Chapter Eighty-Six: Unwilling to admit defeat
Lin Xu bent his arm and elbowed down, hitting Liu Guoming's knee with his elbow, while lowering his head and neck to dodge Liu Guoming's punch to his face. Immediately afterwards, he raised his punch with his other hand, and the punch was like a cannonball, hitting Liu Guoming's lower abdomen.
"Bang", the knees and elbows of the two hit together first, making a crisp sound of impact. Under the impact, Lin Xu's elbow hit immediately caused Liu Guoming's knee to sink back into his leg. At the same time, Liu Guoming punched him in the face as he lowered his head and neck, and swung through the air above his head. Immediately afterwards, his other punch had hit Liu Guoming's lower abdomen.
However, when Liu Guoming swung his right fist into the air, he took advantage of the momentum to tilt to the right and twist his body, almost avoiding Lin Xu's punch to his lower abdomen. Twisting and continuing, he squatted with his short leg and staggered his legs, quickly spun around, and then turned back and slapped Lin Xu in the abdomen with one palm.
His change is a move in Huaquan, called "The boy pushes the tablet and turns back". Because it is a short body squatting out of the palm, the body is like a child, so it is called "the boy pushes the monument".
And when Lin Xu twisted and rotated and squatted, he seemed to have expected him to make this move. At the same time, he also squatted short, making a move to sweep the hall with "iron legs sweeping the wind and dust".
The leg is longer than the arm, and Liu Guoming's palm just couldn't hit Lin Xu, but Lin Xu's sweeping leg could hit him.
Seeing this, Liu Guoming's face changed at the same time, he hurriedly got up and made a move to "retreat and step backwards", and quickly retreated past Lin Xu's offensive.
He retreated, straight out three steps away, and did not fight back for a while, but stood there, staring at Lin Xu with a somewhat surprised expression.
After Lin Xu got up immediately, he didn't immediately pursue, he also stood in place, looking at Liu Guoming's eyes with some pondering.
Because through the few fights just now, the two have actually come into contact. Originally, Chen Yanfei already had internal strength, so this Liu Guoming was Chen Yanfei's uncle, and Lin Xu originally guessed that he should also be a martial artist who cultivated internal strength. But he didn't expect that through the actual contact just now, he found that Liu Guoming was still using external force.
Although Liu Guoming's basic strength is extremely large, judging from the contact just now, he has reached the peak of the external force realm, and the highest amount of two thousand jin that he can master, that is, one ton of huge power, is much stronger than the basic strength of Chen Yanfei, a martial artist of the internal force realm. But even so, he was still just an External Force Realm martial artist. Although the strength is great, it is not as high as the realm of internal force, and the subsequent strength of the realm of internal force also grows rapidly. As long as you continue to cultivate, you will soon surpass. If Liu Guoming can't advance to the internal force realm in the future, this power will come to an end, and it is basically impossible to grow again.
The master and nephew have already broken through the realm and cultivated the internal force, but Liu Guoming, the senior uncle, is still only in the external force realm. Even if he is already at the level of the external force realm, it can be said that he is only one step away from the inner force realm. But as long as you can't advance in one day, you can only stave in the realm of external forces. Although this step is close, it is very difficult, I don't know how many external force realm martial artists will be trapped here, and they will not be able to break through in their lifetime, and finally they will be unwilling to die in their old age, leaving only empty sighs and waiting for death.
However, the road from the outside to the inside is inherently difficult, and many people have already prepared for it. Moreover, the lifelong pursuit of many martial artists in the external force realm is only the peak of the external force realm, and they dare not think about it at all.
And a martial artist like Lin Xu who can directly cultivate internal strength, although it seems easy, it is actually not easy. If Lin Xu couldn't pass that level at first, he didn't know how long he would have to waste time. And he can't get by, and he won't be able to practice outside. It's basically useless to just practice some external moves. Without strength as a basis, these are just powerless fists and legs.
In short, practicing martial arts is not an easy task. Without effort, without dedication, how can there be a reward.
Because of Chen Yanfei's preconceived notions, Lin Xu also misjudged Liu Guoming's cultivation, thinking that he was also an internal force realm martial artist, and overestimated. He felt a little strange when he misjudged it for a while, but then he thought about it again and realized that this situation was normal. After all, there are very few martial artists who can directly cultivate internal strength, even in the Seven Great Sects, which are very few.
Don't look at Su Zi, Wang Qiankun, and Shen Shenfu that Lin Xu met before, but they are all elites of their respective sects, and they are originally selected from thousands of high-end elites. Except for them, in fact, most of the martial artists in the various sects are still taking the path of entering from the outside to the inside, starting from the most basic external force realm and growing step by step. Liu Guoming seems to be the same.
And everyone has different talents and postures, and there are juniors who have cultivated to a realm that surpasses those of their predecessors, which is also a common thing in martial arts, which is not surprising. Not to mention the nephew and uncle, it is the master and apprentice, and there is often this kind of contrast.
It's just that Chen Yanfei's cultivation realm has improved, and in Lin Xu's opinion, it is still quite weird, and it seems quite abnormal anyway. There should be some external force to help, otherwise relying on himself, Lin Xu didn't believe that he had this ability.
"What are you using, internal force?" At this time, Liu Guoming looked at Lin Xu and said with a surprised face in disbelief.
"Are you also in the internal force realm?" Chen Yanfei next to him couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this.
He also said that he didn't expect that Lin Xu, this kid, was actually in the internal force realm. He himself has only just entered the realm of internal force, and he is indeed able to get to this point with the help of external forces, not by practicing on his own, so his mastery and use of internal forces have not yet reached the level of Lin Xu. After the fight just now, he didn't even notice it, and Lin Xu also used the same internal force.
However, Liu Guoming has rich experience in fighting people, and there is no shortage of martial artists in the internal force realm, and they have also met with them, so as soon as they came into contact just now, they immediately judged that Lin Xu was also using internal force. It's just that he still can't believe it.
You must know that the internal force realm martial artists on the rivers and lakes today are generally from the gate faction. The Great Gate Sect has a large number of powerful and excellent disciples, and it can select disciples who are suitable for direct cultivation of internal strength among them, and they also have the resources to train these disciples.
In today's environment, there are fewer and fewer people who are willing to learn martial arts, and they all feel that martial arts are useless, and it is useless to learn them. More young people are willing to learn all kinds of skills, so that they can have a craft to earn money after leaving society, and what is the use of learning martial arts. In this kind of environment, it is difficult for some ordinary small sects to even recruit ordinary disciples who are willing to learn martial arts, let alone pick and choose among them. Only the Damen faction has this kind of resources and conditions.
Therefore, most of the internal force realm martial artists are from the main sect, and the rest of the small sects and scattered cultivators are very few. Especially a young internal force realm martial artist like Lin Xu can only be cultivated by the Great Gate Sect. And this kind of person is generally famous at a young age and is very famous.
But Lin Xu's name, Liu Guoming had never heard of it before. He himself is a disciple of the Huashan faction, and he is also among the seven major factions, and he knows a lot about the affairs of the other factions. If he hadn't heard of it, it shouldn't be the disciples of the other six sects, and the rest couldn't be Huashan's, and it was impossible for him not to even know that his own sect had sent such an excellent disciple.
No, he couldn't think of what Lin Xu's background would be. The strange thing is that this kid is also proficient in the Huaquan of their Huashan faction.
Although he had only played a few moves with Lin Xu just now and didn't fight much, he was able to see that Lin Xu's Huaquan was very good, and he learned it very authentically.
The more many martial arts are circulated, the more unrecognizable they tend to become, and many schools of thought with different opinions and differences are transmitted. Because everyone who learns martial arts will have their own understanding and opinions, and after learning it, they will transform it into their own. When it was passed down, these people would teach according to their own understanding, and as a result, many schools of thought with different opinions were transmitted.
For example, Taijiquan, there are many schools such as Chen, Yang, and Wu. In the same way, in the process of Huaquan spreading, there are also many schools. And some schools have been handed down, which are very different from the authentic Huaquan of the Huashan school, and some are even unrecognizable.
But Lin Xu's Huaquan is very authentic, and it is basically no different from the Huaquan passed on by their Huashan faction. From this point of view, it seems to confirm the correctness of what Lin Xu said was learned from an ancient book handed down from his family. Because of the several schools of Huaquan circulating in the rivers and lakes today, they are more or less adapted, and they are not very authentic. The authenticity of Lin Xu's learning also shows that it is not these things that are learned, but the earlier the age and the less the number of generations, the more likely it is to be more authentic. Because it is passed on less, it has not been changed so much by later generations.
In addition to authenticity, Lin Xu's Huaquan can also be learned and used, flexible and changeable, and has many of his own application skills. For example, the move at the beginning of "Crossing the Tiger Xiyue", only slightly changed the rhythm of the next move, even Liu Guoming, who has practiced Huaquan for decades, did not expect it. In the first move, he suffered a small loss.
"That's right. Lin Xu looked at Liu Guoming and Chen Yanfei and admitted calmly.
"What kind of disciple are you? Who is your teacher? Please tell me so that there will be no misunderstanding. When Liu Guoming heard this, he couldn't help frowning and asked this question again.
All the internal force realm martial artists are the elite of each faction. And a young internal force realm martial artist like Lin Xu, it is even more of a treasure bump, no matter which sect it is, it is taken care of by countless division commanders and must be carefully cultivated. Such a disciple, which one dares to move easily, and if there is any mistake, it will immediately cause the anger of the faction, and if it is not done well, it will cause a war between the two factions.
It is precisely because Liu Guoming was born in a big faction like the Huashan Sect that he understands this truth better, so after knowing that Lin Xu is also an internal force realm martial artist, he also needs to be treated more solemnly.
"As I said, there is no sect, believe it or not. Seeing Liu Guoming asking this question again, Lin Xu was also helpless.
"I don't believe it. Liu Guoming really couldn't think of which sect Lin Xu would be a disciple of, but he still didn't believe Lin Xu's words. Without a sect or faction, you can easily cultivate to the realm of internal strength? Who would believe this kind of thing? This kid is a liar!
"If you don't believe in pulling down, then you can't beat it, and if you don't beat me, I'll go back. Lin Xu said.
Liu Guoming thought for a while, hugged his fists and said: "Then let's stop it, anyway, we have just had a discussion." Little brother's Huaquan, I admire it very much, and I have learned it. And since the little brother is a master of internal strength, I won't be an opponent anyway, even if I lose, Liu is willing to bow down. ”
In this regard, he really thinks that he is inferior. Under the contact just now, Lin Xu's own cultivation was higher than him, and he could feel his bottom clearly, but he couldn't figure out how much Lin Xu's basic strength was. Based on this alone, he could deduce that Lin Xu's own strength was greater than him. Besides, Lin Xu is in the internal force realm, that is, his strength is about the same as him, compared to consumption and endurance alone, the external force realm can never compare to the internal force realm, and consumption can also consume him to the end of his strength and defeat.