novelSusiti Chapter 15 New Entry: [Xingyiquan]
Chapter 15 New Entry: [Xingyiquan]
"Taoist cultivation appeared earliest, emphasizing following the Tao, refining essence into qi, and guiding qi into the body to achieve extraordinary things."
"Taoist cultivation is the most stable, but one must be very rich and have plenty of free time. Therefore, Taoists who achieve extraordinary status are either surnamed Zhang or Zhu, and occasionally there are those surnamed Kong."
"Confucianism emphasizes self-cultivation and enlightenment, aiming to transcend the ordinary with a righteous spirit."
"These Confucian scholars are the most hypocritical. They say they are cultivating a noble spirit, but in reality, those who don't pass the imperial examination have no future at all."
"Buddhist practice emphasizes understanding one's true nature, breaking free from attachments, and achieving enlightenment to transcend the ordinary."
"The monks rely purely on luck. If they're lucky, a ten-year-old novice can achieve extraordinary things; if they're unlucky, even a seventy-year-old abbot will never succeed before he dies."
Chen Jiu's voice grew louder: "We military strategists emphasize that battle tempers the mind, and the will to fight is condensed into something extraordinary."
"To put it bluntly, we just need to be down-to-earth. As long as we practice hard and eat well, we can achieve something."
"First, develop immense strength; an ordinary person would be injured by a mere graze, and killed instantly by a direct hit."
"Further develop thick skin, making it impervious to swords and arrows."
"Next, train your hard bones so that you can fall ten feet and smash through stone slabs without getting hurt."
"Finally, the Golden Blood is refined, and the Qi and Blood pump like mercury, with the fresh blood shining with golden light."
"Once you reach the stage of refining blood and smelting gold, there is a high chance that you can break through the barriers and enter the extraordinary realm."
"Even the one in ten who are unlucky are not much worse than other superhumans in actual combat."
Chang Yuan gasped, his jaw dropping. "Isn't this a contradiction?"
The human body has its limits; no matter how much you train, you cannot break stone or split rocks with your bare body unless you awaken extraordinary abilities.
However, the path of military strategy requires first achieving physical transcendence before one has the opportunity to transcend the ordinary and attain sainthood.
The two seem to be mutually dependent.
Chen Jiu said, "It is indeed a contradiction, but that is the purpose of cultivating the art of war."
"The art of war is not a fighting method that harms people, but a training method that breaks through the limits of the body and is a ladder for the body to reach the extraordinary."
"Practice methods to break through the body's limits, then use medicine and food to repair the damage."
"By repeatedly pushing the limits and raising the ceiling, we can resolve this contradiction!"
Chang Yuan murmured, "Are these methods and tonics really that miraculous?"
Chen Jiu nodded and said, "Defying the heavens? Uh, that's certainly true, which is why cultivation is so expensive!"
Chang Yuan: "I understand. Please teach me how to cultivate!"
Chen Jiu said, "Okay!"
The martial arts training method of Changhui Martial Arts School is Xinyi Liuhe Xingyi Quan, which evolved from Liuhe Spear.
General Qi Jiguang refined and perfected it, defining it as the Twenty-Four Forms in his "New Book of Effective Tactics," which mainly focuses on four types of force: collapsing, drilling, splitting, and stabbing.
After three hundred years of evolution, the Twenty-Four Postures no longer serve a killing purpose, but have been transformed into Twenty-Four Postures that are more efficient for body training.
Chen Jiu took Chang Yuan to the training ground and demonstrated all twenty-four stances to Chang Yuan.
Just as Chang Yuan was carefully reading and memorizing, a line of words appeared before his eyes:
The entry for 【Xingyiquan】: An internal martial art for practical combat, strengthening the body and accumulating energy, using force to subdue the enemy.
It consumes 20 Spirit Sources to learn.
Without a second thought, Chang Yuan made his choice and added a new entry for himself.
When the term "Xingyiquan" shone in his soul, he became thoroughly familiar with its training methods, fighting techniques, and killing methods, and even his body gained muscle memory out of thin air.
Chang Yuan seemed to have been immersed in Xingyi Quan for thirty years, reaching a state of natural mastery that had penetrated to the bone and influenced every move he made; even his posture had changed.
During the second demonstration of the twenty-four scenarios, Chen Jiu suddenly felt dazed. The thin young man in front of him hadn't done anything, yet he had a strange smell about him.
It wasn't an aggressive aura, nor did it have a sharp edge; it just made him feel very comfortable.
Yes, it looks even more beautiful...
Chen Jiu shuddered: Wishtoday! I'm not a homosexual!
In a panic, he dared not look at Chang Yuan closely anymore, and focused on practicing the twenty-four stances.
Then Chen Jiu asked, "Did you see it clearly?"
Chang Yuan nodded and said, "I saw it clearly and remembered it all."
Chen Jiu exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, you have such a good memory? Then show me!"
"Yes."
Chang Yuan took a deep breath and began practicing the twenty-four stances of Xingyi Quan.
His movements... were not standard.
He displayed a more refined level of skill in movements that did not require exertion, but in Chen Jiu's eyes, the movements were distorted.
When faced with movements that require exerting force and involving the whole body, Chang Yuan's muscles and fascia would begin to protest, making it impossible for him to perform the movements correctly. This resulted in what he considered to be very serious deformities, completely destroying the essence of Xingyi Quan.
But in Chenjiu's eyes, these actions are closer to the standard.
So he concluded: "That's right, you really remembered everything, and you have a great talent for learning martial arts. You've also laid a solid foundation in martial arts since you were young. That's really impressive."
Seeing that Chang Yuan was already panting heavily and his forehead was covered with glistening beads of sweat after just one round of the twenty-four exercises, I was amazed.
Chen Jiu shook his head and said, "It's just that your physical condition is too weak. You need to practice more and supplement your diet as much as possible."
Chang Yuan wiped away his sweat and replied, slightly out of breath, "Yes, I will try my best."
Then immediately start doing it a second time.
Chen Jiu watched Chang Yuan practice three times carefully and found that he made progress each time, confirming that he had memorized all the details of the twenty-four stances.
Chen Jiu nodded in satisfaction: "You can practice on your own first. I'll arrange your food and lodging, as well as a custom-made identity tag."
Chang Yuan bowed gratefully and said, "Thank you very much, Senior Brother Chen Jiu. You've worked hard."
Chen Jiu smiled smugly: "You're welcome, it's all I should do."
He didn't return quickly after leaving, so Chang Yuan practiced repeatedly in the training ground, refusing to relax even when his muscles ached unbearably.
The most important aspect of Xingyi Quan training is perseverance. Only by pushing yourself to the limit can you achieve the best training results.
This wasn't something Chen Jiu taught him; rather, it was knowledge instilled into his mind by the term "Xingyiquan" (形意拳).
He was able to persevere not only because he knew what to do, but also because his desire to become stronger was strong enough.
Chang Yuan transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, a country with a reign of five hundred years and extraordinary powers, where everything was unfamiliar.
Even if the original owner retained all the memories and even incorporated the emotions, it could not eliminate the sense of alienation that came from the very soul.
The fear of the unfamiliar always lingered in Chang Yuan's mind.
He had just woken up when he was able to use the keyword "precision" to achieve outstanding results, which was actually a burst of energy driven by fear.
In unfamiliar environments, people instinctively seek a sense of security.
Therefore, Chang Yuan seized every opportunity to curry favor with those who were friendly to him and tried his best to get closer to them.
He is also like a hedgehog, ruthlessly attacking known enemies and refusing to attempt any attempt to ease tensions.
For example, Zhou Shan, a loan shark, hadn't shown any goodwill in three sentences before Chang Yuan shot him twice in the stomach.
Zhou Chengye feigned only the slightest killing intent, yet it provoked Chang Yuan's most intense reaction, nearly causing him to draw his gun and blow his head off.
The best way to gain a sense of security is to become stronger.
Practicing martial arts at the martial arts school gave Chang Yuan a clear sense of becoming stronger, which in turn gave him a sense of security that came from the depths of his soul.
This feeling was like the most tempting honey, enticing him to practice relentlessly.
Even though his entire body was protesting, he just couldn't stop.
After all, the more you practice, the stronger you become, and the safer you will be.