Sweeping both worlds: Starting from idealistic martial arts

Chapter 5: Practicing martial arts is also a way to cultivate the mind

After Fang Can was completely handed over to the care of the gang members, he was dragged away to go through the entry procedures.

Along the way, the gang member who took him to handle the formalities finally couldn't help but ask after holding back for a while: "How did this little brother know Master Li?"

While asking, the gang member who looked to be in his early thirties was also full of curiosity about this older disciple with short hair who came in through the back door.

After all, eighteen years old is not too late to learn martial arts, it is just half buried in the ground. However, even so, Li Fengtian still chose to take Fang Can into the sect, which can be said to be entitled and willful.

No matter what, these people who were able to get in by relying on their status as hall masters were not people he could afford to offend, so it was always a good idea to get close to them.

Knowing that this was a test of his identity and might affect his reputation in the industry, Fang Can was still full of confidence:
"The leader and I hit it off right away. He felt that I had incredible talent, so in order to prevent the loss of talent, he tried his best to get me into the gang."

The corners of the gang members' faces twitched slightly, and they felt a little speechless about this young man, but they did not ask any more questions. Xuan Er smiled heartily and said:

"Then you must take care of me after you gain a foothold in the sect. If you have any troubles in the future, you can come to me. My name is Liu Yue, and you can just call me Lao Liu from now on."

"Okay, Old Liu." Fang Can nodded seriously, without the slightest bit of modesty, like a simple-minded teenager.

The two chatted as they walked, with Fang Can mainly asking questions, all of which were basic common sense questions.

Although he didn't know why Fang Can asked these questions, Liu Yue still told him everything he knew.

It was also from Lao Liu that Fang Can learned that the country they were in was called Dayan, which was a vast country with countless powerful sects like the Husha Sect that dominated an area of hundreds of miles.

After listening to Liu Yue's explanation, Fang Can felt that Dayan would be doomed sooner or later.

After all, a country like this where there are kings everywhere represents the weak control of the imperial court. Either the Emperor Dayan is playing big chess or he has a serious illness.

The Husha Sect they belong to is the most powerful force within a hundred miles, and they don't usually do good things. Their main job is to collect protection fees, and they have shares in casinos, brothels and the like, and they occasionally escort and rob people.

In short, in this area, the Husha Clan can be called the local tyrants. Nothing can be done without the permission of the Husha Clan. They are the villains in those novels who should be wiped out by the protagonist.

Accompanied by Lao Liu on the way, Fang Can also took note of places like the cafeteria, library, martial arts hall, and dormitories inside the gate.

After simply registering his information, Fang Can was officially hired.

At the same time, he also received two sets of black and red entry-level uniforms with a tiger pattern printed on the chest, and successfully obtained a single dormitory and a monthly allowance of 3 taels of silver.

Through Lao Liu's explanation, Fang Can realized that the people with the lowest status in the entire Husha Sect were not the newly-initiated disciples like him, but the menial servants.

They were responsible for daily chores such as cleaning and feeding the horses, and more than a dozen people were squeezed into a single room to sleep.

If an apprentice like Fang Can does not show any talent in martial arts after a period of time and is not valuable, he will either be kicked out or demoted to menial work.

After all, in this era, it is not easy to have food to eat. I don’t know how many people want to kneel but don’t have the way to do so.

After going around for about half an hour and successfully finishing what needed to be done, Liu Yue went back to continue standing guard, leaving Fang Can alone to face the single dormitory.

The entire single room is located in a remote area, about 20 square meters in size, and is quite neatly furnished, with only a table, a chair, a bed and a quilt.

"I'll have to live here from now on." Putting his pajamas on the bedside, Fang Can couldn't help but sigh. It would take a long time to adapt to living in this environment. 'And without a mobile phone or computer, even if I practice martial arts to the pinnacle, my quality of life will be worse than that of modern times, except for Cao Pi.'

Fang Can murmured in his heart, wondering if practicing martial arts could lead to the level of immortality described in those fantasy novels.

If possible, I will wait until I become immortal and try harder to revive the technology tree of the Industrial Revolution, and then watch the exciting short movies again in my lifetime.

"Never mind, let's set a small goal first, first become immortal, then watch a movie." Fang Can set the first small goal for himself.

Lying on the hard wooden bed, Fang Can forced his somewhat restless consciousness into a deep sleep for the afternoon classes at the martial arts hall.

……

At noon, Fang Can, who had slept for half an hour, opened his eyes. After realizing his surroundings, he stood up and prepared to rush towards the martial arts hall.

But before he went out, Fang Can stopped in a hurry, turned around and took out a pack of transparent pills from the gap between his folded pajamas before going out again.

There was no conversation along the way. Even from a distance, Fang Can could hear the shouts of people using their strength in the martial arts hall.

As soon as he got closer, Fang Can felt the heat coming towards him, because the entire martial arts hall in front of him was filled with strong male hormones.

In the martial arts hall, which is the size of four or five football fields, hundreds of shirtless men of different ages are showing off their skills during the cool autumn harvest season.

There are those who, like Wu Song, can easily lift millstones weighing hundreds of pounds, and there are those who, like swimming fish, leave afterimages on plum blossom piles four or five meters high.

Even a child of fourteen or fifteen years old can wield a sword weighing thirty or forty kilograms with great force.

"Awesome." Looking at these groups of humanoid monsters, Fang Can felt that he had come to the right place.

Just as he was absorbed in watching, an old voice came from the side: "You are the disciple that Hall Master Li brought into the gang today."

Fang Can turned his head and saw a middle-aged man in his forties with a square face and a murderous look approaching him.

Seeing Fang Can admit it, the middle-aged man nodded coldly and said:
"My name is Yang Lie, and I'm the instructor of the Martial Arts Hall."

"Xiao Liu has told me about your situation. You have never practiced martial arts before, and you can't keep up with the lessons of disciples of your age. Let me explain from the beginning."

Fang Can nodded. He had already prepared himself mentally for this. After all, he would be a grandson first and then a grandfather.

"Very good. Now you don't have to think about anything else. Remember every word I say next."

Yang Lie stared at Fang Can and said, "The most important thing about practicing martial arts is to cultivate your mind. Only when your heart believes in it, will the magic of martial arts manifest in your body."

"Cultivate the mind?" Fang Can was stunned for a moment, feeling that this martial art was not quite what he had imagined.

"You don't need to understand why. Just know that what I say is absolutely right. As long as your will is strong enough and your mind is sincere enough, the whole world will make way for you."

Yang Lie's tone was extremely firm, and he instilled his words into Fang Can like a pyramid scheme.

(End of this chapter)