In the year 2117 of the Star Boundary Calendar, the blue planet has initially entered the technological era. Due to a great change a hundred years ago, it has followed a different trajectory and entered a new era.
Aircraft are flying in the low altitude, cars are roaring on the road, and wonderful videos are played on huge billboards on high-rise buildings, full of modern atmosphere. But there are also people on the road, speeding like the wind, blinking hundreds of meters, and some people are shoulder-to-shoulder.
Heavies weighing hundreds of kilograms were walking as fast as flying without changing their expressions. Some people were even playing parkour among complex buildings. With just one jump, they jumped to more than three meters, doing various complicated movements in the air...
Suddenly, a soft whistling sound was heard, and in the high sky, someone stepped on a flying sword, whizzing past like a legendary immortal, and disappeared into the distance in the blink of an eye.
"A strong man in the Xiantian realm..." Xiang Shang said secretly as he withdrew the envious look in his eyes.
He knew that those who could fly in the air with flying swords were all strong men who had reached the innate realm. People in this realm were already considered big shots, and their strength was unimaginable.
Even in the entire Jiangzhou City, there are not many strong people of this level.
"Oops, we're almost late." Suddenly, Xiang Shang's expression changed, and he took a step forward, which was about 1.5 meters. In less than ten seconds, he had already appeared a hundred meters away. His speed was actually over 100 meters away.
The 100-meter champion of the old days.
Xiang Shang didn't care about all this and was accustomed to it.
Since the cholera in the East China Sea a hundred years ago, great changes have taken place in the world. What is called the evolutionary factor in modern times, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in ancient legends, have reappeared. Some martial arts skills in the stories have been picked up again by people. Individually powerful, they have been
Infinitely higher.
Nowadays, people have already entered the era of national cultivation. No one cares about sports records from a hundred years ago.
The realm of martial arts is the focus of people's attention.
Soon, Xiang Shang appeared in a martial arts gym.
This martial arts gym is called Tongshi Martial Arts Gym. Although it is located in a remote location, it is affordable and has all the necessary training equipment, so it naturally has students.
Xiang Shang is a student of this martial arts school.
"Xiang Shang, you're here, come on... The master of the hall will start the class soon. This time he will teach you the Seven Star Steps that you have always wanted to learn. If you miss this time, you don't know when you will have the opportunity."
As he entered the restaurant, a strong black boy ran over and pulled him inside.
"Finally caught up." When he entered the teaching hall and did not see the owner Tong He, Xiang Shang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to the black and strong boy: "Zhao Guangming, thank you."
"Why are you so polite?" Zhao Guangming waved his hand and said indifferently.
Hearing this, Xiang Shang said nothing more. Although he didn't say anything when others helped him, he always remembered it in his heart. As long as he had the chance, he would naturally pay them back one by one.
At this moment, a tall middle-aged man, wearing a coaching uniform, walked in.
The person who came was none other than Tong He, the owner of the Tong Family Martial Arts Hall, a master of the acquired eighth level.
"The acquired eighth level is indeed powerful. Just getting close to it makes me feel uncomfortable and a sense of oppression... This time I came to the right place. Although the Seven-Star Step is not the famous movement technique of the children's hall master, for me now, it is also
It's definitely enough." Xiang Shang naturally had his own purpose in rushing over.
That is to master a body skill and make it the most important supplement for him to walk in the wild.
"After junior high school, the national compulsory education has been completed. If you want to study again, you have to spend money. For liberal arts and sciences, the tuition is not expensive, but if you want to enter a martial arts academy, the tuition is not affordable for ordinary people."
Xiang Shang has a clear idea in his mind and knows exactly what he needs.
If you want stability, liberal arts and sciences are naturally your first choice. Urban construction and company management all require talents in this area, it is safe and the pay is not bad.
But martial arts is Xiang Shang's pursuit...and he has been admitted to the First Martial Arts Academy in Jiangzhou City.
Therefore, Xiang Shang needs money, lots and lots of money. Not only tuition and living expenses, but also the nutritional expenses necessary for martial arts training. This is the real big deal.
Cultivation consumes resources. In ancient martial arts, there was a saying that food and medicine were tonic. This is because during the process of martial arts, qi and blood move, and essence and blood are constantly consumed, so energy needs to be replenished to maintain this consumption.
The same is true for modern spiritual practice. The meat of ferocious beasts and nutrient solutions are conventional things to replenish energy.
But all this requires money, and it is expensive. Xiang Shang's parents died young and he struggled to survive since he was a child. He has long understood that the only one he can rely on is himself. Although safe, the jobs he can find in the city really cannot meet his needs. So.
He can only hope in the wild.
With his strength, he would naturally not be able to deal with mid- to high-level ferocious beasts, but he thought he could still handle low-level ferocious beasts.
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"Seven Star Steps is a fighting movement technique, which includes moving, leaping, retreating and advancing..." Tong He is a straightforward person, without any nonsense, he just starts talking. While explaining, he performs the movement technique and makes every movement
, they are all explained in detail, making it easy for people to understand.
Xiang Shang stood near the front, his eyes widened, and he combined every key point explained by the children's hall master with the movements and memorized it in his mind.
"The emphasis on movement is flexible application. Although this Seven Star Step is a combat movement, if I want, I can also use it as a speed movement. You see..." With that, Tong He started again.
The display, this time, was different from the previous one. His figure was seen rushing in and out of the training ground at extremely fast speeds.
"As long as you break this body technique into pieces, study and understand it, you will find many interesting phenomena... It is not difficult to learn this body technique. What is really difficult is to apply it flexibly. If you use it well, you can defeat yourself.
It is not impossible for a strong person."
Before you knew it, the martial arts class was over, the master of the children's hall left naturally, and the students dispersed in twos and threes and started practicing individually.
Xiang Shang did the same thing. He found a corner with Zhao Guangming and practiced one by one. If he found something he didn't understand, he stopped to think or discuss it. Until he confirmed that the movements were in place, he practiced separately and performed them again and again.
an hour...
Two hours...
Three hours passed before Xiang Shang finally stopped.
After three hours of practice, Xiang Shang has mastered this set of movements.
This speed is not very fast. In the era of national cultivation, geniuses emerge one after another. There are many people who can learn the same martial arts within an hour, or even within half an hour. But Xiang Shang is already satisfied.
Since practicing, he has known for a long time that he is not a genius, does not have a photographic memory, and does not have any great talent in martial arts. But he has never thought of giving up. He believes that hard work can make up for weakness.
"What's more, tonight, the Enlightenment Pearl will be opened..." Thinking of this, Xiang Shang became more confident.
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When Xiang Shang walked out of the martial arts hall, it was already dark.
In less than ten minutes, Xiang Shang arrived at the door of the community where he lived. Jiangwan Community is a low-rent housing community with a history of 70 years.
Xiang Shang lives on the tenth floor. The elevator has long been damaged and no one wants to repair it. Most of the people living here are poor and no one wants to pay an extra fee for electricity and property. Besides, everyone is practicing martial arts now, and their physical fitness is not good.
The same, there is not much difference between the tenth and twentieth floors.
Entering the room, it was a house of about 80 square meters. It roughly maintained the style of two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom in the previous era. However, Xiang Shang was the only one living here, so he transformed one of the rooms into a place for practicing martial arts.
The room, even the living room, is equipped with a lot of fitness equipment.
Dinner consisted of three kilograms of blood rice and half a kilogram of cooked bucktooth rabbit meat. Xiang Shang ate them all before he felt full. This is the minimum requirement for martial arts training. After a day of training, his energy and blood consumption is
If it is very serious, it must be supplemented.
"Blood spirit rice is rice moistened by spiritual energy. It is not of high quality, but it costs thirty stars per pound. As for the bucktooth rabbit, it is a ferocious beast. The meat costs one hundred stars per pound, which adds up to one hundred
Forty stars. Three meals a day, that’s four hundred and twenty stars... My parents’ inheritance and compassionate allowance have only left me thirteen thousand. I can last for a month at most... I can’t wait any longer, three days.
Everything must be ready within three days." Xiang Shang felt a strong sense of urgency in his heart.
As for cutting expenses and reducing consumption, he has never even thought about it.
Ever since the beast wave broke out when he was eight years old, and his parents were recruited to fight and never came back, without the protection of his parents, he had suffered a lot from human kindness and warmth. He had long understood that only when he was strong could he truly protect himself. So he put all his thoughts into it.
He puts it above his cultivation. As long as it helps his cultivation, he will never be stingy with spending money.
In the practice room, Xiang Shang suppressed his emotions and remained calm and focused.
Fifteen minutes later, with an expressionless face and quiet eyes, he solemnly took out a pendant from under his neck.
This is a purple-black bead, tied with a red rope, hanging on Xiang Shang's neck. The appearance of the bead is not smooth, and it is a bit rough at first glance. Of course, it is also rough to touch, and it is easy to be ignored.
It's just an ordinary marble. But if you look closely, you will find that there are many lines inside the bead, which seem to be chaotic and have some kind of pattern.
"Enlightenment Pearl!"
Xiang Shang didn't know the origin of this bead. He only knew that it was a relic left by his parents. He found it in a hidden compartment when he was cleaning up his parents' room.
At first, he didn't know the function of this bead. He just hung it around his neck with the idea that it must be a good thing since it was hidden so well. It was still fresh at first, but he later forgot about it.
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