Two Realms: From Glass Beads to Divine Skills, Invincible

Chapter 60: Static and Dynamic Stances in the Qi Refining Realm.

Anti-toxic and miasma-clearing? Can hold one's breath for half a day without suffocating?

Bai Chen was speechless. He was amazed that someone could be this powerful just by being at the Qi Refining Realm, one of the four basic martial arts realms.

To be honest, he didn't feel anything when he killed that Houtian Realm constable in Yong'an City.

Now that I've started practicing martial arts, I realize that the Acquired Realm is already incredibly powerful.

After all, one must complete the four realms of martial arts before having a chance to break through to the acquired realm of martial arts.

"Senior Uncle, how exactly should one practice the Refining Internal Organs Realm?" Bai Chen asked impatiently.

After hearing this, the Xuanming Daoist stroked his beard and smiled, then asked in a gentle voice:

"Each school of martial arts has its own unique path of practice. Judging from your current situation, what my junior brother Xuanqing taught you should be the 'Health Preservation Stance Exercise,' right?"

"Excellent, this is indeed the health-preserving stance training!"

Bai Chen sighed that he had met the right person. From this, it is not hard to see that after Uncle Xuanqing accepted the money, he was indeed teaching with all his heart.

Xuanming Daoist smiled slightly, speaking with great familiarity about the essentials of the cultivation technique:

"The first stage of the Yangsheng Zhuanggong (Health Preservation Stance Exercise) is the same as before, still divided into dynamic and static stances. However, at this stage, both require the use of external objects to be effective."

To practice dynamic stances and techniques, one must choose a cascading waterfall and stand beneath it to practice stances.

Using the force of a thousand pounds of water to impact the whole body, it strengthens the external form and shakes the internal organs, allowing the powerful force of water to penetrate the membranes.

To achieve stillness and focused breathing, one must find a deep, cold pool. Bind oneself with a stone, submerge to the bottom of the pool, and regulate one's breath and focus one's mind amidst the pressure of the deep water.

Using water pressure to force breathing, one can deeply absorb vital energy and strengthen the resilience of the internal organs.

Thus, through movement to strengthen the body and stillness to nourish the spirit, supplemented by the method of "using form to supplement form," consuming dried powdered beef and mutton organs, both internally and externally, one can achieve the effect of tempering the internal organs and strengthening the foundation and nourishing the vital energy.

...

After listening to what Xuanming Daoist said.

Bai Chen looked enlightened.

Surprisingly, this method actually looks quite "scientific".

This "moving stance" is similar to practicing martial arts moves under a waterfall, a common scene in martial arts novels.

Static stance training is easier to understand. Scientifically speaking, it involves using the water pressure of a deep pool to train the internal organs.

However, all of this requires the support of cultivation techniques, and also requires eating animal organs to supplement nutrition.

These are the kinds of skills that you can't master in a short time...

Bai Chen, recalling his pulmonary fibrosis, couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, Senior Uncle, how long will it take to complete this training?"

Xuanming Daoist pondered for a moment before speaking slowly:

"Judging from your current physical condition and progress, if you can persevere in your arduous practice, you should be able to complete this lung training stage in one to two years."

Upon hearing this...

Bai Chen felt helpless.

Why does it take one or two years to reach a certain level in martial arts training?

These are just the four minor realms of martial arts foundation. There is a major realm called the Acquired Realm, and then the Innate Realm.

He only has a few years left to live, and if he can't find a quick way to master it, he might not live to see the time when he finishes.

"Senior Uncle, you are aware of my current situation. Is there a quick way to improve?"

Bai Chen couldn't help but ask.

this time.

Xuanming Daoist pondered for a long time before slowly speaking:

"If we're talking about quick results... we need an extremely deep pool and a massive waterfall, and then use powder made from the entrails of wild beasts instead of ordinary cattle and sheep."

Thus, by harnessing the power of heaven and earth, and supplementing it with the essence of flesh and blood, this state could perhaps be achieved within a few months.

Several months?

Okay, although this time is still quite long, it's at least barely acceptable, and there's still hope of breaking through to the Innate Realm.

Bai Chen had no choice; it was his own fault for having poor physical constitution.

If this were a protagonist from a martial arts novel, he would become a peerless master in no time.

"Senior Uncle, when should I start training my lungs?"

Knowing that lung training would take so long, Bai Chen didn't dare waste a moment and couldn't wait to start training immediately.

Xuanming Daoist pondered for a moment, then said slowly:

"Let's wait until tomorrow."

The water in that cold pool was very chilly, and now that dusk had fallen, a chilling aura was rising.

Entering the water at this time may cause the cold air to invade the meridians and damage the blood vessels, not only failing to benefit the internal organs but also easily harming the root cause.

His gaze swept over Bai Chen, and he continued:

"It just so happens that there are two other people in the temple who have also completed their bone training, so they can pass on their skills together."

Tomorrow at noon, when the sun is high in the sky and the yang energy is at its peak, the old Taoist will lead the three of you to the pool's edge so that we may cultivate this state together under the blazing sun.

Bai Chen suddenly realized that what his Uncle Xuanming said made sense.

.....

The next morning, as dawn broke.

As the morning light spilled over the mountain ridge, it tinged the blue tiles of the east wing of Taiping Temple with a faint rosy hue.

inside the house,

Bai Chen sat cross-legged, his breathing long and slow, practicing the static stance exercise.

Although he has already completed bone refining, the practice of static stance training is not limited by realm, and more practice will only benefit the body and will not cause any harm.

Until a distant, resonant bronze bell rang out.

Bai Chen opened his eyes, spread his arms and gently swept them above his head, assuming a closing posture.

The sound of the bronze bell signifies that it is noon, and it is time to go and cultivate with Master Xuanming.

Bai Chen left the room and headed towards the Sanqing Hall as agreed.

Before even getting close to the Sanqing Hall, one could hear a series of "whoosh, shout" sounds.

On the open ground outside the main hall, dozens of young men dressed in Taoist robes stood in neat rows.

Each of them held a wooden stick, practicing a set of simple yet powerful stick techniques—

No! It's more like "spear technique" than stick technique, because it mainly involves thrusting, parrying, and deflecting.

The person who first taught the art was none other than Master Xuanming.

"Wow, so many people practicing martial arts at Taiping Temple?"

Bai Chen was somewhat surprised.

Practicing martial arts is no ordinary thing.

As the saying goes, "the poor study literature, the rich study martial arts," because training a martial artist is extremely expensive.

Uncle-Master Xuanming, wasn't your temple struggling financially? How come you still have extra money to support so many people practicing martial arts?

As far as he knew, Taiping Temple did not have the donation boxes found in Buddhist temples, and he did not know how it made a living.

"I'm just here to learn martial arts, why am I thinking so much? It's like me worrying about things that don't concern me."

Bai Chen shook his head, trying to clear the jumbled thoughts from his mind.

Then, he quickly stepped forward.

He didn't urge his Uncle Xuanming, but waited quietly by his side.

"The essence of spearmanship lies in thrusting; maintain the center and advance directly, striking to kill in one blow." In the courtyard, the Xuanming Daoist's voice was as deep as a bell:

"The essence of marksmanship lies in a single thrust. Advance straight ahead from the center, without leaning to the side, and you can defeat the enemy with a single blow."

As he spoke, he corrected the slightly skewed posture of several Taoist priests: "When thrusting, the mind should be free of distractions, the intention focused on the tip of the spear, and there should be an unwavering determination to advance."

Upon hearing the instruction, the Taoist priests thrust again, this time with a swift and powerful thrust, their moves becoming three times more ferocious, subtly revealing the chilling aura of the battlefield, awe-inspiring and captivating.

"Good." Xuanming Daoist nodded slightly. "Then follow this method and practice diligently without ceasing."

After speaking, he turned around and waved his sleeve at Bai Chen, who was not far away.

Upon seeing this.

Bai Chen quickly stepped forward, respectfully cupping his hands in greeting, "Senior Uncle!"

"Let's go, follow the old Taoist to the back mountain."

Xuanming Daoist smiled and nodded, then walked towards the back mountain with measured steps.