Chapter 136: Losing sight of the forest for the trees?
Seeing what Li Xiang said , Chen Jue also smiled slightly: "Master Li Xiang, you flatter me too much. There are still many masters left. Who will win and who will lose, we have to fight to know the result."
"Hey! There are only two or three kittens left, and I know all their details!"
"I guess only the monk Yan Tong from Shaolin Temple can barely fight with you, Master Chen Jue." Li Xiang laughed contemptuously.
He was the former chief instructor and also served as the president of the Bajiquan Association . He had a wide network of contacts and knew a lot about the masters of all sects in the martial arts world.
If he had not met the pervert Chen Jue, and if he had not admitted defeat voluntarily, the first place in the competition would probably have gone to Master Li Xiang.
"But Master Chen Jue, I see that you seem to have practiced more than one kind of boxing skills, right?"
"The Wudang Sect's Tiger Claw, the Taihe Sect's Tiger Roaring Golden Bell and Dragon Roaring Iron Cloth, these are all secret skills. It seems that your Tai Chi stance is also very exquisite. You were able to block my Sky-Standing Cannon with a single move of White Crane Spreading Wings. Apart from my senior brother who could barely do it, this is the first time I've met an outsider as powerful as you!"
"And you are still so young. It seems that the position of head coach will belong to you in the future." Li Xiang looked at Chen Jue. He felt close to Chen Jue because of the aura he exuded, so he chatted with him for a few more words.
Chen Jue was too embarrassed to bring himself up here. He was just here to take the bonus and had no intention of staying as head coach. So he changed the subject and led them back to the competition: "Master Li Xiang, I remember that after the top elbow, you can follow up with the hip strike of the Iron Mountain Kung Fu. Why did you suddenly change your moves and use the Bagua Palm?"
"It's because your horizontal training skills are too strong!"
"If I continue to fight you head-on, won't my arms and hands be broken?" Li Xiang said unhappily, raising his hands to raise his injured arms. He felt that although this young man was good at martial arts and had a very strong physique, he was just a little bit stubborn.
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The two men walked and talked after leaving the venue until they sat down in a quiet and deserted training ground and exchanged their respective martial arts learned.
When Chen Jue mentioned the intention and emotion in boxing, Li Xiang fell silent. After thinking for a long time, he said, "The burst of mind is not something particularly powerful. Many of them are promoted by predecessors. Just like when I hit you just now, I used the transformation kung fu of the bright and dark forces, but I still couldn't break through your hard skin."
"I learned what I was moved by from participating in competitions time and time again. I can't teach you anything."
"But Master Chen Jue, you are already a top master. Looking across the country, I guess there are few people who can be your opponent. Why do you have to lose sight of the main point and pursue the trivial? Why do you seek to be impressed?"
"Although I also understood the feeling of being moved and could unleash my hidden strength, didn't I still lose to you?"
"In my opinion, boxing and martial arts are nothing more than fighting skills. What matters is how hard the fist is, how fast the speed is, how resistant the body is, and finally who has more physical strength and who can last longer. It's useless to brag a lot. There's no need to pursue these mysterious things."
"If I hadn't built my foundation with Bajiquan and it was easier to use, I might have used free fighting and grappling techniques when fighting you just now."
Li Xiang was indeed a former chief instructor , with a soldier's straightforward and generous character. After just a few words, he cleared up many of Chen Jue's doubts.
Chen Jue thought about it and it seemed to be true. If he had not used only 30% of his strength, he would have been able to knock Li Xiang down with just one move in the previous competition.
What’s the use even if Li Xiang is interested?
After Chen Jue figured it out, he smiled and said, "Thank you Master Li Xiang for your guidance! This problem has troubled me for a long time! After listening to what you said, Master Li, I seem to understand a lot."
The two chatted for a while and were about to get up and leave the training ground, but then they saw Zhou Gang rushing over from outside.
"Coach! I finally found you!" Zhou Gang had been running all the way here, and he had practiced the Ming Jin kung fu to close his pores. As soon as he stood in front of Chen Jue and the other man, he let out a breath, and his pores relaxed and his whole body was steaming with heat.
"Zhou Gang, what do you want to talk to me about?" Chen Jue asked curiously.
"It's okay! It's just that the competition between you, Coach, and Instructor Li was so exciting that I wanted to come and see you." Zhou Gang smiled naively, scratched his head, and looked at Chen Jue and the other man with some admiration, as if he was chasing stars.
The competition just now was so overwhelming that it overwhelmed the entire venue. The explosions and the scenes of shattering floors left an indelible impression on all the warriors and folk martial artists present.
In their eyes, perhaps the duel between Chen Jue and Li Xiang was the real kung fu. Although the other duels seemed exciting, they were far inferior to the two.
Li Xiang, who was standing by, squinted his eyes and looked Zhou Gang up and down. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Young man, have you ever taken someone as your master?"
"Become a disciple? No, I just learned some Hung Gar from my family." Zhou Gang shook his head and replied with a little confusion.
"Hung Gar? Can you show me a set?" Li Xiang asked. Chen Jue understood the general idea and nodded, "Zhou Gang, just practice the family routine! Master Li wants to see how good your Kung Fu is."
"Okay! Coach!" Zhou Gang already admired Chen Jue very much. After hearing what Chen Jue said, Zhou Gang temporarily put aside his doubts, and immediately crossed his bridge in the training ground to practice a set of vigorous and powerful I-shaped Fu Hu Quan.
After a round of routines was finished, Li Xiang, who was watching from the side, nodded with satisfaction: "You have indeed mastered the Kung Fu. Your name is Zhou Gang, right? Are you interested in becoming my disciple? Learn Bajiquan from me."
Probably because he had practiced martial arts to such a high level, coupled with his rich life experience, Li Xiang also had some similar abilities to Chen Jue in sensing the heavens and people.
With just one glance, one can basically see the "innocent sincerity" that Zhou Gang possesses.
Moreover, Zhou Gang is very young and has a good foundation in martial arts. In addition, he has learned the skill of closing the pores with Ming Jin under the guidance of Chen Jue. He only needs a little guidance to become successful quickly. He is indeed a very good candidate for disciple.
"Ah? I want to be your disciple, Chief Instructor?" Zhou Gang was a little flattered. He didn't expect to encounter such a good thing falling from the sky. His face turned red and he was obviously excited.
"I'm just the former chief instructor. You don't have to call me instructor . Just call me Master Li! After you retire from the army, you can come to me to become my disciple." Li Xiang probably took a fancy to Zhou Gang. He chatted with Zhou Gang for a long time and also asked about his family background.
In ancient times, martial arts masters would pay attention to the clean family background of their future disciples before accepting them. They would go from street to street to inquire about the reputation of their future disciples.
This is a tradition, and Li Xiang is no exception.
Fortunately, the soldiers who were able to join the army all had clean family backgrounds. After asking a few questions, Li Xiang became more and more satisfied with Zhou Gang.
In fact, what Chen Jue didn't know was that when he defeated Taoist Master Liu Shiqing of the Wudang Sect in the first round of competition, he was noticed by Li Xiang who was in the audience.
But after fighting, Li Xiang suddenly found that this young man Chen Jue was more powerful than himself and was already a master-level expert. He had no choice but to give up the idea of accepting him as his disciple and became friends with Chen Jue on an equal footing.
As for Chen Jue, who was watching the master and disciple fall in love with each other, he knew that this was Zhou Gang's chance, so he sent him a few words of blessing.
If Zhou Gang can really become Li Xiang's disciple in the future and learn some of his fighting skills, it will be an additional way out for him.
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The three chatted for a while in the training ground, and then went to the cafeteria to have dinner together.
During the conversation, Li Xiang mentioned his senior brother who specialized in Tai Chi, and said that he wanted to invite Chen Jue to Cangzhou for some exchanges later. Chen Jue thought about it and agreed immediately.
The Tai Chi stance has been stuck at level 4 for a long time, and Chen Jue doesn't have that many free attribute points to break through it, so he can only find a way to increase his proficiency and grind it out.
There are only a few ways to increase the growth rate of proficiency. One is to rely on the blessing of each status BUFF, the second is to rely on observation, communication and learning, and the last one is to rely on the influence of the environment. For example, practicing in the sea during a typhoon can greatly improve the progress of martial arts.
With Li Xiang's martial arts foundation, the person he calls his senior brother must be a master-level figure. Being able to exchange Tai Chi with such a master would probably be much faster than learning the true meaning of tiger form by watching a tiger, so much so that Chen Jue had a hint of anticipation in his heart.
