Travel through the heavens

Chapter 156: Teaching Tai Chi

The world of "Song of Youth" divides warriors into grades. Those below the first grade can only be considered warriors, and those above the first grade are masters.

And above the first level there are four realms.

The first realm is the Vajra Ordinary Realm. When it is mastered, one does not take in the six dusts and ten thousand dharmas, and one's body is like a diamond, indestructible. This is the watershed between ordinary people and geniuses. If an ordinary martial artist practices martial arts, he may spend his entire life practicing only to reach this realm, or even not reach it.

The second realm is the realm of freedom, where one is free and at one's own will, and can roam freely on earth. This is a small ceiling of combat power, and most warriors will be stuck in this realm throughout their lives, and even geniuses may not be able to cross it.

The third realm is the free and easy heaven realm. Warriors in this realm can be said to be top masters, and there are few rivals in the world. They use the way of heaven as their force, and every sword and knife has the response of all things. It sounds like the "unity of heaven and man, the correspondence of heaven and man" of the perfect realm of the Great Zhoutian.

The fourth realm is the realm of divine wandering, a realm that only exists in legends. In this realm, warriors can sit quietly with their eyes closed, but their minds can travel thousands of miles away, almost like immortals. If Fang Muye can cultivate to the realm of refining the spirit and returning to the void, forming a yang spirit, after the yang spirit leaves the body, it can also travel thousands of miles in an instant.

Although he has not yet witnessed the specific military power of this world, Fang Muye speculated that his current state of perfection in the Great Zhoutian should be almost equivalent to the Free and Easy Heaven Realm. However, there are dozens of masters in the Free and Easy Heaven Realm in "The Song of Youth", which is indeed a bit too many, and the power of their martial arts secrets is indeed strong.

If Fang Muye just stayed out of it as a bystander, his current realm would be enough to protect himself. But if he wanted to get involved, turn the tide, change the fate of some people, and soothe their grief, then the perfect cultivation of the Great Circulation would still be a long way to go.

Therefore, it is imperative to break through to the realm of refining the spirit and returning to the void as soon as possible, which is the mysterious realm of wandering in this world. Lei Family Castle is a very good place for cultivation.

After practicing for a night, Fang Muye heard the sound of boxing outside at dawn the next day. He stopped practicing, got up from the bed, and pushed the door open to leave.

What came into view was a small courtyard, which was a little dilapidated. The courtyard was empty and there was nothing in it except for a bench in the corner. At the end of the courtyard, there was a small swing, which was swaying with the wind from the punches of a young boy practicing boxing in the middle of the courtyard.

Noticing Fang Muye coming out, Lei Wujie stopped punching, scratched his head, and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Brother Fang, did I wake you up with my punching?"

Fang Muye smiled and said softly, "No, I woke up a long time ago. Do you get up so early every day to practice boxing?"

Lei Wujie nodded and said, "Master always taught me that martial artists must never slack off. They should train hard in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer. I always practice three rounds of boxing when I wake up in the morning."

Fang Muye asked: "How many times have you fought just now?"

Lei Wujie said: "It was only played once."

Fang Muye smiled and said, "Then you continue practicing, don't worry about me." Then he walked to the bench in the corner and sat down.

Lei Wujie didn't say much, he just got into position and continued punching.

But I saw him punching with great force and opening and closing his fists continuously. At the beginning, his punching speed was still slow, but soon his movements became faster and faster, as light as flying and as heavy as thunder. He punched smoothly and vigorously, with his fists as the center, a circle of sonic booms sounded like thunder.

When Lei Wujie finished his two rounds of boxing, Fang Muye clapped his hands and praised him, "Use your mind to move your qi, use your qi to move your body, your mind and qi are connected, and they flow through your boxing. Wujie, the boxing you practiced is an extremely superior and advanced skill."

Lei Wujie immediately held his head high and said proudly, "Of course, I'm using Wufang Fist. The Qi arrives before the fist does. It's one of the three unique skills of our Lei Sect."

Fang Muye smiled slightly and said, "Then you practice Wu Fang Quan in front of me, aren't you afraid that I will learn your Lei Sect's unique skills?"

Lei Wujie couldn't help but let out an "uh" sound, scratching the back of his head, not knowing what to say.

Fang Muye couldn't help laughing, thinking: "What a little idiot." Then he stood up, walked to the center of the yard, and said: "You showed me the Wufang Fist, so I will show you a set of boxing too."

Lei Wujie nodded happily: "Okay, okay." Suddenly his expression changed and he said worriedly: "But Brother Fang, your injury is not healed yet."

Fang Muye smiled and said, "It's okay."

Lei Wujie said "Oh" and immediately stepped aside.

Fang Muye stood in the middle of the courtyard, his posture upright and his expression calm, and he said slowly: "The set of boxing I am going to practice is called Tai Chi."

Lei Wujie asked doubtfully: "Tai Chi?" He had never heard of this style of boxing in the martial arts world.

Fang Muye said: "Yes, Tai Chi."

As he spoke, he gently raised his hands, bent his knees slightly, and began to practice boxing, continuing, "Tai Chi refers to the time before heaven and earth were separated, when the primordial qi mixed together as one, which is Taichu and Taiyi. The Book of Changes has Tai Chi, which gave birth to the two opposites, the two opposites gave birth to the four images, and the four images gave birth to the eight trigrams. Tai Chi is the common principle of heaven, earth, and people, and it is the Tao. It has no roots and no limits, and everything is natural. If you let it go, it will fill the universe, and if you roll it up, it will retreat and hide in your heart."

"Taijiquan is inspired by Taiji. It emphasizes relaxation and tranquility as its foundation. It seeks tranquility in movement, balances yin and yang, and unites yin and yang, eventually returning to simplicity and returning to the infinite. When practicing Taijiquan, one should use the mind as the guide and the Qi as the guide, following the way of Taiji. There is motivation in tranquility, and there is tranquility in movement. There is no movement without movement, and there is no stillness without stillness. Use softness to overcome hardness, and then be extremely soft before being extremely hard. Hardness cannot be used without softness, and softness cannot be used without hardness. Between stillness and movement, between hardness and softness, the true meaning of Taoism is revealed."

Lei Wujie felt the profoundness of Fang Muye's words as he listened. He also saw that he was calm and composed, with his clothes fluttering in the wind, and that he was punching lightly and freely, sometimes gently and slowly, and sometimes vigorously and forcefully.

Fang Muye's body rises and falls with his breathing, like a fish in water, agile and natural. Every turn, every punch, every step contains the philosophy of yin and yang, reality and illusion, and is profound.

At this time, the morning sun was shining on Fang Muye. He was like an elegant crane dancing in the morning light, with lotus flowers blooming at every step. Lei Wujie was stunned for a moment.

Fang Muye stopped after performing Tai Chi, looked at Lei Wujie who was dazzled beside him, smiled and asked, "Did you see the whole thing?"

Lei Wujie came back to his senses, hesitated for a moment, and nodded: "I've seen it all."

Fang Muye asked again: "Have you memorized everything?"

Lei Wujie blushed and whispered, "I'm sorry, Brother Fang. I'm stupid and only remembered about eight or nine out of ten."

Fang Muye smiled and said, "Tai Chi may seem simple, but it is actually very profound. You are already very smart if you can remember most of it. I will perform it again for you to see."

Lei Wujie immediately showed a happy smile and nodded like pounding garlic: "Yeah, okay."