"That’s more like it!"
Jiang Bianliu laughed.
He got to the point: "I heard you’ve created ’Flowers Mistake Fist’ and have insights into the Hundred Schools Boxing Skill of Guangling County. I would like to hear your thoughts on Guangling Boxing."
The main course is here!
Jiang Bianliu wants to discuss Guangling Boxing with him?
This is a good thing!
"With ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’, I’m eager for hundreds, thousands of Elders Jiang to come and discuss martial arts and philosophy with me!"
Yan Chuan was delighted in his heart, he said to Jiang Bianliu, "I have some humble opinions, I ask the senior to correct me."
"With a skill like ’Flowers Mistake Fist’, it shows your profound understanding of the Hundred Schools Boxing Skill. In terms of breadth, you can rank in the top three in Guangling County."
Jiang Bianliu praised Yan Chuan highly, and then he added, "There are quite a few archivists, doctors, inspectors, and compilers here, shall I call them to listen too, do you mind?"
Of course, I don’t mind!
The more, the better!
Yan Chuan said with a smile, "When three people walk together, there must be a teacher among them, the more the merrier."
Jiang Bianliu immediately led Yan Chuan down to the first layer, where the space was the largest, and dozens of people were already gathered, young and old, of various ages, but all were talents, either with experience in creating martial arts or with unique insights in martial arts research.
They were all talents.
Yan Chuan followed Jiang Bianliu down, glanced around, and saw a familiar face in the crowd, that person was also looking at him with a shocked expression, Yan Chuan signaled with a smiling look, but didn’t go forward to greet.
In the Collection Room.
Zhong Hui was at the back of the crowd, looking up and seeing Yan Chuan and the esteemed Elder Jiang coming down arm in arm, so close and amiable!
She was astonished, not because she saw Yan Chuan, she had already heard about ’Shadowless Kick’ Yan Chuan’s arrival today.
She was purely surprised that the usually mysterious and aloof Elder Jiang was so close to Yan Chuan.
Jealousy distorted her face!
But after thinking in detail—
"Created his own Secret Martial Arts!"
"Created multiple Secret Martial Arts!"
"Defeated Guangling Academy!"
"No wonder he receives such treatment, Elder Jiang values him greatly, everyone in the Guangling Office knows!"
Zhong Hui silently consoled herself, people are not comparable.
She, although had once created an Intermediate Boxing style, and was likely to join the 40 elites of Guangling Academy in the past two years, still, in front of Elder Jiang and compared to a Heavenly Pride like Yan Chuan, Zhong Hui knew her place and felt ashamed in comparison.
"Same people, different fates!"
"Back in August, I even went to the Advanced Study Hall to try inviting him to join the Cangwu Department."
"Little did I know, in just a few months, he transformed into such a prominent figure, even Elder Jiang welcomes him barefooted with great enthusiasm!"
Personally witnessing Yan Chuan’s journey from youth to displaying the demeanor of a Grandmaster today, Zhong Hui found it remarkable.
She was in the back, watching quietly.
Hearing that Yan Chuan was going to discuss martial arts and philosophy with Elder Jiang today, she wanted to listen and find out, what realm was Yan Chuan in now.
Yan Chuan wasn’t familiar with Zhong Hui, he smiled and didn’t greet.
Beside him, Elder Jiang was smiling warmly, signaling him to start.
Yan Chuan wasn’t shy, he was long ready, at this moment, paused to gather his thoughts, then spoke, "In Guangling County, or the martial arts world, boxing can be roughly divided into two aspects. One focuses on training external muscles and bones, called ’External Family Boxing’, and the other focuses on cultivating Qi, called ’Inner Family Boxing’."
No self-introduction.
Get straight to the point!
Started to explain right away!
Jiang Bianliu, seeing this, liked this young fellow even more.
He listened intently—
Inner Refining cultivates Qi, Outer Training fortifies muscle and bone!
Yan Chuan began with clarifying—
Dividing boxing into ’Inner Family Boxing’ and ’External Family Boxing’.
"The ancients observed everything between heaven and earth, over generations, came to thoroughly understand every minute part of human anatomy, and researched them meticulously. Countless people, over countless generations, and development over thousands of years, gave rise to various life-nourishing techniques."
"These life-nourishing techniques combined with battlefield combat and killing skills became countless forms of Inner Family Boxing."
"Any move in ’Inner Family Boxing’ is guided by intent, followed by the fist and feet, emphasizing softness overcoming hardness, and predicting the enemy ahead."
"For example, the Eighteen Families of Widespread Boxing of Guangling Academy are all Inner Family Boxing."
"Cheng Family Boxing is also."
"As for External Family Boxing—"
"Boxing that focuses more on training muscle and bone than Qi cultivation is called External Family Boxing, which first needs to strengthen muscle and bone, to increase striking power and resilience, emphasizing defeating the enemy with power and speed, with moves taking precedence."
"Nowadays, purely external boxing is rare, most practice from inside to outside, or both inner and outer simultaneously."
"For instance, ’Six Sand Palm’, Iron Sand Palm is extremely hard and Yang, but still requires Inner Refinement of Qi, followed by Outer Training of muscle and bone."
External Family Boxing!
This division is actually not very necessary for today’s New Faction experts, because most academies teach almost exclusively Inner Family Boxing, or both inner and outer are practiced simultaneously, or External Family Boxing is quickly transitioned to Inner Family Boxing after initial stages.
In general, in the end, it’s all Inner Family Boxing!
After all, only by Inner Refining and Inner Nourishment can one walk further and longer on the path of martial arts.
Moreover, past Inner Family Boxing had a superficial and limited aspect of Inner Refining and Inner Nourishment; for example, training Cheng Family Boxing, even at Great Success, at four or fifty, Qi-Blood decay would still lead to decline.
This was the limitation of the era!
And a limitation of methods!
But now, with advanced methods obtained from the Mountain and Sea Realm, coupled with the various treasures within, martial arts are continuously being refined, increasing efficiency in Inner Refining and Inner Nourishment, breaking limits time and again, the onset of decline and downhill is being indefinitely delayed, postponed.