Chapter 2

Wang Qi sat cross-legged on the roof, searching for the feeling of meditative breathing.

Below, Wang Dashan looked on with envy, for although he had taught Wang Qi, he himself could not do it.

This meditative breathing seemed simple, but it actually held a very important hidden meaning... Wang Qi was a good seed, capable of calming his mind and cultivating inner strength.

Although Wang Dashan was highly skilled in martial arts, he followed the path from external to internal, which was fundamentally different from Wang Qi, who could cultivate both internally and externally from the beginning.

So this rough man looked at the young man on the roof with both envy and joy... his son Wang Qi had a much higher potential than he did.

As for Wang Qi, he was indeed born with a good physique for martial arts.

His figure was well-proportioned but slightly plump, due to the solid and expanded muscles from years of training. However, he was not quite "broad-shouldered and bear-waisted," just giving the impression of being very strong.

His long arms, when hanging naturally, almost reached his knees, making him extremely adept if he specialized in hand techniques.

However, Wang Qi himself was somewhat dissatisfied with his physique, as it fell between "broad-shouldered and bear-waisted" and "long-armed and slender-waisted," making him look like an ordinary person with no distinctive features...

Moreover, his face was more on the honest and simple side, making him far from the image of a fierce warrior or a handsome hero he imagined.

So what could he possibly be daydreaming about? He should just focus on his meditative breathing.

Perhaps due to his previous gains, this time he entered a meditative state very quickly, almost within ten breaths.

However, the moment he entered the meditative state, just as he was about to move his inner energy according to his breathing, he suddenly felt a great light within his body...

This reminded him of the light he saw before he woke up.

He originally thought it was just the sun's glare, but he didn't expect this light to enter his body?

Then the light faded, turning into a gentle glow that sank into his dantian. A warm sensation then radiated from his dantian to his entire body.

Wang Qi, who was in a meditative state, opened his eyes directly and, after a moment of reflection, realized what had happened to him...

At this moment, Wang Dashan had just turned his head, preparing to do a set of boxing to loosen up his muscles, but he suddenly sensed something and turned his head in surprise.

He tilted his head slightly and then asked in confusion, "What was that? You seem different?"

Wang Qi, sitting on the edge of the roof, said with a proud and disdainful tone, "Do you know what 'Yi Yang Sheng' is?"

Wang Dashan was even more surprised, for with his knowledge, he could still judge this. So he asked, "I know about the Yang Sheng realm, but how did you achieve it?"

Wang Qi raised his head even higher and said with a look of disdain, "If you don't know, how would I know?"

Indeed, all his cultivation experience and knowledge were taught by Wang Dashan, so if Wang Dashan didn't know, there was no reason for him to know either.

But there was one important point: achieving 'Yi Yang Sheng' could be considered the ultimate goal of cultivating 'Shaoyang Qi'...

Shaoyang Qi was the breathing technique Wang Dashan had passed on to Wang Qi, and it was also the foundational cultivation method used by most noble families in the Great Peng Kingdom.

It had no outstanding features and did not accumulate inner energy quickly.

However, Shaoyang Qi had one outstanding advantage...

It was a legitimate transmission of the mystic school, balanced and harmonious, and could connect with almost any subsequent cultivation method without worrying about the transformation of inner energy.

Many people used Shaoyang Qi as their foundation, but few could truly focus on cultivating it to the 'Yi Yang Sheng' realm.

Moreover, achieving 'Yi Yang Sheng' did not seem to increase Wang Qi's total inner energy, but it made his body feel as if it had been buffed, radiating a warm sensation from within.

He didn't know the specifics, as no one had taught him, and he was in a state of confusion.

Wang Dashan, seeing this, scratched his head and then, with a determined heart, shouted, "Come down! Let's practice and see!"

His voice was so loud that it made the leaves on the roof tremble, and soon they began to fall, creating a spectacular scene.

Wang Qi always felt that if Wang Dashan wasn't for him, he could have become a distinguished warrior in the army... but unfortunately, he had to live in seclusion in this mountain village for his sake.

"No way!"

He decisively jumped off the roof and ran towards the forest...

What a joke, how could his small arms and legs possibly "practice" with a man who had thirty years of martial arts training?

Just run!

Because if he didn't run, he was worried his small house would be demolished for the Nth time.

However, the moment he leaped off the roof, he clearly felt his body become much lighter.

Perhaps the movements were the same, and he didn't become faster, but there was a sense of greater ease.

Wang Dashan also noticed this, as they relied on each other for survival, and he was extremely sensitive to any changes in Wang Qi.

So he didn't waste any words and immediately started chasing after him.

Wang Qi ran at full speed, and his inner energy naturally flowed, the warm sensation making his body feel as if it had completed a warm-up, quickly adjusting to its best state.

Wang Dashan, chasing behind, was also surprised to see Wang Qi leap and run through the forest with no sign of stiffness, marveling at the sight.

Wang Qi didn't run far, just circling around the forest near their small house, treating it as morning exercise.

Then he realized that after entering the 'Yi Yang Sheng' realm, his inner energy seemed to be inexhaustible, growing rapidly with each breath.

As a result, his stamina also recovered quickly, allowing him to run through the forest for more than half an hour without panting.

On the contrary, his Uncle Dashan was already out of breath and fuming.

Of course, in terms of absolute strength, he was still far behind Wang Dashan.

However, seeing Wang Dashan fuming, Wang Qi felt that if he stopped now, he would likely be caught and forced to "practice"... so he decided to test his physical limits.

Another half an hour later, he found that his inner energy was still inexhaustible, but his Uncle Dashan was already half-dead... great, he had successfully tested Wang Dashan's physical limits.

Satisfied, he returned to their home, drenched in sweat and feeling hungry, and started a fire to boil water to cook a pot of porridge.

But looking at the limited supplies at home, he couldn't help but feel worried... he was in the stage of growing, and this amount of rice wouldn't last long. He needed to go into the mountains before winter to hunt more game to exchange for rice and vegetables.

At such a young age, he was already worrying about daily necessities, all because that rough man ate so much...