43 – Gradually Improving

【Would you like to start training now?】

Seeing the prompt in his paranormal vision, Lu Qing chose yes this time.

The next moment, a flood of information surged into his mind.

Various insights about the Body Nourishing Fist emerged in his mind like an epiphany.

Combining the previous guidance from his master at the halfway mountain courtyard, Lu Qing couldn’t help but start practicing the Body Nourishing Fist.

First move, second move, third move…

This set of Body Nourishing Fist techniques did not seem to have names for each move given by his master, so Lu Qing could only refer to them in sequence.

He practiced slowly and somewhat clumsily. After finishing the ninth move, he was about to proceed to the tenth move when he felt a wave of soreness in his body.

Although he knew the details of the tenth move in his mind, it was very difficult to practice it physically.

Lu Qing recalled his master’s warning and knew that the moves after the ninth were beyond what his current physique could handle.

Forcing the practice could damage his body.

He immediately stopped practicing the tenth move and started again from the first move.

In this way, Lu Qing practiced the first to ninth moves of the Body Nourishing Fist over and over again.

Following the insights in his mind, his moves gradually became more fluid from their initial clumsiness.

If someone had been watching from the side, they would have noticed that during his first repetition, Lu Qing’s movements were still very stiff, and his stance was unsteady.

But by the second repetition, his movements were noticeably more coherent, and his stances more standard.

By the third repetition, he already looked more proficient, no longer so clumsy.

Fourth repetition…

Fifth repetition…

With each repetition, Lu Qing showed visible improvement.

By the time he reached the ninth repetition, his moves were very fluid, the transitions between each stance natural and standard, giving a pleasing impression.

It was as if he had been immersed in this set of techniques for a long time.

When the ninth repetition ended, Lu Qing felt an inspiration and did not continue practicing. Instead, he slowly closed the session.

After finishing, Lu Qing exhaled a warm breath.

He only felt his Qi flow smoothly, his mind serene, and his whole body warm and comfortable.

He was pleasantly surprised, knowing that he had grasped some key points of the Body Nourishing Fist’s first to ninth moves.

Next, as long as he continued to practice persistently, it wouldn’t be long before he could step into the Qi and Blood Realm as his master had mentioned.

At the same time, Lu Qing somewhat understood what the simulation ability of his paranormal powers was.

In essence, even though his power could simulate a technique, it couldn’t let him directly master it.

More so, it presented the practice points and insights of the technique in his mind in a guiding manner.

This allowed him to understand the technique more quickly using these insights.

However, to truly master the technique and integrate it, he still needed to practice diligently on his own.

Just like now, his mind was filled with insights about practicing the Body Nourishing Fist.

But he still needed to train repeatedly to digest these insights and enhance his own strength.

‘Gurgle…’

Lu Qing’s stomach made a sound.

Feeling the hunger in his belly, he knew the recent martial arts practice had significantly consumed his physical energy.

Recalling his master’s advice, he returned to the house and took a strip of preserved meat made some days ago.

He then caught a river fish, about two or three pounds, from the bucket in the kitchen, which he had caught just yesterday.

Next, he went to the yard and picked some wild vegetables.

The green vegetables he planted a while ago had just sprouted, otherwise, they wouldn’t need to eat wild vegetables.

After preparing all the ingredients, Lu Qing got ready to cook.
First, he washed the pot and steamed the rice. Once the rice was nearly done, he began to cook the dishes.

Not long after, a dish of stir-fried wild vegetables with cured meat and steamed fish was ready.

Just as the food was set on the table, Xiao Yan came out of the room, rubbing her eyes.

“Xiao Yan, you’re awake. Are you hungry? Brother was just about to wake you up…”

The little girl touched her belly and answered seriously, “I think I’m hungry.”

“If you’re hungry, come and eat.” Lu Qing smiled.

Children are magical, clearly having had a snack at Master’s place before sleeping, yet they feel hungry again after only a short nap.

With a bowl of rice in his stomach, Lu Qing finally felt the hunger subside significantly and let out a long sigh of relief.

Except for the first two days after waking up, it had been a long time since he felt this hungry.

One could imagine the amount of energy consumed by the earlier martial arts practice.

Lu Qing had several bowls of rice and finished all the dishes, leaving nothing behind.

After the meal, Lu Qing lay down on the recliner as usual, digesting his food while pondering over matters.

A lot had happened today, and he needed to sort things out.

First was the change in his identity.

Now that he had finally become the Old Doctor’s disciple, with this new identity, he had a slight foundation in this foreign world.

He wouldn’t be like a rootless duckweed, aimlessly drifting without knowing which path to take.

Secondly, there was what his master had said about the martial practitioners.

The martial artists in this world were even more powerful than Lu Qing had imagined.

From his master’s description of the tiers within the Postnatal Realm alone, Lu Qing could tell that these martial artists were almost non-human, each possessing extraordinary strength and survival skills.

Not to mention the even higher Innate Realm practitioners.

According to his master, Innate Realm warriors seemed to be entities capable of suppressing a nation’s fortunes.

The Martial Path could allow an individual to cultivate to such formidable levels. It was impossible for Lu Qing not to yearn for it.

Therefore, he decided that in the future, his primary focus would be on Martial Path cultivation, supplemented by medical studies.

After all, with his unique abilities, balancing both would not be difficult for him.

Since he was set on practicing martial arts, other related matters also needed thorough consideration.

Judging by today’s meal, as Lu Qing gradually mastered the Body Nourishing Fist and formally entered the Vital Energy Realm, his appetite would likely increase significantly.

In that case, he would need to ensure his daily diet met his nutritional needs.

As the saying goes, ‘Martial arts thrive on wealth.’ To maintain the daily consumption required for martial arts practice would undoubtedly incur significant expenses.

He wasn’t sure how long the silver earned from selling the Crimson Moon Carp would last.

Lu Qing decided that in a few days, he would visit the odd fish fishing spot to try his luck again.

If he were lucky and caught another one or two odd fish, he wouldn’t have to worry about money.

After mulling over these thoughts, Lu Qing remembered the matter concerning the original owner’s parents.

From Old Zhang’s words, it was clear that the original owner’s parents’ deaths had hidden secrets.

However, Lu Qing did not intend to investigate this matter for the time being.

Unless he achieved something significant in martial cultivation and became strong enough, perhaps then, for Xiao Yan’s sake, he might look into the truth.

For now, it was better to live his life peacefully first.

After thinking for a while in the recliner, Lu Qing contemplated what had come to mind.

Feeling that he had almost digested his food, he took out the book his master had given him before descending the mountain.