Chapter 4 First Try

  Returning to the small courtyard, Ye Chen was stimulated by Xu Jing's Badao Fist Method and immediately had the idea of practicing the Diamond Fist.

  Just punched a few times, always feel something is wrong.

  "If I'm not mistaken, Senior Sister Xu Jing cultivates the top-tier human-grade martial skill 'Fumo Shenquan', which is unmatched in its ferocity. As for me, although my Golden Fist isn't as powerful as Fumo Shenquan, it's still a part of the same lineage of fierce and powerful fist techniques. However, when she fights, that's what I call truly fierce, whereas I lack that certain flair - what's going on here?"

  Standing in the middle of the courtyard, Ye Dun furrowed his brow in thought, repeatedly recalling the scene of Xu Jing practicing her fist.

  It turns out that Xu Jing's drinking sound can be heard from a mile away, with a strong and full voice, which is due to the strength of his physical body. My comprehension is strong, but my physical body is still weak, after all, I won't be able to learn the vigorous fist method.

  Thinking of the key to the problem, Ye Chen let out a breath, not afraid that he wouldn't learn it, just afraid that he couldn't find the root cause.

  Now Ye Chen's first priority is to master the horse stance, only when the horse stance is stable can he deliver powerful punches, otherwise, if he clashes with someone and his lower body is unstable, it will be a joke.

  Horse Stance with feet apart slightly wider than shoulder width, adopting a half-squatting posture. The stance is named as such because it resembles riding a horse and is as stable as a pillar. A good Horse Stance can strengthen the kidneys and waist, fortify the tendons and supplement Qi, regulate the spirit and stabilize the lower Dantian, improve balance and prevent being easily knocked down, while also enhancing the body's reaction ability. The Horse Stance is one of the fundamental training methods in martial arts, as the saying goes "practicing fists without practicing gong will lead to emptiness by old age", referring to merely learning the forms and routines on the surface without actually undergoing whole-body muscle strength and endurance training, ultimately becoming flowery fists and embroidered legs.

  Thigh and calf form a 90-degree angle, Ye Chen's eyes gaze forward, with each breath, quickly and rhythmically punching out horse steps.

  Hooooo...

  His fists were like cannonballs, with a loud whooshing sound that seemed endless, and in just a short while he had exceeded three hundred moves.

  About a minute later, Ye Chen focused his mind on his lower abdomen for a minute based on the memories in his mind.

  Then come again in the evening, but the speed of punching should be slowly increased, striving to make a breakthrough each time, without interruption.

  Half a month later, Ye Chen no longer practiced Ma Bu Chong Quan, only practicing Si Ping Shi Ma Bu Zhuang Gong, standing still for half an hour.

  Awaiting realization is not difficult, Ye Chen clenched his fists and bent his elbows in a double-peak piercing ear style, with his fist facing forward and his fist eyes facing his ears. He used all his strength to pull back at the same time, standing in a horse stance with feet shoulder-width apart, sinking his waist and straightening his chest. After a while, he guarded his lower abdomen for a moment.

  When the whole month came to an end, Ye Chen's body underwent a tremendous change. His strength increased greatly, almost to the point of being able to lift a thousand pounds, and his movements became swift and agile. His internal energy was abundant, allowing him to move about with ease, and his vitality was full. The most noticeable change was in his appetite - he could eat three large bowls of rice per meal, along with a whole roasted chicken. He slept extremely well, and by the later stages, his internal energy was surging and overflowing, allowing him to move about freely, as if he had an endless supply of strength.

  These are not the key points. Now Ye Chen can truly achieve 'heart and hand corresponding, getting the heart to respond', and when interacting with others, he can maintain a state of peak condition at all times.

  On this day, Ye Chen frowned after finishing his horse stance: "The physical quality has improved, but the physical strength is not good enough. Xu Jing's strength is at least several times mine, and the Fumo Divine Fist is invincible with great power and force."

  In the yard, Ye Chen looked around and his eyes lit up, staring at a hundred-pound boulder in the corner.

  Weightlifting undoubtedly increases a person's arm strength, but it is easy to practice muscle damage, which is not wise. However, running with stones is different. With the change of center of gravity and the transfer of pressure, it can easily exercise every bone and muscle in the body, and also has an obvious grinding effect on endurance.

  Thoughts turned into action, Ye Chen ran to the corner, exerted his arms and easily lifted a large stone, then turned around and rushed out of the yard.

  Qingfeng Mountain has dozens of peaks, covering an area of tens of miles. Except for the middle section above the waist of the mountain, which is filled with continuous buildings, other areas are desolate and uninhabited. Of course, at the foot of the mountain, there are many disciples of Liuyun Zong guarding it, not allowing outsiders to enter.

  On the mountain path, a figure held a stone and strode swiftly, with no internal energy fluctuations on his body, meaning he didn't use internal energy to assist him, relying solely on physical strength for training.

  "Look, isn't that Ye Chen?"

  "Ah! This kid is going crazy, not practicing martial arts properly."

  Liuyun Sect has 3,000 outer disciples and 500 inner disciples. Most people won't stay in their own courtyard, they like to go to remote places to practice their unique martial arts like Ye Chen, some will find like-minded partners to practice together, usually they can also exchange ideas with each other.

  Ye Dun didn't bat an eyelid and didn't put these people's discussions in his heart.

  But some troubles can't be avoided no matter how hard you try.

  A figure suddenly darted out sideways and intercepted Leaf Dust's path. It was a sturdy-looking boy of fourteen or fifteen years old.

  Ye Chen stopped in his tracks, "Wang Gang, what instructions do you have."

  The majestic young man was named Wang Gang, and like Ye Chen, he was an outer door disciple. However, his cultivation was much higher than Ye Chen's, having already reached the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Realm. He excelled at horizontal exercises, possessing immense strength. The two had previously clashed, with Ye Chen being taught a lesson by Wang Gang, resulting in him lying in bed for half a month.

  Wang Gang sneered and smiled, "You can't just practice like this to death. Like last time, I only used 30% of my strength and beat you to a pulp."

  Ye Dun sneered, if the other party didn't come to his door, it would be fine. Now that they've taken the initiative to deliver themselves to him, he naturally wouldn't let them off. Half a year ago, he had unintentionally retorted with one sentence and was punched in return, breaking two of his ribs. Fortunately, the Ye family wasn't short on money, so there were many healing medicines available, which allowed him to recover within half a month.

  "Is it? Then how should I practice?" Ye Chen threw down the big stone.

  "All talk and no action, I'll teach you a lesson!" Wang Gang's body suddenly charged forward, taking several strides to appear in front of Ye Chen. His enormous palm, larger than that of an ordinary person, came crashing down like an iron plate, creating a deafening sound that shattered the air.

  Looking at the opponent's powerful palm, Ye Chen didn't dodge or evade, his left hand rose, forming a Vajra Mudra, and actually chose to collide head-on.

  Bang!

  It was as if the sound of wood and stone colliding had occurred, Ye Chen's body remained motionless, but Wang Gang's lower body was shaken somewhat unstable, leaving a huge opening.

  "How is this possible? His inner energy is clearly inferior to mine. How could he block my 'Opening the Tomb' palm? This is truly a ghostly encounter."

  Wang Gang immediately sensed that something was off and, without regard for his own safety, transformed his right fist into a palm and struck out horizontally.

  Why did Ye Xichen know and react first? Before the opponent launched a second attack, his right fist had already slammed into Wang Gang's chest with an overbearing momentum.

  "Vajra Fist Style 5: Vajra Pestle Smash!"

  With a loud crash, Wang Gang spat out fresh blood, his feet left the ground and flew backwards, rolling heavily on the ground several times before coming to a stop, his whole body limp and lifeless.

  Everyone was shocked at this moment. Wang Gang, who had always been known for his ferocity, actually lost to Ye Chen in a head-on confrontation, and it was so miserable that he looked like a dead dog.

  Only Ye Chen knew what was going on, Wang Gang's strength and internal energy were both higher than his, but in actual combat, the weakness of the opponent's unrefined martial skills was immediately exposed. For example, that previous vertical slash had strong power, but Ye Chen didn't directly resist it, instead choosing to press down first, exhausting some of the opponent's strength before forcefully counterattacking, making the opponent's lower body unstable. As for the illusion of a fierce collision, it was just an optical illusion created by the excessive speed.