Chapter 18: Upgrade and Weight Bearing Training
In an instant.
A foreign muscle memory began to form inside Chen Sheng.
He stood still, carefully digesting the changes brought about by the upgrade.
When he opened his eyes again,
a delighted expression flashed across his eyes.
Afterwards,
Chen Sheng's body immediately started to move, practicing the Three-body Stance.
Before his skills had upgraded, Chen Sheng had needed to constantly focus to control every muscle and coordinate his breathing rhythm while standing in the Three-body Stance.
But now,
these key movement points, force changes, and breathing rhythms had already fused into his muscles.
He didn't need to adjust deliberately, as his body would instinctively operate in the optimal way.
Under the clear night sky.
Chen Sheng stood on the balcony and closed his eyes again.
His movements were similar to before.
But his entire demeanor had undergone a mysterious change in just a moment.
Chen Sheng was completely immersed in the Three-body Stance.
One hour.
Two hours.
Three hours.
As he cultivated obliviously, time flew by.
At this moment,
Next door, at Chen Sheng's house,
Xu Ziwen stepped out with cleaning tools in hand.
He looked up towards Chen Sheng's house.
And immediately noticed Chen Sheng, with eyes closed, practicing the Three-body Stance.
The silver moonlight shone on Chen Sheng.
The light breeze fluttered his clothes,
making him look every bit like a grand master.
Xu Ziwen couldn't help but stop his movements, staring blankly at Chen Sheng as if afraid that even his footsteps might disturb the latter.
Just then,
Chen Sheng slowly opened his eyes.
Next second,
It was as if he sensed something.
With a swift motion,
Chen Sheng quickly turned his head, looking towards Xu Ziwen downstairs.
Reflected in the moonlight, a silver light burst forth in his eyes.
Clang!
Xu Ziwen, startled by Chen Sheng's sudden gaze, dropped his dustpan on the ground.
The sound of metallic impact instantly broke the quiet of the night.
And also broke the grand master aura that Chen Sheng had been emitting.
"Fuck!"
The piercing noise exploded in his ears, causing him to shriek, his skin instantly erupting in goosebumps.
"I'm so sorry, so sorry!"
Seeing this,
Xu Ziwen immediately brought his hands together, apologizing to Chen Sheng from afar.
"I was just watching you practice martial arts, Brother Chen. I got a bit too mesmerized."
"I really didn't mean to disturb you."
Chen Sheng quickly composed himself, waving his hands.
"It's okay, it's okay."
"Where are you off to so late, Teacher Xu?"
His first impression of Xu Ziwen was good, and since Xu Ziwen also apologized earnestly, Chen Sheng naturally didn't mind.
"Just bored at night, thought I'd clean up the graveyard a bit."
Upon hearing this,
Chen Sheng's gaze towards Xu Ziwen turned slightly weird.
Cleaning the graveyard late at night.
Should he say the man was courageous or just plain crazy?
"Then you carry on, Teacher Xu; I won't keep you."
Chen Sheng was eager to check the results of his training.
After waving goodbye to Xu Ziwen, he went straight back inside.
Xu Ziwen originally wanted to say something more.
Seeing that Chen Sheng didn't seem interested in a deeper conversation, he could only drop the matter with reluctance.
However,
The image of Chen Sheng practicing just moments ago kept reappearing in Xu Ziwen's mind.
Describing Chen Sheng as a secluded martial arts master seemed believable.
His neighbor seemed quite extraordinary.
Maybe he should find a time to visit.
With that thought, Xu Ziwen again picked up his dustpan and walked towards the graveyard along the small path.
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Chen Sheng returned to the living room and immediately collapsed onto the sofa.
He had just snapped out of his self-forgetful state and didn't feel tired at all.
Now, as he relaxed,
He could almost hear the wails of his muscles, nearly falling apart.
After resting for a while,
Chen Sheng then brought up the panel to check on the success of his recent training.
"Ha!"
At this glance,
Chen Sheng almost jumped up from the sofa in excitement.
If it weren't for his physical weakness.
[Chen Sheng]
[Strength: 1.22]
[Agility: 1.10]
[Physical Attribute: 1.3]
[Skill Points: 0.34]
Both the strength and physical attributes had increased by 0.1.
The agility attribute also increased by 0.09.
Since Chen Sheng had acquired the panel, this was his biggest improvement in a single session.
And all this,
was just the result of practicing the Three-body Stance once.
Chen Sheng glanced at the time.
It was now eight o'clock at night.
He usually went to bed at around ten o'clock.
After his body recovered, he planned to do some basic strength training and take a bath, which would about fill the time.
So Chen Sheng sprawled on the sofa, waiting for his energy to recover.
At the same time, he was contemplating his next training plan.
Even after acquiring the Three-body Stance, he didn't plan to neglect his regular strength and physical training.
Although the Three-body Stance was effective, it drained a lot of Qi, making it impossible for Chen Sheng to train frenetically all day long.
However, compared to the Three-body Stance, these other training regimes seemed less efficient.
The strength training was still acceptable.
As long as Chen Sheng kept increasing the weight and sets, the effects could still keep up.
As for physical training,
nowadays, Chen Sheng laboriously running ten or twenty kilometers was roughly equivalent to two hours of practicing the Three-body Stance, and it improved only his physical attribute.
"Perhaps... weight-bearing training?"
Chen Sheng suddenly thought.
Since running was time-consuming, why shouldn't he add more weight?
With increased weight, not only would the physical exertion increase, but it would also provide muscle training.
No sooner had he thought of it than
Chen Sheng immediately opened the online shopping mall and started selecting weighted gear.
Soon, he chose a weighted vest as well as leg weights and a belt and placed the order.
The weighted vest was adjustable.
Through increasing or decreasing the weight blocks, it could reach up to a 100kg load.
Paired with the leg weights and the belt, it should suffice for a short period.
The shipping speed of the shopping mall was very fast.
Only a few minutes after Chen Sheng had placed the order, the logistics information showed it was already being dispatched.
It was expected to arrive tomorrow morning.
Putting down the phone,
feeling his body had somewhat recovered, Chen Sheng went out to the balcony again.
Now with his significantly enhanced physical constitution, he decided to abandon set training plans and instead do as much as he could handle to maximize the improvement of his physical attributes.
An hour and a half later,
Chen Sheng sat on the balcony floor, blowing in the cool breeze, waiting for his tense body to relax.
Push-ups, two hundred.
Sit-ups, one hundred and seventy.
Squats, three hundred.
Strength attribute increased by 0.05.
Physical attribute and agility each increased by 0.01.
As Chen Sheng's training intensity increased now,
each training session no longer only improved a single attribute but simultaneously raised other attributes as well.
After a brief rest for a few minutes,
Chen Sheng got up from the ground.
Leaning on the balcony railing, he looked downstairs.
Xu Ziwen's room was still shrouded in darkness.
He did not know if Xu was asleep or not at home.
Chen Sheng did not pay much attention but simply took a quick look before heading back inside the house.
Entering the bathroom,
Chen Sheng looked at himself in the mirror, a hint of joy appearing on his face.
His body was no longer the skin-and-bones figure of a few days ago.
Below the skin, the contours of his muscles were faintly visible.
Though still not comparable to those muscle-bound men, he was already fairly decent among ordinary people.
His complexion was no longer as pale as it was in the morning but had returned to a normal human color.
Here, the Vitality Soup played an indispensable role.
Everything was continuously evolving towards better prospects.
After Chen Sheng took his bath and dried his hair, he went straight back to his room.
He lay down on the bed, his body relaxing immediately.
Before long,
he fell into a deep sleep.