The next morning, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, the villagers of Wushan township had already begun their work. Even the six or seven year old children had already woken up and began their traditional morning training.
Morning training was a tradition. Virtually every man in the Yulan continent had to train from a young age. If they didn't train hard, then they wouldn't have power, and without power, they would be looked down upon by others. Power was status, wealth. If you wanted power and wealth, you had to become a powerful warrior.
But the people of Wushan township were all commoners. Commoners didn't have any resources, nor did they have any precious battle-qi manuals to train. The only way to increase their power was to train their bodies from a young age, slowly building up their strength. They worked hard, worked hard, and spent more time and effort than the nobles.
Only then would they have a slim chance of becoming powerful.
But in the Yulan continent, the most common way to strengthen one's body was to train in the 'Qi-Building Stance'. In this stance, one's entire body was focused, and one's breathing was natural. One's heart was calm, and one's body was tempered slowly.
This was the simplest, but also the stupidest method. But undeniably, it was also the most common method. It was the result of the accumulated experience of countless predecessors.
Early in the morning in Wushan township, many children were gathered together in groups of three or five, following a tall, muscular middle-aged man as he trained.
This middle-aged man's name was Carter. He was one of the many guards of the Baruch clan, the owner of Wushan township. The Baruch clan was the famous' Dragonblood Warrior 'clan. The ancestors of the clan had once dominated the Yulan continent, and were hailed as one of the Four Supreme Warriors. They were incomparably powerful and glorious.
But now, they had completely declined, and could only cower in this tiny little Wushan township. The 'Dragonblood Warriors' had become legends of the continent.
Even so, the Baruch clan was still a noble clan. Although they were only a minor noble clan, the difference between them and commoners was like the difference between heaven and earth.
….
Li Yue had been reincarnated here. He was now a commoner, and both his parents had died. Fortunately, the villagers of Wushan township were all decent people. They were simple and honest, and helped each other out. This allowed Li Yue to grow up to this point.
In addition, the people of the Baruch clan weren't bad either. Normally, they would take care of lonely children like him.
"But … they declined too quickly!"
East of Wushan township, within an ordinary, grassy manor, the ten year old Li Yue was beginning his day of training. He could only sigh with emotion towards the Baruch clan.
Although there were still two hundred years before the beginning of the storyline, the Baruch clan wasn't much better off than it would be two hundred years later. It was also in a state of decline, and had long since lost the glory of the Dragonblood Warrior clan.
Right now, the leader of the Baruch clan was only a warrior of the seventh rank. In the Kingdom of Fenlai, he wasn't much. He was far too weak.
"However, the people of the Baruch clan weren't bad. If it wasn't for them and my neighbors helping me out, even if I had reincarnated, my situation would have been dire. After all, aside from my basic memories, I didn't have anything else. I was just an ordinary child!"
Without power, there was nothing. This was an eternal, unchanging truth in the Yulan continent.
Thus, after Li Yue had been reborn, from the age of five, he had been training with the guards of the Baruch clan. He had trained hard and tempered his body.
There was nothing he could do. He didn't have anything. He didn't have any battle-qi manuals. He could only do this.
Right now, he was already ten years old. After training in the 'Ki Building Stance' for five years, he had already grown from a weak child to a warrior of the third rank.
But … he was still unremarkable.
In fact, no one knew.
This sort of training speed was already very, very fast. Even the aristocratic clans of the same age, when training in battle-qi manuals and using precious medicines, wouldn't be much faster than Li Yue.
As for why this was the case, Li Yue himself didn't know. Perhaps … this was the only advantage he had from his transmigration.
Training speed was fast.
Now that he was a warrior of the third rank, he naturally didn't need to train with the other children. He had long since stopped going to the east side of town. He had been training by himself, working hard on his body.
And now, in his own small courtyard, he had begun his morning cultivation.
"Huff, huff, huff!"
Frog jumps, push-ups, squats.
Every single movement that he still remembered, he used them all. When his legs were tired, he used his arms. When his arms were tired, he used his legs. He didn't allow himself to be overly tired, nor did he allow himself to be idle.
Right now, he was already a warrior of the third rank. Ordinary training was very slow. For this reason, Li Yue had used a very crude method, which was to add weights to his body.
Right now, his arms, thighs, and waist were all covered with self-made, crude sandbags. Every single sandbag was quite heavy, around five kilograms. To him, this was quite a heavy burden. Especially when he was training with weights, it was even more difficult.
As for the 'Ki Building Stance', Li Yue had long ago mastered it. But in terms of improving his body, the effects weren't very obvious. He didn't force it, and just did his best.
The 'Ki Building Stance' was a very shallow body training technique. At its peak, one could at most become a warrior of the sixth rank. To become a warrior of the seventh rank was virtually impossible.
In the Yulan continent, there were warriors and magi. The levels were all the same. There were nine levels. From the first to the ninth level, every three levels formed a large staircase. There were three large staircases: beginner, middle, and high.
As for warriors of the seventh rank, they were already high ranking warriors. They were extremely rare. But above high ranking warriors, there were even more powerful Saint-level combatants. Flying through the air, burrowing through the ground, and crushing mountains with their fists were all trivial matters. Those were the people who truly stood at the peak of the Yulan continent.
To become one of those major figures, just relying on the 'Ki Building Stance' for a lifetime would be impossible.
But there was another method. If a commoner had extraordinary talent and was valued by some schools, they could be exempted from tuition. Naturally, there would be financial aid.
"If I go to school to study, I need to have extraordinary talent. My talent for magic is elemental affinity and spiritual energy. My spiritual energy should be very high, perhaps tens of times higher than others of the same age. After all, I was reincarnated. As for elemental affinity, I'm not sure. "
"The requirements for a warrior's talent should be lower than for a mage's talent. Most likely, it has to do with the body's talent for training battle-qi. Right now, my training speed isn't slow. Most likely, my talent as a warrior should be quite good as well. "Li Yue thought to himself as he trained.
In the early morning of the little town, time seemed to pass very quickly. The rising sun soon hung high in the sky, and before he knew it, nearly two hours had passed.
The children in the eastern part of the town had already gone home, and Li Yue had also stopped, exhausted.
"Huhuhu!"
"Let's call it a day!"
Li Yue's head was covered with sweat. His coarse clothes were dripping with sweat, and the area around him was completely damp.
"Whew. I'm so tired!"
Li Yue tiredly removed the weights from his body, tossed them aside, and then sat down on the ground, panting.
Right now, he really didn't have any strength left. His arms, legs, and waist were all extremely sore. That crude sandbag had left a red mark on his body, but he didn't bleed. That was because a layer of callus had already formed there.
After lying on the weeds in the yard and training for a few minutes, Li Yue stood up, exhausted. He walked to a small stream about a hundred meters away from the yard and jumped into it.
The stream was clear, and the water was gurgling. The water wasn't deep, only reaching his thighs. After all, Li Yue was only ten years old and wasn't very tall.
He held a handful of cool water in his hands and took a shower. After a few minutes, he walked back home, drenched.
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