Volume 1 Uncle Nine's World Chapter 19: Combination of Magic and Martial Arts: Baguazhang
As his finger lightly touched the blue energy bead, a stream of pure energy instantly flowed into Jiale's body.
The whole body was filled with spiritual energy and began to condense its essence again.
However, the energy in this energy bead is indeed a little less, and it is not enough for Jiale to condense the sixth essence, but it also allows Jiale to improve a lot.
In the blink of an eye, another three days had passed. Jiale practiced and drew talismans, and he managed to collect quite a few talismans.
"Jia Le, do you miss your master?"
The courtyard gate opened and Simu strode in. He seemed to be in a good mood. It seemed that he did not encounter any bad things during this visit to his senior brother.
Jiale was also quite surprised to see Simu come back.
"Master, you are finally back."
Not only did he want to ask about the weasel, he was also thinking about Simu teaching him the art of summoning gods and other things.
Simu raised the thing in his hand when he heard that, "Don't say that Master doesn't care about you. This time Master brought you a gift."
Gift!
Jiale took the bundle from Simu's hand and took a closer look. It turned out to be two pieces of clothing, a Taoist robe and a short suit.
Jiale has grown quite fast recently, and his current Taoist robe and shorts are no longer suitable for him. It seems that Simu is thinking about this and got two more sets of clothes for Jiale.
However, it seems that it is not just clothes, a Taoist book is placed under the clothes.
Jiale took a closer look and saw the words "Baguazhang" written on the cover.
"Master, what is this?"
Simu took the book and pointed at it, saying, "Why do you think I went to visit you this time? It was mainly for you. Look, this is what I asked for for you. I put a lot of effort into it. It's because I have a good relationship with Brother Lin. Otherwise, I would not have passed on this secret skill to you."
Senior Brother Lin!
Jiale seemed to understand something. It turned out that the person Simu went to visit this time was indeed Uncle Jiu.
However, Jiale really doesn't know much about Baguazhang.
"Thank you, Master. Master, is this a palm technique?"
Simu nodded, then shook his head, "Yes and no, our Maoshan Body Tempering Fist is one of the best among the foundation-building fists, but it is still a little lacking in terms of offensive power. But this Bagua Palm is different. It is the most precious inheritance of Senior Brother Lin. Although it is just a palm technique, it includes palm techniques, footwork, and weapon training. It is better to say that it is a system than a palm technique. It is also a powerful one among the many inheritances of our Maoshan.
In the future, when you drive corpses by yourself, you must have some self-protection skills. Using talismans is a bit monotonous after all, and in the Refining Essence Realm, you can hardly use any spells. That’s why Master asked for this for you. After learning Baguazhang, you will be able to use your Refining Essence Realm skills perfectly, and you will have some self-protection power. "
Jiale was also a little surprised when he heard this. This Baguazhang sounded a bit awesome, but what did the following sentence mean?
What? He will drive the corpses alone from now on!
Jiale couldn't help but have a bad feeling in his heart, and looked at Simu pitifully, "Master, you don't want me to drive corpses alone in the future, do you?"
It's not that I don't want Simu to take a break and go by myself, but I'm really unsure. If everything goes smoothly as it should, what if I run into an evil ghost like I did on the way there? I'll be in trouble!
Simu coughed upon hearing this, "What are you talking about? I'm your dear master, how can I bear to let you go by yourself now."
Jiale heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.
After hearing the second half of Simu's words, Jiale was a little overwhelmed. "At least I have to take you away two more times."
Sure enough, Simu still wanted him to earn money for milk powder by himself.
Seeing Jiale's pitiful appearance, Simu seemed to feel guilty and said quickly, "Jiale, you have to know that a young eagle will eventually spread its wings and fly high. Your teacher can't always accompany you. Without going through all kinds of hardships, how can you grow up? Be like your teacher."
Simu was just about to talk about what he did when he was Jiale's age, but when the words came to the point, he couldn't continue. When he was Jiale's age, he hadn't even gotten started. He was stupid and didn't know anything. Not to mention driving corpses, he couldn't even understand boxing. Forget it, it's better not to say anything.
"Anyway, if you study hard, I will let you out when the time is right. Don't worry, driving corpses is still very low in danger."
Jiale was speechless. Well, it seemed that Simu was determined.
"Okay, you take a look at this Baguazhang first. I'm going to take a shower and eat something. Is there any food?"
Jiale nodded, "Master, go take a shower first, I'll heat up the rice for you."
Simu was even more satisfied after hearing this and went straight to the inner room.
Jiale heated up the meal before coming to the yard, picking up the Baguazhang Daoist book and beginning to study it.
He first opened the title page, which was the general outline, and after reading for a while, Jiale finally understood that Baguazhang was not the ordinary martial arts he had thought, but the true Maoshan method.
It is a combination of magic and martial arts, a method of entering the Tao through martial arts. Although it cannot be used to condense essence, it is unique in controlling essence and energy to attack, and it plays an unparalleled role in improving combat power.
After the general outline comes the practice of Baguazhang, which is not only accompanied by pictures but also with textual introductions, so it is not difficult to understand.
Jiale only looked at it for a while before he basically understood it. After all, Jiale is no longer the novice cultivator he was when he was brought back by Simu. With the foundation of Maoshan Body-Building Fist, it is much easier for Jiale to understand Baguazhang.
Baguazhang was derived from the eight trigrams in the Book of Changes and secretly conforms to the principles of the eight trigrams. It prioritizes footwork, with eight palms in each trigram, totaling to be sixty-four palms.
What is important is momentum. What matters is not giving in to others when you have the upper hand. There are 64 palms, each one stronger than the last, like an overwhelming force . On the beach, although the front waves are calm, the back waves are more turbulent, and each wave is stronger than the last.
If the palm force continues, and the sixty-four palms are added together, even fighting across the border is not impossible.
Jiale has studied the boxing techniques, footwork, and weapon techniques one by one. In fact, the most important thing in Baguazhang is the stance method, which is the basis for training strength. However, Jiale is already in the middle stage of the Jinglian realm, so there is no need to practice the stance method anymore and he can go straight to boxing.
After reading a Taoist book once, all of its contents are already in your heart.
In the small courtyard, Jiale couldn't help but get into position and started practicing Baguazhang.
The footwork is coordinated with the palm techniques. Although it is not easy to perform the 8864 palms in a row, it is not that difficult if you break them down.
And after finishing a round of boxing, Jiale had already sunk into an unknown space.
His comprehension was enhanced. If he was only familiar with Baguazhang before, then after entering the unknown space, as he practiced Baguazhang over and over again, Jiale's understanding of Baguazhang was advancing at a rapid speed.
Gradually, Jiale was able to connect the 8864 moves together.
At this time, Baguazhang has four stages.
If one can deliver eight palms in a row, it is considered entry level; if one can deliver twenty-eight palms in a row, it is considered minor accomplishment; if one can deliver forty-eight palms in a row, it is considered major accomplishment; if one can deliver eighty-eight palms in a row, it is considered complete.
As time went by, Jiale gradually got the hang of Baguazhang. His eight palm strikes in succession were like a wave sweeping away the clouds.
Bang!
