The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 261: Teach students in accordance with their aptitude to make things easier
Xu Xingchen took a branch and casually drew two human figures on the ground, one facing up and one facing down, and then sketched some meridians, acupoints, and entrances on them.
A line runs up and down in those meridians and acupoints, connecting front and back, and soon, it forms an extremely complex internal force circulation diagram.

Afterwards, he began to delete and modify the exercise routes based on little Guo Jing's physical condition.

Think for a while, and revise it.
After thinking for a while, I revised it again.
After deleting, subtracting, and revising a lot, it took less than half an hour to transform the low-profile version of the Nine Yang Divine Art into a basic internal energy technique.

He was quite familiar with creating martial arts techniques.

This internal martial arts technique, which was derived from the Nine Yang Divine Art, has good effects in increasing strength, enhancing endurance, and improving the ability to resist poison. At the same time, it can also promote the nourishment and accumulation of the Five Elements.

Xu Xingchen didn't know what level this internal skill was in this world, but as the basic internal skill for little Guo Jing's disciple, it should be enough.

"Well, Jing'er is still young, this internal skill is still too complicated for him."

"Reduce the content a bit more. Forget it. Just leave a simple circular route."

"This route would be best if he could quietly enter a deep sleep while breathing, and cultivate his inner strength while sleeping."

"When Ma Yu of the Quanzhen Sect taught the Quanzhen Heart Method, he was able to do this. How could I lose to him?"

".Such as this"

"Well, very good. When the Yang starts, concentrate your mind and breathe slowly and steadily, but don't exert too much force."

"It works. This way, he can fall asleep easily and practice in his sleep. It's like killing two birds with one stone!"

The branches swept away all the human figures on the ground.

Xu Xingchen looked up at the little Guo Jing, whose clothes were soaked with sweat but who was still insisting on exercising, and waved with a smile, "Okay, Jing'er, take a break, come here."

Little Guo Jing stood up with difficulty, calmed his rapid breathing, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and walked over.

"Master Xu!"

"Well, sit down!" Xu Xingchen pointed to a stone beside him and asked little Guo Jing to sit down. Then he said, "I will now teach you a set of breathing techniques that will allow you to sleep well and rest. Please listen carefully."

Little Guo Jing quickly responded, "Yes!"

Xu Xingchen said: "First lie down, curl up your body, breathe more slowly, and then do this and that."

Little Guo Jing was too young. Although Miaoshou Shusheng had begun to teach him to read and write, his progress was so slow that it almost gave Zhu Cong a heart attack. Therefore, for his understanding of many pieces of knowledge, let alone getting started, he couldn't even recognize all the characters.

Xu Xingchen tried his best to use the simplest and most straightforward language to explain the introductory techniques of internal strength to little Guo Jing.

Little Guo Jing didn't understand what he heard and his eyes were confused.

Xu Xingchen didn't ask him to understand the principles, nor did he ask him to memorize them by rote. He just wanted him to try to get into the state under his guidance.

Once, twice, three times.
Fortunately, what Xu Xingchen taught was really simple, and little Guo Jing spent an afternoon studying.
Still haven't learned
Xu Xingchen was not discouraged. The next day, after little Guo Jing finished practicing basic boxing, he continued to teach him internal energy techniques.

In this way, it took half a month before little Guo Jing finally got the hang of it and learned the correct way to sleep.

Little Guo Jing is a slow learner, but once he has learned something, he will remember it firmly in his mind and never forget it.

Ever since he learned the introductory internal energy techniques, he would fall asleep in that posture every night. No matter how exhausted he was the day before, he would wake up the next morning fully rested.

After the internal strength skills were mastered, Xu Xingchen began to teach little Guo Jing the real basic martial arts.

He was not like the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, who taught everything and made little Guo Jing learn all kinds of martial arts.

He only taught four things: one punch, two palms, three blocks, and four steps.

One punch: It is a bow-step punch. Take a step forward and punch forward. The key to this action is just three words: fast, accurate, and fierce.
Two palms: Both hands are one yin and one yang, the left palm is in front, the right palm is behind, or the right palm is in front, the left palm is behind. The movements are simple and straight forward. The key is continuity, continuity, and continuity.
Three Blocks: There are three ways to block, either crossing your arms in front of your chest, or standing your knees and elbows upright like an iron wall, or leaning sideways with your shoulders and palms. These three blocks are designed to protect yourself and defend against the opponent's attack.
Four-step method: It is the simplest Four-Elephant Step, which only moves in four directions: front, back, left, and right. There are not many movements, and the key lies in the speed of movement. The emphasis is on fast, faster, and faster.
Each of these four things is very simple, and each move is not complicated.

This is a training method Xu Xingchen specially tailored for young Guo Jing based on the eight-character motto "A heavy sword has no edge, and great skill does not require effort."

It is a classic example of how it is easy to learn but difficult to master! It took Guo Jing three days to learn "one punch", ten days to learn "two palms", half a month to learn three blocks, and one month to learn the Four Elephant Steps.

From then on, Xu Xingchen only asked him to cultivate these four things diligently, except for occasionally correcting some minor faults and problems revealed in his practice, and did not teach him anything else.

Little Guo Jing didn't care and just buried his head in practicing diligently every day. When he got tired, he curled up on a big rock and slept for half an hour. After waking up, he continued to practice the four old skills with full energy.

Whenever little Guo Jing was practicing martial arts in the open space, Xu Xingchen would sit on a large rock nearby, sometimes looking up at the sky, sometimes looking down at the ground, sometimes scribbling on the ground, and sometimes looking blankly.
Compared to the famous scene when the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were teaching little Guo Jing martial arts and were so angry that he howled, beat his chest, stamped his feet, grabbed his hair, and asked the sky in silence, Xu Xingchen's current state can be described as extremely free and easy.

In Xu Xingchen's view, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan are just a few wild teachers who can't teach their disciples martial arts. They are extremely dogmatic and don't understand the principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.

If you meet ordinary people and receive training and instruction from them, you may have a chance to succeed.

But when encountering a young man like little Guo Jing who is wise but appears foolish, if he doesn't know how to adapt and has no idea of the direction, he will not only mislead the young man, but also make himself very angry.

People like Xu Xingchen can find the right direction and tailor a training method for little Guo Jing, so he can easily supervise him from the side. The rest of the things will be left to little Guo Jing, who is a model of hard work, the embodiment of diligence, who has mastered the four training methods conscientiously and never dares to relax for a moment.

In Xingchen's opinion, little Guo Jing is the easiest and most convenient student to teach.
Well, this conclusion is only limited to martial arts training. If it is about studying cultural subjects, it is a different matter.

It is impossible to spend the entire day practicing martial arts. Even if little Guo Jing is very diligent, his body will not be able to bear it.

Therefore, Xu Xingchen would also take some time to teach little Guo Jing to read and write.

Reading and learning characters requires more than just the "four methods of practice". There are many things to learn, and there is no shortcut. You can only teach, practice, memorize, and recite one word at a time.
In this regard, Xu Xingchen was not impatient and taught step by step. It didn't matter even if he only memorized one or two words a day.

His idea is, as long as there is progress, that's good!
During the time when Xu Xingchen was training young Guo Jing, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan hid deep in the mountains and began to practice in seclusion.

They traveled north to the borderland and spent six years searching for Li Ping and her son, which wasted a lot of time.

In terms of martial arts, I can only say that there has been no regression, let alone progress.

This time, they found time to escape, and gained great insights in Xu Xingchen's old cave. If they still don't know how to seize the time and improve their martial arts in seclusion, they cannot be considered a true martial artist.

During the retreat, they also had time to rest, and they inevitably gathered together to discuss whether "Master Xu" would face the "wooden-headed" little Guo Jing, and whether he would be like them, often getting angry and making the Buddha appear and the Buddha ascend to heaven.
Although the seven people respected Xu Xingchen, they still wanted to laugh at his joke.

If they knew that "Master Xu" was not only not angry, but was extremely relaxed, they would probably not even have the mind to go into seclusion.

When snowflakes float in the sky, the grassland and the desert are decorated with a vast expanse of white.
A year has passed.

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan returned from the depths of the barren mountains. Each of them was in high spirits and looked dignified. Even the fifth one, Zhang Asheng, had recovered as before and successfully "broke through the realm".

When they saw the little Guo Jing fighting vigorously on the snow, their eyes lit up and they secretly exclaimed, "What a solid skill!"

Then I saw Xu Xingchen sitting on a big rock nearby, dozing off with his head nodding leisurely, and I felt very uncomfortable.

We thought you would be as mad as we were, because of little Guo Jing's stupidity, but we didn't expect that we were overthinking.
The return of the few people woke up Xu Xingchen and little Guo Jing who was practicing martial arts.

Nine people entered the cave and lit a bonfire. Driven by the blazing flames, the coldness in the cave quickly dissipated.

Half a piece of mutton and a pot of milk tea stored in the cave were grilled and heated on the fire. After a while, they gave off bursts of fragrance.

After drinking a bowl of steaming milk tea and eating a large piece of barbecued meat, heat rose from my whole body and all the coldness disappeared.

The two sides asked each other about their recent situation. The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan had nothing much to say. All they did all day long was practice martial arts.

But when they heard Xu Xingchen praising little Guo Jing as a one-in-a-million martial arts genius, they could not help but look at each other, and the same thought arose in their minds.

"Mr. Xu, you are not angry with Jing'er, otherwise, how could you say such unreliable words."

Xu Xingchen knew what they were thinking when he saw their expressions, so he laughed and said, "Jing'er, come out and show your seven masters your skills."

(End of this chapter)