Chapter39:LimitPractice

Twodays.Withinjusttwodays,thepeacefulsmallvillagehadcompletelychangedinappearance.

Oneafteranother,temporarybamboohouseswereraisedupstraightfromtheground,withwritingsofeacharistocraticfamily’snameoneachofthem.Geniusescamefromalldirections.Theygaveuptheiropportunitytotaketheexamintheirhometowns,buttookpartintheexamoftheSwordPalaceinthissmallvillage.

Foratime,cloudsgathered,drivenbythewind.Thehistoryofthesmallvillageopenedintoanewpage.

However,ithadnorelationshiptoYunXi.

Aftergettingthepremonitionthatsomebigtroublewouldhappeninthesmallvillage,hehadnohesitationindirectlypickingupcampingtoolsandfood,hidingwithMei’erinasecretlocationofthehill.

Herewasalsoalocationhehadfoundoncewhenhewasplayinggameswithhischildhoodsweetheart.Itwasahidingspotinthesmallsecretvalley.

Intheendofthevalley,therewasabigbeautifultree.Onthetree,therewasaclumsy,butcuteumbrella-shapedmark.Ononeside,itwasYunXi’sname,andonanotherside,itwasHuaHuo’sname.

"YunXiandHuaHuowillstaytogetherforever."LookingatthehandwritinghewrotewhenheandHuaHuobothwerestillyoung,YunXiwasn’tabletostiflealaugh.

Atthattime,HuaHuoandhewerestillnaive.Theyneverrealizedhowwidewasthegapbetweentheiridentities.

Children’sfeelingswerealwayssopureandinnocent.

"Ok,letmestartlimitpracticefromnowon!"Afterputtingupthetentunderthetree,YunXidrewouthislongsword,whichhespeciallyboughtfromtheblacksmith’sshopinthevillage.

ByimitatingtheswordHuaHuoused,thisswordwasasmuchaspossibleliketheelite-levellongswordoftheWhiteLotusSwordPalace.However,itwasjustagoodproductsoldintheblacksmith’sshop,afterall.Itwasn’tpossibleforittobeassharpasHuaHuo’ssword.

However,itdidn’tmatter.BecauseYunXiwasn’tgoingtousetheswordtofight.

HewantedtotrainintheLimitPracticethathelearnedfromHuaHuo’sseed.

Push-upsfor1000times,sit-upsfor1000times,squatfor1000times,runahundredmiles,andbrandishhisswordfor10,000times.

Basedonthis,itwasacircle.Overandover!

Itwastotallyachallengetothelimitofthehumanbody.Youcouldevensaythatthehumanphysiqueitselfhadmadeitclearthatitwasanimpossiblepractice.

Itwassaidthatlongago,amankeptpracticinglikethisforthreeyearsandbecameaninvinciblewarrior.However,astheprice,hebecameabaldy...

Ok,YunXididn’tthinkthathecouldoverdrawhislifetokeeppracticingthislimitpracticeforthreeyears.Themanwhocoulddoitmusthaveamonster-likephysique.

Hewasjusta1stRankedswordsman.Eventhethreebasictrainingswereimpossibleforhim.Themortal-rankedswordsmenwerejustfleshandblood,eveniftheyhadallsortsofmagic-liketechniquesjustlikehero-rankedwarriors.

Now,YunXihadonlycomeintocontactwithtwohero-rankedwarriors.However,thetwinwitchesweren’tatthesamelevelasordinaryhero-rankedwarriors.

BecauseYunXichosethewrongreferents,hehadagreatmisunderstandingaboutthegapbetweenmortalsandherorankedwarriors,andhadanillusionthathisstrengthwasextremelyinsignificant.

Thatwasthereasonwhyhewashere,preparingtochallengethelimitpractice.Whichinhismemory,HuaHuodidn’tevenfinishwhenshewasstillatthe1stRank.

"Thefirst,ispush-upsfor1000times."Stickingthelongswordinfrontofhimself,andstandingunderthetreehemadethepromisewithHuaHuo,YunXistartedtochallengetheinhumanlimitpractice.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袦)

One,two,three,four...relyingonhis1stranklimitofphysicalfitnessafterabsorbingthegreenhippo’ssoul,YunXikepttoit,doing500push-ups.Then,hecouldn’tholdupandlaidontheground.

"Sureenough,my1st-rankedbodycan’thandlethis."YunXi’seyeswerecoveredbyhisownsweat.Itwashisstrongwillthatsupportedhimtoholdontohislimit.

Andthefactalsoprovedthatasjusta1stRankedswordsman,nomatterhowstrongwilledhewasandhowperfecthecouldsavehisphysicalstrength,itwasimpossibletofinish1000push-ups.

Itwasn’tlikecommonpush-ups.Nomattertheposture,height,orthepositiontosupportthebody,ithadanextremelyhighdemandonallaspects.Ordinarypeoplewouldgointoconvulsions,topplingdowntothegroundbeforetheydidahundredpush-ups.

"Releasetheseed’spower."Atthebeginning,whenYunXijustobtainedthegreenhippo’sbloodseed,hehadaguess.Andnowitwasthetimetoverifyit.

Hewasn’tgoingtoreleaseallthebloodpowerfromtheseedjustlikewhathedidinthebattle,butslowlyreleasedthebloodpowerfromtheseed,usingittohelphispractice.

Withthehelpofthetremendousbloodpowerofthegreenhippo’sseed,hecoulddowhathewasn’tabletodointhepastandsuccessfullyfinishedtheseeminglyimpossiblelimitpractice.

AlittlewarmnessappearedinsideYunXi’sbody,andthenspreadtohisfourlimbs.

Yes,thiswasthefeeling!

Likethis,hecouldgobeyondthelimitofhismortalbody!

Itwasdeservingtobethefiercegreenhippo’sseed.YunXievenfeltalittlepity.

Ashen,doyouhavemorehippos?

Byusingthegreenhippo’sbloodseed,YunXibrokethroughhisbodylimit.Hedid1000push-ups,1000sit-ups,1000squats,andranforahundredkilometers.

"Heee!"Withtheflashinglightofhissword,hestartedtopracticethelastpart,anditwasalsothepartthatneededthemostattention-brandishinghisswordtenthousandtimes.

Keepingthespeedsteady,brandishinghisswordstablyandpowerfully.Makingsurethatitwasn’tbeyondhislimit.Thiswasthemostimportantandcorepart,hehadtodothisafterhefinishedthepreviouspartofthelimitpractice.

Ashekepthiseyesandheartfocusedonthesameline,YunXistoodunderthebigtree,brandishinghisswordmethodicallyandfocusedly.

Sweatcontinuouslyfloweddownfromhisforehead,butitcouldn’taffecthisconcentration.

Again,HuaHuo’sswordseedgrewslowly.

Inthisnamelesssmallvalley,YunXitookthefirstandmostimportantstepinhislife.

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"Done!"

Intheencampmentofthetwinwitches,WhiteLotushappilylifteduptheStarandMoonRing.

Aroundher,therewerethecraftsmenwhowerehurriedlycalledfromtheWhiteLotusSwordPalace.Theylookedattheartifact’sshininggolden-redlightofsun,silvery-whitelightoffullmoon,andthebrightlightofstarsinWhiteLotus’shands,showingarelievedexpression.

Afterworkinghardforthreedaysandnights,shefinallymadetheperfectfruit.

Fromnowon,theWhiteLotusSwordPalacehadanotherlegendaryartifact.

TheStarandMoonRing,thesecretartifactwhichwasforgedbytheWhiteLotusHolyVirginpersonally.

Look!Itsgolden-redhalowassobrightandasholyasthesun.

"It’sbeautiful."RedLotuslookedatthefinishedartifact,theStarandMoonRing,insurprise.Ifshedidn’tknowitsorigin,shewouldn’tbelievethatitwasmadeofamicalex.

"Becausethisisthemiracleoflove."WhiteLotusputtheStarandMoonRingonherfingerandsmiledsweetly.