vstars Chapter 268 Teaching Skills
Chapter 268 Teaching Skills
"Hmm? Why would you ask that? Of course it is. If just anyone could practice this skill, what kind of martial arts manual would it be?" Tian Wu said, somewhat puzzled.
"What Miss Tian said makes a lot of sense. What I actually wanted to ask was... for the cultivator, what is the prerequisite for practicing this technique: internal strength or external strength?" Du Fan first flattered the woman without making a sound, then changed the subject and asked a question cleverly.
Du Fan knew absolutely nothing about martial arts for mortals, let alone the specific characteristics of internal and external martial arts. This was the first time he had heard Tian Wu make such a statement, and according to her, internal and external martial arts were very likely the threshold for cultivating this lightness technique.
Du Fan thought about it again and felt that things might not be so bad. If what Boss Tian said was true, that external skills mainly manifested in physique and movement techniques, then his external skills would definitely not be too bad.
But internal energy is different. The woman just explained it very clearly: internal energy is about cultivating qi. He doesn't know if this kind of qi cultivation is related to the qi cultivation in his previous life.
However, even if it's qigong, he's not good at it. Although Du Fan once practiced the Five Animal Frolics, his talent is really poor, and he has never been able to generate the legendary qi sensation in his body.
Therefore, at this point, Du Fan could only hope that the requirements for internal strength in cultivating this lightness technique would be lower; otherwise, whether he could ultimately master it was another matter entirely.
"Of course, internal strength is more important."
Boss Tian's words immediately chilled Du Fan's heart.
Tian Wu glanced at Du Fan and continued, "The cultivation of this technique mainly relies on the circulation of internal energy, which is naturally closely related to internal strength. Only when the technique is mastered and used will external strength play a certain role."
"Miss Tian, do you have true qi in your body?" Upon hearing the word "true qi," Du Fan was momentarily stunned. He then glanced at the woman, a strange expression on his face, and couldn't help but ask.
"Li Daoming, what's wrong with you today? Are you still half asleep? Let alone martial arts masters like you and me, even in the entire Green Forest Stronghold, there are very few brothers who haven't cultivated true qi. Do you want to learn or not?" Tian Wu's pretty face darkened, and a surge of anger suddenly rose in her heart.
In this woman's view, Li Daoming was simply making trouble out of nothing. Teaching her martial arts was already somewhat against her promise. If it were anyone else, Tian Laoda wouldn't bother with it at all, and might even teach them a lesson in anger.
But ever since Li Daoming arrived at the martial arts arena, he's been saying all sorts of strange things to her. Tian Wu started to have some doubts. Was he deliberately making fun of her? Didn't he understand her predicament? How could this person not appreciate her efforts at all? He's wasting all her good intentions!
When Du Fan saw that Tian Wu's expression was somewhat unfriendly, his eyes twitched. He could only put aside his doubts and immediately put on a smiling face, saying a lot of flattering words, which made the woman's expression soften slightly.
"I will first tell you the first level of the mental cultivation method of this martial art. After you memorize it, try to comprehend it on your own. If there is anything you don't understand, I will give you some pointers. Listen carefully."
"Concentrate your mind, sink your Qi to your Dantian, begin at the Qi Sea, and condense at the Baihui point..." After a moment, Tian Wu's expression turned serious, and she slowly began to speak.
After about half a cup of tea's time, Tian Wu paused, glanced at Du Fan, and said calmly, "Because of the promise, I can't write it down. You definitely won't remember it the first time, so I'll read it to you again."
"Thank you, Miss Tian, but... no need to trouble yourself, I've already remembered it." Du Fan touched his nose and said.
The first level of the mental cultivation method has nearly a thousand words in total. However, because cultivators have their magical power flowing through their eight extraordinary meridians, their memory is exceptionally amazing. Therefore, for such people, memorizing a mere thousand words is not a difficult task.
"What? You memorized it after I only read it once! How is that possible? Okay, repeat it for me." Upon hearing this, Tian Wu's beautiful eyes widened, and she said in disbelief.
"Ahem, I'll make a fool of myself." Du Fan coughed lightly, a hint of pride in his eyes, and smiled shyly as he slowly said, "Concentrate your mind, sink your Qi to your Dantian, starting from the Qi Sea and condensing at the Baihui point..."
...reversing yin and yang, the cycle repeats itself.
Du Fan spoke much faster than Tian Wu, so in no time, he recited the entire mental cultivation technique incantation with a swaying head. Moreover, his tone was melodious and clear, and his pronunciation was as rhythmic as reciting poetry, leaving Tian Wu dumbfounded.
"I never expected you to have such a remarkable memory. No wonder you're so arrogant all the time. You do have the right to be arrogant. I admire you!" After a long while, Tian Wu recovered from her shock, gave Du Fan a deep look, smiled sweetly, and clasped her hands in greeting.
"Miss Tian is joking. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. It's just luck, luck, hehe..." Hearing this, Du Fan felt a little embarrassed and waved his hands repeatedly.
"I never expected that Chief Li would be so humble. It's truly rare." Tian Wu blinked her eyes and looked Du Fan up and down as if she had just met him, her tone carrying a hint of sarcasm.
"Ahem, Miss Tian, please don't tease me. What should we do next?" Du Fan seemed a little embarrassed. After coughing lightly, he could only change the subject.
"Originally, I wanted to wait until you had memorized the first level of the mental cultivation formula before talking about anything else. However, since your memory is so amazing, I might as well teach you the second level of the mental cultivation formula as well, so you can go back and study it first."
At this point, Tian Wu paused, glancing at Du Fan with a flicker of her eye. Seeing that he had no objections, she parted her lips slightly and continued, "Listen carefully, the incantation for the second level of the mental cultivation method is: the Du meridian descends, connecting to the perineum..."
Next, Tian Wu recited the incantation for the second level of the mental cultivation method. The second level of the mental cultivation method obviously had many more words than the first level. A full cup of tea's time passed before Tian Wu finally stopped talking and slowly exhaled.
"Did you remember that?" Tian Wu glanced at Du Fan and asked softly.
"Yes, I've remembered everything. Thank you so much this time." Du Fan took a deep breath, nodded, looked at the woman gratefully, clasped his hands in a slight bow, and said very solemnly.
"It's nothing. Your increased strength will greatly benefit the future development of Green Forest Village. You don't need to thank me. I did all this... for the sake of Green Forest Village."
For some reason, Tian Wu suddenly seemed a little bored. She shook her head, turned around and left. When she had walked about seven or eight zhang away, she paused, did not turn back, and said indifferently, "If you have any questions about the first floor, you can come and find me anytime."
After saying that, the woman made no further move and gracefully walked away into the distance.
"What's wrong with her?" Du Fan frowned as he looked at Tian Wu's somewhat lonely figure, but he didn't dwell on it. Soon after, he left the training ground and returned to his bamboo house.
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"This cultivation method is definitely not a physical technique for cultivating immortality; the entire manual makes absolutely no mention of magical power!"
Du Fan sat cross-legged on the wooden bed. When he opened his eyes, he had already almost grasped the core principles of the first level of the Lightness Technique. However, a hint of doubt appeared on his face.
"This technique doesn't use magic power, but true qi. Could it be that there really is a martial arts manual in this world... If it were an ordinary martial art, that would be one thing, but this kind of lightness technique, in a sense, has already surpassed cultivation techniques. After all, a Qi Refining stage cultivator can't jump that high..."
Most importantly, this technique can be practiced by ordinary people. If Tian Wu herself is willing, the Green Forest Stronghold could suddenly gain dozens more bandits who can jump even higher than Qi Refining stage cultivators.
Thinking of this, Du Fan subconsciously shook his head, feeling that this matter was too unbelievable and too absurd.
If this matter were to spread, it would surely cause a huge uproar in the cultivation world. In fact, this lightness technique would be intolerable to cultivators, who would regard it as a forbidden technique.
If that's the case, it won't be long before this martial arts manual and its practitioners completely disappear from the world.
"I need to find an opportunity to remind Miss Tian Wu that, unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to reveal this technique to others." Du Fan's eyes flashed as he thought this, then he frowned and muttered to himself:
"To practice this skill, do I have to start by cultivating true qi? That's too troublesome. If I really do it that way, how long will it take before I master this lightness technique!"
"As Senior Jiuyang clearly stated back then, the innate wisdom I possess is only relevant to the path of cultivation. As for martial arts and true qi, it shouldn't have much to do with it. After all, I cultivated qi for seven or eight years in my previous life and still couldn't generate even the slightest sense of qi..."
Du Fan was very frustrated. If he hadn't discovered the lightness skill, or if he hadn't had the chance to obtain it, it would have been fine. But now the skill existed in his mind, yet he couldn't cultivate it. It was truly frustrating.
Moreover, this technique is extremely practical. If mastered and skillfully used, it would increase his actual combat strength by more than 10%. Therefore, Du Fan did not give up, but silently pondered a solution.