A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 10 Breathing Sense

"Before, I taught you one move at a time. Now, I will link these six moves together and demonstrate them to you."

Zhao Mu looked at the few people and started to fight. While fighting, he shouted, "This is a wild deer watching the moon."

"A tiger leaps over a ravine."

"White Tiger looking at the river."

"A tiger pounces on a sheep."

"Antelope offering food."

"The last move, Leopard Diving into the Forest."

Zhao Mu thrust out his sword, then quickly retracted it. He stood sideways, looked at everyone, and said, "These six moves are a small system. When performing the moves, you have to perform them as a whole."

"How much you can see and how much you can learn depends on your own understanding."

"Find it out yourself and call me."

Kong Bin, Zhang Zheng, and Duan Rong stood separately and began to practice.

Zhao Mu stayed in front of Kong Bin for a few breaths, watching him fight carefully for a while, then when he came in front of Zhang Zheng, he just stood there for a while and then walked away.

The moment Zhao Mu walked over, Zhang Zheng's face showed obvious disappointment, but he suppressed it in an instant.

When Zhao Mu walked past Zhang Zheng, he saw Duan Rong and froze in place, dazed for a moment.

“Is this... the feeling of breathing?” Zhao Mu was slightly surprised.

The so-called sense of breathing when practicing a routine means that the pauses between moves are rhythmic, which is in line with the principle of exerting force.

The strength of the whole body, contracting and expanding, is just like breathing. This is called the sense of breathing.

The sense of breathing is a very important step in martial arts training. It will not directly lead to an increase in strength, but it is a sign of talent for martial arts.

Only when you fully understand the moves and the switching connections between the moves, and each release and contraction can conform to the principle of exerting force, can you create a sense of breathing.

This is a profound understanding of the overall nature of martial arts routines. Some martial artists cannot cross this threshold in their entire lives.

Zhao Mu himself was also chosen as an apprentice, and it was only after three months that he suddenly realized it, but he did not expect that Duan Rong, who was just a menial disciple, could already develop a sense of breathing.

"I almost misjudged this kid... He's actually a martial arts genius!"

When teaching the Leopard Diving into the Forest move, Zhao Mu discovered that Duan Rong's understanding of the moves was unusually sharp. This was further verified when he taught the overall routine today.

The ability to deeply understand the moves and routines is a talent that is more important than physique.

Practicing martial arts essentially relies on the brain.

A simple mind but strong limbs will never make you a master!

Zhao Mu looked at Duan Rong with a faint smile, a touch of joy welling up in his heart.

He originally thought that Kong Bin was a promising prospect, but now it seems that Duan Rong is even more capable than Kong Bin.

You know, every time a errand disciple is selected as an apprentice, he, as the professor's escort, will be rewarded with two taels of silver.

If Duan Rong and Kong Bin are both selected, that would be four taels of silver.

Who doesn’t need money these days?
"Kong Bin, come here and see how Duan Rong fights!" Zhao Mu suddenly turned his head to look at Kong Bin and said.

Kong Bin was slightly startled, stopped what he was doing, and walked over with an expressionless face.

"Did you see that? You must dare to pause. Your problem is that the pauses between your moves are too short. You only care about the surface smoothness, but not the strength of the contraction and release."

"Stop when you should stop, and speed up when you should speed up! Do you understand?"

Kong Bin remained silent, his fists clenched secretly. Zhao Mu glared at Kong Bin and said, "Okay, you will practice on your own for the next few days. Gather here at 7:00 on April 8th. Anyone who is absent or late will be treated as giving up the qualification for the assessment."

After Zhao Mu finished speaking, he turned to look at Li Chong and asked, "Have you wiped the knife?"

Blood continued to flow from his bitten lip into his mouth, but Li Chong did not feel the salty taste at all. He just stood up stupidly, returned the knife to Zhao Mu, and said, "Wipe it off."

Zhao Mu snorted coldly, he pulled out the knife and found that only one side of the blade had castor oil on it. However, he did not pursue Li Chong. He just closed the knife and walked out of the courtyard.

As soon as Zhao Mu left, Duan Rong immediately stopped his tactics.

He had no interest in performing for others, and the focus of his practice was not on the routines, but on standing still and practicing strength.

Duan Rong stood up in the Hunyuan Post without any delay.

Kong Bin was slightly stunned. In his opinion, Duan Rong was afraid that he would find out the secret, so as soon as Zhao Mu left, he stopped practicing the routine and started standing still.

Kong Bin didn't say anything. He turned aside and started to explore on his own.

While fighting, Kong Bin was thinking about what Zhao Mu meant by "dare to pause".

At this moment, Li Chong suddenly jumped over with a crazy look on his face. There was a faint trace of blood on the corner of his mouth. He pointed a knife at Duan Rong and said, "Duan Rong, if you have guts, fight with me for a few moves. I want to see if you are really better than me."

Duan Rong was standing still, but suddenly he became impatient when Li Chong made such a fuss.

I just want to practice quietly and prepare for the exam, why are there so many idiots looking for trouble with me?

Duan Rong turned his head and looked at Kong Bin. He knew that among the three of them, Kong Bin's words were still trustworthy.

But Kong Bin just stood there expressionlessly, without any intention of trying to stop the fight.

Obviously, Kong Bin probably wants to test his own quality more than Li Chong.

Duan Rong sighed in his heart, it has been like this since ancient times, the King of Hell is easier to deal with than the little devils, and if you don't show some strength, you can't drive away this fly.

Duan Rong picked up the broken knife at his feet, looked at Li Chong and said, "Little boy, you have the skills you have, and you dare to come to my house. It's embarrassing!"

"What did you say?" Li Chong was almost choked by Duan Rong's words and his eyes suddenly turned red like a rabbit.

Li Chong was furious. He jumped forward with his left leg, leaned his body forward, lifted his right leg, and rotated around his left leg. He swept his right hand with his arm and chopped Duan Rong across the waist.

This sword strike was so powerful that Li Chong used all his strength in one move.

The reason why Li Chong dared to challenge Duan Rong was that he thought he could maintain his strength better than Duan Rong.

After all, every time the three of them stood in a stance, Zhao Mu would adjust their postures, and he would grit his teeth and persevere until he and Kong Bin dispersed their energy together.

After more than two months of this, his strength had begun to build up.

Duan Rong was just good at performing routine moves, and he was only spotted by Zhao Mu in the past two days. Moreover, he had never been taught how to stand still.

Therefore, Li Chong believed that he could definitely surpass Duan Rong in terms of strength.

Therefore, as soon as he made a move, in order to maximize the advantage of his strength, he directly used the move of "Tiger Leaping over a Gorge".

Once this move was made, Duan Rong would definitely not be able to handle it and could only retreat.

As long as Duan Rong retreated, his movements would become disordered, so Li Chong jumped up and used his killer move - Leopard Diving into the Forest. At this moment, Li Chong was so ruthless that he would not hesitate even if it meant injuring Duan Rong.

"Let you look down on me!" Li Chong's red eyes revealed a hint of madness.

In fact, Li Chong had some talent in martial arts. He could combine the moves of a tiger jumping over a ravine and a leopard diving into a forest into a combo, which showed that he had mastered the routines of these two moves very well.

This is also the reason why Kong Bin and Zhang Zheng are willing to join him. Li Chong's insights into routines and moves are sometimes quite profound, which gives them a lot of inspiration.

(End of this chapter)