After saying these eight-character mantras, Zhuge Rong no longer wanted to communicate with the three of them. He just said hello politely and announced his resignation. And because of the "one body, two souls" thing, Yun Ming, Pu Che Shi and Xiao Qi all lost interest in continuing to chat and went back to their rooms to rest.
After leaving the table, Pu Che Shi took the initiative to propose to Yun Ming that the two of them live together for a period of time, but Yun Ming rejected it. Although Yun Ming knew that Pu Che Shi was of reliable nature and had good intentions for sharing the house, he had recently been particularly in need of private space, so he declined the former's proposal.
Until he controlled the wheelchair and returned to the room, Yun Ming was chewing on the eight words Zhuge Rong said.
What you gain is mulberry elm, and what you lose is the east corner.
However, Yun Ming knew the meaning of "lost in the east, harvested in the mulberry elm", which means that one loses something in one place and finally gains something in another place. It is an idiom that is similar to "a blessing in disguise" and expresses an optimistic and positive attitude.
However, Zhuge Rong said this short sentence in reverse, so the meaning of this sentence is somewhat ominous.
If you gain something in one place first, you will lose something in another place later. This sounds a bit too depressing. But Yunming was convinced that this was the meaning of the hexagram that Zhuge Rong wanted to convey.
"After giving a sweet date, you then hit it with a stick, right? The result of this divination is really not good." Yun Ming smiled and felt relieved: "That's all, at least there is a sweet date."
Yun Ming is not an optimist. He is not very pessimistic, but he does not place a lot of hope on luck and destiny. As mentioned before, Yun Ming often uses careful thinking and planning to fight Murphy's Law. He is used to storing records in his mind at all times so that he can use them immediately in case of emergencies. But since Zhuge Rong's divination resulted in such a negative prophecy, Yun Ming didn't mind having fun while suffering.
"What's more, Zhuge Rong's attainments in metaphysics are only half-baked, and his predictions, whether good or bad, may not be considered true." Yun Ming comforted himself.
"Now is not the time to worry about the future. There are more important things to do right now."
Putting Zhuge Rong's words behind him for the time being, Yun Ming was worried about improving his own strength. He had simply prioritized everything in his mind before, and the one at the top right now was the practice of "Dushan Andi Jue".
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There are four forms of practicing Qi movement: walking, standing, sitting, and lying down. Among them, sitting posture is the main form, and other postures are supplementary. Due to Yun Ming's inconvenience in his legs and feet, he decided to use the "legged sitting posture" to practice internal energy instead of the cross-sitting posture commonly seen in various costume films.
While Yun Ming struggled with his injured left arm and right leg, he muttered something, recalling Xue Yuxin's teachings:
"First of all, you need to sit on a chair or stool of suitable height."
The wheelchair provided to Yun Ming by the Renaissance Organization did not meet the height requirements. Yun Ming walked around the presidential suite several times, and finally chose a high-backed hardwood chair and sat on it. This activity alone consumed a lot of his energy, but he finally sat firmly.
"Next, sit down with your thighs level, your calves vertical, your feet parallel to the ground, and the distance between your knees should be enough to hold down two punches."
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"Put your palms down and place them naturally on your thighs. Shoulders should be drooped, and your waist should be straight. Don't use force. Do not hold your chest out, hunch your back, or look up and lower your head. The lower jaw is slightly turned back, and the top of the head seems to be hanging. The standard for posture is to be upright and natural."
These smaller movements would not be difficult for Yun Ming. After repeating the posture essentials mentioned by Xue Yuxin several times, Yun Ming made sure that his posture at the moment was correct.
"The preliminary preparations have been made, and then comes the most important part of the movement of Qi - breathing."
"Before taking in the elite, first spit out the accumulated turbidity, then spit out and take in the new ones, then get rid of the remaining ones."
Each method of moving Qi has its own merits, and the speed and length of the breathing rhythm are also different, but there is only one thing in common, that is, the practitioner needs to gather Qi in the Dantian, condense the Purple Mansion, and form a small Zhoutian where Qi circulates.
When he was in the book world, Yun Ming had already studied under Xue Yuxin and was familiar with the process of Qi movement. The reason why Yun Ming was able to achieve this in just a few hours was, firstly, because he was diligent in learning and inquiring and worked hard; secondly, because Xue Yuxin was a teacher of ethics and dedicated her duties to Yunming. And the last reason is the characteristics of "Dushan Andi Jue".
"Dushan Andi Jue" is an internal skill passed down from the Xue family, but its grade is not high. It can only reach the middle level in the martial arts world. It is not a kung fu that the head of the Xue family ordered the family's children to strictly prohibit spreading. Cheats. Therefore, after receiving the two hundred taels of silver from the Pu chariot attendant, Xue Yuxin happily taught Yun Ming this set of "Dushan Andi Jue".
At first, Xue Yuxin's first choice was not this technique, because she felt that the quality of "Dushan Andi Jue" was not worthy of the two hundred taels of silver, and making too much money made her conscience uneasy. However, after Yun Ming communicated with Xue Yuxin and compared the advantages and disadvantages of several exercises, the former decided as if he had found a treasure - this is it.
Yun Ming was not stupid. He chose "Dushan Andi Jue", which was not superior in quality. Naturally, he took a fancy to its advantages - low threshold and no foundation. To sum it up simply, it can be summed up in two words - easy to practice.
Tan Shang, Lu Lingyuan, and Xue Yuxin were all members of the Jianghu under the banners of Yun Ming and Pu Che Shi, but why did Yun Ming choose the latter, who was relatively weak in martial arts, to be his teacher? A very important reason is that among the three, only Xue Yuxin holds a weapon, while the other two masters use palm skills. It can be said that Xue Yuxin's moves are the most suitable for Yun Ming's combat mode, so she was chosen.
The Xue family, one of the six aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River, is famous in the martial arts world for its swordsmanship. Naturally, most of the internal skills and mental methods passed down by the family are suitable for learning swordsmanship, and the same is true for "Dushan Andi Jue". The name of this technique sounds like an "earth system technique". It is a very practical, heavy, simple and solid martial arts path. The breath is long and long-lasting, which can increase the swordsman's stamina and is most suitable for consumption-type battles.
However, the shortcomings of "Dushan Andi Jue" are also very obvious, mainly reflected in: first, the speed of improving internal strength is too slow; second, the upper limit is insufficient, and the assistance to warriors is relatively useless.
The practice style of "Dushan Andi Jue" is to gather sand to form a tower, and to accumulate soil to form a mountain. It pays attention to the kung fu of a water mill. This kind of breathing method, which sacrifices time and efficiency in exchange for a solid foundation, is quite common in Zen Buddhism, but not very common outside Zen Buddhism. This is due to the lack of perseverance in most people.
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In addition, the advantage of "Dushan Andi Jue" is that it increases the warrior's endurance, but the problem is that long-lasting battles are generally unlikely to happen.
Human body structure and physiological organs have long determined the physical limit of this species. Under normal circumstances, there will not be a scene where two people are evenly matched and fight for a long time. Unless their physiques are at the level of Captain America, otherwise they would both fall down from exhaustion in the middle of the fight, or one of them would be exhausted first. Then he was KO'd by an opponent who still had some strength to spare.
It is human's survival instinct to run away if you can't fight. Unless there are special circumstances, ordinary people will most likely not fall into a protracted war, and the same goes for warriors. Looking at it this way, the physical bonus provided by "Dushan Andi Jue" is really dispensable. It is no wonder that Xue Yuxin was reluctant to teach this technique from the beginning.
On the night of May 6th in the world of the book, Yun Ming's eagerness to practice "Jinghong Sword Manual" also caused misunderstandings to Xue Yuxin. The latter once thought that Yun Ming was a person who was eager for success. Not to mention practicing the "Dushan Andi Jue", it's a complete conflict, what can be achieved by practicing it. However, Xue Yuxin couldn't resist Yun Ming's persistence in the end, so she had no choice but to teach him this method.
Yun Ming was not unaware of the shortcomings of "Du Shan An Di Jue", but he had no choice. In the absence of enough time to study, "Dushan Andi Jue", which is very easy to learn, is his best choice. After learning a little bit about this martial arts classic in the book world, Yun Ming can continue to practice on his own without Xue Yuxin's guidance even if he returns to the real world.
"Pu Che Shi has always felt that my trip to the Ming Dynasty did not have any substantial gains. This is wrong. At least the value of this "Dushan Andi Jue" is real."
When running the Qi, the warrior needs to keep his mind concentrated and his six senses quiet. Yun Ming has not yet reached meditation, and his thoughts are still spinning rapidly:
"Of course, because the practice time was too short, I didn't feel the existence of internal power at all in the world inside the book. And it is still unknown whether the breathing method is still effective outside the book of self-redemption."
"There is no way. The movement of zhenqi is a continuous process. We don't strive for speed, and we don't shy away from difficulties. It can't be achieved overnight. Not to mention that "Dushan Andi Jue" focuses on laying a solid foundation and does not flow into it in a short time. It’s a technique for explosive growth in strength.”
"Remember: Tianxing is nothingness, and true energy comes from it."
As Yun Ming's mentor, Xue Yuxin always misunderstood that her apprentice who came through the back door was a rough-tempered person. The exercises she recommended to Yun Ming from the beginning were all quick-acting ones. Unexpectedly, Yun Ming paid great attention to foundation damage and was very cautious when choosing breathing methods. This already surprised Xue Yuxin. If Xue Yuxin was also in this room at this moment and witnessed Yun Ming's practice, she might be even more amazed and secretly thought that she had looked away.
Yun Ming never thought that today would be the first time for him to try to circulate his Qi and circle around the heavens in the real world. It went surprisingly smoothly, and he did not encounter any problems during the whole process. It was no different from the practice in the book world.
"Okay! Now at least it is confirmed that this "Dushan Andi Jue" is harmless even if practiced in the real world." Yun Ming felt a burst of joy in his heart:
"Strike while the iron is hot, come again!"
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