Travel through the heavens

Fang Muye looked at Xiao Feng and said with a smile: "Feng'er, although Yu'er is your senior brother, he is still young and has a more lively personality. He is not as calm as you. However, he is sincere and affectionate. You should get closer to him in the future. In our Hunyuan Xingyi Taiji Sect, there are no troublesome rules. As long as you two are in the same sect and get to know each other, I will be relieved."

Then he said to Duan Yu: "Yu'er, you should remember this too."

Xiao Feng and Duan Yu immediately bowed and said respectfully, "Yes, Master. I will keep it in mind!"

Fang Muye smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's go to Shaoshi Mountain now."

Xiao Feng couldn't help but ask: "Master and Senior Brother are going to Shaoshi Mountain too?"

Fang Muye said, "Your future is uncertain, so your master and your senior brother will accompany you for the journey. If anything unexpected happens, we can take care of you."

Duan Yu smiled and agreed, "Yes, Junior Brother, Master just said that we are going to have a blind date with our fellow disciples, so of course we can't let you go alone."

Xiao Feng was deeply moved and quickly bowed to express his gratitude.

At that moment, Xia Muye and the other two went to the forest where they had tied the horses last night, retrieved the horses, entered Wuxi city, had a simple meal, and found a horse for Xiao Feng, then rode towards Shaoshi Mountain.

They walked along the road until noon, and then they stopped to rest in a small shop beside the road.

After Xiao Feng asked Fang Muye and Duan Yu, he said loudly: "Shopkeeper, cut two catties of cooked beef, serve two plates of hot dishes, and pour ten catties of sorghum wine."

When Duan Yu heard the words "ten catties of sorghum liquor", he was immediately shocked and said, "Brother, you asked for ten catties of liquor. How can the three of us finish it?"

Xiao Feng smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry. I have loved drinking since I was a child. I can drink a lot of alcohol."

Duan Yu advised kindly: "Brother, alcohol can hurt people, you must stop drinking in moderation."

Xiao Feng could sense the sincerity in Duan Yu's words, and his heart couldn't help but warm up. He laughed and said, "Thank you for your advice, Senior Brother. But Senior Brother, don't worry. I'm as strong as an ox. The more I drink this wine, the more energetic I am."

When Fang Muye heard this, he was moved. He knew that Xiao Feng loved to drink and was able to drink.

In the original novel, Xiao Feng and Duan Yu first met at Songhe Tower in Wuxi City, and they drank 40 kilograms of sorghum wine. You should know that a kilogram in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty weighed 640 grams. Duan Yu drank it by cheating in "Six Meridians Divine Sword". Xiao Feng really drank half of it, 40 bowls, but he remained calm and not drunk at all. Later, he became sworn brothers with Duan Yu and asked Duan Yu to go back to Wuxi City to drink.

Also, at Juxian Manor, before the battle, Xiao Feng and the other heroes drank over fifty bowls of wine to break off their friendship. Everyone thought, "If he keeps drinking like this, he will be drunk to death, so what's the point of fighting?" However, Xiao Feng was still calm, and except for his bulging belly, there was no sign of anything unusual.

From these two incidents, we can see that Xiao Feng's alcohol tolerance is truly extraordinary.

Normal people would get drunker the more they drank, but the more drunk Xiao Feng became, the more mental strength he gained, and when he fought with others, he became much braver. This was very strange and bizarre.

Just at this moment, the waiter brought the cooked beef, and also took three large bowls and a large jar of wine and placed them on the table.

Seeing Xiao Feng pick up the wine jar and fill the three large bowls, Fang Muye thought for a moment and said, "Feng'er, stretch out your left hand."

Xiao Feng stretched out his hand as he was told. Fang Muye placed his finger on his Lieque point and said, "Don't resist, just drink the wine." After that, a trace of internal energy passed through Xiao Feng's Lieque point and penetrated into his meridians.

Xiao Feng was of course aware of Fang Muye's internal energy, but he did not doubt or worry. He picked up a bowl of wine, tilted his head back, and drank it down with a "gulp gulp".

Fang Muye immediately felt the wine flowing in Xiao Feng's body, the wine vapor surging, down the throat to the stomach, through the intestines, during which a small amount of wine and wine vapor was gradually transformed into blood qi and seeped into the flesh and blood. The remaining large amount of wine and wine vapor finally reached the liver. Before long, a trace of "qi" was generated in the liver, part of which was stored inside, and the other part overflowed and mixed into the qi and blood.

Fang Muye's eyes flashed with joy, and he felt pleasantly surprised: refining essence into qi!

Traditional Chinese medicine calls the internal organs of the human body the "five internal organs and six bowels."

The five internal organs are the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

The six bowels are the small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, and bladder, which correspond to the five internal organs respectively, and the sixth bowel is the thoracic and abdominal cavity, which is divided into the upper, middle, and lower burners.

However, "zang" means "zang" and "fu" means "fu", and "zangfu" means "zangfu", which originally means gathering and accumulation.

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine states: "The so-called five zang organs store essence and qi but do not discharge them, so they are full but not solid. The six organs transmit and transform things but do not store them, so they are solid but not full."

When martial artists practice internal skills, initially the internal energy is stored in the Qi sea such as Tan Zhong and Dantian. After the Qi sea is full, they need to guide the Qi back to the void and store the internal energy into the "Zangfu" to further accumulate internal energy.

As the saying goes, "Wine is the essence of grain."

Xiao Feng was born with an extraordinary physique. When the wine entered his stomach, it was automatically "refined into energy", which strengthened his internal strength and blood. Although it was very small each time, over time, it would accumulate into a lot, like a river.

No wonder Xiao Feng, at the age of about 30, was able to become one of the “Five Great Masters of Heavenly Dragon”. In addition to his innate talent for martial arts, it turned out that he was also a “cheater”.

After finding out the truth, Fang Muye withdrew his internal energy and laughed, "Excellent! Excellent!"

Xiao Feng and Duan Yu were both confused, not understanding why their master had behaved just now and why he was so happy.

Fang Muye said: "Feng'er, you can drink as much as you want in the future. As long as you don't get drunk, the more the better. Drinking can strengthen your internal strength, which is a great thing."

Xiao Feng had always loved wine, and now that he knew that drinking could help him increase his inner strength, he was overjoyed. He continued to drink from the bowl until he had drunk twenty kilograms of sorghum wine.

After lunch, the three of them continued riding their horses. After nightfall, they deliberately found a dilapidated temple to rest for the night.

Sitting around the fire, after eating two roasted chickens and a roasted rabbit, Fang Muye said, "Feng'er, you have outstanding martial arts skills, ranked among the 'Five Great Masters', and there are few rivals in the world. As long as you continue to practice hard, you will be able to reach a higher level. But since you have accepted me as your master, I will still teach you some of my martial arts."

Xiao Feng bowed and said respectfully, "Master, please teach me."

"You guys come with me." Fang Muye stood up, led Xiao Feng and Duan Yu to the courtyard, and said, "Master has always heard of the fame of the 'Twenty-Eight Dragon Subduing Palms'. Feng'er, you can practice it for me first."

Xiao Feng responded, walked forward two feet, and then performed the "Twenty-Eight Dragon Subduing Palms".

I saw him bend his left leg slightly, draw a semicircle with his left hand, and push outward with his right hand, which was a move called "The Dragon in the Sky Will Regret". I also saw him leap into the air and strike from above, which was a move called "The Dragon in the Sky"...

Although the palm technique was extremely simple, its strength was extremely profound, and each move was extremely powerful. For a while, the only sound was "crackling". In the dilapidated courtyard, grass and wood debris were blown up, and sand and rocks were flying everywhere.

After a while, Xiao Feng finished practicing the palm technique and explained to Fang Muye how to use the power for each move, as well as the essence of the palm technique. He said: "The essence of the 'Twenty-Eight Dragon Subduing Palms' is the four words 'excess but not exhausted'. When I strike with a palm, I must leave some strength. No matter how strong and powerful the opponent's fist or palm is, I should always use a move with excess strength. When I use the palm technique, I must always remember: the opponent has eighty or a hundred poisonous dragons. After I subdue one, there will be another one. After I kill ten, there are still twenty left. However, my palm power is always endless and leak-free. Then I will always be invincible."

Fang Muye nodded and smiled, "The 28 Dragon Subduing Palms is indeed the best palm technique in the world. It is neither too hard nor too soft. It is a profound martial art that combines the philosophies of Confucianism and Taoism. However, in my opinion, the essence of the palm technique is already included in the first 18 palms. The last 10 palms are complicated and their power is far less than the first 18 palms. It seems to be superfluous."

Xiao Feng nodded in agreement and said, "Disciple feels the same way. When I think about it carefully, I often feel that the last ten palms are unnecessary. This is because the Twenty-Eight Dragon Subduing Palms was taught by my master, Mr. Wang, and it has been passed down by the Beggars' Sect for more than a hundred years. It is inconvenient for me to reduce it on my own."

Fang Muye smiled and said, "'The disciple surpasses the master'. If the later generations inherit the martial arts of the predecessors and can delete the repetitions and make breakthroughs, so as to show the essence and power of the martial arts, then there is nothing wrong with that. If the predecessors knew about it, they would surely be very pleased."

Xiao Feng bowed and said, "Master, I understand what you have taught me."

Fang Muye nodded and continued, "The Dragon Subduing Palm technique can be used with any strength, lightness or softness, and it is similar to our Xingyiquan, Taijiquan and Baguazhang. If you learn it, you can verify each other. It is better not to learn other martial arts."

"As for internal skills, I will teach you two. One of them is the 'Great Return to Huanzhen Pian', which is the most authentic Taoist supreme magic. If you practice it to the extreme, you will become a celestial being. The other one is the 'Hunyuan Gong', which can not only draw the sun and moon into your body and cultivate the yin and yang energy, but also achieve the effect of 'the only martial arts in the world that cannot be defeated is speed'."

"Hunyuan Gong" is "Yuan Ji Shu". Because the highest level is to practice "Hunyuan Qi", Fang Muye changed its name to its current name. The word "Hunyuan" in "Hunyuan Xingyi Tai Chi" also comes from this.

Although Fang Muye only spoke briefly about "Tai Shang Huan Zhen Pian" and "Hun Yuan Gong", Duan Yu and Xiao Feng were still dazzled and found it unbelievable.

These two skills, one is "if practiced to the extreme, one can achieve celestial power", the other is "can draw the sunlight and moonlight into the body", neither of them sounds like human martial arts.

Fang Muye looked at the two people who were shocked and said, "I will now demonstrate the magic of the Hun Yuan Gong. Please watch carefully."

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu and Xiao Feng immediately paid close attention and looked in awe.