Two Realms: From Glass Beads to Divine Skills, Invincible

Chapter 13: Martial Artist Level 4.

Inside the side room.

Bai Chen looked at the steamed buns, eggs, congee, and osmanthus cake dessert on the plate and said with considerable surprise:

"The food at this Taoist temple is quite plentiful!"

"Master Bai, the cook said that you have some kind of secret disciple status, and that you eat differently from ordinary disciples."

Han Shuisheng's eyes were full of admiration.

He never expected that his new master would have such prestige in this Taoist temple.

Even the servants who came to collect their meals were extremely polite to him.

If he doesn't understand something, he can ask others, and they will be very happy to tell him everything.

"I see~"

Bai Chen chuckled to himself.

He had assumed that everyone in the Taoist temple had this standard of dining.

To be honest, his living conditions are much better than those in the US in the real world.

In the US, restaurants typically reheat leftovers from the previous day and serve them as breakfast for employees.

"These fluorescent glass beads were well worth the money."

Bai Chen secretly gloated, feeling extremely satisfied.

After all, all this treatment cost only a glass bead worth two dollars.

To be precise, it was only half a piece.

After all, his Uncle-Master Xuanqing still owed him five thousand taels of silver, saying he would give it to him when he went to practice martial arts today.

After eating and drinking to one's heart's content.

Bai Chen left the room and walked towards the Sanqing Hall.

He also had high expectations for the 'martial arts' that only existed in the world of novels.

.....

Sanqing Hall.

Before Bai Chen even got close, he heard a chanting sound.

Qingyun Temple has two daily chanting sessions, one in the morning and one in the evening.

It is worth mentioning that lay Buddhists who pay to learn martial arts do not need to recite scriptures.

Only those who are normal disciples of Taoist temples need to live like real Taoist priests.

Not long after.

The chanting in the main hall stopped, and the morning service ended.

A group of Taoist priests came out and cast curious glances at Bai Chen at the door.

The news that a new secret disciple had arrived at the Taoist temple had spread throughout the entire temple by morning.

People who can come up with five thousand taels of silver at once are rare, not to mention in this remote little place, even in the provincial capital.

Currently, there are only two lay devotees in the Taoist temple who are secretly enshrined. One of them is a young girl who came to the temple many years ago. She lives a secluded life and is very mysterious.

The other one is Bai Chen.

"Ah Chen, you're here!"

Xuanqing Daoist walked out of the Sanqing Hall with a dignified gait and saw Bai Chen waiting at the door.

"Greetings, Uncle-Master Xuanqing."

Bai Chen cupped his hands slightly and bowed respectfully.

Whether in the real world or here, he has great respect for his teachers who impart knowledge and resolve his doubts.

"Let's go. Follow me to the meditation room to begin our cultivation," Xuanqing Daoist instructed.

...

Sunlight streamed through the windows of the quiet room, casting a slightly dazzling glow on the Tai Chi diagram on the wall.

Quiet room.

Bai Chen's legs were slightly apart and level with his shoulders, and his hands were in a yin-yang embrace shape.

Yeah, like someone holding a basketball.

"Ah Chen, the core of this 'Health Preservation Stance Exercise' lies in the word 'stance'."

Beside him, Daoist Xuanqing held a ruler, constantly correcting Bai Chen's posture.

Only after it became a standard health-preserving posture did he nod in satisfaction, and then said:

"The stakes are divided into static stakes and dynamic stakes; static stakes are like ancient pines, dynamic stakes are like flowing clouds."

Clearly, what is standing now is the static stance.

"Remember your current posture firmly in your mind." Xuanqing Daoist's tone was stern.

"Yes, Uncle-Master!" Bai Chen nodded slightly, carefully memorizing his current posture.

After a while.

"Alright, relax." Xuanqing Daoist gently patted Bai Chen's shoulder with a ruler.

"Phew~"

Bai Chen relaxed and let out a long sigh of relief.

Whether it was because his body was too weak or the effects of this exercise were too strong, sweat had already seeped from his forehead in just a few minutes.

"continue!"

Before they had rested enough, Xuanqing Daoist's voice rang out again.

"Yes."

Bai Chen quickly composed himself, recalling his standing posture from just now. He slightly parted his legs and held his hands as if embracing a basketball.

Just as he was trying to adjust his posture.

Snapped!

The ruler struck heavily, hitting the back of his hand.

"Hiss~ Holy crap!" Bai Chen shuddered, wincing in pain and gasping for breath.

"Slant down the back of your hand, about an inch above the Shenque acupoint." Xuanqing Daoist's voice rang out, his expression becoming even more serious.

"Yes, Uncle-Master."

Ignoring the pain in the back of his hand, Bai Chen quickly adjusted his posture, placing the back of his hand slightly angled above his belly button.

"Ah Chen!"

Xuanqing Daoist seemed to remember something, and softened his tone slightly, saying:

"Don't blame me for being strict. Martial arts training is not like ordinary practice; a slight error can lead to a huge mistake."

"If other things are bad, so be it; at worst, I just can't learn them."

"But in martial arts, if you make even the slightest mistake, not only will all your previous efforts be wasted, but your body may also suffer a backlash from the technique. At that point, it won't be as simple as just failing to learn it."

"Many martial arts practitioners in the general population learn martial arts on their own, but they often end up with physical disabilities or mental breakdowns."

...

Listening to the words of Taoist Xuanqing.

Bai Chen's heart tightened, and he quickly suppressed his restlessness, focusing all his attention on the static stance of the "Health Preservation Stance Exercise".

One hour later.

With the help of Xuanqing Daoist's ruler and Bai Chen's own efforts, he successfully mastered the standing posture of the meditation exercise.

"Although your martial arts aptitude is average, your comprehension is quite good."

Master Xuanqing praised him, and then said, "You have already mastered the static stance; the next step is to coordinate it with your internal energy."

"Ah Chen, remember this: breathe in clear yang through your nose and exhale turbid yin through your mouth."

"At first, the breath is slow and deep, like a spring stream soaking a stone, returning to the navel, and the mind focuses on the dantian; gradually, it opens and closes with the posture, the inhalation is like pine roots drawing from the earth's veins, and the exhalation is like clouds dispersing in the sky."

...

"After circulating through the body, it rises from the coccyx along the spine, passes the Jade Pillow, gathers at the Baihui point, then descends along the Ren meridian, down the Chonglou point, returns to the Qihai point, and finally returns to the Shenque point."

Xuanqing Daoist's voice was melodious and varied, as if it possessed a unique charm.

Even though it was spoken in classical Chinese, Bai Chen understood it.

I understand some things inexplicably.

Finally, one naturally follows the instructions of Master Xuanqing and begins to breathe accordingly.

...

"You have fully mastered the static stance of the Health Preservation Stance Exercise. After you go down there, just practice diligently. It will be good for your lung and internal organ injuries."

Master Xuanqing stroked his beard and smiled, then gave the instructions:

"Next is the dynamic stance of the Health Preservation Stance Exercise."

"If static stance is the core of health-preserving stance training, then this 'dynamic stance' is the foundation of martial arts."

"Most martial arts manuals are largely the same in their basic stance training."

"There are four levels of dynamic stance training: Skin Training, Flesh Training, Bone Training, and Internal Organ Training!"

Xuanqing Daoist speaks very slowly.

He explained in detail how to cultivate each of the four levels of dynamic stance training, and what the results would be after mastering them.