Chapter 5: Exercise Plan
After receiving the meditation method, Xiao Fei began practicing that same evening. His first meditation session wasn't entirely smooth; he felt a slight resistance.
Could this be the difference between ordinary soul power and innate full soul power? Meditation was actually quite simple. Through meditation, soul power circulated and flowed throughout the body, gradually increasing.
When it reached saturation, it was about to level up. This increase in soul power signaled improvements in physical fitness and other aspects.
It was no wonder that higher-level soul masters exerted greater suppression over lower-level soul masters. Higher soul power levels correlated with greater physical fitness.
A closer look at the direction of soul power's movement revealed what were known as meridians in the martial arts world. However, the concept of meridians didn't exist on Douluo Continent.
Those Titled Douluo simply opened up their entire meridians, achieving a qualitative improvement in their physical fitness. It was no wonder that Tang San's Xuantian Gong had been so helpful in his cultivation.
Different meditation methods likely relate to the direction and location of soul power flow within the body. For example, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex's dragon transformation likely focuses its initial soul power flow on the body, while airborne dragon transformations require a different meditation method.
After a night of meditation, Xiao Fei felt a slight increase in his soul power, likely demonstrating the benefits of meditation. Xiao Fei couldn't help but recall the Shrek Academy training in the original novel, where people constantly push themselves to their limits. Under extreme fatigue or in a state of breakthrough, meditation speed increases. Indeed, the body is the foundation of everything.
Over the next few days, Xiao Fei began to develop his own exercise plan. After waking up in the morning, he would engage in a normal day of exercise, primarily including weighted running, weighted frog jumps, and punching bags. These high-intensity exercises were followed by a hearty breakfast.
The mornings were primarily devoted to classes and meditation, primarily focused on learning, including but not limited to the teacher's lectures, library resources, and research on relevant soul beasts.
In the afternoons, he would find a way to work outside. Since he was a fire elementalist, a blacksmith's shop was ideal, as the blacksmith's shop always had the highest concentration of fire elemental energy in the entire city. Finally, I meditated in the dormitory at night.
A few days passed, and it was the weekend. Xiao Fei found a blacksmith shop.
As soon as he arrived, the owner came to greet Xiao Fei: "Hello, sir. Do you need anything forged? It's best to ask your parents to come over."
Xiao Fei immediately said: "Uncle, I'm a student at Notting College. I'm here to apply for a blacksmith apprenticeship. I'm very strong."
All the blacksmiths around were curious. An old blacksmith nearby said, "Little friend, judging from your appearance, you should be a student of the Soul Master Academy.
Soul masters are the most respected profession by everyone on the continent. The professional status of blacksmiths is relatively low. As the saying goes, people tend to flow to the lowest places."
Xiao Fei replied, "Hello, master. I have been interested in blacksmithing since I was a child. Moreover, my martial soul is related to the fire element.
Blacksmithing helps to cultivate my martial soul. My grandfather and I depend on each other in my family. I am not afraid of hardship and will help in any way I can."
At this time, the owner of the blacksmith shop spoke, "Hello, little friend. My name is Tie Niu. I am the owner of this blacksmith shop. Decent work is quite strenuous. You can stay here and try it.
The work in a blacksmith shop is mainly blacksmithing. You can try hitting it a few times with that casting hammer. If you can work here." After that, he pointed to an empty blacksmith table next to him, on which there was a larger hammer.
Xiao Fei walked to the blacksmith's table, picked up the foundry hammer, and hammered the pig iron in front of him according to his previous memory. He hammered continuously for a while, about half an hour later, and he didn't know how many times he had actually hammered it.
The pig iron gradually became smaller and took shape, and gradually emitted a dark luster. Xiao Fei stopped and looked at the boss Tie Niu. Tie Niu clamped the forged iron block with pliers and observed it carefully:
"Little friend, you must have never learned blacksmithing before. You look very strong and have a good rhythm.
After learning for a while, you can forge it by yourself. You can come here to work every afternoon. Our salary here is not high, one silver soul coin per month, but we provide dinner here, so you can be full."
(In Douluo Continent, one gold soul coin is equal to ten silver soul coins, which is equal to one hundred bronze soul coins. The protagonist's physical fitness and height are better than Tang San, so the salary is the same.)
Xiao Fei was very happy and thanked him quickly: "Thank you, uncle. I will come here to study and work every afternoon in the future."
Amidst everyone's laughter, Xiao Fei was assigned a teacher, primarily to teach him how to forge. Forging isn't simple; basic blacksmithing also involves shaping the iron blocks, rinsing them with water, and other processes.
So, under the guidance of a veteran blacksmith, Xiao Fei began his first day. In his words, learn the forging first, then learn the rest. Once you master all of them, you'll be a true blacksmith.
Xiao Fei spent the afternoon forging iron, barely stopping. As the sun was about to set, the boss gave the go-ahead for everyone to pack up and call it a day. Xiao Fei was so busy that he was completely exhausted; after all, a child sitting there forging iron was physically demanding.
For dinner, a group of skilled blacksmiths gathered around the table, enjoying a hearty meal. While the food was ordinary, Xiao Fei felt a sense of home warmth. This was the ordinary life of ordinary people on Douluo Continent.
In the evening, Xiao Fei, exhausted, returned to his dorm. Sitting on his bed, he began his daily meditation. Do you think today's meditation was more effective than yesterday's?
Maybe it was because of the exposure to the fire element all day, or maybe it was because he was busy all day and pushed his body to its limits.
The next morning, Xiao Fei got up early and started a new day of study. After working like this for a week, Xiao Fei suddenly had an idea today: what would be the effect if he meditated in the blacksmith shop after work that day?
So, Xiao Fei did it immediately. That day, after work at the blacksmith shop and dinner, Xiao Fei did not return to the dormitory immediately, but meditated at the place where he worked during the day.
After a period of meditation, Xiao Fei summarized himself. "As expected, meditating in the blacksmith shop is more efficient than in the dormitory. This is what's called a simulated environment."
The next day, Xiao Fei approached Tie Niu and said, "Boss, I see there's a vacant utility room upstairs.
Can I stay there at night? I think meditating there would be much more efficient than in the dormitory." Tie Niu thought for a moment and said,
"That room is a bit empty and there's nothing here right now. If you'd like, you can stay there. After dinner, I'll get a few people to clean it up and put a bed in." Xiao Fei was delighted to receive the boss's agreement.
The next day, Xiao Fei approached the school's Dean of Students and told him he wanted to move out.
The Dean initially refused, citing student safety as a reason, but since Xiao Fei was a part-time student and school housing was already tight, he was familiar with Tie Niu, the owner of the blacksmith shop.
After some discussion, he finally agreed to let Xiao Fei stay in the blacksmith shop. Of course, Tie Niu, the blacksmith shop owner, even made a special trip to the school.
Xiao Fei's days were rather monotonous. He would get up in the morning and exercise, go to school in the morning, work at the blacksmith shop in the afternoon, and then meditate in the blacksmith shop.
He kept this busy routine for almost six months. Finally, one day, Xiao Fei felt a surge of inner freedom.
"Finally, I've reached level ten." Xiao Fei had officially broken through to level ten, and he sensed the bottleneck of cultivation beyond level ten. The next step was to acquire a spirit ring.
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