"You continue practicing boxing."
Meng Yongzhi patted Meng Chuan's shoulder and went back to the living room, turning on the TV and lowering the volume to the minimum.
——Yong'an City Publicity Department:
"Once again, we remind all citizens that a Level 4 Demon Nest has appeared outside Yong'an City recently, and it's currently being suppressed and led by Huayan Martial Arts University's principal [Dragon-riding Guanyin, Zheng Yulan].
During this period, the municipal government urges everyone not to go out at night unless absolutely necessary! Life first, safety is paramount!"
"Such tumultuous times... The traces of the Celestial Demon appearing in Qindu District are probably coming from this Demon Nest, and hiss, it's a Level 4."
Meng Yongzhi was extremely depressed; the appearance of a Demon Nest near Yong'an City was not a good thing, especially when it's only one of the few Level 4 Demon Nests in history.
The last time a Level 4 Demon Nest appeared in Guiyun Province, it was just after the establishment of the Great Chu Kingdom, and the rulers wanted to use this event to establish their power, sending an unprecedented demon suppression team to air-drop into Guiyun.
Even so, that battle was extremely difficult, lasting for more than two months.
Guiyun used to be a mountainous region, but after the blockade was lifted, the locals were surprised to find their hometown had been beaten into a basin.
And the Celestial Demons are indeed products of the Demon Nest.
Their origins can be traced back to a thousand years ago, when legends of monsters and ghosts spread, with demons building temples, becoming monks to feed on humans, and ghosts enchanting scholars to take their essence.
With the founding of the Great Chu three hundred years ago, its national power was at its peak. The emperor dedicated the entire nation's resources for years, discovering an unknown world that had never been known before.
"Enemies from beyond the world, demonic thoughts confuse life."
The emperor named it "Celestial Demon Realm."
People cannot actively explore the Celestial Demon Realm but can only contact it passively, as the Celestial Demon Realm exists on the dark side of the world.
When the local veins are abnormal and the magnetic field reverses, it indicates that part of the Celestial Demon Realm has intersected and collided with the real world.
This part of the realm appearing in the real world is named—Demon Nest.
The creatures escaping from the Demon Nest are naturally called "Celestial Demons."
Regardless of their strength, they possess a bizarre twisted force field that interferes with the real world while protecting themselves.
It can only be overcome by breaking through the first major limit of the realm to become a Martial Arts Family mastering the power of will, or by using the latest demon suppression technology.
Therefore, when ordinary people encounter Celestial Demons, they should hope the demons don't run fast, or that they can run faster than others...
"So Chuan must become a Martial Arts Family."
Even a Martial Arts Family with just the first major limit can protect this small family; thinking of this, Meng Yongzhi decided to increase investment.
On Monday morning at five, Meng Chuan was standing in his bedroom practicing morning posture.
The window was opened to the maximum, with the first trace of morning energy in the world entering the room. After two and a half days, Meng Kaiyang successfully got started with the [Three Talents Posture].
The panel showed new changes.
[Martial Arts Limit Breaking Panel]
[Martial Arts]
[National Obligation Basic Boxing: Perfection (99%) Waiting for Limit Breaking]
[Limit Breaking Trait: Eternal Proof (Super)]
[Pile Skill]
[Taiyi Three Talents Posture: Human Posture (1%) Waiting for Limit Breaking]
[Limit Breaking Trait: Morning and Evening Comprehension (Basic)]
Unlike the progress display of martial arts, Meng Chuan had seen the diagram and knew the Xingyi Taiyi Three Talents Posture was divided into four realms from low to high.
[Human Posture]-[Earth Posture]-[Celestial Posture]-[Three Talents in Unity]
The Pile Skill is a painstaking water grind skill, even as strong as the third major limit [Qianyuan Thunder Strike, Luo Guanyun], the Pile Skill has not yet entered the realm of [Celestial Posture].
The new trait appearance made Meng Chuan somewhat happy, but the current focus remained on [Eternal Proof]; with the Pile Skill getting started, Meng Chuan gained some new insights and could feel that the limit breaking was within reach!
After calming down, Meng Chuan practiced the National Obligation Basic Boxing several times, finding no changes on the panel, and his body felt slightly tired.
Since the Pile Skill got started, every cycle consumes a lot of mental and physical strength, and during Meng Chuan's first initiation, he could barely stand for half an hour before feeling entirely weakened.
After resting for a while, Meng Chuan drank a bottle of Tendons and Bones Liquid, the bitterness in his mouth, then grabbed the water peach on the table, eating it while heading to school.
At midday, Meng Chuan felt his body had mostly recovered, presumably related to the Tendons and Bones Liquid his uncle bought for him.
According to Liu Ru's suggestion, for those like Meng Chuan who just started Pile Skill, depending on their quality, they can only stand for one to two cycles a day, much more would leave them utterly weak.
Indeed, you have to pay to win, and that's how you can find a better feeling with the National Obligation Basic Boxing more times, right?
Taking action, he threw his partially completed homework aside, and during lunch break, stood in the corridor starting to practice posture.
At this time, the headteacher happened to pass by.
In Great Chu where martial arts govern, even science and humanity combined schools require the headteacher to have a Qi Blood level of 3 or above.
"Hey Meng Chuan, learning Pile Skill?"
Meng Chuan replied, "Yeah, just started."
The headteacher touched the bridge of his nose, observed for a while:
"Just started? The moves are quite standard, where did you learn it?"
Ping'an High School is not a professional martial arts school, only after the second year of high school when science and liberal arts are separated, are martial arts students taught Pile Skill.
Some students may have congenital physical deficiencies or other reasons like personality that make them want to pursue liberal arts instead of martial arts.
These students just fight a little, but having them stand in painful Pile Skill is truly forcing the issue.
"Just the Infinite Martial Arts Dojo in Greenland Plaza, I feel they're teaching well."
"Your uncle is something, the Infinite Martial Arts Dojo isn't cheap, but from what I heard, your dojo owner is quite powerful.
You need to actively cling to his leg, don't be lazy, being able to become his apprentice means success this lifetime."
Although just starting high school, the headteacher still had a strong impression of Meng Chuan, with decent roots but stubborn as an ox, not listening no matter what.
Saying these things not expecting Meng Chuan to listen, just fulfilling his duty as a teacher, and today seeing this kid practicing posture, might be a positive change. A prodigal son returning?
The headteacher spoke till he felt thirsty, sipping from the teacup in hand, and looking up, Meng Chuan started practicing the "National Obligation Basic Boxing" again.
"..."
Time quickly flew to Saturday.
For these five days, Meng Chuan dedicated around ten hours each day to comprehend the National Obligation Basic Boxing, missing classes for it, running to the playground daily to practice boxing.
Academic teachers couldn't manage it, reported to the headteacher, who called his uncle.
"Officer Meng, your family, Meng Chuan, has been skipping classes daily recently."
"Really, teacher?"
In Meng Yongzhi's mind, Chuan wouldn't be like this?
"Running to the playground to practice boxing, skipping academic classes."
"Okay, thank you, teacher. Hey! Don't run! Stand still! Sorry, teacher, I'm on duty, quite busy, sorry for hanging up first, when Meng Chuan returns, I will certainly educate him well.."
Headteacher: "Beep beep beep..."
...
Meng Chuan stood in posture while taking medicine, practicing boxing without neglecting Pile Skill, but progress was slow, five days and the panel showed no progress.
[Taiyi Three Talents Posture: Human Posture (1%) Waiting for Limit Breaking]
The progress in Pile Skill was indeed too slow, but Meng Chuan knew clearly without the panel and Eternal Proof, he was just an ordinary person, nothing to be discouraged by.
Persist, everything will change once the National Obligation Basic Boxing breaks limits, only by staying motivated and continuing to work hard can this unique encounter not be squandered.