Opening an office in Taila

The world before my eyes turned red.

Song Yufeng ignored the world covered in blood. He just stared at the top of the tree.

The world in front of him suddenly began to spin again. Song Yufeng ignored it and silently counted the number of stones he had placed in his mind.

During these twenty minutes, he had placed the stones twice, and Song Yufeng could feel that his mental strength was being consumed. His eyesight, concentration, and reaction were all declining, and he was also harassed by the hallucinations of the surrounding environment.

Thirty minutes passed, and the strange illusion around him suddenly disappeared. Song Yufeng breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was about to succeed. However, the next second, the illusion appeared around him again, and this time the illusion was even more terrifying than before.

Because Song Yufeng's inner demons began to appear in his hallucinations, he didn't know how many times he had seen the deaths of people around him.

Chen, Xingxiong, Xiaogua, Xiaocai, Xiaojin, Jingyu...

Burned to death, hit to death, hacked to death, fell to death, electrocuted, suffocated...

Whenever he couldn't help but want to reach out his hand, Song Yufeng would hear the words of Grandpa Xiao in his ears: If you reach out your hand, you will fail.

What I have to do now is to stare at the top of the tree and count the number of times I put stones on it.

Song Yufeng held back the screams, wails, and cries for help. Tears welled in his eyes, and every breath became extremely heavy, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. All of this was for his own strengthening.

"Dad, save me, okay?" Suddenly, a childish voice sounded, and Song Yufeng raised his head abruptly. He saw his daughter from his previous life standing on a tall building and then jumped down. He saw his wife hanging herself at home. He saw his parents, who cried so hard that they fainted after learning of his death. Song Yufeng finally couldn't help it, and he finally stretched out his hand. Then, the hallucination disappeared. There was no doubt that this time, he failed.

Song Yufeng's eyes were bloodshot, and he sat on the ground powerlessly. He looked up wearily and said, "Mr. Xiao, this is too tiring. Is there really anyone who can stop it?"

"You've done very well. I've never seen anyone persist this long on their first try. You really have great talent." Old Master Xiao praised: "Although you ultimately failed, your five senses and inner strength have been strengthened. Now, try to focus on your eyes and see what happens."

Song Yufeng did as he was told immediately. He found that when all his attention was focused on his eyes, he could even see the patterns on the tree clearly. The world in front of him seemed to slow down.

"Is this so magical?" Song Yufeng was a little bit unbelievable.

"This is the training method passed down by the Xiao family. With my assistance, you can achieve the purpose of training by entering into an illusion."

“It’s a bit of a curiosity, though.”

"But it does work. We call it high efficiency. Oh, and you can also focus your attention on any one of your senses to significantly enhance it. If you successfully train, then as long as you focus your mind, all five of your senses will be enhanced simultaneously."

"What are you waiting for? Come on."

"Wait, before that, let me tell you another trick. When you feel like you can't hold on any longer, you can imagine a pool of disturbed water in your mind."

"A pool of disturbed water?"

"Yes, you have to imagine it, and then imagine that the water gradually becomes calm. This can make your heart become like the water, slowly calming down. This is also the name of this basic skill, Still Water Ripples."

"Okay, I'll remember that."

So, Song Yufeng started his second attempt. This time, when he faced his family from his previous life again, he began to imagine the pool of water. Yes, to evaluate it, it was just like the pool of water.

At first he had to bite his lips tightly to keep himself awake, but later on he no longer needed to do so because his heart was like a calm pond.

An hour later, the hallucination ended. Song Yufeng looked at Old Man Xiao and said, "25 times."

Grandpa Xiao's eyes were filled with satisfaction and smiles. A genius, a true genius, he was right. It only took him two attempts to successfully reach the state of still water rippling. Even if he told this to his father, he probably wouldn't believe it. It took him five attempts to learn this move.

"You did very well, better than I expected."

"Mr. Xiao, you're too kind. It was just luck." This was indeed the truth. Song Yufeng didn't know why, but he always felt familiar with this move. He wanted to imagine the lake water and become as calm as the lake water. Before he could react, his brain had already imagined it. Next, he just had to follow his brain.

Although I don’t know why this is the case, maybe it’s really because I’m gifted.

"Okay, now try again."

Song Yufeng immediately concentrated his mind. For a moment, all five senses were strengthened. Everything around him could not escape his five senses, and the world in front of him gradually slowed down. Of course, it was not that the world really slowed down, but that his brain was in a highly active state and his reaction became faster, causing him to feel that the surroundings slowed down. This would give him more opportunities to react to the next battle plan during the battle.

"Mr. Xiao, this is really great."

"Of course, but what you need to do next is to formally learn the basic skills of the first form."

Old Master Xiao took out a dripping device.

"Now, this dripping device will continuously drip water. If you see ordinary water droplets, ignore them. However, there are green droplets mixed in with these droplets. When you see the green droplets falling, you must immediately draw your sword and cut them off. Note that you can only cut off the green droplets. If you cut off the ordinary droplets, you will be considered a failure. I will be watching you closely. By the way, you can choose to activate the Water Stopping Ripples. Okay, let's begin."