Since then, Su Ming has gotten up at 3 a.m. every day, walking around the village first, practicing the Liangyi pile and the small frame during the walk. In the morning, he practiced the fighting style of Bajiquan, and in the afternoon, he practiced the Liuhe big gun, all of which were fought by Li Shuwen and him. In the evening, he practiced the "Yijin Sutra" and the "Washing the Pulp Sutra". Every three days, it is necessary to vibrate the marrow with humming two tones.

After practicing every day, his body was bruised and swollen by Li Shuwen. Fortunately, he is physically strong, and he cultivates both inside and outside, plus Li Shuwen stimulates him with dark energy to help recover. Every day I wake up from a sleep, and I am full of energy and physical strength, and I continue to practice hard.

I practiced so day and month, and it was more than half a year in a flash. Unconsciously, the second Spring Festival in Luo Tuan was passed again. After the Spring Festival, the weather gradually warms up, and everything begins to recover. Su Ming counted carefully, and now it is March again. It has been a full year and nine months since he came to Luo Tuan. These days, he felt that although his physical strength was still slowly increasing, he couldn't break through the dark energy. After practicing this day, I made up my mind, so I came to my uncle Li Shuwen.

When he arrived in front of Li Shuwen, before he could speak, Li Shuwen asked, "Are you here to resign?" ”

Su Ming was surprised in his heart, and nodded: "Yes, the disciple feels that if he continues to practice, he will enter the realm slowly, and it will be difficult to break through, so it is better to go out for a walk, maybe he can gain something else." ”

Li Shuwen said with a smile: "Those who practice boxing must go out to have a good time, so that their boxing skills can grow and become successful." Do you think there is a master of boxing who practiced silently at home? But if you can say it until this time, it's very stable. ”

Su Ming was overjoyed and said, "Master, did you agree?" ”

Li Shuwen snorted: "If I don't agree, your mind is not here, can you still practice this kung fu?" With a slap on the hand, Su Ming was pushed out: "Hurry up and prepare, and leave tomorrow." ”

Su Ming hurriedly packed up his things, and after practicing again, he went to bed late. Early the next morning, after getting up and finishing the morning exercise, I was about to say goodbye to Li Shuwen, but I saw that Li Shuwen was already standing at the entrance of the village.

Su Ming stepped forward and heard Li Shuwen say: "You went out this time, and you brought a big gun outside, which is very inconvenient." This thing I used to use when I used to roam the rivers and lakes, so you can take it and use it as a big gun. ”

Su Ming took the package that Li Shuwen stretched out his hand to hand over, which weighed about twenty catties. When I opened it, it was three steel sticks, each three feet and three minutes long. On top of the short stick, there are dark threads. Su Ming screwed the three short sticks together according to the threads, and it was an iron rod one zhang long. With his current physical strength, it was convenient to use this short stick as a big gun.

At this time, I heard Li Shuwen say: "The stick is similar to a gun, but the gun head is missing." However, walking the rivers and lakes, if you can see no blood, you will not see blood. When you see blood, it's not easy to deal with. You don't have the skills now, so take this iron rod as a gun and practice the Liuhe big gun. Remove it when not in use, and it is easy to hold. ”

He also talked to Su Ming about some things that he needed to pay attention to when he was wandering, and finally said: "You are very talented, although you are not in the dark now, you are like a torrent of water." No matter how strong the embankment is, as long as it continues to accumulate impact, there will be a time to break through the obstacle. ”

Su Ming naturally said yes.

Li Shuwen said: "With your current accumulation, once you break through, it will inevitably be mighty, and you will enter the territory for thousands of miles." Once this time is gone, I don't know how long it will take to see you again. I'll tell you the rest of the rest. ”

"At that time, Mr. Guo Yunshen of Xingyimen divided the realm of boxing, which was divided into bright energy, dark energy, and chemical energy. In fact, on top of the chemical energy, there are three realms, which are divided into Dan Jin, Gang Jin, and Shen Jin. ”

"After the strength is completed, it can control any tendon, muscle, and epithelia on the body, and carry the qi and blood around the body. At this time, if the kung fu is at a higher level, and the essence and energy can converge into a point between existence and non-existence, we call it Baodan. Hugging, which means to hug the qi and blood of the whole body and become one. Dan, take the meaning of Taoist Jindan. Gold is immortal, and Dan is round. ”

"After holding Dan, it is innate strength, and the kung fu of volleying an inch in the air. To put it bluntly, it is a volley of dark energy, and the effect of playing bright energy, after shooting an inch, it can still hurt people. As it is said in the boxing scripture: the muscles and bones exert force, the shock but not the swing is congenital, the movement is moving, and the explosion is not loud for the gangqi. If the person who practices boxing reaches this realm, he is not far from the avenue. ”

"Above the strength, there is the strength of the gods. As the old saying goes: Break the void and see that God is not bad. This god is not a mythical deity, but refers to his own body. Seeing God is not bad means being able to see the most subtle parts of one's body, keeping one's body in a perfect state at all times, and becoming a state that is not bad or leaky. ”

It's not bad, it's not that it won't be damaged, and it's not as strong as a diamond, and the axe and knife will not hurt. But once there is damage to the body, no matter how subtle, it can be noticed, so as to find ways to repair and make up for it, so that your body can always maintain a complete and peak state.

When Su Ming heard this, he chewed carefully, and only felt that every sentence was true, and if it was passed on to the martial arts, it would not be too much to say that it would be worth a thousand gold. He thought that when he was studying in later generations, he once read Sun Lutang's "Xingyi Xuzhen", which once wrote: "Mr. Li Luoneng of Xingyi Boxing, Mr. Dong Haichuan of Bagua Zhang, Mr. Yang Luchan and Mr. Wu Yuxiang of Taijiquan all have the ability to know without seeing or hearing. Some descendants also said that Sun Lutang itself has also reached this realm.

This realm can be described in eight words.

The way of sincerity can be prophetic.

Su Ming thought for a while and asked, "Master, I heard that there is still a way of sincerity, what realm is it?" ”

Li Shuwen was shocked when he heard this, and said, "I didn't expect you to even hear of this." After a pause, he said, "The way of sincerity, which can be prophetic, is a Confucian saying." The Taoist saying is that the autumn wind is not moving, and the cicadas are awakened. The saying of Buddhism is to see nature with a clear mind, and become a Buddha by seeing nature. ”

"What I just said about breaking through the void and seeing God is not bad, can be called the most subtle and extreme insight into the body. The way of sincerity is the most subtle and extreme insight into the outside world. ”

"Compared with breaking through the void and seeing that God is not bad, one is the highest state of the body and the other is the highest state of the soul."

Su Ming was curious: "Then is there anyone who has reached this realm?" ”

Li Shuwen said: "It is said that Mr. Yang Luchan of Taijiquan, Mr. Li Luoneng of Xingyi Boxing, and Mr. Dong Haichuan of Baguazhang all have the realm of not seeing or hearing. Further along, Wang Yangming, a generation of mental scholars in the Ming Dynasty, is said to have this realm. Many figures in history are said to have this ability. Strictly speaking, this is a spiritual cultivation, not the realm of boxing. ”

Su Ming asked again: "What about the realm of breaking through the void and seeing that God is not bad?" ”

Li Shuwen said lightly: "As far as I know, there is no one. ”

Su Ming was shocked: "Even these masters of this generation have not reached this realm? ”

Li Shuwen said: "It is rumored that Lao Tzuyan's "Tao Te Ching" has 5,000 words, and the west is out of Guguan, and the purple gas is vast for 30,000 miles. It is also said that Shakyamuni preached under the Bodhi tree, saw the nature with a clear mind, saw the nature and became a Buddha, saw the ten trillion Buddha countries, and counted the Buddha in the sand of the Ganges. I don't know if these saints in history have reached this realm, but as far as I know, no one has reached this realm in modern martial arts. ”

Subsequently, he told Su Ming about some of the cultivation experiences of Bajiquan after turning into strength, and Rao is Su Ming never forgot it, and it took him more than half an hour.

After finishing speaking, Li Shuwen said: "Okay, the essence of the Baji Gate and what I have learned have been passed on to you." Be careful on the road, come back and have time to see, go ahead! ”

Su Ming bowed down, kowtowed to Li Shuwen three times, and said, "Disciple, I'll go." He turned and walked away for a mile or two, and when he looked back, he saw that there was still a black robe at the entrance of the village, which was blown up by the wind and kept swinging. Su Ming leaned down and bowed again, got up and turned around and strode away.

In two months, he would have been in this world for two years. It is now March of 1921, and there are still four years before the start of "Jingwu Heroes". Su Ming has been practicing penance for nearly two years, although he has never broken through to the level of dark energy, but he firmly believes in his heart that one day he can step into the supreme realm of boxing.

"There's still a long road ahead." As soon as Su Ming left Luo Tuan, he suddenly had a feeling that the sky was high and the birds could fly, and the sea was wide and the fish jumped. For a while, I felt that the world was so big that there was nowhere to go.

Out of Cangxian County, I didn't know where to go, so I planned to go to Tianjin first.

During the Republic of China, the two cities of Beijing and Tianjin were the centers of the entire martial arts, with strong men and masters.

For example, in Beijing City, there was Yang Luchan, the great master of Taiji, who pushed Beijing City all the way, known as Yang Invincible. Since then, Yang's Taijiquan has spread all over the world, and Taijiquan has become the most widely spread boxing method at present and even in later generations. Later, there was Sun Lutang, the "first hand in the world", who integrated the essence of Xingyi, Bagua and Taiji, and founded Sun's Taijiquan, which shocked the world.

For example, in Tianjin City, there is Li Ruidong, the founder of Li School Taijiquan, and Mr. Li Cunyi, the grandmaster of the Xingyi Sect. Mr. Li Cunyi studied under the famous Xingyi master Liu Qilan, and his ancestor was Mr. Li Luoneng, the founder of Xingyi Boxing. Since Li Luoneng, Xingyi Boxing can be carried forward, and Li Cunyi has made great contributions. He taught hundreds of apprentices, among whom Shang Yunxiang, Hao Enguang, Fu Jianqiu, Xue Dian, etc., were all famous boxers.

In particular, Li Cunyi founded the Chinese Warriors Association in Tianjin, which received strong support from people such as Li Ruidong, Zhang Jingxing, Li Shuwen, Zhang Zhankui, etc., and had a great influence in contemporary martial arts.

And Tianjin City is a Tianjin hero who is almost unknown to everyone in later generations - Huo Yuanjia!

Su Ming entered the world of "Jingwu Heroes" this time. What he is talking about is what happened in Shanghai after Huo Yuanjia's death and Chen Zhen's return from World War I.

If in the later generations, Cangxian is only more than 100 kilometers away from Tianjin, with Su Ming's foot strength, go all out, and you can reach it in one day. However, at this time, the road was far less than that of later generations, and Su Ming was not in a hurry to hurry, and after walking for three days, he finally arrived in Tianjin City.