Chapter 9 Perfect Foundation, Peerless Furnace
the next day.
Chen Yushu got up when the rooster crowed.
But he gets up early, and some people get up even earlier.
As he walked out of the room, he noticed several apprentices practicing standing meditation and boxing in the yard.
The桩功 is exactly the Medicine King桩功 that is taught uniformly in the Liu Family Pharmacy.
Compared to his own clumsiness when practicing, others were much more skilled, and each move was very smooth and the transitions were natural.
However, he also noticed that this set of standing meditation exercises was indeed extremely physically demanding. After just a short while, some people were sweating profusely and gasping for breath.
Of course, there are also some who are good at it.
An apprentice who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old only sweated slightly after completing a whole set of standing meditation movements. After a brief pause, he started to perform a set of boxing techniques.
This boxing style is fierce and powerful, sometimes like a tiger, sometimes like a flying dove, and there is a buzzing sound between the movements.
“That’s Zhang Ruyun, one of the top five apprentices in our pharmacy.
Not only did he practice martial arts well, he had achieved some success in standing meditation and started practicing boxing, but he was also valued by the shopkeeper and arranged for him to learn how to make and prepare medicine in the shop. He might have the opportunity to learn medicine and become a doctor in the future.
At this time, Li Hu came over and said with envy.
"Having mastered the basic standing practice, are you ready to start learning boxing?
How many years did he study?"
Chen Yushu couldn't help but look at the other person.
I know that although the Liu family pharmacy is just a pharmacy, it has its own levels and rules.
An identity, a status.
From top to bottom, the most senior one is naturally the shopkeeper, followed by the doctor, the front yard manager, the back yard manager, the medicine maker...
As for their apprentices, there are also distinctions.
For example, the handyman apprentices who do odd jobs in the backyard usually do the work of washing, drying, and cutting medicinal herbs and medicines. There are also apprentices who work in the herb fields, and their work place is usually in the herb fields.
In addition, apprentices will be arranged to help clean the kitchen and stables.
Those with higher status are apprentices working in pharmacies.
Apprentices for dispensing medicine, apprentices for decocting medicine, apprentices for doctors...
Since Zhang Ruyun can work in a shop, it is obvious that he is already an apprentice in dispensing medicine or even decocting medicine. His status is indeed much higher than theirs.
“Three years!
In three years, he has made some progress in standing meditation, which shows that he is indeed extremely talented.
According to Master Qian, if you can achieve some success in standing meditation within five years, you will be considered qualified.
If a person has not mastered the standing meditation to a certain degree within five years, the shop will not accept him or her and he or she will be kicked out directly, leaving him or her to fend for himself or herself.
Of course, the pharmacy also has requirements for beginners like us.
It is necessary to practice the standing meditation to the entry level within three months.
Otherwise, you will be judged as having no talent and will be driven away."
When Li Hu finished speaking, his face turned slightly pale.
He had only been in the pharmacy for a month, but he had not yet mastered the Medicine King Posture, and he was under great pressure.
"Isn't this a pharmacy? Why do we have such rules?"
Chen Yushu asked in confusion after hearing this.
"I heard that this is a requirement from above, and it has always been like this."
Li Hu shook his head and said.
"Master Qian is here."
Suddenly, a voice was heard, and then Chen Yushu saw a burly man walking towards him from the front yard.
It was Qian Qian, the instructor arranged by the pharmacy to teach them martial arts.
At this moment, he had an indifferent expression on his face as he walked into the courtyard, glanced at everyone in the courtyard, and said, "I heard that there is a new apprentice in the courtyard. Come here and I will teach you martial arts.
In addition, if you have not yet started practicing Zhuanggong or have any confusion, you can come and ask for guidance.
Ten taels of silver will get you started, and one tael of silver is all you need for instruction."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yushu hurried over.
Li Hu on the side hesitated for a moment but still did not step forward.
One tael of silver for one instruction was too expensive for apprentices like them.
But there were also people who gritted their teeth and stepped forward.
These are all apprentices who have just joined the pharmacy not long ago.
If they fail to master the standing meditation within three months, they will be kicked out... You know, they paid a huge price to enter the pharmacy, so of course they have to do everything they can to stay.
“Stand still!”
Qian Qian glanced at Chen Yushu and the two apprentices who came forward, nodded, and said, "The Medicine King Posture is the basic strength-building exercise of our medicine shop.
Even though it's just the basics, it's said to have been created by a master-level expert, Senior Medicine King. It's of extremely high grade and profound, countless times better than the standing meditation techniques taught in many martial arts schools.
This kind of standing meditation, every move, every breath, has its own requirements. Even if I have practiced it to perfection, I dare not say that I know much about it.
But it is worth mentioning that cultivators who use this stance training to cultivate their bodies and build strength are generally much stronger than those who use other techniques to practice stance training.
With the same level of success in standing meditation, your strength, qi and blood will be much stronger.
It is said that if one cultivates to the extreme, one can achieve perfection without leaks or impurities, forge a perfect foundation, and create a peerless furnace."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Chen Yushu and others.
Chen Yushu is a newcomer with a weak constitution and no basic skills, but he has to abide by the rules of the pharmacy, so he still has to be taught.
The other two were named Lu Liang and Xue Ming. Lu Liang had been practicing for almost two months and had already paid ten taels of silver. He also guaranteed that he would be able to learn the standing meditation within three months.
As for Xue Ming, he has been learning for almost three months. Since he paid one or two taels of silver this time, he naturally did not hesitate to give guidance.
So, without hesitation, he spoke directly, "I believe you are all familiar with the moves of the Medicine King Posture. Next, I will teach you the breathing method.
The breathing method is not as simple as what is written in the secret manual of martial arts.
Every pause, turn, interval time, and matching of movements are very important and require hands-on instruction and explanation bit by bit in order to learn.
Just by looking at the secret manual, not to mention you, even a peerless genius would have no chance of mastering it."
Chen Yushu suddenly understood after hearing this.
After he got the secret book of standing meditation, he tried many times but never succeeded. He originally thought it was because he didn't have enough talent, but now it seems that there is another reason.
But if you think about it, it's normal.
As the saying goes, true transmission can be conveyed in one sentence, while false transmission requires thousands of books. Since Yaowang Zhuang Gong is so precious, in order to prevent it from being spread outside, of course it will be "hidden".
After Chen Yushu got the secret book of Zhuanggong, he had read it countless times. Even the "reading" experience on the attribute panel has improved a lot. At this time, he has memorized all the thirty-six moves.
So he quickly performed the first move.
The same was true for Lu Liang and Xue Ming standing by.
Then, Qian Qian began to explain each breath, each pause, which movement to go with it, and the corresponding breathing method.
Chen Yushu practiced according to the corresponding method, and after just a short while, he felt the difference.
He found that as his movements matched his breathing, his entire body, from top to bottom, from the soles of his feet to his calves, to his torso, hands, head, began to feel numb, as if countless ants were crawling on him.
The feeling is very different.
The first move, have you mastered it?
(End of this chapter)
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