Chapter 42 On Martial Arts
Entering the dojo, old man Ji Sheng was wearing a black training uniform, sitting upright and kneeling in the center of the dojo. He seemed to be in a good mood.
"Your eyes are exposed, your temples are bulging, you have great external energy!"
Ji Sheng's eyes were still as vicious as ever, and he continued: "Your face is pale and your breathing is short. Did you hurt your internal organs?"
Jiang You smiled and said, "You have such good eyesight, but you were indeed injured on a mission!"
Jiang You sat down in front of Ji Sheng, "This time I mainly ask you for swordsmanship!"
"You have already mastered the boxing skills. The principles of swordsmanship and boxing are the same. There is nothing to teach you." He took out a book bound on A4 paper from his pocket and handed it to Jiang You, "Just practice it yourself!"
Jiang You took it and looked at the simple and rough sword manual, which looked like it was made from a street printing shop. The corner of his mouth twitched and he couldn't help complaining: "This is too different from the martial arts secret book I thought! It shouldn't be an ancient book. Ah, a scroll or something.”
"Why, you still want my original copy, old man? The scanned copy is much better than the original copy. I compiled and annotated it. You can practice according to it!"
Ji Sheng's heart has been filled with ups and downs for a long time. It is far from the calm demeanor he pretends to be. It is hard to imagine that this kid can progress so quickly in martial arts. As the old saying goes, it is better to be in the public family after all. Cultivation can legally kill people, and it is indeed of great benefit to boxing. No wonder the previous immortals sent their disciples to the army for training.
Ji Sheng thought about the past and felt sad in his heart.
Jiang You asked Ji Sheng for martial arts knowledge and pulled his thoughts back. At this point, Ji Sheng no longer worried that he was rushing to advance in a hurry. Who could advance to the point where he knew nothing in a month? When a layman has reached the level of enlightenment, if someone tells Ji Sheng that young people should work harder to hone their character, Ji Sheng will definitely spit in that person's face! As long as the level of martial arts can be improved, character and other matters will be an afterthought!
Ji Sheng systematically explained martial arts to Jiang You. Whether it is internal martial arts, external martial arts, or horizontal kung fu, it is divided into external strength, internal strength, and Ming Jin!
These three realms are the warrior's skills in how to use their own power, so as to use their strength to feed themselves and nourish their bodies. The minimum requirement for this step is to achieve dark strength.
"Just like every time you get injured now, most of the injuries are to internal organs. That's because you can only exercise the external muscles, and the strength still flows on the surface of the skin. This is external training. Only when you reach the realm of dark strength, the strength in the body is broken down into As thin as a hair, when penetrated deep into the lungs, it can strengthen one's internal organs and reach the level of internal training. Taoism also calls internal strengthening, but it is actually the same thing!"
"The fighting style of boxing is already perfect in the external strength stage, and there is nothing to improve on. A thousand external martial arts practitioners will basically produce the same punches as those of fellow martial artists. They are the same, and the boxing is all the master's. There is no way out. His own path, but An Jin is different. Boxing techniques begin to develop in the direction of intention. Different people have different boxing intentions due to their talents, temperaments, and various encounters. Even different intentions are divided into high and low levels. , you will naturally know these when the time comes. I won’t say much here. In short, An Jin is the real entry into martial arts. In old age, only an An Jin master is qualified to open a gym and recruit disciples. In the world of martial arts, he can be regarded as a party. A character!"
Jiang You heard this and asked with a smile: "Then you are always An Jin?"
Ji Sheng glared, "Of course, do you think I'm just a swindler and trickster in the world?"
Jiang You apologized repeatedly, and Ji Sheng then continued: "You can step into An Jin as early as possible. Once a person is over thirty-five years old and his own Qi and blood decline, he will never have the chance to step into it in his life. On the contrary, , if one steps into An Jin at a young age and can use An Jin to strengthen the internal organs while the physical body is still developing and growing, then this person's martial arts will benefit endlessly, and he may have the opportunity to peek into the realm of transformation! And step into An Jin It’s not that you can sit back and relax, people will grow old. As age increases, the spirit of old age will decline. Although the realm will not decline, it is difficult to say whether it can deliver a punch corresponding to the realm. People say that punches are afraid of young people, and this is it. The truth is, in the past, some old boxers who were enemies when they were young were beaten to death by people who came to seek revenge when they were old!"
"You are old now."
Ji Sheng's expression became lonely, "Yeah, I've stopped fighting with others for a long time, and I can still hold on. Maybe I can fight to the death and throw one or two punches from An Jin! Only when I step into Huajin, my energy and blood will become one, The body is nourished by energy all the time, so there is no worry about old age and infirmity! At that time, all diseases will be eliminated, and people can live to the theoretical age of 120 years old. Before the end of life, they will still be no different from young people. !" Ji Sheng said this with an envious look on his face.
"I didn't expect that transforming energy can actually increase life span!"
"It's not about increasing lifespan, it's about eliminating all diseases, it's just about longevity! This is martial arts training, not immortality. You still want to live forever!"
Although Ji Sheng said this, Jiang You had other thoughts in mind, "Old man Ji didn't know about the changes in the world. He even had magical powers, and the longevity technique under the ancient tomb before, which could make those big shots great." The fight must not be without aim. In the future world, there may be people who can really cultivate immortality, it is unknown!"
Jiang You asked: "Is Hua Jin the end of martial arts?"
"It can't be said that. This is only what people can achieve according to the actual records in ancient books. There are actually two levels of realms: Gang Jin and Dan Jin! But these are just rumors and are most likely exaggerated by the ancients. For example, You know, Zhang Sanfeng, it is said that he lived for 212 years, and some people say that he just practiced martial arts and achieved Danjin and Bodhidharma, but do you think these are all human beings? They are already land gods and belong to the category of myths!"
Jiang You nodded, and Ji Sheng glanced at Jiang You, "Don't think about these unfounded things. I think if you can break through the dark energy within a year, you will have a glimmer of hope to achieve the transformation energy in your life!"
However, Jiang You didn't care about Ji Sheng's cold water on him. In this world where the world was changing, the original routine was no longer applicable. He might not have the chance to achieve the so-called Gang Jin and Dan Jin!
"Oh? Breaking through Anjin within a year? Do you think it will take me so long?"
"I'm just telling you how fast it will be. Ordinary people don't have three to five years of hard work. Don't even think about it. You, there are some things about you that I can't see through. Maybe you can be faster!"
"Is that so?" Jiang You said, with a slight movement in his heart. Suddenly, there was a tingling sensation from the back of the tail bone, running upwards, and the hairs all over his body stood up in an instant.
"What!" The calm look on Ji Sheng's face could no longer be maintained. The hand that was stroking his chin beard accidentally pulled out a few beards in surprise, greatly breaking his defense.
"Have you reached the threshold of dark power?"