Chapter 7: Catching a ray of life
Chapter 7: Catching a ray of life
Chen Chuan realized that this was not going to work, so he used his thoughts to transfer the pain, which gradually subsided and was transferred to his "second self".
The "second self" can bear both the hurt and the pain, but this time, he only removed the pain.
Because he knew clearly that the damage caused by the drug might be the direct source of the irritation. If there was no damage at all, the purpose of drug penetration would not be achieved.
But this was enough. Without the interference of pain, he could focus on his breathing.
Yu Gang watched calmly from the side.
He had expected Chen Chuan's breathing to become disordered right away. Basically, people who have just started trying the breathing method will have this reaction. If they can't bear it and cannot proceed normally, he will stop in time, and then use patting and flushing to dissolve the accumulated medicinal power, and then wait for the next attempt, otherwise his body will be damaged in vain.
He didn't expect Chen Chuan to succeed in one go, because he knew very well that people would feel very painful under the stimulation of drugs, especially when it was the first time, and few people could withstand it.
Generally speaking, even a determined person needs to try two or three times before they can adapt and proceed relatively normally. It is not surprising if they try a few more times. However, most people cannot stand the torture and give up halfway.
But soon, his originally calm expression began to fluctuate, because after only half a minute, Chen Chuan's breathing stabilized.
He looked at Chen Chuan steadily. This boy was not simple.
Chen Chuan was carefully guiding his breathing at this moment, but after doing it twice in a row, he couldn't find any trick, any vein, or any breath at all. He was completely at a loss.
As the effect of the drug gradually dissipated, the remaining time was not enough to complete the third time. In order to avoid any hidden dangers, he simply let the "second me" bear the damage to his body in the process.
This also caused the "second self" to have dense, varying strengths and sizes of virtual phenomena appearing on his body, just like a lot of mist holes. When he saw this scene, he suddenly had an idea...
"Okay, let's stop for now." Yu Gang said at this time, "It's almost time."
Chen Chuan asked hurriedly: "Mr. Yu, can we continue later?"
Yu Gang saw that he had no intention of resisting or rejecting her, but rather had a look of eagerness to try. He was silent for a while, and then he said, "Go to the bathroom next door to take a shower and rest for half an hour."
Chen Chuan agreed, picked up the large glass of salt water that Yu Gang had prepared for him on the table and drank it, then went to the bathroom next door and turned on the simple shower to wash himself.
At this moment, he felt very hungry. After all, he had not eaten lunch yet. Moreover, the breathing method stimulated vitality and mobilized Qi and blood, which consumed a lot of energy in the body. So after washing out, he asked, "Mr. Yu, is there anything to eat here?"
Yu Gang was prepared. He threw him a plastic-sealed box about two fingers wide and about 15 centimeters long and said, "Longde Food's nutritional paste may not taste good, but it contains all the nutrients necessary for combat training. If you go to Wuhan University, you will have to eat this every day."
Chen Chuan tore open the outer packaging and saw a whole tube of green ointment inside. He didn't dislike it and stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it. As expected, it had no taste. But after a while, he felt as if his whole spirit had returned and he didn't feel so hungry anymore. The effect was immediate.
After resting for more than ten minutes, he reapplied the ointment with the help of Yu Gang and made a second attempt.
This time he had experience, and when the burning sensation came over his body again, he immediately used his consciousness to divert the pain and a small amount of damage. While using the breathing method, he also looked at his "second self". It can be seen that as the breathing method progressed, the "second self" showed signs of emptiness to varying degrees.
He observed carefully and was sure that these virtual manifestations were closely related to his breathing.
The degree of weakness in those parts fluctuates and is intermittent. It should be because the breathing guides the vitality and blood. The invasion of pure medicine would not be so complicated.
However, through these he also intuitively saw the effect of the breathing method. At present, because the breathing method is not guided properly, the qi, blood and vitality are scattered when they are called upon. So, can we say that when these virtual parts no longer show the same strength and weakness, become smoothly connected, and tend to be consistent with each other, then they can achieve the whole that Yu Gang said?
He thought this was a big possibility, and he could give it a try when he couldn't find a clue. Even if he was wrong, he could remove the damage through his "second self". So next, he began to intentionally adjust his breathing rhythm according to the virtual performance of his "second self".
Half an hour later, he had to stop again. Although he was a little tired and his breathing was a little rapid, he was very excited because he felt that he had vaguely touched the edge and he might be on the right track!
Yu Gang looked at him, and the mixture of sweat and ointment flowing down from his feet, and said, "Even if there are healing medicines and foods, a person can only try three to four times a day at most. Do you still want to continue?"
Chen Chuan said firmly: "Continue!"
After rinsing and resting, he immediately started his third attempt.
After his repeated efforts to adjust, the signs of emptiness finally converged, as if they were connected to each other. At this time, he also slowly felt something, but when he was about to grasp that clue, the duration of the drug effect expired again.
This would mean he could only wait until the next time. But this time, when he stood up, he suddenly felt short of breath, dizzy, and unsteady on his feet, and fell back down. Even though the pain and some of the damage had gone away, the remaining drug stimulation was still real.
Seeing him like this, Yu Gang said, "Let's stop here today. The breathing exercises, the lifting of qi and blood, and the stimulation of the drugs will put a heavy burden on your internal organs."
Chen Chuan raised his head and said, "Mr. Yu said that a person can do it up to four times. I want to try it again."
Yu Gang met his gaze, sensing his determination to never back down, and said in a deep voice, "Since you insist, let's try one last time."
Chen Chuan went to rinse as usual, and after coming back he took two tubes of nutritional ointments. After resting, he made his fourth attempt.
He believed that he had found the right direction, and the damage shown on his "second self" was like a correction ruler, allowing him to get closer to the right place.
This time, we must do it in one go.
Yu Gang stared at Chen Chuan. The ointment was extremely harmful, not only physically but also psychologically. When people suffered from double setbacks again and again, how many people could persist?
Four attempts are only theoretical. Most people can't help it after one or two attempts at most. I didn't expect Chen Chuan to persist to this point.
Lu Ke ran up again after cooking the meat. When he saw Chen Chuan trying desperately over and over again, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
He had tried the breathing method once earlier this year, and he would never forget the feeling.
At first it was just a burning and stinging sensation, but later on, it felt like countless ants were crawling under the skin, and an indescribable irritation would arise in the heart, making one want to yell, jump up and swing his fists and feet.
Because he couldn't endure several attempts, Yu Gang thought he was not ready yet, so he temporarily interrupted this practice.
Until now he has not been able to get out of the shadow, and every time he thinks about it, he feels a phantom pain.
But Chen Chuan, the city boy who he thought had never suffered any hardship, actually persisted all the way. He couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. Maybe he felt a mixture of admiration and jealousy, and even a little bit of hope that Chen Chuan would fail.
At this moment, he couldn't help but ask: "Master, can Master Chen do it?"
Yu Gang said: "There are six elements in martial arts training: goal, determination, action, perseverance, luck and talent. I confirmed his goal and determination at the beginning, and now I see his action and perseverance. He already has four of them."
Lu Ke said "oh" but he didn't look at Yu Gang. He just asked: "Then Master, Master Chen has these four points. He should be able to find the trick soon, right?"
Yu Gang said in a deep voice: "No, among the six elements, talent is the most difficult to possess, and luck is actually the most indispensable."
At this moment, Chen Chuan's entire body and mind were completely focused on his breathing, and he had almost no perception of information from the outside world.
Just a little bit, just a little bit.
With his efforts, the correction of his breathing method had reached the final stage. When all the flickering lights gradually became consistent, he felt the existence of a hidden energy. He couldn't tell what it was, but it seemed that along this vein, the originally scattered energy was gathered together.
In an instant, he finally understood what Yu Gang meant by the whole.
At this time, the effect of the medicine was almost gone, so he stopped.
Yu Gang watched him sitting there motionless, his body rising and falling slightly with his breathing, and said, "Don't worry, you must take some healing food first, and then try again tomorrow."
Chen Chuan slowly raised his head, his eyes shining brightly, and said, "I think I seem to have found the trick."
……
……
(End of this chapter)