Nursing home main building lobby.
Elder Hou’s eyes slightly closed, one foot in front of the other, hands held forward as if gripping something, slowly swinging up and down as if hoeing the fields.
This is one of the postures in the Farmer Posture, which he has now mastered.
Sensors with electrodes were attached to Elder Hou’s chest, abdomen, quadriceps, and underarms, sending signals to Tang Lingwu’s computer.
Zheng Fa wanted not only Elder Hou’s feedback during practice but also various data points to create... mass calisthenics.
Mass calisthenics, more accurately, is a universal, beginner-level entry to martial arts.
Jiushan Realm now has over twenty million mortals, just beginning to settle into normal living—even though separated from immortals, the help of the Jiushan Disciples meant that their mundane life could now be considered peaceful and orderly.
Even if agricultural development was slow, the ample rainfall provided plenty of aquatic plants and fish.
Recently, Zheng Fa had been slowly compiling various aquaculture plans, preparing to later try them out among the mortals of Jiushan Realm.
Actually, feeding two million people in Jiushan Realm’s mortal world wasn’t a big problem—after all, the population used to thrive even in poor conditions.
Planning the development of Jiushan Realm’s agriculture was also preparing for a future population explosion.
As for the idea of beginner martial arts, it had a long history: he wanted to increase the population of Jiushan Realm at its core by increasing mortal lifespans and reproductive capabilities.
These two aspects ultimately boil down to improving the physique of the people in Jiushan Realm.
Practicing martial arts, especially those that enter the path of martial arts, is a shortcut.
From his own experience in cultivating the "Spiritual Crane Body," there are two issues to solve in practicing entry-level martial arts:
Spiritual Energy and visualization.
Jiushan Realm actually has quite abundant Spiritual Energy.
For a sect like Jiushan Sect that occupies a world, the current levels of Spiritual Energy in Jiushan Realm are sufficient.
For commoners in the Xuanwei Realm, visualization is actually harder; in some ways, it’s a knowledge barrier—the upper-level cultivators are actually not entirely incapable of popularizing various visualization maps, even the techniques from Master’s Lu’s World could achieve the effects seen in those documentaries Zheng Fa watched.
For the cultivators capable of doing so, mentoring their own disciples and younger generation might be feasible.
Helping a sect genius cultivate?
That might be considered as well.
But to make such an effort for a commoner?
This notion became quite laughable:
Those who could benefit from such mentoring, including geniuses, often possess a Taoist Body and could practice various Dharma Bodies, making entry-level martial arts superfluous.
Those who need entry-level martial arts the most—common folk—simply have no access to these educational resources.
Zheng Fa wanted to collect not only Elder Hou’s physical data and feedback, but also conduct similar measurements on himself, as well as Tang Lingwu and others.
In his view, this martial arts practice needs to be simple in one aspect and standardized in another.
Simple—they need their feedback to identify some easier postures to practice.
Standardization is naturally achieved through various measurements, determining which moves are more effective.
Of course, these kinds of studies are easier in Jiushan Realm. He planned to go back and further verify and discuss it with disciples who had practiced entry-level martial arts.
As Zheng Fa pondered, he suddenly felt someone watching him, their gaze somewhat conflicted.
Lifting his eyes, he saw Group Leader Yang looking at him, hesitant to speak.
"I heard from Dean Zheng that he wants to develop a set of beginner martial arts?"
Zheng Fa nodded slightly.
"Then...can this martial arts be promoted domestically?"
Zheng Fa was taken aback, not expecting Group Leader Yang to have this idea.
"What do you mean, Group Leader Yang?"
Group Leader Yang softly said, "Dean Zheng, to put it bluntly, this is also a bit of my own selfish desire. I have a child, to be honest, we don’t expect much given our situation."
This was indeed straightforward.
Zheng Fa now also understood the background of Group Leader Yang—she held a position of considerable power and influence.
Group Leader Yang continued, "As a mother, I still want him to be healthier."
"Speaking on a larger scale, a strong country needs a strong population..."
"Of course, this is just a personal thought."
Group Leader Yang looked somewhat anxious.
Zheng Fa thought for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
Group Leader Yang didn’t say much, just stated, "It was presumptuous of me."
"It’s not that I’m unwilling." Zheng Fa replied, "But practicing this entry-level martial arts requires a Spiritual Energy environment."
Previously, when Tang Lingwu and others practiced "Spiritual Crane Body," they still relied on him for the transmission of energy.
"That’s really a pity."
"However, if entry-level martial arts cannot be promoted, more basic martial arts could still be negotiable."
Zheng Fa suddenly added.
In Xuanwei Realm, below entry-level martial arts, there are some martial arts that do not involve Spiritual Energy—like "Songhe Stance."
Group Leader Yang’s eyes lit up.
"I could try to create a set of martial arts suitable for an environment without Spiritual Energy..."
Hearing this, Group Leader Yang couldn’t help but show a pleased expression, "Dean Zheng... I really don’t know how to thank you..."
Zheng Fa smiled slightly.
This smile, so warm, seemed to burn money.
Zheng Fa called Tang Mu, Old Man Bai, and others, and shared his idea.
"You want to build a particle accelerator?" Tang Mu was astonished, "Why?"
"To observe spiritual materials."
"Where do you get spiritual materials?"
Tang Mu was even more puzzled.
When Tang Wo heard this, she blinked, slowly stared at her own belly for a long time, then wore a somewhat disappointed look.
Then, Zheng Fa began to explain the words of Tianhe Venerable.