Combined Training and Three Body Five Elements

Combined Training and Three Body Five Elements

A stream of information instantly flooded into Chen Sheng's mind.

Chen Sheng, who had previously only possessed a superficial understanding of the Five Elements Fist, now felt that the principles behind the forms and the methods of generating force had become much clearer.

He hurried to the balcony, eager to test the idea he had come up with that morning.

Combining Three-Body Stance Training with the Xingyi Five Elements Fist.

The San Ti Stance was the foundation of Xingyi Quan.

The Five Elements Fist and Twelve Form Fist that came after had both evolved from it.

The training methods of the Five Elements Fist likewise aimed to strengthen the body.

Therefore,

the two had many similarities and did not conflict when performed together.

Chen Sheng assumed the San Ti Stance.

Then,

he looked straight ahead. As his left hand lowered and formed a fist, his right hand clenched as well. His left foot stepped half a pace forward, taking on the posture of Splitting Fist.

Splitting Fist belonged to metal, nourishing the lungs and strengthening qi.

Drilling Fist was like water, fortifying essence and stabilizing the kidneys.

Crushing Fist belonged to wood, soothing the liver and clearing the gallbladder.

Cannon Fist belonged to fire, strengthening the heart and increasing power.

Horizontal Fist belonged to earth, strengthening the spleen and stomach.

The Five Elements generated and restrained one another.

As Chen Sheng performed each successive form, he seemed able to feel every corner of his body trembling.

The more he trained, the more excited he became, wishing he could keep going forever.

Three hours later.

Chen Sheng felt his stamina was nearly exhausted.

His movements began to grow faster and faster. His qi and blood surged ever more fiercely, and the sound of his strikes slicing through the air gradually swelled from faint whispers.

It was especially distinct in the silent night.

Unfortunately,

even by the end, Chen Sheng had failed to produce a single sharp report.

As for the reason, he attributed it to his physical condition.

After all, Chen Sheng was not a true Qi Sense User and had not undergone a period of physical transformation.

He still needed time before he could catch up to monsters like Shi Jian or even Wu Ran.

But Chen Sheng was not discouraged.

On the contrary, he looked forward to the future even more.

He summoned the panel.

Seeing the results of tonight's training, Chen Sheng was overjoyed.

All three attributes had increased by 0.13. Compared with practicing the Three-Body Stance alone last night, the results had improved by a full third.

Still delighted, Chen Sheng went to the edge of the balcony, intending to catch some wind and recover his stamina.

He looked toward Xu Ziwen's little house.

It was still pitch-black.

Could this guy have gone to sweep graves again? Chen Sheng looked toward the cemetery.

Sure enough.

He spotted a faint light. It had just left the cemetery and was making its way over along the path.

With Chen Sheng's current eyesight, he could barely identify the figure as Xu Ziwen from his build. He was carrying a pile of things in his hands and had presumably just returned from tending graves.

"This guy... he's practically a bodhisattva."

Chen Sheng could not help sighing.

As Xu Ziwen drew closer, he noticed Chen Sheng catching the breeze on the balcony.

"Yo, Little Brother Chen. Practicing martial arts again today?"

"Yeah."

Chen Sheng answered with a smile.

After exchanging a few casual pleasantries, Xu Ziwen prepared to head into the Wooden House.

But just then, he seemed to remember something.

"Little Brother Chen, wait a moment."

With that, he ducked into the Wooden House.

Leaving Chen Sheng standing on the balcony, utterly confused.

About two or three minutes later, Xu Ziwen appeared again, now carrying a basket of fruit.

"I was in such a rush while moving yesterday that I didn't get the chance to formally pay you a visit. Please forgive me."

As Xu Ziwen spoke, he set the fruit basket on the wall.

His politeness immediately made Chen Sheng feel a little embarrassed.

The thought of visiting his neighbor had never even crossed his mind.

"Teacher Xu, have you eaten dinner? Would you like to come up and sit for a while?"

Chen Sheng invited him.

But Xu Ziwen waved his hands repeatedly.

"I still need to prepare my lesson plans, so I won't disturb you today."

"In a couple of days, once the weekend comes, I'll definitely come visit."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Xu Ziwen returned to the Wooden House.

"What a good man."

Chen Sheng sighed as he went downstairs to collect the fruit basket.

Back upstairs,

Chen Sheng washed the fruit Xu Ziwen had given him.

Then, while eating a pear, he opened the package that had arrived that day.

Weighted Gear and earplugs.

After unpacking everything, Chen Sheng set the cardboard boxes aside and eagerly tried on the Weighted Vest.

The vest was black and had an overall mesh structure to ensure breathability.

Twenty small pockets lined the waist area, used to hold Steel Bars and adjust the weight.

Chen Sheng put on the vest, tightened the buckles at the top and bottom, and inserted four Steel Bars for a total weight of 20 kilograms.

He tried moving around a little.

There was no sense of obstruction; his movements remained very smooth.

However,

20 kilograms was a little too light for him now.

And there was not much pressure on his legs or arms.

Chen Sheng immediately put on the leg weights and Weighted Wristbands, bringing the total weight to 30 kilograms.

The pressure felt just right without being excessive.

Once he had put everything on, Chen Sheng felt that his stamina had more or less recovered.

He immediately went to the balcony, intending to do weighted training and see just how effective it would be.

The first exercise: Push-ups.

At first, Chen Sheng felt fine.

But after fifty, he was noticeably short of breath, and his arms began to ache and swell.

One hundred.

Two hundred.

Two hundred and fifty.

Bang! Chen Sheng collapsed onto the ground, both arms aching unbearably.

Training with added weight multiplied the strain.

Yet Chen Sheng was especially excited.

Because he knew that this workout would definitely be far more effective than before.

With that in mind,

after resting briefly, he pushed himself up from the floor and began doing Sit-ups.

Sit-ups, two hundred.

Squats, four hundred.

"Whew—"

After finishing his training, Chen Sheng lay spread-eagled on the balcony.

He seemed able to hear the wails of every muscle in his body.

He eagerly summoned the panel.

Chen Sheng

Strength: 1.59

Agility: 1.31

Constitution: 1.66

Skill Points: 0.78

Looking at his changed attributes,

Chen Sheng grinned so broadly that he could hardly close his mouth.

Strength had increased by 0.09, while Agility and Constitution had each increased by 0.02. Compared with yesterday, the effect had improved by nearly half.

It might not seem like much,

but it could greatly shorten the time Chen Sheng needed to grow stronger.

After all,

the stronger his body became, the faster he could improve.

The only thing troubling Chen Sheng was his Agility attribute.

He had specific ways to improve his other two attributes.

Only Agility had none.

If this continued, the gap between his attributes would only grow wider, and problems would inevitably arise.

However,

no matter how hard Chen Sheng thought, he could not come up with a solution.

Helpless, he could only take things one step at a time.

After resting,

he got up from the ground and went into the living room.

He removed his weights and headed straight into the bathroom.

After showering, Chen Sheng returned to the living room and took out the earplugs he had bought that day.

The instant his ears were plugged, he immediately felt the entire world become exceptionally quiet.

On ordinary nights,

there were always faint sounds outside.

After his senses had improved, they had caused Chen Sheng considerable trouble.

Only now could he finally sleep peacefully.

With that thought,

Chen Sheng entered the bedroom and turned off the light.

Before long,

soft snores rose from the room.