Chapter 26: Learning Fist Techniques

  Xue Tiannan was older than Su Binglin, but he looked much younger, even his hair was black, this was the result of his thorough elimination of impurities in his body during his foundation-building period.

  Originally, he thought that his foundation-building process could be ranked among the top in the entire Huaxia, which was also something he had always been proud of.

  However, today he finally understood what it means to have a higher level beyond the sky and another mountain beyond the mountain. Someone actually secreted visible filth with the naked eye during the foundation-laying ceremony!

  What is this concept?

  That is to say, his several months or even years of hard work are not as good as others who cultivate for just a few days.

  It's really that some people are more annoying than others. Fortunately, so far I've only met one pervert like him; otherwise, our kind of goods would still be able to mix in this world.

  Xue Tiannan had already directly categorized Xuan Qi as a pervert, so any inexplicable things that happened to him in the future could be explained by this, and he was also mentally prepared.

  In fact, from the time he started cultivating, the terrifying degree of absorbing spiritual energy can be seen. Xue Tiannan had never seen anyone who could directly cause the surrounding spiritual energy to flow abnormally during inhalation and exhalation.

  To know, many people are still only in the stage of closing their pores, and it's already very difficult to prevent the loss of their vital energy. People like him who can slowly absorb spiritual energy from the air are extremely rare, and as for someone like Xuán Qí, who absorbs spiritual energy like a whale drinking water, there is only one such person.

  After Xuan Qi finished washing up, Xue Tian Nan went back with him to their residence and had someone bring over a complete set of new clothes for them to change into.

  In the small garden, Xue Tian Nan and Xuan Qi discussed the issue of Qigong.

  This is the meaning that should be in the question, Xue Tiannan wants to pass on his medical skills to Xuán Qí and also invites him to be a guest minister. In fact, the most important thing is also for this reason. He probes with words and sees that Xuán Qí is not evasive about such things like others, but rather frank and open, without any avoidance or evasion. So he also brought it up in a straightforward manner.

  He first carefully explained the mountain version of the Qi recognition technique in the General's inner chamber to Xuán Qǐ, including the origin of this version of the Qi recognition technique and the route of the Qi.

  At Xuan Qi's current level, he naturally couldn't solve these problems, fortunately, he still had Lao Jun.

  Lao Ding immediately knew the key to this problem, it was clear that the other party had a deviation in their understanding of Qigong, they put all the focus on the two eyes, ignoring the Tianyan in the middle, which led to the fact that Qigong could not play much effect.

  Nor does anyone know what the ancestor of Qingnang Sect who created this technique was thinking, or whether his meridians were different from others.

  According to Laojun's statement, Xuanqi pointed out the mistakes of this mountain stronghold method, and the key is to open up another route for air transport, which activated part of the function of the heavenly eye.

  This is a customized version of Lao Zi's Qigong for the Qing Dynasty, which activates this part of the function. Basically, it is all about grasping the human body's Qi, and can assist in diagnosing diseases. As for those advanced functions, they are not considered here.

  Xuan Qi's words made Xue Tian Nan suddenly enlightened, although it was only a few very simple sentences, the information value contained in them was invaluable.

  Xue Tian'nan immediately experimented and found several hidden meridians that he had completely ignored before. Based on the feeling transmitted from his brow, he firmly believed that after fully opening up these meridians, his Qi-distinguishing technique would make a new breakthrough.

  Of course, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Even with Xue Tian Nan's current level of skill, it would take at least several years to open up the meridians in this area, and it's definitely impossible to do so in a short period of time.

  Despite this, Xue Tian Nan was like a child who had obtained something good, excited to the point of jumping up, he immediately changed his attention, wanting to worship Xuán Qí as his master, directly calling him Shī Zūn.

  He found that Xuan Qi's level was much higher than his own, and the idea of taking him as an apprentice at first was really ridiculous. It would be more suitable for him to be Xuan Qi's apprentice instead.

  Of course, Xuán Qí wouldn't really take his words seriously and laughed saying:

  "Grandpa Xue, aren't you supposed to teach me medicine? We each taught the other something, and took what we needed. That's about even."

  Xue Tian Nan said, "With your abilities, learning traditional Chinese medicine should be very easy. Comparatively speaking, I'm the one who's gained an advantage. Moreover, I can tell that you're not really interested in traditional Chinese medicine, and only agreed to this because you wanted to help Xue Er."

  He thought for a moment and then said, "My best skills, apart from medicine, are just a few martial arts moves that can be used in actual combat. However, the Xuan family's inheritance in this regard should be much more impressive..."

  Xuan Qi's interest was piqued: "Grandfather Xue, you know martial arts?"

  "Yes, although our Qingyuan Sect members are mainly medical practitioners, there are also many martial artists among us. As the saying goes, 'medicine and martial arts have always been inseparable'. When practicing martial arts, we often need to use special medicinal substances to enhance our progress."

  Then he briefly introduced the basic situation of Qingnang Sect to Xuán Qí.

  Qingnang Sect was founded on the basis of medical ethics, and its members were born to be a profession that constantly helps people cure diseases, so they are very welcome among other sects in Jianghu. Both orthodox and evil sects do not want to offend them.

  Helping others to cure illnesses and injuries will naturally have some returns. For people in the Jianghu, ordinary money is often not enough to show sincerity. Some people use their own cultivation experiences or the skills they cultivate as rewards.

  After a long time, the Qingnang Sect's collection of this aspect has become extremely rich, and it can be said that it is inclusive of all rivers, and many rare martial arts manuals that are difficult to find in the Jianghu can be found in the Qingnang Sect's library.

  Xue Tiannan practiced a martial art called Xingyiquan, which he learned from a master of the style after helping him cure an illness that had plagued him for many years. The master was so grateful that he personally taught Xue for three months and passed on his knowledge of Xingyiquan to him.

  Xingyiquan is one of the three major internal martial arts of Huaxia, with a fierce and powerful style, hard and strong, like lightning and thunder. At the same time, it also resonates with the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Xue Tiannan learned it and loved it very much, from then on he practiced for decades, until now, he has already become a master of Xingyiquan.

  As for Xingyiquan, I had heard of it before Xuan Qi, but only heard others say how powerful it was. However, I had never come into contact with anyone related to this aspect before. Today, after listening to his introduction, I suddenly became interested.

  Although he learned the "Qì Tūn Shān Hé" breathing technique from Lǎo Guī and was about to successfully build his foundation, strictly speaking, he had already transcended the realm of ordinary martial artists and was on the verge of becoming a Xian Tian (Heavenly) warrior.

  However, Xuan Qi didn't have such a feeling at all. Although he had already felt the changes in his body, he didn't think that he was already an expert. If he were to clash with someone at this time, he wouldn't even have the confidence to win against them.

  Xue Tiannan saw that he was interested and simply taught him to practice boxing on the spot.

  The essence of Xingyiquan lies in the three-body stance, and all other forms and variations originate from this movement. Therefore, Xue Tianxian first taught Yue Qiang how to stand in the three-body stance.

  A simple three-body problem has puzzled many people. Everyone can come up with their own unique solution to the three-body problem, and everyone can come up with different results.

  Because Xuan Qi himself already had true energy and could very keenly feel the spiritual energy around him, so for him, the Three Body Style was not obstructed in any way. After Xue Tian Nuo briefly explained some key points, he quickly entered a state and stood out his own Three Body Style.

  Like Xue Tian'nan before him, Xuán Qí entered a state where his body's pores immediately began to resonate with the spiritual energy in the air, slowly absorbing and merging.

  This was the first time Xue Tian Nan had seen such a situation, many people must go through several months or even years of hard work to reach this state, but Xuan Qi made it as easy as drinking water. If other practitioners were to know about this, they would definitely be discouraged and give up practicing martial arts from then on.

  Hao Xue Tiannan was no longer surprised by any miracles that happened to him, and after sighing a few words about how the heavens were overly fond of Xuán Qí, he began teaching Xuán Qí a basic fighting technique - the Bōng Fist.

  All martial arts are divided into fighting methods and training methods. Training methods are specialized in cultivating oneself, while fighting methods are used for actual combat with opponents.

  Xingyiquan is inherently a close-range, short-impact boxing method. Close combat is where Xingyiquan excels, and through the summarization, distillation, and practice of many years by Xingyiquan predecessors, it has accumulated extremely rich experience in this aspect.

  But for beginners, the most taboo is being greedy and not chewing thoroughly. Originally, Xue Tian Nan didn't plan to teach Xuanyi's boxing techniques right away, but Xuanyi's talent was really scary, he could master the three-body style easily, if he wasn't taught other things, he would feel a bit embarrassed.

  "What I'm going to teach you is the simplest and most basic punching technique among all, it's called 'Beng Quan'!"

  Xue Tian'nan's figure was like a spear, and as soon as his voice fell, he suddenly launched himself forward, his body advancing with a series of rapid steps. Then his right fist shot out, and all that could be heard was the sharp crackling sound of "pa" in the air, which scared Xuan Qi silly.

  He actually used his fist to punch the air and produce a loud noise! This made Xuan Qi feel extremely surprised.

  Xue Tiannan continued: "This half-step collapse fist, seemingly simple, but once the essence is grasped, its power is the greatest. Among various forms and meanings of boxing, the collapse fist has the biggest name, with the saying 'half-step collapse fist hits the world'."

  Bajiquan's "half-step strike" actually has a legendary story behind it. It tells the story of Xingyiquan master Guo Yunshen, who was imprisoned for killing an evil tyrant and had to practice his skills in prison. Because he wore a cangue on his neck and iron fetters on his feet, he developed this unique skill that could only take half a step forward.

  Xue Tiannan continued: "The footwork of Bajiquan is all about one step and one kick. When the front foot advances, it's like an iron ox plowing the earth - not leaning to either side, but straight ahead, seizing the opponent's central gate. When the back foot kicks, it must be fast, swift and fierce, like an arrow shooting out of a bowstring. As soon as the intention moves, the body shakes, and then advances, without any hesitation."

  Xuan Qi did not miss a single word, remembering these key points in her heart. After silently reciting them several times, she began to slowly imitate Xue Tian Nan's movements and key points, starting to practice.

  Xue Tiannan watched from the side, and if Xuan Qi had any shortcomings, he would promptly point them out for correction.

  After a while, Xuan Qi managed to master the move, but he couldn't replicate the momentum and effect that Xue Tian Nan had achieved earlier.

  Xuan Qi practiced for a while, his heart moved, he concentrated and calmed down, slowly gathering the true energy inside his body to his right hand, then took a deep breath, let out a loud shout, and with a swift punch, his fist shot out like lightning.

  "Bang!"

  A crisp sound suddenly echoed through the courtyard.

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