"The Five Elements Fist includes Pi, Zuan, Beng, Pao, and Heng... Gold generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire, and Fire generates Earth; these are the basic Five Elements generation cycles... To practice, one must follow the sequence of Pi generating Zuan, Zuan generating Beng, Beng generating Pao, and Pao generating Heng so that the Five Elements can generate each other. This achieves the effect of nourishing the body and Body Refinement, allowing for twice the result with half the effort."
Du Ruo did not stop, nor did he go to explain anything to Qiangzi; he simply recited the essential points of Xing Yi Quan cultivation that he knew while continuing to practice his punches.
Qiangzi stared intently at Du Ruo practicing his punches from across the low picket fence, silently recalling the words Du Ruo had just spoken, and for a moment, he could not find any reason to refute them.
It seemed... it seemed that what Du Ruo said was completely flawless. Whether from the perspective of logic or practice, it was impossible to refute, especially when watching Du Ruo's movements. There was no whistling wind from his punches, nor any fierce momentum; everything was so natural, and even somewhat pleasing to the eye.
"Sigh... let's go, let's go. If we don't leave now, we'll have to wait in line to buy tickets later."
Qiangzi's classmate saw Qiangzi's face turning from pale to red and immediately understood his current predicament, so he pulled Qiangzi and headed toward the outside of the Village.
Du Ruo ignored the group as they left and continued practicing his punches. He had only spoken because he saw that Qiangzi had good intentions, and he also felt that what he had said yesterday was a bit too harsh. Speaking the essential points of Xing Yi Quan practice just now could be considered a small form of compensation for the other party.
Do not think that these were just a few words. As the saying goes, a true teaching is but a single sentence, while a false teaching fills ten thousand books. This one sentence of his was worth more than the several thousand yuan Qiangzi had paid to take on a master.
Du Ruo had been staying at the Bed and Breakfast for over a week, practicing martial arts morning and evening, and occasionally helping Yang Ling during the day by taking care of guests. In the evenings, he would go to the Tavern to have a drink with Xiang Yuanyuan. His life was very carefree, but Yang Chenguang was green with envy. He had all sorts of things to deal with in the Village and had to rush back to pick up and drop off his children from school every day, which led to Yang Chenguang looking at Du Ruo with envy, jealousy, and hatred every time they met.
Today, Du Ruo was not staying at the Bed and Breakfast. The tourism popularity had started to rise, and the three detached house rooms had been booked. Du Ruo, of course, would not stand in the way of his own path to making money, so he packed his things, cleared out the room, and returned to his own home.
Tonight was a very important day. Both Du Ruo's Xing Yi Quan skill and his Natural Gate skill were about to level up. Du Ruo wanted to know if a new skill would be obtained every time a skill leveled up, or if new skills were only obtained under specific circumstances.
Since both skills were leveling up today, if he could obtain two new skills at once, then it went without saying that leveling up would definitely grant skills. If that were the case, his future plans would need to be rearranged.
Du Ruo had never actively practiced the Natural Gate Cultivation Method, and he had not even gone up the mountain for mountain running exercises during this period.
He stopped going mountain running to be safer. This was his hometown, not the outside world. If it were in the past, he would only report the good news and not the bad to his family, and he could grit his teeth and endure any hardship.
But now that he was in his hometown, if anything happened to him, it would inevitably cause his family to worry once it reached the ears of his Dad and Mom.
There was a reason why Du Ruo did not actively practice the Natural Gate Cultivation Method and relied entirely on passive growth for his experience during this time.
Lightness Skill sounds very impressive and good, and it has always carried a mysterious aura in martial arts novels. However, in reality, modern traditional Lightness Skill had actually been abandoned long ago.
The specific reason was simple: among the famous Lightness Skill masters of the modern era, those who could fly over eaves and walk on walls, not a single one was tall or physically strong.
"Swallow Li San" was said to be only 1.65 meters tall, and the master of Du Xinwu of the Natural Gate was also a Lightness Skill master known in the martial arts world as Xu the Dwarf. According to records, this person was only a little over 1.4 meters tall. He was plain-looking, but his Lightness Skill was superb.
This is not to say that practicing Lightness Skill will stunt one's growth, but it can be said that people with short and thin builds have better results when practicing Lightness Skill. Furthermore, practicing Lightness Skill requires long-term weight-bearing on the legs, so perhaps it cannot be ruled out that it has an impact on height.
Therefore, Du Ruo knew very well that with his height of 1.78 meters and weight of 150 jin, forcing himself to practice Lightness Skill would definitely be thankless. He simply left it to passive practice; after all, Xing Yi Quan also involved leg training. Once his physical fitness improved, combined with the exertion techniques of the Natural Gate, flying over eaves and walking on walls would not be a problem either.
"Clap, clap, clap~~ Well fought, Uncle."
After Du Ruo finished a set of Xing Yi Quan, Huang Ya Mei, who was sitting nearby on a small stool, began to applaud very graciously. She had been following Du Ruo for the past two days. In the past, she would follow her Maternal Grandmother during holidays, but now that Du Ruo was back, she started following him because Du Ruo would catch fish for her to eat.
Du Ruo ignored Ya Ya and opened his Panel. When his Xing Yi Quan leveled up earlier, he had obtained a chance to acquire a new skill. This time, it should be enough for the Natural Gate to level up, but he did not know if he would obtain a new skill.
Name: Du Ruo
Age: 31
Essence: 9.06
Qi: 9.08
Spirit: 9.40
Attribute Point: 0.03
Skill: Xing Yi Quan LV2（2/500）
Natural Gate Cultivation Method: LV1（0/200）
Obtained one Lucky Draw Chance. Would you like to draw for a new skill?
"Is there only one Lucky Draw Chance? Looking at it this way, since I didn't actively practice the Natural Gate Cultivation Method, I didn't get a level-up reward?"
Du Ruo looked at the Panel and pondered the reason; this was the biggest possibility he could think of. However, it did not matter. He was already very clear now that skills were not the key point; Attribute Points were, and physical strengthening was the foundation of everything.
"My Essence, Qi, and Spirit attributes have all been added to over nine points, but it seems there are no special miraculous effects. I just eat more, have better Physical strength, recover faster, and am more alert in daily life. Other than that, there are no other advantages. Perhaps I should go mountain running again to test my current strength."
Du Ruo thought with a bit of humblebragging. In fact, Du Ruo's physical change during this period was quite significant. The current Du Ruo was only wearing a pair of athletic shorts, fully displaying his physique.
There were no bulging muscles like those from a gym on his body; his figure was slender, his stomach was round without any abdominal muscles appearing, and his arms also lacked bulging, knotted muscles. Only his thighs had some obvious muscle lines. Overall, he did not leave a deep impression, giving people a sense of relaxation that was not so eye-catching.
Only Du Ruo himself knew how astonishing the resilience of his skin was, and how taut his body's muscles would become when he exerted force while practicing martial arts.
"Start drawing for a skill."
Du Ruo ignored the various martial arts experiences brought about by the level-up in his mind. He felt a sense of anticipation in his heart as he waited for the results, his eyes fixed on the virtual Panel that only he could see, looking forward to the appearance of the next skill.
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