Retirement begins with summoning Yuan Tiangang

After Yuan Tiangang left, Lin Tian's life didn't seem to change much. He still took care of his child, went for walks, chatted with his neighbors, and worked even harder to cultivate the basic chapter of the "Tiangang Technique".

He discovered that although there was some pain when he first activated the yang energy in his body during the cultivation of this extremely yang and vigorous technique, the progress was relatively smooth.

However, once one tries to circulate one's true energy throughout the body, or tries to simulate the feeling of "instant burst" that Yuan Tiangang described, one finds it extremely difficult.

The vast true power of the Celestial Realm within his body felt as if it were bound by countless invisible chains, making its flow extremely sluggish and far from the unstoppable, effortless power he had imagined.

Trying to compress and unleash it? That's practically impossible!

It's as if... something is suppressing them, preventing them from "becoming active".

Secondly, there is his perception of the surrounding environment.

His divine perception, at the level of a celestial being, should have been able to easily cover the entire town, revealing every detail.

But now, he can only clearly perceive the situation in his own yard and the neighbors on the left and right. Beyond that, the view becomes blurry, as if through a thick layer of frosted glass.

Even the huge ancient tree and well in the center of the town, in his perception, were only slightly more spiritually rich than ordinary objects, without much supernatural power.

"strangeness……"

Lin Tian frowned.

"Is my cultivation method wrong? Or is this 'Heavenly Gang Technique' too difficult? Or... is there a problem here?"

He recalled that Yuan Tiangang had mentioned unintentionally before leaving that when he mobilized his power here, he vaguely felt a kind of constraint from heaven and earth. However, given his realm and his exquisite control and superb skills over power, this constraint had little effect, so he did not pay much attention to it.

"Even the commander-in-chief can feel the restraint?" Lin Tian's heart stirred.

"System, please check if there are any abnormalities in my own state and the surrounding environment?"

[Testing in progress...]

[Warning: A powerful suppressive force field of the laws of heaven and earth has been detected in the area where the host is located.]

[Force Field Effect: Suppresses all cultivators; the higher the cultivation level, the stronger the suppression effect.]

[Source Analysis: Related to the deep underground sealing matrix and the unknown hierarchical rules.]

[Host's level of impact: Due to the system's existence, the suppression effect is partially offset, but the efficiency of true energy circulation is still greatly reduced, the range of divine sense detection is reduced, and the difficulty of performing high-level techniques (such as the explosive techniques of the "Heavenly Gang Technique") increases exponentially.]

Lin Tian suddenly realized!

No wonder!

No wonder those people in the town looked just like ordinary old men, merchants, and blacksmiths!

It's not that they don't want to use their power, but rather that this world is suppressing them!

It's like a top programmer being thrown into an environment with only abacuses and no computers—they can't use their skills at all!

Especially for techniques like the "Tian Gang Jue" that emphasize instantaneous energy bursts, this "Demon-Suppressing Domain" has its throat completely choked!

This so-called "peaceful" town is itself a huge magic-suppressing area and a power limiter!

The true dragon sealed underground, along with the powerful laws of heaven and earth, together constitute this cage!

"Good heavens... so it wasn't a beginner's village after all, it's an 'Advanced Power Restriction Zone'!"

Lin Tian clicked his tongue in amazement, "This setting is quite profound!"

Having figured this out, his perception of those "experts" in town changed completely.

The old doctor was drunk all day long, but he might not have been really drunk. Perhaps he was just too lazy to use his heavily suppressed spiritual power.

Is it because, in this place, it is more worthwhile to spread knowledge than to use one's suppressed righteous spirit when Lin Fuzi teaches and educates people?

The monk Ku Hui sells groceries, Wang Tiebi forges iron... These are the "professions" in which they can best utilize their abilities in the current environment!

Wang Tiebi's iron forging might be an alternative way of tempering the body and utilizing qi and blood.

"So here's the problem," Lin Tian said, stroking his chin with a frustrated expression.

"I guess I can't rely on the Heavenly Gang Technique for now. Am I really going to have to rely on my 'wild fists' to get by? I may be strong, but it doesn't feel very elegant..."

He turned his attention back to the system store.

Previously, I only skimmed through the site because I didn't have enough points to lie down. Now that I have 80 points, I might be able to find a solution.

He patiently rummaged through the dazzling array of goods in the mall, filtering out those techniques that cost tens of thousands of points, and finally found a decent-looking technique in a corner of the "Martial Arts" category.

【The Hundred Refinements of the Star Body (Introduction)】

Rank: Yellow Tier, Mid-Grade: 80 Lie Down Points

Brief introduction: A basic body cultivation method originating from a high-level martial arts star world.

By drawing upon the power of the stars (or, if there are no stars, the pure yang or pure yin energies that roam the world can be used as substitutes), one can temper the physical body, strengthen the muscles, bones, skin, and internal organs.

When one reaches perfection in this training, one's physical body can withstand divine weapons, one's qi and blood are like a furnace, and every move one makes has the power to shatter mountains and split rocks.

Characteristics: It has a low dependence on spiritual energy, focuses on developing the treasures of one's own physical body, relies on blood and physical strength, and is less affected by external energy environment suppression.

Note: The cultivation process involves enduring immense pain and requires specific medicinal baths or energy replenishment; otherwise, it can easily damage one's foundation. "This is it!" Lin Tian's eyes lit up.

Let's make this a beginner's guide!

This "Hundred Refinements of the Star Body" is practically tailor-made for his current situation!

It has low dependence on spiritual energy and true power bursts, mainly relying on tapping into the potential of its own physical body and relying on the power of blood and qi, so it is naturally less suppressed by this godforsaken place!

This perfectly compensates for his current predicament of being unable to use the "Tian Gang Technique" and having true strength but only being able to engage in hand-to-hand combat!

Moreover, his physical cultivation path makes him very resilient, and combined with the basic physical qualities brought by his Celestial Realm foundation, his survivability and close combat ability will definitely be greatly enhanced!

As for the pain of cultivation? With the system around, why worry about not being able to get the medicinal bath ingredients? Let's just start cultivating first!

"System, redeem 'Hundred Refinements of the Star Body' (Beginner's Guide)!"

The 80 points were instantly cleared, and a massive flow of information flooded into Lin Tian's mind. Countless profound methods on how to activate the Qi and blood, temper the physical body, and circulate Qi and blood were deeply imprinted in his memory.

That night, after putting Lin Feng to sleep, Lin Tian followed the instructions in the cultivation manual and set up his stance in his own courtyard to try cultivating the "Hundred Refinements Star Body" for the first time.

He gave up on mobilizing the celestial true power that had been suppressed so tightly.

Follow the instructions of the exercise completely, adjust your breathing, visualize, and try to sense the wandering evil energy in the surrounding world.

The town of Hexi is rich in spiritual energy. Although the energy level is suppressed, the pure yang and pure yin energy contained within it, which is essential for tempering the body, has not diminished.

At first, he felt nothing, but when he calmed down completely and the powerful spiritual source of the Celestial Realm began to take effect, he vaguely felt that there were countless tiny particles, intertwined with cold and scorching heat, jumping in the air around him.

He tried to use his mind to guide these "particles" into his body, and to pound his flesh and bones in a specific way.

"hiss--!"

When the first faint wisp of star energy (actually the energy of heaven and earth) entered his body through his pores and began to temper him, Lin Tian gasped sharply!

The feeling was like countless tiny ice needles and branding irons piercing his skin and muscles at the same time, bringing waves of sharp, tingling, and distending pain, which was much stronger than the feeling of internal heat he had when practicing the basic chapter of the "Tian Gang Jue"!

"Holy crap... that's intense, that's awesome!"

Lin Tian grimaced, sweat instantly beading on his forehead, and he almost lost his cultivation posture.

But he could clearly feel that in this intense pain, his muscle fibers seemed to be forcibly torn and scattered, and then, under the influence of that strange energy, they greedily absorbed the power and began to slowly repair and reorganize, becoming... a little denser and more resilient.

The blood and qi also swell slightly, bringing a sense of fullness.

"It works!"

Lin Tian's spirits lifted, and he endured the omnipresent, torture-like stinging pain as he continued to guide more of his fierce energy into his body for tempering.

He knew that in Hexi Town, which was strongly suppressed by the laws of heaven and earth, a path to becoming stronger that was more suitable for the current environment had already unfolded beneath his feet.

The ultimate yang burst of the "Tian Gang Jue" is temporarily sealed, but Lin Tian is about to embark on a path of physical cultivation that relies on his own qi and blood, with each punch landing with full force!

At least, next time he needs to take action, his "wild punches" will be more powerful and more resilient!

Under the moonlight, in the courtyard, a young father who seemed harmless when holding his child was gritting his teeth and undergoing the first and most painful body tempering training with a distorted face.

In addition to "stay-at-home dads" and "salted fish," his art style has quietly added a touch of hardcore "self-torture-style physical training."