[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups":3,"chapter-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-168":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},231293,282,"Chapter 168 - 147: The Method of Stealing Heavenly Secrets","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-168",168,"\u003Cp>Nightfall arrived, and lights went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dormitory, darkness enveloped everything, with only the faint moonlight penetrating through the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All things around were immersed in the hazy night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng sat with closed eyes, his breathing calm and extended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by this sense of tranquility and solitude, his thoughts seemed to drift in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, noisy voices from next door disrupted the contemplative silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng opened his bright eyes and murmured to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s still not working...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then glanced down at the mobile phone by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The display showed it was only 7:06.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning that his meditation had lasted just over half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Fang Cheng shook his head in disappointment, then stretched his legs off the bed and walked to the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the fog was dense, seemingly thicker than in previous days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silhouettes of trees appeared intermittently in the mist, as if the entire training camp base had entered some mystical dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The town below the mountain and the distant sea blurred into the grey-white fog, completely obscured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng stood in front of the window, gazing out for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After relaxing his mind, he immediately sat back on the bed cross-legged, preparing to meditate again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Pan Wendi left, the room became empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though living alone was somewhat lonely, it also had significant benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Freedom of movement, making things much more convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, after finishing the meditation class and dinner, Fang Cheng immediately returned to the dorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first practiced Air Attack, enhancing the experience of several fighting skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he attempted to achieve a new breakthrough in the long-awaited field of Qigong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After coming to Yong’an Island for the meditation retreat, he had successfully unlocked the skills \"Meditation\" and \"Breathing Technique,\" and advanced Pile Skill to expert level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng wondered if he could use this momentum to flexibly apply these three skills and truly master Qigong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Ma Jianguo, Qigong mainly involves Pile Skill, Breathing Technique, Visualization Method, and some fighting skills suitable for exerting strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting skills are merely battle techniques, considered secondary and not confined to specific moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Fang Cheng considered himself no less capable than most combat athletes and martial arts masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the Visualization Method, it essentially belongs to a form of meditation, not much different from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, Fang Cheng has essentially grasped the prerequisites for starting Qigong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, this was the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He not only learned how to use the Breathing Technique to resist external pressures to protect his organs from harm and improve internal breathing efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the warm flow in his abdomen was also gradually growing stronger, Qi Sense was becoming clearer, and he could even use it to accelerate the recovery speed of muscle fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could say that Fang Cheng has begun to understand the basics of Qigong and possesses some minor skills in this field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was far from enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Qigong, besides aiming for health conditioning and life extension, also values the development of human potential and enhancing combat capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also the martial arts philosophy espoused by Ma Jianguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using techniques that nurture health in combination with robust exercise breaks through the limits of the human body and achieves a transformation of both flesh and spirit, thus adequately dealing with those monsters who possess Special Abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through practical practice, Fang Cheng has explored a method that seems feasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting Meditation involves using the mind to actively adjust the state of body and mind, improving from the spiritual level to physiological functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Breathing Technique, in the words of ancient physicians and Cultivators, is also known as Guiding Skill, serving as the power source for Qigong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the two can be combined seamlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng plans to practice meditation while employing the Breathing Technique, guiding that strand of warm flow in the abdomen to reach the designated spots at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound belongs to a full-body resonance method, which is hard to target specific areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could direct all that warm flow from the abdomen to a specific organ or muscle and bone area, the effects produced would certainly be more significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention restoring the scenes from movies and dramas where Inner Strength is used for healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once mastered, perhaps it can be used outside of the Meditation State, even in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, attaching the \"Qi\" to the palm and weapon, to create an effect similar to the Sword Blade Storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, idealism is often plump and reality is bony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng tried twice and both were near successes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the beginning of the guidance, the warm flow lingering at the bottom of the abdomen indeed moved slightly, just like when deploying the Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, following the direction of the thoughts, it showed signs of surging outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as it left that tiny area deep in the abdomen, it would instantly be shackled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a small boat mired in mud, unable to flow freely as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stalemate would continuously feedback to the consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Causing Fang Cheng’s thoughts to waver and making it difficult to maintain the Meditation state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, due to these slight tremors, the warm flow would shake more violently and immediately dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While pondering, noises of chatter resounded in the hallway again, with people laughing as they passed by the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since those travelers checked into the training camp, this usually quiet building has indeed become much livelier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng felt that his failure wasn’t really due to the environment not being quiet enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more because the warm flow in the abdomen was too weak and the Qi Sense was still not clear enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To solve this issue, one needs frequent practice combined with dietary supplements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the importance of dietary supplements, which definitely take precedence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Ma Jianguo, there exists an Innate Essence Energy in the human body, also known as Life Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a Talent born with an individual, and each person, having a different Constitution, possesses varying amounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as one ages, it gradually diminishes until it’s completely depleted, marking the end of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The essence of Qigong practice is cultivating this Innate Essence Energy, trying as much as possible to reverse this process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By converting part of the food energy ingested through acquired dietary supplements and cultivation methods into Innate Life Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as living beings of nature, humans inevitably have a limit to how much Life Energy can be stored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relatively speaking, the healthier and stronger a person’s body, the more energy they can store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng currently has a Constitution of 36 points, yet the Life Energy he possesses does not match it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is equivalent to having a large container, but what’s stored inside it only occupies a small portion, appearing quite empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scenario is actually quite normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Fang Cheng advanced from an ordinary Constitution of less than 10 points to over 30 in just two months, a progression that can be described as miraculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expecting to supplement the Innate Essence Energy through food in such a short time is clearly not feasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it seems there are no Heavenly Treasures or elixirs in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, those masters at the Martial Arts Research Association would not merely use Qigong as a trick or performance art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng had once asked Old Master Ma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such orderly practice, did he also have to wait until his old age before he could hope to master Qigong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, apart from promoting health and prolonging life, it held no practical significance in combat, let alone the capability to compete with those monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Ma, however, smiled mysteriously and gave a legendary solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Stealing Heavenly Secrets!\u003C\u002Fp>",1307,"2026-05-29T15:13:17.897Z","2026-06-01T04:29:34.702Z",1,"novelbin.me","477010aa44123a27288a1e1a1a79df9157dbd9d83ec3e69959ef225af60afe69","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-169","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-167",1278,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-cover.jpg"]