Travel through the heavens

A few days later, Fang Muye estimated that the time was about right, so he came to Changming Temple again. Sure enough, Zhou Xiyu had already sorted out the latest training method of Ape Fighting.

In the Taoist temple's wing, the two sat opposite each other.

Zhou Xiyu took out a brand new booklet from his bosom, handed it to Fang Muye, and said, "This is the training method of the Ape Fighting Technique that I have reorganized. You can take a look at it first, and then we can discuss it later."

Fang Muye also took out a booklet and gave it to Zhou Xiyu, saying with a smile: "This is some of my guesses about the practice of the Ape Fighting Technique. Please take a look at it, Brother Dao."

In fact, after the two of them discussed that day, Fang Muye had some ideas about how to practice the Ape Fighting Technique. The reason why he did not tell Zhou Xiyu immediately at that time was that he did not want his own opinions to disturb Zhou Xiyu's perception.

He had carefully thought about his conjectures in the past few days and compiled them into a book. Now he took it out to verify with Zhou Xiyu's summary, which would help them to determine the correct way forward for the Ape Fighting Technique.

"Okay!" Zhou Xiyu said loudly.

At that moment, the two of them stopped talking and focused their attention, reading their respective booklets in silence.

About an hour later, Zhou Xiyu closed the book, looked at Fang Muye who was waiting for him with his eyes closed, smiled heartily, and said, "What you see coincides with mine."

Fang Muye opened his eyes, nodded and smiled.

It is normal for the two to reach the same understanding when their principles and directions are consistent. This also shows that their methods of practicing the Ape Fighting Technique should be correct.

In the practice of Ape Fighting, Fang Muye and Zhou Xiyu both believed that during the stage of nurturing light perception, there is no need to distinguish between daily practice and monthly practice, and either one can be practiced first.

Only when it comes to drawing the light into the body, one must proceed according to the order.

Since the power of the sun is relatively violent, while the power of the moon is relatively gentle and easier to control, one must first draw the moonlight into the body, circulate it through the three yin meridians of the hands and feet, and refine it into pure yin qi.

After the pure Yin Qi is refined, it must be circulated continuously, and at the same time, the sunlight must be drawn into the body, circulated through the three Yang meridians of the hands and feet, and refined into pure Yang Qi.

The key here is that the pure Yin Qi and pure Yang Qi must be of equal quality, so that the requirement of Yin-Yang balance can be achieved.

This is because after refining the two kinds of true qi, one must immediately adhere to the true meaning of "Yin and Yang combine, never leave each other", and use the mystery of Tai Chi to integrate the two kinds of true qi into one. At this time, if the pure Yin true qi is strong, the pure Yang true qi will dissipate; if the pure Yang true qi is strong, the pure Yin true qi will disappear.

When the yin and yang energies are in harmony, they will be able to flow endlessly like Tai Chi. At this time, it is like planting a seed. After that, you only need to continue to refine the true energy and carefully nourish the seed.

When the seeds break through the soil and grow vigorously, no matter whether they are refining pure Yin Qi or pure Yang Qi, they will naturally enter the Yin and Yang circulation and form the Yin and Yang life-saving function. It is like adding firewood to a big fire. No matter what kind of firewood is added, it will only make the fire more prosperous.

By then, daily practice and monthly practice will be like the Yin-Yang fish in the Tai Chi diagram, with the sun and the moon reflecting each other, and then shining together, and the perfection of the Monkey Fighting Technique will be just around the corner.

After some discussion, the two finally figured out the way to practice the Ape Fighting Technique.

Zhou Xiyu hesitated for a moment, then asked, "How did you determine that the daily practice of drawing sunlight into the body must start at dawn?"

Zhou Xiyu also thought so about this. Of course, he was not making groundless speculation, but made the decision based on his previous experience of checking the boss's daily training.

When Boss Cha first started to draw sunlight into his body to refine his Qi, he drew the sunlight at noon. At that time the power of the sun was very strong, and once it entered Boss Cha's meridians, it was like a raging fire and burned him. After many attempts, he realized that when starting to practice Qi refining, it is best to do it in the morning or evening.

Zhou Xiyu knew that he had checked his boss’s record, but how did Fang Muye know that?

Fang Muye smiled and replied, "In the early morning, the power of the sun is not too strong to be controlled, so it is easier to refine into true energy. Secondly, the morning sunlight inspires the vitality of all things, and the vitality it contains helps the yin and yang to combine and circulate."

"Besides, I also saw a statement in a book."

Zhou Xiyu asked curiously: "What is that saying?"

Fang Muye said: "It is about the difference between apes and monkeys. The book says, 'Monkeys are omnivores, and monkeys are dew eaters.' Monkeys eat fruits, leaves, insects, and bird eggs. Monkeys eat all day long and can eat for fifteen or sixteen hours. Monkeys live in high mountains and only eat in the morning. They only have one kind of food, which is dew."

"Dew only appears in the morning. When apes eat dew, they are actually eating the morning sunlight. That's why I thought that the daily practice of ape fighting should start at dawn."

Zhou Xiyu couldn't help but praise: "Daoyou is really knowledgeable!"

Time flies, and one year has passed in a hurry.

On a road ten miles away from Hangzhou City, a horse was marching slowly and steadily, its hooves making rhythmic "clacking" sounds on the road.

Fang Muye rode on the horse, feeling the warm sunlight on his body, and the sun and moon qi slowly flowed through his twelve meridians.

Over the past year, Fang Muye has not slacked off, and has made progress in both his Qi training and his Ape Fighting Technique. Now, he has reached the initial stage of the Great Circulation of Qi training, and his Ape Fighting Technique has also reached the realm of "Sun and Moon Seal".

Fang Muye and Zhou Xiyu divided the ape-fighting technique into six realms according to the progress of the practice of the technique: "Sun and Moon Interaction", "Sun and Moon in the Arms", "Sun and Moon Can Be Mirrored", "Sun and Moon Imprinted", "Sun and Moon Shine Together", and "Sun and Moon Combined".

"Sun-Moon Interaction" is the stage of nurturing the "sense of sun and moon light", and eventually it will reach the level of "being able to feel light". This stage usually takes several months.

"The sun and the moon into the arms" means to draw the moonlight into the body and refine it into true qi. After that, yin and yang are combined to generate the first ray of "sun and moon true qi", planting a seed in the body. This stage is the most tiring and takes months or even years.

"The sun and the moon can reflect people's lives" is a process of refining and nourishing Qi. What it pursues is the abundance of Qi and its bright and clear appearance, just like the sun and the moon shining, which can reflect people.

"The sun and the moon are in harmony" is a state where yin and yang complement each other and life continues endlessly. At this time, whether it is pure yin energy or pure yang energy that is refined, it will naturally enter the yin and yang flow, and yin and yang complement each other.

"The sun and the moon shine together" refers to the state where the true qi of the sun and the moon are not bound by nature, and yin and yang turn and are born according to the heart. At this time, the true qi can exert the same power regardless of whether it is a combination of yin and yang, or only yin or yang.

After all, Zhou Xiyu has many years of experience in ape-fighting techniques, and he has made rapid progress after changing his training method. Now he has reached this level.

"The Sun and the Moon Combining" is the two people's conjecture about the highest realm of the Ape Fighting Technique. At this realm, the true energy of the Ape Fighting Technique is no longer the harmony of Yin and Yang, but a mixed Qi. The power of this Qi is unpredictable.

As to whether this realm really exists and whether it is achievable by human power, it is a long and arduous quest.