Chapter 13: Practicing Martial Arts
Back at his old house, Gu Dan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He really didn't expect that after explaining things to Andy Hui this time, he was almost matched up with someone else.
At most, he and Lin Xiaoyi could be considered as slightly familiar friends. What's more, Lin Xiaoyi was only fourteen years old and he didn't have any morbid hobbies, so he wouldn't think about it in other ways.
Although the fourteen-year-old girl in this world is old enough to get married and start a family, his soul is not a native of this world and has his own bottom line.
His ninth-rank medical practitioner was still affiliated with Andy Hui, and he made it clear to Andy Hui that he had no intention of making friends with the powerful, so that he could practice martial arts in peace.
Don't fight or compete, just watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the door and the clouds roll and unfold in the sky. This is the path Gu Dan chose for himself.
"Brother Mo, some mundane matters have been taken care of. What do you think about me starting my training today?" Gu Dan found Mo Qiu. He had waited for more than four months and was finally going to start his own journey of martial arts.
"Of course."
Mo Qiu's big hands like palm-leaf fans gently patted Gu Dan's body a few times. Waves of special power surged into his body. Gu Dan's face turned red in an instant, and his whole body seemed to be falling apart.
"Not bad, the blood and qi are vigorous, the physique is strong, and the foundation is very solid."
Noticing Gu Dan's reaction, Mo Qiu was quite satisfied.
Gu Dan's family is well-off and he also works in the Imperial Hospital. In the past few months, he has been practicing the Five Animals Method every day. Although it is not extremely advanced, it can still help to strengthen his body.
Plus, he never missed three meals a day. Compared with the vast majority of people in this era, his foundation can be said to be outstanding.
After being slapped by Mo Qiu for a few times, Gu Dan's legs were shaking, but he still managed to stand up straight and asked, "By the way, Brother Mo said before that you can teach me the art of inner cultivation? To be honest, I have also tried hard to learn the family's inner breathing technique for a long time, but I haven't been able to get started. I am not the only one like this. Many imperial doctors also find it difficult to practice the family's inner breathing technique. Is there a reason?"
If possible, he would naturally like to practice both inside and outside the body.
"Unless you are gifted, it is indeed very difficult to learn the art of internal energy. But as long as you have mastered the internal energy, anyone can practice it. As for how far one can practice, it depends on one's fate."
Mo Qiu did not hide anything and told the secret directly.
"To train the internal organs to perfection? How long will that take?" Gu Dan knew very little about martial arts, so naturally he didn't understand the difficulties involved.
"The path of martial arts involves training the skin, muscles, bones, organs, and marrow. If you start practicing from a young age, it will take six to seven years to train the skin, five to six years to train the muscles, and training the organs will vary from person to person, so it will take at least ten years of hard work. As for the final marrow regeneration and bone replacement, it is even more difficult!"
Mo Qiu can be said to know everything and say it completely.
Martial artists who have been practicing since childhood are carefully taught by someone, and are also provided with medicinal baths and tonics on a daily basis. The skin, muscles and bones actually grow together with age.
By the time you reach adulthood, the membrane is fully developed, and the muscles and bones have actually been trained to a large extent, so the time spent is slightly less than that of the membrane.
“The benefit of practicing from a young age is that the muscles and bones can be exercised in advance. However, after adulthood, the muscles and bones are already fixed. If you want to practice again, you will inevitably have to endure pain. If there is no tonic, it is easy to damage the foundation. As for training the internal organs, wait until you reach that stage." Mo Qiu said.
"Then I wonder, Brother Mo, based on my current situation, how long will it take me to reach the level of internal organs if I practice diligently?" Gu Dan asked curiously.
"If you are not afraid of hard work and have enough money, the membrane can be quickly trained in three to four years. As for the tendons and bones, you can only practice slowly. Even with tonics, the pain will be unbearable. It will take six to seven years." Mo Qiu thought about it and said affirmatively.
"If that's the case, doesn't it mean that practicing after birth will take less time than practicing from a young age?" Gu Dan wondered.
"Ha, the first two realms of martial arts are not that difficult. When a person who has practiced since childhood has developed his skin, muscles and bones, he is probably just an adult, and there is still plenty of time to slowly train his organs and condense his marrow. The strongest time for a person's qi and blood is between the ages of 25 and 40, which is the peak.
After that, even if a warrior has a better control over his body than an ordinary person, and it lasts for a few more years, his Qi and blood will inevitably decline, and it will be almost impossible to condense his marrow. Even if he endures the years, when he finally achieves something, he will be old. "Mo Qiu said with a smile.
Gu Dan understood.
He only looked at the total time, but did not take into account that the time cost itself is also a price.
Those who have been practicing since childhood can still make further progress when they reach the peak, but those who have been practicing since childhood find that their physical condition has already begun to decline just as they have made some progress. Even if they spend less time, they can only say that time is running out and there is nothing they can do.
"I am sixteen this year. I will try to start practicing my internal organs at the age of twenty-five. There will be no problem in achieving mastery of my internal organs before I am forty!" Gu Dan calculated using himself as a template.
When the acquired practitioners have achieved great success in their internal organs training, the human body has almost reached its peak state.
Even if it can last a few more years, it is far from enough for the final strengthening of the marrow and bones. It is better to take advantage of the peak to build your own wealth and career.
In contrast, those who have practiced since childhood have more or less expectations and choices.
This is the sorrow of ordinary people, but he doesn't need to consider the impact of time, and he can't help feeling a little excited.
"You're only sixteen?!"
Mo Qiu raised his eyebrows, extremely surprised.
He saw that Gu Dan's blood and energy were at their peak, and he looked to be at least twenty-five or twenty-six years old. In addition, as a ninth-rank physician in the Imperial Hospital, Gu Dan might have some secrets to maintain his youthful appearance, so it was normal for him to look younger, and he did not think much about it.
Suddenly finding out that Gu Dan was only sixteen years old, the contrast was too great.
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He is now in his thirties. If he were to be born in an ordinary village and get married early, his son would be almost the same age as Gu Dan.
Thinking about the time he had been on friendly terms with Gu Dan, Mo Qiu's already dark face became even darker.
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Gu Dan nodded.
"If you are sixteen years old, I actually know a way to learn martial arts faster. Brother Gu, do you want to try it?"
I don’t know if it was Gu Dan’s illusion, but Mo Qiu pronounced the words “Brother Gu” quite heavily.
"Is there such a good thing?"
Gu Dan was very happy and thought that it would be a great blessing if he could protect himself as soon as possible.
"Since Brother Gu is willing, I won't be polite."
Mo Qiu's big hand like a palm-leaf fan stretched out to Gu Dan and slapped him hard.
"Hey! Brother Mo, what are you doing?"
Gu Dan cried out in pain, not understanding why Mo Qiu suddenly attacked him.
"Help you practice!"
Elsewhere, many alchemists in Qingfeng Temple have already prepared the altar and just need to wait for an auspicious day.
The gifts prepared by the governors from all over the country for Emperor Zong Ming also began to be delivered to the imperial capital in an orderly manner.
This year was the autumn of the 22nd year of Zongming in the Dayue Dynasty. Gu Dan began to practice martial arts, and the Mohist martial arts school had not yet opened.
Emperor Zong Ming practiced Taoism for ten years and had achieved some success. All parties congratulated him and the world was at peace.
(End of this chapter)