Chapter 36: Peacock Spreads Its Tail
"Dad, that young hero Chu looks... like he has average talent. Can he master the Peacock Sword without your guidance?" Shui Sheng asked Shui Dai curiously.
In fact, what she wanted to say was that "Young Master Chu's" qualifications... seemed dull!
"Nonsense! What kind of qualifications can memorizing some moves prove? Since Young Master Chu can integrate swordsmanship into finger strength, it shows that he is intelligent. What's more, there is the saying that great wisdom appears foolishly." Shui Dai corrected his daughter sternly.
But...Shui Dai was unsure.
In the teaching process just now, since the Nine Peacock Styles had not formed a badge in Chu Lu Ren’s mind, it was normal to learn it.
Even though Chu Lu Ren has been exposed to some martial arts and has a basic foundation, he still feels timid when learning...
"It is indeed difficult to learn anything with just the Nine Peacock Styles. Even though I, your father, have been by your side, teaching you everything, you still haven't learned anything. Hahahaha... Okay, okay, I won't tell you anymore."
As Shui Dai was talking, he began to "ridicule" his own daughter, which made Shui Sheng very angry.
Lao Shui also loves his daughter. Although they are all "disciples", he has never been polite to his nephew Wang Xiaofeng.
Shui Dai and Shui Sheng didn't know that Chu Lu Ren had been playing with the sword he borrowed from Tie Mansion in the house for a long time, and then... he gritted his teeth and merged the useless "Soul-Chasing Wand" with the "Que Meridian Power"!
Not for any result, just for the produced fusion fragments.
The Nine Peacock Styles did not form a badge at all, and Chu Lu Ren did not think that Shui Dai was trying to trick him.
In fact, some fancy Kung Fu in the martial arts world that are not coordinated with actual practice will not form badges. This is also the most common situation among the common goods on the street stalls. Otherwise, Chu Lu Ren would not have collected only a few common badges before.
However, the Nine Peacock Styles are obviously different from those fancy tricks. Whether it is from Shui Dai's instructions, the power used by Wang Xiaofeng, or Chu Lu Ren's own feelings, there should be something else wonderful about it.
Chu Luren himself didn't quite understand the "Mind, Body, Qi, and Power", so naturally he wanted to give it a try.
There was no one at night, but Chu Lu Ren was still in the courtyard, wielding a sword...
The peacock spreads its wings with brilliant colors, pecks horizontally and grabs vertically...the peacock spreads its tail!
The nine moves were displayed over and over again in Chu Lu Ren's hands.
If Wang Xiaofeng and Shui Sheng were present, they would at most be able to see that Chu Lu Ren's swordsmanship seemed to be getting more and more proficient. However, if Shui Dai were present, he would definitely drag Chu Lu Ren to Wudang!
At this time, Chu Luren was actually making the Peacock Artistic Conception with a hint of Tai Chi more and more perfect during his moves...
Although the Soul-Chasing Staff and the Meridian-Deficient Kung Fu are not of much use to normal people, their grades are actually not low. After all, they are the derivatives of the well-refined One Yang Finger, the Duan Family Internal Kung Fu, and the Duan Family Swordsmanship.
Therefore, the number of fusion fragments produced was not as small as Chu Luren had imagined . This meal lasted for more than three quarters of an hour, nearly half an hour!
After a pause, two new badges appeared in Chu Lu Ren's mind. One was the "Di Quexing Gongfa" that he had integrated before, and the other was... "Peacock Spreading its Tail"!
The name is “Peacock Spreading its Tail”, which is the same as the last of the Nine Peacock Styles. Chu Lu Ren found out after a little attempt that he could use this “Peacock Spreading its Tail” directly without the need for integration - perhaps it’s because... this is something he gained through his own understanding?
What surprised Chu Luren even more was that the equipment position of "Peacock Spreading its Tail" was not "Skill", but the "Momentum" that had been idle all along!
After equipping the "Peacock Spreading its Tail" badge, Chu Lu Ren's moves are no longer restricted by the framework of the "Nine Peacock Moves", but each and every move has the artistic conception of "Peacock Spreading its Tail".
This is a realm that Wang Xiaofeng cannot reach even if he practices for a few more years...
Although there are nine forms of the Nine Peacock Styles, the first eight forms are actually paving the way , and the ninth form is just a branch of Tai Chi Sword - Shui Dai is also very concerned about his daughter and disciples.
Of course, Chu Lu Ren also understood that this "momentum" was not easy to comprehend. Even if he had a sudden realization for three quarters of an hour, he could only comprehend it with difficulty.
And this is all thanks to the artistic conception contained in the "Peacock Spreading Its Tail", or the martial arts concept, which is just some minor details of the branch of "Tai Chi", so I was able to master the "momentum" in it so quickly!
If it were the authentic Tai Chi or Tai Chi sword of the Wudang School, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to learn the basics in three quarters of an hour.
Chu Lu Ren finally understood the difference between "momentum" and "technique"...
In "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", after Zhang Sanfeng taught Zhang Wuji Tai Chi who was unable to use the "Nine Yang Magic Art" and "Great Shift of the Universe" moves, he insisted on asking him "Have you forgotten?" This should be the reason - the authentic Tai Chi should contain extremely profound "momentum"!
Forgetting the moves means that Zhang Wuji has mastered the real "Tai Chi".
Just thinking about this, Chu Lu Ren felt a little jealous - according to this calculation, Xiao Zhang, who was still unknown, was probably many times more intelligent than himself.
“But that can’t be counted like that. The Nine Yang Divine Art originally had the effect of ‘comprehensively understanding the ultimate principles of martial arts in the world, and all martial arts in the world can be used’, and the Great Shift of the Universe also ‘combines all the principles of martial arts’... These two martial arts should have the effect of increasing one’s understanding and wisdom.” Chu Lu Ren said to himself.
The Chu Lu people use this method to obtain fusion fragments and catalyze "enlightenment". This kind of martial arts is a perfect match for the Chu Lu people.
Unfortunately, this kind of martial arts that can increase wisdom and improve understanding are very rare and extremely precious.
Now the people of Chu Lu can only say: Let it be!
After equipping himself with the "Peacock Spreading its Tail", Chu Lu Ren also played around with it - sure enough, the horizontal chopping, vertical slashing, straight stabbing and upward slashing all had the artistic conception of "Peacock Spreading its Tail" in them. If he were to fight with someone at this time, he would naturally be able to use the "parry" concept in it.
That’s right, “Peacock Spreading Its Tail” focuses on the momentum of “parrying”, and can be regarded as a branch of “Tai Chi” in this regard.
However, Chu Lu Ren has only comprehended the "momentum" of it. Although he has reached a certain level, he is not yet a complete master. He cannot see anything when using a sword normally, and even when using knives, guns, sticks, or clubs, he is not much different. However...
When Chu Lu Ren wanted to use this "Peacock Spreading its Tail" technique on his finger strength, he encountered some troubles.
If Chu Lu Ren's finger technique is mainly based on the nature of "Six Meridians Divine Sword", then there will be no trouble. The finger power of Six Meridians Divine Sword is just like sword energy, which is "swish, swish, swish". However, the finger power of "Pulse Summoning" is similar to One Yang Finger, which is "biubiubiu"!
Not only the sharpness, but also the consistency is much worse.
When Chu Luren returned to his room to rest, his face was pale and his internal energy was severely depleted. However, he forced himself not to fall asleep immediately, but to sit cross-legged and practice Qigong all night to recover his energy...
