"Martial Arts Competition—"
Yan Chuan hadn't really thought about it.
But now, with the 'Purple Mist Palace' and "Mutual Teaching and Learning", there's still three months left, who's to say I can't give it a try?
"Whether you can participate depends on your boxing practice progress."
Yan Chuan decided to just go with the flow.
Upon hearing this.
Not only Wei Quan and Yu Jinpeng, but even Jin Yutang was a little excited: "At the 'Martial Arts Competition', there are not only talented young experts from various sects and schools, but also the mysterious new martial artists from the academy who stay cloistered all day. Although I haven't mastered the 'Gongzi Fuhu Fist', it's still great to go and meet them, and exchange a few moves."
No young person can resist such a grand event.
Loves the excitement!
Loves to stand out!
That's what being young is all about!
The three were somewhat excited.
Clap clap clap!
Yan Chuan clapped his hands: "The 'Martial Arts Competition' is still a way off. What's urgent now is to take care of the present, practice your boxing well. Next, I'll start with 'Copper Bridge Iron Horse,' demonstrate a set of Cheng Family Boxing for you while explaining. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask after I've finished."
As he spoke, he consumed 1 point of experience to start combing through his 20 years of martial arts foundation from scratch.
...
"Horse Stance."
"Twelve Bridge Hands."
"Tiger Form Boxing."
"Crane Form Boxing."
"Thousand Pounds Fall."
"Gongzi Fuhu Fist."
"Ten Forms Boxing."
Started practicing martial arts at six, Yan Chuan has reached today's achievements through twenty years of bitter training, step by step. Reaching the 'Ten Forms Boxing' stage, although this boxing technique is only at 'Second Realm: First Glimpse', it places Yan Chuan as a notable figure in the past Guangling City.
Yet today, with martial arts evolving rapidly and strong individuals being as common as clouds and rain, Yan Chuan might still shine in public, but wouldn't be much in a 'Martial Arts Academy'.
"It used to take three to five years to practice 'Ten Forms Boxing' to about the 'Third Realm: Entering the Hall' stage, and then practice 'Iron Wire Fist'."
"Now, with 'Purple Mist Palace', maybe things are different."
Experience is consumed.
Focus is enhanced.
Yan Chuan immediately felt an extraordinary mental activity, with a surge in concentration. As long as he remained calm, he could focus. In this absolute focus, even the 'Horse Stance', which he had diligently practiced for twenty years, revealed previously unfelt or vague aspects.
Further digging and advancing—
[Your 'Horse Stance' has improved, skill level +1]
[Your 'Horse Stance' has improved, skill level +1]
[Horse Stance (Fifth Realm of Mastery): 44/100]
Qi-blood flows.
Muscle control.
Yan Chuan further standardizes his 'Horse Stance', or rather, under absolute concentration, the subtle changes and adjustments in the stance match his body more perfectly, thereby producing better results.
The increase in skill level proves it.
"My deeper understanding of 'Horse Stance' is what manifests as a skill level improvement."
"Rather than skill level improvement, which leads to deeper achievement in 'Horse Stance'."
There's a profound difference between the two.
This 'skill level' can be seen as a quantification by the 'Purple Mist Palace' of Yan Chuan's martial arts learning, allowing him to clearly see even the tiniest progress he has made.
It's not about forcefully enhancing without effort.
"Everything is my own comprehension, my own effort!"
Yan Chuan continued performing martial arts—
Not just 'Horse Stance'.
Also 'Twelve Bridge Hands'.
Every move, indescribably changed, yet more natural, more fluid, more beautiful.
...
"The senior brother is so strong!"
Wei Quan and the others observed, listening as Yan Chuan explained to himself while practicing, and they were immersed, each finding new thoughts and new insights for themselves.
Wei Quan watched Yan Chuan's 'Horse Stance' and 'Twelve Bridge Hands', then compared his own. Though smug about his breakthrough in the morning, compared to him now, it looked like heaven and earth, his face awash with astonishment: "Deservedly 20 years of power, senior brother's 'Copper Bridge Iron Horse' outmatches me by far, in my view, he's not much different from master."
According to the martial arts mastery levels of the 'Purple Mist Palace', Yan Chuan's 'Twelve Bridge Hands' is 'Fifth Realm of Mastery', while even after Wei Quan's breakthrough, it's merely 'Third Realm: Entering the Hall', just barely meeting the threshold for practicing 'Tiger Form Boxing' and 'Crane Form Boxing', far off still.
On the side.
Yu Jinpeng watched intently, even forgetting to speak.
Born dull, he had to spend more time and energy on martial arts than Wei Quan and Jin Yutang, yet he was always caught up and left behind.
Previously lost and making little progress, it was a hopeless feeling.
But today.
In the morning.
Right now.
Under Yan Chuan's guidance and explanation, Yu Jinpeng felt clarity and transparency never before experienced. This state, rarely felt, even when the master personally instructed, was very scarce, and Yu Jinpeng cherished it, not wanting to be distracted or waste any bit.
As for Jin Yutang, he was envious: "The senior brother is truly a martial arts fool by nature; never really felt it before, but now looking, when senior brother performs boxing for us, he's actually not regarding us at all. He is completely and wholeheartedly immersed in boxing, with his emotions all in it. This is enlightenment in practice; I've heard my father say this state is very precious!"
Indeed, it is rare.
Yan Chuan also seldom reached this state before, but now he only felt—
The stance work was more detailed.
The boxing had more variations.
A sense of unprecedented exhilaration.
All connected.
Boundless understanding.
Not just 'Horse Stance'.
Not just 'Twelve Bridge Hands'.
After 'Copper Bridge Iron Horse', including 'Tiger Form Boxing', 'Crane Form Boxing', 'Gongzi Fuhu Fist', and 'Ten Forms Boxing', all became more focused, with unique insights under concentration.
Organize, sort—
Ponder, explore—
[Your 'Horse Stance' has improved, skill level +1, +1]
[Your 'Twelve Bridge Hands' has improved, skill level +1, +1]
[Your 'Tiger Form Boxing' has improved, skill level +2, +1]
[Your 'Crane Form Boxing' has improved, skill level +1, +2]
[Your 'Thousand Pounds Fall' has improved, skill level +1, +1]
[Your 'Gongzi Fuhu Fist' has improved, skill level +3, +1]
[Your 'Ten Forms Boxing' has improved, skill level +2, +2]
...
Engulfed in it, skill level soared.
Yan Chuan ignored everything else, focusing solely on boxing.
Unnoticed, more than an hour passed, and after exhausting five points of experience, Yan Chuan fell out of the focused state, realizing—
[Your 'Tiger Form Boxing' has improved, slightly successful]
[Tiger Form Boxing (Fourth Realm Slightly Accomplished): 0/100]
...
"'Tiger Form Boxing' has broken through!"
Although there wasn't a very clear division in martial arts mastery before, Yan Chuan could clearly feel that his 'Tiger Form Boxing' was approaching a new level. With continued dedication, within one or two years, he could further advance.
Yet, he didn't expect that today, with the aid of "Mutual Teaching and Learning", he'd break through effortlessly.
However, Yan Chuan knew very well—
"With 'Mutual Teaching and Learning', 'Tiger Form Boxing' is just the beginning. From now on, every boxing technique will break through faster, progress quickly, and rise to another level!"
Realm!
Strength!
All can make rapid progress!
"A bright future ahead!"
Yan Chuan suppressed his delight, then continued to organize this session's gains—
...