The north wind blows and the white grass breaks on the ground, and the sky is full of snow in August.
Suddenly, like a night of spring wind and snow, thousands of pear trees bloom.
With the arrival of winter, Qingling Mountain is covered with a layer of white clothes. Although it is cold, it feels a different kind of beauty.
At the foot of Qingling Mountain.
A thin figure, bare-chested, was running around the mountains.
A slight gasp came from the young man's mouth, and the hot breath was like a white mist, exhaled one after another.
"There are still two kilometers." Lin Yufeng took a deep breath, looked ahead intently, and continued to speed up.
Xuan Lao said that the first stage of hard training is to run a circle around Qingling Mountain, but there should be no pause or rest, because this will affect the exercise of physical strength.
Don't underestimate this short lap. Qingling Mountain has a radius of ten kilometers. Coupled with the snowy environment, the ground is covered with snow, so it is even more difficult to run.
Not to mention a young man like Lin Yufeng who has not yet reached the spiritual level, even if he were another cultivator, it would be difficult for him to last one kilometer. After all, this is not a training to fight, but relies on physical strength to complete.
However, Lin Yufeng persisted, his hair soaked with sweat, making him unable to feel the cold, but running became more and more difficult.
Even though he has been going up the mountain to collect herbs for more than ten years and has unusual physical strength compared to ordinary people, these ten kilometers are still unbearable. If it weren't for his extraordinary perseverance, he would have been exhausted to the ground.
Time passes slowly.
"It's getting harder and harder to support my physical strength..." Lin Yufeng was panting, getting louder and louder. His whole body was sore, and he even felt a little suffocated. He felt like he had lost all his strength.
Now he still has one kilometer left.
However, this kilometer was extremely difficult for Lin Yufeng.
Even if he paused for tens of seconds, he couldn't, he couldn't have any time to rest before finishing the run.
"I can't use my strength, and my vision is blurry..."
Lin Yufeng was dizzy. It was his perseverance that was completely different from ordinary people that supported him to continue running. His mouth was dry and he was exhausted. He secretly complained in his heart: "There are still two hundred meters, but I don't seem to be able to hold on anymore."
Two hundred meters, for many people, is not a long distance, but for Lin Yufeng, who has been running for several hours, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Just when he was about to give up, what happened last night suddenly came to mind.
In the tomb of the Lin family, buried are the relatives who died for him, as well as that concise and concise sentence - as long as the young master does not die, the Lin family will never be destroyed.
"I can't lose! For the Lin family and myself, I can't lose!"
Thinking of this, Lin Yufeng's somewhat vague consciousness suddenly came to his senses, he gritted his teeth and the speed of his feet suddenly increased.
The figure that was originally a little slow became a little faster.
There is a cliff on Qingling Mountain.
The old man in white robe stood quietly on the cliff, blending into the white world. Strangely, the snowflakes falling from the sky actually avoided the old man as if they were extremely afraid.
"Yes, you have perseverance." Mr. Xuan stroked his white beard and looked at Lin Yufeng, who was still running hard with gritted teeth, and showed a smile.
After a long time, with Lin Yufeng's unremitting persistence, he finally completed the first stage of the penance plan.
Back at the starting point, Fei Ling was already waiting anxiously at the spot. When she saw Lin Yufeng's figure appeared, her face lit up with joy and she hurried over to help her.
"Brother Feng, are you okay?" Seeing Lin Yufeng's pale face, Fei Ling asked worriedly.
Lin Yufeng forced out a smile and said with difficulty: "I...I'm not...it's okay."
Hearing this, Fei Ling rolled her eyes at him and said angrily: "You said it's okay, but you're already talking like this. Come on, you take a rest first. I'll boil hot water for you to drink after you finish your rest."
This time Lin Yufeng didn't reply, just smiled and nodded.
After half a stick of incense, Lin Yufeng finally rested, and his physical strength recovered to 70% to 80%...
"Ling'er, thank you." Lin Yufeng said gratefully while drinking the steaming water, feeling warm in his heart.
On such a cold day, it was really unreasonable for a delicate girl to accompany him like this. However, despite Lin Yufeng's repeated attempts to stop him, the girl still followed.
Fei Ling smiled softly, her face was a little red from the cold, and she held a hot towel in her little hand to wipe Lin Yufeng's sweat.
"We have to go to Houshan Waterfall quickly. It won't be good for Grandpa Xuan to wait for so long."
During the break, the two of them laughed and chatted for a while, and then Lin Yufeng stood up, patted the snow on his body, and put on his clothes.
The second stage of the hard training plan is to practice at the back mountain waterfall. According to Mr. Xuan, it seems that he wants to train Lin Yufeng's speed, strength and understanding of his state of mind.
Fei Ling nodded, as if she had thought of something, and smiled playfully: "Brother Feng, I will add another circle tomorrow."
Lin Yufeng rubbed his head with a headache and said with a wry smile: "Yes, I will be exhausted after one lap. I'm afraid I will go into shock after two laps tomorrow."
In the first stage of physical training, he added one lap every day, and did not return until the tenth day. On the first lap, that is, on the second day, he had to run 20 kilometers non-stop, and on the third day, he had to run 30 kilometers...
Then on the tenth day...
"Oh my God!" Lin Yufeng's eyes widened and he exclaimed: "On the tenth day, I ran a hundred kilometers. Now it's really over."
"Gee, Grandpa Xuan said that doing this can make your body better." Fei Ling smiled and comforted: "If you persist, you will definitely finish the race. Brother Feng, Ling'er believes in you."
Hearing the little girl's comfort, Lin Yufeng felt warm in his heart and patted the former's little head with a smile. "Haha, you girl really knows how to make people happy. I hope so. Now let's go to the back mountain waterfall quickly."
Fei Ling tapped her snow-white chin, packed her things, and then went side by side with Lin Yufeng.
Back mountain waterfall.
The stream flew down three thousand feet, as if the Milky Way had fallen into the sky.
Although winter is coming, the pool below the waterfall has not frozen. The surrounding trees and flowers are covered with a layer of snow, and there are fewer animals than before. They must have gone into hibernation.
When Lin Yufeng and the others arrived, Mr. Xuan was already waiting by the pool.
"Grandpa Xuan." Lin Yufeng said with a smile, and the little girl behind him followed suit.
"Haha, the little guy is pretty good."
A flash of admiration flashed across Elder Xuan's eyes, and he smiled kindly and said: "It is indeed commendable that you can run around Qingling Mountain at such a young age."
After hearing the old man's praise, Lin Yufeng said humbly: "Grandpa Xuan, you have said it."
"You don't have to be humble, old man, what I said is the truth."
Mr. Xuan waved his hand. "Many people of your age have difficulty running half the distance, and they still run without any pause. Physical training is already difficult, and coupled with the amount of time required, many people, including
Geniuses and mediocre people can only give up this idea. Those who can persevere are not simple people."
Hearing this, Lin Yufeng was slightly startled. What Mr. Xuan said did make some sense.
Even those with stronger perseverance and physical strength than myself would find it difficult to complete such high-intensity hard training, let alone those who are worse than myself. Even if they can complete the task on the first day, what about the second and third days?
As the cycle continues day by day, the cultivators whose confidence surged at the beginning have no choice but to quit one by one.
Physical strength cannot be obtained by practicing hard today. It may take a year of hard work to achieve results, or it may take two years or even longer. In this way, practitioners who persist every day without any gains will have even more desperate thoughts.
However, those who can cultivate to the third level of physical strength can bring benefits that are enviable to others. It is said that with their powerful treasure body, they can challenge the skills below the imperial level without being injured.
In this way, cultivators with three levels of physical strength can surpass their contemporaries without being at a disadvantage...
However, benefits are benefits. There is no free lunch in this world. For hundreds of years, there are only a handful of practitioners who can persist in reaching the third level of physical strength.
"We must stick to it!"
Lin Yufeng clenched his fists and said secretly: "Physical strength is my second trump card. In order to go out to find the lost tribesmen in the future, I must persevere."
"Okay, now let's start the second stage of hard training."
While Lin Yufeng was thinking, Mr. Xuan's voice came to his ears. The latter looked slightly serious. "The second stage is training on reaction speed and mood perception."
"Reaction speed, state of mind?" Lin Yufeng raised his eyebrows slightly.
Xuan Lao pointed to the water pool, where there were more than ten big rocks, and said to Lin Yufeng: "I have already placed huge rocks in the water pool. You have more than ten footholds on the water. After you stand on it, I will use different
Attack you in a certain way, and then you dodge, which can train your reaction ability and speed."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yufeng was shocked and immediately his face fell.
There are only fifteen places to stay on the pool, which are distributed in different places. This means that Lin Yufeng only has fifteen places to dodge. If he cannot avoid the attack, he will inevitably fall into the water and suffer disaster.
The weather is so cold, the temperature of this pool of water must be dozens of degrees below zero. It would not be a fun thing to become a drowned rat.
Moreover, the training is still conducted on the water pool, so the difficulty can be imagined, and it is not an ordinary hardship.
"Grandpa Xuan, this seems a bit difficult?" Lin Yufeng said with a bitter smile.
"You kid, you're saying it's difficult before it even starts."
Xuan Lao rolled his eyes at him and said: "Did you know that if you can persevere, in future battles with your opponents, you can rely on your excellent reflexes to dodge fatal attacks, and then use your astonishing speed to launch a sudden counterattack?
,How many people will be deflated by this?"
After hearing what Mr. Xuan said, Lin Yufeng suddenly realized that such training would bring many benefits.
When he leaves the ancient village in the future, he will naturally inevitably form conflicts with other cultivators. Once he is not alert, being attacked by a sneak attack will be quite difficult. If he has extremely good reactions, he will be able to avoid these unexpected dangers with ease.
No problem.
Furthermore, the benefit of reaction ability is not only reflected in preventing sneak attacks. When strong opponents of the same level are fighting, the side with excellent and quick reactions will have the upper hand. The speed of attack and defense will be greatly improved, which will inevitably cause the opponent to suffer a lot.
Generally speaking, few people practice special skills such as reaction ability, because as the strength increases, the practitioner's perception will also increase, and they do not need to spend a lot of time doing these thankless things, and
The more battles you experience, the better your reflexes will naturally be.
However, Mr. Xuan also made this decision based on his thinking. Due to limited conditions, Lin Yufeng had no record of fighting against other opponents except for the last trial. He could only use such hard training to develop amazing reflexes.
, which will make it easier to travel across the mainland in the future and will provide you with more life-saving power.
"Okay, now stand at the foothold on the pool."
Elder Xuan came to the edge of the pool, turned his head and said to Lin Yufeng.
Hearing this, Lin Yufeng took a breath and walked slowly towards the pool under the waterfall.
"Brother Feng, come on!" Fei Ling encouraged from the side.
Lin Yufeng turned his head, showed a relieved smile, and then stood at the foothold.
Seeing this, Mr. Xuan nodded, as if he had thought of something, and asked with a stern face: "Xiao Feng, what is your way?"
"road?"
Lin Yufeng was confused and asked: "What way?"
"Tao is the way of life. Everyone's Tao is different. It is the Tao to be rich and powerful in the world. It is the Tao to be powerful. It is the Tao to be strong. It is the Tao to be romantic and unrestrained. Even mediocrity and incompetence are the Tao."
Mr. Xuan looked at Lin Yufeng closely and asked, "What is your Tao?"
After hearing what Mr. Xuan said, Lin Yufeng suddenly fell into deep thought.
His goal is to protect his relatives and lead the Lin family back to glory.
How can we accomplish these two difficult goals?
There is no doubt that one must have strength—strength that surpasses all other people.
Only when your fist is big and strong can you protect your reverse scales and keep yourself alive.
"Grandpa Xuan, is the highest level of cultivation a spiritual immortal?" Lin Yufeng pondered for a while and asked.
"It's not clear. Many people think that the strongest people are immortals. However, the ancient strong men recorded in ancient books seem to have more than just the realm of immortals."
Mr. Xuan thought for a while and said slowly: "Life is like practicing, and there is no end to practice."
"Life is like practice, practice has no end..."
After murmuring these two sentences in a low voice, Lin Yufeng's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had realized something, he raised his head and smiled confidently: