45: Chapter 44: Follow the principles of Yin and Yang, and harmonize with numerology.

After pondering for a moment, Li Changsheng decided to ask Master Luo in the next few days whether he could livestream inside the martial arts gym; if permitted, he would livestream himself sparring with others.

In truth, Li Changsheng was not very satisfied with this kind of sparring livestream; after all, wearing Boxing gloves made it difficult to showcase the essence of Traditional Martial Arts.

And this was only sparring; if it were an official Boxing match, there would only be more rules, which was also the reason why Traditional Martial Arts could not be used in competitions.

After all, that first and only Martial Arts Tournament at the beginning of the founding of the Xia Kingdom was no joke; if the experts of Traditional Martial Arts were really allowed to let loose and fight, it was estimated that only one would be left standing by the end.

After ending the livestream, Li Changsheng opened the interface.

[Physical Strength: 7]

[Energy: 7]

[Lifespan: 150.]

Looking at the interface, Li Changsheng felt both surprised and hesitant.

"Could the significant improvement in physical fitness be the result of stepping into the Visible Power Realm and my recent hard training? However, triggering liver fire once again caused such a severe drop in Lifespan."

Li Changsheng frowned. In terms of his body, he felt it was indeed quite good; previously, he could only do five deadlifts with a 200kg dumbbell before needing to rest, but now he could do ten in one go.

The only exception was the liver area, where he could clearly feel a dull pain, just like the feeling when practicing Eight Brocades before.

"Fortunately, now that I have officially entered the Visible Power Realm, I can basically unleash powerful strength without triggering liver fire. Unless it is an absolute last resort, I cannot continue to use this move."

"However, I still need to make a Breakthrough in Eight Brocades as soon as possible."

When it comes to health preservation, neither Taiji Stake Training nor the Marrow Cleansing Classic were as effective as Eight Brocades.

Eight Brocades has five levels; he had now broken through to the fourth level, which is the 'Thought' in intent!

And every Breakthrough in Eight Brocades had an immediate effect on the increase of Lifespan.

Eight Brocades is a Health-preserving Qigong that combines physical exercise with Internal Martial Arts breathing techniques.

It has miraculous effects on the spleen among the human internal organs. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine records, Earth generates Metal; the spleen belongs to Earth, and the lungs belong to Metal, so the spleen is the mother of the lungs.

Therefore, the reason Li Changsheng's physical strength was good and his lung capacity was extraordinary stemmed from this.

Generally speaking, only a small handful of people who were persistent enough could practice to the second level while coordinating with breathing.

And those who could practice to the level of concentrated consciousness were even fewer, and reaching the level Li Changsheng was at already made him a rare existence, like a Phoenix feather or a unicorn horn.

As for the final level, Guiding Qi along the Meridians, Elder Zhang once said it belonged to the rare elites, the Dragon among people.

It is estimated that only some Daoist experts living in seclusion in the deep mountains would have this standard; whether such people actually exist is still up for debate.

Li Changsheng had been trapped in this Realm for a month or two; before, he had broken through the previous Realms in as short as ten days or as long as half a month.

"However, what exactly is this Guiding Qi along the Meridians?"

Li Changsheng frowned and checked the time; it was only eight o'clock in the evening.

"Elder Zhang shouldn't be asleep yet; I'll ask him."

Li Changsheng directly opened his phone and sent a WeChat message to Elder Zhang.

Not long after, he saw that the old man had replied with a voice message.

"You brat, you still want to covet the fifth level of Eight Brocades? Have you already reached the stage of 'Righteous energy stored inside, evil cannot interfere from outside'?"

Li Changsheng understood Elder Zhang's words.

The so-called 'Righteous energy stored inside, evil cannot interfere from outside' is actually a passage from the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon.

And the fourth level of Eight Brocades just happened to have this effect.

The 'Intent' of the third level means using intent to guide Qi, and using Qi to guide the body. And 'Thought' has a similar effect, mainly using a more concentrated intent to guide that warm flow of Qi to open up the Shaoshang acupoint.

Its external manifestation is that the entire thumb will produce a feeling of numbness, heat, swelling, and throbbing.

Once the Shaoshang acupoint is opened, the Lung Taiyin Meridian is also opened. The Lung Taiyin Meridian has great benefits for the human body, stimulating the body to achieve the effect of 'Righteous energy stored inside, evil cannot interfere from outside'.

"Yes, I feel a sense of numbness, heat, swelling, and throbbing in my thumb; the Shaoshang acupoint should be open."

Li Changsheng replied rather modestly.

At this moment, Zhang Youdao, seeing the message, jerked his hand while stroking his beard, immediately pulling out several hairs and grimacing in pain.

"This kid has this effect after practicing for ten years?"

Zhang Youdao felt a wave of shame. As Eight Brocades is a Cultivation Technique with great health-preserving effects, he naturally practiced it as well.

However, he started practicing at twenty, and now that he was ninety, he was currently still stuck at the 'Thought' level.

This was already considered rare, and the results were obvious.

Who at ninety is still full of life and able to take another wife at the advanced age of seventy or eighty?

Combined with the Vajra Iron Bridge, he was still standing tall at ninety.

"Guiding Qi along the Meridians, huh? This is not easy to practice. Strictly speaking, Eight Brocades is both an Internal Martial Arts technique and a form of Qigong."

"Ah? Qigong?"

Li Changsheng was stunned. The word Qigong sounded very unreliable.

Zhang Youdao seemed to feel that Li Changsheng was somewhat ignorant and scolded with a smile: "What do you think Qigong is? Those scammers from decades ago?"

Er... indeed, that was exactly what Li Changsheng thought.

"Let me tell you, Qigong is actually the ancient art of breathing and guiding, which you can also understand as a breathing technique.

In fact, the sensation of Qi perceived at the third level of Eight Brocades is a type of Qigong, which is why I said it is also a form of Qigong.

If you Cultivate it well, you can run dozens of kilometers without blushing or getting out of breath. Qigong also has applications in modern clinical practice today.

You brat, read more books when you have time."

Being reprimanded like this by the old man, Li Changsheng felt a bit awkward; it seemed that he was not as good as a ninety-year-old man when it came to accepting new things.

"However, it is true that I said Guiding Qi along the Meridians is difficult. First, you have to find a book related to practicing Qi to read and understand the flow of your own meridians.

But if you can really succeed in practicing it, you can basically achieve what the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon often says: 'Modeling on Yin and Yang, harmonizing with the numerical arts.'"

Seeing this, Li Changsheng was a bit confused. "Elder, what does this mean?"

"Simply put, it won't be so easy for you to die in the future!" Zhang Youdao said irritably.

Er... indeed, it was very simple and direct.

However, Li Changsheng felt that it shouldn't be that exaggerated in reality, but it might be true that it could greatly prolong life and strengthen the body, and perhaps the fifth level would be a qualitative leap.

Li Changsheng asked about Qi again, but Zhang Youdao was probably annoyed by the questions and told him to find the information himself.

Seeing this, Li Changsheng shrugged and decided to look online first, guessing that the old man didn't know much either.

Searching for Qigong resulted in a bunch of messy things; it was either anime, some Qigong research center, or some Great Master.

After thinking for a moment, Li Changsheng habitually entered the [Resistance Forum].

He wrote a post: [Looking to buy any relevant techniques or Cultivation Technique materials on how to practice Qi, heavy reward offered.]

This title was very attractive; sure enough, just a few minutes later, a bunch of people flooded into the post.

Xiaoguang: "Dude, didn't you practice Xingyi Five Elements before? Why did you start researching Qi again?"

Dream Is After All A Dream: "Brother, your span is a bit wide. Researching Qi, this thing is not easy to practice. By the way, it's best to have a sensation of Qi to practice Qi. Do you have a sensation of Qi?"