Chapter 73 Great freedom, great fortune! Martial arts are divided into two categories: one is the power method, and the other is the move method. The fighting style of Ape Fist is different from both of them. It only involves the key points of movements and the way of using muscles. Ordinary people can also learn it and do it in a grand manner. The Jin method is a method of circulating Qi and blood. It is a deeper level of control. It can only be used by martial artists who have broken through the barriers and have a certain amount of Qi and blood. It is a method of controlling the strength and Qi and blood of the whole body and turning it into one's own use. Once you have mastered the skills, every kick and punch will be more powerful. With the support of Qi and Blood Power, the attack using Ape Fist will be more powerful, much like the use of internal force in martial arts. The martial arts technique of moves is another concept, which is to infuse Qi and blood into weapons, fists and feet to make them flourish and unleash explosive moves. For example, specific moves such as Xuanbing Finger and Paiyun Palm. Liang Qu took the booklet handed to him by Hu Qi and flipped through it quickly. The booklet on Bow Power Method was very thin, with only five or six pages. After learning Chinese characters for so many days, he had basically no difficulty reading it. It didn't take long for Liang Qu to memorize the contents and try to stimulate his qi and blood according to the methods in the book.
As the Qi and blood circulated, after a while there was indeed a strange feeling in the body, which was completely different from the feeling of refining the skin and integrating it into the body. The Qi and blood circulated continuously, as if energy was surging. After a quarter of an hour, the Qi and blood flowed through the meridians more and more skillfully. Liang Qu felt that this bow power method seemed to be tailor-made for him. His blood rushed and his power was generated by his strength. He started to move, using strength to guide his attack, his energy surged, his mind moved, his strength came out, the wind from his fists whistled, all in one breath. The power of every punch and kick increases! It turns out that this is the real way a warrior fights! In the blink of an eye, Liang Qu became a completely different person. He was majestic and awe-inspiring, like a divine monkey descending to the earth. He swung his arms like bowstrings and his fists like arrows, powerful and explosive. Just when he was looking very impressive, Hu Qi thrust out the short stick in his hand and hit Liang Qu in the chest, just like hitting a snake at its weakest part. The rhythm of his whole body was disrupted, Liang Qu's strength disappeared, and one third of the blood and energy in his body evaporated out of thin air. He stood there dejectedly, like a monster that had been hit by a stick and forced to withdraw from its energetic state. "Come again!" Hu Qi said in a deep voice, "When the strength is continuous and uninterrupted, it can be considered a small success!" The most important thing about the power method is maintaining the rhythm. Although beginners seem to be able to use it skillfully, they are actually unable to use it in actual combat. After just a few moves with others, you will lose your energy and become exhausted. During normal practice, you must have someone to constantly "disturb" you so that the circulation of energy can become an instinct, so that you won't lose your energy. This method is similar to the way of training fighting. In other words, Hu Qi was training Liang Qu's fighting style and strength method at the same time. To practice fighting, you have to get beaten first. It's not about doing pain training foolishly. It's about finding ways to avoid injuries while getting beaten and finding your own rhythm. Every time the circulation of his strength was interrupted, a lot of the blood and energy in Liang Qu's body would dissipate. After just three or four times, all his blood and energy would be used up, and he would become like water without a source. Liang Qu was breathing heavily and his body was gradually feeling tired, but Hu Qi didn't let him rest at all. He threw down the short stick in his hand and got into a stance. "Go on. You can't just practice the power method, you also have the fighting method. You learned how to use the routine, and now you have to use it. Come on, attack me."
Liang Qu took a deep breath, cheered himself up, and rushed towards Hu Qi. "How stupid! Don't expose your chest. Keep the distance between you and the enemy!" "All punches, kicks, and weapons are extensions. Imagine yourself as a circle and find your center. Imagine me as a circle and find my center. Your punch is a circle, and my stick strike is also a circle. In every fight, there are countless circles." "You have to maintain your center to destroy my center!" "No, it's still not right. Your flaw is too big. You haven't even found your own center. Try again." "Come again!" "Stand up and continue!" The apprentices of the martial arts school had already left, either to sleep or to go home. On the huge martial arts arena, only Hu Qi and Liang Qu were left. Liang Qu fell down again and again, and stood up again, panting. At night, everything is silent. Liang Qu, with his upper body naked, drew a heavy bucket of water from the well in the backyard and poured it over his head. "call!" Liang Qu let out a long sigh, and white mist rose from his body, echoing the moonlight in the distance. Beneath his tired body was a joyful harvest. He could feel his own progress, and his gradually becoming more proficient fighting style was so addictive that he couldn't stop. Senior Brother Hu is experienced and has learned theoretical guidance from Master Yang, so it is easy for him to teach him. Liang Qu also benefits a lot and has a very clear understanding of the so-called combat. Unfortunately, practice cannot keep up with theory. He still has a long way to go. "Junior brother, it's done!" Hu Qi walked out of the room and shouted to Liang Qu, "Go to bed after you finish the medicinal bath. We'll continue tomorrow morning." "Yes." "Well, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first. I'll live in the east wing." "Wait a minute, Senior Brother, I really have something to ask." "Speak." Hu Qi said briefly. "When I was fighting with the mountain ghosts, I had a question: Why does our skin look the same as that of ordinary people and feel very soft and smooth, but in fact it can resist being cut by a knife? If we want to have such a defense, shouldn't it be as thick as cowhide?" Hu Qi laughed: "If that's the case, then wouldn't practicing martial arts make you neither human nor ghost? How ugly would it be to be a human with a thick skin? Didn't you read the book "My Thoughts on Cultivating Life and Death" carefully, Junior Brother?" Liang Qu was ashamed: "To be honest, Senior Brother, it is indeed true." "I guess so. After the skin barrier was broken, there was nothing unusual on the body, but the skin was like cowhide, tough and unbreakable, and the defense was greatly increased. The skin here was like cowhide, which is actually just a metaphor. It is clearly stated in "My Thoughts on Cultivating Life and Soul" that the essence of a warrior's becoming stronger is the distinction between "I" and "him", or in other words, the distinction between "inside" and "outside". What the hell? Liang Qu was confused. He could understand each word individually, so why couldn't he understand the combination of them? "To put it simply, once you break through the skin barrier, your skin strength does increase, but in addition to that, your own 'essence' is also enhanced, which you cannot see."
"Book?" "Everything outside is the external essence, and everything within is the internal essence. The two should interact with each other and evolve into countless possibilities. But for a warrior, it is to strengthen his own essence. The stronger his own essence is, the weaker the external essence will be. Eventually, he will transcend and nothing can harm him." Liang Qu thought he had a good understanding and had grasped the key points. "So, a warrior's attack is to do the opposite? To use one's own essence to influence the external essence?" "Junior brother, you are really smart." Hu Qi praised, "The warrior is on the path of transcendence. I do what I want to do and resist what I want to resist. The stronger you are, the stronger your resistance to external interference will be. You can even achieve immortality without being affected by the long river of time, leading to great freedom and great fortune." Liang Qu was shocked. The martial arts in this world is probably more powerful than the cultivation of immortals! Depend on. I thought blood control was so powerful, but it turns out to be just a skill for clearing miscellaneous items! From this perspective, there is a possibility of losing control if water enters the body? (End of this chapter)
