Hyper-fusion, I have infinite forms.

Chapter 15: Nanming Sword

"Crane's cry. Breathing method."

Zhou Yan repeated it subconsciously.

He instinctively felt that this "breathing method" was probably the real secret technique that distinguished the "strong" from the "ordinary people".

It can become a secret technique comparable to Captain America or the Chinese magic masters in novels.
Luo Xuan shook her head: "I'm just saying this to you casually, you don't need to consider this secret technique yet."

She said bluntly: "If you don't have talent, you don't even have the qualifications to learn the 'Secret Sword', let alone the breathing method."

"And you," she glanced at Zhou Yan, "are only at the entry level, and haven't even reached the standard of a formal student."

Well, there's no need to put it so bluntly.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Then please ask Teacher Xiaoxuan to teach me quickly. Maybe I have extraordinary talent and can reach the elite level soon."

"Confidence is a good thing." Luo Xuan glanced at him indifferently.

"Let's get started. You already have the basics of short-weapon techniques. I will teach you the 'Nanming Sword' first."

Luo Xuan motioned Zhou Yan to take the sword.

"Okay." Zhou Yan did as he was told.

The two men stood in the center of the martial arts hall, holding wooden practice swords.

Luo Ke moved a chair and sat next to him, watching with a smile.

Luo Xuan was wearing a simple sports short-sleeved shirt. Her long hair, which had been let down during dinner, had been tied up again into a high ponytail, looking quite neat.

After entering the teaching mode, this talented swordsman seemed to have turned into a robot, becoming meticulous.

She first introduced the content of the Nanming Sword to Zhou Yan.

"The Suzaku Palace is symbolized by the 'Southern Suzaku', one of the Four Spirits of Heaven. Its entry-level swordsmanship is also created based on the characteristic postures of various birds. It is mainly divided into the following parts:

“There are two postures: the standing owl and the dancing crane.

“There are two ways to attack and kill: Eagle Strike and Falcon Strike.

“One way of walking: the sparrow step.

"Let me show you the complete technique of the Nanming Sword first."

Luo Xuan explained while demonstrating.

Probably to let Zhou Yan see the key points of the movements clearly, her movements were not very fast, but her body was stretched, precise and powerful, and each move was used in a chain like flowing clouds and water.

Zhou Yan watched attentively, although his physical fitness was average, his "spirit" was much stronger than that of ordinary people. So after watching Luo Xuan's deliberately slowed down practice, he actually felt like he had a photographic memory.

A few minutes later, Luo Xuan finished demonstrating all the moves and steps of Nanming Sword and returned to Zhou Yan.

"Do you see clearly?"

Zhou Yan nodded, eager to try.

Luo Xuan motioned him to follow with his sword: "Okay, then start learning from me now, and start by learning the foundation of everything - the static stance 'Owl Stand'."

She struck a special pose.

He stood upright with his feet slightly apart and holding the sword in his backhand. His body was upright yet contained a hint of contraction.

"Owl Stand, the static stance of the Nanming Sword, the key is to imagine yourself as an owl, focusing on gripping the ground and keeping your lower body stable. Pay attention to my feet."

When Zhou Yan heard Luo Xuan's words, he lowered his head and looked at her legs seriously.

Luo Xuan is different from her petite and cute sister Luo Ke. She is tall, graceful, and well-proportioned, especially her long legs that are white and straight. When stretched hard, obvious muscle lines are revealed on her originally white and tender calves.

It is a masterpiece.

"Look at the feet, not the legs." Luo Xuan's cold voice came.

"Puchi~" Luo Ke, who was watching, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Zhou Yan's expression was natural, and his eyes quickly dropped down to see Luo Xuan's feet.

Appreciating the beautiful legs was just a side job, of course Zhou Yan saw clearly the condition of Luo Xuan's feet.

Her feet were arched and her toes were firmly planted on the ground, looking as if they were digging into the cushions.

He stood in the same position as Luo Xuan, clasping his fingers together, and tried his best to perform the movements that the other party emphasized.

"Is that right?"

Seeing that Zhou Yan was indeed studying seriously, Luo Xuan walked up to him, walked around him and checked his movements.

The wooden sword in his hand tapped several parts of Zhou Yan's body. "Owl standing is different from ordinary standing. While your feet are clasped and your calves are tense, your upper body should remain somewhat relaxed. You have seen an owl standing on a tree, right? Recall it and imagine its posture."

Zhou Yan didn't say much. He followed Luo Xuan's instructions and recalled in his mind the posture of an owl standing on a branch, with his toes clenched and his upper body relaxed.

"Yes, maintain it for ten minutes. This is the static stance of the Nanming Sword. As long as you understand this stance, it will be beneficial to the subsequent sword moves and power generation."

Luo Xuan said calmly: "After you master this stance, you can learn the next one."

Maintain for ten minutes.
Zhou Yan maintained this posture and exerted his strength according to what Luo Xuan said.

The difficulties were soon discovered.

Let alone ten minutes, even five minutes is difficult!
When he is not wearing the life suit, he can only get a 20% attribute bonus from the suit, and his body functions just reach the reference value close to "10".

The basic short-weapon techniques practiced before were just introductory attack methods and footwork, and there was no special standing method to train the leg muscles.

Anyone who has tried martial arts knows that no matter how strong you are or how much strength you have.

If you have never done horse stance, then you have never done horse stance.

If you say you can't bear it, you can't bear it.

Although the Nanming sword stance looks like a standing stance overall, it looks easier than the half-squatting horse stance at the beginning.

In fact, it is not the case at all.

Under normal circumstances, humans do not use their calf and foot muscles so intensively to maintain the "owl stand" posture.

Now, while maintaining this posture, the corresponding muscles were working at a high intensity, and Zhou Yan soon felt soreness in his calves, and the arches and toes of his feet also began to twitch.

I'm getting cramps!

However, although Zhou Yan's physical fitness is at the average level, his mental willpower exceeds that of ordinary people.

Faced with the pain that had already started to cramp and contract, although it was extremely uncomfortable, he still persisted without changing his expression.

Let me show you the will of the "9" spirit!

Luo Xuan, who was standing by, saw that Zhou Yan actually held on for nearly ten minutes, and thought that Zhou Yan might have just trained his calf and foot muscles.

When he looked down, his eyes couldn't help but tremble.

Zhou Yan's calf muscles had already shrunk into a ball.

Even though I have cramps, I can still endure the pain and maintain the posture?

She immediately said, "Zhou Yan, it's ok, relax and sit down!"

Zhou Yan let out a long sigh, immediately sat down on the ground, then stretched out his right hand and began to knead one of his calves frantically.

The next second, a pair of hands with long fingers, which looked slender but quite powerful, pinched his feet and calves.

A few times of pressing and kneading accurately smoothed out his calf and foot muscles, instantly relieving much of Zhou Yan's pain.

Luo Xuan looked at Zhou Yan reproachfully: "Martial arts training is not a joke. If you insist on going in the wrong direction, it will only lead to injury. Why don't you stop even though you have cramps?"

Zhou Yan was a little embarrassed: "Didn't you say to last ten minutes?"

Luo Xuan looked at Zhou Yan in a daze, speechless for a moment.

(▼-▼)
That’s all I said. If you can’t hold on, just give up. Why bother insisting?
Next to him, Luo Ke had already caught up and helped Zhou Yan massage his other calf. She smiled and sighed, "Brother Zhou Yan, you are so cruel. Can you even endure something like a cramp?"

A few minutes later, Zhou Yan's feet felt much more relaxed and he stood face to face with Luo Xuan again.

Luo Xuan said softly: "You just had a cramp, Jingjia, don't stand for now, let me go through a simple round of sword moves with you first."

Zhou Yan nodded obediently.

So, Luo Xuan walked to Zhou Yan again and picked up the wooden sword.

She started with an owl-like stance, her body leaping up with the momentum of a bird of prey attacking, and she spun the wooden sword in her hand so that it was held in a normal grip, while she slowly and steadily extended the sword forward.

He whispered, "Follow me."

Zhou Yan followed Luo Xuan and stabbed out with a sword, but his movements were not very standard.

He was about to correct it, but his eyes flickered.

[Learning new skills——Nanming Sword]

[Whether to burn spirituality to assist learning]

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Haha, it is said that updating at midnight on Monday is good for the weekly list, so the update at 8 o'clock in the morning was brought forward to now.

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