Wang Longhu was completely shocked. After hearing what Uncle Chen said, he wouldn’t have believed it if he hadn’t truly experienced that sensation of qi being trapped inside his body without a way out. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt
He would have definitely thought the old man was a trickster, speaking of things so mystically, so eccentrically.
But the facts had already happened, and he had no choice but to believe.
"Uncle, how exactly should I train? Now, whether or not my body can stimulate the spine through the three-body stance to produce goosebumps is completely up to luck. Sometimes it works when I’m lucky, sometimes there’s no reaction at all," Wang Longhu quickly asked.
Uncle Chen shook his head: "Just keep practicing as usual. This can’t be rushed. Practice makes perfect. The more you practice, the more naturally you’ll grasp it. There’s no shortcut."
"Young man, you’re already considered excellent. Some people don’t reach your level even after practicing for ten years."
Hearing Uncle Chen’s response, Wang Longhu was still somewhat unwilling. He had no choice but to quickly take the opportunity while Uncle Chen was still drinking tea to perform a three-body stance in front of him.
Perhaps he can point out some problem or other.
Looking at Wang Longhu’s posture and hand movements, Uncle Chen nodded with satisfaction. This kid’s understanding was truly remarkable. Just yesterday, he had guided him once, and today his movements were already flawless with no room for criticism.
Admiring Wang Longhu’s three-body stance, Uncle Chen took out two dark red, glistening walnuts from the cloth bag on the stone bench and started to rotate them skillfully.
The air in the morning park was exceptionally fresh.
Standing in the three-body stance, Wang Longhu suddenly had a different feeling. Watching the seagulls flying low from above the dam in the distance, his body couldn’t help but shake, shivering on the spot.
The skin surface instantly developed goosebumps uncontrollably, with every hair standing straight up like fine needles.
"It worked!" With last night’s experience, Wang Longhu couldn’t help but smile immediately.
Unexpectedly, luck was good this time. It took only a few minutes in the three-body stance to take effect.
[Skill: Basic Fitness Lv2 (11/200), Three-Body Stance Lv2 (0/200)]
[Potential Points: 0.05]
As expected, the three-body stance gained 5 proficiency points and successfully upgraded to Lv2.
At this moment, Wang Longhu had an epiphany, with a thought and understanding arising within him. Without any extra actions, he straightened his waist, and the joints in his spine crackled.
All the way down to the coccyx, a tremble ran through him, making the goosebumps on his body’s surface even more pronounced.
Second time, third time, fourth time...
Wang Longhu’s expression grew increasingly excited. Successively stimulating the spine, he succeeded every time. Though it seemed like an elusive theory, he had truly mastered it.
That kind of feeling was like someone learning to type blindfolded on a touch-screen phone.
Wang Longhu withdrew his movements, excitedly extending his goosebump-covered arm for Uncle Chen to see.
Uncle Chen instinctively grabbed it, looking at Wang Longhu’s arm in disbelief. His inner shock had already grown beyond description.
If one can sense the presence of qi transformation within a day, it’s the sign of a martial arts genius.
What’s it called if he can perform qi transformation at any time now?
Uncle Chen was at a loss for words; he had never seen such an extraordinary person like Wang Longhu in all his decades.
"To master boxing, stand in the pile for three years. But no matter how long or well one stands, it’s just brute force if you don’t know the moves,
with such a rare martial talent, this kid might become the next Guo Yunshen of Xingyi Boxing."
With a complex expression, Uncle Chen asked, "Young man, are you interested in learning Xingyi Boxing?"
"Yes, yes! Uncle, as long as you’re willing to teach me, I’ll give it my all," Wang Longhu nodded repeatedly, afraid of missing the opportunity if he delayed.
Simply practicing the three-body stance improved his attributes significantly. If he learns Xingyi Boxing, wouldn’t he be unstoppable?
"Xingyi Boxing is divided into the three-body stance pile skill, Five Elements Fist, and Twelve Forms Fist. The Five Elements Fist includes Splitting, Drilling, Beng, Cannon, and Crossing. The Twelve Forms Fist consists of Dragon, Tiger, Bear, Snake, Steed, Monkey, Horse, Chicken, Swallow, Crocodile, Kite, and Eagle,
it’s a lot, and attempting too much at once won’t work. Today, I’ll just teach you the Beng Fist from the Five Elements Fist."
Uncle Chen stood up intending to demonstrate to Wang Longhu, but the next second, his expression suddenly changed, exclaiming, "Dang it!"
Wang Longhu asked puzzledly, "What’s wrong, Uncle?"
Following Uncle Chen’s gaze, he looked down to see that the walnuts he had been expertly spinning in his hand were now smashed to pieces with the walnut kernels visible.
Perhaps he didn’t know when he had used too much force, not even aware of crushing the walnuts.
"What a loss," Uncle Chen shook his head with a wry smile, collected the debris into the bag, but wasn’t bothered, and continued with the lesson for Wang Longhu.
"Beng Fist in Xingyi belongs to wood, with a form like arrows in succession, and force like a mountainous bow. When the punch flows smoothly, the liver’s qi is comfortable, and when the liver’s qi is comfortable, heart-blood is sufficient. Practicing this fist smooths qi and comforts the liver, enhances spirit, strengthens muscles and bones, and fortifies the mind,
when practiced to a certain degree, qi will spontaneously arise from the root, waist and spine emitted through the four limbs, giving a sensation of strong arms and big fists, with the sides comfortably stretched, and the footwork light and swift.
Beng Fist is launched straight forward, standing fist with the fist-eye upwards, fist-heart inward, force on the fist surface, with hidden power stored up, short-distance rapid strikes, emitting force from the heel, short abrupt powerful strikes, fast and fierce,
a true master of the Beng Fist can penetrate internal organs with force, injuring from the inside, though such skills are rare these days."
Uncle Chen took a half step forward and threw a punch, explaining to Wang Longhu.
Every punch he threw matched perfectly with his steps—when one’s legs move, the fist arrives, both fast and vigorous.
What caught Wang Longhu’s attention was that each punch Uncle Chen threw could create crackling sounds in the air, as pleasing as firecrackers.
"Remember these points well, practice them diligently at home, and when you can throw Beng Fist while maintaining unified punching and stepping even with ten pounds of lead attached to your legs, come see me again," concluded Uncle Chen, instructing Wang Longhu.
"Thank you, Uncle." Wang Longhu bowed sincerely, expressing his gratitude.
The three-body stance significantly improved his attributes, so it’s likely that the effects of Xingyi Boxing wouldn’t be lacking.
Compared to expensive dietary supplements, Uncle Chen’s free and selfless teaching truly saved Wang Longhu, who thrived on freebies.
A life-saving favor must be appreciated.
"Hey, no need to be so polite. My family’s youngsters aren’t interested in learning this old man’s skills. In today’s restless world where everyone only wants to make money,
if I don’t teach and pass on this knowledge, all my life’s hard-earned skills will vanish when I’m suddenly gone—what a pity."
"Hehe, Uncle, you’ve taught me so much, you’re pretty much my master. I still don’t know your name," Wang Longhu asked.
Uncle Chen casually looked at the sky, "My surname is Chen, given name Wen, courtesy name Yuanjia."
Wang Longhu was immediately stunned. Goodness, could it be that Uncle Chen was just having fun with him, making a joke?
Is there such a legendary person with this name in the world? Just hearing it makes him sound formidable.