Chapter 91: Difficult Kung Fu to Practice and Easier Injuries to Heal
To be honest, it was the first time that Chen Jue felt that a martial art was so difficult to practice!
This may be because this [Small and Large Circulation] is not a traditional martial art, but a Taoist internal alchemy technique. It involves transporting qi and blood through the body's meridians and acupuncture points, and then running along fixed small and large paths for a circle. It feels like there are ants crawling in the blood vessels.
He had had this faint feeling before when practicing Tai Chi. This time, when he tried the small and large circulations, Chen Jue felt that the tingling sensation was several times stronger than when he practiced Tai Chi.
Fortunately, he had practiced boxing for a period of time, and his heart had become very firm. His mind had also become clear and agile because of the added intelligence attribute points, so he was able to temporarily suppress the disturbing itchy thoughts.
However, after following the technique for a while, Chen Jue did not see the [Small and Large Circulations] displayed on the skill bar.
"Could it be that I'm not practicing correctly?"
"But moving qi and blood in a circle feels more comfortable than doing a set of boxing exercises!" Chen Jue was puzzled and tried to extend the small and large circulations.
At the beginning, because I was just practicing by trial and error, it took about 15 minutes for each movement, and the speed was relatively slow. I was afraid that the controlled blood would flow to the wrong acupuncture points and cause misfire.
After running it four times, the aunt at the homestay was calling for dinner in the yard, but this technique did not form a panel skill.
Chen Jue felt a little depressed and went downstairs to have lunch. After coming back, he continued to practice hard.
Five circles, six circles, seven circles, and I moved ten circles according to the route map. I spent almost two hours on this [Small and Large Circulation] and still no new skills popped up.
On the contrary, after running ten circles, the free attribute points increased by 0.01!
"It took two hours to reveal such a small amount of attributes. Could this technique be fake?" Chen Jue was even more puzzled.
If it weren't for the warm feeling he felt all over from practicing Qigong, and the Qi and blood circulating throughout his body, which was somewhat similar to the sensation of practicing standing meditation, Chen Jue might not have been able to hold on.
But on second thought, since this technique can generate free attribute points, it means it is not useless. It may be like practicing Paida Gong and Yi Jin Jing, which is time-consuming and difficult to get started.
More than 50 people in the group have not been successful in verification, so it is understandable that it is a bit difficult to practice.
After trying to practice for another two hours, Chen Jue stopped practicing when he saw that his free attribute points had risen by another 0.01.
"Including this morning, I've probably practiced for almost 5 hours and you still haven't mastered it?"
"Isn't there a bonus of [Lü Zu Enlightenment]?"
Chen Jue was afraid that he had practiced it wrong, so he went to look at the group files again. He read the original photos of the operation of the small and large circulations word by word, and found that he had not practiced it wrong.
He regarded many of the mentions in the original text of "refining essence into qi", "refining qi into spirit", and "refining spirit into emptiness" as technical terms and secret words in the exercises, and did not take them seriously. He just focused on moving qi and blood according to the instructions.
After trying for another 2 hours, he saw the free attribute points increase again, but there was still no movement in the skill bar. Chen Jue reluctantly stood up and stretched his hands and feet.
I looked outside and saw that it was getting dark, so I went to Uncle Yu's house for dinner, and then ran to the beach to kick up some sand to relax.
After practicing for almost a day, he still hasn't gotten started. This is the first time Chen Jue has encountered this since awakening the attribute panel.
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After taking a walk and returning to the villa, Chen Jue was not in a hurry to continue practicing.
He felt that his direction and method were wrong and he had not fully comprehended the practice of [Small and Large Circulation], so he joined the group again and began to study the alchemy culture and terminology analysis in the Taoist and Buddhist culture in the group documents word by word.
After reading it, Chen Jue showed an extremely abnormal expression.
Because the content here also involves the part about ancient Taoists using lead and mercury to refine elixirs and swallowing elixirs to practice.
We are in the modern society now, and everyone knows the harm of swallowing lead and mercury . Many emperors in ancient times died from this, so Chen Jue dare not try it.
However, the mention of taking medicine to assist in practicing qigong, which is the so-called method of increasing the intake of "essence" to speed up the "refining of essence into qi", reminded Chen Jue of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup he had stewed during the day.
It just so happens that my health index has recovered to 82%. I am no longer as weak as before and can take this tonic.
Chen Jue scooped a large bowl of it and drank it, then sat cross-legged again, moving the Qi and blood through the small and large circulations.
After taking the medicine, Chen Jue found that the speed of his exercises was slightly faster this time.
It would take ten turns to increase the free attribute by 0.01, but this time it took about seven turns to increase the attribute.
“It really works!”
Chen Jue was delighted and began to immerse himself in practice.
It used to take more than 2 hours to brush out attribute points, but now it has been compressed to about 70 minutes, greatly improving efficiency.
Although it is not as fast and fierce as the previous practice of diving under the sea, it is more stable. With Chen Jue's current state of minor internal injuries, he can try it normally.
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After practicing for a whole night, the attribute points increased to 0.03. He drank all the tonic soup and ate the other pot of fish maw as a midnight snack. However, he did not acquire the skill of [Small and Large Circulation].
However, Chen Jue discovered that after each circle of circulation of qi and blood, the next time he moved qi and blood, the speed would increase by 1 or 2 seconds. This should be because the hidden meridians and acupoints that were originally not involved began to become unblocked after being washed so frequently by the blood, coupled with the improvement in his proficiency.
The most important thing is that Chen Jue also discovered that practicing this technique is also very helpful in treating internal injuries!
It may be because the blood circulation has become more frequent. After a whole day, the health index has increased to 87%, which is a significant increase compared to yesterday when only relying on internal and external application.
As a result, Chen Jue had a lot of expectations for this difficult martial art!
After practicing and taking a hot bath, Chen Jue went to bed to rest. During this time, he picked up the thick atlas of human body structure and meridian points and looked through it again, intending to review what he had learned in order to avoid making mistakes in what he had just written down.
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After a good sleep, Chen Jue found that after moving qi and blood for a whole day, his sleep seemed to be a little better.
When I woke up the next day at less than 6 o'clock, the energy I had before the injury began to recover to a large extent. I got up and continued to cook medicine and fish maw.
He hasn't even mastered the technique yet, but it has already become extremely consuming of medicine and food. Chen Jue couldn't imagine what the situation would be like after he truly mastered the [Individual and Large Circulations].
After practicing for another 2 hours before breakfast, he still didn't get started. However, his health index had reached 90%. After taking some internal injury medicine and rubbing the jar of nameless ointment again, Chen Jue went to eat.
After eating the boiled rice cakes made by his aunt, Chen Jue discovered that the [Minor Internal Injury] status on the panel had disappeared!
"Is this because the internal injuries have healed?"
Chen Jue was somewhat happy. He took a look at the attributes on the panel and found that the current attributes of strength and agility were brought back to the same level as the peak attributes.
Except for his physical attributes which are still temporarily lagging behind, Chen Jue is now able to display his previous incredible level of martial arts again.
After eating, he went to the beach. When there was no one around, Chen Jue rolled his throat towards the sea and let out a tiger roar using the sound-beating technique in the Golden Bell Cover. A tiger roar came out from his throat like a muffled thunder, and the sound spread a hundred meters away, and was finally drowned out by the sound of the surging waves.
His voice and breath were as loud as thunder, and the slight tingling sensation in his internal organs had completely disappeared, indicating that Chen Jue's internal injuries had completely healed and he could resume practicing boxing!
"Finally I'm well again. I can continue diving to practice and improve my attributes at night."
"But we have to add the small and big circulation into the exercise schedule."
Chen Jue was somewhat happy, as this kind of internal injury was extremely difficult to cure.
As the saying goes: It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, but half a year to damage the internal organs.
Some internal injuries, if not treated properly, may even leave lifelong hidden problems.
Chen Jue's deceased grandfather broke his ribs and injured one of his lungs when he was young. The medical level in rural areas was limited in that era, and he was not treated thoroughly. When he got old, he often suffered from shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.
This is what people say: once a disease is left behind when you are young, it is too late to go back and cure it.
However, Chen Jue relied on the monitoring of the panel, the effect of the nameless ointment, and the finishing touch of the Qi and Blood Transport Method to heal such a difficult internal injury in just a few days! This is enough to show the effect of practice.
If an ordinary person accidentally scratches his skin, it will bleed and form a scab, but it may not fall off as quickly as Chen Jue.
Of course, most of this was due to Chen Jue’s super strong physical attributes.
