Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 30: The Big Brother Breaks Through
Although Zhang Yuanqiao's martial arts teaching was better than usual, there were still some confusions. Sun Yanwan did not dare to get angry and listened to the teacher patiently. After a while, Zhang Yuanqiao talked about how Master Feng robbed several martial arts secrets from external masters in order to create the Golden Muscle and Jade Bone Fist.

This greatly increases the fun and also makes up for Sun Yanwan's lack of understanding of the current martial arts world.

Zhang Yuanqiao said, "Among the external martial arts masters in the world today, the top seven are Grandmasters. Three are from Buddhist sects, namely Monk Wu Nian from Tianlong Sect, Monk Jin Chan from Shaochan Temple, and Master Alanduo from Northern Yan. Four are from the military, one from Dalang, one from Northern Yan, and the other two are from Southern Xia, masters of the Southern Xia Royal Family's Yutian Army."

"When Grandmaster Feng traveled the world in his early years, he fought against these seven masters. However, when Grandmaster Feng wanted to borrow their cultivation secrets, they were very stingy and refused to agree to his request."

"Our Ancestor Feng is a reasonable man, so we couldn't make things difficult for them. We had to find another way and borrowed more than a dozen secret manuals from several other generous and heroic external martial arts masters. The Ancestor disdained to learn the martial arts in them, so he used these more than ten external martial arts manuals as the foundation to create this set of Golden Tendon and Jade Bone Fist, which can temper the twenty-four meridians in the body and will be of great benefit to the future practice of boxing and kicking martial arts."

Sun Yanwan thought to himself, "What generosity?! Perhaps he was beaten to tears by the ancestor and his life was seriously threatened, so he gave up the secret book."

Zhang Qingxi, sitting next to him, couldn't help but remind him, "Teacher, if you don't teach me boxing, today will be over."

Zhang Yuanqiao suddenly realized, "Indeed, we can discuss these miscellaneous matters later when we have the chance. I will teach you the Golden Tendon and Jade Bone Fist right now. Each move of this boxing technique strengthens a certain meridian, known as the Heavenly Tendon, Earthly Tendon, Wind Tendon, Thunder Tendon, Fire Tendon, Water Tendon, Earth Tendon, Dragon Tendon, Tiger Tendon, Elephant Tendon, Whale Tendon, Vulture Tendon, Python Tendon, Dragon Tendon, Ape Tendon, Mountain Tendon, and Sea Tendon..."

"It is said: Train your back with the tendons of nature, and you can lift mountains and unleash tripods!"

"It is said: Train your legs with your tendons, and you will take root in the ground!"

"It is said: 'Dragon tendons are trained to be strong, and a hundred battles will not wear you out!'"

"It is said: Python tendons train the flesh, winding mountains and twisting trees!"

Zhang Yuanqiao spoke eloquently and passed on the secrets of the Twenty-Four Moves of Golden Tendon and Jade Bone Fist to his disciple one by one. Occasionally, he was not clear enough, so Zhang Qingxi would interject a few words to help his teacher find out what he had missed.

Sun Yanwan really felt that without a senior brother, the teacher would not be able to teach a good apprentice.

As for Big Brother...

He is a genius, how can it be the same?

Sun Yanwan even felt that if he had a teacher with better teaching skills, perhaps his senior brother would be even more capable, as he had been delayed by the teacher.

After teaching a set of Golden Tendon and Jade Bone Fist, Zhang Yuanqiao reached out and pressed Sun Yanwan's back, saying, "You will practice the first move and feel the Heavenly Tendon and Veins."

Sun Yanwan practiced the first set of the Golden Tendon and Jade Bone Fist as instructed. A heat emerged from Zhang Yuanqiao's palms, running along the spine of his back, marking out the tendons on his back.

Sun Yanwan tried a few times before suddenly realizing, "How can this be called a celestial tendon? This is the direction in which the dozens of muscles in my body are working together to generate power."

After realizing this, Sun Yanwan mastered the Golden Sinew and Jade Bone Fist with just a little attempt, which made Zhang Yuanqiao praise him endlessly. He then changed his technique to let him experience where the ground tendons were.

Sun Yanwan grasped the mysteries of the meridians and tendons, and immediately found the right direction after practicing. This time, even Zhang Qingxi, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Second Junior Brother, is this actually suitable for practicing external skills?"

"When I first practiced the Golden Tendon and Jade Bone Fist, it took me several days to comprehend a single meridian. So far, I've only mastered seventeen meridians, and there are still a few I can't perfect." Sun Yanwan thought to himself, "I've been delayed by my teacher."

"Master, the quality of his teaching is not good!"

Zhang Yuanqiao helped Sun Yanwan comprehend three meridians, then released his palm and said, "That's all for today. I'll continue to teach you tomorrow. The way of civil and martial arts is to alternate between tension and relaxation. Don't be too impatient when practicing martial arts."

"Practicing these twenty-four moves of the Golden Sinew and Jade Bone Fist and the Ziwu Sutra simultaneously can complement each other. The Golden Sinew and Jade Bone Fist is very helpful in cultivating internal strength, and the Ziwu Sutra can also allow you to experience the mysteries of the Golden Sinew and Jade Bone Fist more deeply."

Sun Yanwan thanked her teacher, went out and called out to the two Taoist boys to prepare food.

Since the arrival of Lin Jing and Zhang Faner, Grandmaster Zhang Yuanqiao finally no longer had to cook for his apprentices himself. Though young, the two children were diligent, and with the guidance of the renowned chef Sun Yanwan, they managed to cook surprisingly delicious meals, even making Grandmaster Zhang Yuanqiao look upon them with a kinder eye.

Soon, the two children brought up a pot of rice and five stir-fried dishes. After the five generations of grandparents and grandchildren finished their meal, Zhang Yuanqiao also wanted to meditate. Zhang Qingxi and Sun Yanwan chose a pavilion, sat opposite each other, and began their daily practice.

People who practice martial arts have to practice every day. In this world of martial arts, there is a saying: If you don’t practice for one day, you know it; if you don’t practice for two days, your master knows it; if you don’t practice for three days, your enemy knows it; if you don’t practice for years, the King of Hell knows it.

Sun Yanwan practiced the Ziwu Sutra, stretched his muscles, and practiced the twenty-four moves of the Golden Muscle and Jade Bone Fist. In addition to the three meridians that Zhang Yuanqiao had just helped him sense, he also had some ideas about the other meridians.

Each meridian muscle is the result of the combined force of dozens of muscles, which can unleash all of a person's potential in an instant. By mastering one meridian muscle, one's strength can be increased by at least dozens of kilograms. By mastering all 24 meridian muscles, one's strength can exceed that of an ordinary person by more than ten times. One may truly be as strong and powerful as the legendary ancient generals.

Zhang Qingxi practiced for a while and saw that this "King of Scrolls" was still pondering the Golden Tendon and Jade Bone Fist. He asked curiously, "Junior brother, how did you learn this boxing technique so quickly?"

Sun Yanwan thought for a moment and said, "Brother, have you ever seen cattle and sheep being slaughtered?"

Zhang Qingxi replied, "Of course I have seen it!"

Sun Yanwan tried to use the native language to explain the crude structure of the human body to Zhang Qingxi. Although Zhang Qingxi felt that what his second junior brother said was too incredible, he tried it out with some doubt. Suddenly, a meridian that he had practiced for a long time but had never mastered suddenly opened up, and his whole body instantly gained dozens of pounds of strength.

He still didn't quite believe it, so he tried another meridian. After failing several times, he suddenly felt a surge of strength and easily succeeded in practicing it.

Zhang Qingxi finally believed this set of "heresy". He pondered for a moment and said, "Junior brother, you must not tell Master about this. If he knew, he would also tell you not to tell me."

"This set of secrets can be the true method of a sect."

Sun Yanwan chuckled and did not make any excuses. Because of this "little secret", the relationship between the two brothers became closer.

When Sun Yanwan woke up the next day, he didn't see his senior brother. He heard from his teacher that his senior brother was going into seclusion. He was shocked. He was now extremely worried that the people from the Demon Sect would come to assassinate him again. He simply stayed with his master and enjoyed the "teaching resources" that his master taught him alone.

(End of this chapter)