533 Dirty Fighting (2/2)
Gu Shenwei wanted to see if what Old Man Mu had said was true or not.
When he drew back his fist, Old Man Mu fell to the ground and almost died. He gasped and said, ”Dragon King... you, you are malicious. I have never seen anyone use the Internal Strength like you. You are so surprising. However, if you meet an expert in this field, you will get into trouble. Let me teach you something.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Shenwei was stunned.
The Gu family in the Central Plain was famous for ”excellent use of saber and spear”, which depended on Yin and Yang Strength. The Internal Strength was divided into Yin and Yang, which was also reflected in the use of the machete and the spear. It focused on strength.
Gu Shenwei was practing the techniques in the manual of the Golden Roc Fort, but had abandoned his original kung fu and almost forgot the benefit of strength.
Suddenly, Gu Shenwei realized that what he did was wrong. In fact, he just combined Wayless Qigong with Sumeru Mustard Divine kung fu. Yin and Yang Strength was a way to practice kung fu, and would be useless after he finished this step. He thought that it was a huge waste, because the martial arts and strength skills of Yin and Yang Strength were of great use.
The Internal Strength of the Gu family was difficult at first, but then became easy. Shangguan Fei had learned it very smoothly and made very good progress. On the contrary, Gu Shenwei had worried about it and dared not to try it. In fact, it taught how to slow down the practice of kung fu and find strength in the foundation of Yin and Yang Strength, which was separated elsewhere. Gu Shenwei had never connected any of this.
Gu Shenwei began to realize the value of Old Man Mu. The old man could not only help the disciples of the New Moon Hall improve their kung fu, but he also may be helpful to him.
Gu Shenwei had the idea of three-in-one Qigong on a whim. If he had been the disciple of a large sect or was taught by a serious-minded master, the idea would have been refuted as soon as he put it forward.
Every sect had its own unique system and training method in Internal Strength. Even if one practiced kung fu according to the normal process, he could still be hit by the Qigong Deviation at any time. Therefore, it was almost suicide to combine three kinds of Internal Strength into one kung fu.
The reason why Shangguan Fei didn't die was that he had good luck and practiced the kung fu for only short times.
”Well, you can teach me something,” Gu Shenwei nodded.
Hearing that, Old Man Mu stopped his heavy wheeze immediately and said, ”Are you ... are you kidding me? I only made fun of you just now. I'm not qualified to teach you, am I?”
”I can teach you, then. You tell me your manual and then I will tell you the weaknesses in it,” said Gu Shenwei.
A bitter smile appeared on Old Man Mu's face. The Yuqing Sect had a longer history than the Golden Roc Fort. But Gu Shenwei, an inexperience boy, thought that he could teach him something.
He couldn't bear that Gu Shenwei was as shameless as he was and was even more arrogant that him, so he said, ”Dragon King, you must be kidding. If anyone can find flaws in the kung fu of the Yuqing Sect, I promise to kowtow to him and call him father.”
”Nobody wants you to be his son. However, I did find a flaw of the Yuqing Sect. Your Amber Qigong is one example, isn't it?” said Gu Shenwei.
”That's different!” Old Man Mu retorted. He didn't care about much, but he wouldn't allow others to challenge the kung fu of his sect. Surprisingly, he pulled his body up from the floor with his arms, and stood up. ”The flaw belongs to me rather than the Amber Qigong. You can beat me, but you shouldn't ignore the power of the Amber Qigong. If you don't believe it, you can challenge Taoist Yu. His skills are worse than mine, but you will still lose,” he said.
”I won't challenge anyone, because I'm only good at assassination,” said Gu Shenwei.
Old Man Mu immediately woke up. What he needed to do now was to play up to the Dragon King, but not offend him. Besides, Taoist Yu should not die, because Old Man Mu placed all his hope on Taoist Yu to help him to restore his kung fu. He pretended to smile and then said, ”You needn't assassinate him. After all, Taoist Yu seldom fights with others, so he couldn't avoid being hurt by the Dajue Book of Swordcraft's invisible techniques. It's mine and the Yuqing Sect's honor for you to be interested in the manual of our sect. Where do you want to start? The Amber Qigong, the Five Hole Punch, the Heart Stopping Finger, the Moon Seizing Machete Technique...”
Old Man Mu named more than ten kinds of kung fu, and then asked the Dragon King to choose one.
However, Gu Shenwei wasn't interested in that. His purpose was not to learn the kung fu of the Yuqing Sect, but to perfect three-in-one Qigong using the experience of Old Man Mu. He couldn't tell his idea directly and said, ”Well, you learned the Amber Qigong before, and then practiced the Seven Rotation Skill in the New Moon Hall. Is there anything strange in your body?”
Old Man Mu nodded seriously, ”You are really extraordinary and can be called a prodigy of martial arts. You have pointed out the main question. As we all know, if one practices two sets of completely different Internal Strengths, he disobeys the taboos of martial arts. One Internal Strength asks people to close their eyes for rest, while the other wants people to stay awake. One allows people to absorb the essence, but the other wants him to vomit foul air. There are a lot of contradictions between them,” said Old Man Mu.
Speaking of this, Gu Shenwei thought for a while and then said, ”It's too complicated to make it clear to you in a short time. Shall we have a rest? I'll organize my thoughts and then speak to you, ok?”
In fact, Old Man Mu wanted to have more time to come up with a perfect lie. The instructions of Internal Strength were precise and complex, so he was unable to immediately respond to the Dragon King without looking suspicious, even though he was good at telling lies.
Gu Shenwei continued to ask questions until Long Fanyun said from outside the tent, ”Dragon King, the military has arrived and wants to report to you some emergencies.”
After finishing speaking, Fang Wenshi opened the curtain to come in. He was sweating heavily and looked really worried. He had ridden very quickly to meet the Dragon King, but he had not come just to please him.