Atlas of Heaven and Man

Upon hearing this, Mr. Qi's face lit up with joy, and he said, "Teacher Yu agreed? Half a year? Good! Then half a year it is! We can wait."

He then looked at Chen Chuan, adding a conciliatory remark, "And this young brother, he can come along too when the time comes."

Yu Gang said in a deep voice, "Yu will fulfill his promise after the New Year."

Mr. Qi repeatedly said "Good, good." He then cupped his hands towards Yu Gang, saying, "Today was truly presumptuous. It's just that I, Qi, can't bear to part with a talent like Teacher Yu. Another day, if there's a chance, allow me to prepare a small feast to express my apologies. I hope Teacher Yu will grace me with his presence. Then, we'll take our leave now." After speaking, he gestured, and led his people away.

The Iron Chain Gang members also silently followed, their movements showing considerable order.

Ding Shuo blew his nose to stop the bleeding, still unconvinced as he said to Chen Chuan, "Next time, we'll compete again!" As he spoke, he hurried to catch up with Mr. Qi and the others, still feeling resentful. He ran to Mr. Qi's side and grumbled, "Mr. Qi, I could actually still fight…"

Mr. Qi was in a good mood and showed great patience, saying, "Ding Shuo, I know you can fight, but what did we come here for? Just to beat Yu Gang's student?"

Ding Shuo replied without thinking, "Of course not. Didn't Mr. Qi say he's a talent and wants him to join our Iron Chain Gang?"

Mr. Qi said, "Then that's settled. Haven't we achieved our purpose here? What are you unhappy about?"

Ding Shuo thought, 'But damn it, I got beaten up! Should I be happy?'

Mr. Qi, still in high spirits, said, "Yu Gang is a person I've researched beforehand. If you respect him a foot, he'll respect you ten feet. We could have argued just now, but I took the initiative to make concessions. Yu Gang saw our sincerity, so he was willing to give me face. See, didn't the result turn out as we expected?"

As he said this, he seemed to remember something and looked at the middle-aged strongman, asking, "You said that young man was also talented?"

The middle-aged strongman said, "It's obvious that he hasn't practiced any special strength techniques, but his resistance to blows is already comparable to Ding Shuo's. His explosive power is also very strong. There's no doubt he's talented."

Mr. Qi's eyes lit up, and he said, "Is that so? It would be great if we could recruit him as well. Our Iron Chain Gang needs talents like that. But there's no rush. Yu Gang is the main target. Half a year, hehe, will pass quickly."

After Mr. Qi and his group had all left, Chen Chuan came to Yu Gang and said, "Mr. Yu, I took it upon myself just now. I apologize."

Yu Gang didn't mind at all, and instead appreciated his actions.

He said, "You did the right thing. We martial artists should act on our thoughts. You said before that your goal is to be unconstrained and constantly surpass yourself. If you didn't dare to stand up at this time, I would doubt whether you were just saying it casually. Not to mention you even won. You must remember that among martial artists, the victor is often not blamed."

Chen Chuan frankly said, "I just took advantage of the situation. Actually, I know that if the Iron Chain Gang wasn't willing to give you face, Mr. Yu, no matter what I did, it would have been useless. But if my strength and skill were a little stronger, enough to suppress that person head-on, then I wouldn't have to use these tricks."

Yu Gang said, "You don't need to belittle yourself. Your strength is already very good at this stage. Ding Shuo not only has trained for longer than you, but he should have specifically chosen to increase his resistance to blows in the subsequent direction of breathing techniques. He must have also used special drugs to assist him. It's not strange that you couldn't defeat him."

Chen Chuan asked curiously, "Breathing techniques are divided into many directions?"

Yu Gang said, "I should have said that the breathing technique you learned is only the most basic. After your physical fitness reaches a certain level, you can use drugs to train higher-level breathing techniques to match different fighting styles.

For example, there are those who focus on resistance to blows like Ding Shuo, and there are also those who deliberately increase the force of strikes at the extremities, and those who improve agility, etc. These all require different techniques, different boxing styles, and even different breathing methods to match; but in the end, all skills are based on physical fitness, so if you really want to train to a high level, sometimes you need a little 'talent'."

He looked at Chen Chuan and said, "For example, you, you may not know it, but you yourself have 'talent'. And Ding Shuo should also be this kind of person. Some people are born different from others and can do things in certain fields that ordinary people cannot."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and realized that Yu Gang might have misunderstood, interpreting his performance as some kind of "talent." But in fact, the second me and the so-called "talent" are not the same thing. But it's good that Yu Gang is willing to understand it this way, and he doesn't need to bother explaining it. And judging from his tone, there don't seem to be many people with this kind of talent.

He thought for a while and then asked, "I have another question I'd like to ask you, Mr. Yu. When we fought just now, Ding Shuo easily broke my hands apart. That kind of power seems very unusual…"

Yu Gang explained, "That's Jin. Ding Shuo used 'Sayi Jin,' also called 'Da Sayi.' Its movement is like a person raising both hands upward, and the cloak on their back naturally falls to the ground, with the intention of breaking free from restraint. It's a special technique used to break holds and hugs. At the same time, it's also a method of practicing shaking and dispersing Jin."

Chen Chuan grasped the key point, "Jin?"

Yu Gang said, "Yes, Jin! Breathing techniques are a necessary prerequisite and foundation for practicing Jin. 'Jin' is a higher-level application of strength for martial artists. You are still relatively far from this level, but you can learn about it first…"

As he spoke, he stood with his feet apart, his hands like he was holding a large ball, and said, "There are also many types of Jin, most of which can be practiced with stance work. For example, this one, start with the Holding Qi Stance, then the Dividing the Sea Stance…" As he spoke, he turned his palms and divided them to both sides, then pulled them back and lifted them upwards, "Then the Supporting the Sky Stance… Finally, the Carrying the Mountain Stance…"

Speaking of this, he suddenly turned his palms to support the sky, then bent his knees, and his body sank accordingly. Chen Chuan suddenly felt a tremor coming from the soles of his feet, as if a heavy object was pressing down from above and being held up by him.

Yu Gang slowly straightened up and said, "This is a complete Hunyuan Jin Stance. Many martial artists choose to use it to practice Jin, and it is also the most widely spread. But this doesn't mean it's easy to master. It contains many subtle changes, and 'Sayi Jin' is extracted from it, a small Jin that is easy for ordinary boxers to master. The advantage is that it's easy to get started, consumes little energy, and is fast and simple to exert force.

People who have mastered this technique are specifically targeted at grappling and hugging. For example, just now when you went forward to get close and grab his neck, luckily you didn't hold on tight, otherwise, once his Jin was released, it could have dislocated your arm."

Chen Chuan nodded unconsciously and asked, "Mr. Yu, this kind of Jin shouldn't be able to be released at will, right?"

Yu Gang said, "Yes, every use of Jin is a burden on the body. At Ding Shuo's level, it's about the limit to use it twice in a fight. Any more and his own body will not be able to withstand it first." After a pause, he added, "But if the opponent also has mastered Jin, just now that move of the Tray Supporting Palm would have been enough to shatter his jaw."

Chen Chuan thoughtfully said, "Is that so…"

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Yu Gang said, "You don't need to think too much now. When you get to the Martial Arts University, someone will teach you all of this. What I want to say is that you did very well today.

Chen Chuan said, "Okay, Mr. Yu." He looked towards the building again and said, "Is Little Lu alright?"

Yu Gang said calmly, "He's a martial artist. He can take care of himself."

Chen Chuan said, "Then Mr. Yu, I'll go back first. I'll be there on time tomorrow."

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