Chapter 414: Chapter 289 "Subduing the Earth Qi for Half an Hour, Nine Numbers, Eight Directions Sealing Evil, Minor 72 Revolutions Soft Nature Heavenly Alchemy_2
But this time, Yan Chuan pointed him in the right direction.
Master Yan, although lacking in cultivation, possesses an unconventional understanding of martial arts. He often analyzes martial arts from unexpected angles, exploring techniques in a way that’s as elusive as an antelope hanging its horns with no trace to follow. Sometimes he dissects from the perspective of spear techniques, and other times from that of swordsmanship. One moment discussing illusion and reality, the next talking about soft and hard techniques.
In other words.
Comprehensive! Thorough!
Extremely spiritual! Full of inspiration! Unimaginable!
Although it was Yan Chuan speaking and guiding, Peng Fannian felt as though hundreds of people were offering diverse opinions, all filled with various perspectives and inspirations. Such looseness should have been messy, but Yan Chuan framed it within a large system, self-contained, diverse yet orderly.
Some theories that should have been obscure and difficult to understand.
Were explained by Yan Chuan with such clarity, leaving no doubts.
"As I mentioned earlier, the ’Heavenly Gang Swordsmanship’ is famous for its speed, but it can also be incorporated into the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills,’ drawing from its quickness and agility, its adaptability, disappearing to borrow force, seizing opportunities, achieving victory through subtlety, rather than force."
"Kung fu is like this."
"You have to observe more!"
"You have to think more!"
"Thus we can learn from the strengths of others to compensate for our weaknesses, eliminate the bad and retain the good. The process of cultivating martial arts is also a continual cycle of trial and error, improvement and refinement. Every martial arts practitioner starts as a learner, but at Brother Peng’s level, you must advance from ’learner’ and ’inheritor’ to ’innovator’ and ’creator,’ modifying and creating your cultivation techniques and skills to become better suited to yourself."
"This is the inevitable path to reaching the peak."
"Returning to the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills,’ considering Brother Peng’s current achievements and skills, maybe you can focus on unorthodox attacks, fast-paced aggressive moves, borrowing force and striking secretly in offense and defense, with sudden assaults."
"The change in stepping technique emphasizes the word ’spiritual’; moving with speed emphasizes the word ’quick’!"
"Each strike is connected like a torrential downpour."
Yan Chuan, caught up in the excitement, joined with two fingers in the sparring against Peng Fannian—
Peng Fannian displayed the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills’!
Yan Chuan’s left and right hands pointed, poked, thrust, flicked, pressed, squeezed, buttoned, dashed, sliced, pushed, rotated, and pinched, every move aimed at Peng Fannian’s critical acupoints and key points, demonstrating the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills’ himself!
"This—"
Peng Fannian was astonished, never expecting that the traditionally singularly passed down ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills’ could have a second master in his generation.
After the initial shock, examining closely, he saw something different—
"The Eight Diagrams, Qian three united, Kun six severed, Zhen facing upward, Gen overturned bowl, Dui upper lacking, Xun lower broken, Li middle void, Kan middle full, employing Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth."
"Starting from Qian, ending at Kun, the alternation of yin and yang with no ending cycle."
"This is Zhuge Zhen’s ’Heavenly Earth’!"
"Stealthily deploying the Grinding Plate to strike the Middle Hall!"
"Grapple Eye-punching Waist-cutting Sword!"
"This is Luo Qi’s ’Jade Ring Twelve Demon-Slaying Swords’!"
"’Inner Circle Hand’!"
"’Outer Circle Hand’!"
"Practicing both internally and externally, the trajectory of both hands forms two circles, spinning so fast like car wheels that it’s dizzying and mesmerizing!"
"This is Wei Lingshan’s ’Double Complete Hand’ from the Natural Skill’s top ten killer moves!"
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Peng Fannian and Yan Chuan exchanged moves, both displaying the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills,’ yet with subtle differences. In Yan Chuan’s finger technique, there were too many familiar elements, seemingly integrating the unique skills of Zhuge Zhen, Luo Qi, Wei Lingshan, and many other esteemed talents, showing traces of them.
"With the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills’ as the main focus, incorporating and accommodating everything."
"Once demonstrated!"
"It’s remarkable!"
"But it’s not just about absorbing others’ techniques; it’s more about applying the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills’ and further exploring this skill."
In the sky above.
Several Grandmasters were recently discussing the ’Shadowy Charm’ technique Yan Chuan displayed during his conflict with Ying Jifeng. Military Suppression Office Director Deng Kunlun first questioned the private teaching between Tian Jing and Yan Chuan, which, although temporarily set aside, still lingered with the possibility of post-autumn reckoning.
But now.
Yan Chuan seemed to deliberately ’clear his name,’ by exhibiting ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills’ almost on par with Peng Fannian, further integrating the absolute skills of Zhuge Zhen, Luo Qi, Wei Lingshan, and other heavenly prides.
"This is skill!"
"And a demonstration!"
If Yan Chuan could master the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills,’ ’Heavenly Earth,’ ’Jade Ring Twelve Demon-Slaying Swords,’ and one of the top ten killer moves ’Double Complete Hand’ from ’Natural Skill,’ then it’s conceivable he could have learned ’Shadowy Charm’ through spectating.
After all!
Other absolute skills and cultivation techniques Tian Jing might still have the chance to secretly impart, but the Black Hawk Sect’s ’Natural Skill’ is a tightly-kept secret, not even recorded by the court, and Tian Jing would have no way to know, much less Yan Chuan to steal learn.
He must have learned it through spectating.
"This Yan Chuan!"
"Is he truly such a genius?"
The Grandmasters were astounded.
As for the borrowing of secret manuals by Tian Jing, no one mentioned it again.
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"Soft Body and Stepping Horse, taking advantage of the enemy’s position, evading and transforming the incoming moves!"
"Quick, agile, ever-changing!"
"Stepping technique is agile, changes are quick, moves are clear, and each momentum is continuous!"
"This is the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills’!"
Peng Fannian’s mind was rattled.
It’s the first time since mastering his arts and after the passing of his mentor that he saw the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills’ demonstrated by someone else.
Yan Chuan’s exhibition had a unique flavor!
In the clash, Peng Fannian could appreciate the intriguing aspects of this skill, aspects difficult to comprehend or often overlooked in the past, all vividly exhibited in Yan Chuan, more intuitive and clear for Peng Fannian to witness.
"Arrow, kill, sweep, block, intercept!"
"This employs staff techniques!"
"Covering upper, middle, and lower paths, with endless changes."
"Fast, accurate, and fierce!"
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Yan Chuan, progressing from shallow to deep, advanced from the finger techniques and fighting style of ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills,’ to delve deeper into its fundamental ’Earth Evil Small Circulation Method’—
"The full name of ’Earth Evil Small Circulation’ is ’Earth Communion Breathing Sub-hour Nine Number Eight Degree Closed Evil Small Turning Seventy-Two Week Flexibility Cultivating Heaven Refining Elixir Secret Technique Second Essential Method’!"
"This is the major cultivation method for ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills’ during the Postnatal Stage."
"Upon reaching adulthood, due to material desires and depletion, essence energy becomes insufficient, so one must nurture it with Innate Essence Qi to replenish Postnatal Essence, bringing it back to the original state. This is the objective of the Minor Circulation Refining Essence to Qi, the great avenue towards the innate!"
"The Ren and Du Meridians, the Xu and Wu points on the human body. This is the path of rising and descending Yin Talisman and Yang Fire of the Alchemy Family, the rendezvous of Kan’s water and Li’s fire."
"Thus Minor Circulation is also called the Midnight Circulation Cycle, or Kana- and Li-fulfill, Kan and Li conjunction, water and fire harmonization, heart and kidney interaction, and so on."
"Advance Yang Fire!"
"Retreat Yin Talisman!"
"He, Xu, Hu, Xi, Chui, Xi!"
"This is the ’Earth Evil Small Circulation’s ’Six Character Qi Skill,’ presumably derived from the ’Supreme Jade Scroll Six Character Qi Technique.’"
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From the external techniques of the ’Twelve Acupoint Striking Skills,’ Yan Chuan seamlessly transitioned into elucidating its internal ’Earth Evil Small Circulation,’ which he had always wanted to discuss.
His skills are not lacking now, with three Geng Wu disciplines already reaching the Sixth Realm, indicating substantial martial arts accomplishments.
But in terms of internal strength—
"Yijinjing"!
"Innate Skill"!
Two major Geng-level Divine Skills, progress is relatively slow.
If Yan Chuan wishes for rapid progress in internal strength and cultivation, he will naturally need to focus more on these areas in his discussions, but in the arena sparring, internal techniques are rarely seen, often limited to boxing, leg techniques, swordsmanship, saber skills, etc. Yan Chuan struggled to find a seamless entry point.
Until Peng Fannian sought guidance, Yan Chuan closely observed his breathing and absorption, finally seizing the opportunity to explain extensively.
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