Chapter 14

Qi Feng felt that this sensation was very subtle yet familiar. He closed his eyes and slowly immersed himself, allowing his senses to follow the fine streams deep into every muscle and meridian of his body. Although he was not yet sure if this would help him control his body, it seemed to have some connection with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Power. He was deeply relieved by his judgment, thinking that this path should be the right one.

When Qi Feng opened his eyes, he suddenly saw four eyes staring at him, which scared him so much that he fell backward. He then realized that one was a ponytailed girl, and the other was a relative of Old He—Lily. "Damn, you scared me. What are you guys doing?"

The ponytailed girl pouted, "You're really something. You came here to sleep? Didn't you see that class was over?"

Qi Feng looked around and indeed, the place that was full of girls a moment ago now had only a few left. However, he said, "Who said I was sleeping? I was practicing yoga, wasn't I?"

Lily laughed, "Sure, everyone else was practicing several postures, but you've been in that pose the whole time, and you didn't even know class was over. You must have fallen asleep. You're really something, you can even sleep while sitting. Did you stay at the internet cafe again?"

The ponytailed girl added, "Alright, I'll give you that. It's hard for a guy like you to practice such a slow-paced thing. You'll get better with more practice and better understanding."

Qi Feng thought to himself, "Don't think you're the teacher here. In terms of experience, you might not be as good as me, but I don't want to argue with you." He waved his hand, "Ah, you wouldn't understand. I was deeply focused, my mind was completely on my body, how could I hear the bell?"

Lily didn't mind, but the ponytailed girl looked skeptical, "You say you weren't sleeping but didn't hear the bell?"

Qi Feng was taken aback, "Uh, yes, what's the problem?"

The ponytailed girl looked at Qi Feng as if he were an alien, "Have you practiced yoga before?"

"Of course not. Your yoga club has such high standards, you have to beat a boss to join. Why would I come here if I had practiced before? Why are you looking at me like that?"

The ponytailed girl still stared at Qi Feng, her expression turning serious, "Do you know the eight limbs of yoga?"

Eight limbs? Practices? What are those? Qi Feng was confused. It was his first day of yoga, and no one had taught him anything before class ended. How could he know?

The ponytailed girl, seeing Qi Feng's puzzled look, explained, "The eight limbs can be understood as eight stages or eight methods of practice. Actually, the yoga we usually practice only covers two of these limbs."

"What? So you only know a quarter of yoga?" Qi Feng was surprised.

The ponytailed girl gave him a look as if he were an idiot, "We practice the asana (posture) and pranayama (breathing) limbs. For example, the sitting posture you're in now is practicing asana, and pranayama you haven't learned yet."

Qi Feng, seeing that she was going to give him a private lesson, immediately sat up and behaved like a good student, not interrupting.

The girl continued, "Actually, these are only the first four limbs of the eight. The last four are pratyahara (withdrawal of senses), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), and samadhi (enlightenment). I myself have just started practicing pratyahara." She paused, turned to Qi Feng with a stern look, "Then you come and tell me that you've never practiced yoga before, but on your first try, you reached the sixth or even the seventh limb, the highest level of yoga?!"

Qi Feng was a bit intimidated by the girl's气势 (momentum), but he felt something was off, "Eh? Isn't the highest level the eighth limb, samadhi?"

The girl was annoyed, "If you reach samadhi, you become enlightened! You transcend the cycle of rebirth and exist outside the world!"

Qi Feng pretended to understand, "Oh, so the eight limbs are actually seven?"

The girl ignored his interruption, "I only let you practice yoga because I saw your poor body control yesterday. If you really reached the seventh limb, you could graduate."

Qi Feng quickly defended himself, "This, it seems a bit different. It's probably not the highest level you mentioned. I just felt some subtle movements inside my body with that posture. I focused on that and didn't pay attention to my surroundings."

The ponytailed girl frowned, clearly she hadn't heard of such a thing before.

"Maybe you just got numb from sitting?" the girl suspected, but then decided not to investigate further. "Forget it, it's late today. Come earlier next time, and I'll teach you the basics and pranayama."

Qi Feng got up, "Alright, sure!"

Lily poked him with her finger and pointed to the door, "The boss is waiting for you!"

Qi Feng looked and was surprised. This guy was really determined to challenge him every time class ended. Yan Yufeng was standing at the door with a ball, ready to play. He was indeed the boss, and Qi Feng couldn't pass without beating him.

The two girls didn't leave and sat on the side to watch. Coach Li and Team Leader Zhang, who were in the broadcast room, were even more excited.

"Ah, Yufeng's shot, too risky! What? It went in?! No wonder it's Yufeng!" Coach Li watched the game intently.

"Wow, that shot was unreasonable. Others would have missed, but he made a half-court dunk!" Team Leader Zhang patted Coach Li, "By the way, what's this guy's name?"

"Qi Feng! A sophomore from the Telecommunications College. He played for his high school team, but their school wasn't famous, and there are no records. In college, he hasn't shown much, just plays pickup games. He's not even on their college team." The coach had gathered quite detailed information.

Team Leader Zhang sighed, "Our university has tens of thousands of students, and there are many hidden talents. If we could properly discover them, we might find many good prospects. There's a problem with our current campus sports system, focusing only on special admissions."

This was a problem that the two couldn't solve, so Coach Li didn't respond and continued watching the game.

Five games, it didn't sound like much, but it was actually very demanding. At least 55 shots! It was more tiring than a full game. But the two on the court seemed superhuman. Qi Feng was truly impressed by Yan Yufeng. With the Dragon Elephant Prajna Power, Qi Feng recovered quickly and had seemingly endless energy, so he didn't feel too tired. Yan Yufeng, however, started panting heavily from the third game, his sweat soaking through his jersey, but his offensive power didn't decrease, and he seemed to get even stronger.

After five games, there was no surprise, Qi Feng was completely defeated. He didn't even bother to count the score. He picked up two bottles of water and threw one to Yan Yufeng, "Are you okay? Your team trains in the evening, right? Do you still want to practice with me?"

Yan Yufeng took the water, unscrewed the cap, and sipped it slowly, "What? Scared? If you're afraid of losing, win it back."

Qi Feng drank the mineral water in one gulp, wiped his mouth, "I'm not scared. You're the ball king and MVP, losing to you doesn't count as losing. If you have the energy, I'm always ready." Actually, this kind of practice was quite beneficial for Qi Feng. He felt his body control had improved.

Yan Yufeng nodded, "Alright, let's continue the day after tomorrow. I'm leaving." He waved to the ponytailed girl, "I'll take you back."

Qi Feng checked his phone and saw it was ten o'clock. He thought Lily, the slender girl, shouldn't go back alone, "Hehe, wait a moment, I'll call Old He to escort you." This was a good opportunity to show off, and he didn't want to miss it. Whether Old He would take her to the girls' dorm was up to him. Brothers, I can only help you so much!

In the broadcast room, the two uncles were still excited.

"This guy is really good. His body is so strong! We must recruit him!" Team Leader Zhang was determined.

Coach Li smiled, "It's not just that. Look at Yan Yufeng. When have you seen him practice so hard? He's been training extra hard these past two days. He's found a worthy opponent!"

Team Leader Zhang was confused, "I don't think that guy is a match for Yufeng."

Coach Li explained, "Of course, he's not someone who can defeat him. But he has great potential and can always pose a threat, which has ignited Yufeng's competitive spirit and desire to win."

Team Leader Zhang nodded in agreement, "You're right! Old Li, you must keep an eye on this guy!"

"Of course!"