Chapter 44 Beginning
Because there were a lot of things to experience on the first day of school, Chen Chuan also planned to rest early.
According to the course schedule, there will be an open class starting tomorrow. Before the instructor is decided, he thought he could go and take a look tomorrow, so he took a shower and went to bed.
At six o'clock the next day, he had just finished washing up and was about to go out for exercise when there was suddenly a knock on the door.
Who could it be so early?
He walked over and opened the door, only to see a middle-aged man standing outside, dressed in a white shirt and a diagonally striped tie. He was neither thin nor fat. He had his coat tucked into his arm, a briefcase tucked under his arm. He looked to be in his forties or fifties, with thick eyebrows and large eyes. Although his face looked a little round now, he could tell he had been a handsome young man in his youth.
He was holding a pair of decorative sunglasses and a name card. He waved at him, "Student Chen? Hello." He smiled again and said, "I'm your instructor, Cheng Zitong. You can call me Teacher Cheng, or just Old Cheng."
Chen Chuan glanced at the name card and immediately responded politely: "Hello, Teacher Cheng." But after thinking about it, he felt that there didn't seem to be a teacher with the last name Cheng in the information provided by the dormitory supervisor?
"It's quite sudden, isn't it?" Teacher Cheng said with a smile, "Not only do students choose their teachers, but teachers can also choose their students. I looked at your resume and it's good. You seem like a good candidate, so I came to find you."
Chen Chuan turned aside and said, "Teacher Cheng, please come in."
Cheng Zitong sighed, walked in, and sat down on the sofa. He leaned back and looked around, sighing, "This dormitory has been like this for years..." Seeing Chen Chuan pouring water, he waved to him and said, "Don't be busy. Come and sit here and listen to me."
Chen Chuan still poured him a glass of water, placed it on the coffee table in front of the sofa, and said, "Teacher Cheng, please forgive me, there is only boiled water here."
"Hey, why are you so polite? Okay, you are a very polite student."
Cheng Zitong came up and took the cup. He waited for Chen to sit down before saying, "Student Chen, others think you've started practicing breathing techniques too early and overdrawn your potential, but I think you're a talented student. However, I think you have a problem that needs to be solved urgently, otherwise it will be very troublesome. By the way, let me show you something first."
He picked up the briefcase beside him, pulled out a stack of papers, and handed it to him. "These are some records of some students who graduated from Wuyi University in the past. They cover information from when they were seventeen to when they were thirty-seven. Don't read the front part, pay attention to the back part. Yes, turn to the back."
Chen Chuan flipped through the information and soon discovered that almost all of these Wuyi students had medical treatment and surgery records starting in their twenties or thirties, and these procedures were very frequent. Some of them even had this happen before they were twenty years old.
Cheng Zitong said, "Did you see it?"
Chen Chuan raised his head and asked, "Teacher Cheng, what's the reason? Is it because of the excessive training during the study period that caused the physical injury?"
Cheng Zitong shook his head. "If only it were just like that, we need to talk about this matter slowly."
Chen Chuanshuo said: "Please give me some advice, teacher."
"Don't be so polite." Despite saying so, Cheng Zitong was still very satisfied with his attitude. He continued, "You have already started practicing breathing techniques and can feel the benefits they bring, but you may not yet understand what is truly hidden beneath the breathing techniques."
Chen Chuan couldn't help but ask, "What is it?"
Cheng Zitong said, "With the help of the breathing method, your body's resistance, the strength of your internal organs, the bearing capacity of your bones, and even all aspects of your body will undergo a qualitative leap. You should be able to feel that after learning the breathing method, the gap between you and ordinary people who don't practice it has widened, and you are improving every day."
Chen Chuan nodded: "That's right."
"But this will also bring about another effect," Cheng Zitong said slowly: "Some tissues and organs that didn't originally exist will grow in your body. We call them alienated tissues, for example..."
He pointed at Chen Chuan and said, "Under the stimulation of the breathing method, your body will first grow some additional fascia tissue. The reason why martial arts masters can exert strength beyond that of ordinary people is precisely due to the existence of these tissues.
When such tissue appears in your body and continues to grow, you will initially feel itchy or hot, and then you will clearly feel that all aspects of your physical fitness are rapidly improving."
Chen Chuan was shocked. He couldn't help but think of the symptoms of fever he felt soon after he started practicing the breathing method. He even asked Yu Gang about it. The improvement in his physical fitness might be because he had been practicing the breathing method for a long time, even now he has not stopped.
Seeing his reaction, Cheng Zitong said, "It seems that you have already experienced this, but don't be nervous. It means that your body is in good condition and is very suitable for practicing fighting. You should know that some people are even born with some alienated tissues. Such people are also said to have innate "talents".
But this situation can't be left unchecked, especially after combat training, where prolonged, conscious external stimulation can cause these tissues to grow rapidly. Without proper guidance, these tissues and organs can be allowed to grow unchecked. At best, this can disrupt the normal function of certain tissues, leading to various illnesses and potentially necessitating surgical removal. In more severe cases, this can lead to deformities or even death.
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and asked, "Teacher Cheng, I wonder how long this problem has been going on?"
Teacher Cheng tapped his knee with his decorative sunglasses and said, "It depends on the individual. Everything in the world has its pros and cons. The more talented a person is, the faster their alienated organization grows, and the higher their ceiling."
He gestured toward the information with his chin. "The shortest time listed is less than a year. Yes, less than a year. To be exact, it's eleven months. Let me ask you, how long has it been since you first mastered the breathing technique?"
Chen Chuan replied: "Three months."
Cheng Zitong pondered and said, "Three months..."
Chen Chuan thought about it and realized that he might not be able to solve this problem.
Because at present, the second me can only bear some hard damage from a more direct source, but the premise of removing the damage is to have a holistic "self", and these tissues are also regarded as part of "me", just like it is impossible for him to remove his blood and internal organs out of thin air.
Second, I don’t know how things will change in the future, but at least it is impossible to do this at the moment.
So he asked, "Teacher Cheng, how can we avoid this kind of thing?"
"Don't think of this as something too terrifying," Cheng Zitong waved his hand and said seriously, "You should face it squarely. I even think it's a gift from God. Without this alienated tissue, the original human body cannot surpass its limits. But if we can make it work for us, it may become a stepping stone for us to move forward.
Coincidentally, fighting skills are just such a method.
Yes, although martial arts can stimulate tissue, if they are guided in an orderly manner, then there is a certain possibility that they can turn disadvantages into advantages, but the premise is that the guidance method is correct."
Chen Chuan asked earnestly, "Teacher Cheng, what constitutes an orderly and correct approach?"
Cheng Zitong said, "Just sit still."
He stood up and reached out to pinch Chen Chuan's shoulders, hand and foot joints, neck, spine and other parts. Chen Chuan could feel a slight numbness where his hands touched.
Cheng Zitong frowned and said, "Such rapid progress, have you really only been practicing for three months? Some people probably wouldn't be able to reach your level even after three years of practice. It must be a natural talent..."
He sat back down and said with a serious expression, "Looks like I'm going to have to speed up your progress. If you continue like this, it might not be good."
Chen Chuan seemed relatively calm and asked, "According to Teacher Cheng, I wonder how long it will take for that situation to occur?"
"Hmm..." Cheng Zitong said in a deep voice, "It's hard to say. The most optimistic estimate is half a year. If it happens quickly, maybe within two or three months, your alienated tissue will become difficult to control. At that time, if we want to save your health or even your life, we may have to consider the most undesirable method."
Chen Chuan didn't ask what those methods were, but he could probably guess some of them.
Cheng Zitong said solemnly, "You should practice the basic breathing method. Starting tomorrow, I will begin to teach you a higher level of breathing method. You must master the strength as soon as possible. As soon as possible! Even a small strength will be fine. This way, your alienated fascia will no longer grow on its own, but will grow in the direction you need.
If after ten days you do not experience any tingling, numbness, or swelling in your body, it means that your direction is temporarily correct and we can continue training. If it is not correct, you need to make further adjustments until you have mastered the complete strength, which means you have overcome a difficult time.
But it doesn’t mean it’s over. If your alienated tissue is still growing at that time, then you have to find a way to enter the next stage and continue until the first rapid growth period slows down, then you can breathe a sigh of relief.
He looked at Chen Chuan and said seriously, "Since I've decided to be your instructor, no matter how difficult it is, I will help you overcome this difficulty. But this requires your own determination. Otherwise, no matter how hard I work, it will be useless. I wonder what your answer is?"
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Cheng, thank you for telling me this. You know, after hearing what you said, my first reaction was happiness."
"Happy?"
Chen Chuan nodded. He looked out the window, his eyes filled with longing. "Only those powers that transcend common sense can allow people to break free from their original constraints, take them to higher places, and appreciate the scenery there." He turned his head and looked at Cheng Zitong, saying sincerely, "Teacher Cheng, I will do my best to do it, because this is exactly what I pursue and expect."
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(End of this chapter)
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