Fan still insisted on physical resistance training every day, but he couldn't hold on for long under the waterfall, and he was seriously injured and vomited blood several times.
The sun has set in the west...
"Father, recently I feel that my cultivation has been very slow, so I want to go to the mountains at night for training in the future, hoping to improve." In the hut, Yue Fan looked a little hesitant, cutting arrows while speaking to his father.
Li Tan looked at Yue Fan and said in a hoarse voice, "Xiaofan, you have grown up now and can make decisions for yourself. As long as you think it's right, you can do it."
Yue Fan felt warm in his heart and said, "Yes, I will."
Li Tan said, "Since you have made your decision, then let me give you the last lesson of the hunter." Then he perked up and said slowly, "Everyone has their own path to follow, but not many can keep walking on it. This requires courage and more persistence. To persevere, you cannot be influenced by external things, do not care about others' opinions, and only your heart can be defeated...".
"The reason why hunters can capture prey stronger than themselves is not only because of their strength, but more because of their wisdom and their own efforts. You have done very well in these areas. However, because you rely too much on traps and other external things, hunters often forget to exercise themselves. So you must remember that in the face of absolute power, any wisdom or any scheming plans are useless." At this time, Li Tan did not look like a sick person, but more like a wise hunter.
Yue Fan muttered, "Absolute power..." His eyes brightened and he nodded to his father and said, "Xiaofan understands."
Li Tan nodded with satisfaction and looked at his son with white hair. He sighed and thought to himself, "I guess I really am getting old. Alas~~" He got up and walked out of the house.
Looking at Li Tan's desolate back, Yue Fan felt a little sad, but his heart was very determined about his choice.
At night, the moonlight shone on the waterfall, casting a dazzling silver light around it, which was very beautiful. However, Yue Fan did not appreciate it. After all, he had been hunting for a living since he was young, and for him, there was only a difference between strong and weak. So he couldn't see that the waterfall was beautiful, he just felt it was magnificent, and the power of nature was very strong.
Another two months passed, and Yue Fan's method of "Practicing the Mind and Nourishing Life" has made great progress. Not only had the vitality in his body become more concentrated, but his spiritual power had also become stronger. He could also control a small part of his vitality through his spiritual power, which made him feel very成就感accomplished. After all, he had been working hard for so long.
Dressed in the moonlight, Yue Fan sat cross-legged on the bank and began to practice the "Nourishing Heart Sutra". The loud pounding sound of the waterfall didn't affect him, on the contrary, his mind was now at peace.
Although Yue Fan didn't know how to use his spiritual power, he had never stopped practicing the "Nourishing Heart Sutra". Plus, he was a person with a strong will, such people are often not influenced by external things, so his spiritual power had already become very strong. Through his spiritual power, he slowly controlled the flow of his vitality within his body, moving it bit by bit. Although it was slow, it was under his own control.
Since Yue Fan had discovered that when the vitality stopped at the injured area, the recovery rate would be several times faster than usual. And when he chopped firewood, when the vitality flowed through his right meridians, his right hand would suddenly become very strong and he could cut down a tree with one stroke.
This discovery was both unexpected and exciting for him. In his opinion, if he could control the vitality to flow through all parts of his body, he would definitely become very powerful. But now he could only practice slowly.
After this discovery, Yue Fan never stopped practicing the "Practicing the Mind and Nourishing Life" method.