Chapter 36: Shen Zhao Gong Tai Chi Sword (Two in One)
As for combat experience, Feng Yi knew a lot from the characters in novels.
For example, the Five Great Masters of the Central Plains, Guo Jing, Yang Guo and others were able to tease and kill Lingzhi Shangren, Li Mochou, Huodu, Xiaolongnu, Yin Kexi, Nimoxing, Xiaoxiangzi and other top masters. Why couldn't Jinlun, who was no less powerful than them, do the same? It was because of his serious lack of combat experience.
Before Jinlun entered the Central Plains, he always defeated his enemies with just three or two moves. The implication was that although he was powerful, it was also obvious how weak his opponents were.
For such a person, we cannot expect his actual combat ability!
But even though Feng Yi lacked experience, he could still spot the weakness of an ordinary martial arts figure at a glance and defeat him with one strike.
Because once the Shen Zhao Jing is perfected, the internal strength will reach the realm of entering a trance and sitting in meditation, which means "the minister meets with the spirit, not with the eyes", and one can sense the opponent's attack with the spirit alone.
Therefore, he was able to defeat those martial arts figures who besieged him, as well as younger martial artists like Wang Xiaofeng and Shui Sheng who came from extraordinary families, in one move.
In Feng Yi's eyes, they had too many flaws, and this was the key to "avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, attacking the strong and destroying the weak" in martial arts.
No matter how strong his martial arts skills are, his weakest point is his flaw.
Of course, everyone understands the principle, but the key issue is how to find and seize the opponent's flaws.
The Shenzhaojing emphasizes "the organs know when to stop and the spirit wants to move, according to the principles of heaven, to open up the great refusal, to guide the great orifices, and to follow its nature."
As long as there are moves, there will be forms, and if there are forms, there will be flaws. Flaws are the shortcomings that cannot be covered by your moves.
This is true for external martial arts moves and also for internal martial arts, because internal martial arts has its own qi gate.
Even if it is a profound internal skill with no flaws, many people do not have sufficient internal skill cultivation, and their internal energy cannot flow to certain acupoints in certain meridians. This is a flaw.
This could not be hidden from Feng Yi, who had mastered the Shen Zhao Gong. He only needed to use the "Pao Ding's method of butchering an ox" to break it.
This is also the level that Ding Dian reached in the original plot.
This is the reason why many experts who Di Yun had no chance of defeating could not dodge Ding Dian's grab.
Although Di Yun had lost all his martial arts at that time, his eyesight was still there. He possessed the martial arts to defeat the siege of many disciples of the Wanmen Sect. It is easy to imagine how terrifying Ding Dian, who had mastered the Shenzhao Gong, was.
Today, Feng Yi's "Shen Zhao Gong" has reached perfection, and his internal strength is no less than Ding Dian in the original plot. Ding Dian even teaches him all his martial arts experience over the years.
In his eyes, ordinary martial arts masters are full of flaws. If he cannot kill them, he will, like Ding Dian in the original plot, first wonder if he has not mastered his magical powers, instead of doubting whether the other party has any protective measures.
The feeling that Shenzhaogong gives people is so outrageous and so confident!
Of course, the higher the level of martial arts skills, the fewer flaws there are, or even no flaws at all.
Then you need to lure your opponent into making mistakes and create loopholes for him. This is the principle of "luring him with power and attracting him with profit".
However, the masters who have no flaws have reached the pinnacle of martial arts and have mastered the art to perfection. You know what they know, and they may not understand it. Who can win at that time depends on their luck.
Feng Yi thought to himself that it was rare to find such a person in the world today, and he could only start with masters like the "Four Wonders of the South" and improve his own abilities first.
Just now he had fought with Shui Dai and Hua Tiegan successively, and he was already well aware of each other's martial arts skills. Luo Hua Liu Shui's martial arts were on par with his own. So whether facing Liu Chengfeng or Lu Tianshu, it would not be considered as a risky move as long as he fought alone and met the enemy with bare hands.
Besides, his weapon skills were not top-notch martial arts. Ding Dian told him that he did not know the Liancheng sword technique.
Because Mei Niansheng said that Lian Cheng's swordsmanship was not as good as the Shen Zhao Jing, and he was dying at that time and had no time to teach Ding Dian martial arts.
The "Tang Poetry Sword Technique" that the three disciples of the Mei Sect learned was a sword technique full of mistakes and omissions. The "Selected Tang Poems" that they took away only contained the secret of the priceless treasure, and there was no martial arts secret manual at all.
Therefore, Feng Yi's weapon skills were just a set of sword techniques that Ding Dian casually taught him, and they were not very sophisticated. How could they compare to the unique skills that "Falling Flowers and Flowing Water" had been immersed in for decades? Feng Yi knew very well that he could never beat his opponent in terms of moves when using weapons, and the only chance of winning was to rely on his internal strength.
But he knew very well that if he met an opponent who was less powerful than him, he could defeat him by force.
But what if he met an opponent with equal internal strength? How could there not be an internal strength comparable to the Divine Light Power in this world? Others might not know.
But Feng Yi knew that there must be!
For example, Nine Yang Divine Art, Tai Xuan Jing, Yi Jin Jing and so on.
When facing this kind of person, you have to use cleverness to win.
If you meet someone who is not as good as you, you will only crush him by force, and the result will be that you will become a person like Jinlun.
If you meet someone who is not as good as you, just beat him up.
When I meet someone of the same level, I can’t beat any of them.
If he meets a Xiaolongnu who is not as strong as himself, he will also get hurt. It is not because of his lack of strength, but because of his lack of combat experience!
He actually used his own weakness to counter the enemy's strength. Is this what masters like the old and new Five Supremes would do? Feng Yi possessed a system and had mastered the Divine Illumination Technique. If he went down this path, he would be ashamed of himself!
This is a typical example of sitting at the table with children when eating. It is so insulting!
He could remain undefeated no matter what master he faced! That was why he chose to fight the "Falling Flowers and Flowing Water" sword with his bare hands. On the one hand, he wanted to gain more knowledge, but also to understand the essence of the Shadowless Divine Fist.
It’s about being clever, not being fierce!
After all, fullness cannot last forever, which is the most basic truth.
If you understand one principle, you will understand all things.
Using fists against swords can not only improve your own ability to respond, but also allow you to learn your opponent's swordsmanship from his moves.
With Feng Yi's internal strength, as long as he knows the tricks, he can master any martial arts in the world with just one practice.
What’s more important is that in Feng Yi’s eyes, whether or not to practice the skill of using weapon against weapon is secondary.
Fighting with weapons with bare hands is something that must be experienced and mastered. This "fighting with bare hands against weapons" must be mastered to the extreme.
Because as long as you are alive, your hands and feet will never leave your body.
As for weapons, it is difficult to say.
Who can guarantee that there are weapons available at any time and anywhere? Is he like Linghu Chong, who has strong internal strength but no sword, and is useless immediately?
When encountering an enemy, the first reaction is to find a sword. Isn’t that nonsense!
Feng Yi and Liu Chengfeng fought quickly, and in a blink of an eye they exchanged more than a hundred moves. Wherever the strong wind went, the tables, chairs, bowls, chopsticks, bottles, pots, and all the furnishings in the store were all smashed to pieces.
In the eyes of everyone, the hundred moves were broken at an incredibly fast speed. But the Four Wonders of Jiangnan seemed to have experienced a lifetime, even though Liu Chengfeng was the only one in the group.
Feng Yi's magical skills were all acquired in one go. Originally, he was strong but not steady enough. However, as he continued to fight with others, his knowledge of martial arts increased accordingly, and he understood more and more of the key points in the Shen Zhao Jing. At this time, he was inspired by a first-class master like Liu Chengfeng, and confirmed them one by one with the martial arts principles of the Shen Zhao Jing. The more sharp and wonderful his moves became, the more adept he became in fighting.
The key points of the mental method in the Shen Zhao Jing flowed in his mind like a brook. The internal force in his body was like a river, lake or sea, endless. Even with his bare hands, he was able to counter Liu Chengfeng's sword and break his momentum.
No matter how strange and changeable Liu Chengfeng's swordsmanship was, Feng Yi knew his flaws clearly and could easily break them down.
Liu Chengfeng was even more surprised. He was proud of his sword skills, but after a long battle without success, he felt confused: "Does it really take the Tai Chi sword to defeat him?"
Feng Yi just laughed and said, "Master, your sword technique is swift and fierce, yet delicate and gentle. One is hard and the other is gentle, and they complement each other. Is that why it's called 'Qingfeng Rouyun Sword'?"
Liu Chengfeng said calmly: "You have good eyesight!"
Feng Yi added: "I have heard that Master Liu is a master of Tai Chi swordsmanship. Why don't you let me learn a few tricks of Tai Chi swordsmanship?"
Liu Chengfeng was silent this time, because his face was flushed and white mist gradually came out of his head. At this time, everyone's eyes were on the two of them. Lu, Hua, and Shui were secretly anxious, and their eyebrows were raised.
They had already seen that Liu Chengfeng was surrounded by white steam and fog. This was because he had exerted his internal strength to the extreme. They no longer dared to speak, lest their internal energy go astray, otherwise they would be either dead or injured.
On the other hand, Feng Yi was still at ease and was even speaking during the fight. How could his internal strength be so profound?
Liu Chengfeng was a famous Tai Chi master, and was best at long battles. However, each of Feng Yi's moves contained the internal energy of Shenzhao Gong. Liu Chengfeng's internal strength was far inferior to his. Every time he resolved a move, it was difficult for him to retract his internal energy. He only said a sentence, and his face turned red, his heart beat fast and he was out of breath. How could he dare to continue talking like Feng Yi?
Feng Yi frowned slightly, thinking: "He stepped forward to rescue his brother, but it seems that he would rather lose than let the Tai Chi sword lose to me. In order to prevent ignorant people from looking down on Zhang Sanfeng!"
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He immediately said: "There is no superiority or inferiority in martial arts, it all depends on one's own cultivation. Even if the Taoist priest loses, what does it mean?"
Liu Chengfeng thought: "You are unarmed, and I cannot defeat you even if I use Tai Chi sword. There are always ignorant people in the world who say that the Tai Chi sword technique created by the founder Sanfeng is just a false reputation!"
Suddenly, Feng Yi shouted, "Be careful." He threw out his right fist, and a huge force as heavy as a mountain rushed towards him.
Liu Chengfeng took a strange step to avoid the frontal attack, and with a flash of his sword, he cut across the opponent's fist.
Feng Yi took a step forward and punched Liu Chengfeng in the chest with his left fist. This punch was like thunder and lightning, but without a single sound.
Liu Chengfeng stretched out his left palm diagonally, trying to neutralize the opponent's fist force, but when the two forces collided, Liu Chengfeng's arm felt hot and he took three steps back.
Feng Yi drew a semicircle with his left forearm, and with a buzzing sound, Liu Chengfeng's long sword was blown away by the wind from the punch.
Feng Yi took another step forward and punched out with his right fist. Liu Chengfeng stretched out his palm again to block the punch.
As soon as the two forces came into contact, Liu Chengfeng felt something was wrong. An unparalleled force burst out from the opponent's fist and rushed towards his chest along his arm.
Liu Chengfeng used the force of his fist to somersault backwards, hoping to use it to dissipate the force, but the "Shen Zhao Gong" was so powerful and had endless staying power that Liu Chengfeng couldn't help himself and somersaulted backwards again.
Feng Yi caught up and attacked again. Liu Chengfeng quickly danced his sword into a circle.
All people heard was a series of rapid "clang clang clang" sounds, like rain hitting a palace leak, as fast as lightning.
Lu, Hua and Shui were watching from the side and were secretly frightened.
Liu Chengfeng took two quick steps back, his breathing rapid and his hands trembling.
Feng Yi shouted: "It seems that Zhang Sanfeng is just a name in vain, otherwise why wouldn't his descendants dare to use my Shenzhao Gong!"
He deliberately gave Liu Chengfeng a chance to catch his breath, and as soon as he finished speaking, he threw four punches in a row, all in one go and at an incredibly fast speed.
The Shadowless Divine Fist only requires speed, and strives to take the initiative everywhere. It is said that even without seeing the shadow, the power has already reached the body.
He had already exchanged a hundred moves with Liu Chengfeng and had figured out the moves. He knew what move he was going to make just by the other party raising his hand and shrugging his shoulders. These few preemptive punches forced him to not be able to use any of the other moves, even if he wanted to use the "Soft Cloud Sword".
Liu Chengfeng had only a few admirers of martial arts in his life, but at this moment, his palms were sweating coldly, thinking: "This kid has said so much, I can only hope that the ancestors will bless me and that Tai Chi Sword can reverse its decline."
The moves in his hands changed, and the long sword lightly drew a circle of silver rainbow around his body, seemingly light but actually heavy, and seemingly heavy but actually light. In an instant, he had mastered the essence of martial arts "using stillness to control movement, and combining movement and stillness", and he was using the unique martial arts "Tai Chi Sword".
This Tai Chi sword technique was created by Wudang founder Sanfeng Zhenren when he was 100 years old. The essence is to control the sword with the mind, focusing on the sword intention and not the sword moves. If the mind is restrained, the sword technique cannot be pure. When Zhang Sanfeng taught the leader of the Ming Cult, Zhang Wuji, he asked him to forget the moves.
But the reason why Liu Chengfeng was reluctant to use it was because he was an expert in martial arts. He thought that there was no such thing as martial arts that could be mastered overnight. Feng Yi's internal strength was so profound. Of course, his internal skills were top-notch, but he must have had a miraculous encounter, or perhaps he had eaten some kind of exotic beast's inner elixir or thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum.
However, martial arts must be studied and practiced diligently, and the level is progressive, and the higher it goes, the more difficult it is. If you are not gifted, have a famous teacher to guide you, and have great perseverance, it is impossible to learn superior martial arts, not to mention Feng Yi who is so young. He thought that he could resist with just the "Soft Cloud Sword Technique".
After all, although Rouyun Sword Technique is not as mysterious and exquisite as Taiji Sword Technique, the effect of using softness to overcome hardness is the same. Unexpectedly, Feng Yi became more and more courageous and powerful as he fought! The second reason is that Taiji Sword was created by Zhang Sanfeng, a great master in the history of martial arts.
Although Liu Chengfeng has practiced Tai Chi sword for many years and has a deep understanding of the sword's meaning, his martial arts skills have not yet reached the pinnacle. If he is defeated by Feng Yi, some ignorant people will inevitably say that Tai Chi sword is not as good as Shenzhao Gong!
Feng Yi broke it with just his fists.
This matter is too great! However, Feng Yi kept pressing on, and Liu Chengfeng had no choice but to use the Tai Chi Sword.
The sword in Liu Chengfeng's hand only drew big circles in front of him, big circles, small circles, straight circles, and diagonal circles. It was as if he was facing a ball of green sword light, pressing towards Feng Yi step by step.
Feng Yi threw several punches, but the mighty punches were like a stone sinking into the sea, disappearing without a trace. He was filled with awe: "This Tai Chi sword is really powerful. If I am careless today, I am afraid that I will seek glory but end up in disgrace."
He then took several steps back, trying to see the real situation.
Seeing that the speed was extremely fast, Liu Chengfeng immediately drew various circles of different sizes, straight and diagonal, and pushed forward again. The sword circles grew bigger and bigger like a snowball.
Feng Yi only saw the sword energy coming towards him.
The circles drawn by Liu Chengfeng seemed normal, but the force was very strange. The tip of the sword drew circles of different sizes, and it was impossible to see where his sword was pointing. There was only a large ball of green light rolling in front of his eyes, without any flaws. Wherever the sword energy went, his hair turned cold.
Feng Yi couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Everyone saw that Feng Yi had always been at ease, but this time he was forced to retreat several times.
Wang Xiaofeng was pleased to see this and couldn't help but praise: "Uncle Liu is awesome!"
Shui Sheng couldn't help but ask: "Dad, is this the Tai Chi sword technique passed down by Master Zhang?"
Shui Dai said: "Not bad!"
Shui Sheng murmured, "I don't know if I can win!" He muttered to himself, but his eyes did not move, staring at the fighting arena.
Feng Yi took a few steps back, thinking that he could not get rid of the sword force. At this time, he was also sure that the flaw of Tai Chi Sword must be in this circle. He thought: "If I draw my sword and insert it into the sword circle to break it and knock his weapon away, it will not be difficult, but that is to win with internal strength, which is not what I want.
But if you don't use a weapon, no matter how powerful your punch is, it will be wiped out. If you want to fight in close combat, if you miss, won't your arm be broken?"
As he was thinking, his feet suddenly stopped. It turned out that he was forced to take a few steps back and happened to step on a corpse.
Feng Yi's mind changed, and he waved his sleeves wildly, raising a gust of wind, and the corpse under his feet rushed straight towards Liu Chengfeng's sword circle.
(End of this chapter)