The uncle of this middle-aged man is the fifth-generation master of the Baji Gate, the "God Stick" Wang Zhongquan. The god stick here is not the dejoratory name of later generations, but the real stick in Beijing, has never been defeated, and has the name of "the first stick in the world".

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the society was chaotic, the local security was extremely bad, and all kinds of groups, large and small, emerged one after another, including gangsters, warlords, security groups, and bandits. To be able to gain a foothold in the Imperial City of Beijing, sit in the opening of the museum, collect apprentices from all directions, and be known as the "God Stick", that is the real majesty! Not to mention Wang Zhongquan, even Wang Shuxuan in front of him, he was full of evil spirits, and he didn't know how many lives there were in his hands. Thinking that he was about to meet the ancestor of the Eight Pole Sect, Su Ming was naturally very excited in his heart.

Wang Shuxuan took Su Ming through two rooms again, turned left and right, and after walking for a few minutes, he came to the door of an inconspicuous room, straightened his clothes, and then knocked softly. After a few moments, a voice from inside said, "Come in." ”

Wang Shuxuan went in first, and after about half an hour, he came out to take Su Ming in.

When Su Ming went in, he saw an old man with gray hair and beard, and there were almost no wrinkles on his face. He wears a very common robe, and his feet are cloth shoes with mille-feuille soles. Sitting there like this gives people a feeling of refreshment, calmness, and kindness. Su Ming knew that this was the "god stick" Wang Zhongquan, so he respectfully woke up and said, "Senior Su Ming, meet the senior." He didn't know what to call him, so he simply called him a senior.

Wang Zhongquan looked at Su Ming carefully and said, "Shuxuan has already told me just now, you should stay first." In the past few days, let him look at the foundation of your past, first practice the basic frame, and talk about the apprenticeship later. But when I see your demeanor and physique, it seems that you are gifted. ”

Su Ming was taken aback in his heart, he first had to detach himself from the system to transform his body, and then he was developed in the brain domain of the world of "Super Body", compared to ordinary people, he was naturally talented. Unexpectedly, not long after they met, they were seen by Wang Zhongquan.

He hurriedly said: "The juniors are not talented, and their strength is greater than that of ordinary people." "Before, Wang Shuxuan's qi moved, and he could still sense it. The current Wang Zhongquan's realm is obviously above Wang Shuxuan, and he sits there as if he is just an ordinary person. But after Su Ming's brain domain was developed, he couldn't feel anything under the senses that were several times stronger than ordinary people, this was not an ordinary master, it could be described as terrifying.

"This ancestor, to what extent has his kung fu reached that he can control his body to this point?" Su Ming thought secretly in his heart, but he couldn't figure it out.

If you don't understand it, you don't think about it anymore. At that moment, Wang Shuxuan took Su Ming and settled down. In the next few days, he corrected Su Ming little by little, correcting him that he had made some mistakes in his practice since he was a child.

The inheritance of national arts, one generation is not as good as the next, there are many factors in this, and it is the result of the impact of the tide of the times. By the time Su Ming practiced in later generations, many essences had not been passed down. Even the most basic pile work has many omissions or mistakes. But fortunately, Wang Shuxuan's realm is clever, and he corrects and demonstrates him little by little, and even occasionally, Wang Zhongquan also comes to correct one or two.

Su Ming has practiced since he was a child, not to mention that these shelves go deep into the bone marrow, but they also seem to be integrated into the bloodline, and the difficulty can be imagined if they are corrected alive. However, he has developed his brain domain, can easily control his body, and knows that his fate is rare, and it is also hard work. The degree of hard work is that Wang Zhongquan and Wang Shuxuan's uncles and nephews nodded secretly when they saw it, and they sighed with emotion.

Every morning at three o'clock, Su Ming got up and practiced the two instrument piles first. This pile stands, the head must be topped and vertical, in the mind, there is the meaning of breaking the blue sky. Below the head, the shoulders are heavy and the elbows are falling, and the whole body is rooted under the feet, and the spirit, shape, mind, and qi must all be unified.

The ancients said: "The blue sky above the head, the clear spring under the feet, the baby in the arms, and the elbows against the mountain." "At this time, there is the most basic sinking energy in Bajiquan. When practicing pile gong, it is not only the hands and feet that are practiced, but the limbs and limbs, every part, when the practice is lucky, sinking and stable, like the momentum of Mount Tai.

To practice the heavy and energetic method, you must first practice the fixed step pile, and then practice the live step pile. In every boxing fight, there is a heavy taste of strength, and only then can it be regarded as just entering the door. After practicing, every move, walking, living, sitting and lying down, all have this energy in it, which can be regarded as a superior realm.

Once you have practiced your strength, you can slowly practice your cross strength. Cross strength, also known as four-sided strength, the artistic conception of pile work is still "the blue sky above the head, the feet on the clear spring, the baby in arms, and the elbows against the mountain." It is from the middle of the body, that is, the dantian part, the strength condensed in the sinking strength into a radial shape, and stretches in all directions, which is often said in Bajiquan "the far place of the eight directions". Because the force has both the radial support of the transverse horizontal plane and the radial support of the longitudinal standing plane, the two planes intersect to form a cross shape, so it is called "cross force".

With the guidance of famous teachers like Wang Shuxuan and even Wang Zhongquan, Su Ming only felt that many doubts in the past when practicing boxing suddenly became clear, and he even had a feeling of seeing the light of day through the clouds. His mind is like a hedron that is inconspicuous on a cloudy day, but when it is illuminated by the sun, it immediately shines brightly.

Su Ming was living, sitting, and lying, and every move he made tried to integrate into the boxing of Bajiquan. Even eating and sleeping, it seems that there is no feeling, and the whole person is immersed in boxing. When you practice like this, you don't even notice it to the outside, like you're crazy. For more than half a month, it was like this, and even the people in the hall who practiced Bajiquan didn't remember a few. I don't know that the rest of the people in the museum pointed at him, and even gave him the nickname "crazy".

On the morning of this day, Su Mingchen finished practicing and came to see Wang Shuxuan according to the usual practice. Wang Shuxuan said with a smile: "You are really talented, but in just half a month, you have not only corrected all the past mistakes and mistakes, but also practiced Shen Qi and Cross Qi proficiently." Others don't need to pay attention, people who practice boxing must have the strength to survive without going crazy. I don't even have this momentum, how can I enter the upper realm of boxing. ”

When Su Ming heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Follow the teacher's teachings." These days, although he didn't bow to his subordinates, Su Ming still called Wang Shuxuan a teacher, and Wang Shuxuan did not refuse.

Wang Shuxuan said with a straight face: "Your uncle and I have our own arrangements for entering the Baji Gate, so let's put it aside first." Starting today, I will officially teach you Bajiquan. ”

As soon as Wang Shuxuan's voice fell, Su Ming felt that he seemed to have suddenly changed into a person, and there was a kind of sharp qi and blood all over his body. This kind of feeling, Su Ming has only seen it once in the wildlife park in Q City, on the tiger that pounces on food. However, although it is a safari park, it is captive after all, and the breath on his body is far less strong than that of Wang Shuxuan.

"I have eight poles and respect Wu Zhong as a generation of ancestors. Wu Rong, the daughter of Wu Zhong, is the second-generation patriarch. Since the second generation of patriarchs, it is divided into two veins, one is the one vein of the Wu family of Mengcun, and the other is the one vein of Luo Tuan. The uncle studied under the fourth-generation patriarch Huang Sihai, and belonged to the Luo Tuan lineage. Although the two veins in the Eight Poles Gate have their own inheritance, they are the same one, and they must remember to be friendly and respectful to each other, and they must not kill each other. ”

Su Ming naturally said yes, and listened to Wang Shuxuan continue.

"Mr. Guo Yunshen, the master of Xingyi Boxing, said that there are three realms of boxing, three kinds of practice, and three steps of kung fu. The threefold realm is: refining and refining qi, refining qi and transforming gods, and refining gods to return to emptiness. The three steps of kung fu are: easy bones, easy tendons, and easy marrow. The three practice methods are: bright energy, dark energy, and chemical energy. On top of Huajin, there is still heaven and earth, and it is useless for you to know at this time, so I won't tell you first. ”

"Let's talk about refining and refining qi first, although it is the first realm, it is the foundation of all kung fu, and the fundamental difference between inner and outer boxing."

"When Wang Zhengnan talked about boxing, he once said: 'Shaolin is famous for its boxing, but the master is fighting people, and people can also take advantage of it. There are so-called insiders, with static braking, the offender should pounce, so don't Shaolin for the outside. This remark was widely circulated, and from this there was a theory of inner boxing and outer boxing. However, this statement is biased. Mr. Sun Lutang and Mr. Song Shirong of Xingyimen once talked about the difference between the inner and outer families, not here, but in 'qi'. Those who are good at cultivating qi are inside, and those who are not good at cultivating qi are outside. ”

"Refining and refining qi, this 'qi' is not the breath of breath, nor is it the gas of air. People eat whole grains and grains, and turn into yuan essence in the body. When a person is exercising, the whole body is hot, and when the fever is severe, he will sweat. This process is the process of transforming the essence of the body into vitality. This 'heat' is actually the so-called 'qi'. The so-called refining of gas is the process of generating this heat through various modes of movement. ”

"However, there are countless pores on the human body. When ordinary people exercise and get hot, qi is emitted from their pores. When the qi is emitted violently, the pores are sweaty. ”

"In the movement, preserving this qi from radiating is the most profound thing of all sects. Qi is emitted through the pores, and if you want to maintain it, you have to close the pores of the whole body at a critical time. In this way, the qi can be nourished, and the qi in the body will gradually become more, which will gradually change a person's mental outlook. This is the truth of refining qi and transforming gods in boxing. ”

Su Ming nodded, knowing in his heart. It's like a thin person who is generally less confident. But the person becomes physically stronger by exercising hard, and his self-confidence will increase. In boxing, refining qi and transforming gods, although the Taoist vocabulary used is a universal truth.

"As for refining the gods and returning to the void, it involves everyone's experience and perception, which is realized step by step in life. Empty words, even if they say that they are crazy, it is useless, and in the end they still have to be implemented, and they need to investigate and experience it themselves. ”

When Su Ming heard this, he said thoughtfully: "Yuan Jing, Yuan Qi, Yuan Shen? ”

Wang Shuxuan laughed and said: "What you kid said is also right, there are similarities between inner boxing and Taoist doctrine, and even many realms in boxing are described in Taoist terms. If you can read more Taoist books, it will also be beneficial for you to learn boxing. ”