2: Chapter 2 Martial Arts Longevity System

After a person in despair rekindles hope, Li Changsheng's drive was unimaginable.

Fortunately, his main profession in this life was computer programming, so he had a computer at home, and even a webcam, which was for the convenience of working from home and holding video conferences.

"Right, I haven't resigned yet. Never mind that for now; I'll go ask for my severance pay after some time."

The salary was definitely something he needed. Thinking about the oppression he faced at the company, Li Changsheng felt so angry his teeth itched.

On the surface, they claimed one could leave work on time, but the whole company was caught in a rat race. Not a single person ever left on time, and the earliest anyone left was midnight.

Furthermore, once work piled up, Li Changsheng and his colleagues had to pull all-nighters continuously. It would be a miracle if they didn't get liver cancer.

They would suppress salaries as much as they could, but they never gave you a chance to complain. As for overtime pay, that didn't exist.

In fact, they could sue, but most employees didn't want the trouble. As long as the salary was enough to spend, most chose to let things be.

Indeed, although a programmer's work was bitter, Li Changsheng had saved up two hundred thousand in savings over these years.

Since he had regained hope, he didn't intend to work himself so hard in the future. With life being peaceful and quiet, why live so arduously?

With hope, Li Changsheng's mindset had changed somewhat.

He turned on his computer and quickly opened the largest live streaming website in the Xia Kingdom, the Douyu live streaming platform.

After some understanding, Li Changsheng was a bit surprised.

This world was no different from Earth in his previous life, and world history hadn't deviated much either, but the live streaming industry was exceptionally thriving.

Here, as long as you streamed to fill up time, you could receive a monthly subsidy of 600 from the platform. Although it was little, if you just kept it running, it counted as earning some extra money, and those with a low quality of life could still maintain basic subsistence.

If one wanted to earn some pocket money, live streaming was undoubtedly the fastest method.

It had to be said, Li Changsheng hadn't known about this before. Now that he understood it, he found that live streaming had potential.

"The content on Douyu is quite rich; gaming, outdoor, singing, dancing, rap, basketball... every category is quite rich.

However, there is almost nothing regarding martial arts or Traditional Martial Arts."

Li Changsheng frowned as he watched. He only saw a few streams in the outdoor and fitness sections demonstrating modern combat, Grappling, Chinese Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and other fighting techniques, and their popularity wasn't very good either.

"If I stream Traditional Martial Arts, I suppose it's basically impossible to go viral, but it doesn't matter anyway. I'm just completing the System tasks; I'm not thinking about making money."

Li Changsheng looked around and began to fumble with creating an account and setting up the stream room.

Creating and setting up the stream room was quick; Li Changsheng was a computer expert, so he learned quickly.

The nickname was: Daoist Changsheng, and the stream room name was set to: Starting Today, I Practice Chinese Martial Arts.

He double-clicked to confirm and chose to create it.

"Huh? System, haven't I completed it?"

Li Changsheng waited, but found that the System had no reaction.

But as the stream room passed review and the camera began to work normally, filming the scene in his room.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the first stage of the task to promote Traditional Martial Arts. Reward: Wudang Eight Brocades, Plucking Flowers and Flying Leaves technique.]

This is...

Li Changsheng was a bit dazed, but immediately after, he felt his head go numb and his body felt as if an electric current had passed through it. Following that, waves of memories and muscle memory began to emerge.

After a few minutes, Li Changsheng finally regained his senses from this tingling, numb sensation.

"So that's how it is!"

Li Changsheng was a bit shocked.

Isn't this just like the direct transmission in Wuxia novels?

In this instant, many memories regarding the Wudang Eight Brocades and the Plucking Flowers and Flying Leaves technique appeared in his mind.

[Host, please note: the skills issued by the System only allow the host to learn the basics. To improve further, the host needs to practice and improve autonomously bit by bit. After all, the road to longevity does not support the lazy!]

Li Changsheng: "..."

[Next, issuing the second stage task to promote Traditional Martial Arts: reach one thousand popularity in the stream room.]

Listening to the next stage task issued by the System, Li Changsheng frowned slightly.

"This is quite difficult."

Li Changsheng had originally thought this System only required him to create a stream room; it turned out there were follow-ups.

"It looks like I can't treat live streaming as an idle game anymore."

Li Changsheng had originally really thought just that: keep it running every day to fill up time, and he could get six hundred. Why not?

Now, he couldn't do that.

Looking at the stream room, Li Changsheng discovered that there wasn't a single person in the stream room, and the popularity in the top left corner was still 0.

The popularity display on this world's live streaming platform was real, and with popularity at zero, Li Changsheng wasn't surprised.

It was now the middle of the night, and there weren't many night owls who could stay up. Even if there were, they would be in the streams of some young ladies. After all, men will be men, it's not shameful.

Shaking his head, Li Changsheng ignored the stream room and began to practice the Wudang Eight Brocades step-by-step according to the memories in his mind.

Through his memories, he knew that the Wudang Eight Brocades was a Health-preserving Qigong. If practiced to a high level, it could strengthen the body and prolong life. Practiced to the highest level, one would be impervious to cold and heat, and free from disasters and illnesses.

This might be able to improve his Physique, and perhaps it might even increase his Lifespan.

After all, the System had already appeared; Li Changsheng wouldn't be surprised by whatever more outrageous things happened later.

"The first section is called 'Hands Holding up the Heavens to Regulate the Triple Burner.' Everyone should stand naturally like me, relax your body, feet naturally shoulder-width apart, eyes looking straight ahead..."

In order to adapt to the rhythm of live streaming in advance, even though there was no one there, Li Changsheng decided to practice while explaining.

But immediately after, Li Changsheng's face turned somewhat pale. It seemed the movement affected his liver, causing Li Changsheng to feel a stabbing pain. It felt as if something hard was pressing against his right abdomen, and the pain made cold sweat break out on his forehead.

However, when he lowered his arms, that stabbing pain and discomfort vanished.

On the second repetition, his movements were even slower. His chest only felt a bit stuffy and uncomfortable, but there was no stabbing pain.

He did it eight times in a row, with very slow movements, and there was no more discomfort.

Upon finishing, Li Changsheng was drenched in sweat; his short-sleeved shirt was soaked through, and his face had a faint, healthy flush.

He looked at his attributes. The attributes were displayed in real-time in front of his vision, in a semi-transparent state; he could call them up as long as he focused his consciousness.

Suddenly, Li Changsheng's pupils constricted.

The value of his original Lifespan of 101 days suddenly jumped, reaching 102 days.

"It's useful! It's really useful!"

The wild joy in Li Changsheng's heart was indescribable.

He had originally only intended to give it a try; he hadn't expected that it could really increase his Lifespan.

"But that doesn't seem right. Is it because it was provided by the System that the effect is so obvious, or is there another reason?"

[Host, do not be surprised. This is because the host has bound to the Martial Arts Longevity System. After every time you Cultivate, the training traces will be locked.]

Li Changsheng understood. Simply put, when ordinary people Cultivate, the training traces disappear after a period of time.

It's equivalent to memorizing a book; you can recite it fluently for a few days, but after a period of time, you will gradually forget it.

The benefit of the System lies in its ability to completely solidify these values. Even after decades, you would still be able to recite it fluently.

The same logic applies to fitness; if a person who works out stops for a period of time, their muscles will shrink. But after the values are solidified, they won't decline; they will only continue to improve.

After understanding this discovery, Li Changsheng became even more excited, and he practiced the Eight Brocades even more diligently.

However, he didn't know that during the time he was practicing the Eight Brocades, over a dozen people had already come and gone from his stream room.

"What is the streamer doing?"

"It looks like those grandpas and grandmas in the park. Is he playing mahjong or splitting watermelons?"

"Are you all leaving? To be honest, this streamer is indeed quite boring. Although he keeps talking, it's really boring.

Fortunately, I was already suffering from insomnia, so I'll watch it. Hopefully, it helps me sleep."