chsdbacks Chapter 7 Branch
Chapter 7 Branch
Day .
[Skill: Basic imitation (beginner) (98/100)]
It's just one step away from being a goal.
Lin Yan was exceptionally focused during his practice today, sitting from morning until afternoon.
His breathing became deeper and deeper.
He felt as if his consciousness had sunk into his body, and he could see the energy flowing continuously within him.
Although that was just a feeling.
But it's many times better than before.
In the evening, the panel jumped.
[Skill: Basic Sketching (Beginner) (1/500)]
[Skill level advanced, new branch unlocked: Basic Body Tempering (Beginner) (0/200)]
[Function: Through specific breathing techniques and physical movements, it strengthens muscles and bones, and nourishes qi and blood, serving as the foundation for martial arts beginners.]
Lin Yan opened his eyes and let out a long breath.
It became.
"Yan'er?"
Chen's voice came from the kang (a heated brick bed), "Have you been practicing something these past few days?"
Lin Yan turned her head and met her mother's gaze.
There was worry in Chen's eyes, and something else she couldn't quite put her finger on.
"Mother, I'm practicing breathing exercises." Lin Yan didn't hide anything and said frankly, "I found a book on the mountain that describes breathing techniques, and I want to try it."
After all, Lin Yan had been spending almost every day with Chen Shi these past few days, so it was impossible to hide it from her even if she wanted to.
Upon hearing this, Chen fell silent for a long while before slowly speaking:
"Your father... also considered practicing martial arts back then."
Lin Yan was stunned upon hearing this.
"When your father was young, he also wanted to practice martial arts, wanted to get rid of his family's social status, and wanted me to have a good life."
Chen stared at the fire, her eyes suddenly becoming somewhat dazed.
"And then? I followed a wandering master for two years, but I didn't learn much skill. Instead, I ruined my health and developed a lot of illnesses."
She turned her head and looked at Lin Yan with a bitter expression, saying, "Yan'er, it's not that I don't want you to practice. I'm just afraid..."
"Mother, I know what I'm doing."
Lin Yan walked over, squatted down by the kang (a heated brick bed), and gently touched Chen's hand, saying softly, "I won't act recklessly, nor will I cause trouble. I just want... to make things less difficult for our family."
Looking at him, Chen's eyes immediately reddened, and she reached out to touch his face: "You're just like your father."
Lin Yan smiled but didn't say anything.
That night, after his mother and sister had fallen asleep, Lin Yan got up and sat cross-legged.
[Basic Body Training] You've gotten the hang of it, but you're still far from it.
He reopened the fragments of breathing exercises in his mind, this time focusing not on the path of breathing, but on the postures of the people in the paintings.
Each page represents a different posture, accompanied by different breathing techniques in practice.
The first page shows a sitting posture, practicing stillness and cultivating inner energy.
The second page shows a standing posture with feet apart and hands pushed forward, practicing dynamic exercises and energy circulation.
The third page depicts a strange pose: the person is bent like a bow, with their hands on the ground and their head raised.
Following the posture on page three, Lin Yan tried to bend her body down.
pain.
My whole body aches.
His muscles and bones are too stiff; he can't bend to that angle in the drawing at all.
But he didn't stop, pressing down little by little.
[Basic Body Training (Beginner) (1/200)]
[Basic Body Training (Beginner) (2/200)]
Although the increase is slow, it is definitely increasing every time.
On the seventh day, Lin Yan finally felt the presence of Qi and blood.
It's not about seeing, it's about feeling.
That day, after he finished practicing the standing posture on the second page, he suddenly felt his palms getting hot when he pushed his hands forward.
Then the heat traveled up my arm, past my shoulder, to my chest, and finally down into my stomach.
He felt like he was soaking in warm water, so comfortable that he almost cried out.
He opened his eyes and looked down at his hands.
The skin on my palms is slightly red, and you can see the capillaries pulsating.
[Basic Body Training (Beginner) (87/200)]
Lin Yan clenched his fist and felt that he was a little stronger than he had been seven days ago.
There weren't many, but the difference was noticeable.
"Brother, your hands are red."
Lin Xiu leaned closer and looked at his palm curiously.
"It's nothing." Lin Yan withdrew his hand. "Xiuer, how's it outside these past few days?"
"Someone else came looking for something."
Lin Xiu whispered, "Several people on horseback came yesterday, drove around the village, and even asked Grandpa Zhang next door for directions."
Lin Yan frowned slightly.
It seems these people haven't given up yet.
It seems that the token and the fragment of the breathing exercise manual are far more important than he thought.
"Brother, are you hiding something?"
Lin Xiu suddenly looked up and asked Lin Yan.
Lin Yan looked at her and asked, "Why do you ask that?"
"because……"
Lin Xiu lowered her head and whispered, "I saw that when you came back from going out that day, your arms were bulging, and then you started practicing that every day..."
Lin Yan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then patted his younger sister's head and instructed her:
"Xiuer, some things are better known by as few people as possible."
Lin Xiu nodded understandingly: "I won't say anything, I won't tell anyone."
"good."
Three more days passed.
The intensity of the search has noticeably decreased over the past three days.
Zhou Dahu only came once every other day, and he no longer searched every house; he just walked around the village entrance and left.
The guards were also gone; only a few constables reported the news in town.
Lin Yan knew that they couldn't find it and was preparing to give up.
But he dared not relax.
It is precisely at times like these that things are more likely to go wrong.
One night, he sneaked up the mountain and moved the brocade pouch that he had hidden in the crevice of the rock to a different place.
Guanshan's perception told him that few people came to this place, and even wild animals didn't like to stay there.
Day 11.
Lin Yan sat cross-legged in the corner of the cave dwelling, his breathing steady.
[Basic Body Training (Beginner) (176/200)]
I only need 24 more points to get started.
Thinking about this, Lin Yan couldn't help but feel a little excited.
He took a deep breath and began practicing the movement on the third page.
Bend over, touch the ground with both hands, then raise your head, your whole body taut like a bow.
He has been practicing this movement for ten days. At first, he couldn't bend down at all, but now he can easily hold it for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
My body's flexibility has improved a lot.
He maintained this posture and, following the breathing method, inhaled, drawing the air down into his abdomen, and exhaled, imagining the air flowing from his abdomen to his limbs.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
My palms started to feel hot again.
This time, not only my palms, but even the soles of my feet started to feel warm.
The heat surged from the limbs to the center of the body, finally converging in the chest.
[Basic Body Training (Beginner) (200/200)]
[Skill Advancement: Basic Body Tempering (Beginner) (1/500)]
[Effects: Initial strengthening of muscles and bones, initial formation of Qi and blood, and slight improvement in strength, endurance, and flexibility]
Lin Yan suddenly opened his eyes.
It felt like my body had been reassembled.
He stood up and tried to throw a punch.
It wasn't as powerful as before, but he could feel that this punch was 30% stronger than before.
Lin Yan then tried squatting.
Before, my knees would make a cracking sound when I squatted down, but now there's no sound at all.