Chapter 3 Bronze Human Stake

Author: Listening to Snow by the River

Chapter 3 Bronze Human Stake

The next morning, Li Ye woke up before it was dark, quickly got up, packed his things, and went to Old Man Tong's yard alone.

Although it is still early, people in the yard have already started to warm up.

Even the old man Tong has come to his exclusive recliner, squinting his eyes and drinking tea happily.

Li Ye glanced at the people who were warming up, then came directly to Old Man Tong and whispered: "Master Tong, I'm here."

"Well..." Old Man Tong looked Li Ye up and down, pondered for a moment and then said: "Learning martial arts is very hard, and many people can't persist. Are you ready?"

"Disciple, don't worry." Li Ye replied respectfully.

"Okay, in that case, I will accept you, but now you are only a registered disciple. When the Tongrenzhuang enters the door, you will be an in-house disciple." The old man Tong waved his hand.

"It all depends on the master." Li Ye's attitude became more and more respectful.

Seeing Li Ye's respectful attitude, the old man Tong smiled with satisfaction. "Today is your first day of entry. I will tell you what the essence of this martial arts training is. And how to practice my bronze dungeon."

There was no hesitation or pretense. Seeing Li Ye looking at him eagerly, Old Man Tong said directly: "The essence of martial arts training is to practice strength. You know that the biggest difference between those who have practiced martial arts and those who have never practiced martial arts is

What’s the difference?”

"What is it?" Li Ye complimented quietly.

"People who practice martial arts are stronger, faster, and more capable of resisting attacks. Like those ordinary people who don't have enough to eat, those who are successful in martial arts can fight a group of people alone."

"..." Li Ye didn't expect that Old Man Tong would say such words, and he felt very complicated.

He thought that practicing martial arts could cultivate inner strength and other things. But he didn't expect that it was just about practicing strength. He thought that practicing martial arts was complicated.

If this is the case, then why does he want to practice martial arts? He will gain strength by swinging a hammer in the blacksmith shop every day.

However, Old Man Tong's next words made him understand that practicing martial arts was not as simple as he thought.

"But how to make yourself stronger, faster, stronger in resisting blows, or even break through the limits of ordinary people, that depends on your skills."

Can Zhuang Kung Fu...be able to break through the limits of the human body? Li Ye captured the hidden meaning of Old Man Tong's words.

"Just like my Bronze Human Stake, it majors in resistance to blows and minors in strength. As long as you get started with the Stake Skills, ordinary people, even those small knives, can't pierce your skin."

Li Ye actually didn't want to compare himself with ordinary people. His insecurity didn't come from ordinary people at all, or even from humans.

He very much wanted to know if after mastering the Bronze Human Stake, he could threaten Xie Sui, but he couldn't say that. Instead, he said: "Master, your Bronze Human Stake is too powerful..."

"Haha. Now you understand how powerful Zhuang Kung Fu is." Old Man Tong was very satisfied with Li Ye's performance. He even wanted to accept Li Ye as his disciple.

Fortunately, he endured it in the end and did not speak. After all, the rules he had set could not be broken.

"Understood, master." Li Ye nodded and responded.

"Okay, now that you understand, let's go practice." As he said that, the old man Tong shouted to a person standing in the yard: "A Cheng, come here to bring the new disciple, and tell him about my situation.

Side rules."

"Yes, master." A strong man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a skin glowing with yellow copper came over and said to Li Ye: "Junior brother, come with me."

After Zhang Cheng took Li Ye aside, he said: "My name is Zhang Cheng, and I am the second senior brother of the martial arts school. I will tell you the rules here first, and then I will teach you how to stand."

"Okay, second senior brother." Li Ye quickly replied.

"The rules of the martial arts school are to solve your own troubles outside, and don't involve the martial arts school. Also, arrive at chen time, return at Xu time, and take a half-hour break at noon, you understand!"

"Understood! Second Senior Brother." Li Ye responded, but he was thinking in his heart that he really didn't have time to go back to blacksmithing.

"Okay, everything else is gone. You just came here today, so you should stand up with me first."

"Yes." After hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Li Ye nodded quickly.

"The mantra of standing still is to keep your mind still and your body still. Come and try it." After saying that, Zhang Cheng picked up a stone that could be hugged by one person and lifted it up.

Seeing Zhang Cheng's actions, Li Ye was stunned.

He didn't expect that the pile work that Old Man Tong had boasted about for a long time was actually just posing without lifting a stone. Only then did he realize that those people were actually practicing yesterday.

He was beginning to regret it a little now. There was no inner strength cultivation method here, nor were there any boxing techniques with great names, only stone lifting.

You must know that he doesn't have so much time to waste. If he can't learn real skills here, then he doesn't know if he will have the opportunity to learn elsewhere in the future.

However, after carefully observing Zhang Cheng's movements, Li Ye realized that his view of this technique was too narrow.

The practice of Zhuang Gong is said to involve lifting stones, but Zhang Cheng's body was shaking slightly all the time.

Li Ye knew in his heart that this subtle rhythm of body shaking was the magic of this Zhuang Gong.

Putting aside his vain mentality, Li Ye began to study seriously.

He found a stone that suited him, stood next to Zhang Cheng, and began to imitate.

[Invalid practice...]

As Li Ye started to stand, the prompts on the panel appeared a minute later.

Li Ye began to adjust his actions based on his observations and the feedback from the panel.

It has to be said that it is very difficult to practice the Bronze Human Stake. This was only the initial stage and Li Ye felt very strenuous.

That kind of subtle shaking rhythm is very difficult to grasp. If the movement range is slightly larger, the desired effect will not be achieved.

However, Li Ye relied on his talent and diligence to finally get started after half an hour.

[Effective practice once, bronze man pile proficiency +1]

[Li Ye (Yin Qi enters the body) - Skill: Bronze Human Stake, Proficiency (1/5000)]

Remembering the feeling just now, Li Ye began to try to restore it.

Two quarters of an hour later, among the series of [invalid exercises], there was another reminder of [effective exercises].

Li Ye discovered that the result feedback on the panel appeared every one minute, and he knew that the progress of this practice was also calculated in minutes.

If he cannot maintain the rhythm of body shaking for one minute, it will be difficult for him to get effective feedback.

Therefore, in the following time, he focused entirely on his body and tried his best to ensure a stable rhythm.

Time passed, and one morning passed, and Li Ye's proficiency with the bronze man stake reached 11/5000.

Li Ye didn't know how fast other people were practicing, but he felt that they shouldn't be as fast as himself.

After all, I have real-time reminders on the panel, so I can know the results of my exercise at the first time.

But he is not proud, after all, the bronze mannequin has just started, and there are many people in the yard who are stronger than him.

At noon, Li Ye went to buy wine for Blacksmith Li on time, and then returned home for dinner.

This is the result of his discussion with Li Tiejiang yesterday.

Although he was practicing martial arts at Old Man Tong's place, he would still go home to eat at meal time and go there after eating.

During lunch, Tiejiang Li even asked him a few questions about his cultivation status with a cold face.

Li Ye understood that Tiejiang Li was like this. Even if he showed concern, he would always urge him harshly, so he patiently told Tiejiang Li about things in the martial arts school.
Chapter completed!