79: Chapter 78 Lifespan Soars

"No need!! You should just leave quickly; I'll keep an eye out for you!"

One of the deliverymen was almost in tears. How could he dare take the money? His cargo hold was made of thick iron plates that usually required a heavy sledgehammer to dent, yet this man had left a deep indentation with just one kick.

"That won't do. Your colleague was injured because of this. Wait a moment!"

As he spoke, Li Changsheng slowly lowered the dumbbell to the ground, swaying slightly to dissipate the force. Even so, it landed with a heavy thud, making the deliveryman's heart ache again.

After those few impacts, he felt like the chassis might have been shaken apart. He would definitely need to take it to a repair shop for a thorough inspection when he got back.

In the end, Li Changsheng transferred five thousand to him. An old truck like this didn't actually cost much to fix, but since the man had been injured because of him, he had to provide some medical expenses.

Watching the truck slowly drive away from the village entrance, occasionally making clanging sounds, Li Changsheng waved with a warm and friendly smile.

Seeing this scene through the rearview mirror, the deliveryman swallowed hard. He swore he would never take another job in this village again.

Entering this place felt like stepping into the Pigsty Alley from the movie Kung Fu.

He even wondered, as he passed some old villagers walking slowly with hoes over their shoulders, if they might suddenly start flying over walls or walking on snow without a trace in the next second.

Those using hoes... they wouldn't happen to be practicing that Shaolin Xinyiba or whatever it's called, would they?

The kind that could flip his small truck with a single swing of a hoe?

Panting heavily as he dragged the dumbbells home, Li Changsheng's pores continuously opened and closed, with wisps of heat rising from him, making him look quite extraordinary. Fortunately, the old lady was busy tidying up for him and didn't see it.

"I was a bit impulsive just now."

Putting down the dumbbells, Li Changsheng panted slightly. That kick felt great and relieved the itchy, numb sensation from being stuck in a cast, but his leg still seemed to hurt a bit!

"As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to recover from an injury to tendons or bones. I still need to recuperate for a while, though walking and light jogging normally should be fine now."

Li Changsheng casually shook his right leg and then performed a few random kicks in the air, following the style of the Spring Leg shown by the old man and Jiang Wenqiang.

Snap, snap!

The sound of compressed air was very crisp, like small firecrackers exploding in mid-air.

Not daring to push further, he stopped after confirming there was no obvious pain. Li Changsheng then began to circulate his Qi according to Internal Alchemy Meditation to calm his erratic breathing after the exercise.

[stamina: 7]

[energy: 8]

[Lifespan: 1 year 24 days.]

Hmm?

When he finished a cycle and opened the panel again, Li Changsheng couldn't help but be stunned.

"How did my Lifespan increase so much?!"

If he remembered correctly, it was only around two hundred days before.

"Could it be due to a law of balance? Before, the cancer cells always had the upper hand until it became a stalemate. Now, are the cancer cells completely on the losing side?!"

Thinking about it this way, the possibility was indeed high, and it made sense.

"During the last check-up, the doctor said my cancer cells were becoming benign. In other words, it won't be long before I completely eradicate them."

Li Changsheng thought to himself. He wasn't actually too overjoyed, perhaps because he had become much more composed.

In his view, resolving the cancer cells was already inevitable. Once they were completely eradicated, his Lifespan would likely return to the level of a normal person, or even better.

Don't forget, Li Changsheng's Health-preserving Qigong had already reached a very high level of attainment.

Eight Brocades had reached the fourth layer, and Taiji Stake Training had reached Perfection in the Moving Stance; the next step was the Transformative Stance.

"The more I learn, the more I feel like time is truly running out."

Li Changsheng sighed helplessly. Besides these, Internal Alchemy Meditation was only at Foundation Establishment. The next steps were the First Pass, Middle Pass, Upper Pass, and finally the Union with the Dao—also five levels in total.

In contrast, Vajra Longevity Qigong was a technique without clear Realm divisions; one could simply keep practicing to progressively nurture the body.

As for the Marrow Cleansing Classic, Li Changsheng had almost given up on it. This technique actually came with memory transmission, so he could start immediately, but its effect was negligible.

That's right. After practicing until now, Li Changsheng found that its short-term effect wasn't as good as Vajra Longevity Qigong, and its long-term effect was even worse than Internal Alchemy Meditation. Even the Eight Brocades was much stronger in terms of physical sensation and Qi.

However, after combining his memories and searching online, Li Changsheng realized that this was also a Body Integration technique.

Just like Vajra Qigong and Longevity Qigong, which emphasize the External Eight Parts and Internal Eight Parts, only by combining the two can their full effects be revealed.

As the saying goes, train the tendons, bones, and skin externally; train a breath of Qi internally.

Similarly, the Marrow Cleansing Classic had a matching counterpart: the Tendon Transformation Classic. Together, they were also known as the Twelve Forms of Tendon Transformation and Marrow Cleansing.

The two complemented each other and were both indispensable. The Tendon Transformation Classic focused on the external, training ligaments, joints, bones, and meridians to make them more flexible or hard.

Meanwhile, the Marrow Cleansing Classic focused on the internal, calming the mind and spirit, reducing internal consumption, and clearing Impurities from the body to achieve the effect of Qi Circulation.

Simply put, the Tendon Transformation Classic described by old man Jin Yong wasn't entirely fictional; at least the general framework was correct. One must know that martial artists have extremely high requirements for ligaments, joints, bones, and meridians.

Being able to train these areas would naturally be of great benefit to practicing martial arts. However, it wasn't as mystical as the old man described—practicing the Tendon Transformation Classic wouldn't suddenly change one's talent or allow them to master peerless divine skills.

It could only be said that the two combined had the effect of improving the Physique of ordinary people and laying a good Foundation for martial artists.

"Sigh, I should spend more time studying the Tendon Transformation Classic. The old man doesn't seem to have delved into this stuff; looks like I'll have to find brother Coiled Dragon."

He hadn't placed much importance on the Marrow Cleansing Classic before, but now it seemed like a good choice. This thing could temper bones, ligaments, joints, and meridians.

"If I reach Major Achievement in the Twelve Forms of Tendon Transformation and Marrow Cleansing, perhaps the next time I encounter a special situation like the fight with Jiang Wenqiang, my muscles, bones, and ligaments might be even stronger, and the damage to my body will be minimized."

After a busy day, Li Changsheng finally organized everything and moved his monitor, computer, and other equipment to his room.

"This training equipment is a bit of a problem."

The space in his old home was actually quite large, but much of it was piled high with clutter. Finding an open training area was almost impossible.

Early the next morning, Li Changsheng resumed his long-neglected morning run.

At six in the morning, a few scattered farmers could already be seen working in the fields. Some seemed to have just left home, carrying hoes and water bottles while humming local tunes.

Others were riding water buffaloes with long-stemmed dry tobacco pipes in their mouths and wearing bamboo hats, driving a young calf forward with a bamboo pole. They nodded and smiled when they saw Li Changsheng.

In the middle of the village was a concrete road leading to Wudang Mountain and nearby towns—the same road Li Changsheng had taken when he returned. The center was very flat, though there were potholes on both sides from years of being crushed by large trucks and buses.

Huff, huff!

Li Changsheng's breathing was very steady, and his speed remained at a balanced level. Even so, to onlookers, he still seemed quite fast.