Starting as a dockworker

Chapter 37 Absolute Stance, Innate Divine Strength!

Comparing people will only lead to ruin, and comparing goods will only result in loss.

The arrival of the fourth senior brother was so extraordinary that it made the others feel somewhat dejected.

This applies not only to outer disciples but also to inner disciples.

Yuan Heng, the sixth senior disciple of the martial arts school, murmured, "Now I understand why Master divided the disciples into three training areas..."

Seventh Senior Sister Zhao Lei, who was standing nearby, asked, "Why?"

Yuan Heng explained, "Because the disciples in these three areas have completely different aptitudes, if they were to train together, it would severely damage their confidence..."

Zhao Lei laughed and said, "It seems you've already been discouraged?"

Yuan Heng sighed, "Yes, back in my day, it took me three months to find the feeling of stance when I practiced stance training, and two years to find the absolute feeling... This fourth senior brother found the absolute feeling on his very first try... This is more than just surpassing his master; he has probably already surpassed him, right? No wonder Master took him as his last disciple..."

Zhao Lei said, "But... I heard that when Master took him in, he didn't even examine his bones or test his aptitude; he just accepted him directly."

Yuan Heng said, "That's strange... Could it be that Master just got lucky and ran into someone?"

Zhao Lei said, "Is it possible that Master met this fourth senior brother by chance during his travels, discovered his exceptional talent, and had already taught him the Guiyuan Stance, but due to certain circumstances, the fourth senior brother only returned to the sect today..."

Before Yuan Heng could speak, Huo Yingjun leaned in and said, "Seventh Senior Sister, it's really possible. Otherwise, it's too incredible. I don't believe such incredible people exist in the world..."

Thus, the inner disciples all nodded in agreement, becoming even more convinced of this conjecture.

It is said that seeing is believing and hearing is deceiving.

However, for things that are too outrageous, people can often find a reasonable, closed-loop logical explanation.

That's how it should be.

These four senior brothers must have practiced the Guiyuan stance long ago; that must be it.

"But..."

Huo Yingjun whispered, "But when I was teaching my fourth senior brother just now, he really didn't understand these movements. I had to help him adjust them to find the correct positions. I also had to teach him the breathing method on the spot."

Yuan Heng smiled and said, "It's all an act. If we didn't do it this way, how could we shock everyone like this? It seems that our fourth senior brother likes to show off. We should flatter him more in the future and cater to his tastes."

Upon hearing this, the other inner disciples nodded in agreement, finding it to be true.

Immediately, the sixth brother, Yuan Heng, clapped his hands with a smile: "A genius, a genius that comes along only once in a century, Fourth Senior Brother, you have truly impressed me."

Zhao Lei, the seventh sister, said, "Yes, with the arrival of our fourth senior brother, Guiyuan Martial Arts School will surely flourish."

"He mastered stance training in a short time; he's simply a martial arts prodigy."

"The day when Guiyuan Martial Arts School will become famous throughout the world is just around the corner."

"Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me. We should learn more from our fourth senior brother in the future."

Ninth, tenth, eleventh... several inner disciples also voiced their praise.

As the inner disciples began to praise, the outer disciples quickly followed suit.

Words of praise, compliments, and envy were constantly heard.

Thus, the outer gate of this martial arts school presents a unique scene.

A large crowd surrounded Li Xiao, watching him practice his stance and praising him as they watched.

It resembled the scene of people watching rare animals.

Li Xiao was completely exasperated and almost gave up...

What's going on with this Guiyuan Martial Arts School? Have I accidentally stumbled into the "Boastful God Cult"?

Li Xiao stood in this stance for the entire morning.

By noon, my stomach was rumbling and my body was exhausted, so I finally stopped.

Huo Yingjun leaned closer, his face full of admiration, and said, "Fourth Senior Brother, you're amazing! You found the perfect stance on your first try and stood there all morning without stopping..."

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Eighth Brother, I've mastered this skill. What should I practice next?"

Huo Yingjun said, "Next step... you don't need to practice anything, just stand in the stance every day."

Li Xiao asked curiously, "Just standing meditation? That's strange. Isn't the first stage of the Foundation Establishment realm supposed to be about cultivating strength? Don't I need to lift stone weights or something to hone my strength?"

Huo Yingjun asked in confusion, "Huh, Fourth Senior Brother, you really don't know?"

Li Xiao shook his head: "What should I know?"

Huo Yingjun wondered, was his fourth senior brother really pretending or just putting on an act?

I feel like he really doesn't know.

But if it's an act, the acting is just too good, isn't it?

After thinking it over, he decided that regardless of whether his fourth senior brother was genuinely pretending or just acting, he should teach him again seriously.

If he's really faking it, wouldn't it be awkward for me to expose him?

My father specifically instructed me to curry favor with him...

Thinking of this, Huo Yingjun continued:

"Other martial arts schools do require specific strength-training exercises to build up strength, but our Guiyuan Martial Arts School doesn't. The Guiyuan True Martial Arts Technique taught by our masters is a superior skill..."

Our Guiyuan Zhuang Gong is very special; standing in the stance allows you to generate power throughout your body, achieving the effect of power cultivation.

Moreover, this power grows very evenly.

The strength in his fists, torso, legs... and even his fingers was increasing in a balanced manner.

Hearing this, Li Xiao roughly understood.

No wonder I felt so tired when I wasn't using breathing techniques during the standing meditation.

Emotions are a kind of secret to cultivating strength, capable of training every part of the body.

Li Xiao pointed to several outer sect disciples not far away: "Then how are they going to lift the stone weights?"

Huo Yingjun gave an awkward smile and said, "Fourth Senior Brother, you don't know this, not everyone is like you and can quickly find the feeling of stance. They can't coordinate their stance with breathing techniques for a long time. When they can't stand in stance, they can only use this clumsy method to train their strength..."

Li Xiao exclaimed "Oh!" and then suddenly realized, "So, all I need to do next is practice standing meditation to increase my strength and reach the Refining Strength Realm..."

Huo Yingjun said, "That's right, senior brother. Once you find the absolute feeling of stance, you can practice all day long. I estimate that in less than three months, you will reach the Refining Strength Realm."

Li Xiao asked, "Is there some kind of limit?"

Huo Yingjun said, "Yes, lifting a thousand-pound stone lock with one arm is the limit of the Strength Refinement Realm. You can continue to cultivate to the next realm, but strength has no limit. It's not like I said that strength stops increasing after the Strength Refinement Realm. As long as you keep practicing standing meditation, your strength will continue to increase, but it will become more and more difficult to improve as you go further..."

As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh right, senior brother, I forgot to test your initial strength."

Li Xiao asked, "What's the explanation?"

Huo Yingjun explained, "Initial strength is a person's natural strength. Before practicing martial arts, the higher one's natural strength, the higher the upper limit of future strength..."

Li Xiao said, "We have to give it a try!"

Huo Yingjun said, "Senior brother, come with me."

Li Xiao followed Huo Yingjun to the area of ​​the stone lock.

There were more than a dozen stone locks lined up on the ground.

The weight is engraved on each item, ranging from the smallest weighing fifty jin to the largest weighing two thousand jin.

As Li Xiao arrived, the disciples who had come to watch the spectacle also rushed over...

"Senior brother, why don't you try this first?"

Huo Yingjun pointed to the lightest fifty-pound stone lock, "Before practicing martial arts, the disciples of the martial arts school will lift the stone lock to record their initial strength. The higher the initial strength, the easier it is to reach the Refinement Realm, the shorter the time, and the higher the upper limit of strength in the future. Although strength does not represent power, it is always better to be strong."

Li Xiao walked over and skipped directly over the fifty-pound stone lock.

This thing... isn't even as heavy as the burlap sack I carried at the docks...

Li Xiao kept moving forward, surpassing 100 jin, 200 jin, 300 jin...

Finally, it stopped in front of the 400-pound stone lock.

A collective gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd.

You should know that for a disciple who hasn't trained, being able to lift a 50-pound stone weight with one arm is considered quite strong.

The fourth senior brother went straight to the 400-pound stone lock to take on the challenge.

Li Xiao squatted down, gently lifted the 400-pound stone lock, and then let go.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. That's more like it; it couldn't possibly be...

However, the next moment, everyone present stared wide-eyed.

Li Xiao walked directly to the 500-pound stone lock, spread his legs slightly apart, grabbed the large stone lock with one arm, shouted, and lifted it up with all his might, directly above his head.

After pausing for a few seconds, it was dropped on the ground with a thud, raising a cloud of dust.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

Everyone gasped in shock.

An initial strength of 600 jin...

Legendary superhuman strength!!!