Practice begins with immortality

(brain storage)

"From today on, you are officially disciples of the Tieyi Martial Arts School. Tomorrow, I will teach you our school's external training techniques," a black-clad instructor said to the young men in front of him. After the lecture, the young men returned to rest and prepare for tomorrow's training.

"It's been three months since I came to this world, and now I have finally become a formal disciple of the martial arts school." Wang Bai said in his heart.

In his previous life, Wang Bo was an ordinary worker on Blue Star. He died suddenly after working all night, and traveled back in time to the body of a sixteen-year-old boy named Wang Mu. His original self lost his mother at a young age, and depended on his father for support, fishing on the Qing River outside the city. One night, a strong storm overturned their fishing boat, and both father and son drowned.

Later, Wang Bo traveled through time and resurrected. After absorbing Wang Mu's memories, he discovered that there were warriors in this world. Unlike the martial arts of his previous life, this world's martial arts truly allowed people to be invulnerable and climb walls. Wang Bo acted decisively, taking all his savings and heading to the city to learn martial arts.

After all, this is an ancient world, and the public security cannot be compared with that of modern society, even in a peaceful and prosperous era.

Wang Bo, who had traveled through time, was now a lonely man. If he had no strength, he would definitely be bullied to death. After all, for some hooligans, killing a skinny boy without parents and getting a few taels of silver was a very good deal.

Therefore, in order to protect himself, Wang Bo had to learn martial arts.

There were three martial arts schools in Qingcheng: the Jianshi, Qingfeng, and Tieyi schools. Wang Bai had only seven taels of silver, so he chose the cheapest, Tieyi. The fee was five taels for three months of training. If one failed the test after three months and still wanted to stay, they would have to pay another five taels.

Through these three months of martial arts training, Wang Bai gained a preliminary understanding of the division of martial arts realms in this world: health preservation, external training and internal training. With his current ability, Wang Bai is unable to know the realms beyond that.

Nourishing the Body: Nourishing the body involves practicing various techniques to strengthen the bones, muscles, and tendons, increasing strength and endurance. When the body is brimming with Qi and blood, one can easily lift a stone lock weighing over 100 kilograms. At this point, the Nourishing the Body realm is considered complete. The standard for testing a martial arts school's Nourishing the Body realm is precisely the ability to lift this stone lock weighing over 100 kilograms.

External Tempering: Tempering one's skin, flesh, tendons, and bones. This realm is divided into four stages: Entry, Minor Success, Major Success, and Perfection. After achieving Perfection, one's strength will exceed a thousand pounds, becoming as strong as steel and impenetrable to swords and knives.

Internal training strengthens the internal organs. Like external training, it also has four stages: entry, minor success, major success, and perfection. At the perfection of internal training, one's breath can become an arrow, and their breath can kill. The three great martial arts masters are said to be practitioners of internal training.

"If it weren't for the golden finger, I probably wouldn't have passed the test..." Wang Bai muttered to himself, then slowly closed his eyes and concentrated on the golden light in his mind. This golden light was as dazzling as a star in the universe, revealing a mysterious aura of immortality.

Through the information he obtained from the disc, Wang Bo gradually understood the powerful abilities of this ball of golden light. First, it gave Wang Bo an infinite lifespan; second, as long as he didn't die on the spot, no matter how serious the injury was, he could rely on the ball of light to recover.

It was thanks to these two abilities that Wang Bo was able to recover from his injuries and successfully enter the path of enlightenment within just three months, despite having been in dire straits upon crossing over. You know, given the original owner's physical condition, even if he practiced day and night, he would eventually die of exhaustion without gaining anything.

Back at his residence outside the city, a thatched shack, Wang Bai found shelter from the elements. While simple, it provided him with a place to hide from the elements. He sat quietly beside his bed, clutching the remaining two hundred copper coins, and couldn't help but sigh, "Only two hundred copper coins left. Thankfully, I won't have to pay tuition after becoming a full disciple. And if I become an Outer Forge Warrior, earning money won't be a problem."

For an average family, two taels of silver would cover three months' living expenses. However, for a martial artist, this amount of money was a drop in the bucket. While Wang Bai didn't need to purchase expensive tonics to improve his cultivation, basic food like rice, flour, and meat was essential. After all, practicing martial arts on an empty stomach, even with the powerful power-up of the Light Ball, would yield few results.

The next morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the Tieyi Martial Arts School was peaceful and tranquil. Wang Bai and other new disciples had already arrived at the training grounds. They lined up neatly, their eyes filled with anticipation and nervousness.

Before them stood a tall, stern-faced man with a square face. His name was Huang Li, an instructor at the Tieyi Martial Arts School and the owner's second disciple. With the owner currently away, he was temporarily in charge of all matters at the school.

Huang Li said in a low but powerful voice, "You are all new disciples to the martial arts school. From today on, I will teach you the Iron Armor Martial Arts School's external training method - Iron Armor Kung Fu! This method will help you reach the state of external training perfection."

Everyone was excited after hearing this. Huang Li continued, "Now, you must watch my demonstration carefully. Memorize every detail of each movement, and then practice on your own. If you encounter anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me. Once you are able to fully practice this set of exercises, you can also receive a specially prepared medicinal soup every five days to assist you in your practice."

With that, Huang Li began demonstrating the techniques of Iron Armor Kung Fu. His movements were powerful and forceful, as strong as steel. Each move was imbued with a fierce aura, conveying the immense power of this technique.

Everyone watched Huang Li's demonstration intently, their hearts filled with wonder. They carefully observed Huang Li's movements, trying to memorize every detail. After the demonstration, Huang Li asked everyone to disperse and begin practicing on the bluestone field.

Wang Bai took a deep breath, recalled the moves he had just seen, and began to practice. Although the movements were still a little unfamiliar, he was very dedicated. The other disciples were also practicing diligently, each face filled with concentration and determination.

On this bluestone field, time seemed to stand still. Only the crisp sound of fists broke the silence, bearing witness to the growth and progress of these young people.

Six days later, on the bluestone field, after Wang Bai finished practicing, he went to the pharmacy in the martial arts hall to get the medicine soup. With the cheat, he was not afraid of physical damage. He was able to fully practice the Iron Armor Kung Fu in just one day, and was the fastest among the same batch of disciples.