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Chapter 129 Teaching Martial Arts
Life in the antique shop was very dull. He would make a cup of coffee for his father early every day and prepare breakfast. Then he would study magic and practice martial arts with his father. Although Li Ming had a deep attainment in Taoism, he was not as good as this disciple when it came to the mysterious systems of other cultures.

After all, after he collected the inheritance books, he suffered from the fact that there was no spiritual power in the Dharma Ending Age and he could not experiment with anything. On the contrary, his disciple had learned and explored on his own over the years, and his level was definitely one of the best in the world.

It seemed that as time went by, my father had more and more trust in Li Ming, his nominal junior brother, and he had taught him a lot of knowledge.

Regarding Qi magic, although there are different levels such as beginner mage apprentice, formal mage, and great mage, it is a bit like the old martial arts novels, where there is actually no such clear level. No matter how powerful the magic is, as long as it is understood, there will definitely be a corresponding way to crack it.

This is similar to Taoism. As long as you are prepared and it is not at an extremely high level, such as the realm of driving objects, other spells have corresponding ways to break them.

The preparation of other magic potions is the same. As long as you know the formula and techniques, even people with poor basics can quickly learn to make amazing potions.

Li Ming himself was not familiar with the alchemy technique corresponding to this point, mainly because Chang Qing did not have the materials in his previous life, so he had no say. He did not know whether one had to reach a high level to make the elixir.

Li Ming was secretly thinking about the differences between the various systems when he suddenly heard a clear child's voice.

"Brother Long, I'm back!"

Xiaoyu skipped into the antique shop and said eagerly, "You said yesterday that you would teach me martial arts today."

Li Ming glanced at his father who was drinking black tea. Seeing that his father just smiled, he turned around and said to Xiaoyu, "Dad and your Uncle Long are both very good at martial arts, but they may not have time to teach you. I will teach you some basics."

"That's great!" Xiaoyu jumped three feet high with joy. She had been talking about learning martial arts every day during this period, and finally Li Ming was relieved.

Li Ming took Xiaoyu and walked a few steps to an open space. There were no shelves here, so they could still move around.

"Before learning martial arts, you must first understand what the purpose of martial arts is."

Xiaoyu nodded and said, "I know, I know. The purpose of learning martial arts is to defeat bad guys, just like you beat the crap out of those bad guys in the restaurant before."

"No, Xiaoyu, that's not the case. While martial arts are physical techniques, their roots are in thought. You're Chinese, and you know Chinese. You should know how to write the word 'Wu'. 'Zhi Ge' (meaning to stop war) is 'Wu', and 'Ge' is an ancient weapon. In other words, the core concept of martial arts is to avoid war," Li Ming said calmly. (If you're wondering why this world's writing system is different, but the word 'Wu' remains the same, it's because Li Ming changed it when the country was founded.)
Xiaoyu tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "So the purpose of learning martial arts is to avoid fighting?"

Li Ming just smiled, touched Xiaoyu's hair and said, "You will understand one day. Come, I will teach you the basics of Xuanyi Sect's Tai Chi."

"The mechanism of yin and yang, the mother of movement and stillness, yin contains yang, yang contains yin, yin and yang change and complement each other, which is called Tai Chi."

Xiaoyu also stared at Li Ming's every move intently.

Li Ming lowered his hands, backs of his hands facing outward, fingers slightly stretched, feet parallel and apart. He then slowly raised his arms to his chest, half-circling his left arm, palms facing each other to form a Yin Palm, and then his right palm turned over to form a Yang Palm. He said, "This is the starting position of Tai Chi."

He followed the performance, calling out the names of the moves: "Grasping the Sparrow's Tail," "Single Whip," "Raising Hands," "White Crane Spreads Wings," "Holding the Knees and Going Back," "Swinging the Pipa," "Stepping Forward and Blocking the Hammer," "As if Sealed and Closed," "Cross Hands," and "Embracing the Tiger and Returning to the Mountain."
But seeing Li Ming's hands rotating in circles, each move contained the Tai Chi-style changes of yin and yang, subtle and mysterious. This was a set of boxing that Li Ming derived by combining hundreds of boxing styles and integrating the concepts of Tai Chi. With his profound attainments in the acquired realm, this set of boxing he created was indeed extraordinary in strengthening the skin and bones.

After finishing this set of boxing techniques, Li Ming appeared even more energetic. He formed a Tai Chi-style circle with his hands and said, "The key to this boxing technique is the sixteen-character phrase 'empty and light top strength, chest and back pulled in, waist and hips relaxed, shoulders and elbows dropped.' It's all about intention, avoiding the use of force. The unity of form and spirit is the essence of this style of boxing."

"Wuji, do you remember?"

"Ah?" "Xiao Yu, how much do you remember?" Li Ming quickly changed the subject.

"I don't remember. You are so slow and weak. No wonder you said you don't want to fight anymore. Who can you beat?" Xiaoyu's heart was already full of expectations, but now when she saw Li Ming's Tai Chi, she was very disappointed and looked nonchalant.

"Brother Yu'er, this is not what I want to learn. I want to be like Uncle Long, Huhuhahei!" Xiaoyu said while practicing boxing moves with his hands.

"I can knock bad guys away with one punch and I can run on walls!"

Before Li Ming could speak, his father, who had been watching from the side for a while, spoke.

"Xiaoyu, this set of boxing techniques is extremely exquisite. It combines practice and fighting. It is a serious internal martial art. You must learn it well."

Li Ming didn't expect Xiaoyu to understand immediately, so he just continued speaking.

"It is said that if you practice boxing without practicing internal skills, you will end up with nothing when you grow old. Boxing techniques are important, but internal skills are even more important."

"Internal energy? Is it the kind of internal energy you see on TV? Can you perform internal energy with your bare hands?" Xiaoyu's eyes lit up with stars again.

"Well, I guess so." Li Ming said slowly.

"The cultivation of internal energy begins with the art of breathing. Tu, or exhaling, is breathing out through the mouth, meaning exhalation; na, or inhaling, is breathing in through the nostrils. Tuna is the art of breathing. By expelling foul air from the mouth and inhaling fresh air through the nose, expelling the old and inhaling the new, nourishing the body, it harmonizes the body and spirit, and balances both the inside and the outside. Breathing is the first lesson in Kung Fu!"

Li Ming's eyes were slightly closed, his Qi and energy were long, he took a horse stance and said leisurely: "Breathe in, exhale"

Xiaoyu also followed suit and felt the rhythm of Li Ming's breathing.

“Let the air flow through your body, from the tip of your nose to your fingertips to your toes.”

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu also began to breathe like Li Ming.

The old man nodded secretly while watching from the side. He was taught by Stephen personally before. At that time, Li Ming had not yet created this set of Tai Chi. It was also one of the martial arts that Li Ming pretended to have obtained.

But whether it was the boxing technique just now or the breathing technique now, both were impeccable in Dad's eyes. Even the boxing technique and theory of this set of Tai Chi boxing made him open his eyes.

"Master's martial arts philosophy seems to have taken it a step further. Learning truly has no end." Dad couldn't help but sigh deeply. "Who else but Master could have come up with such martial arts?"

Li Ming also smiled and said: "Master is indeed not an ordinary person. Dad, you can also learn this set of boxing. It's very good."

Watching Li Ming teaching Xiaoyu, the old man suddenly thought of how he learned martial arts back then, and his eyes became inexplicably moist.

Master, although you are no longer with us, your spirit will continue to live on!
"Ah, ha." Li Ming rubbed his nose and said, "Who is talking about me?"

(End of this chapter)