A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 3 Enlightenment Overnight

Duan Rong seemed to be in a dream all night...

He "saw" a figure, who was quite strong and was practicing sword skills with his back to him.

At first, I was still a little clumsy and often couldn't keep up with the flow, but I gradually became proficient and became more and more fluent.

Duan Rong could not only see his movements, but gradually, he could "see" the flow of his internal energy as if he was looking inside.

Moreover, when he was standing still and practicing, his internal energy flow was completely different...

"This is... the inner strength of the Five Tigers and Sheep Sword!"

Duan Rong woke up suddenly, surrounded by snoring sounds. Moonlight shone through the torn window paper, casting a silvery-white cast on his side.

Duan Rong's mind became clear and he immediately turned over and got out of bed.

He walked into the yard, picked up a branch from the corner, and as if naturally, he made a starting pose.

Starting from the opening move, he actually used the Five Tigers and Sheep Swords one by one, and his movements got faster and faster!

Duan Rong became more and more excited. At this moment, he was extremely familiar with this sword technique, as if he had practiced it for several years!

Duan Rong did not stop after finishing his first round, but continued with his second round. The more he fought, the clearer his mind became, as if he was practicing the sword skills that were imprinted in his mind.

"The sword is the seal of the heart, a thousand enlightenments in one night..."

Just as Duan Rong was getting more and more excited, the thumb-thick branch in his hand suddenly broke with a snap.

Duan Rong stopped suddenly, and then found that the muscles in his right arm were slightly painful!
Fortunately, the branch in his hand could not bear the force and broke. If he had continued to hit him, the muscles in his right arm would have been strained.

Duan Rong thought about it for a moment and understood the reason.

Although he gained the experience of entry-level Five Tigers and Sheep Swords directly by devouring weapon spirits and gaining a thousand insights overnight, his physical fitness did not change and he was still a weakling.

With his current weak body, he could not withstand the attack strength of the entry-level Five Tigers and Sheep Sword.

However, strengthening your body is a slow and steady process, you have to do it slowly, there is no point in being impatient.

Duan Rong is now thinking about another issue, which is the internal energy of the Five Tigers and Sheep Sword. To put it more clearly, it is the two completely different ways of internal breath circulation when standing still and practicing.

Duan Rong had felt the flow of internal energy so vividly in his dream, but now that he wanted to try it, he had no idea where to start.

"Inner breath?"

Duan Rong thought for a while and then started to practice the Hunyuan Stance.

If Zhao Mu was here at this moment, he would be very surprised, because Duan Rong's standing posture at this moment was almost the same as his.

Zhao Mu had been standing on this Hunyuan Post for three years, but Duan Rong had only been in the escort agency for more than a month.

The reason why Duan Rong tried to cultivate internal breath by standing still was because the circulation of internal breath while standing still had much less changes than when practicing martial arts.

When standing in the stance, the way the internal energy circulated was vivid in his mind. As long as he found a way to start, he would be able to make it work.

However, he couldn't capture the internal energy at all.

Duan Rong stood for a while and his body began to steam. He could clearly feel his energy surging, but his consciousness was unable to intervene.

"This...what's going on? I can't figure it out..."

Duan Rong suddenly stopped practicing meditation and began to pace in the yard, thinking.

He pondered for a while, and when he had an idea, he tried again. When he failed, he stopped and thought again, repeating this process until a hint of dawn appeared in the eastern sky. At this time, three figures, yawning, walked out of the servants' dormitory.

Duan Rong knew who was coming without turning his head to look.

They are Kong Bin, Li Chong and Zhang Zheng, and they have already formed a small group.

Among the three, Kong Bin is tall and slender, and is a frivolous person; Zhang Zheng seems a little short compared to the other two, but he is the most agile and alert.

Since entering the escort agency, these three people have been getting up an hour earlier every day to practice martial arts.

You have to know that menial disciples, in addition to the evening practice time, have a lot of work to do, and they often feel sore all over at the end of the day.

Muscle recovery also takes time, and adequate sleep is essential.

Being able to get up an hour earlier every day requires perseverance and is not easy.

At least Duan Rong's original body couldn't do it.

Generally speaking, people who are more talented than you will work harder than you.

They receive positive feedback and can see the results right before their eyes, so why shouldn’t they work hard?

What you usually encounter is failure again and again until you give up or transform!
The three were slightly stunned when they saw that Duan Rong had gotten up earlier than them and had already started standing in the stance.

Li Chong sneered, took a step forward and said, "Hey, isn't this Duan Rong?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in Li Chong's tone, which Duan Rong naturally heard, and he simply ignored him.

Seeing that Duan Rong ignored him, Li Chong's facial muscles twitched and he said sarcastically, "Why? You are thinking of cramming for the exam right when the exam is almost over! What's the point? You are like a toad wanting to eat swan meat. Do you really think you can be selected as an apprentice?"

Although Li Chong was a boy, he wore a silver ring on his right ear. This was because his parents were afraid that he would not grow up, so they raised him as a girl.

His family was originally quite wealthy, and he was spoiled since childhood. However, his family later fell into poverty, so he was sent to the Yuanshun Escort Agency to work as a menial disciple.

In his previous life, Duan Rong had been working as a social animal for many years, and he had never bothered with such naive idiots.

Li Chong saw that Duan Rong seemed to have not heard his mockery and was still standing still on the round pile, so he immediately became angry. "Duan Rong, I'm talking to you? Did you hear me? You are a guy with no talent, you deserve to be a chores for the rest of your life, why are you pretending to be so arrogant?"

Seeing that Duan Rong still ignored him, Li Chong could no longer suppress his anger. Just as he was about to take action, Kong Bin suddenly grabbed his shoulder.

"Brother, he practices his way and we practice our way. Why bother to argue with him? If we really fight, and someone gets hurt, you'll be punished!"

"Brother Bin, look at him. I said hello to him, but he acted like he didn't hear me."

Kong Bin glanced at Duan Rong and saw that Duan Rong's head was steaming and his round stance was quite standard. He was slightly surprised and said, "The test is about to start, don't cause trouble!"

After Kong Bin finished speaking, he began to stand in a secluded corner of the yard.

Zhang Zheng also patted Li Chong on the shoulder and said, "Our goal is to be promoted to apprentice. Other things are not important!"

After Zhang Zheng finished speaking, he stood not far from Kong Bin and began to practice.

Li Chong glared at Duan Rong's back, spat on the ground, and had no choice but to stand up.

Although he pretended to be arrogant in front of Duan Rong, he was actually the one with the least say among the three.

Kong Bin is a tough guy who doesn't talk much, but he has the most ideas and the best talent, making him the core of the three. Zhang Zheng has a flexible mind and the most creative ideas.

Li Chong usually just follows orders, otherwise he has some talent in martial arts, Kong Bin and Zhang Zheng wouldn't want to take him out to play.

(End of this chapter)