Chapter 42 Training with Stone (1/2)
From the moment Yun Jinghong told Wang Bugui that he could gather herbs in the woods, the boy began to train even harder. Each day, upon the conclusion of his prana power training, he would go into the woods to gather fruit and herbs. No matter how deep the herbs were hidden in the ground, he could find them, as the small spiritual beasts that were his friends had a strong sense of smell, and he sent them in every direction to search for herbs on his behalf.
They would come back within 15 minutes with herbs that gave off strange fragrances and looked exquisite in their mouths, and Wang Bugui would give them marvelous fruit and berries in exchange, before bidding them farewell cheerfully and heading back to the Purple Waterfall.
Wang Bugui lifted his head to gaze up at the Purple Waterfall made of a galaxy of stars when he reached its feet. He could sense the force of a galaxy of stars falling from the Nine Heavens just by looking at it, as if he was really amongst the stars himself. He gave a heartfelt sigh before charging back to the platform and resuming his training of holding his stance and trying to make sense of the principles of Tao.
Divine aura was already encircling the Purple Waterfall, and combined with the additional divine aura from the Heaven and Earth summoned by the holy light from Wang Bugui's pendant, the divine presence around the area grew so thick that it would not dissipate. Droplets of condensed divine vapor began to fall as Wang Bugui immersed himself in trying to unlock the mysteries of Tao. He opened his eyes suddenly after one hour and channeled the blood prana power throughout his entire body for an attack.
”Ah!”
Wang Bugui let out a huge roar as the blood vigour in his body surged, driving his Endless Gold Prana Power Fist.
”Swoosh!”
The huge ball of purple water above his head was struck by his fist and it stopped falling, before moving back up by about five meters, against the flow of the waterfall. It was the result of his training from six in the morning till midnight everyday.
”After putting in 10 days of hard work, I've finally met the basic requirements.” Wang Bugui muttered to himself at the foot of the waterfall. Yun Jinghong, who was observing from afar, nodded in satisfaction as he witnessed the scene.
He walked toward Wang Bugui and appeared before the waterfall in an instant. ”Hmm, you've met the pre-requisites. I can now tell you about the next training method.”
”I've been ready for this!” Replied Wang Bugui confidently as he smiled, exposing his huge white teeth.
”Follow me.” Said Yun Jinghong as he turned to leave the waterfall. Wang Bugui instantly leaped off the stone platform and followed suit.
They arrived at the training ground eastward of the Purple Waterfall. There were a few square shaped rocks placed there, and each of them was about three meters wide. They were entirely black, and there were two rows of black jade rings nearby. Behind all of these were a few huge circular green stone slabs.
”Each square stone slab weighs about 15 tons, and there are 10 of them. There are words inscribed on each of them, describing a magical formation. You can easily stack them one above the other and also reduce their weight to aid your training. If you which to achieve progress in each stage, you have to gain the corresponding amount of achievement in the eight types of limits. If you wish to step foot in the Prana Soul level, you have to at least achieve some progress in seven of those limits.”
”The method is to adjust the weight of the stone slabs, using the inscriptions, to a manageable level for you to begin training. The lowest you can go is 1.5 tons, and if you can shift 3 tons of stone, you'll have been the early stages of your Prana Body stage. Shifting 6 tons will mean you're at middle stage, while 7.5 tons means that you're at the final stages. If you can begin to wield 15 tons of stone, you'll have perfected mastery over the Prana Body stage.”
Yun Jinghong turned to speak to Wang Bugui. The boy's eyes grew wide with amazement— he had never thought that each stone slab could weigh up to 15 tons. ”These stone slabs are not huge, how could they weigh up to 15 tons each? Could they have been formed from some magical treasure?” He asked.
”Naturally. They were made from a stone our founding father brought back from a planet that bore huge gravity. He re-molded it into these stone slabs and carved the words into them,” said Yun Jinghong as he nodded.
”How heavy are these black jade rings?” Wang Bugui asked as he looked at the two rows of rings.
”You still haven't earned the right to touch those things, and you'll only begin to understand why after entering the Prana Body phase. Alright, you should begin training. From now on, come here to practice immediately after you've finished your training at the waterfall. If you still can't knock the waterfall upward by 10 meters within seven days, prepare to cry.” Yun Jinghong said. Yun Jinghong hurried the boy to begin training, and Wang Bugui began lifting the stone slabs without any further questions.