Chương 11: The pain of Forging the body!

Looking at the old man performing a set of boxing techniques, Wang Lu didn't despise them, but watched attentively. He didn't think anything about it was difficult and even could repeat them in his head. He then decided to try it out, and so did the other kids around. The old man Wang Dazi didn't stop any of them, as it was even best that way. But Wang Lu realized that the novels in his previous life were deceiving people.

Just a set of techniques, and the moment he attempted them, he felt his entire body aching, what was even worse was that he could remember the seven steps, but couldn't complete the first step. The moment he stopped the pain vanished. He looked around and realized he wasn't the only one. Everyone was all like this, as they attempted to copy the same method shown, the body started to feel pain. The pain in the cold pond was nothing compared to this pain. It was as though something was standing there again and again.

"Okay! How does it feel?" Wang Dazi was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. That was a normal thing and from the hundreds of children gathered, he was sure more than twenty percent would quit. They couldn't accept the pain. In fact the reason why no one would go around practicing many martial arts at the stage of Body forging was the fact that the combat power was more or less based upon the combat techniques and even more importantly, the pain was not just worth it. Unless someone was a masochist they would avoid the pain as much as possible.

"Martial arts is not just about talent, but also perseverance! Within three months, you are required to have started and able to complete the set of boxing skills I just showed you and then I'll teach the next stage. Those that can't get started at that time, you can just go back to your families and look for another path to life." Even though the words sounded ruthless, it was indeed the truth.

The stronger the body forging technique, the greater the pain and thus it was not something to chase after. The most important thing for most was comprehending artistic conception. It was also what could he used to measure the threshold of geniuses.

But someone like Wang Lu didn't think the same way, he was someone with knowledge from his previous life and believed that quantity could sometimes create miracles. Only he just thought about it and didn't say it out loud.

"Perseverance huh!" Wang Lu had already realized this, and could tell that those who didn't reach far on this stage of body tempering had little perseverance. He has also realized that in the early stages he didn't need enlightenment points at all, what was needed was the will to endure suffering. Suddenly thinking about his ambitions to learn more body tempering techniques made a shiver run down his spine.

"Don't tell me the body tempering techniques focused on a single part of the body also have the pain, only it comes from a single location." He indeed felt fear, but he shook off that feeling.

"Now that it has come to this, I have no choice but to steel myself. Without suffering, how can a man achieve anything." He looked towards the front with a determined heart.

"Since I am going to be suffering from this body Forging art, what would a few more count as!" What he didn't know was that he might regret his thinking when he trully experienced it.

"I will appear once a week to repeat this movements for those that have forgotten. But it will only continue for the next three months, after all that is the deadline you have been given. My disciples will be around the other day to give guidance. You are not required to show up daily, but make sure to show up after three months." Wang Dazi's voice resounded, pulling everyone back.

What he didn't actually say was that those that couldn't withstand such little pain should just give up before the three months lest they embarrass themselves and their parents. But he was sure that those with some able parents wouldn't let their children play around during this period.

He was sure that some with some backing in the clan would receive the best guidance and resources to speed up their cultivation. It would even do to the extreme of beating them into practicing, after all the moment children saw this pain, they might not willingly practice in peace.

It was indeed that way, take Wang Lu for instance, his parents didn't have to do anything as his grandmother whom he had not met for the past four years was already making plans for him. She was in seclusion when he came in the Wang clan, and thus couldn't see her and even more importantly, he has been away for a while training in the cold pond.

He couldn't just delay his martial practice for the sake of seeing her, that would probably also not be what she wanted. After all she was considered a talent, despite being born in the Wang clan, she could have a say in the clan, due to her strength and contribution.

The more resources one had such as body building concoctions and some even blood of some monsters that have been purified the faster they would train, under the condition they weren't weak willed.

In a way, with the support of the family, how fast one trained in this stage was up to their efforts.

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Center of the Wang clan,

Numerous independent residences could be seen. Each set up in land covering a few miles. At this time, in one of the residences, a figure of white haired old woman could be seen sitting on the main seat. An old man, whom, if Wang Lu saw would recognize was also present. He was massaging the woman's shoulders, as they talked and laughed until he finally asked a question.

"Wife! You have come out if seclusion so soon?" Wang Chengshan spoke with wonder. He was sure that his wife would enter seclusion for close to a decade.

He was very sure that her seclusion this time was important and thus asked.

"Don't worry! It won't affect anything. I just realized that it had reached the time when our grandson started to train. I have some good things I plan to send to him." She spoke with a smile.

But Wang Chengshan was very doubtful, "Can't this wait until he has reached the master level at least?"