Early the next morning, Yang Podi went to the backyard to cultivate.
A short while later, his younger brother Yang Ping'an also arrived in the backyard to practice. However, perhaps because his Soul Power was relatively low, drinking alcohol still had some effect, and his strength was obviously not as good as before.
"Brother, what are our plans for today? How should we exercise?"
"It's rare for everyone to get together, so let's have a few days of fun. Cultivation should also be balanced with relaxation; we can't push ourselves too hard, otherwise, being tense for too long can easily lead to injury."
Yang Ping'an nodded in agreement, clearly indicating that training with him for an extended period must have been quite strenuous.
Ever since Second Grandfather Yang Wushuang took Yang Ping'an as his grandson, he has treated Yang Ping'an almost as his own son and his successor. He has been instructing Yang Podi and Yang Ping'an in spear techniques almost every day, and even personally teaching Yang Ping'an how to make medicine.
Yang Ping'an had just come into contact with the knowledge of alchemy and seemed to want to learn how to make medicine, but Yang Podi stopped him, which made his second grandfather quite angry.
"Ping An, you've been with me for six years now. Your progress over these six years has been quite good, reaching the level of a genius. But there's still room for improvement. To become a strong person, you must always maintain the mindset of becoming a strong person."
"Our Breaking Clan has no shortage of alchemy masters, nor is it lacking in resources. What we truly lack are Soul Master who can stand tall and upright. After all, this world is primarily based on Martial Soul cultivation. We can get involved in alchemy, but we must absolutely not become addicted to it."
"Grandpa and Father's generation were able to stand on their own two feet, but for now, our generation can only rely on the two of us, and of course, our little sister Yang Tianyue. As a man, I don't really like being protected by girls, which is why I'm working hard to become stronger."
Yang Ping'an's expression turned serious upon hearing this. "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely work hard to cultivate my Soul Power so that I can protect the Breaking Clan in the future."
Yang Ping'an, Niu Meng, Tai Long, and Bai Xiaofei all have similar talents and are all the same age, making comparisons easy. Yang Podi was worried that Yang Ping'an might become complacent or slack off in the future, which is why he said so much. After all, Yang Ping'an is his true right-hand man. Everyone else, even his cousin Niu Meng, is still an outsider.
My cousin Niu Meng has tried to teach him a lesson twice, but this guy is too arrogant and won't listen at all.
By breakfast time, everyone had woken up, including Niu Meng, who had been drunk the night before. He had actually recovered; as expected of someone specializing in defense, his physical condition was indeed formidable.
After breakfast, the five of them toured the entire Defense Clan together. As expected of a family of architects, the Defense Clan Longxing City very well. Perhaps because it is so close to Heaven Dou City, its commerce is quite developed. It is clear that they have made a lot of money in recent years. No wonder Grandpa is always smiling when he sees people.
In the afternoon, the five planned to visit Heaven Dou City. Somehow, the youngest sister, Yang Tianyue, overheard the news and insisted on going to Heaven Dou City as well. In the end, their mother, Niu Jinfeng, had no choice but to take all seven children, including Bai Chenxiang, a young girl from the Speed Clan, to Heaven Dou City.
The two little girls were inseparable, seemed to have a very good relationship, and since they were both seven years old, they got along exceptionally well.
As for his father, Yang Zhentian, he will likely spar with Tai Nuo and the others, and at the same time discuss matters related to the clan's development.
The group spent the entire afternoon exploring the entire Heaven Dou City, doing everything from shopping to other activities. They especially enjoyed the Soul Fighting Arena, finding it thrilling and inspiring envy in everyone.
Three of the five are only level 21 and lack the strength to compete in the Soul Fighting Arena. Yang Ping'an, on the other hand, is strong enough and eager to try, but Yang Podi stops him. This trip is mainly for fun and relaxation; there will be plenty of opportunities for Soul Fighting battles in the future, and this is also part of Yang Podi's plan.
The gathering lasted for three days. After three days, the group left the Defense Clan. The youngest sister, Yang Tianyue, seemed very reluctant to leave, and she and Bai Chenxiang almost cried. Is this the legendary sisterly affection? It all happened so fast!
After returning to the Breaking Clan, Yang Podi began to consider his future training plan. His strength was quite good; even Soul Ancestor probably couldn't surpass him in terms of sheer power. However, his flexibility and coordination were still somewhat lacking. Simple weighted running could no longer improve his flexibility much.
Thinking of this, Yang Podi couldn't help but recall the training methods used by athletes in his previous life. Many athletes liked to use yoga balls, but given his current strength, it was probably no longer of any use.
In the end, I came up with a sport that was relatively extreme in my previous life: tire pushing. Many strong athletes like to do this exercise because it can train muscles, as well as flexibility and balance, making it a more comprehensive workout.
Another option is weighted rock climbing, but Clear Source Mountain is relatively small and doesn't have a place for that kind of exercise.
During his trip to Heaven Dou City, Yang Podi asked Tai Long of the Strength Clan to help him customize several round iron balls. The iron balls were over 1 meter in diameter and had two recessed bracelets on their surfaces. Their weights were 2,000 jin, 3,000 jin, and 5,000 jin respectively.
The afternoon after returning home, Yang Podi did not join everyone for training. Instead, he went to a small path on the back mountain and took out the smallest 2,000-pound iron ball from his Soul Tool.
Then, without using his Soul Power, Yang Podi tried to push the iron ball up the path to the top of the mountain.
Yang Podi pushed the three iron balls to the top of the mountain in turn, encountering danger several times, but fortunately, he was accompanied by his family elders.
Especially that 5,000-jin iron ball, even if Yang Podi used all his Soul Power, he could only push it to the middle of the mountain at this stage, and there was no way to reach the top.
By evening, Yang Podi was completely exhausted. Every muscle in his body ached, especially in areas he didn't usually work out with weighted running; some of his muscles were particularly sore.
However, the effects will be more obvious after the medicinal bath, and every inch of skin and every pore of the body will seem to be very clear.
Meanwhile, Yang Ping'an, the younger brother, tried to push the 2,000-pound iron ball, but he could only push it a short distance, not even reaching halfway up the mountain, and eventually had to give up.
For the next period of time, Yang Podi changed his afternoon exercise routine to pushing iron balls, trying to push them to the top of the mountain, especially the 5,000-pound one. Unfortunately, he has not succeeded even once so far.
But Yang Podi himself seemed to enjoy it immensely, trying it multiple times a day, each time exhausting his Soul Power to the point of collapsing completely.
However, this kind of training improves both strength and flexibility, especially when pushing the iron ball uphill, since there are no points of leverage on the iron ball and you have to rely almost your entire body to propel it forward.