The Marathon Reached the Eaves

Chen Ping did not hurry his pace. Instead, he jogged forward one step at a time, recalling how he had meditated during all these years on the Douluo Continent.

Qi Induction, Qi Induction.

Chen Ping pondered the steps of meditation. The first was to establish contact with the Vital Energy drifting between heaven and earth, then perform Qi Induction into Body.

But now, as he ran, wind rose beneath his feet and roared incessantly beside his ears. How could he perform Qi Induction into Body?

Wait. The air stirred up by running was still air, wasn't it?

Don't dismiss a bean bun as food!

An idea flashed through Chen Ping's mind. With great caution, he tried directly drawing the Fierce Airflow stirred up by his running into his body, but he managed to draw in only a tiny strand.

The next moment, a highly restless stream of Heaven and Earth Vitality surged into Chen Ping's Meridians.

Under Chen Ping's extremely cautious handling, it shot one or two meters through his Meridians, made half a small circuit, and only then gradually lost its initial momentum.

It slowed to the circulation speed of Vital Energy normally drawn into the body during meditation.

This result delighted Chen Ping. The circulation speed of that tiny strand of Vital Energy had been far too fast.

He only needed to protect his Meridians and let it circulate through them. He did not even need to guide it himself, yet it had charged through nearly half a cycle in one breath.

But after trying several more times, Chen Ping immediately discovered the troublesome aspects of doing this.

The Heaven and Earth Vitality he drew in while exercising truly had tremendous momentum. It even circulated through a cycle faster than the Heaven and Earth Vitality drawn in during seated meditation.

However, when this Vital Energy surged into his Meridians, it placed a considerable burden on his already cramped and delicate Meridians.

There was no helping it. This was what happened when one's Low Innate Soul Power was low; even the toughness of one's Meridians was inferior to others'.

Moreover, his movements while exercising were not unchanging. Arm Swing and Leg Swing were inevitable, and they further increased the difficulty of circulating Vital Energy through his body.

Guiding Vital Energy that was circulating so rapidly was already no easy task for him, let alone doing so while exercising.

Rhythm.

After several more attempts, Chen Ping was surprised to discover that, on occasion, his body's movements happened to match the requirements of the Vital Energy circulating through his body when he performed Qi Induction into Body.

When the Vital Energy wanted to flow into the Meridians of his arms, he happened to swing his arms backward. When the Vital Energy wanted to flow out through the Meridians in his legs, he happened to step forward, further accelerating its circulation.

Sweat scattered like fine rain, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Rhythm. Rhythm was very important.

As time passed, Chen Ping's breathing gradually formed a strange rhythm with his footsteps.

He began trying to incorporate his running movements into his meditation. Every Push off Ground seemed to propel the Energy Circulation within his body.

He discovered that when he completely immersed himself in the rhythm of running, his focus on meditation miraculously returned.

Although disturbances from the outside world still existed—the wind, birdsong, and even the sound of his own heavy breathing—all those sounds seemed to grow distant and indistinct.

At first, this Vital Energy was like a Foolish Dog that had only been home for a few days. It was extremely difficult to catch and control, rampaging and rolling around Chen Ping's Meridians.

But as Chen Ping's willpower strengthened and his meditation techniques gradually improved, it slowly became docile, beginning to circulate through his body along a fixed route.

The process was painful and arduous. Chen Ping had to constantly adjust his breathing and pace to maintain the stability of his meditative state.

But his body also underwent subtle changes during this process.

The Lactic Acid in his muscles seemed to be neutralized by this newly born energy. His fatigue gradually diminished, replaced by unprecedented lightness and vitality.

If he kept running in this condition, he could run from day to night!

Good! Good!

Chen Ping excitedly thought "Good!" twice, but immediately afterward, because his meditative state was interrupted, the Vital Energy churned violently, and he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

The system's deduction really had not been wrong in the slightest.

With Chen Ping's current level of Soul Power cultivation, even if his meditation was interrupted or failed while exercising, it would not have much impact.

The reason was simple. He currently had only level-ten Soul Power, and each time he drew Heaven and Earth Vitality into his body, the amount was minuscule. That was why he could attempt something as astonishing as running meditation.

Once he passed the Soul Scholar stage, obtained his First Soul Ring, and became a Soul Master, the Soul Power in his body would be far more surging than that of a Soul Scholar. Attempting this then would be an extremely dangerous act.

As for higher-level Soul Masters, such as Soul Kings and Soul Saints, doing this would truly be a Path to Death.

Soul Power at that level was abundant. Even having seated meditation suddenly interrupted could cause Cultivation Deviation. Attempting movement meditation would be no different from suicide!

Never treat others as fools. The reason Chen Ping could walk ahead of the entire Douluo Continent and create movement meditation, something unprecedented, mainly came down to three major factors.

The types of meditation in Chen Ping's previous life clearly indicated that both movement meditation and seated meditation existed. This was the theoretical foundation that gave Chen Ping the courage to try.

Furthermore, Chen Ping had the system deduce the risks of performing Qi Induction into Body while exercising. The top-tier data model's deductions safeguarded him; it was top-tier experimental equipment.

Finally, Chen Ping knew that when Huo Yuhao was tormented by the Old Hag Zhou Yi after entering school, he had tried circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill. Although it had not increased his cultivation, it could restore his physical strength.

That was first-hand human-experiment data and a reference document.

With these three major factors, plus the fact that although Chen Ping's current physiological age was only eleven, hidden inside his body was a soul nearing thirty after living through two lifetimes—

this was the fundamental reason Chen Ping dared to, would, and could attempt an experiment like movement meditation.

Once again sinking his mind and body into movement meditation, Chen Ping's cultivation began rising again at this moment!

Focusing on long-distance running to strengthen physical fitness and cardiopulmonary endurance, Scholar Points +2

Focusing on movement meditation and accumulating Soul Power cultivation, Scholar Points +2

Several hours later, when the sun sank toward the west, Chen Ping finally stopped.

He stood where he was, closed his eyes, and drew a deep breath, feeling the ceaselessly surging power within his body.

Although he was utterly exhausted, Chen Ping was so excited that his arms began trembling involuntarily.

He had run for several hours. Not only was the cultivation effect essentially equal to the efficiency of meditating at night, but it also greatly benefited his physical recovery.

After running from morning until night, aside from feeling weak all over and showing signs of trembling, Chen Ping unexpectedly had no other problems. He even felt as though he could run for several more hours.

What did this mean?

It meant that as long as Chen Ping ran fast enough, he would not fear anyone hunting him down. He could simply outlast his pursuers and wear them to death.

Hehe, I want to stay alive!