Chapter 4: Strange Things in Training

The next day, Lin Cheng still got up early in the morning, but when he opened the door, he found that the master was already waiting outside the door, Lin Cheng didn't expect the master to be so early today, and he was a little panicked, afraid that the master would blame him for being snooze, so he hurriedly stepped forward and shouted respectfully: "Master!"

"Hmm!" Zhou Hong didn't mean to blame him, and Lin Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"For the teacher, today I will teach you a mantra of internal strength, and you should write it down. Zhou Hongdao.

"Yes, Master!" and sat down in the posture Zhou Hong had requested

So Zhou Hongquan read out an obscure and esoteric mantra, Lin Cheng was busy remembering with his heart, Lin Cheng's memory was not bad, and Lin Cheng was already able to recite it after Zhou Hong's recitation twice, but he didn't understand what it meant.

Next, Zhou Hong patiently explained to Lin Cheng what a dantian is, what is Ren Du, Baihui acupoint, etc., and how to breathe and absorb qi and run Zhou Tian.

It wasn't until the sky was all over that Lin Cheng was able to understand the general meaning.

"Okay, you have basically understood, those who practice martial arts must not be arrogant or impatient, and endure hardships in order to become a master. Next, follow my arrangement, practice martial arts, and have a good physique, so that you can practice well, and only then can you maintain a good physical strength against the enemy, so that you can have an advantage. Zhou Hongdao.

"Yes, master, then what should I do next?" Lin Cheng asked.

Zhou Hong didn't answer, but directly picked up Lin Cheng, turned into an afterimage, and disappeared in place.

Lin Cheng looked at the rapidly retreating scenery, stunned, as if in a dream, the light in his eyes became brighter.

When Lin Cheng came back to his senses, the two of them were already standing at the foot of a very high mountain, at least four or five thousand meters high.

Ignoring Lin Cheng's surprise and confusion, Zhou Hong pulled out a machete from behind him, and still gave Lin Cheng a word: "From today onwards, your task is to open up a road from here to the top of the mountain, which must be completed within a month, and the food during this period will be solved by itself." Also, remember, you have to wait until your physical strength is at the limit before you can meditate and recover with the mantra I taught you, and if you can't complete this task, you don't have to come back to see me. After speaking, he didn't care about Lin Cheng's opinions, and disappeared directly in front of him.

Looking at the mountain in front of him, he was lonely again, or in the barren mountains and wilderness, a child couldn't help but be a little panicked and scared, and then, thinking of his hometown, his eyes were full of determination. He shook the machete in his hand vigorously and strode towards the mountain.

The machete in his hand swung hard towards the mountain, and the thorn cut through the new clothes and cut the skin, but Lin Cheng never frowned, something in his heart supported him, and he persevered.

Although Lin Cheng is small, he is from a mountain village after all, and his courage is greater than that of ordinary children, and he doesn't feel scared anymore, and he has occasionally accompanied his parents to chop firewood before, so he doesn't need to be taught.

But after all, he is still a child, his physical strength is limited, and when it gets dark, he only cuts the road for dozens of meters, Lin Cheng is not satisfied, he can't relax his requirements for himself at will, he warned himself that he must hold on.

When he was hungry, he randomly found some fruit to eat, and he knew what he could eat and what he couldn't, which didn't bother him.

His hands were sore, his feet were also sore, and Lin Cheng finally felt that his whole body was sore, but he still refused to stop, and the machete in his hand was still slashing hard. He remembered tightly that Master had said that if you don't reach the limit, you can't stop.

Finally, there was no longer any strength in his body, he was so tired that he was on the ground, and it was difficult to even move his fingers, and the clothes all over his body were already soaked with sweat, and Lin Cheng breathed heavily.

After a long time, Lin Cheng finally regained a trace of strength, struggled to get up, found a place that he thought was safer, and then crossed his knees, running the mantra that his master taught him.

However, if it doesn't work, I don't know how to do it, as soon as I run this mantra, in the dantian that Lin Cheng can't see, a red light flashes, and the aura of heaven and earth frantically drills into Lin Cheng's body, so frightened that Lin Cheng quickly stops.

Lin Cheng was puzzled, and then let go of his happiness, since it was taught to him by the master, there should be no problem, maybe this is martial arts.

So, Lin Cheng continued to run the mantra and sped up. Lin Cheng couldn't see it, as soon as he ran the mantra, the aura of heaven and earth began to drill into his body frantically again. But Lin Cheng stuck to his heart and ran the mantra over and over again.

After meditating for two hours, Lin Cheng finally regained his strength, his spirit also recovered, his face was ruddy, the vitality on his body was stronger, and he felt that his whole body was warm, and there was a faint air flow running slowly in Lin Cheng's invisible dantian, but unfortunately he couldn't look inward. Lin Cheng moved his hands and feet, feeling full of strength again, and his heart was always happy, the mantra taught by the master was still quite effective.

Lin Cheng wanted to continue to work hard, but when he saw that the world couldn't see his five fingers, he had to give up, lie down and sleep on the spot, and could only continue tomorrow. It's all ordinary mountains, and there are no big beasts, so you don't have to worry about being attacked by wild beasts.

It's just that Lin Cheng didn't notice that around him meditating, the flowers and trees were a little yellow.

The next day, Lin Cheng got up early, he had to hurry up and clear a path, otherwise he would not be able to complete the task within a month, and the master would definitely blame.

Swinging the knife and slashing down, Lin Cheng was pleasantly surprised to find that today seemed to be more powerful than yesterday, and the speed of cutting was much faster.

In the middle, he accidentally caught a hare, but Lin Cheng didn't get it to eat immediately, but ate some fruit, and started work immediately, and when it was dark today, he actually cut dozens of meters more than yesterday, Lin Cheng was overjoyed, and after recovering again as yesterday, he found a way to make a fire and roast the rabbit and eat it.

After dawn, it continued, the air flow in the dantian grew a little stronger, and the strength on his body was a little bigger, Lin Cheng was very happy, but what he still didn't notice was that the trees and flowers around him meditating were more withered.

Day after day, every day almost double the results of yesterday, and in less than a month, Lin Cheng had cleared an unobstructed road from the foot of the mountain directly to the top of the mountain.

Standing on the top of the mountain, Lin Cheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face. His hair fluttered in the wind, his thin body seemed to be taller and stronger, the wounds on his body were already scarred, and the machete in his hand had been rolled up.

"Yes, I didn't misunderstand you!" Zhou Hong didn't know when Lu Dao came behind Lin Cheng, and a smile appeared again on his calm face.

Lin Cheng was taken aback, turned around and saw that it was the master, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Master, the disciple has already done what you asked." “

"Very good!" Zhou Hong took a step forward, put his hand on Lin Cheng's lifeline, and probed.

Suddenly, he was shocked in his heart, "How could it be?" Zhou Hong probed again, and found that Lin Cheng had a not weak internal force in just one month, could it be that he was a martial arts wizard?

Lin Cheng didn't know what Master Lu Dao was smiling at, but it was the first time he saw Master so happy, and he became happy.

After a long time, Zhou Hong stopped laughing and said, "Very good, I, Zhou Hong, didn't look away this time." “

Hearing Master say this, Lin Cheng was even more happy, and his efforts all the way to it were approved.

Zhou Hong didn't say more, grabbed Lin Cheng's machete, and suddenly swung the knife to the top of the mountain, after three knives, there was a loud bang, Lin Cheng was dumbfounded, the master actually cut a platform directly on the top of the mountain, Lin Cheng's eyes were full of eager light when he looked at the master.

Zhou Hong ignored Lin Cheng's eyes and said, "Today I will teach you a step for the teacher, you remember." “

As soon as Lin Cheng heard that the master was going to teach him something again, he immediately came to his senses.

So Zhou Hong broke down a set of footwork and slowly demonstrated it to Lin Cheng. The footwork is simple and simple, and it is complicated to say that it is complicated, suddenly forward, suddenly backward, suddenly left and right, and suddenly leaping high in the air, Lin Cheng was dizzy when he saw it, but he was shocked in his heart.

It wasn't until he demonstrated it several times that Lin Cheng memorized the basic moves, but he still couldn't show it, and without long-term practice and comprehension, it was impossible to demonstrate like the master.

"Okay, you've memorized the footwork, as for how much you can learn, it's up to you to comprehend. Remember, when practicing, you have to work with the mantra I taught you. Next, what you have to do is to run back and forth along the mountain road you have opened up every day, to run with footwork, not to rest until you reach the limit, or to recover with mantras. It's still a month, and I'll evaluate you then. With that, another afterimage vanished.

Lin Cheng looked at the direction where Master had disappeared and shouted, "Master, I will definitely not let you down!"

Lin Cheng looked at the flat platform, had an impulse in his heart, ran his mental method, and walked slowly according to the footwork taught by his master.

At first, Lin Cheng couldn't figure out the way, he only felt a little floating, and his body was a little light. "Bang!"

Lin Cheng fell and ate, "Huh! isn't it?" Lin Cheng frowned, this is how the master left.

Lin Cheng continued, but either his left foot tripped over his right foot, or his right foot tripped over his left foot, and he fell all over his body, and whenever this time, Lin Cheng would always stop, recall Master's demonstration, and then continue.

As he walked more and more, the speed of his footwork became faster and faster, Lin Cheng slowly touched the road, learned another thing, and was always happy in his heart, just wanting to roar at the sky.

Who knew that he was distracted, mixed under his feet, rolled over a few times, hit his head and broke the bloodstream, Lin Cheng smiled bitterly, it seems that he can't be overjoyed.

So, Lin Cheng began to honestly follow his master's instructions, running from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain every day, and then from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, until he reached the limit, and meditated on the top of the mountain to recover.

For the first few days, you could see a figure running in the mountains, but then it got faster and faster, and only an afterimage could be seen on the mountain road. In the first few days, I was only able to run three or four times, and then gradually increased, and after that, I was able to run twenty or thirty times a day before reaching the limit.

A month is about to pass in a hurry, Lin Cheng has been practicing unremittingly, he has been able to grasp a little essence of the footwork taught by the master, Lin Cheng feels that he has lived a very fulfilling life, there is hope in his heart, he is no longer so confused, and he can use footwork to chase some game to eat, Lin Cheng has not been so happy for a long time.

A month later, Zhou Hong came to the top of the mountain again for assessment, and after some exploration, he was surprised that Lin Cheng's progress had exceeded his expectations, and it exceeded a lot, and the internal force in his body was already close to the realm of the middle of the day after tomorrow, and the smile on Zhou Hong's face became more and more.

"Come, let me see how well you are at footwork. Chase me with the footwork you learned, and if you can touch anything on me, you'll pass. ”

"Yes, Master!"

Lin Cheng unfolded his footwork, rushed forward, and grabbed the master, but just when he saw that his hand was about to touch the master, the master disappeared, Lin Cheng was startled, and when he looked back, he found that the master was already standing ten zhang behind him.

Zhou Hong said: "Don't be impatient, don't believe what your eyes see, you have to be attentive!"

Lin Cheng carefully comprehended what the master said, and slowly seemed to have a trace of understanding flowing into his heart, Lin Cheng unfolded his footwork again, felt the flow of air with his heart, looked at the master's walking, and slowly closed his eyes.

Zhou Hong nodded with satisfaction.

On the top of the mountain, the two figures became more and more blurred, and at first the wind was whistling, and the sand and dust were rolling, and then there were only two faint shadows, the wind did not move, and the sand did not drift.

If someone who practices martial arts sees it, he will be shocked, and this must be a kind of body method that is best in the world.

Suddenly, the two figures stopped at the same time, slowly becoming clear, and only an excited voice was heard: "Master, I did it." ”

Lin Cheng spread out his palm, and actually pulled off a jade pendant from his waist from his master, Lin Cheng was sweating with excitement and couldn't take care of it.

"Okay, you've passed. Zhou Hong said with relief.

Lin Cheng suddenly saw that the master was still so breezy and light, his hair was not a trace of mess, his breath was stable, he looked at himself, panting like a cow, and his head was covered with sweat, and his hair was messily attached to his face, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration in his heart.

Zhou Hong said with a smile: "Martial arts training is not an overnight thing, you must persevere, and you must believe in yourself!"

Lin Cheng said sincerely: "Yes, the disciple understands!" said and handed the jade pendant back to Zhou Hong.

Zhou Hong saw the jade pendant, with a complicated expression on his face, and sighed: "Forget it, this jade pendant will be given to you, you have to keep it well, don't lose it." ！”

"Xie Lu, Master Xie!" Lin Cheng didn't say much, he hung it directly around his neck and put it close to his body.

"Okay, let's continue training. Zhou Hong didn't know where Lu Dao got a cold and shining knife, the knife was more than one meter long and weighed twenty or thirty catties, but the strange thing was that the blade was not very sharp, and it could even be said to be a little dull.

Zhou Hong put

The knife was handed to Lin Chengdao: "The next thing you have to do is to cut down a thousand trees weighing no less than two hundred catties at the foot of the mountain within a month, and resist them to the top of the mountain." The rules are still the same, work hard!" disappeared again.

However, what Lin Cheng didn't notice was that the moment Zhou Hong disappeared, his figure paused, because he suddenly found that the trees in the entire mountain were much withered than before, and they were obviously different from the mountain next to him.

But thinking that it was already winter, maybe it was due to the climate, I didn't think much about it and continued to disappear.

Lin Cheng took the big knife, walked to the foot of the mountain, and chose a tree that looked like it should weigh two or three hundred catties

, swept the knife in his hand, and then slashed hard, "Bang!" The big knife bounced away, and the shock made his hands a little numb.

Lin Cheng frowned, his strength has increased greatly during this time, so he won't be unable to cut in?

Lin Cheng observed carefully and found that the very large trees here were very different, and there was a metallic sound when they were knocked, but he didn't know what the tree was called.

Lin Cheng cut a few more times, but could only break a little bark.

The knife is not sharp enough, and the tree is so hard, what should I do? Lin Cheng tried to run his mind and cut it again, this time he was pleasantly surprised to see that he actually cut in, but it was still not deep, and he was still not satisfied, what should I do?

After such a non-stop trial, I couldn't cut down two trees in a few days, and I couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Lin Cheng came from a mountain village, and he had also chopped firewood, and he knew that cutting firewood also required some skills, thinking that the master had said that practicing martial arts should be done carefully, so Lin Cheng put down the knife, closed his eyes, and thought quietly for a long time.

This time, Lin Cheng picked up the knife, ran the mental method, followed the feeling in his heart, felt the trajectory of the knife, and slashed hard at the root of the tree.

So, Lin Cheng began to train calmly again.

Day after day, it seemed that only the sound of Lin Cheng waving his knife was left in the mountains.