“Ethan Grant, I have a question for you! You entered the second stage of Foundation Building, ‘Skin Tough as Drum’, a year ago. How long do you think it will take you to reach the third stage, ‘Tendons Stretched Like Strings’?” Owen Grant stood with his hands behind his back.

“The third stage?” Ethan Grant was taken aback, stood up, and replied with some reluctance, “At least another three years!”

“In three years, you’ll be sixteen! And with the five stages of Foundation Building, each one harder than the last, how long do you think it will take you to reach the Life Establishment stage?” Owen Grant pressed on, questioning relentlessly.

“I…” Ethan Grant lowered his head in dejection.

Logan Grant stood up as well. “Third Uncle, stop keeping us in suspense! Hurry up and tell us!” Owen Grant shook his head and let out a sigh.

“For over a hundred years, I am the only martial artist in Gujia Village to reach the Life Establishment realm! Is it because I’m the most talented? Of course not! There are plenty in Gujia Village with more talent than me! The reason I could reach Life Establishment is all thanks to this ‘Yuan Python Swallowing Stars Manual’!”

Owen Grant looked reminiscent. “It was my second year in the army, and I was just a low-ranking soldier at the third stage of Foundation Building! That day, the Tiger Roar Army surrounded and killed a fifth-stage expert from the ‘Divine Sun Sect’, and I was lucky enough to find this manual! In just six years, I succeeded in reaching Life Establishment!”

Logan Grant was shocked in his heart. Even considering Owen Grant’s years of accumulated strength, the power of this secret art was evident!

“In the current Martial Hall, Grand Marshal Andrew Brooks once said, ‘The path of martial arts begins with the stomach! All five stages of Foundation Building are about eating!’ Why? Because the training of muscles, bones, skin, and flesh depends on refinement, but without nutritional support, even the strongest body will suffer from all sorts of ailments! And what the ‘Yuan Python Swallowing Stars Manual’ teaches is exactly how to eat!” Owen Grant chuckled.

Ethan Grant scratched his head, puzzled. “Do you really need to be taught how to eat? Who doesn’t know how?” The two looked at each other, completely confused.

“Ordinary people taking supplements can’t even absorb a tenth of the effect of a single ginseng root; the rest of the medicinal power is wasted. But this ‘Yuan Python Swallowing Stars Manual’ can teach you how to get the effect of ginseng from eating a single radish!” Owen Grant looked very satisfied at the stunned expressions of his two juniors. He remembered how unbelievable it had seemed to him back then as well.

Logan Grant racked his brains but could never have guessed that the “Yuan Python Swallowing Stars Manual” would have such an effect. He was dumbfounded, unable to believe it.

Owen Grant called the two forward and began to explain the secret art in detail.

“Ordinary people can’t absorb the essence of food when they eat, nor can they eat much! As far as I know, my Tiger Roar Army commander, Lord David Brooks, can eat an entire wild ox in one meal! Even I can swallow dozens of pounds of meat in a single sitting!”

“The key to this secret art is to use your internal energy and blood to stimulate your own stomach and intestines, allowing you to digest and absorb the essence of food at a rate a hundred times faster than ordinary people!”

“Once you master this secret art, the path to Life Establishment will be smooth, and the five stages of Foundation Building will just be a matter of time!” Owen Grant made the two swear to keep it secret before taking out a yellowed manual titled “Yuan Python Swallowing Stars Manual” from behind him.

“After morning practice every day, study the ‘Yuan Python Swallowing Stars Manual’ with me for an hour! You both learned to read and write at the village school, right?”

The two nodded. The Gujia Village school only taught basic reading and writing to children under ten. For Logan Grant, who had memories from a previous life, he had already surpassed the village’s curriculum.

Logan Grant and the other took the manual and sat cross-legged on the ground. The manual was only a few dozen pages long; the first three pages explained the basic acupoints and meridians, and the rest detailed how to use internal energy and blood to stimulate the stomach and intestines. The whole book was only tens of thousands of words, and with Logan Grant’s memory, he memorized it all in one go.

Seeing Ethan Grant still struggling to memorize, Logan Grant couldn’t help but feel a sense of superiority from being a top student in his previous life. Logan Grant checked it over again and found no mistakes. He then entered the Mirror World.

Mirror World.

Logan Grant held the bronze mirror and opened his own status panel.

[Logan Grant (Mirror Master) Age: Ten]

[Level: Foundation Building, First Stage, Full Force! Evaluation: Ordinary]

[Source Power: 5 points]

[Martial Arts: [Basic Fist and Kick] (Level 8) [Basic Blade Technique] (Level 4) [Tiger Roar Fist] (Level 2) [Xingyi Fist] (Level 5) [Horse Stance] (Level 2) [Yuan Python Swallowing Stars Manual] (Level 0)]

[Item: A broken wooden blade]

[Combat Power: Twelve]

It had been three full months since he activated the All-Heavens Projection Mirror, and Logan Grant had only gained a total of 18 points of source power, with 12 points spent on manifesting “Xingyi Fist”, 1 point on “Horse Stance”, and the rest saved up. But his progress in martial arts had far exceeded everyone’s expectations!

For ordinary people, four or five hours of martial arts practice a day was already the limit! Any more and the body couldn’t take it! But in reality, Logan Grant practiced four hours a day, and in the Mirror World, Logan Grant trained for sixteen hours a day! One day was worth five days for others!

Logan Grant understood in his heart that in this world, only his own martial strength was his greatest guarantee. His talent was average, so he had to work harder! Be more diligent!

Logan Grant put down the mirror, the various training methods from the Yuan Python Swallowing Stars Manual flowing through his mind. This strange art focused on the stomach, and all the internal energy circulation carried risks! One wrong move could damage the internal organs; without a master’s guidance, ordinary people wouldn’t dare to practice it!

But Logan Grant was not an ordinary person. He possessed the lifetime experience of Xingyi Grandmaster William Turner! More importantly, in the consciousness world shrouded in purple light, he simply couldn’t die! Otherwise, he would have been killed by a single punch while practicing with Owen Grant’s projection a few days ago!