Chapter Thirteen Four Realms of Martial Arts, Nine Grades of Cultivation
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"Now that you have this foundation, you will get twice the result with half the effort by practicing Meishan Kungfu. But don't slack off because of this. Meishan Kungfu is extensive and profound. It involves training the flesh, forging the bones, exchanging blood, and cleansing the marrow. You may not be able to reach the peak in a lifetime."
Xu Rui's heart moved.
"Teacher, are meat training, bone forging, blood exchange, and marrow cleansing the realm of our martial arts?"
"Originally, we should wait until you have some basic knowledge in martial arts before we talk about this, but since you are in good health and have good understanding, I will tell you in advance."
Organized the language.
"As you said, training the flesh, forging the bones, exchanging blood, and cleansing the marrow are all the realms of my martial arts practice."
"Building meat is the most basic level. The purpose is to make the skin strong and the muscles solid. After reaching the peak, depending on the individual's innate endowment, you can burst out hundreds of kilograms, or even thousands of kilograms of huge strength."
Xu Rui nodded.
Generally speaking, people who are tall, strong, and have thick bones have naturally stronger physical strength than short people. Even if they practice martial arts, this gap will still exist.
Of course the latter is definitely more agile than the former.
"After reaching the peak of muscle training, you can then strengthen your bones. As the saying goes, 'Strong muscles and bones, strong body'. If you want to strengthen your bones, you not only need to stand, but also need to cooperate with unique breathing methods. For example, Tai Chi has Diaochan Jin, Baji
The boxing has the sound of tiger, leopard and thunder, and my Meishan martial arts also has the secret technique of 'plum blossom breath'."
Seeing the desire in Xu Rui's eyes, the old man smiled.
"Don't worry, your physical body is far from reaching its peak now. Whenever you punch more than 800 kilograms and the force does not dissipate, I will teach you the breathing method."
"How can I tell if my punching strength is 800 kilograms?"
There are no professional force measuring instruments in this era, at least not in Star City.
The old man raised his hand and pointed.
"See that sandbag?"
Looking in the direction of the finger, a sandbag about thirty centimeters in diameter hung on a hardwood beam appeared in front of him.
"Punch it through, which means you have met my requirements."
In fact, this is somewhat of a difficult factor, because he has seen many people who have good talent in martial arts, make rapid progress in the early stages, and then become lazy and fail to reach the peak of martial arts.
I was afraid that Xu Rui would do the same, so I deliberately suppressed him.
And based on his experience, with Xu Rui's height and frame, it is not difficult to break through a sandbag as long as he practices hard.
Of course it's not easy.
"As for blood transfusion and marrow washing, even I have never glimpsed the mystery. I hope that one day you can reach this peak."
"Disciples must do their best."
The old man smiled and nodded.
"Your aptitude is the best I have ever seen in my life. Don't slack off in your practice, otherwise it will be too late to regret it."
After nodding solemnly, Xu Rui continued: "Teacher, after marrow cleansing, is there a higher realm in martial arts?"
"Of course there is. After the marrow cleansing is complete, the physical body is completely transformed, and an innate energy is generated in the Dantian, allowing people like us who are ignorant and qualified to have the foundation to practice Taoism, so it is called the 'innate wonderful realm'."
"Cultivation? Can you become an immortal?" Xu Rui's eyes were fiery.
"Haha, monasticism does exist. As for becoming an immortal, that is already a legend."
It's rare to see a good young man, and the old man in a good mood is willing to say a few words.
"According to rumors, the path of cultivation is divided into nine levels."
"The ninth level is also the first state at the beginning of the path, which is called 'foundation building'."
"For a person born with a spiritual body, it only takes no more than a hundred days to lay down the foundation and become a cultivator in the realm of foundation building. Therefore, there is a saying in the spiritual world of 'building a foundation in a hundred days'."
"There are very few spirits?" Xu Rui asked.
"One in ten thousand."
"This is too little."
"Human beings are the spiritual beings of all things. After being reborn, they have innate Qi in their bodies. However, as they eat grains and become polluted with the world of mortals, the innate spiritual Qi in their bodies will continue to dissipate. Most people will completely transform into acquired mortals before the age of six.
body."
"Acquired mortal body?!"
Xu Rui instantly thought of his qualifications displayed on the panel.
"...Only those with extremely strong endowments or special opportunities can keep the innate spiritual energy in their bodies before entering the Tao. Practitioners call these people 'spiritual bodies', which are excellent materials for Taoism and are extremely rare.
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"However, 'The only way to escape is the only way to escape.' Even if you have an acquired mortal body, if you have a positive attitude and practice hard, you will still have a chance to achieve enlightenment."
"Innate in martial arts?" Xu Rui suddenly wondered.
The old man had a teachable look on his face.
"Train the flesh, forge the bones, exchange blood, wash the marrow, and then achieve the innate nature. Return to the innate nature the day after tomorrow, and the mortal body transforms into the spiritual body, and the path to Taoism is completed."
"It's a pity that this road is difficult. Meat training, bone forging, blood exchange, and marrow cleansing are all difficult at every step. Even if I practice hard for thirty years, I am still stuck in bone forging and blood exchange is always difficult. As for marrow cleansing, unless there is a great opportunity,
Otherwise, there is no hope in this life.”
His tone was sighing, with a hint of disappointment.
An accidental opportunity brought him into contact with Taoism, but unfortunately he did not have enough qualifications and finally missed it.
This is his biggest regret in many years.
But after so many years, he has figured it out. Back then, the Taoist said that the world is now at the end of the law, and even if he practices Taoism, he can only survive for a few more years.
Instead of wasting time on it, it is better to enjoy wealth and honor in the mortal world.
Over the years, he took refuge in Xiling and enjoyed a lot of wealth and glory. Spreading Meishan martial arts also replaced cultivating Taoism and became his wish.
After all, people always have some purpose in life.
Looking at the tall young man in front of him, the old man shook his head.
It's rare to see a good seedling, and I feel happy for a while and talk a lot.
"Cultivation is too far away. You'd better practice martial arts well. With your qualifications and practice hard, you may have a chance to enter Xiantian in the future." The old man encouraged.
"yes."
Xu Rui looked at the percentage progress behind the qualifications on the panel. He was now almost certain that if it could be perfected, the qualifications would definitely lead to the achievement of a spiritual body.
"There are only two marrow washing points left."
My heart is full of expectations.
He really wanted to ask about Taoism again, but the old man was no longer prepared to talk anymore.
"Come here, I'll pass you the arrow stake again."
Compared with the casualness at the beginning, Xu Rui clearly felt the old man's attention this time. Not only did he clearly explain all the key points of exerting force, but he also taught him personally, not even letting off the smallest mistakes.
After the arrow pile comes the nail pile.
Under the old man's personal guidance, he quickly mastered it.
"I have handed over all the Meishan martial arts techniques to you. You don't have to practice any more routines today. You can just stay here and experience the practice methods and differences of Meishan's three martial arts techniques. If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me."
"Disciple, obey."
The old man left satisfied.
Xu Rui continued to practice his Zhuang Gong, and he could feel the difference in himself.
When he was studying in the past, although he was considered a good learner, he still relied more on his own efforts.
But now, he clearly feels that his mind is clearer, and his memory and understanding are higher than before.
As long as the old man explains it once or twice, he can quickly remember it and understand it quickly.
Obviously, this is the change brought about by the marrow cleansing point.
"Just adding the marrow cleansing point has already caused such obvious changes. If it turns into a spirit body...!"
A strong desire arises from the bottom of my heart.
"It's a pity that the marrow washing points are too difficult to collect."
There are still too few things like ghosts after all.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the token in Shi Hu's hand.