novel-bin 71, Genius
71, Genius
Zhou Jinwen wisely withdrew outside.
In the room, Fang Yanping explained the "Diamond Palm" and "Willow-Sweeping Mountain-Severing Leg" to Ren Qingshan in detail.
"The essence of Jade Marrow Realm cultivation lies in opening the Qi channels. Now that you have just reached the Jade Marrow Realm, you can start by opening your dominant hand or dominant leg."
Ren Qingshan nodded.
It's open, it's already open, three lanes.
"Take myself as an example. The first meridian I opened was in my right hand, and then in my right leg. It takes about a year and a half to open one meridian."
Ren Qingshan nodded again.
It didn't take that long.
"The Vajra Palm has two forms: one offensive and one defensive. The offensive form is Vajra Subduing Demons, and the defensive form is Vajra Indestructible. After the central energy channels are established, it can unleash 50% of its power, up to 60%. Only when the energy channels in both arms are fully opened can it reach 100% power."
Fang Yanping concentrated his true energy in his palm, holding it back without releasing it, demonstrating the key to circulating true energy in these two moves, as well as the various changes in the moves.
Even amidst the flurry of palm strikes in the cramped room, the control of internal energy was exquisite and exceptionally agile.
After one round.
He ordered Ren Qingshan to try.
Ren Qingshan felt a mysterious sensation, vaguely sensing that this palm technique was flawed and incomplete, as if it was missing a move.
You'll learn these two moves in one go.
It's just uncertain whether the missing piece was kept by the imperial court or by Fang Yanping.
The former seems more likely.
With acting skills on full display, Ren Qingshan pretended to be a beginner. In the first take, he had more than a dozen flaws that he couldn't quite grasp, and Fang Yanping taught him again and again until after the seventh take, he lost patience with acting and gradually became more proficient.
"Qingshan, you truly are a martial arts genius!"
"This palm technique is exquisite. You will master it completely within seven repetitions. With such talent, you could be considered top-tier even in the martial arts department's talent assessment!"
Fang Yanping laughed heartily, as if a famous teacher were looking at his proud disciple.
Ren Qingshan waved his hand modestly: "It's because of your excellent teaching, sir."
I was both amused and exasperated: I had already kept it to myself. I was supposed to know it in one go, but I deliberately did it seven times just to hide my shortcomings.
Unexpectedly, he still managed to amaze Lord Fang.
Miscalculation, miscalculation.
After a few polite exchanges, Fang Yanping presented "Brushing Willows and Breaking Yue's Leg".
This set of tactics is quite complex, consisting of six moves in total: three soft moves, two hard moves, and one combined move. They are: Willow Waves Listening to the Wind, Soft Silk Binding the Tiger, Returning Wind Brushing the Swallow, Collapsing Clouds and Splitting Stones, Mountain Stabilizing Heaven and Earth, and Willow Brushing and Mountain Breaking.
Willow Waves Listening to the Wind: Tentatively Wandering Around.
Silk Binding Tiger: Can disarm enemies, lock them in place, trip them up, and is almost a joint lock.
"Wind Blows Swallow": This is a counter-attack technique that uses the opponent's force against them.
Both "Collapse Clouds and Split Rocks" and "Mountain Shakes the Universe" are powerful and have few variations; their essence lies entirely in the path of the true qi's explosive force.
The final move, "Sweeping Willows and Breaking Mountains," is the ultimate technique. With a single kick, it contains both hard and soft forces, making it unpredictable and combining offense and defense.
Ren Qingshan studied this set of tactics more than twenty times and mastered it completely.
Fang Yanping once again praised his amazing comprehension.
Ren Qingshan remained silent, only thinking of that classic joke—"Even the dumbest person can't learn calculus, right?"
Now that his comprehension has improved to the level of a true genius, even concealing his shortcomings is not easy.
"Sir, I have a question."
"The Vajra Palm, isn't it missing a move? It always feels like the aftertaste is so lingering, there should be another move."
The atmosphere was pleasant and harmonious, so Ren Qingshan asked another question.
Upon hearing this, Fang Yanping gave him a look that said, "You really do have insight," and said with satisfaction, "That's true. It's not that I'm hiding my abilities, but rather that this method originates from the former Dragon Subduing Holy Sect..."
He recounted the origins of the Dragon Subduing Holy Sect. Although Ren Qingshan already knew about this, he pretended to be hearing it for the first time and was greatly surprised.
This Vajra Palm technique was one of the spoils of war obtained by the imperial court when it suppressed this sect, but it was not fully obtained.
True Qi combat techniques are mostly passed down orally and by personal instruction, with few written records. The senior master of this sect who was skilled in this palm technique died in battle. Although he managed to extract the first form from his juniors, the rest of the technique was lost.
"Is the imperial court still investigating this sect?"
Ren Qingshan looked regretful that the technique had been lost, and asked thoughtfully.
Fang Yanping also felt a bit wistful.
"After this incident, the major sects and the imperial court became estranged, and all focused on seclusion and cultivation, which was truly a pity. A few years later, His Majesty also regretted it and sent people to rebuild the gate of Jianglong Temple in the western suburbs of the capital. He invited the survivors of that time to preside over the temple. Although martial arts had completely declined, as a royal temple, the people flocked to burn incense and worship Buddha, and the temple was extremely popular."
Ren Qingshan felt at ease.
Therefore, even if those three techniques are used occasionally, it shouldn't be a big problem.
This fighting technique is, after all, far superior to the Vajra Palm and the Willow-Sweeping Mountain-Severing Kick.
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It was late at night when I finished learning the two combat tactics.
Ren Qingshan and Fang Yanping discussed the possible consequences of today's events and decided to go out incognito to suppress bandits two days later. Jiang Shi'an had already made preparations, so Ren Qingshan left Wude Academy and headed home.
in front of the house.
Two stone poles, carved with exquisite patterns, stand on either side of the main gate, with two red lanterns hanging above them.
This is the lintel.
This family passed the imperial examination and became scholars, thus gaining official rank in the court and qualifying them to serve in both civil and military fields.
The so-called "glorifying the family's lintel" refers to this lintel.
The lantern on the left has two characters written on it: "Loyalty and Courage".
The lantern on the right reads "Wuwei".
Displaying one's status is also a common practice.
"Master, you're back."
When the doorman, Old Li, heard the knocking, he hurriedly opened the door and greeted him with a smile.
Behind him were two men: Ren Yaokang, dressed in a yamen runner's uniform, and Ren Yaohui, dressed in a black training uniform. The two brothers seemed to be sparring, their faces still damp with sweat.
"Sixth Uncle, you're back."
The two greeted each other with smiles.
"What brings you two here?"
Ren Qingshan had a vague idea of what was going on.
Ren Yaokang replied with a smile, "I'm really short of money lately, so I've shamelessly come to Uncle Liu's house to freeload a meal. I hope Uncle Liu will take us in and let us stay for a while."
These days he's in high spirits, often receiving help from Guan Shanyue, and has seen a lot of the world, which has greatly improved his emotional intelligence.
Ren Qingshan immediately understood that the two of them had come to protect him.
Within this inner city, the safety of family members is generally guaranteed, but after killing one member of the Qian family today, one cannot be entirely at ease.
These two nephews, one a constable and the other a silver-blooded martial artist, are certainly helpful. At least they won't cause a situation like the Li family, whose massacre didn't even alarm the neighbors.
Such a thing as the Li family's is extremely rare. There are many experts in the inner city, and as soon as they make a sound, the patrolling guards will arrive quickly.
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness. You two are getting more and more meticulous in your work. Have you eaten yet? Come on, Uncle Liu will treat you to some drinks."
Ren Qingshan waved his hand and led the two into the inner courtyard with a smile.
More people means more power.
Nowadays, the Ren family takes the lead, but their subordinates naturally need to do their jobs as well.
While I can't do what Director Qi did, turning even stray dogs in the village into police dogs, mentoring a few people is certainly no problem.
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The Lu family.
Lu Qingyi waited until late at night, but Ren Qingshan never showed up. She was secretly ashamed and annoyed, thinking, "What a liar!"
However, it was also speculated that he was probably delayed by something, or perhaps discussing important matters with Magistrate Fang.
After calming down for a long time, I felt both sweet and nervous until I couldn't stay awake any longer and finally fell into a deep sleep... But for the first time in my life, I had a strange dream.
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