After returning to his old house, Gu Dan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He really didn't expect that when he explained to Xu Zhian this time, he would almost be confused.
He and Lin Xiaoyi can only be regarded as slightly acquaintances at best, not to mention that Lin Xiaoyi is only fourteen years old, and he has no morbid hobbies, so he will not think about other aspects.
Although a fourteen-year-old girl in this world has reached the age where she can get married and start a family, her soul is not born and raised in this world, so she has her own bottom line.
His ninth-grade medical doctor was still under Xu Zhian's command. He made it clear to Xu Zhian that he had no intention of making friends with powerful people, so that he could practice martial arts quietly.
Not fighting or grabbing, just watching the flowers blooming and falling in front of the door, the clouds rolling in the sky, this is the path Gu Dan has chosen for himself.
"Brother Mo, some secular matters have been taken care of. What do you think I will start practicing today?" Gu Dan found Mo Qiu and waited for more than four months before finally starting his own martial arts journey.
"There is nothing you can't do."
Mo Qiu's big palm-like hands patted Gu Dan's body a few times, and bursts of special strength poured into his body. Gu Dan's face turned red in an instant, and his whole body seemed to fall apart.
"Not bad. He has strong qi and blood, a strong physique, and a good foundation."
Noticing Gu Dan's reaction, Mo Qiu was quite satisfied.
Gu Dan comes from a good family and works in the Imperial Hospital. He has been practicing the Five Animals Technique every day in the past few months. Although it is not very good, it can still keep him in good health.
In addition, he has never skipped three meals a day. Compared with the vast majority of living beings in this era, his foundation can be said to be excellent.
After being slapped a few times by Mo Qiu, Gu Dan's legs were shaking, but he still managed to stand upright and asked: "By the way, Brother Mo said before that he can teach the art of internal cultivation? To be honest, the internal breath technique is passed down from his family. I have worked hard for a long time, but I have never been able to get started. I am not the only one like this. Many imperial doctors also find it difficult to practice the ancestral inner breath technique. Is there a reason?"
If possible, he would naturally want to practice with others both inside and outside.
"Unless you are gifted with the art of inner breath, it is indeed extremely difficult to learn. But as long as you have mastered Zang Zang, anyone can practice it. As for how far you can practice it, it depends on your personal fate."
Mo Qiu didn't hide his secrets and directly told the secrets.
"How long will it take to master Zang training?" Gu Dan knew very little about martial arts, so naturally he didn't understand the hardship involved.
"The path of martial arts involves skin membrane, muscles and bones, training the internal organs, and condensing the marrow. If you start practicing from a young age, the skin membrane can be completed in six or seven years, and the muscles and bones can be completed in five or six years. Training the internal organs varies from person to person, and it takes at least ten years of hard work. As for the end Condensing marrow and replacing bones is a bit more difficult!"
It can be said that Mo Qiu knows everything he knows and talks about it endlessly.
Martial arts practitioners who have been practicing since childhood are carefully taught, and medicinal baths and tonics are provided for their practice on weekdays. The skin, muscles and bones grow together with age.
By the time you reach adulthood, your skin is fully developed, and your muscles and bones have actually been trained to a great extent, and it takes a little less time than your skin.
"The advantage of practicing since childhood is that the muscles and bones can be exercised in advance. However, when the muscles and bones are already set in adulthood, if you want to practice again, you will inevitably have to endure the pain. Without tonic, it is easy to damage the root. As for practicing the viscera, wait until you get to that stage. Let’s talk about it later,” Mo Qiu said.
"Brother Mo, looking at my situation, if I practice diligently, how long will it take to practice Zang?" Gu Dan asked curiously.
"If you are not afraid of hardship and don't lack money, the membrane can be cured quickly in three or four years. As for the muscles and bones, you can only practice slowly. Even with tonics, the pain is unbearable and it will take six or seven years." Mo Qiu thought for a while and affirmed.
"If you calculate it this way, doesn't it mean that practicing the day after tomorrow takes less time than practicing since childhood?" Gu Dan wondered.
"Ha, the first two stages of martial arts are not that difficult. When the skin, muscles and bones of a practitioner have been formed since childhood, or just after adulthood, there is still a lot of time to slowly practice the internal organs and condense the marrow. And a When a person's Qi and blood are at their strongest, they are between the ages of twenty-five and forty, which is the peak.
From now on, even if a warrior has more control over the body than ordinary people, for a few more years, the energy and blood will eventually decline, and it will be almost impossible to condense the marrow. Even if you struggle through the years, you will be old when you finally achieve something. Mo Qiu smiled.
Gu Dan understood.
He only looked at the total time, but did not include the cost of time itself, which is also a price.
Practitioners who have been practicing since childhood can still make further progress at their peak, but as soon as those who practice in the later days have improved, their physical condition has begun to decline. Even if it takes a shorter time, they can only say that they will not wait for me, and they will do nothing. .
"I'm sixteen this year. I'll try to start practicing Zang when I'm twenty-five. I'll have no problem practicing Zang before I'm forty!" Gu Dan calculated using himself as a template.
When practitioners of acquired viscera practice have achieved great success, the peak state of the human body has almost reached its end.
Even if it can continue for a few more years, it is far from enough for the final condensation of marrow and bones. On the contrary, it is better to take advantage of the peak to work on one's own wealth and career.
In contrast, practitioners who have been practicing since childhood have more or less expectations and choices.
This is the sorrow of ordinary people, but he does not need to consider the impact of time, and he can't help but feel a little excited.
"You're only sixteen?!"
Mo Qiu raised his eyebrows, extremely surprised.
He observed that Gu Dan's qi and blood were at their peak, at least in his mid-twenties. In addition, Gu Dan was a ninth-grade medical doctor from Tai Hospital. He might have good looks, so it was normal for him to look younger. I didn't think much about it.
Suddenly I learned that Gu Dan was only sixteen years old. The contrast was too great.
He is now in his thirties. At his age, if he were thrown into an ordinary village and got married early, his son would be almost the same age as Gu Dan.
Thinking about it again, I have been brothers with Gu Dan during this time...
Mo Qiu's already dark face turned even darker.
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Gu Dan nodded.
"If you are sixteen, I actually know a way to practice martial arts faster. Brother Gu, do you want to try it?"
I don't know if it was Gu Dan's misunderstanding, but Mo Qiu pronounced the word "Brother Gu" with a heavy emphasis.
"Is there such a good thing?"
Gu Dan was delighted to be able to protect himself quickly, which was something he wished for.
"Since 'Brother Gu' is willing, I won't be polite."
Mo Qiu's big palm-like hand reached out to Gu Dan and slapped him hard.
"Ouch! Brother Mo, what are you doing?"
Gu Dan cried out in pain, wondering why Mo Qiu would suddenly attack him.
"Help you practice!"
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Elsewhere, many alchemists at Qingfeng Temple have prepared the altar, and they only need to wait until the right time.
The gifts prepared by admirals from various places for Emperor Zongming also began to be delivered to the imperial capital in an orderly manner.
This year was the autumn of the 22nd year of Zongming in the Dayue Dynasty. Gu Dan began to practice martial arts, and the Mohist martial arts gym had not yet opened.
Emperor Zongming has been practicing Taoism for ten years and has achieved great results. All parties congratulate him and the world is at peace.
