Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 874: Active Thoughts
Looking at Silk's happy face, Zhou Xu couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.

Elves are born extraordinary beings. They have already won at the starting line when they are born. Comparing with them is just making things difficult for yourself.

But after all, they are my subordinates, and it is a good thing if they can achieve results through training.

With this mentality, Zhou Xu quickly tried to learn from Silk.

Silk said a lot, and Zhou Xu summed it up, which was probably "Concentrate your mind and don't be distracted!"

This reminded Zhou Xu of his own meditative state.

But when he meditated, he either sat or simply lay down, and was basically in a state of complete stillness.

Now he was asked to enter a meditative state while doing boxing? How could he do that?
This made Zhou Xu worried.

Three days later, Li Tie's excited shouts were heard from Xie Liancheng's courtyard.

“I feel it, I feel it too! Hahahaha!! The power of my mantra begins to flow in my body!!!”

After witnessing the power of the greenskin, Li Tie's yearning for the Hundred Refining Realm is needless to say. Now that he has finally successfully taken the first step, how can Li Tie not be excited?
On the other hand, Zhou Xu still made no progress.

To be honest, before this five-step boxing, he had practiced Tai Chi for a long time, so how come he didn't feel anything at all?
Zhou Xu felt puzzled, so he went to talk to Jie Liancheng.

"Actually, when I practice Tai Chi, the power of mantra in my body will also circulate."

"..."

This time it was embarrassing.

Looking at Zhou Xu's heartbroken face, Xie Liancheng scratched the back of his head.

"Tell me, is it possible that you are thinking too much?"

"go on."

Zhou Xu seemed to be thinking about something.

After hearing this, Xie Liancheng also perked up and started talking to him.

"Look, when you're boxing, are you always focusing on the moves, wondering if the moves are standard, if there are any deviations, what the next move should be, etc.?"

"..."

After hearing this, Zhou Xu was really at a loss for words.

He is a person who likes to use his brain to solve problems, and his thinking is basically habitual.

So when he was practicing martial arts, he naturally had this thought.

Based on how familiar the two were with each other, he could basically tell what Zhou Xu was thinking at a glance.

"I got it right."

Xie Liancheng laughed twice, then pulled Zhou Xu aside and pointed at Li Tie, who, after his excitement, started practicing the Five-Step Boxing again.

"Do you think Li Tie would think so much when he's boxing?"

Zhou Xu shook his head subconsciously.

Xie Liancheng clapped his hands.

"That's right. Li Tie doesn't use his brain to memorize moves. He relies entirely on his body's memory. When he's boxing, his mind is empty, which makes it easier for him to reach a state of no distractions. But if you think too much, you won't be able to get into that state."

Zhou Xu had to admit that Xie Liancheng's analysis made a lot of sense.

But habits are something that can't be changed just like that.
But he is not completely without a solution.

That is to practice like crazy, until your brain is blank and you have no energy to think. With this idea in mind, after taking a deep breath, Zhou Xu started practicing again, one move at a time.

During this process, he tried to concentrate and not think too much.

But the result was that the emergence of this idea made his mind even more confused, so he might as well continue practicing as he did at the beginning.

In the winter, beads of sweat the size of beans emerged from Zhou Xu's forehead. As his breathing became increasingly heavy, his whole body began to emit heat.

He could feel that his body was becoming increasingly tired, but he ignored it and continued to practice the five-step boxing.

Things have come to this point, he must test it to see if this is really the case.

Gradually, his mind became completely blank due to fatigue, and only his body, which was becoming increasingly heavy, continued to practice those moves.

And it was at this moment that the power of the truth, which had been silent all this time, finally began to flow slowly within his body.

This feeling is very wonderful.

The flowing power of the mantra was like some kind of nutrient, being absorbed madly by his tired muscles.

At the same time, his heavy body seemed to be injected with a new strength. His originally scattered moves began to become swift and powerful again, and each move became more neat.

Xie Liancheng saw the changes in Zhou Xu and a hint of joy immediately appeared on his face. He knew that Zhou Xu had succeeded!

If it comes to a competition of mantra power, the mantra power in Zhou Xu's body is definitely stronger than anyone present.

If he maintained this state of allowing his body muscles to absorb the power of the mantra to relieve fatigue and then continued to practice, he would not be able to finish in a short period of time.

His purpose this time was just to verify this matter. Now that he had gotten the answer, there was naturally no need for him to continue practicing, and he immediately stopped and exhaled.

During this process, the power of the mantra that was originally in operation gradually calmed down.

Thanks to the stimulation of the power of mantra, he surprisingly did not feel much tired at this moment.

At this moment, Zhou Xu has basically confirmed that in order to make the power of mantra in his body work, he does need to use corresponding exercises.

It is impossible to achieve this effect through physical training like they did before, using simple exercises such as running and push-ups.

At the same time, after calming down and thinking about it, Zhou Xu suddenly realized that he seemed not very suitable for practicing martial arts.

Judging from the current situation, he has to train himself to exhaustion and a blank mind every time before he can get into the right state?
This is too time-consuming.

Moreover, this martial arts training requires the consumption of mantra power, but his mantra power is not enough to even study the mantra, not to mention that there is a "Dragon Lord" class project waiting for him to unlock.

Where would he get more mantra power to practice martial arts?
Zhou Xu, realizing this, couldn't help but complain to Jie Liancheng.

Xie Liancheng listened and thought about it.

"I think it's better for you to practice to the Hundred Refinements Realm first. You see, after practicing to the Hundred Refinements Realm, your life level will also be upgraded, and you can become an extraordinary life. In addition, the mantra power in your body will slowly operate on its own. Although I don't feel that this operation has much effect, it is still a benefit after all."

What Xie Liancheng said does make sense.

Zhou Xu nodded and started thinking about this matter in his mind.

[Indeed, I will become a supernormal life first, but the problem now is that once I start practicing martial arts, my research on the truth will definitely have to be put on hold. How long will it take me to reach the Hundred Refinements Realm and become a supernormal life?]

When he thought of this, Zhou Xu couldn't help but start to feel conflicted again.

During this process, he suddenly thought of a question.

[No, that's not right. Under the premise that the mantra is the core element, by practicing martial arts, the power of the mantra can be activated and the body can be stimulated, so that one can reach the Hundred Refinements Realm and become an extraordinary life. Then, can studying the mantra also achieve the same effect? ​​]

At this moment, Zhou Xu's thoughts became active again...

(End of this chapter)