Capítulo 52: Chapter 052
After the snowfall, warmth could only be found by staying in the house. The entire Yu Village quieted down, with few people seen moving around.
In previous years, at this time, Yu Feng and others would brave the snow to hunt for prey. Now, they could quietly focus on cultivation inside their houses.
The contrast before and after was stark.
"Dad, I don't want to practice anymore," said Yu Feng's eight-year-old son.
Ever since Yu Feng heard about the cultivator's world from Yu Su, he began urging his son to start learning to perceive spiritual energy. However, his son couldn't sit still, shouting to stop learning after less than half an hour.
Yu Feng raised his hand and slapped him, "A useless thing. You must sit for an hour; you're not allowed to get up before that."
His son yelled, thinking about how Yu Feng wanted him to play with Yu Zhou more. He quickly said, "I want to go play with Yu Zhou!"
"It's snowing outside. What are you playing? Sit quietly for me!" Yu Feng said.
With snow outside, it was certain that Yu Su's family was also warming up inside their houses. Going over at this time wasn't just a problem of braving the snow but also disturbing Yu Su and others in their cultivation.
Seeing no chance to escape meditation, eight-year-old Yu He wore a bitter expression.
"Knock, knock." The door was suddenly knocked.
Yu Feng was curious about who would come looking for him at this time. He lifted the beast fur curtain, opened the wooden door, and saw Yu Meng standing outside.
"Uncle Feng, Brother Yu Su asked us to gather at his place," Yu Meng said.
As long as Yu Su called, Yu Feng would drop whatever he was doing. He nodded at Yu Meng, saying, "Wait for me."
He turned and entered the house, briefly explaining to his wife. Then, he and Yu Meng braved the snow and went to Yu Su's house.
When they arrived at Yu Su's doorstep, others had already gathered.
After a while, Yu Su came out of the house. He was wearing barbaric fox fur, with a hat and gloves made from the same material, completely wrapped up and pure white.
Yu Feng and the others were momentarily stunned. How could that moment be described?
It felt like they, the rough and tough men, didn't quite match with Yu Su's refined appearance.
It was as if speaking loudly would offend him.
Perhaps, nourished by the spiritual energy after entering the world of cultivation, Yu Su's previously frail face not only became a bit plumper but also had much better complexion. Wrapped in snow fox fur, he indeed looked different from most people.
Yu Su didn't feel this change in himself. He looked at Yu Feng and the others staring at him without speaking and wondered, "Why are you all looking at me like that?"
"Brother Yu Su, you look really handsome," Yu Meng blurted out his honest thoughts.
Yu Su: "..."
A bit too much.
It's only been a few days since they last saw each other, and he's talking as if it's the first day they met.
"It's true. If you don't believe me, ask Uncle Feng and others." Yu Meng tried to assure him.
Yu Feng and the others nodded in agreement.
Yu Su felt a bit speechless. "Alright, let's not talk about this. Today, I called you here to examine the results of your cultivation in the past few days."
"Today, we're going up the mountain."
Yu Meng and the others were puzzled. Why go up the mountain at this time?
"Cultivation is not just about meditation and breathing. You also need to train your body. The path of a frail skin cultivator won't go far," Yu Su explained to them.
Frail, frail skin cultivator?
Yu Meng and the others scratched their heads, finding it a bit hard to understand. But since Yu Su mentioned training the body, they were all people who could endure hardships, so they went along with it.
Yu Su led them up the mountain, and Lu Yan also followed.
When they reached the mountain, the snow had just stopped.
But due to the overnight snow, the mountain path was already covered, making the road difficult to traverse.
"Today's task is simple. Run from here to Deer God Mountain and then back," Yu Su said.
Yu Meng and the others were bewildered. It would take a day to go from here to Deer God Mountain. Were they going to spend the night there?
Yu Su: "That was before. Now, you just need to circulate your cultivation techniques, raise your energy, and you can reach Deer God Mountain in half a day."
"Now, start circulating your techniques."
Yu Meng and the others subconsciously obeyed Yu Su's command, starting to circulate the techniques they had recently learned. Their elixir fields began to warm up.
"Good. Now, run from here towards Deer God Mountain."
"I'll run with you. If anyone can't hold on halfway, tell me, and I'll allow you to rest depending on the situation."
"Lu Yan, lead the way."
Lu Yan nodded and looked back at Yu Meng and the others. "Keep up."
After saying that, he started running.
Yu Meng and the others hurriedly followed suit.
"Hoo... hoo..."
"We've arrived."
Afternoon passed, and the sun gradually moved westward.
A group of nine people appeared near Deer God Mountain.
Seeing Deer God Mountain, each one of the robust men, including Yu Meng, almost cried.
Finally, they made it!
They nearly ran themselves to death.
Yu Su looked up at the sky. The time was almost as he had estimated. They set off a bit late today; if they had left earlier, they should have reached before noon.
"Alright, now slow down, regulate your breathing, and then take a break."
They cheered, following the instructions to slow down. After their heavy panting eased, they sat down to rest.
Compared to the exhausted state of Yu Meng and the others, Yu Su and Lu Yan found it quite easy.
Especially Yu Su, running from Yu Village to Deer God Mountain only took him an hour now, akin to a leisurely stroll in the morning.
"I can't believe I ran to Deer God Mountain in just one morning."
"I've never run so fast in my life."
Initially, Yu Meng and the others were skeptical about reaching Deer God Mountain by noon. Now, they could believe that their pace was indeed much faster than usual.
This pleasantly surprised them.
When Yu Su felt they had rested enough, he instructed them to find food.
Lu Yan led the way into the nearby forest to search for food.
Although most areas were covered by snow, experienced individuals could still find some naive creatures hiding. Lu Yan, with years of wilderness survival experience, had his own practical methods for finding prey in winter.
By the time Yu Su built a fire pit in the original spot, Lu Yan and the others had brought back the hunted animals.
Next was processing the prey and roasting it on the fire.
As the fragrance wafted through the air, the hungry eyes of Yu Meng and the others turned green.
After running all morning, they were famished.
After wolfing down their food, Yu Su let them rest on the spot.
Once they had rested enough, they would run back to the village.
Returning to the village took more time, and by the time they saw the gate of Yu Village, it was already pitch dark.
"Alright, rest for the night and continue tomorrow."
When Yu Su announced they would continue tomorrow, Yu Meng had an expression as if the sky was falling, staring wide-eyed.
"Brother Yu Su, we have to run again tomorrow?"
"Not just tomorrow, but every day from now on to train your physical bodies."
"..."
Yu Meng regretted boasting a little; he thought enduring a beating would be the end of hardships. Little did he know there was more to come, and they would have to endure it every day.
"Regretting it?" Yu Su asked.
With a start, Yu Meng quickly shook his head. "No regrets!"
He hadn't forgotten what Yu Su said about consequences if they couldn't fulfill their promises.
He didn't want to be punished.
In reality, running and such hardships, although tough, were things he could endure.
"That's good. Go back and rest, and tomorrow, set off an hour earlier."
"Yes!"
That night, Yu Meng and the others went back to sleep soundly. The next morning, they appeared at Yu Su's doorstep on time.
Yu Su nodded in satisfaction, leading them to Deer God Mountain once again.
After training for some time, everyone showed improvement.
Running for a morning was no longer making anyone collapse.
Each person had become more proficient in their cultivation techniques, and their physical bodies had strengthened.
After this period of training, Yu Su began teaching them basic external martial arts techniques.
Lu Yan chose boxing, Yu Feng chose staff techniques, and Yu Meng and the others either selected boxing or palm techniques.
According to their preferences, each person chose an appropriate combat method.
Now, going back and forth to Deer God Mountain didn't take a whole day. After running, Yu Su required them to practice these external martial arts techniques, occupying their entire day.
Since it was called intensive training, it was certainly not for show.
In the cold winds of Yu Village, while other places remained quiet, Yu Su's house was bustling with a group of shirtless men practicing vigorously in the middle of winter.
Jian Yunchuan watched with envy. Without Yu Su's urging, he diligently worked on breaking through acupoints.
Even Yu Zhou and the other children, influenced by this atmosphere, became more diligent in their daily character practice.
Yu Su was very satisfied with this situation. If it continued like this, by the end of winter, he would have a formidable team of Qi Refining cultivators.
On the day to tell stories to Qingze, Yu Su braved the cold wind and entered Deer God Mountain, sharing this good news with Qingze.
Deer God Mountain seemed to be disconnected from the outside world, warm and comfortable like spring, filled with abundant spiritual energy.
Every time Yu Su came here, he couldn't help but exclaim that Qingze was enjoying quite the life.
Thanks to the rich spiritual energy of Deer God Mountain, his speed of breaking through acupoints had also increased significantly. After another visit to Deer God Mountain to tell stories to Qingze, on that night, he forcefully broke through the final closed acupoint on his body.
A crisp sound echoed.
All acupoints throughout his body opened.
All twelve meridians were clear, and spiritual energy rushed in.
The spiritual energy of Deer God Mountain was attracted to him.
These rich wood spiritual energies quickly filled Yu Su's Dantian, emitting a faint green light. Simultaneously, it surged toward his limbs and bones, the pure wood spiritual power circulating smoothly throughout his body, spontaneously operating.
This also meant that Yu Su had completed the foundational acupoint breakthrough of the Foundation Building stage, officially entering the "Foundation Building" phase, equivalent to the fifth layer of the Qi Refining stage.
Yu Su couldn't help but rejoice. At the same time, he discovered a new change in his Dantian.
The bright light of wood spiritual energy illuminated several other hazy and chaotic Dantians. They resembled five-pointed stars, and though only one corner was illuminated for now, the dazzling brilliance of the fully illuminated state could already be anticipated.
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