Chapter 8 The stars and the moon are traceless

He was originally a keen and studious person, and when he saw this whole set of martial arts essence, his heart was shocked, and his heart beat faster, thinking: The profundity of those writings just now has faintly confirmed that the depth of this old man's knowledge can be said to be rare in the world, so this set of martial arts essence will most likely not be a work that deceives the world and steals fame. If so, isn't this a once-in-a-century adventure?

In addition to the heartbeat, I simply felt incredible, just with more than 100 articles of various expositions sprinkled in front of him, this old man is already enough to be proud of the literary heroes of the world, is it possible that he can also be proficient in all kinds of martial arts? This booklet is called "Ten Perfections of Martial Arts", how can there be a humanities and martial arts in the world to this point?

Wang Xinghui turned the pages of the book with full questions, his heart followed his eyes, and the Lingtai slowly flew around, only feeling that the Chinese characters in the book seemed to be familiar, and he immediately understood it when he read it, and the words said the meaning that he had always wanted to say but could not say; and it seemed that a long drought and a sweet rain, smooth and dripping, every sentence just made up for what he lacked, neither more than a word of nonsense, nor the slightest omission, more than one word is too much, one less word is too little, and the itch in his heart is scratched by it. He didn't blink, he kept thinking, read word by word, and every time he didn't understand something, he thought about it and suddenly opened up, just like flowing clouds and water, and the sudden wind blew the ground, about an hour or so, he had finished reading the first "Running Thunder Palm Method", and felt that his chest was smooth, and there was no obstacle.

It's also strange to say, if it weren't for the fact that the title of this article clearly reads the four clear characters of "Ben Lei Palm Technique", he didn't even realize that this was a movement essentials technique that teaches people to practice martial arts. It turns out that all the books are focused on the big picture, and the whole article is Lao Zhuang's philosophical grandeur, and there are very few words about how to get out of the palm and how to receive the palm, which is actually a metaphor for reason. But after reading the whole text, if you think about it carefully, the philosophical points expounded in these words can indeed be practiced with the limbs of the body.

His heart was itching, and he immediately walked outside the door, silently reciting and comprehending in his heart, while slowly exercising. For example, it is written in the book: "The big meridian is short, the small meridian is long, the tension is not hairy, and the accumulation is on the ground", which on the surface seems to be the adjustment method of the five elements of yin and yang in the human body in Taoist health, but when he thinks of the word palm, he immediately thinks that "the big meridian is short, and the small meridian is long" is to teach people to be short and short, and to go far with force;

Since there are no diagrams and text annotations in the book, he has no way to compare, he only knows that he is practicing while understanding, and he doesn't know whether the practice is right or wrong, but he doesn't know, and because of this, this is in line with the concept of this master's emphasis on not reforming the form, and not caring about the force.

In fact, in real combat, where is there any fixed routine, as long as you can deliver the power to your goal point at every moment when you are facing the enemy, or cut the enemy's arm or neck, dissolve the enemy's combat effectiveness, or prevent the damage inflicted on yourself, that is the most correct palm method. These are the essentials of superior skills, Wang Xinghui this day to see and think about too much, the brain is overwhelmed, and practiced for a while, only to feel the ears buzzing, quite tired, immediately returned to the house to sleep all night, the next morning, he was in good spirits, and opened the first article, one move and one style practiced, he slowly understood from the text to spread, wrench, volt, send, grid and other hard essentials, and then to cut the arm, split the neck, spread the chest, push the abdomen, press the face and other unloading know-how, gradually learn faster. In the back, "even eliminate and fight", "ask for directions and find bridges", "withdraw and change palms", "hug yuan and keep one", after a drill, it is really like a heart, handy. When he practiced the last sentence "there are hills and ravines in my heart, and the ground is suddenly thunderous", he secretly shouted in his heart, and the five fingers of his right hand were opened, and he suddenly pushed out with a palm, and when he opened and closed, his left foot kicked out a half-foot-deep pit on the ground, and his right hand was like a long rainbow through the sun, and a wrist-thick branch flew out of the distance, faintly with the power of wind and thunder!

He knew that he had comprehended the basic key to this mastery, and he couldn't help but be excited and surprised, paused slightly, and immediately thought of the truth of chasing and eliminating evil, took a few deep breaths, held his mind, and reviewed it six times, and finally was able to do it in one go, and there was no big obstacle in the middle, only when he practiced the link of "Holding Yuan Shouyi", he had already closed his hand, but he actually felt that he was still unfinished, just like an article, opened a big scene, and just felt that the plot was ups and downs, It is fascinating, but it is suddenly hastily finished; and it is like the sky is low and the clouds are dark, and the mountain rain is coming, waiting for a long time, and suddenly being blown away by a gust of wind, although it also feels refreshing, but it is less hearty and happy. The first two times this feeling was not obvious, but the next three times he felt more and more full of restraint in his heart, depressed and depressed.

He closed his eyes and thought for a while, smiled lightly, no longer thought about it, returned to the house, opened the second "King Kong Fist Method", gradually read it, the mood slowly calmed down, and the place around the body slowly returned to its place.

He nodded secretly, it turned out that this set of boxing methods is suitable for combining palm techniques, and the hands are divided and closed, one yin and one yang, so that they can be matched seamlessly. Whenever he punches out, if he continues to bend his fingers into a fist, he immediately feels that his hands are at a loss, and it is extremely awkward; once he turns his fist into a palm, he immediately feels that he has his chest and back pulled, his bearing is majestic, and there is no hindrance, and his body is extremely dignified.

Wang Xing's heart is like a mirror, understand and confirm the deep meaning of the boxing method, the technique of striking must not be too concerned about the shape of the hand is a fist or a palm, when facing the enemy, the opponent's flaws are often fleeting, the superior technique of the method, to achieve a degree of relaxation, yin and yang unity, defense to be impermeable, dripping water, once a flaw is found, you can stretch the ape arm, the whole body strength is concentrated a little, such as thunder, the opponent hit the target, and can be like mercury, punch out like the wind, enter in the air, do not give the opponent the slightest respite. It is also Wang Xinghui who has been smart since he was a child, experienced hardships when he was young, and has a deep understanding of all kinds of flavors in life.

He combined a set of boxing techniques and a set of palm techniques to practice several times, and at the beginning he still had the consciousness to distinguish when to punch and when to change palms, and after practicing more than ten times, he has integrated this set of Benlei palm techniques and King Kong fist techniques to be extremely proficient. The ground and the feet, the feet and the crotch, the crotch and the waist, the waist and the arms, the arms and hands are passed layer by layer, from the heart, the fists are all tigers and tigers.

I practiced until dark that day, and then slept in the house, and the next morning, I practiced leg and fingering again. Whenever there is a disorder in the heart, he is not very anxious, if he can't figure it out even after thinking about it a few times, he just goes with the flow, and sure enough, after practice, all the doubts in front of him will be solved.

In less than ten days, he had finished practicing the four exercises of legs, palms, fists, and fingers, and then it was time to practice the four instruments of knife, gun, sword, and pestle. There was a firewood knife in the corner of the house, and he took it in his hand and fiddled with it a few times, and he felt that it was very convenient, and there was an iron hammer, which was just right to use as a pestle; as for the practice of marksmanship and swordsmanship, it was even simpler, and when he went to the back of the house, he picked out two strong bamboos, one long and one short, and cut off the branches and leaves, and used them as spears and swords.

After he finished practicing the essence of these eight martial arts, he left "Shen Xing Body Method" and "Mixed Yuan Heart Method" and did not look at it again, because he vaguely felt that the first eight doors were the end, and the last two books should be the master of the collection, and they were the general outline. In the same way, if the first eight disciplines are mastered perfectly, if you think about the so-called self-cultivation and mental methods, you will basically master the eight or nine inseparable tens. So he calmed down and carefully practiced the previous eight exercises one by one. Once a studious person is deeply investigated, time will flow away like a white horse without knowing it, and he will practice from sunrise to sunset, from the middle of the month to the end of the month, so that more than a year has passed unconsciously. One morning, when a small snowflake fell gently on his bare arm, he suddenly realized that it was winter.

After the beginning of spring, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and other mountain treasures grow in the mountains, he eats and uses up to dry, and later read a chapter of the five treasures secret brewing technique in the album, it turned out to be an article on winemaking, so according to the law, the bamboo sun, matsutake mushroom, lion's mane, cloud fungus, Five kinds of mountain treasures such as Ganoderma lucidum are stacked in the vat, leaving a small amount of surplus wine below to make wine koji, covered with wet mud, and can not wait for the number of full moons, he opened the seal to taste, the taste is already very delicious, these five kinds of fungi are all treasures of great supplements, and later he often uses this method to make wine and drink, and he feels that he is slowly getting stronger, and he is not sick.

At four o'clock a day, he slept in the open air, bathed in the wind and rain, saw many stars divided into wings, and often stood on the top of the mountain after the rain and when the sun was clear, thinking about the rainbow qi running through the bullfight; there were four seasons in the year, he combined with all kinds of books left by the nameless old man, or read or think, or practiced or practice; he learned in spring and realized in autumn, and hid in summer and winter. Later, not only did the cultural and martial arts gradually improve, but even the celestial phenomena and geography, the difference between the middle and the afternoon, and the changes in the wind, thunder, and mountains gradually became clear......

At midnight that day, he was thinking about a "Yang Qi Reception Sutra" that he did not understand, and suddenly heard a slight strange cry coming from the bottom of the mountain, although the sound was not loud, but it was like a crane chirping ghost, the tone was towering into the clouds, sharp and piercing, and it swept into the sky from mid-air, and it made people's hairs stand on end.

After more than a year of study and cultivation, Wang Xinghui's various insights and cultivation have been different from the day when he followed the bandits into this barren mountain, at this time he was naturally a master of art and bold, he listened carefully for about half an hour, carefully distinguished the source of the voice, carried a firewood knife in his hand, and took advantage of the starlight to follow the sound to find it.

The sound came every once in a while, and in a few moments, it had been heard seven or eight times, at first faintly and intermittently, and then as we got closer and closer, the sound of the water became louder and thicker, and the strange cry came from the water's edge. He walked step by step away from the firewood and grass, getting lower and lower, and suddenly smelled a strong fishy smell, he quietly looked at the bushes, and couldn't help but gasp.

Under the bleak starlight, I only saw a huge python coiled on the sandbar by the river, the snake body has a thick bowl mouth, the snake's head is erected high, the eyes seem to be closed, a red tumor on the top of the head, the scales around the body shake, the sound of sizzling, faintly glowing with blood-colored brilliance.

There were also black objects swimming around the beach around it, and Wang Xing would look closely and tell that there were dozens of water snakes, surrounding the giant snake, sometimes raising their heads and spitting letters, sometimes looking sideways at the stone wall on the side of the cliff.

Wang Xinghui looked in the direction of the group of snakes, there was still a thing sitting majestically under the cliff, and a piece of water snake under the black pressure swam in front of it, it was just like a stubborn stone, it was not moving, if it were not for the difference in color from the sandbar ground, it would be difficult to see that there was something else, it was a very large old turtle.

When he first saw the giant snake, he already thought that he had never seen it before, but then he saw this behemoth-like old turtle, and he was taken aback, the old turtle was full of spikes on its back, like a dinosaur or crocodile, and it looked very scary!

On the stone wall behind the old turtle, there is a cave in Hesse, about one person high.

Wang Xinghui has been to this beach several times before, but has never found this cave, he saw that the hole is less than a meter high from the water surface, and immediately thought of the reason, usually this hole is submerged in the yellow river water, now the weather is gradually dry and cold, into the dry season, the water level drops, only to reveal the hole.

Suddenly, the giant snake shook again, wrinkled up the scales of a bloody body, and let out another scream, I don't know if it came from his mouth or the sound of the scales squeezing, only to hear Wang Xinghui's eardrum about to burst, and his abdomen turned over the river and the sea, and he wanted to gag, and seven or eight water snakes suddenly shot towards the old turtle like arrows. It seems that the giant snake is leading a group of black snakes to fight with the old turtle for the cave on the cliff.

The old turtle suddenly stretched his neck east and west, and every time he opened his mouth, he bit a black snake, and the mouth part was accurate, and the action was fast, it was really fast and incoherent, which was very different from his old and slow appearance, and in a short time, there were seven or eight more dead snakes on the ground.

A slightly larger black snake suddenly opened its mouth, a column of water shot towards the head of the old turtle, the old turtle avoided at the speed of lightning, the snake took advantage of the old turtle to turn back, opened its mouth, and made up for the neck of the old turtle, said that it was too late, that time was fast, the old turtle's neck was stretched, and the snake was bitten in the mouth, seven inches in the middle, and the snake immediately loosened its strength, and hung down softly on the side of the old turtle's mouth.

Then I heard a squeaking sound, which turned out to be the sound of the old turtle trying to deter the snakes and biting the dead snake in its mouth and chewing, and the bones and internal organs of the water snake cracked. The old turtle shook its mouth slightly, and the water snake snapped, broke in two, and fell to the ground.

Sure enough, when the snakes saw it, they immediately became frightened, and they all swam to the giant snake, shrinking their heads and surrounding the giant snake. The old turtle suddenly stood on all fours, more than a meter high, and it opened its mouth at the giant snake, which was also full of sharp knife-like teeth, and it was majestic.

The giant snake slowly opened its eyes, its essence was revealed, and slowly spread its body, it was five or six meters long, and I saw that his head was raised, and it was half a head taller than the old turtle, it was condescending, and it was tempting the old turtle left and right, and it spat out a scarlet letter in its mouth, trembling and trembling, and it looked very terrifying and terrifying under the starlight.

The old turtle bent down and stood up, ready to attack, no matter how the giant snake lured, it just opened its mouth and looked ahead, unmoved, and its body was extremely dignified, steady as a rock. Wang Xinghui secretly admired the agility of the poisonous snake and the solemnity of the old turtle. Suddenly, the snake's head went around to the left side of the turtle, the scales of the whole body opened, the snake body was lifted up, and the posture bit to the left side of the turtle. Unexpectedly, the giant snake was just luring the enemy this time, its body suddenly twisted to the right quickly, driving the snake's head to throw a big circle, thrown to the right, a mouthful, a blue venom immediately shot towards the old turtle's right eye, the old turtle couldn't dodge this time, the right eye was immediately poisoned, he didn't dare to retract his neck, afraid of bringing the venom back to the body, only to see its head trembling slightly, obviously this injury is not light.

The giant snake made a feint to avoid the bite of the old turtle, and he also tried his best, when he twisted his body for the first time, his body was still able to borrow strength on the ground, but after his body was vacated, he could only resign himself to fate, he sprayed a mouthful of venom, too hard, and threw it far away, the snake's head fell heavily on the ground, and he hit two rollers before slowly standing up the snake's head. Seeing that this sneak attack was successful, it smacked its head and looked triumphant, it bluffed for a while, but it did not come close, as long as it waited for the old turtle to die.

The old turtle's right eye could not be opened, the head slowly stopped trembling, and was motionless like a rock, the giant snake circled the old turtle twice from afar, seeing that the turtle could not move, thinking that it had been poisoned and paralyzed, so he opened his mouth and bit it down, the old turtle suddenly opened its eyes round, and fell down, the giant snake pounced into the air, and its body slapped on the tortoise shell.

It turns out that snakes attack prey, all rely on the body scales between the muscle contraction inch by inch and then suddenly let go of the force, the more fierce the attack, the more the scales open, the longer the distance the muscles stretch, the longer the reaction time to retract the body, the giant snake is determined to win a blow, but also used all his strength, it missed, fell heavily on the turtle's back, the old turtle took advantage of the time it did not slow down, shook the turtle shell, the snake body slipped from the turtle's back, the old turtle took advantage of the situation to step on the snake's head under the claws, straight into the gravel.

The giant snake wants to break free, must first put the abdomen on the ground, in order to get rid of the turtle's claws, it snake body twisted, take the opportunity to entangle the old turtle to death, the tighter and tighter, although the old turtle stepped on the snake's head, but did not step on the seven inches, as long as the giant snake is wrapped around again, the body is straightened, the snake neck can make the upper strength to break free of the turtle claws, the old turtle is anxious to bite the snake's tail, and pull it hard, not to let it wrap around this circle again.

A psychic dragon and a feathered dragon have become a stalemate on the river beach, and no one can help anyone.

When the other black snakes saw it, they were about to come forward to besiege it, Wang Xinghui was already very disgusted with poisonous snakes, thinking that if this group of snakes besieged this old turtle, the old turtle would definitely be buried in the mouth of the snake. He didn't care about being afraid, he touched the firewood knife beside him, jumped out, and kicked the snakes to death and into the water in an instant.

Seeing that the other party suddenly came to foreign aid, the giant snake became even tighter, and the old turtle actually glared at Wang Xinghui, as if Wang Xinghui was not allowed to help, Wang Xing saw that there was a majestic aura in his eyes, and he did not dare to disobey and approach. I saw that the old turtle suddenly twisted its head, and with a bang, dragged the snake's tail down alive, the giant snake was in pain, let go of its body, twisted on the ground, twisted the turtle's claws fiercely, and rushed to the water's edge.

Wang Xing saw that a large piece of linjia was scraped off its neck by a turtle's claws, and blood was dripping from its broken tail. The giant snake stood at the water's edge, looked back at the broken tail that he fell next to the old turtle, and glared at Wang Xinghui, his expression was extremely resentful, Wang Xinghui was not afraid, one snake and one person, looked at each other for a few seconds, the giant snake pounced on the ground and sank into the water.

The snake venom must be extremely poisonous, the old turtle has a large white foam in his right eye, he crawled into the water, squatted on all fours, and his whole body was not in the water, Wang Xing would guess that it was cleaning the snake venom, and sure enough, after a while, the old turtle resurfaced.

It glanced at Wang Xinghui, its eyes were gentle, as if it was grateful, and then slowly crawled towards the stone cave, Wang Xinghui stood at the entrance of the cave, and heard the old turtle plop from a distance, like jumping into a pool, and then the sound of paddling became farther and farther away, and he didn't know how deep and shallow the hole was......

Wang Xinghui stood alone on the sandbar, the midnight wind blew the mixed yellow river water against the cliff, the empty mountain was lonely, only the turbid waves flowed silently, if it weren't for the dozens of dead snakes left on the ground, Wang Xinghui simply felt like a dream, he approached the cave in a trance, there was no sound of water in the cave, only the cold and clear water surface shook slightly ripples, as if it could prove that there was something to destroy its peace just now. A faint blue halo floated slightly on the stone wall of the cave roof. Wang Xinghui was just about to leave, and suddenly remembered what the old beggar who caught snakes in Liantian Mountain said that day, the old beggar said that in the snake cave in the back mountain of Liantian Mountain, there lived a snake king, connecting the Sifang Mountain Range, and there was Qiankun in it...... , his heart suddenly lit up: If this snake was not the snake king just now, is there a snake bigger than it in the world? Isn't this cave also thinking of the old beggar as he said, there is a universe inside, and it can lead to the back mountain of Liantian Mountain?

At that time, the sky was not yet bright, and the starlight could not shine into the cave, and this blue and faint halo was also a little strange, different from the blood light of the giant snake just now, it was very soft, like the light emitted by some treasure. Wang Xinghui sat in front of the cave, meditating carefully about what had just happened, and when the east sky was slightly white, he could already vaguely see the situation in the cave, the cave was about one person high, extending obliquely downward, less than twenty meters, a pool in front of him did not pass the top of the cave, blocking the way, he threw a stone down, and the wisp of blue fluorescence floated on the top of the cave.