Gao Wu: I became a saint through daily settlements

Daily Settlement

[Today's revision of the "Bird's Nest" exercise showed some initial progress, though my arms are sore. The weekly test went very well, with significant improvement. Rating: Above average.]

Although lacking natural talent, diligence led to a moment of profound enlightenment.

"up and down!"

This is the highest evaluation Lin Yue has received in three months. In the past, he had always received evaluations such as inferior or average. This time, he actually received an excellent evaluation.

Although it was only the lowest of the high, it was still better than any previous evaluation.

"It's probably because I performed so well in today's weekly test that my evaluation has been upgraded to the top level," Lin Yue thought to himself.

It seems that this system considers not only "hard work" but also performance in various tests and competitions.

"Just getting first place in martial arts combat in the weekly test already puts me in the top tier. What if I could win first place in the upcoming 'Class 24 Grand Competition'?" Lin Yue's eyes lit up, and he stopped thinking about it.

Thinking about it is useless; you have to do it.

Lin Yue looked at the word "sudden enlightenment" on the panel and was overjoyed.

"For the past three months, I have been diligently practicing the 'Bear Classic' given by the system, but I always feel that there is a mysterious 'qi' blocking me, and I have never been able to understand its true meaning."

"I wouldn't dare say I'm invincible among my peers in terms of the basic skills of the Sixteen Rock Forms, but I'm certainly one of the best."

"This 'epiphany' came at just the right time."

He closed his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

Then, he silently recited, "Use Enlightenment."

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange feeling spread from the top of his head.

It was as if a drop of water had fallen into a calm lake, and ripples spread from the top of my head to my whole body.

Lin Yue felt an unprecedented clarity.

The world has changed.

He could feel the air flowing over his skin, the rhythm of his heartbeat and the sound of blood rushing through his veins, and the position and state of every muscle, every bone, and every tendon in his body.

This perception is so clear.

Is this the state of "sudden enlightenment"?

Lin Yue didn't waste time being amazed. He immediately calmed down and began to circulate the "Bear Sutra".

The first posture of the Bear Classic is the Bear Squat.

With legs bent and center of gravity lowered, the body crouches like a bear.

Over the past three months, he has practiced this move no less than a thousand times, and he knows every detail by heart.

But at this moment, in a state of sudden enlightenment, he "saw" the internal workings of this technique for the first time.

With both feet firmly planted on the ground, the power rises from the Yongquan acupoint, travels up the shinbone of the lower leg, rotates and cushions the impact at the knee, and continues upward, passing the femur of the thigh and reaching the hip bone.

The hip bone is a key point where the force is divided into three directions.

One path leads downwards, back to the ground, forming support. Another path leads upwards, transmitting along the spine. And yet another path penetrates inwards, entering the dantian (lower abdomen).

"I see," Lin Yue sighed inwardly.

Previously, he only knew that the "Bear Scripture" could improve the body's flexibility, but he didn't know why.

The force that was penetrating inward was nourishing his fascia and ligaments, making the fibrous structure of the fascia more flexible and elastic in an extremely gentle way.

The "Bear Classic" uses the body's internal strength to "forge" the fascia.

Previously, he couldn't sense the trajectory of this power and could only mechanically imitate the movements, which greatly reduced the effectiveness.

Now things are different; he "saw" it.

In a state of sudden enlightenment, he could clearly feel every flow, every turn, and every penetration of this power.

Then comes the second move, the Bear Swing.

The body sways from side to side like a bear, mimicking the posture of a bear walking. The key to this pose lies in the shift of the center of gravity and the twisting of the spine.

When he practiced this move before, he always felt that his waist was a bit stiff, and the range of his left and right swaying could never reach the "willow-like swaying in the wind" described in the system.

Lin Yue began to adjust, bringing the two sides to balance, and then started swaying again.

This time, the flow of energy was much smoother.

The third move: Bear Breath.

This is the core of the "Bear Manual," and it's also a move that Lin Yue has never been able to truly master.

Bear breath, as the name suggests, imitates the breathing of a bear during hibernation, which is deep, slow, and continuous.

A single breath can last for nearly a minute, with the breath sinking into the dantian and then slowly spreading throughout the body.

When Lin Yue practiced this move before, he could only extend one breath for a maximum of thirty seconds before he couldn't hold it anymore. Either his breathing became disordered, or he would feel dizzy and lightheaded from forcibly holding his breath.

Now, in a state of enlightenment, he "saw" for the first time the trajectory of the Qi within his body.

It's not just about inhaling and exhaling.

When you inhale, the breath enters through the nasal cavity, passes through the throat, trachea, and lungs, and then continues to descend, passing through the diaphragm and entering the dantian.

The dantian is like a reservoir, storing energy.

Then, during exhalation, the breath in the dantian does not simply return along the same path, but rather, like water, it permeates from the dantian to the surrounding areas, flowing slowly along the meridians to the limbs and bones.

Wherever the breath reaches, the fascia, muscles, and ligaments will receive a gentle nourishment.

This is the true secret of the "Bear Classic".

......

A complete "bear breath" takes nearly a minute.

Lin Yue slowly opened his eyes.

[System Notification: Congratulations, host, for successfully comprehending the true essence of the core of the "Bear Classic"—"Bear Breath." Your mastery of the "Bear Classic" has now increased from "Proficient" to "Master."]

[Improved Results: Significantly improved body flexibility, enhanced fascia resilience, and slightly improved recovery ability.]

[Special Effect Unlocked: Within one hour of practicing the "Bear Sutra," the efficiency of practicing other cultivation techniques is increased by 20%.]

Lin Yue looked at the prompts on the panel and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"I see……"

The Bear Sutra is not an independent exercise, but rather a supplementary foundational exercise.

Its function is not to directly enhance combat power, but to lay the foundation for the practice of other techniques by nourishing the fascia, enhancing flexibility, and improving recovery ability.

Just like you need to lay a foundation before building a house, if the foundation is not solid, the house will collapse no matter how high it is built.

Once the foundation is laid, you can build as high as you want on top.

That's why he always felt something was missing when he practiced the "Sixteen Forms of Rock".

It's not that the movements are not standard, nor that the strength is insufficient, but rather that the body's flexibility and recovery ability are not keeping up.

The Sixteen Forms of Rock is an extremely powerful and intense exercise that puts a great strain on the body.

Without sufficient flexibility and recovery ability, it is easy to accumulate injuries and even develop internal injuries as you train.

Now, with the help of the "Bear Classic," this problem has been solved.

The bear's suppleness nourishes its body, while the stone's strength forges it.

One is gentle, the other is firm; they complement each other.

Lin Yue checked the time; he still had nearly twenty minutes left in his state of enlightenment.

He didn't waste any time and immediately began practicing the "Sixteen Forms of Rock".

We went through each move one by one, from the first to the sixteenth.

In a state of enlightenment, he can "see" the load on muscles and bones of each movement, "see" the transmission path of power in the body, and "see" where too much force is exerted and where too little force is exerted.

He began to adjust them one by one.

Adjust and optimize step by step.

When Lin Yue finished practicing the sixteenth move, "As Solid as a Rock," he felt as if he had been reborn.

"The muscles and bones resonate in unison."

He glanced at the panel.

[Flexibility: 19.6→20.0]

【Power: 12.8→13.6】

"Flexibility improved by 0.4, and strength improved even more, by a full 0.8 points."

"These Sixteen Rock Forms are truly domineering."

"I had heard before that the Sixteen Forms of Rock was a martial art created by a ruthless person from the first generation of the Martial Hall."

"After being simplified through multiple layers, it has become the standard teaching material it is today, which everyone can practice."

"Now it seems that this statement is true." Lin Yue sighed as he felt the surging power within his body.

The hard can break the soft, and the soft can overcome the hard; the soft is hidden within the hard, and the hard emerges from the soft. Water, though powerless, can shatter rocks; every move and every technique is contained within it.

"The training methods of 'Bear Sutra' and 'Sixteen Rock Forms' seem to have some common ground," Lin Yue muttered to himself, then began to punch according to his body's instincts.

"Use the flexibility of your body to throw punches," Lin Yue thought to himself.

"Like water, it penetrates more thoroughly."