The Six Immortals Chapter 6

Longevity Burst Bi Fan was accustomed to getting up early in the morning, so he got up early and continued to build his bamboo shed. He figure that in the future, when he leaves the Yunufeng, the long term inhabitants of this place would benefit from it. He however, was unaware of the fact that Xiaofeng had already done her inquiry and indeed, had found out that Zhu San had beaten him unconscious and thrown him behind the mountain. Xiaofeng had used her sources to find out that Zhu San along with the other boys at the orchard had beaten Bi Fan up, and carried him behind the mountain to get rid of him. However, Bi fan’s cover was circled around a lie. But Bi Fan was confident that even if someone found out that he was thrown into the Wan Snake Cave, he would somehow be able to explain himself. “Xiaofeng, you will help Bi Fan settle down, if I’m not around for any length of time, you will pay special attention to him, in addition to your existing responsibility of taking care of Quinyang Door. You will also teach him Wan Zu fist (boxing) technique, and keep in mind his whereabouts, and later you will be responsible for teaching him the successive techniques. ” Yan Yu Si had decided, after finding out that Bi Fan had been truthful. Wan Zu fist might sound very domineering, but it was only considered an introductory technique, and was no secret either in Tian Yu world, as it had been circulated for generations around the world. Since Wan Zu fist had spread so much, naturally ever place had its own unique style of doing it. Wan Zu fist, is used to increase the strength of a martial artist in order to make their bodies suitable for further training. Bi Fan was working with a lot of energy and his shed looked a lot better. Soon enough Xiaofeng came to Bi Fan and told him, : “As long as you stay in Yunufeng, you will be required to take special care of the medicine orchard, if you ever need anything, you can come to me.” “Yes! Yes!…..” Bi Fan nodded, humbly. Xiaofeng was very satisfied to see Bi Fan’s obedience. “I will go and take a look at the medicine orchard, and take I will extra care of any special herbs or potions.” Yunufeng had a large medicine orchard, it had various herbs, and hundreds of species, of these, at least a dozen or so were extremely valuable. Bi Fan was given a large amount of work, but he didn’t hesitate. Compared to his past, this was going to be an easy task, and on top of that, he was only required to look after the Panacea(Legendary magic potions). Xiaofeng gave Bi Fan some reading material on Wan Zu fist and permitted him to leave so he could practice. Xiaofeng, whose full name was Yu Xiaofeng, tended to Yan Yu Si, as her personal maid. Incapable of going to Xuannu palace to practice with Yan Yu Si, she always stayed in the mountains and looked after Yunufeng on Yan Yu Si’s behalf. To call Xiaofeng a servant would be inappropriate; she was very powerful and quite popular with others. After he was handed the Wan Zu fist technique’s book, he got very excited and returned to his residence. Ever since he was a child, he had always dreamed of practicing martial arts. But his physique was poor, he was not able to practice, and even if he was able to practice, he would have never been able to learn secret martial art techniques. But now, his physique had changed, he was strong and healthy, he was able to practice and learning secret martial art techniques could be possible in the future. He had a run of good luck in the darkest of moments. Bi Fan could barely contain his excitement; he opened the Wan Zu fist technique book and began reading. In the past, in order to take care of herbs and Panacea, he had learnt a lot about them from ancient texts, and now they were finally going to come in handy. Wan Zu fist technique was actually quite simple; it consisted of a total of twelve strokes, which were designed to work different parts of the body to enhance strength. In the Wan Zu fist book that had been given to him, pictures were ill.u.s.trated above and their explanations were given below, making it very easy for him to understand. After Bi Fan had carefully gone through the text several times, he finally began his first practice. Long fist….splits….legs sweep…crane wings…. Bi Fan was very serious, and one by one, he started polis.h.i.+ng his technique and style. After a day’s labor, Bi Fan had already managed to form a drill for Wan Zu fist. Unaware of his progress, he still felt very relaxed, but his strength had increased beyond his knowledge. Bi Fan did not know how strong a force he could muster, but he reckoned that he might have surpa.s.sed the two hundred jin mark. Strong body, that had always been Bi Fan’s dream, unconsciously was now turning into a reality, Bi Fan still couldn’t believe that he was living his dream. Practice. Practice and then some more practice….. Bi Fan was so excited, that he forgot about food and sleep, he kept practicing till late at night. Bi Fan knew that he wasn’t strong enough to go up against Zhu San yet, he was aware that it’s too soon to take his revenge. But Bi Fan was very stubborn, right down to his bones, he wanted to increase his strength as soon as possible, so he could take finally take his revenge. The next morning, a servant arrived at his shed to deliver food, Bi Fan had just finished practicing. The communal food in Yunufeng was pretty good, which was a huge plus as he wouldn’t have to cook with his own hands, giving him more time to practice. After breakfast, he went to the medicine orchard; today was his first day as the in charge of the medicine orchard. He decided that the situation of the nursery should be clearly set in his mind; it would come in handy if a problem arose in the future. Bi Fan didn’t want to stay in Yunufeng for long. He was aware that if other workers starting asking questions about his past, then it might not be possible for him to survive in Yunufeng. Medicine orchard had a lot of Panacea inside it, Bi Fan observed them very carefully, and he examined each and every plant. Pruning, weeding, fertilizing, transplanting…… Bi Fan knew this all too well, he was able to do these tasks with great skill and efficiency. He spent the entire day inside the medicine orchard, even though he had put in a hard day’s work, Bi Fan was still in a very good mood. Xiaofeng was still looking after Bi Fan, every day she came to deliver his meals, regardless of whether Bi Fan went to work or not, this left Bi Fan with a lot of time to practice. Once Bi Fan had familiarized himself with the work, he was able to finish the work that had been a.s.signed to him in just a few hours and he could allocate the rest of the day to himself. Bi Fan was trying to enhance his strength as soon as possible, he didn’t waste any time resting, and his focus was on his practice. Perhaps the Wannian Spirit Milk had also made him very energetic, because sometimes he would practice till late night and still wouldn’t feel tired. Furthermore, his power was increasing rapidly, and along with that his speed. Every day he could feel his strength improving, Bi Fan was extremely excited, that goes without saying. Not only that, every day Bi Fan’s body was becoming st.u.r.dier, the fragile old Bi Fan ceased to exist. As time flew, Bi Fan had now been in Yunufeng for a month now. Yan Yu Si had left Yunufeng a few days ago, but before leaving she had advised Bi Fan to prepare for the entrance exams of the martial art schools. At that time, Bi Fan had thought that his ears were not functioning properly; he thought he had misheard her. Yan Yu Si could see the greatness in him, in less than a month his power had reached 800 jin, he was already strong enough to store energy and wasn’t far from being considered in the ‘martial strength’ bracket. There was a time when Bi Fan was considered an absolute waste, he was incapable of practicing, his strength was lesser than that of an average person. Before leaving, Yan Yu Si had personally given Bi Fan a secret message — longevity burst. In Quinyang, longevity burst was considered an introductory technique to store energy inside one’s body. If done correctly, it could greatly increase a person’s internal energy; this was a sign that a person was a disciple of martial arts. Although it was only an introductory technique, Bi Fan knew that the boys at Quinyang Door will never be able to learn it. Even Zhu San would not be able to learn the secret technique of longevity burst. Yan Yu Si had given Bi Fan this information with an ice cold look. Bi Fan however, had seen this in a completely different light, he was overwhelmed with emotions. After breakfast Bi Fan really wanted to go out and practice, he really wanted to get back at Zhu San for those insults. Unfortunately, Bi Fan was asked to wait until he reached the ‘martial strength’ mark, for the time being, he was asked to concentrate on Wan Zu fist technique only.