Apocalyptic Calamity: My Proficiency Panel-Chapter 37 - 34 The Magical Eight Sections Brocade-1

Chapter 37: Chapter 34 The Magical Eight Sections Brocade-1

Chapter 37: Chapter 34 The Magical Eight Sections Brocade-1

Having carefully completed a set of Baduanjin exercises, Li Ming surprisingly found himself slightly out of breath, which left him feeling bewildered.

He remembered feeling physically warm and a bit drained when he was weak and practiced a set of Baduanjin exercises. But now, his body, which had been transformed through the cultivation of three different skills, was so robust that he still felt a little tired after a round of Baduanjin?

“What’s going on?”

Li Ming was shocked to realize that the slow-paced Baduanjin exercises could have such a significant impact on him. He was tired after just one round?

He instantly couldn’t resist doing another round.

This time, Li Ming took the exercises even more seriously. After he finished, even though he hadn’t felt like he exerted himself too much, he was panting, and while his muscles didn’t feel especially fatigued, he didn’t seem to have much strength left in his body.

[Baduanjin Proficiency +1]

A set of numerals floated in front of him. Li Ming grew even more puzzled. Could the Baduanjin exercises truly be this miraculous?

Feeling moved, he did another round.

He was just as diligent this time. Halfway through, he felt slightly weak and couldn’t help but stop.

A little sweat broke out on his body. Li Ming took a seat, his eyes wide, feeling dazed.

His powerful strength couldn’t even withstand three rounds of Baduanjin exercises!

Li Ming, remembering something, couldn’t help but open his interface to examine it.

[Name: Li Ming]

[Life Span: 23/95]

[Skills: Fencing (barely competent at 0%)]

[Spear Skills — block (barely competent at 0%) grip (barely competent at 0%) stab (barely competent at 0%)]

[form and intent Five Elements Fist (barely competent at 0%)]

[Baduanjin (well-versed in understanding at 2%)]

“The proficiency of Baduanjin is already at a well-versed level. Is it because I’ve practiced it a lot before?”

Li Ming thought to himself, then couldn’t help but recall the full name of the Baduanjin exercises: Baduanjin Qigong.

The video he learned from was named after this, and the only thing that might be considered special about this chain of characters was… Qigong?

“Qigong, Qi…”

Li Ming was even more astonished, a dazzling light flashed in his eyes. At this point, after resting for a while, he felt like he had regained some strength. He gave it a try doing a round of punches and experienced no obstacles.

So, he once again attempted to do the Baduanjin exercises.

“The hands lift the sky to balance the three burners…”

Muttering in his mind, Li Ming slowly maintained his breathing, starting to perform the first movement in a highly standard manner.

He thought that his strength was fine and he could exercise normally, but in the end…

“Huff… Huff…”

After completing the first movement, Li Ming felt a strange void within his body. He couldn’t help but take a breath, sat back into his chair, his face full of astonishment.

But the brightness in his eyes was more intense than ever.

“This Baduanjin exercise is indeed not simple. It seems I need to keep up the practice!”

Li Ming strangely felt that if he could master this Qigong exercise, it could definitely bring him great benefits!

Having trained until now, he was starting to feel a bit hungry. Li Ming didn’t continue practicing, instead he prepared a bowl of milk powder to drink, quietly sensing his body’s absorption of nutrition.

“Time to eat.”

After a while, Zhang Yuan, dressed in a clean white short dress carrying a hot breakfast, came over. Li Ming, who had been meditating with closed eyes, opened them again. He watched as Zhang Yuan placed the food in front of him, then handed him a pair chopsticks, and started eating next to him.

“Why are we eating in the living room today?”

Li Ming, still in the living room, was slightly puzzled as the food was served there. He stroked Zhang Yuan’s leg, while eating an egg that Zhang Yuan had peeled for him, and asked curiously.

“I saw you sitting here looking so tired, I didn’t want to move you to the bedroom.”

Zhang Yuan laughed, noticing a bit of egg residue on Li Ming’s mouth and leaned over to eat it.

“What were you practicing this morning that got you so tired after just two rounds?”

After sipping some congee and peeling an egg for herself, Zhang Yuan turned to Li Ming and asked curiously.

Based on her deep awareness of Li Ming’s incredible strength, she didn’t expect him to get tired so easily.

“I practiced the Baduanjin. I don’t know why it’s so tiring, but you should try it later as well. I feel there’s something magical about this Kung Fu. Maybe practicing now might be beneficial.”

Li Ming turned his head and spoke, which made Zhang Yuan freeze for a moment before hurriedly nodding.

“Why did you come so early today? Are you not concerned about Chen Li still being here?”

Li Ming stroked Zhang Yuan’s leg with his left hand and took a sip of his porridge, feeling extremely comfortable. At the same time, he asked curiosuly.

“No reason, just had a change of heart. From now on, wherever you are, I will be there too. I’m completely committed to you.”

Zhang Yuan shook her head, then looked at Li Ming and laughed.

“Oh?”

Li Ming raised an eyebrow.

Zhang Yuan stopped, turned around, and looked at Li Ming seriously. “From now on, will you be my husband?”

Li Ming was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhang Yuan, who was looking earnestly at him. He knew she was finally opening her heart to him. He smiled: “Then, from now on, you are completely my woman.”

“Fine, I’m your woman.”

Zhang Yuan earnestly nodded her head, and her lips moved slightly as she softly whispered, “Husband?”

Li Ming laughed, had another sip of porridge, and looked at Zhang Yuan happily, “I’m really satisfied with the porridge.”

“I’ll make it for you every day!”

Zhang Yuan’s eyes lit up, a bright smile on her face. She was so happy that her legs were shaking. She then took the initiative to feed Li Ming his bowl.

Li Ming ate heartily, thoroughly enjoying breakfast time.

After finishing breakfast, Li Ming stretched his limbs. He felt quite restored and started doing leg stretches on the window sill.

There are front stretches, side stretches, and back stretches.

Li Ming pushed each one to the limit, then started on other exercises taught in basic martial arts training. This included shoulder-opening, waist-stretching, neck-stretching, and horse stance punching.

The horse stance can be divided into a high stance and a low stance, each suitable for different force bearing situations.

Li Ming conscientiously practiced along with the video, feeling his legs and body become more and more relaxed.

After washing the pots and dishes, Zhang Yuan also practiced the Baduanjin twice. She also felt tired, but strangely, she had finished three rounds. Even Li Ming, who has such a sturdy body, didn’t finish three rounds.

However, Li Ming assumed it’s because Baduanjin doesn’t rely on strength and physical power, but on certain special latent conditions of the body.

Maybe in this aspect, Zhang Yuan was indeed better than him, so he didn’t dwell on it. He just reminded Zhang Yuan to take care of her health, then continued with his own practice.

Li Ming kept practicing until noon, although he didn’t see the skill popup, but he clearly felt his body become light and agile. He was quite satisfied with this.

When it was past eleven, Zhang Yuan, who had been sharpening drill bits all this while, stopped her work and went to the kitchen to cook. Li Ming continued to stretch.

Not long after, lunch was ready. Zhang Yuan came out with the food, and Li Ming stopped stretching and began to eat.

After lunch, to Li Ming’s surprise, Zhang Yuan finished cleaning the kitchen and went straight to bed with him, without going to deliver food.

Li Ming felt a stir in his heart, but didn’t say anything outright. He hugged Zhang Yuan, who was wrapped around him, and fell asleep.

When he woke up, it was already half past one in the afternoon. Li Ming got up and continued stretching, this time with Zhang Yuan helping him stretch his ligaments. The effect was indeed better, so he had Zhang Yuan help him stretch all afternoon.

The effect was excellent.

What surprised Li Ming the most was that for ordinary people, ligaments tend to retract after a while following a stretch and require consistent stretching to maintain their length, just like muscles that atrophy from disuse.

New novel chapt𝒆rs are published on ƒгeewebnovёl.com.

But when he stretched in the afternoon after a full morning of stretching and a nap at noon, he felt that his ligaments were about the same as they were after the morning stretch. Even after the afternoon stretch, he felt much lighter than when he woke up in the morning with no stiffness at all.

“Could it be that the ability of ‘once achieved, always held’ from the panel has also made its way to me?”

Li Ming was amazed, guessing that though the stretching hadn’t formed a skill, it was still governed by the panel’s ‘once achieved, always held’ attribute. He was overjoyed.

Looking forward to the results the next day, after finishing the afternoon stretches, Li Ming contentedly enjoyed the dinner prepared by Zhang Yuan.

To Li Ming’s surprise, after dinner, Zhang Yuan didn’t go back, but instead went back into his room.

“You’re not going back tonight?”

Li Ming looked at the woman beside him and asked curiously.

“I told you I’m with you, why would I go back.”

Zhang Yuan spoke calmly and smiled. After finishing her sentence, there was a sparkle in her eyes. “But, he might be starving by tomorrow; we should send him some food. You can take this opportunity to bring all the clothes you like me wearing over…”