Body Like a Mountain, Comet Crystal

After entering the river, the water reached Lin Zhen's chest.

Before Lin Zhen could even stand firmly, the waves from the Waterfall crashed over her.

Lin Zhen didn't care too much; such a mere wave couldn't overwhelm him. He straightened his chest and faced the wave head-on.

However, he overlooked one point: the riverbed was not mud, but smooth wood. When the waves crashed against it, he lost his footing and fell down, swallowing several mouthfuls of water on the spot.

"Cough cough cough!"

Lin Zhen stood up awkwardly and wiped the river water off his face.

"I'm still a bit unsteady on my feet. When I was learning Spear Art from Zhang Guanyue, he once told me that if you don't train your waist, your skills will never be high. A stable lower body is the most crucial thing for a martial artist. My 'Immovable as a Mountain was already quite good, but that was ultimately on flat ground. It's not as effective on this slippery riverbed."

"Perfect. This place not only allows me to feel the power of the river, but also lets me properly train my lower body, so that I can Immovable as a Mountain in any environment."

Another wave came crashing in, and this time Lin Zhen straightened his stance and stood tall to meet it.

"Boom!"

The force of the river crashed down on me, and I slipped again, falling awkwardly into the river once more.

However, this time Lin Zhen was prepared and did not choke on the water.

Two seconds later, Lin Zhen got up again, unwilling to accept defeat, and faced the arrival of the third wave.

The result was the same. Even though I was ready, I couldn't help but slip and fall, and I fell into the river for the third time.

Lin Zhen did not stand in the river a fourth time, but climbed to the bank to think carefully.

"Something's not right. Although I had prepared myself and stood in a horse stance, when the river came and the waves came, I couldn't help but instinctively shift my attention to the river. I was still a little afraid of the impact of the waves."

"In this way, you can't concentrate, and the result of not being able to concentrate is that you become careless and slip and fall. If you can't overcome your fear of the river waves, then no matter how many times you try, the result will be the same."

Lin Zhen found the crux of the problem, sat cross-legged on the shore to rest, and adjusted his state to the final stage.

About half an hour later, Lin Zhen opened his eyes and felt better than ever before. He then re-entered the river.

The wave surged again, and Lin Zhen met it. He inevitably slipped again, but this time he stumbled and staggered back a few steps without falling.

"No, I still can't help but feel fear. This difficulty is not easy to overcome. It's a human instinct and it's not something that can be changed by one's own will."

Once again, and with an even worse result than before, Lin Zhen fell down again.

After seven or eight times in a row, when Lin Zhen was knocked down by the waves again, he simply lay down in the river and refused to come out.

With her eyes open, the river water surged before her, and her body floated involuntarily with the current, but Lin Zhen completely forgot about it, held her breath, and let her body drift.

"Lin Zhen, Lin Zhen! You've been given a second chance at life, didn't you think you were fearless? How come you can't even dodge a mere stream of water? This thing can't kill or injure you, at most it'll trip you up. What are you afraid of?"

"Afraid of choking on water? No, there's nothing to be afraid of."

"Afraid of falling? Not at all, just get up after you fall."

"I understand. Your fear doesn't come from your body, but from your mind. Because you're still a normal person, knowing the river is coming, you instinctively try to resist, to fight it off. But do you realize that if you fight off the river once, can you fight it off a hundred times?"

"Even a god, if he were to stand here for endless years, would eventually be knocked down by the river, because the flow of water is inexhaustible, which is the principle of water dripping on stone."

"My focus should not be on the river, but on my feet. As long as I believe that I am a mountain, a peak, then no matter how turbulent the river is, it can only flow around the peak, but cannot do anything to the peak."

"I am a mountain, I don't need to rely on Spear Art, I don't need to rely on fancy moves, because my body is an unyielding peak!"

Thinking of this, Lin Zhen felt like he was suffocating. He had been lying in the river for ten minutes!

"Ha!"

With a push off the riverbed, Lin Zhen leaped out of the water and then took a few big strides back to the front of the river's waves.

The Waterfall cascaded down in front of them, stirring up waves several feet high, which crashed fiercely down on Lin Zhen.

This force is the power of nature, and coupled with the slippery riverbed below, few people can resist it.

Lin Zhen used to instinctively close his eyes when facing the river, but this time, he didn't close his eyes at all and just watched the waves crashing over him.

With power from the feet, Immovable as a Mountain!

Rumble!

The waves crashed down, then rippled downstream in white waves.

After the waves subsided, Lin Zhen's body remained as upright as a javelin, standing there straight and motionless!

"Hahaha! I did it! This is 'Body Like a Mountain,' this is 'Body Like a Mountain '! This is the Second Layer 'Immovable as a Mountain Body Like a Mountain ' that Zhang Guanyue told me about. As long as you Body Like a Mountain, nothing can shake you!"

"When this concept is applied to combat, as long as the opponent's strength is far superior to mine, this concept alone will cause the opponent's confidence to collapse involuntarily, making them feel that they cannot defeat me, and I will no longer need to have Long Spear in hand to achieve this."

"Haha, it worked!"

Another wave crashed over, knocking Lin Zhen, who was already feeling quite agitated, off balance and causing him to fall awkwardly into the river.

This time, however, Lin Zhen quickly stood up, deliberately choosing to stand on the slippery riverbed, letting the waves surge and churn, but they could no longer harm him in the slightest.

After dozens of attempts, Lin Zhen finally fully grasped the meaning of "Body Like a Mountain".

The greatest benefit of this state of mind for Lin Zhen was that it eliminated his fear, so that no matter what difficulties and obstacles he faced in the future, he could Body Like a Mountain and deal with them calmly.

After resting on shore for a while, I looked up and saw that the sky was starting to brighten.

The night's harvest was enormous; although it was extremely arduous, it significantly improved Lin Zhen's strength.

Lin Zhen did not continue to try to cultivate the Long River in the water. He understood the principle of taking things one step at a time and eating one bite at a time.

Lin Zhen managed to eat a little beef jerky in the morning, but her craving for food only grew stronger each day.

After eating and resting for a while, Lin Zhen decided to explore the surroundings.

This place is sparsely populated, and there might be a Star Crystal hidden somewhere. The fewer people there are, the greater the possibility of Star Crystal existing, and the higher its quality might be.

After getting dressed, Lin Zhen picked up the Bright Silver Spear and began exploring the surrounding area.

This is located in the northern part of the Tree Crown Zone of Star Fruit Tree. Lin Zhen first walked north, and after walking for about four hours, he found that he was gradually approaching the edge of the Tree Crown Zone.

Upon reaching this point, Lin Zhen stopped moving forward. If she continued, she would encounter the corrosive Leaf found on the edge of the area, and Lin Zhen didn't want to rot there.

They returned the way they came and continued westward. After walking for more than an hour without finding anything, Lin Zhen returned again and began heading eastward.

This time, Lin Zhen's hard work finally paid off.

He discovered that, less than 500 meters from his little nest, flowers were blooming on a tall, hidden tree branch!

And it wasn't just one flower, it was three flowers!

"It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to me without any effort. It turns out the Star Crystal was right near my little nest. I've been taking so many detours."

Lin Zhen happily climbed up the branch and saw the three blooming flowers.

Upon seeing it, Lin Zhen was immediately captivated.

On the three flowers, the one on the left has Star Crystal with a long tail that is floating up and down. It is actually a Star Crystal that has entered the Meteor Stage!

The one on the right is the same Meteor Crystal, and it looks much larger than the one on the left, as if it's about to break through to the Comet Stage.

These weren't what delighted him the most. What excited him the most was the flower in the middle. On this flower, the shooting star had changed, becoming larger and brighter, bathing the surrounding bushes in a silvery light, and its tail was also noticeably brighter.

This is actually a Comet Stage Star Crystal!

Martial artists consume Star Crystal, with those from the Star Core Stage and the Star Crystal Meteor Stage being the most effective for Beginner War General. If Beginner War General were to consume Comet Stage, their Dantian might not be able to withstand it, and even if they were strong enough to withstand it, the effect would be greatly reduced.

The most suitable materials for Intermediate War General are the Star Crystal from the Comet Stage and Satellite Stage. If they take the Star Crystals from the Meteor Stage and Star Core Stage, the effect will not be very obvious and will be reduced, because the Star Core in those two stages are no longer sufficient to supply the Dantian of Intermediate War General.

Lin Zhen is currently at the early stage of Level Four War General, which is exactly the time when he should take the Comet Stage.

Although Meteor Stage was still somewhat useful to Lin Zhen, it was no longer of much use.

"Hmm, of these three Star Crystal, I should take the Comet Stage immediately, and although the two Meteor Stage are usable, it still feels a bit of a waste."

Lin Zhen looked around and felt that no one would easily come to this area, so he finally made a difficult decision.

He gently plucked the Comet Stage's Star Crystal, and decided to keep the other two Meteor Stage for now, to retrieve them when they entered the Comet Stage.

The one on the right looks like it will break through to become a comet in a few days. Lin Zhen is really wasting its potential by absorbing it now.

Lin Zhen straightened the surrounding Leaf to cover the remaining two Star Crystal, then quickly returned with Comet Stage's Star Crystal.

His skills are about to improve again!

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