Atlas of Heaven and Man

Because of Chen Chuan's decision, the three of them didn't stay in the experimental field any longer. They took the car out of there and returned to the outer perimeter of the barbed wire.

Chen Chuan got out of the car here and decided to start strengthening his training from here.

In order to increase the difficulty, he didn't choose the place he had walked before, but instead chose another unfamiliar area.

To be honest, if he were just sitting here quietly, he believed that as long as he could overcome the psychological pressure of claustrophobia and his mutated tissues could hold out, then he could persist for most of the day without any problems.

So this wasn't just sitting, but an exercise of releasing emotions and then subduing them. He placed the training location here also to increase the difficulty and strengthen his control.

Only after this did he begin to dive.

He no longer insisted on one hour, but instead lengthened the time until he felt he was about to reach his limit, and then he would retreat in time.

After eating something on the shore and taking a short ten-minute break, he plunged into it again.

Chang Ba, who was reading a comic book next to him, didn't seem to have reacted yet.

Chen Chuan constantly repeated this kind of diving throughout the day. He stimulated his mutated tissues in this way, and every day after that was the same.

Shortening the rest time and adding a whole day of training was completely different from the previous intensity. In the first few days, he was still relatively tired. After returning every day, he simply washed up, fell asleep, and then got up early the next morning to continue.

Perhaps because there was a goal to chase, the mutated tissues understood his urgent needs and actively responded, cooperating with him, so after only five or six days, he gradually adapted to this rhythm.

At this time, it was already mid-July. He felt that the signs of weakening brought about by killing the Mountain Ghost had completely disappeared, which meant that he would have to use the medicine he brought next.

In fact, this time, he didn't plan to take the medicine he brought back. He planned to use it all up before returning. Roughly calculated, at his current level, it should be no problem to maintain it for more than half a month.

After Chen Chuan had been training continuously for the tenth day, he could clearly feel that he had made progress, so he told He Xiao Xing that he planned to try again. So, he came to the experimental site for the second time.

Chang Ba also watched expectantly, wanting to see if Chen Chuan could succeed this time.

Chen Chuan stared at the pit not far ahead. As usual, this time he chose another entrance. He didn't know what he would encounter inside now.

But none of this mattered. He only knew that he would do everything in his power to pursue the goal he had set. If he couldn't pass, then he would continue to strengthen his training and then try again.

He stretched his body, and then jumped into the water. His posture was graceful and natural. Just looking at this action, discerning people could see that he was more confident and powerful than before.

Chang Ba propped his hands on his knees and leaned over to look at the pit. Because most of the signs would be bitten off, it was impossible to judge the contact target by shaking the rope. Therefore, he could only wait for Chen Chuan to come up and report the names of the signs he had touched to know how many pieces he had touched. Now he could only wait.

At this time, he suddenly remembered that Chen Chuan didn't seem to have eaten grilled fish beforehand when he went down this time, so he couldn't use poison to avoid the fish, which would inevitably make it more difficult.

He just waited for a while, then took out a comic book and flipped through it to pass the time. But soon after, he noticed that He Xiao Xing was walking quickly around the pit, and every once in a while, he would throw a sign down.

Seeing this, his spirits couldn't help but be lifted, because if Chen Chuan couldn't touch the sign, He Xiao Xing wouldn't have to throw the signs down one by one.

The set standard was twelve pieces within one hour, but on average, one piece had to be obtained every five minutes. However, the complex terrain and treacherous environment below restricted the performance, and Chen Chuan couldn't possibly pinpoint the time completely. He needed to leave a margin to come up early, which meant that the actual time available was even shorter.

Was it really possible to do it?

Time passed by minute by minute. Chang Ba looked at the time. It was already fifty-six minutes. If he didn't come up in a while, even if he got enough signs, it would exceed the time limit and would only be considered a failure.

Another two minutes passed. Just as it was about to reach one hour, he heard a splash. Suddenly, several big fish flew out of a pit, smashing on the ground and thrashing around. Then he saw Chen Chuan emerge from the water, and with just a slight support on the side, he moved his body to the top.

Chang Ba stood up at once and walked over quickly, asking, "Little Brother Chen, how is it?"

Chen Chuan adjusted his breathing, and then said the numbers of the signs he had touched along the way one by one. Adding them up, there were neither more nor less, exactly twelve pieces.

Chang Ba widened his eyes and turned to look at He Xiao Xing.

He Xiao Xing looked at Chen Chuan and said slowly, "If the goal you set for yourself was twelve pieces, then you have passed."

Chang Ba couldn't help but look at Chen Chuan again.

Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Aim for the top, get the middle; aim for the middle, get the bottom. My initial goal was fifteen pieces. It seems I still couldn't reach it."

The reason it was so fast this time was mainly because he used different techniques to deal with various types of fish, which saved him a lot of time on the road.

For example, with the hard-headed chub, after figuring out its movement patterns, he could quickly avoid it; and then there was that waterweed-like plant that could entangle, he would use the water flow or gentle force to push it away as soon as he noticed it;

Then there were those mussels hiding in the corners, which were the most difficult to defend against, but once he knew in advance, they were much easier to deal with. Now, as soon as he found one, he would try to prop up one side before it was completely closed, and then explode with all his strength in an instant, using his fists and feet to shatter the other side.

As long as he wasn't facing schools of hundreds or thousands of fish, it was actually easy to solve.

Now he had exactly twelve plaques, but he wasn't satisfied with this result because he felt that he still had room for improvement and could do better.

Chang Ba, however, said excitedly at this time: "That's good enough, twelve plaques! Brother Chen, do you know that no fighter at your stage has ever been able to do this before." He patted his chest loudly, "I, Chang Ba, keep my word, and from now on, Chang's Inn will be free for you!"

Chen Chuan said with a smile, "Then I won't be polite."

He Xiaoxing said in a deep voice at this time: "Chen Chuan, come with me." Saying that, he walked in a direction.

Chen Chuan's expression moved slightly. It seemed that He Xiaoxing had something to say to him. He greeted Chang Ba and followed him.

The two walked for more than half a kilometer and came to a higher terrain. There was no one around, only the wind constantly blowing from the desert, and the long shadows of the mountains on the distant horizon could be seen. Behind them was the Dan Lake, like scattered blood beads.

He Xiaoxing stood here for a while, and said to Chen Chuan, who was following behind him: "I told you before that there is no need to pay too much attention to combat skills at this stage. Strength and speed are the key."

Chen Chuan said: "Yes, teacher, I think so too."

He Xiaoxing turned around and said in a deep voice: "Strength and speed are both driven by the body's foundation. The stronger the body, the more these two can be brought into play. Today I will teach you a set of 'Blast Furnace Breathing Method'. This is the result of our 'Pure School' and is one of the secret breathing methods used to fight against other factions.

This breathing method can deeply and subtly excavate the power of the alienated tissue, and can store the usual excess energy in the alienated tissue, and then release it like burning firewood when necessary, providing the fighter with powerful combat power.

The Blast Furnace Breathing Method has relatively high requirements for the physical fitness of the fighter. Ordinary fighters will only hurt themselves if they try to practice it forcibly, but since you have reached the standard I set before, it means that your physical fitness has reached the minimum level of acceptance for the breathing method."

Chen Chuan could faintly feel before that although he seemed to have entered the final stage of training, He Xiaoxing might still have something he hadn't taught, not because the latter was stingy, but most likely because his own requirements had not been met.

Now that he explained it to him, he also felt that getting twelve plaques in that water area might really represent a certain standard line.

He Xiaoxing stretched out his hand at this time and placed it on his shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Carefully feel my breathing and remember the rhythm of each run. I will only teach it once."

Chen Chuan immediately focused his mind and nodded seriously.

Then he felt a huge amount of heat suddenly rise from He Xiaoxing's body, like a blazing furnace, and the alienated tissue in his body seemed to resonate at the same time, becoming active with a certain rhythm, and he could feel that his mouth and nose breathing were also driven together.

This is a secret breathing method that combines both external and internal breathing.

He didn't dare to be distracted at all, carefully memorizing these breathing rhythms, and putting his whole body and mind into it, completely forgetting everything outside.

After a long time, He Xiaoxing let go of his hand, and the heat on his body also subsided.

Chen Chuan felt it for a while. This breathing method was more complicated than any breathing method he had come into contact with in the past. Most of it was running on internal tissues, and the mobilization was extremely cumbersome.

But after the previous training, the body's alienated tissue seemed to be able to automatically memorize certain things that he urgently needed, so he remembered it after only one time.

He Xiaoxing said: "After you go back, I will give you a booklet, which will explain some details that need attention, but remember, no matter what you learn, it is just learning. If you want to transform it into real combat power, you still need more battles and more opponents to help you digest it."

Chen Chuan smiled, his eyes were bright, as if there was light, "Teacher He, I think what I lack the most when I go back this time should be opponents."

He Xiaoxing stared at him for a moment before slowly saying: "Student Chen, so far, my training arrangement for you has ended. Now you can go back, and it's up to you if you want to stay."

Chen Chuan thought for a while, looked up at him and said: "Teacher He, I want to try again in that water area before deciding to leave!"

He Xiaoxing looked at it, nodded, and said: "Okay."

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