Chinese martial arts: From being shot and killed by the armed police during a mountain search to bec

"When you first start learning Baguazhang, you do learn the slippery and insidious methods. Fighting to the death is common, so you practice skills that take lives."

Chen Hongwu smiled, "But that doesn't mean Baguazhang only has insidious soft power and can only be used for sneak attacks. When you reach the advanced level, Baguazhang is unparalleled in its fierce power. There is a move called 'Great Stele-Smashing Hand'."

Chen Hongxiu squatted under the eaves, her hands supporting her chin, listening intently without blinking.

"Back then, Dong Haichuan shattered a three-layered millstone with a single palm strike, astonishing everyone. This move earned him the title of 'Great Millstone Smashing Hand'."

As Chen Hongwu spoke, his body sank slightly, his toes gripping the ground, "The Bagua Great Stele-Smashing Hand requires the power of three plates. The lower plate must be as stable as an old tree with deep roots, and the sinking power of the mud-walking step must be practiced to a high level."

He slid half a step forward with his left foot, grinding the ground with the ball of his foot. As his toes gripped the ground, a burst of energy erupted from his scrotum, and the dust on the ground was churned up to the sides by the force of his foot: "In the middle, the wrapping and explosive power of the waist and spine, the waist rotates horizontally like a millstone, guiding the whole body to twist into a spherical shape."

He twisted his waist and hips suddenly, his spine rippled like a dragon, and the fascia in his lower back exploded with a muffled thunderous roar.

"In the upper body, the spiral whip-like force of the shoulders and arms is used to relax the shoulders and sink the elbows, the tortoise back is stretched like a bow, and the shoulder blades are spread like wings, transmitting the spinal force to the forearms."

Finally, using the heel of the palm as the point of force to smash the monument, the forearm spirals out like a steel whip, the wrist twists sharply downward, and with a single strike, gold and stone are shattered, a truly earth-shattering feat!

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his right arm out, twisting and bouncing in the air.

The edge of his palm tore through the air with a sharp whistling sound, and the palm wind swept across the ground, causing the fallen leaves to tumble over.

Although the palm strike did not hit a physical object, Chen Hongxiu could already imagine the effect of the palm strike hitting the stone tablet just from the wind and the sound of it cutting through the air.

Chen Hongxiu nodded in realization, then asked, "Brother, after you've mastered it, will you be able to shatter the bluestone slab with a single palm strike?"

Chen Hongwu withdrew his palm strike and did not reply.

He looked down at his right palm, the edges of which were slightly red, and the fascia throbbed gently under the skin.

into the night.

Chen Hongwu stood in the courtyard in the Three-Body Stance and closed his eyes.

Thunderous sound travels down from the dantian, through the hips, knees, and ankles, and straight to the Yongquan point (Kidney 1).

Under the repeated vibrations of the thunderous sound, the fascia on the soles of the feet felt like two red-hot iron plates, radiating intense heat.

This heat doesn't go anywhere else; it travels specifically along the three Yin meridians of the foot, ascending along the inner side of the lower leg. It passes the knee, enters the hip, gathers at the Dantian, and then ascends along the Du meridian to the Baihui point.

Just as the Qi and blood were ascending along the Du meridian, passing through the Yuzhen point, and about to enter the Baihui point, his consciousness suddenly became clear.

All other sounds disappeared, leaving only the sounds of breathing and blood circulation echoing within the body.

Suddenly, he "saw" the inside of his own body.

It is not seen with the eyes, but perceived with the mind.

The outline of the lungs appeared in the darkness, expanding and contracting with each breath, like two white feathers gently opening and closing in the wind.

The heart beats like a drum, steady and powerful, each contraction squeezing blood to every part of the body.

At that moment, he entered an extremely mysterious state.

Chen Hongwu knew that this was the "internal vision" ability that naturally appeared after martial arts were practiced to the internal organs.

In Buddhism, it's called "inner vision"; in Taoism, it's called "inner vision"; and in Zen Buddhism, it's called "introspection".

In his book "The True Meaning of Boxing", Sun Lutang wrote: "When boxing reaches the point of utmost emptiness and stillness, one can internally observe the internal organs as if looking at the lines on the palm of one's hand."

This is not metaphysics; it is the keen perception that arises when one's kung fu has been practiced to the bone marrow, resulting in a high degree of mental concentration and the smooth flow of qi and blood through the internal organs.

The mind is like a mirror that has been polished to a very clean state; it can reflect every subtle change within the body.

Just as he was immersed in this introspective experience, carefully observing the subtle frequency of the opening and closing of his lungs, the hairs on the back of his body suddenly stood on end.

From the coccyx to the back of the neck, the skin on both sides of the entire spine tightened violently in that instant. It was like being splashed with ice water; the pores closed and then burst open, and the hairs stood on end.

Someone has infiltrated!

And the distance is already extremely close!