"Mm mm. Yeah. I can't go to the hospital this morning … …" Luo Nan rode his bicycle and asked Bai Xinyan for a leave of absence. His breathing was hurried. The cold wind that assaulted his face choked him, and he coughed a few times.
Bai Xinyan's ears were sharp. She roughly judged Luo Nan's current situation: "Morning exercise. Pay attention to the amount of exercise. As for treatment, your current condition is stable. It's fine to miss it once in a while … … Oh right. How's the sleeping ability going? "
Luo Nan grunted and grunted in response. He didn't say much.
Bai Xinyan didn't ask any more questions and quickly hung up. It looked like she was going to carry out the pleasure therapy to the end with such an attitude.
Luo Nan huffed and puffed, forming faint white smoke in the cold morning. Right now it was 7: 20 in the morning. He was still one street away from his final destination, Acumen College. But he had been riding for nearly two hours, and his stamina was pretty much squeezed out. Xue Lei was ahead of him by a body length.
Right now Luo Nan felt that his thighs were stiff. His calf muscles were spasming. His chest and back felt as if they had been washed. He couldn't even stand up on the bicycle.
Xue Lei looked back and slowed down a bit. It could be seen that he still had energy to spare.
Luo Nan really envied this animal that seemed to never know exhaustion. Xue Lei didn't travel the distance of nearly fifty kilometers in a well-behaved manner. He was like a long-distance runner all the way down. During this time, he switched to many different running styles. Many times he punched and kicked. He leaped between floors as he advanced. In terms of movement volume, in terms of consumption, he exceeded Luo Nan by several tens of times.
At this moment, even if the two of them slowed down, Xue Lei's movement intensity was also correspondingly increasing based on the distance he advanced. Beside him, the sounds of fists and sleeves slicing through the air could be heard. He was simply a training maniac who was harsh on himself and sweating like rain.
If Xue Lei was like this every day, Luo Nan could more or less understand why Xue Lei possessed such astonishing strength that even Zhang Yingying and the other Awakened could not stop praising him at such a young age.
Speaking of which, Luo Nan had been brought into a rhythm by Xue Lei today. He had practically brought out the strength of a race … … The cyclist was led around in circles by the runner. It was quite embarrassing just thinking about it.
Finally, Xue Lei's morning exercise came to an end. He stopped and let out a long breath before switching to a brisk walk. Perhaps it was because he felt Luo Nan's gaze that he turned his face: "Nanster, don't be offended. It's not good to talk when I'm training."
Indeed, Xue Lei hadn't spoken a single word along the way, which was quite different from his straightforward and talkative personality.
"It's nothing. It's pretty good this way." Luo Nan was truly impressed. He was also deeply moved: "How can you not put in effort when it comes to practicing martial arts?"
Xue Lei didn't immediately speak. He sized Luo Nan up and down a few times. Then he grinned and said, "The gym master often says that luck is number one in martial cultivation. If you can't grasp your luck, then don't mention anything else!"
Luo Nan went, "Uh." He really couldn't think of any connection here. He couldn't help but ask, "What's the theory behind this?"
"The Dojo Master once used breathing as an example and talked about it. Let me tell you about it."
Xue Lei shook his head and said, "The human body has respiration and metabolism, and so does the world. We are insignificant and short-sighted. We can only see what's in front of us, concentrating on our own breath and breath. The breath of the world needs to be sought in the hazy long river of time. "
"We are unable to see the flow of time. It's very difficult for us to coordinate our breathing with the breathing of the world. But we can be sailors. We can use our bodies as boats. We can use fine operations to ensure that we don't miss the slightest bit of wind direction and water flow within the waves of the long river of time. In the end, we can use the breath of the world to assist the breath of a single person. Whether it's going with the current or against the waves, the speed of a boat is faster than the speed of water. This is the true meaning of cultivation."
"Within this, wind direction and water flow are luck. Sand can be gathered to form a tower. Wood can be gathered to form a forest. Small forces can be gathered to become great forces. One by one, they respond to the body and soul, strengthening the body and transforming the vital energy …. Isn't this quite hard to understand?"
Xue Lei was a bit uncertain of Luo Nan's ability to understand as he spoke.
Luo Nan grunted. He knew that Xue Lei wanted to remind him of a few things. It was probably something about focus and willpower, but Luo Nan was unable to understand the specifics.
Xue Lei laughed, "I didn't understand at the time either. But then the gym master explained that we are all people who operate boats. It's hard to avoid being surrounded by dangers as we traverse the long river of time. In the olden days, when a fisherman on a river encountered a rapids and dangerous shoals, the boat would be destroyed and the people would die. The exhaustion of strength was secondary. The exhaustion of the mind to observe and utilize the water was the main problem.
"Practicing martial arts and cultivating may seem like tempering one's strength, but in reality, it tempers the willpower. It tortures the mind. Whether it's ordinary training or facing enemies in battle, the mind comes before the energy, and the energy comes before the strength. And the weight of the exhaustion should be lower. That's the only reasonable thing to do."
Luo Nan looked at Xue Lei. This time, he finally confirmed it.
Wasn't he the type of person that Xue Lei spoke of? Wasn't he the type of person who consumed far more physical strength than mental strength? The bodily functions of his entire body were already at their limits, but his mind was still very active …. From Xue Lei's perspective, was his concentration and concentration not enough?
Was this a criticism?
With Xue Lei's temperament, no matter how tactful his words were, this was the limit. For a time, the exhaustion on Luo Nan's body felt like it was being pricked by needles. Even the breath he breathed out was a bit feverish.
Xue Lei was a bit worried that he might have gone overboard with his words. He subconsciously waved his hand, but he himself was a bit nervous. "Nanster, actually I'm …."
"Where should the brain be used in order to be focused, in order to be used in a reasonable manner?" Luo Nan didn't let Xue Lei speak nonsense. He asked very seriously.
Luo Nan wouldn't get angry over such a small matter as his friend, but he really didn't understand. Logically speaking, he had been studying and practicing extremely seriously from last night until now. There shouldn't have been any instances of his mind wandering off or slacking off.
Xue Lei let out a sigh of relief when he saw that Luo Nan's state of mind was fine. He hurriedly explained, "Nanster, you really are working hard, but you're not too familiar with the knowhow inside. You're using your functions carelessly. You must know that walking, sitting, and lying down are all part of cultivation. Every movement of your hands and feet requires effort. You need to use your heart. You cultivate the eyes orifice. The eyes are the light of the mind. Wherever the eyes go, the heart goes. Every movement of your hands and feet requires the eyes to take care of them …. "
Luo Nan looked at his hands and feet and laughed bitterly. "But I'm riding a bike."
"Everything in the multitude returns to their roots. If your hands and feet move, then guard your dantian region. These are just small tricks. The truly difficult part is to look at yourself and others without leaving a single strand behind. Don't give up a single drop. Go from the outside to the inside. Return to your roots. Only then will you know what it means to shine like a candle. Only then will you know what it means to work hard. Only then will you know what true hardship is …. Cough. The gym master told me to come here to tell you this. "
The last sentence was the bottom line.
Luo Nan was stupefied for a moment. His gaze moved away from Xue Lei's body. He first looked at his clothes, which were nearly drenched in sweat. Soon he raised his head and looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the street.
Most of the pedestrians were students at this hour, but they were of all shapes and colors. Luo Nan used his mental clairvoyance and roughly calculated that there were around seven to eight hundred people on this street. This ability of his was hard to come by even among the Awakened. Ordinary people were far inferior to him.
But if Luo Nan were to go deeper and observe the movements of his hands and feet, the changes in his body, not a single strand would be missed. Just looking at five or six people coming and going around him would cause him to feel mentally and physically exhausted, let alone a street.
Of course, there was also himself …. If he really wanted to be refined and detailed, wouldn't he have to incorporate all of the changes in the reactions of his flesh, blood, and nerves into his cognitive program?
Was this something a human could do?
Was this considered cultivation?
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