Chapter 12: Breathing Exercises

Chaoyang Martial Arts School.

After Qin Feng came back, Li Yuanliang took him aside and explained the situation in the martial arts hall.

These words should have been said before, but Qin Feng was going to see Qin Yun off at that time, so he said it now.

"Brother Qin, our martial arts school."

These are some things to note about the martial arts school, as well as the general rules for the next three months, which are similar to what Qin Feng had learned before, with only slight differences.

As he spoke, Li Yuanliang also took Qin Feng to visit the martial arts gym.

This is a large yard divided into three sections.

The front yard is a hall, which is also the facade of the martial arts school. It is luxuriously decorated and covers a large area. Students usually attend classes here. There are also reception rooms, tea rooms and other places.

The central courtyard is a large square with wooden dummies, plum blossom piles, various weapons, an arena, a shooting range, and other places for practicing martial arts. Students practice martial arts and actual combat here.

As for the backyard, there are dormitories, canteens, warehouses and so on.

Qin Feng was taken by Li Yuanliang to get the martial arts gym's clothes, and then came to a separate bedroom.

"Junior Brother Qin, this will be your bedroom for the next period of time."

Single room?
Qin Feng originally thought that the dormitory environment would be like a large dormitory bed, but he didn't expect it to be a luxurious single room.

On second thought, this is normal.

There are only about forty students in their martial arts school, not counting their direct disciples.

In fact, most of these people are ordinary students who only pay fifty taels, which means that they do not live in the martial arts school.

There are only about ten VIP students like Qin Feng, so they all live in luxurious single rooms.

This situation sounds a bit abnormal at first glance.

The poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts. Shouldn't those who come to learn martial arts be the rich? Why do ordinary students have the largest number of students?
The reason is simple. Those who come to the martial arts school to study are indeed rich people.

But this kind of wealth is only relative to ordinary people, such as Qin Feng who made a fortune, or whose family supports them to learn martial arts, or who suddenly want to learn martial arts after becoming rich.

As for those truly wealthy and powerful people, their families all have martial arts passed down from generation to generation and have special people to teach them.

These people would never come to the martial arts school to learn, so this situation occurs.

Qin Feng didn't stay in the bedroom for long. After changing into martial arts gym clothes, he walked out.

"Junior brother, you are really like two different people!" Li Yuanliang's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

The young man who was wearing sackcloth clothes before, although he had a smart look, still gave people an ordinary feeling.

But now, Qin Feng, dressed in martial arts training clothes, has an outstanding temperament and a hint of nobility. If he walks on the street, he can probably easily attract the attention of those noble ladies. This really surprised Li Yuanliang.

It is true that clothes make the man and saddles make the horse. This saying is so true!

"It's just washing my face." Qin Feng said with a smile.

Without wasting any more words on this topic, Qin Feng quickly returned to the front yard hall with Li Yuanliang.

"Brother Qin, can you read?"

"Know a little bit."

"That's good, just wait a moment." Li Yuanliang breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, he came over with two books in his hands. "This one is a map of meridian points, and this one is basic breathing exercises. They are mainly pictures. You should be able to understand them. If you don't understand anything, come and ask me."

When students in a martial arts school take classes, they don't just sit together as a group and listen to someone explain something.

After all, everyone's situation is different, and the learning progress is also different, so everyone is taught individually.

When Qin Feng first got started, the first thing he learned was to memorize the meridians in the human body, and then the most basic standing meditation!
"Well, thank you, senior brother." Qin Feng took the book and thanked him.

Qin Feng looked at the meridian acupoint map for a few times and then put it aside because he already knew about it.

His medical skills at a minor level enabled him to memorize the meridians and acupoints of the human body.

And the other book on basic breathing exercises is the most important!
After Qin Feng flipped through it for a while, he roughly understood the contents of the book.

This is a book of standing meditation, and also a book of internal energy skills, the most basic kind.

According to the book, after standing in the stance, visualizing the lower dantian, and using a special breathing method, you can sense the vital energy between heaven and earth.

Absorb these vital energies into the body, circulate them along a specific route, and then you can cultivate them into your own true qi.

kindness?
I only spent a few minutes looking through it and I already understood the principle. Am I a genius?!

Although the main reason was that he was very familiar with the meridians, and the writing was extremely detailed, so he could understand it quickly, but his comprehension must have been good.

Thinking of this, Qin Feng came to a corner, stood in a horse stance according to the posture taught in the book, and started breathing.

Ten minutes later, Qin Feng sat cross-legged on the ground, grabbing the book and reading it over and over again.

That’s not right. I did it exactly as the book taught me, so why can’t I sense the vital energy?
But then again, Qin Feng remembered that Joy of Life was set in a world after a nuclear war. There was a saying that the vital energy of heaven and earth felt by humans, as well as the true energy cultivated, were all nuclear radiation.

In the hundreds of thousands of years after the nuclear war, humans gradually adapted to the environment, and then some changes occurred in their bodies, so they were able to practice internal skills.

Whether this statement is true or false, Qin Feng at this moment did not feel any discomfort or problems in his life.

The sky, rivers, air, sunshine, etc., everything is exactly the same as in the previous life, there is no difference.

Maybe it was because of this variable that the world changed, or maybe for some other reason.

At this moment, there is no need for Qin Feng to think too much about these things. Anyway, these things will not be affected by his will. When he becomes stronger in the future, he will naturally know.

If it really was nuclear radiation, his current condition could be expressed in one sentence.

You are in the radiation but don’t even know it!
"Brother Qin, how do you think it is? Do you have any questions?"

At this time, Li Yuanliang came over.

Qin Feng was confused and asked quickly, "Brother Li, I want to ask, is it difficult to sense the Qi? How long does it usually take?"

There are three thresholds in breathing exercises: sensing Qi, taking in Qi, and moving Qi.

As the name suggests, it involves sensing the vital energy, absorbing the vital energy, and finally letting the vital energy circulate in the body, eventually forming true qi and storing it in the dantian.

The exercises clearly state that the absorbed vital energy must reach a certain amount before it can circulate throughout the body.

The true Qi obtained in this circle is called a strand, and ten strands of true Qi make up one strand. When forty-nine strands of true Qi are gathered, it can be considered that the breathing technique has been perfected and the person can be called a first-class warrior.

"For this person who has a high level of understanding, he can successfully sense the Qi within an hour, but for someone with average understanding, it will take several hours or even a day."

"Of course, although comprehension is important in martial arts training, bone structure is even more important! Even if your comprehension is poor, as long as your bone structure is good, you can still achieve great things in the future!"

Hearing this, Qin Feng felt a little better.

Even a person with good talent would need an hour, but he only took ten minutes, which is nothing.

As for the aptitude and understanding that Li Yuanliang mentioned, this is easy to understand. The former is the natural talent for martial arts.

The better the physique, the faster the cultivation speed, and vice versa. Qin Feng has the talent of God rewarding hard work, so this has little effect on him.

As for comprehension, it has a certain impact on Qin Feng, but he can make up for it with time.

Even if his comprehension is poor and it takes him a whole day to sense the vital energy, it doesn't matter.

As long as you can get started with the technique, that's enough.

"I just tried the standing meditation in the book and found that some parts were not clear to me. I would like to ask my senior brother to give me some advice."

"No problem, stand still and let me show you. Your movements are good, your foundation is good. Lean forward slightly. Breathe slower. Very good, that's it, keep it up."

(End of this chapter)