Chapter 52 Choice

As Cheng Zitong spoke, he demonstrated the Hunyuan Jinzhuang in front of Chen Chuan, starting from the Baoqi style and ending with the Beiyue style. This was no different from what Yu Gang showed him that day.

He couldn't tell whose level was higher, but he felt that Yu Gang's aura seemed to be more compatible with this set of stances.

Cheng Zitong pressed his abdomen and said, "The source of Hunyuan Jin's power comes from here. In the old days, there was a saying that 'Qi sinks into Dantian', which means that the Dantian's alienated tissue is the core to drive the power of the whole body.

Maintaining this position also means maintaining the center of gravity. The word "sinking" explains everything. It holds the body down like a ballast, but once it is moved, a powerful force will burst out.

During his explanation, Chen Chuan looked at the main forces one by one. In fact, there are not many, only about ten or so, and the rest are minor forces.

According to Cheng Zitong, some great powers are very difficult to practice and require high levels of alienated tissue, so students can only start with small powers, or simply focus on them. Usually, at least two or more powers are needed to form combat effectiveness.

But in this way, the combat system appears to be very scattered. If we do not take into account any external forces and only compare people themselves, then small strength is not as good as big strength. However, people will find ways to make up for their own shortcomings, especially people will use tools. With the cooperation of various auxiliary tools, the gap here is not so big.

Nowadays, even people who have practiced great strength will also practice some small strength, which can produce miraculous effects at critical moments.

Chen Chuan walked to the last row on the right. The bamboo slips here were relatively sparse, with only a lonely bundle placed in the middle layer. When he walked here, Cheng Zitong's eyes also paid special attention to him.

He reached out and picked up the bamboo slip in the middle, took a look at it, and saw the three words "Xuan Xiang Jin" written on it. When he opened it, he saw densely packed instructions for the stance, and rows of vertical annotations by previous generations next to it.

Meanwhile, in the administrative building, Gao Shi, Yue Hong, and Bian Feng were all in the Recruitment Office. Yue Hong said, "An hour ago, Director Cheng took someone to the Wenguotang Training Hall. They should be preparing to begin formal training on the Jin method."

Bian Feng asked, "Will he choose that method?"

Yue Hong was optimistic: "It should be possible. It is the best method in the academy, and it also has handwritten annotations from generations of practitioners. I chose this one originally."

Master Gao said in a deep voice, "Best? Not necessarily. Only what suits you is the best."

Yue Hong said: "Teacher Gao, students often don't know what their real choice is, and they still need guidance from predecessors."

Teacher Gao said, "If Cheng Zitong were here, he would criticize your completely rationalist view. We'll soon know the outcome."

At the same time, on the North Peak opposite to the South Hill, the recommended students seemed to be moving together, and one of them was looking at the opposite side with a telescope.

"Lin Mian, what are you looking at?"

Behind him, several recommended students were shooting arrows at a human-shaped target with crossbows. One of them saw his actions, turned around curiously, and walked over. "What's so interesting?"

Lin Mian stepped back a bit, adjusted the camera, and said, "You know, I just heard that Cheng Zitong took a student to the Wenguotang training hall. He's right across the street now. What do you remember?"

"Ask for an interview?" The student questioning him seemed casual at first, but then he was stunned, then startled. He gritted his teeth and said, "I remember that annoying guy was taken there too..." He turned to Senior Jiang and asked, "Brother Jiang, where did Cheng Zitong take the students? What are the school leaders trying to do?"

Senior Jiang slowly put on the string and said with a smile, "Someone is dissatisfied with what happened two years ago, so the school administration has been hoping to find someone like that again. They may have pinned their hopes on this student."

The recommender suddenly lost his patience and said, "What should we do? We were able to get things done two years ago, but this time, should we..."

Senior Jiang smiled and said, "Don't be impatient, let's see the result first." As he said that, he raised the crossbow, aimed it at the front, narrowed his eyes, lightly pulled the trigger, and with a click, the crossbow arrow hit the red bull's eye in the distance.

Inside the Wenguotang training hall, Chen Chuan flipped through the bundle of bamboo slips in his hand. This was the longest time he had watched since he selected the martial arts method. Cheng Zitong had been sitting there in silence.

Chen Chuan could tell that judging from its position, this booklet was definitely not simple. Judging from the description above, it was indeed the case. The booklet only talked about the methods of cultivation and key points to pay attention to, but did not specifically describe which part of the body the alienated tissue would grow.

Just from the depicted human body pictures, one can see that tattoo-like lines will appear on the practitioner's chest and back. It seems that the deeper they go, the clearer and more complex they become, and in the end it looks like an angry human face.

After reading it all, he said, "Teacher, this method is very special."

Cheng Zitong said, "Xuan Xiang Jin is one of the most advanced Jin methods in the academy. I haven't practiced it, and I've had little exposure to it, so I can't say for sure how the mutant tissue grows. I only know that this method has very high entry requirements, and those who have chosen it have always achieved great success. Before you, about three years ago, there was also a student who chose this method..."

He seemed to be intentionally trying to bring up this topic, but Chen Chuan didn't ask anything. Instead, he put the bundle of Jin Fa back, walked over to the cushion, sat down, and asked, "Teacher, are there any other Jin Fa?"

"What?" Cheng Zitong asked in surprise, "You don't want to learn Xuan Xiang Jin?"

Chen Chuan said frankly: "I don't think it's suitable for me."

Cheng Zitong's expression became very complicated for a moment, as if he was a little regretful, but also seemed relieved. After a while, he said, "If it's not suitable, forget it. But after looking at so many methods, don't you like any of them?"

Chen Chuan glanced at the bookshelf and said, "Are all the school's energy techniques here?"

Cheng Zitong shook his head and said, "That's not the case. There are some common ones that are not special, so they don't need to be listed here. Tell me what kind of power you want, and I will help you find it."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and asked, "Is there a method of power that takes all these characteristics into consideration?"

"A technique that takes all the characteristics into consideration?" Cheng Zitong was startled, his expression somewhat subtle. "Is this what you had in mind?"

Chen Chuan nodded.

Cheng Zitong thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "Yes, there is. This method is called 'Zhou Yuan Jin', and it meets your requirements. But you must know that although this method takes all aspects into consideration, taking everything into consideration also means mediocrity in every aspect."

His face grew a bit more serious. "Our past understanding tells us that a skilled fighter needs specialized strengths and must constantly strengthen them. Because humans use tools, some weaknesses can be compensated for with them. Humans also have limited energy. Even with an alienated organization, they can only fully focus on strengthening a single strength. This choice will only lead to your energy becoming scattered and lacking any special characteristics."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for your correction, teacher. Could you please let me see this method?"

Cheng Zitong sighed and said, "Okay, I told you that you, a student, have an idea. Just wait a minute." He stood up, went to the side door, and soon came out with a printed book that looked old and yellowed, and handed it to him.

Chen Chuan took it and flipped through it, and saw that it was just as Cheng Zitong said. This method of strength took everything into consideration, emphasizing comprehensiveness. The alienated tissues were not specialized, but formed relatively small parts attached to every corner of the body.

If you know all kinds of techniques, theoretically you can imitate any strength, but the effects will be very different. After all, any great strength is supported by alienated tissues, and if you try to take everything into consideration, you may not even be able to support small strengths. It is indeed as Cheng Zitong said, excessive pursuit of comprehensiveness will only lead to mediocrity.

But he knew one thing clearly: any skill was based on physical fitness, even alienated tissues could be classified as part of physical fitness.

If a person's physical fitness far exceeds the normal limit, then everything is possible. But with a second self, he firmly believes that he only needs to continue to strengthen his own foundation, which is far better than everything.

And he can feel that I am still growing and have greater potential to be discovered in the future.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and said seriously: "Teacher, this method is exactly what I want."

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(End of this chapter)