“Shirley is a Transcendentalist, isn't she?”
Lu Feng suddenly felt curious, wondering what special abilities the people around him possessed.
“Yang Shirley has Heavenly Fortune and a photographic memory.”
“Good memory?”
Lu Feng remembered Shirley Yang had the ability to remember everything she saw.
“Exactly.”
“What about Fatty?”
“Precious Fortune: He will meet extraordinary people.”
“No wonder.”
Fatty Wang was quite the trickster in the tomb, but luckily, he had Hu Bayi, a Heavenly Fortune possessor, with him, which allowed them to escape danger time and time again.
“Unfortunately, this is the "Grave Robbing" world. Can Hu Bayi really save him in the end?”
Heavenly Fortune, Lucky Star, Precognition… these mysterious abilities are classified as Arts.
Without any opportunities, they almost never change throughout a person's life, meaning they won't enhance.
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“Old Hu, how was your training today?”
“Get me a glass of water.”
Hu Bayi slumped in his chair, legs spread out like a big character, with a lifeless expression.
“Here's your water.”
Fatty Wang handed him a glass of water: “What happened? You look completely exhausted.”
“I stood in a horse stance for half the day. I'm beat.”
“Horse stance? Isn't it for practicing martial arts?”
“Stance training is the very foundation. Lu Feng told me to start with horse stance.” Hu Bayi spent half the day practicing horse stance and half the day practicing Tai Chi.
While Tai Chi focuses on intent rather than form, it starts with form. Then, through understanding Tai Chi, one gradually achieves the true essence of Tai Chi.
“Everyone knows how to stand in a horse stance. Is it necessary to stand for half a day?” Fatty Wang didn't believe it, “Is he holding back?”
“Stop talking nonsense.” Hu Bayi rolled his eyes, “Today after Lu Feng explained it, I realized there’s a lot of knowledge behind horse stance.”
“A lot of knowledge? Tell me.”
“This horse stance, the important thing is the word 'horse.' You need to stand like a horse.”
“What?”
Fatty Wang was confused, it became increasingly esoteric.
“Have you ever ridden a horse? You know that when you gallop on a horse, your body moves with the horse, rising and falling, right? The horse stance needs to be practiced in the same way, with that rising and falling movement.”
“But we’re standing in horse stance on flat ground.”
“That’s the skill, to incorporate the horse into the body, to have that rising and falling energy.”
“Is there really such a thing?”
“This is something our predecessors have summed up.”
“Teach me then.”
“That's not possible.”
Hu Bayi waved his hand, firmly refusing, “I can only tell you this much. How to do it specifically, without Lu Feng's permission, I can't tell you.”
“Sigh, why was my hand so itchy? Otherwise, I could have learned martial arts too.” Fatty Wang slapped himself on the right hand.
For the next few days, Hu Bayi was practicing martial arts.
Lu Feng, meanwhile, found opportunities to sneak out and start consuming the King Salamanders.
Due to the increasing proficiency of Six-Storehouse Divine Thief, he could now consume nearly 100 pounds of meat at a time, totaling over 500 pounds a day!
All the energy turned into vitality, strengthening his physique.
His punching power increased.
16,500 kilograms!
16,600 kilograms!
16,700 kilograms!
…
17,000!
17,100!
17,200!
“It’s really the King Salamander. Its flesh and blood energy are truly replenishing!”
In just a few days, Lu Feng's standard punching power increased by 1,500 kilograms, reaching a staggering 18,000 kilograms!
Lu Feng estimated that after consuming the two King Salamanders, his punching power would likely exceed 30,000 kilograms!
“Unfortunately, creatures like King Salamanders are too rare.”
King Salamanders are unsustainable. Although precious medicinal herbs have a much lower effect, their advantage is that they are plentiful. They can be purchased nationwide, and even globally.
“Lu Feng!”
“Shirley?”
“Professor Chen, Professor Hao, and Sa Di Peng have been discharged from the hospital and are ready to depart for Xinjiang.”
Shirley felt increasingly strange about Lu Feng. Every day, she wanted to see him, especially in the early morning, wanting to stay by his side.
She had a particular feeling, like she was soaking in a hot spring.
“Let’s go then.”
After meeting up with Hu Bayi and the others, they boarded the train.
“Finally leaving. It’s been so boring these past few days.”
Fatty Wang threw his bag on the bed and lazily lay down.
“You should be happy.”
Hu Bayi threw his bag down and lay on the bed too: “I’ve been exhausted these past few days. Not many people could endure this kind of training.”
Fatty Wang sat up with a start, chuckling, and said to Lu Feng: “Lu Feng, when are you going to teach me martial arts?”
“We’ll talk about it later.”
Lu Feng was testing Fatty.
As they were talking, Shirley came over with a map: “Lu Feng, we plan to start from Bosten Lake and head south to find the ancient Peacock River channel.”
“We’ll enter the deep desert through the channel, follow the Zidu River southward, and look for the ruins of the ancient city of Jingjue.”
“What do you think?”
Lu Feng knew they couldn’t pinpoint the exact location, so they had to follow the clues in a zigzag pattern: “As long as we find the place, it’s fine.”
“Wait.”
Hu Bayi leaned in and glanced at the map: “Who would walk in a Z pattern in the desert? Even if you don’t die of thirst, hunger, or sunburn, you’ll be exhausted to death.”
“You mean?” Shirley asked.
“Following this route is like going in circles in the desert. Why don’t we redefine the rules?”
“The diary says to find the ancient city of Jingjue like this.”
“…”
Hu Bayi opened his mouth. If Shirley Yang and the others had other ways to find the ancient city of Jingjue, they would have already taken them out.
“Let’s do it this way.”
Lu Feng spoke, making the decision: “We can’t determine the exact location of the ancient city of Jingjue, so we can only follow the clues and find our way through.”