Capítulo 28: Changes
Sitting on top of some huge stones mountain, with some sparse green vegetation, mainly grass, Cheng Shan that had spent almost an entire day hunting and roasting meat was tired from eating. In the moment he was trying out the effect of the Turtle breathing, and his presence seemed to have turned into a stone. Even some small creatures passed by, but did not seem to have been bothered by him at all. He was impressed but the downside was he could not achieve the same effect when moving. He was sure that to go to this level and use it freely, he was required to acquire more attribute points, but at the moment it was obviously almost impossible.
It was already at evening and the sun seemed to have started to disappear under the cover of the clouds. It seemed that the turtle breathing also had other effects, but they were not mentioned on the panel, since they were considered more or less useless. His state seemed to be very calm when running the turtle breathing, but the weird posture he had on, was the issue. He had his head swaying left and right, like some tree branch while the rest of the body seemed to be left in the original position. He had to practice this for a long time before he could really be able to make any improvements as such he opened his eyes, looking at the last sun rays for the day.
"It is the first time I spent so much time in the forest. But it seems that the plans from before are to be put aside for now." Looking at the piled-up bones in the distance, he sighed. He then stood up, he could hear sounds being made by the bones in his body. In this moment Cheng Shan seemed more calm and composed when compared to before and his peaceful expression seemed to show he was content. Even though he was standing his eyesight seemed to have been glued to the sun, from the pile of bones. It was as if to confirm something, and it was the same result. The sun seemed to appear nothing like the way he usually sees it. But the feeling disappeared instantly when it set.
Assuming he was seeing things, he breathed in and out, then started to move near the fire he used to roast the meat. He was already planning to camp in this place, but to avoid trouble he unleashed his aura, and in the moment it was unleashed, the animals in the hundred meters radius seemed to feel uneasy and retreated, only then did they stop. This feeling was their intuitive act of avoiding danger. But to him, it seemed to have achieved his goals, and from time to time he would add some wood into the fire. He was then left wondering about how to move across the massive green water body the next day. It was his plan and it had not changed in the slightest.
"There seems to be some kind of illusionary burden on my body, and each time I try to focus and find the source it just disappears as though it is an illusion. I have just broken through to the proficient level of Wu Qin Xi, it seems that perhaps I have to do more and then it would be possible to tell whether this feeling is my illusion or actually exists. But to continue improving the Five Animal Boxing, it is necessary to see the animals in their habitats, hope the rest of the time moving through this forest there will be some results." He was aware of how difficult it would be to improve this technique. With each improvement and at this moment, for instance, he was even more aware that he had to start traveling and in some cases, he would be forced to even leave the country.
Some creatures are not easy to locate in the country at the moment for many reasons and those that are even found are no longer what they used to be. Living in some artificial environment should have altered them and that would not be very useful for his goals. In that way, he would have to spend some resources to visit some countries, and that was indeed possible with the balance he currently had in the bank.
He did not care about the reason for the other party to give him this money, since they claimed it was compensation, then it was. The reason for acting this way was because he was feeling more and more that something indeed is no longer as valuable as he put them before he obtained the panel. Regardless of how rich one is, there are some things that one can't attain, and his current lifespan was one of them. If he continued to improve he might indeed need to acquire something and they would be easy when the abilities he had were enough.
But he was also sure that the most important thing for him was to play low-key and safe, after all in this world exist a lot of rich people that are willing to do anything to enhance their own lives. Once something happens that is considered out of the norm they would not hesitate to use the resources they have to get their hands on information or even person.
He had learned a lot just working in other people's company, that the world was not as free as it appeared, and most of the things people referred to as freedoms were allowed by those with the wealth, and when they feel like going against any of them, nothing can be done by anyone. This is the kind of people that were the elites in society, not because of their achievements but rather due to the amount of resources they controlled.
Let alone in his country, even in the most 'Democratic' country out there the elite class determines a lot of things, including the policies the government has to focus on by funding politicians. In a way, their democracy is decided by a few men at the very top of the food chain.
He was well aware and ever since his lifespan increased and his spirit also improved, he could analyze things much better than before and in just a few glances on the internet can tell a lot of things. More importantly, he could already feel that perhaps there were martial artists out there that had either reached his level or even gone further based on the fact that most of these skills have been around for a long time.
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