Chapter 60 Qi Training
Chapter 60 Qi Training
Foshan, Wuhui Medical Clinic
After the sun reached its zenith, Qin Huai, who had eaten and drunk his fill, did not return to the Golden Tower, but went to the clinic with the white-haired old man.
The white-haired old man guessed correctly, he did have a few questions he wanted to ask the grandmaster of Southern Fist.
In the courtyard of the clinic, the white-haired old man did not hesitate. Seeing Qin Huai beside him, he spoke leisurely to himself,
"Although there are many different training methods in the world, in the final analysis, they are nothing more than moving qi and blood, strengthening tendons and bones, and through years of training and polishing, one can achieve a state of full body relaxation with tendons, bones and skin all in place.
This is what you often call the third level of training. Generally speaking, if a warrior has a good physique and is well nourished with food, it is more than enough for him to achieve the first level of training before the age of thirty. If he has the help of powerful medicine, the second level of training is also possible.
However, if you want to reach the third level of training before the age of thirty, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Almost all the recorded martial arts ancestors first achieved success in Qi training, then used Qi training to drive physical training, and finally reached the third and fourth levels of martial arts training.
Do you know why? "
Seeing that the white-haired old man wanted to test him, Qin Huai thought about it seriously for a while, then thought about the tiger-catching giant, the Rakshasa Prince and the Wing Chun old man who had fought with him before, and compared the differences between the three carefully.
Combining my own personal experience, I said with some uncertainty,
“Although external training of the muscles, bones, flesh, and skin can train the muscles, bones, flesh, and skin to far exceed that of ordinary people, it does not really improve the internal organs that much.
The strength of the internal organs can only be improved slowly through nourishing with secret medicines and slow qi training.
Although it is easy to obtain the external training methods, it is difficult to obtain the secrets of Qi training. However, once the Qi training is successful, the warrior can protect the internal organs and concentrate on the external training. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. In this way, the progress will naturally be rapid. "
“Yes, the internal organs and the spirit are the most vulnerable. If a warrior focuses on training the body but not the qi, sooner or later the internal and external organs will be out of balance and disaster will befall him.
However, physical training has a quick effect, and the degree of improvement in Kung Fu can be seen with the naked eye. In addition, the methods of Qi training are rare, and medicinal materials are hard to find. Many martial artists nowadays actually have no choice."
The white-haired old man nodded, took a sip of tea, and continued,
“Although your progress in Qi training is slightly slower than your physical training, I think your Qi training skills are not that bad either, otherwise your internal organs would have been dragged down by your shell long ago.
I have never heard of a martial artist like you who was not so good at practicing Qi but was able to achieve success in the third practice at an early age, except for one when I was chatting with my master in my early years.
But at that time, we were young and thought that our master was just teasing us. I never thought that after living for most of his life, the old man would finally get to see such a genius.
Hey, the old man is really blessed. "
Oh? There is another senior who first trained the body and then trained the qi? I don't know where he came from.
Qin Huai was also a little curious. After all, one's own family knows one's own business. If Zhu Wu was not proficient in regulating internal and external factors, his progress in physical training would never have been so fast if he relied on himself.
Now I heard that there are seniors who train their body first and then their qi, so Qin Huai also wants to ask if there is any experience he can learn from.
Before Qin Huai could ask any questions, the white-haired old man continued.
"Practice Qi, practice Qi, in the final analysis, practicing Qi is a key that allows you to truly control yourself.
As the saying goes, boxing comes from the heart. There is no need for me to explain this in detail. You in Bajiquan attach great importance to this.
Today we will use fist and qi to talk about body and qi.
All living things that can breathe, all movements are made according to the will, rising and falling with breathing, pay attention to my breathing, inhale - exhale - inhale - exhale -"
The clear sound of breathing echoed in Qin Huai's ears. The sounds of exhaling and inhaling were distinct.
The sky was bright, and the two stood in the clinic. The air was hot, but it did not disturb the old man's mind, nor did it disturb Qin Huai's thoughts. The old man's breath gradually became longer with the rise and fall of his chest. In the end, Qin Huai could not tell whether the old man was exhaling or inhaling.
Qin Huai was somewhat surprised to find that this Southern School's secret teachings really had something to offer.
Qin Huai looked carefully and it was indeed difficult to tell the old man's breathing status without using a real camera. The old man's breath was continuous, as if he was inhaling endlessly.
Under the midday sun, the dry muscles on the old man's back were tightly stretched, and with his breath, the muscles and skin seemed to have life, rising and falling with the old man's body, with a unique beauty that made Qin Huai startled.
The old man suddenly groaned, his breath paused, and his thin back instantly became full. The veins under his skin and fascia raged like a dragon, and his entire back swelled like a rattan shield.
Qin Huai was a little surprised. Although he could do this, it was because his muscles and bones were strong, his flesh and blood were active, and the intensity of his physical training was far beyond that of ordinary people.
But the white-haired old man is already in his 80s, but he can still develop his muscles to such a level. His achievement in Qi training is truly amazing.
Qin Huai wanted to give it a try, so he gave the old man a questioning look.
Seeing that the old man did not stop him, Qin Huai lightly pressed his palm on the old man's back. For a moment, he felt his flesh and blood trembling like raging waves, and his tendons dancing wildly like a dragon. It was truly magical.
"Today I saw you use Wing Chun. There was some Ah Hua's flavor in your punches and your strength was harmonious and integrated. I believe you have learned how to use your strength. Although you are still a little behind in Qi training, I think you are almost there.
When you have mastered the Qi training and crossed the bridge between heaven and earth, and achieved the state where your mind, will, Qi and strength are united, you will be the next great master of Shenzhou."
After the old man finished speaking, he exhaled slowly, and his muscles and skin gradually returned to their shriveled and thin appearance.
Qin Huai listened to every word the white-haired old man said, but his mind came back to the teachings of his master in his early years.
When Li Shuwen explained the so-called internal and external training methods to Qin Huai in his early years, he also said,
Although there is no distinction between muscles, bones, skin and energy, tens of thousands of martial arts predecessors have also gained a lot of experience over the past thousands of years.
Strengthening bones requires the most hard work, while strengthening qi requires the most talent.
The airflow that goes in and out when a person breathes is tiny and weak. Apart from some blowgun skills, there is no way to directly use this breath to fight the enemy.
However, if these air currents pass through the breathing method and enter the lungs, they can follow the blood to the limbs and bones, and work together with the internal organs to perform various intense movements.
Scientifically speaking, this process is that tens of trillions of cells in the human body absorb oxygen and consume nutrients to release energy to support these intense movements.
From the perspective of martial arts, it is more mysterious, and the mystery of breathing transformation is found by exploring different variables such as breathing frequency and length.
But to be honest, the difficult texts in the Baji Secret Collection about the mysteries of Qi training were confusing even for Qin Huai, who had a 69% expertise in physics.
Although he had the help of Xianzhen in the past three years and his Qigong skills were far beyond that of ordinary people, he was just copying his master and Uncle Wu, a pixel-by-pixel replica.
But how to break through the barrier of Qi training according to his own conditions? Apart from the glimmer of inspiration he caught a few days ago, he really didn't know where to start.
Qin Huai told the white-haired old man about his confusion, and he looked at him in surprise.
Then he smiled and said, "You are about to break through. This barrier won't hold you back for long. To you now, this barrier is no different from a blank sheet of paper.
However, how to treat the weaker internal organs equally with the stronger muscles, bones, skin and flesh, and to remove the obstacles to your knowledge and understanding brought to you by the three training shells, depends on whether you can grasp that spiritual light, and I can’t help you with this.”
After hearing the old man's words, Qin Huai seemed to understand what to do. He then respectfully took his leave and hurried back to the Jinlou.
(End of this chapter)