Chapter 386: Chapter 275 "Daoist Taiyi Xuanmen Left and Right Hand Techniques: Poke, Jab, Pound, Flick, Press, Grasp, Pounce, Swipe, Push, Spin, Squeeze, Alternating Strikes Against the Enemy_2
"Jian Province Zhou Yan!"
"Jian Province Zhou Jiao!"
"Jian Province Zhou Wen!"
"Jian Province Zhou Hui!"
"Jian Province Zhou Hao!"
The Zhou Family Sisters clasped their fists in salute, and then with a ’clang’ sound, five sharp swords simultaneously emerged.
Heroic and spirited.
Truly eye-catching.
The moment the five women moved, it was the ’Five Elements Sword Formation’ created by Yan Chuan.
This sword array is composed of five people forming one formation, jointly resisting the enemy. Its brilliance lies in maximizing their strengths and covering their weaknesses. The power of five people controlling this array should multiply, with its power surpassing even that of twenty-five people joining forces. By using the secret mental method, whether it’s sword clashing or palm resistance, the inner strength of any two, three, four, or even all five can integrate into one, rushing toward the enemy with their swords, cutting through everything in their path, fierce and sharp.
The five people staggered their steps, momentarily trapping Peng Fannian at the core.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Five long swords shuttled to attack. Any ordinary person would surely lose their footing, their mind greatly disturbed.
But Peng Fannian, unhurried and calm, wielded a Judge’s Pen to pierce, point, lift, stab, jab, moving with ease, effortlessly blocking the five-person assault, not falling into the swamp of the sword formation at all.
As soon as the ’Five Elements Sword Formation’ was deployed, it was already casually dismantled, without a hint of the power usually honed in practice.
"Peng Fannian’s Judge’s Pen technique is superb, but inside it cannot escape the acupoint striking skill."
"What he cultivates is the ’Twelve Skills of Acupuncture’, which made its name in Ke State multiple times over hundreds of years. Its full name is the ’Daoist Taiyi Xuanmen Left-Right-Hand Point, Jab, Smash, Press, Pull, Knock, Scrape, Push, Spin, Squeeze, Alternating Attack on Enemy’s Acupoints, Acupoint Paths, Acupoint Boards Twelve-Type Cultivation Technique’, which elaborates the fine techniques of acupuncture, with profound subtlety."
"Holding the Judge’s Pen, Peng Fannian can even during a siege, precisely target the thousand-odd acupoints on five opponents’ bodies, all crucial points, none missing."
"No matter how sharp your swords are, in his eyes, the sword tips and edges seem like acupoints, unable to escape his jabs."
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Amidst the fierce struggle on the ’Si Character’ arena, suddenly Yan Chuan’s voice was heard, unveiling Peng Fannian’s whole history.
Peng Fannian wielded the Judge’s Pen to jab and point, facing the Zhou Family Sisters’ sword formation siege, still having the strength to turn his head to see, only to find someone at the distant ’Hai Character’ arena facing five opponents alone, with three others watching nearby, and someone holding a ’White Horn Trumpet’ speaking towards his ’Si Character’ arena.
"Hai Character Arena!"
"Yan Chuan!"
Peng Fannian recognized Yan Chuan at a glance, feeling peculiar: "So this is what it feels like to be explained by someone."
Earlier when striving for the lead, at the bottom of the cliff, Peng Fannian had heard Yan Chuan’s martial arts lecture, though at that time it was about others, he only listened.
Then after reaching the summit.
In the battle between Ban Xianfu and Ding Xiang, Yan Chuan dissected the saber skill and movement technique of these two top-ranking Heavenly Prides, Peng Fannian, although facing challengers himself, found it not strenuous at all, dealing with the siege while listening to Yan Chuan’s insights on Ban Xianfu and Ding Xiang.
Though Yan Chuan spoke of saber skills and movement techniques, martial arts principles reach the same goal through different paths.
Applying the knowledge gained, Peng Fannian combined it with his long-studied ’Twelve Skills of Acupuncture’, managing to gain considerable benefit and advancement.
He was quite pleasantly surprised.
He had initially wondered if Yan Chuan would analyze him, but then thought, as he wasn’t on the ’Hidden Dragon List’, not many knew his background, even if Yan Chuan wanted to explain, there would be nowhere to start, thus not having any hopes.
Yet the result!
Unexpectedly!
"Could it be that Yan Chuan actually knows something about me?"
Peng Fannian was amazed.
He was in Ke State.
Yan Chuan was in Jian Province.
One was in the far northeast of Great Yan.
One was in the far southwest of Great Yan.
Separated by a vast distance, more than ten thousand miles apart.
If Peng Fannian were on the ’Hidden Dragon List’, it wouldn’t be surprising that Yan Chuan could understand his background, similar to his understanding of Ban Xianfu and Ding Xiang.
"But I’m not on the list!"
This was unexpected.
Peng Fannian continued to listen, hearing Yan Chuan further explaining the ’Twelve Skills of Acupuncture’ he practiced—
"The ’Daoist Taiyi Xuanmen Left-Right-Hand Point, Jab, Smash, Press, Pull, Knock, Scrape, Push, Spin, Squeeze, Alternating Attack on Enemy’s Acupoints, Acupoint Paths, Acupoint Boards Twelve-Type Cultivation Technique’ encompasses two major categories: ’Qian Ren’s Twelve Hourly Positive Acupoint Striking Method’ and ’Kun Person’s Twelve Hourly Yin Acupoint Striking Skill’."
"Among them, Qian Ren’s method includes a series to train abilities such as causing the enemy’s body to have an evil spirit, numbing the entire body, impeding movement, persistent coughing, Three Jiao being full of Qi, and complete methods."
"On the other hand, Kun Person’s skill encompasses a series of techniques that lead to the enemy falling into unconsciousness, tinnitus and dizziness, body twitches, muscle spasms, internal blood stasis, and a complete set of skills."
"This cultivation method includes twelve different types of methods for striking the enemy’s acupoints, acupoint paths, and acupoint boards: ’Point, Jab, Smash, Press, Pull, Knock, Scrape, Push, Spin, Squeeze’."
"The art of striking acupoints, a great secret passed down for a thousand years, a supreme secret for ten thousand years, who knows of it? I lift the rule, impart to those of different surnames, founding my own school, the Southern Sect of the skill; each generation, one person can receive the true inheritance."
"This ’Twelve Skills of Acupuncture Chart and Explanation’ has been passed down uninterrupted for five hundred years since Ancestor Zhongshan, and onto Peng Fannian, it should be the thirty-first generation."
The more Yan Chuan spoke.
The more astonished Peng Fannian became.
This ’Twelve Skills of Acupuncture’ has been handed down for over five hundred and fifty years, passed down singly through oral transmission, never broken and never leaked.
Yet now the ’Qian Ren’s Twelve Hourly Positive Acupoint Striking Method’ and ’Kun Person’s Twelve Hourly Yin Acupoint Striking Skill’ details being lectured by Yan Chuan are clearly the undisclosed secrets of the ’Twelve Skills of Acupuncture’, known only to him alone since his mentor’s passing. How did Yan Chuan come to know?
Peng Fannian was astonished.
And Yan Chuan continued—
"The method follows from the hand, settled by the mind, propelled by Qi, intention following with strength."
"The hand moves as the mind turns, east to attack west, adapt to the changes."
"Chop, lift, swing, raise, elbow block, elbow bind, Iron Gate Screen, Golden Silk Wrist! "
"Zhou Yan!"
"Don’t just focus on watching his Judge’s Pen, pay attention to the stepping technique, his foot often walks in arcs, the pen strikes all four sides, moves in a series, to defeat him, first disrupt his footwork, disturb his rhythm."
"A lone Judge’s Pen strikes the four directions, pay attention to the subtleties, isn’t it exerting Inch Force, Shaking Force, Soft Force, Chen Energy?"
"How to break Inch Force?"
"How to break Shaking Force?"
"How to break Soft Force?"
"How to break Chen Energy?"
"Think carefully!"
"Use your brain!"
"Strike the angle and step to the side, hit from oblique angles, lead front and move back, attack from the fingers down, press and counter, resolve while attacking, use the momentum, Peng Fannian’s tactics have changed again!"
...
Peng Fannian stood on the arena, clearly feeling he wasn’t fighting against the Zhou Family Sisters but rather Yan Chuan remotely controlling them to engage him in a cross-air duel.
Each time he made a move, Yan Chuan saw through it, then urged the Zhou Family Sisters to attack what he must defend, forcing him to change his tactics.
Inch Force, Shaking Force, Soft Force, Chen Energy!
All were broken one by one!
With the five sisters each targeting a different point, and Yan Chuan’s guidance, it was a coherent strategy making it difficult for Peng Fannian to use his true strength, which inevitably led to being restrained, forcing him to change his moves.
But after changing moves, Yan Chuan saw through them again, leading the Zhou Family Sisters to dismantle them.
And so the cycle repeated.
Peng Fannian felt as if his deeply hidden secrets were being extracted by Yan Chuan bit by bit, a tingling, ticklish sensation that was both discomforting and gratifying.
Peng Fannian didn’t want to reveal more details, yet simultaneously wanted to show Yan Chuan more, letting him decipher more.
Conflicted!
So conflicted!
In such conflict and entanglement, without realizing, time passed.
Peng Fannian was reluctant to end it.
And Yan Chuan continued—
"Meridian Combined Pillar Opening Hand Break, blocking, lifting, hooking, all used sufficiently."
"Thrust with a slight bend, stretch the Inch Force, the strength is not yet used up when not in contact."
"Jade Maiden Shuttle."
"Fairy Guiding Needle."
"White Ape Offering Fruit."
"Attention! Peng Fannian’s getting a bit serious now! Qi follows the Spirit and circulates to the Dantian. Strength arises from Qi and flows to the fingers and palms, the inner aligns with the outer, motion follows stillness, mind and hand are in sync."
"Zhou Hui, use the ’Third Base Sword’ to test and see if his Judge’s Pen contains the sustaining, contract, lift, twist four forces!"
"Zhou Jiao, advance with the ’First Base Sword’, watch the force conversion on his Judge’s Pen, if no surprises, it should contain Yin, Soft, Inch, and Brittle four paths of Mixed Element Finger Power."
"Use the Judge’s Pen as a finger!"
"This is Acupoint Striking Skill!"
"Also the finest finger technique in the world!"
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