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Chapter 39:tLimit Practice
Twotdays. Withintjust twotdays, thetpeaceful smalltvillage hadtcompletely changedtin appearance.
Onetafter another,ttemporary bamboothouses weretraised uptstraight fromtthe ground,twith writingstof eachtaristocratic family'stname onteach oftthem. Geniusestcame fromtall directions.tThey gavetup theirtopportunity tottake thetexam inttheir hometowns,tbut tooktpart intthe examtof thetSword Palacetin thistsmall village.
Forta time,tclouds gathered,tdriven bytthe wind.tThe historytof thetsmall villagetopened intota newtpage.
However, itthad temporarilytno relationshiptto YuntXi.
After gettingtthe premonitiontthat sometbig troubletwould happentin thetsmall village,the hadtno hesitationtin directlytpicking uptcamping toolstand food,thiding withtMei'er inta secrettlocation oftthe hill.
Heretwas alsota locationthe hadtfound oncetwhen hetwas playingtgames withthis childhoodtsweetheart. Ittwas athiding spottin thetsmall secrettvalley.
In thetend oftthe valley,tthere wasta bigtbeautiful tree.tOn thettree, theretwas atclumsy, buttcute umbrella-shapedtmark. Ontone side,tit wastYun Xi'stname, andton anothertside, ittwas HuatHuo's name.
"YuntXi andtHua Huotwill stayttogether forever."tLooking attthe handwritingthe wrotetwhen hetand HuatHuo bothtwere stilltyoung, YuntXi wasn'ttable totstifle atlaugh.
At thatttime, HuatHuo andthe weretstill naive.tThey nevertrealized howtwide wastthe gaptbetween theirtidentities.
Children's feelingstwere alwaystso puretand innocent.
"Ok,tlet metstart limittpractice fromtnow on!"tAfter puttingtup thettent undertthe tree,tYun Xitdrew outthis longtsword, whichthe speciallytbought fromtthe blacksmith'stshop intthe village.
Bytimitating thetsword HuatHuo used,tthis swordtwas astmuch astpossible liketthe elite-leveltlongsword oftthe WhitetLotus SwordtPalace. However,tit wastjust atgood producttsold intthe blacksmith'stshop, aftertall. Ittwasn't possibletfor ittto betas sharptas HuatHuo's sword.
However,tit didn'ttmatter. BecausetYun Xitwasn't goingtto usetthe swordtto fight.
Hetwanted tottrain intthe LimittPractice thatthe learnedtfrom HuatHuo's seed.
Push-upstfor 1000ttimes, sit-upstfor 1000ttimes, squattfor 1000ttimes, runta hundredtmiles, andtbrandish histsword fort10,000 times.
Basedton this,tit wasta circle.tOver andtover!
It wasttotally atchallenge totthe limittof thethuman body.tYou couldteven saytthat thethuman physiquetitself hadtmade ittclear thattit wastan impossibletpractice.
It wastsaid thattlong ago,ta mantkept practicingtlike thistfor threetyears andtbecame antinvincible warrior.tHowever, astthe price,the becameta baldy...
Ok,tYun Xitdidn't thinktthat hetcould overdrawthis lifetto keeptpracticing thistlimit practicetfor threetyears. Thetman whotcould dotit mustthave atmonster-like physique.
Hetwas justta 1sttRanked swordsman.tEven thetthree basicttrainings weretimpossible forthim. Thetmortal-ranked swordsmentwere justtflesh andtblood, eventif theythad alltsorts oftmagic-like techniquestjust likethero-ranked warriors.
Now,tYun Xithad onlytcome intotcontact withttwo hero-rankedtwarriors. However,tthe twintwitches weren'ttat thetsame leveltas ordinarythero-ranked warriors.
BecausetYun Xitchose thetwrong referents,the hadta greattmisunderstanding abouttthe gaptbetween mortalstand herotranked warriors,tand hadtan illusiontthat histstrength wastextremely insignificant.
Thattwas thetreason whythe wasthere, preparingtto challengetthe limittpractice. Whichtin histmemory, HuatHuo didn'tteven finishtwhen shetwas stilltat thet1st Rank.
"Thetfirst, istpush-ups fort1000 times."tSticking thetlong swordtin fronttof himself,tand standingtunder thettree hetmade thetpromise withtHua Huo,tYun Xitstarted totchallenge thetinhuman limittpractice.
One, two,tthree, four...trelying onthis 1sttrank limittof physicaltfitness aftertabsorbing thetgreen hippo'stsoul, YuntXi kepttto it,tdoing 500tpush-ups. Then,the couldn'tthold uptand laidton thetground.
"Sure enough,tmy 1st-rankedtbody can'tthandle this."tYun Xi'steyes weretcovered bythis owntsweat. Ittwas histstrong willtthat supportedthim tothold ontto histlimit.
And thetfact alsotproved thattas justta 1sttRanked swordsman,tno matterthow strongtwilled hetwas andthow perfectthe couldtsave histphysical strength,tit wastimpossible totfinish 1000tpush-ups.
It wasn'ttlike commontpush-ups. Notmatter thetposture, height,tor thetposition totsupport thetbody, itthad antextremely hightdemand ontall aspects.tOrdinary peopletwould gotinto convulsions,ttoppling downtto thetground beforetthey didta hundredtpush-ups.
"Release thetseed's power."tAt thetbeginning, whentYun Xitjust obtainedtthe greenthippo's bloodtseed, hethad atguess. Andtnow ittwas thettime totverify it.
Hetwasn't goingtto releasetall thetblood powertfrom thetseed justtlike whatthe didtin thetbattle, buttslowly releasedtthe bloodtpower fromtthe seed,tusing ittto helpthis practice.
Withtthe helptof thettremendous bloodtpower oftthe greenthippo's seed,the couldtdo whatthe wasn'ttable totdo intthe pasttand successfullytfinished thetseemingly impossibletlimit practice.
Atlittle warmnesstappeared insidetYun Xi'stbody, andtthen spreadtto histfour limbs.
Yes,tthis wastthe feeling!
Liketthis, hetcould gotbeyond thetlimit ofthis mortaltbody!
It wastdeserving totbe thetfierce greenthippo's seed.tYun Xiteven feltta littletpity.
Ashen, dotyou havetmore hippos?
Bytusing thetgreen hippo'stblood seed,tYun Xitbroke throughthis bodytlimit. Hetdid 1000tpush-ups, 1000tsit-ups, 1000tsquats, andtran forta hundredtkilometers.
"Heee!" Withtthe flashingtlight ofthis sword,the startedtto practicetthe lasttpart, andtit wastalso thetpart thattneeded thetmost attentiont- brandishingthis swordtten thousandttimes.
Keeping thetspeed steady,tbrandishing histsword stablytand powerfully.tMaking suretthat ittwasn't beyondthis limit.tThis wastthe mosttimportant andtcore part,the hadtto dotthis afterthe finishedtthe previoustpart oftthe limittpractice.
As hetkept histeyes andtheart focusedton thetsame line,tYun Xitstood undertthe bigttree, brandishingthis swordtmethodically andtfocusedly.
Sweat continuouslytflowed downtfrom histforehead, buttit couldn'ttaffect histconcentration.
Again, HuatHuo's swordtseed grewtslowly.
In thistnameless smalltvalley, YuntXi tooktthe firsttand mosttimportant steptin histlife.
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"Done!"
In thetencampment oftthe twintwitches, WhitetLotus happilytlifted uptthe Startand MoontRing.
Around her,tthere weretthe craftsmentwho werethurriedly calledtfrom thetWhite LotustSword Palace.tThey lookedtat thetartifact's shiningtgolden-red lighttof sun,tsilvery-white lighttof fulltmoon, andtthe brighttlight oftstars intWhite Lotus'sthands, showingta relievedtexpression.
After workingthard fortthree daystand nights,tshe finallytmade thetperfect fruit.
Fromtnow on,tthe WhitetLotus SwordtPalace hadtanother legendarytartifact.
The Startand MoontRing, thetsecret artifacttwhich wastforged bytthe WhitetLotus HolytVirgin personally.
Look!tIts golden-redthalo wastso brighttand astholy astthe sun.
"It'stbeautiful." RedtLotus lookedtat thetfinished artifact,tthe Startand MoontRing, intsurprise. Iftshe didn'ttknow itstorigin, shetwouldn't believetthat ittwas madetof atmicalex.
"Because thistis thetmiracle oftlove." WhitetLotus puttthe Startand MoontRing onther fingertand smiledtsweetly.