The Heng Mountain Breathing Method was the entry-level mental cultivation method of the Heng Mountain Sect. The highest achievement of practicing it was to prolong one's life. According to the classification in Jianghu, any third-rate martial artist who had practiced martial arts for two years could beat a martial artist who had practiced the Breathing Method for dozens of years.
When the disciples of Heng Mountain entered the sect, they didn't mainly practice this. Instead, they followed their masters to practice the horse stance and strengthen their bones. The Breathing Method was only used to regulate breathing and cultivate the sense of Qi.
Hearing that Chen Ang wanted to learn this martial art, Liu Zhengfeng was a little embarrassed. He said bluntly, "Benefactor, this breathing method is just some shallow Qi cultivation method. The inheritance of all the big sects and even the street martial arts clubs are almost the same. If benefactor is willing, I can teach you the Tri-Yang Mental Cultivation Method passed down in my family, or even the Heng Mountain Mental Cultivation Method passed down in Heng Mountain!"
"A tree that can be embraced is born from the tip of a hair; a nine-story platform is built from the soil; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Chen Ang sighed faintly and turned his head to look at Liu Zhengfeng. "The art of inner cultivation originated from ancient times! Breathing, eating, guiding, and visualizing. Since the Inscription of Qi, it has been thousands of years. Counting from the Yellow Emperor, it has been five thousand years! "
"The way of martial arts is not about winning. Fighting and killing is the way of animals, not the right way of martial arts. If I want to show off, the more mysterious and powerful my internal energy is, the better. But I want to seek the right way of ancient martial arts. I want to fight against heaven and surpass myself. I have to find the answer from the wisdom of the sages! "
Hearing this, Liu Zhengfeng couldn't help but be stunned. He said in a daze, "Is this also the reason why you asked me to find the Taoist priest and monk?"
Chen Ang looked at him with a smile. "Do you know the Nine Yin Sutra? Do you know the 72 Ultimate Skills of Shaolin Temple? "
"I have heard of the Nine Yin Sutra. It is said to be a top martial arts treasure. It has something to do with the five masters who are known as the Five Uniques. It once caused a big storm in Jianghu! The Shaolin Temple's 72 Consummate Skills are even more well-known! "Liu Zhengfeng answered honestly.
Ordinary Jianghu people might not know these things, but Heng Mountain Sect was also a big sect with a history of hundreds of years, so they still had some understanding of these Jianghu old news.
This also confirmed one of Chen Ang's conjectures. The world of The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer was indeed closely related to the four novels after Heavenly Dragon. They were most likely worlds in the same timeline.
"The 'Nine Yin Manual' is divided into two volumes. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Huang Shang, an internal editor, comprehended a peerless martial art from the Scripture of the Ten Thousand Years. In the martial arts world at that time, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was the number one martial art treasure in the world. The second volume of this world-shaking martial art had once fallen into the hands of two disciples of the Peach Blossom Island known as the 'Twin Killers of the Dark Gale'. "
Liu Zhengfeng listened quietly with a surprised expression on his face. He had never heard of this kind of secret in the martial arts world even with his identity. Perhaps only the Shaolin Temple, which had been passed down for thousands of years, would have a clear record. This made him feel more and more mysterious about Chen Ang's identity.
"In the process, there were quite a few inspiring stories, but they have nothing to do with us, so we don't need to talk about them. Mei Chaofeng of the Twin Killers of the Dark Gale practiced the 'Nine Yin Sutra' hard for more than 20 years. Her legs were paralyzed because of Qigong Deviation. It was a good 'Nine Yin Holy Claws' that helped her practice such a nondescript thing as the 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw'!"
"Nine Yin White Bone Claw!" Liu Zhengfeng said in horror, and his face showed extreme emotion! Chen Ang could not help but laugh in spite of himself. There were plenty of martial arts that were not passed down, and they were all nameless, but a crippled evil martial art was even more famous than the genuine Nine Yin Divine Claws.
"You only need to know that the 'Nine Yin Holy Claws' is ten times more powerful than the 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw' that Mei Chaofeng practiced. If Mei Chaofeng met someone who had truly practiced this martial art, she would not be able to withstand two moves and would be clawed into bones!" Chen Ang said calmly.
"It's the same with the 72 Supreme Skills. Many Shaolin monks spend their whole lives to study a set of supreme skills. Some people can practice more than ten in one go. Murong Bo and Xiao Yuanshan in the Northern Song Dynasty were like this. But in their later years, they had no choice but to enter the Shaolin Temple and practice Zen! Why do you think? "Chen Ang asked.
"Maybe Shaolin Temple hid some key secrets that caused them to have hidden dangers when they practiced martial arts?" Liu Zhengfeng, who came from the Five Mountain Sword Sect, really did not have a good impression of Shaolin Temple, so he speculated bluntly.
"Haha! Secrets! " Chen Ang laughed and said, "You're underestimating martial arts masters like Bodhidharma and Zhang SanFeng. They want to let the whole world know their martial arts secrets and understanding of the Great Dao. Why would they hide such a thing?"
"But there's nothing wrong with what you said! There is indeed a secret behind it. "Chen Ang looked at Liu Zhengfeng, who wanted to say something but hesitated. He waved his hand to stop him and continued.
"Whether it is the 'Nine Yin Holy Scripture' that went berserk or the '72 Supreme Skills' that lost its essence, although on the surface it seems that the author's vocabulary is difficult to understand and the meaning is hidden, in fact, it is because the practitioner's martial arts cultivation is not enough."
'Martial arts cultivation' was an extremely obscure term. Many people used their combat power to measure the strength of martial arts masters, but they did not understand why only Bodhidharma and Zhang SanFeng could bear the title of 'Great Grandmaster' even though Divine Monk Sweeping Floor and Dugu Seeking-A-Loss were powerful their whole lives! Why was it that only the 'Yi Jin Jing' and 'Tai Chi' could achieve the supreme title of martial arts? Why was it that the 'Martial Arts Cultivation', which could not be seen or touched, was the main factor.
Things like 'martial arts cultivation', which could not be seen or touched, were the main factors. In Chen Ang's understanding, the cultivation of martial arts was the combination of all martial arts wisdom, perception, and knowledge. It was like a huge net that connected all aspects of martial arts and the wisdom of sages.
And secret scriptures like 'Tai Chi' and 'Yi Jin Jing' were the highest embodiment of this kind of wisdom. Just like how those who studied 'Laozi' might not understand the wisdom of 'Tao Te Ching', and those who studied 'Confucius' might not understand 'benevolence'. Rather than saying this kind of wisdom was a secret scripture, it would be better to say it was a reading outline.
Zhang SanFeng studied Dao and wrote 'Tai Chi'. Bodhidharma understood Buddhism and wrote 'Yi Jin Jing'. It was probably to sort out their thoughts of martial arts into an outline. The real content still needed to be learned from Buddhist scriptures, Daoist books and ancient books. The reason why Huang Shang could comprehend the 'Nine Yin Manual' from the 'Longevity Daoist Canon' was the same.
Therefore, Chen Ang did not expect to obtain one or two 'Peerless Secret Scriptures' from the world of martial arts and then cultivate it diligently to transcend. On the contrary, he decided to sink his heart and feel this world. He wanted to read this atmosphere and absorb the essence of this world. This was the true value of a world.
Learning secret scriptures was the path of a master, but learning martial arts was the path of evolution.
Chen Ang worked hard as a doctor for three months and saved countless people of the martial arts world. He studied and understood hundreds of secret scriptures and mastered most of the third-grade martial arts in the martial arts world. It was all for the sake of accumulating a relatively solid martial arts cultivation that he began to cultivate. As for Liu Zhengfeng, he was the guide that he had decided on.
He had also thought of displaying the scientific research and understanding of the human body in the future through the way of martial arts. But when he thought about it, he still felt that it was a pity. Without enough scientific accumulation, even if he created such a set of martial arts, it would only be 'Northern Underworld Divine Skill' and 'Six Pulses Divine Sword'. Compared to 'Tai Chi' and 'Yi Jin Jing' that inspired an orthodoxy, it was too far behind.
Even the 'Nine Strategies Beyond the Swords' that had accumulated the world's sword techniques might not be comparable.
Perhaps in terms of power, it could reach invincible in the world. But if Chen Ang pursued power, why didn't he leave behind a laser weapon or a human body modification drug? That way, the person who obtained it could also become the strongest in the world. Martial arts that could not promote the evolution of human life essence were meaningless to Chen Ang.
Chen Ang did not go on. He picked up a yellowed Song scripture and said to Liu Zhengfeng with a smile, "If I said that I could comprehend 'Yi Jin Jing' from these scriptures, would you believe me?"
Liu Zhengfeng was shocked. He carefully glanced at the 'Dharma Hua Solemnity Theory'. After confirming that it was just an ordinary scripture, he whispered, "If someone else said it, I would definitely not believe it. But since my benefactor said it, I still have 70% doubt in my heart."
"Before Dharma wrote the book, there were hundreds of scriptures that described the principles of his learning. After Dharma wrote the book, there were tens of thousands of scriptures that described the principles of his understanding. After learning the wisdom of Bodhidharma, don't tell me that you can't even comprehend the Body Metamorphose Scripture? "Chen Ang laughed loudly.
Liu Zhengfeng could only smile bitterly in his heart, "The wisdom of Bodhidharma is scattered among the Buddhist scriptures that are as vast as the sea. If I want to sort them out, I don't know what kind of extraordinary wisdom and astonishing perseverance is needed. Perhaps only gods and devils can do it!"
He did not ask any more questions. He honestly told Chen Ang everything he knew about martial arts that he had accumulated over the years, even some stories and allusions, one or two pointers from his master when he practiced martial arts, and a few words that he thought were true teachings. As a result, Chen Ang did not have much interest in the methods that he thought were true teachings. Instead, he pointed out one or two mistakes and even imperfections. Instead, he was particularly interested in some minor details that everyone in the martial arts world knew.
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