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Jiang Nan did not use his full strength in his battle with Huang Yaoshi, mostly stopping short of full force. However, the two controlled their strength, making them appear evenly matched.

Since neither of them would use any ruthless or ultimate moves and it would be difficult to determine a winner in a short time, they decided to stop fighting.

Seeing that neither of them was injured, Huang Rong breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a weight lifted from her heart.

Huang Rong called out "Father!" and rushed forward to throw herself into Huang Yaoshi's arms. She looked up at Huang Yaoshi's face, her eyes reddening and filled with tears.

"Father, your face, your face... how did it become like this?"

The strange man in green robes put his left arm around Huang Rong and slowly peeled off a layer of skin from his face with his right hand—it turned out he was wearing a human skin mask, which made him look bizarre.

When his face was revealed, he was described as having a lean and refined appearance, a handsome and elegant demeanor, and a serene and divine presence.

Huang Rong, her tears still wet on her face, cheered loudly, snatched the mask and covered her face, then threw herself into his arms, hugging his neck, laughing and jumping with excitement.

Huang Rong asked with a smile, "Father, what brings you here? Did you just get into a fight with Brother Nan when you arrived?"

Huang Yaoshi said with a stern face, "Why am I here? I came to find you. And why can't I fight that kid?"

Huang Rong exclaimed joyfully, "Father, your wish has come true? We can leave the island now! That's wonderful, wonderful!" She clapped her hands and cheered, deliberately ignoring Huang Yaoshi's follow-up questions.

Huang Yaoshi didn't press the matter, replying, "What wish? Who cares about wishes when I'm looking for you, you little devil!"

Huang Rong was heartbroken. She knew that her father had died from exhaustion because her mother had been memorizing the Nine Yin Manual. She was deeply saddened and vowed to use her intelligence to deduce the first volume of the Nine Yin Manual through the second volume to comfort her mother's spirit in heaven.

Now, before her vow could be fulfilled, her father left Peach Blossom Island, which she had confined herself to, making Huang Rong both happy and sad!

I'm so happy that my father values ​​me so much!

It's heartbreaking that Father didn't fulfill his vow!

However, Huang Rong felt that Brother Nan might be able to help her father fulfill this vow.

Huang Rong watched as Jiang Nan transformed the health-preserving exercise "Five Animal Frolics" into the martial art "Xingyi Quan," a style combining offense and defense, within a month. Although Huang Rong didn't know the power or special effects of this martial art, she felt that since creating it, her brother Nan's skin had become fairer and his demeanor more gentle…

This is definitely a pretty good martial art.

If we let Brother Nan participate in the discussion, wouldn't it speed up Father's deduction of the first volume of the Nine Yin Manual?

However, Huang Rong did not rashly reveal her thoughts. Instead, she planned to guide Nan-gege and her father to discuss martial arts, so that her father could gain a deeper understanding of Nan-gege before offering her own suggestions!

  

As for whether there are any unspeakable secrets among young women involved, that's a matter of opinion!

Seeing the father and daughter reunite after a long separation, Jiangnan exchanged words with them without saying much. He then used the ingredients in the warehouse to make a late-night snack with Xiaolongnu, as they were hungry after the fight.

Stir-fried eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, twice-cooked cured pork, braised beef.

After serving the food, Jiangnan went out and called the father and daughter, who were reminiscing about their separation, to come in for a late-night snack.

Huang Yaoshi hadn't had dinner yet because he was looking for his daughter. When he found her and smelled the aroma of food, his stomach started growling loudly.

Huang Rong laughed and grabbed Huang Yaoshi's arm, pulling him into the house. As they walked, she said, "Father, Brother Nan's cooking is superb! You must try it! Rong'er has learned a lot of new dishes from Brother Nan. I'll make them for you tomorrow, and you can give me your feedback."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yaoshi became intrigued. He knew his daughter's culinary skills were unparalleled; he rarely got to taste their cooking. For his daughter to say her cooking was on par with hers was already extremely high praise, let alone "excellent"! It was simply unbelievable!

After Huang Yaoshi took his seat, he tasted each dish in turn, and sure enough, these home-style dishes tasted extraordinary.

Huang Yaoshi nodded. "Not bad!"

Although Huang Yaoshi disliked Jiangnan, he was a proud man and would not give it a high evaluation because of his prejudice!

After dinner, it was late at night. Jiangnan didn't chat with Huang Yaoshi for long. He took out some extra bedding and lent the RV to Huang Yaoshi to make do for the night.

The next morning, the air was thick with morning mist!

Jiangnan, feeling refreshed, practiced Baduanjin, Wuqinxi, Taizu Changquan, Taijiquan, and Xingyiquan in the martial arts training ground outside the room. Xiaolongnu and Huang Rong followed along and practiced.

After finishing his morning exercise, Huang Yaoshi was already waiting outside the training ground.

"Rong'er, you've become much more diligent since we came out. On the island, no matter how much I urged you to practice, you just went through the motions!"

"Dad...Dad! I've always been very diligent!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Yaoshi laughed and said no more.

After breakfast, Jiangnan and Huang Yaoshi, two masters, exchanged martial arts experiences!

Jiangnan coveted Huang Yaoshi's decades of martial arts experience and his understanding and knowledge of martial arts as a top master in the world.

Huang Yaoshi was curious about the boxing techniques used by Jiangnan and his martial arts philosophy.

The two hit it off immediately!

"At the beginning of martial arts training, one must practice stance training and external martial arts techniques to strengthen the body and build a solid physical foundation. When the essence is full, the qi is strong, and when the qi is strong, the spirit is abundant. After a hundred days of foundation building, practicing internal martial arts can be twice as effective."

"In this day and age, why has Shaolin Temple been able to thrive for a thousand years? The foundational fist technique, Luohan Fist, which is passed down upon entering the temple, can be said to be a top-level foundational skill. Taizu Changquan was also originally a top-level foundational martial art. Unfortunately, because the Song Dynasty was illegitimate in its accession to the throne, it always valued literature over martial arts. The Taizu Changquan that circulated in the martial arts world has been greatly reduced and has become a common external martial art."

"The second step is to learn the basic internal skills of various schools and sects to lay the foundation for the advanced internal skills in the future. Most basic internal skills have simple qi circulation routes, shallow internal energy, and slow circulation. They can only nourish the physical body, enabling the body to unleash stronger power, speed, and defense."

"This is considered a third-rate figure in the martial arts world!"

"At this stage, you'll encounter some basic knowledge of meridians and acupoints. Those with medical knowledge will have an advantage, but acupressure is just the most rudimentary technique. Anyone with internal energy can open the acupoints. So, how can an illiterate person develop profound internal strength? Even if I gave you a martial arts manual, you wouldn't understand it!"

"Only those with internal energy can practice lightness skills, but they can only run short distances and leap over walls and ridges. Their internal energy is too shallow to support leaping through the air."

"The external martial arts techniques, including fist fighting and weapon moves, are no different from those used during the Foundation Establishment stage; however, they have become fixed routines, making them very rigid!"

"Among all the sects today, only the Quanzhen Sect's Chongyang Brother's introductory basic internal skill, 'The Song of the Great Dao of Quanzhen,' which he painstakingly created for his disciples, deserves to be called the number one basic internal skill in the world. Although the Quanzhen Sect became the number one sect in the world because of Chongyang Brother's fame for his Central Divine Power, it is still able to maintain its status as the leader of the Northern Daoist sects after Chongyang Brother's passing, thanks in no small part to this Quanzhen basic internal skill."

"The Song of the Great Dao of Quanzhen is moderate and peaceful, with endless potential. It is the most suitable for long-term practice and its derived lightness skill, Golden Goose Skill, can help with internal energy cultivation."

"This skill is fully capable of supporting a practitioner to reach the first-class level, and theoretically, it is even possible to cultivate it to the top level in this world, but I have not yet seen it. Therefore, this skill is more difficult to learn than the basic internal skills of other sects. It requires the practitioner to be able to memorize all the meridians and acupoints of the whole body, the mental method, the route of qi circulation... But this is still much more relaxed than the conditions for cultivating other peerless internal skills, and anyone can get started; however, after getting started, the advancement of this skill also requires the corresponding mental cultivation."

"The third step is to have a long and continuous internal energy that can circulate throughout the body, allowing one to use internal energy to heal oneself and fight for a long time."

"This can be considered second-rate in the martial arts world!"

"External martial arts techniques can be used flexibly, countered and adapted, and unique insights can be gained to form a distinctive style."

"Internal strength can support light-footed skills to leap over walls and rooftops, and leap several feet into the air. Even when running long distances, one will not feel tired because of the mastery of internal strength."

"At this stage, because internal energy needs to circulate throughout the body's meridians, most people will abandon basic internal energy cultivation techniques and switch to more advanced ones. Their understanding of acupoints will also deepen, and even without advanced techniques, they can still strike acupoints. Once the internal energy circulation is complete, they can use internal energy to deflect and neutralize force."

"Rong'er is at this level now."

"The fourth step is to accumulate profound internal energy. When the internal energy is pure and circulates throughout the body, it can be controlled at will. One can then emit a faint palm wind. With internal energy protecting the body, one is impervious to heat and cold. Ordinary poisons can be forced out with internal energy, and one can also withstand heavy blows."

"This is the highest standard in the world today!"

"His internal and external martial arts skills are superb, forming a unique fighting style."

"At this stage, those who are proficient in lightness skills can walk on snow without leaving a trace, leap through the air without leaving a shadow, and make people disappear from sight over short distances. They are very strong in dodging and chasing."

"Those skilled in acupressure can apply pressure from a distance."

"Even mastering a unique skill can serve as a trump card."

"In the fifth step, the level of internal strength has reached the pinnacle of the world. The internal energy cultivation method, external martial arts techniques, and combat experience have all reached the highest level. However, the operation of the internal energy cultivation method is not yet in line with one's own, or the understanding of the realm is not yet able to be expressed through the techniques."

"This is just one step away from my level; it's considered the peak of the first-class level."

"His fists, palms, legs, and feet can injure and subdue enemies from several feet away. His movements are so fast that they are invisible to the naked eye. He is proficient in healing and guiding qi back to its origin. Even serious injuries can be recovered through self-regulation."

"With abundant Qi and spirit, simple formations and esoteric arts cannot obscure the subtle perception of the divine, and ordinary formations and esoteric arts can be broken."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nan thought to himself: "As the saying goes, 'If your martial arts are even slightly superior, then you'll be infinitely superior!' No wonder Qiu Qianren didn't dare to challenge the Southern Emperor head-on, and instead resorted to poisoning a child in an attempt to deplete the Southern Emperor's power."

"The sixth step is to enter the Dao through martial arts, to achieve harmony between man and nature, and to unite internal energy cultivation methods, external martial arts techniques, and the martial artist's state of mind into a unified whole, where there is no absolute opponent in the world."

"This is the absolute pinnacle!"

"I, Huang Yaoshi, created the Peach Blossom Island martial arts lineage. My internal strength is sufficiently pure and profound, and my external skills are well-matched with my internal strength. I have drawn on a wide range of classic texts, and my state of mind has naturally reached its peak."

"Brother Hong has mastered the Beggars' Sect's ultimate technique, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, to perfection. The last three palms were even modified by him based on his own martial arts knowledge."

"The old poison master's Toad Style technique allows him to gather strength for a counterattack, transforming himself into a giant toad. He truly embodies both form and spirit, and is not to be underestimated."

"Emperor Nan, the One-Finger Divine Skill is an ancient and well-established technique. It is neither considered internal nor external martial arts. Although Emperor Duan has not reached the first-grade level, he is still the most outstanding in the world. His finger technique is magnificent and powerful, and pure Yang energy is enduring."

"As for Zhong Shentong, his innate skill is truly incredible. Brother Chongyang has achieved such success in martial arts since middle age, which is inseparable from the help of this divine skill. However, Brother Chongyang is a genius, and his internal and external skills have reached their peak. He is well-versed in Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and has even founded the Quanzhen lineage of Taoist martial arts."

As Jiang Nan listened, he muttered to himself, "This 'Innate Skill' is undoubtedly a divine skill, but it also has enormous limitations. The 'Sunflower Manual' from later generations is also a divine skill that can be mastered quickly, but the entry requirements are too harsh: 'To practice a divine skill, one must first castrate oneself.' I suspect the 'Innate Skill' has similar limitations. Otherwise, why would Wang Chongyang repeatedly reject Lin Chaoying, his confidante with whom he had shared life and death? Why did the Southern Emperor abdicate and become a monk after obtaining this skill? Was it merely because Ying Gu and the Old Urchin's child died? It doesn't make sense. I suspect the Innate Skill either has limitations or flaws."

Jiangnan noticed that Huang Yaoshi's teacup was empty, so she got up and refilled it for him.

After sitting down and organizing his thoughts, he finally spoke: "Senior, I have gained inspiration from the Five Animal Frolics, a health-preserving exercise, as well as other imitative boxing techniques, weapon techniques, and the methods of exerting force in external martial arts. I have created a Qi and Blood system that is different from the internal martial arts system."

"Integrated power involves twisting scattered muscle force into a unified force, making the whole body like a drawn bow, with the force released completely and without dissipation. This can be achieved through stance training, slow postures, force exertion, and force testing, so that the body and movement are integrated, the hands and feet are coordinated, and there is no localized tension. This requires correcting incorrect force exertion methods step by step, because it contradicts some aspects of daily force exertion, so it is necessary to overcome the body's instincts."

"Only when the whole body is invigorated can one enter the gate of Qi and blood."

"Mingjin (明劲) is achieved by strengthening stance training, coordinating breathing with punching, strengthening muscles and bones, improving blood circulation, and concentrating the power of all muscles and bones into a single point. The power is released and released at will, and with a single punch, the muscles and bones resonate, and the air explodes, achieving a sound that is 'priceless.' This state allows for concentrated and explosive power, capable of splitting rocks and delivering a powerful punch. It involves pure training of physical strength and power generation techniques, seeking fierceness and concentration, transforming brute force into controllable martial arts power. Practicing fierce boxing styles such as Taizu Changquan (太祖长拳) and Luohanquan (罗汉拳), and my Xingyiquan (形意拳), can accelerate this process."

"Hidden strength, through closed-eye standing meditation, allows one to perceive the opening and closing of the pores, to understand the force of others in combat, to slowly practice spiral strength, and to open the spine through standing meditation, etc., internally cultivating qi and blood, regulating the fascia and internal organs of the whole body, and when exerting force, it can penetrate the internal organs with a soft and penetrating force; it can strike objects through objects (such as tofu remaining intact, stone slabs shattering). Those who are proficient can make the force penetrate internally, injuring internal organs without leaving external injuries; the pores can generate force, and the Ren and Du meridians are connected. The internal force can achieve the ability to strike through mountains, and the qi and blood system can also achieve this. However, it still does not have the concept of 'true qi', but only utilizes the qi and blood and primordial qi that the human body already has to the extreme, transforming external training into internal cultivation, but it is always inseparable from the flesh and blood body."

"Hidden force injures people, penetrating deep into the internal organs, causing invisible damage without drawing blood."

"Transformation into Power (化劲) involves using the thunderous sounds of tigers and leopards to resonate the bones and muscles, undergoing a transformation through the I Ching and marrow cleansing, resulting in a complete rebirth. The entire body's tendons, bones, blood, nerves, and mind are thoroughly unified, achieving meticulous control over the physical body, to the point where 'not even a feather can be added, nor a fly can land,' entirely relying on the mind to control the power. The circulation of blood and energy throughout the body is smooth and effortless, and the internal organs are nourished by the power, making one impervious to heat and cold, and difficult to injure by external injuries. At this point, power reaches the four extremities (teeth, tongue, nails, and hair). At the pinnacle of Transformation into Power, every movement contains the intent of a fist, and the power can be released and withdrawn at will, capable of being both hard and soft, gathered and dispersed."

"Transforming one's internal energy to the divine level, striking someone is as easy as hanging a painting."

"Dan Jin (丹劲) involves embracing the dantian (丹田) and sitting on the hips, where qi and blood are concentrated into the dantian; essence, qi, and spirit are condensed in the dantian. It requires complete perfection in every aspect, and grasping one point is related to the practitioner's spiritual realm. Those with insufficient spiritual realm are prone to dantian destruction and death when embracing the dantian. At this time, the body's qi and blood greatly increase, the physical body is cleansed by the qi and blood, and is reborn, with inexhaustible physical strength and the force of a punch that can pierce the air; one can withstand fists and kicks, as well as various light and heavy weapons such as swords; at this realm, lifespan is greatly increased, and youth is preserved."

"From 'body training' to 'qi training,' the internal energy becomes substantial."

"Gang Jin is the force born from extreme compression of internal energy. When released outward, it forms a protective aura; it can strike from a distance and strike through the air with a palm strike. When the aura covers the body, it is difficult for knives and spears to penetrate; it can injure people from several meters away; it can fight against small groups of organized soldiers. The internal energy transforms into a gale, breaking free from the limitations of the physical body."

"To break through the void, one must break through the limits of the physical body and comprehend the essence of martial arts, enabling temporary 'void traversal' in terms of speed or mind control. The physical body can break the sound barrier and punch metal objects; perception becomes so subtle that one can predict all attacks. At this point, the cultivator's control over themselves has reached a subtle level, which is the realm of glimpsing the Dao."

"Seeing the divine is indestructible; one can internally perceive the acupoints throughout the body as divine, regulate the physical body, restore all damage, and make the physical body immortal; here, 'divine' refers to the complete opening of all acupoints and the manifestation of divine power. At this point, one can fight against an army single-handedly; one's level of life leaps forward."

"Looking at the entire Qi and blood system, there is no method of circulating Qi through the meridians, nor is there any concept of true Qi in the Dantian; all power returns to the physical body."