In the blink of an eye, it was already the third year since Su Zimu traveled to this world.
After two full years of high-intensity training, his speed and endurance have been greatly improved, but in other aspects he is just a bit unsatisfactory, and he barely feels much progress.
That seemingly ordinary bottleneck was still blocking Su Zimu's way, showing no signs of loosening.
The road ahead was gloomy, and Su Zimu, who was originally confident, had deep doubts about his choice. Am I really not good at practicing?
Xu Yun keenly noticed his changes and specifically called him in front of him: "Zi Mu, can you not hold on anymore?"
Su Zimu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I can still persist, but I don't know how long it will take to see the light of day."
As long as he makes progress, he can persevere, so what if he practices for another three years? What he fears most is that he can see neither progress nor hope, which can literally torture people to death.
Xu Yun still poured him a cup of tea: "It's very rare for you to be able to calm down and work hard to practice, but sometimes, you can't reap the results just by working hard."
Su Zimu was startled: "What do you mean..."
"Go out for a walk." Xu Yun said, "What you need now is not hard practice, but an opportunity."
Opportunity?
Su Zimu was immediately stunned: "You mean, let me leave?"
Xu Yun nodded slowly: "Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. Cultivation is not something done behind closed doors. Although you are exercising your body, not your Qi, many things are connected. Now you are like a taut string.
It’s time to relax.”
Su Zimu suddenly understood something: "You mean, I have already touched the threshold?"
Xu Yun chuckled: "You have a good understanding."
Three years is a short period of time, but Su Zimu worked hard enough and has already digested part of the inspiration in his body.
Although it is rare, it is only a matter of time before the shackles are broken.
Su Zimu suddenly realized that the bottleneck that had blocked him for two years was the hurdle that blocked the world of immortality. As long as he could get over it, he would become a true monk!
In an instant, all negative emotions disappeared.
It turns out that I am so close to success, there is only one threshold left!
Su Zimu knew that how to cross this threshold was the most difficult, but not being able to see hope and having hope right in front of him were two completely different things, right?
At this moment, he was full of fighting spirit again.
Isn't it just a final touch?
He humbly asked for advice: "Uncle Yun, do you know how others have overcome this hurdle?"
Xu Yun glanced at him: "Are you asking about physical training or Qi training?"
"Stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade. If you're not in a hurry, can you tell me?"
"You kid!" Xu Yun shook his head and laughed, "There's really nothing to say about practicing qi. It's just hard work. Just find a place with decent aura and follow the steps step by step. It's not impossible to have an epiphany, but it's pitifully rare."
Su Zimu twitched his lips, but couldn't smile: "At the very least, there is a chance for enlightenment when practicing qi, but it is useless even if you gain enlightenment through physical training."
"That's true, but relying on enlightenment to increase one's cultivation is no different from trying to catch a fish by chance." Xu Yun said earnestly, "As for physical training, this is complicated."
Su Zimu quickly pricked up his ears, not daring to say a word.
"As far as I know, some people achieve breakthroughs unknowingly and naturally; some people try their best but fail to achieve it, indulge themselves and get drunk, and finally achieve breakthroughs after getting drunk; and some people try hard to achieve it, but fail to achieve it once they give up.
Breakthroughs; there are also extreme cases of sudden breakthroughs after eating too much."
Su Zimu felt bad: "What is this all about?"
Xu Yundao: "That's why I asked you to go out for a walk. Maybe the opportunity will come."
"That's it!" Su Zimu understood a little bit.
"Go back and think about it carefully." Xu Yun said, "After you think about it, I will help you arrange it."
"I know." Su Zimu, who left alone, fell into deep thought.
He had always thought that physical training was about quantitative change leading to qualitative change. He thought that although the threshold was invisible and qualityless, there must be some pattern that could be captured. As long as he found it, he could successfully break through.
But the information provided by Xu Yun had nothing in common, and Su Zimu was very confused... No, it's not that there was none, but every successful breakthrough was not intentional, but a natural result of deep accumulation!
There is a saying in military training that you aim intentionally and fire unintentionally, and the bottleneck of physical training seems to mean the same thing.
Having found a new direction, Su Zimu was in a good mood.
Little did he know that Xu Yun only cited a few successful examples, and that there were so many unsuccessful body builders. They were like the most inconspicuous splashes in the long river of history, quietly coming and passing away, never leaving a trace again.
Xu Ning was the first to notice that something was wrong with Su Zimu. She immediately found Su Zimu and asked directly: "Xiao Muzi, are you unable to hold on and are you going to give up?"
Su Zimu was startled, but before he could speak, Xu Ning had already continued speaking: "You must never give up. Thinking about you being buried in the soil a hundred years later, I feel very uncomfortable...
"
The host of Su University felt bad: "No, senior sister, what are you doing? Who are you trying to bury in the ground? When did I say I gave up?"
Where are you now, are you thinking about what will happen a hundred years from now?
One hundred years is really too long!
Xu Ning was also stunned: "Then why don't you exercise?"
Su Zimu explained: "Uncle Yun said that I was about to break through and that I could relax a bit. He also asked me to go out for a walk and look for opportunities to break through." He raised his arms and made a gesture to show off his biceps.
What’s growing on your arms is not flesh, but explosives that are about to ignite!
Huh? Is that so?
The baby fat on Xu Ning's face turned into folds: "So, you're leaving?"
"Yeah!" Su Zimu nodded.
"when are we leaving?"
"It'll take a few more days, I'm not ready yet."
"Then, when will you come back?"
Su Zimu shook his head: "I don't know, maybe soon, maybe..."
"Stop!" Xu Ning turned around and left, "I don't want to hear what's coming next. I don't care whether you find the opportunity or not. In short, you must come back to me!"
Su Zimu blinked his eyes, couldn't help but laugh, and rolled his hands into morning glory: "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely come back!"
After I finished shouting, I smacked my lips and thought to myself, where did this happen? I was thinking about what would happen a hundred years later!
It didn't take long for the nearby neighbors to know about Su Zimu.
I was used to this kid running around every day, but now that I couldn't see anyone, I really felt like something was missing.
Many people asked around, wondering if Su Zimu had given up, especially those who believed that he could not hold on. It was not until they heard that he was out looking for opportunities that these boring people stopped.
