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

Chapter 77: Perfect Harmony
Xiao Zongting walked the man all the way to the door. The two men clasped their fists in farewell. Xiao Zongting then turned around with a gloomy face and walked back.

He walked up to Duan Rong, stopped, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Yeah." Duan Rong responded obediently. He could see that Xiao Zongting was not in a good mood.

This also shows that Xiao Baiqiao’s illness is not very optimistic.

"Let's talk inside." After Xiao Zongting said that, he limped towards the backyard.

Duan Rong immediately followed behind.

As soon as I arrived at the main room, I saw Xiao Baijiao sitting in front of the coffee table with a tired look on her face. In front of her was a dark green pulse pillow!
It seems that the man with the ferocious face just now has already examined Xiao Baijiao's pulse.

When Xiao Baijiao saw Xiao Zongting coming in, he was about to speak, but suddenly saw Duan Rong following him in. He smiled, stood up, knelt down and bowed, greeting him: "Senior Brother Duan!"

Duan Rong was slightly startled when he saw Xiao Baiqiao greet him like this, then he immediately bowed and said, "Second Miss is not feeling well, there is no need to be so polite!"

After the two greeted each other, they stood up!

Xiao Zongting walked straight to the armchair and sat down. He looked at Duan Rong and pointed casually with his thumb at a chair not far away!
Duan Rong understood and walked over. Xiao Baiqiao almost looked at him and sat down with him!

Xiao Baijiao knew that she didn't have much time left, so she hoped to leave a good impression on Duan Rong.

Xiao Baijiao's eyes swept across Duan Rong's face, then he turned his head to look at Xiao Zongting's dark face, and gently persuaded: "Since the evil doctor Shen Ping can't do anything, Dad, it's useless for you to worry."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zongting just sighed deeply and said nothing.

Duan Rong's heart moved slightly. It seemed that the man just now was the evil doctor Shen Ping. This name was very suitable for his face.

"Life span is determined by destiny. There is no point in forcing it! It is better to accept one's fate!" There was a peaceful warmth in Xiao Baijiao's voice.

Xiao Zongting's expression relaxed a little. He suddenly realized that his daughter was comforting him. With death ahead of her, her eyes were shining with warmth, and there was a kind of stability and strength that she had never possessed in the past.

Xiao Zongting's lips trembled, and he said, "Bai Jiao, you seem to have changed!"

No one knows a daughter better than her father. After the tempering of death, Xiao Baiqiao's inner personality has obviously undergone some kind of transformation!

Xiao Baiyu smiled, stood up, and said, "In this last period of time, let Baiyu fulfill his filial duty and complete our father-daughter relationship! Daddy doesn't need to look for any famous doctors anymore!"

Xiao Zongting felt a pain in his heart, and his eyes were filled with pain and decadence. He said, "Okay... I promise you!"

In fact, the evil doctor Shen Ping is Xiao Zongting's last hope.

When Xiao Baiqiao saw his father speak, he smiled slightly, looked at Duan Rong deeply, and stood up and went into the inner room.

The topic that the father and daughter talked about was quite secretive, but neither of them had any intention of avoiding Duan Rong. It can be seen that the Xiao family has completely trusted Duan Rong!

Xiao Baijiao talked about this topic in front of Duan Rong, in fact, she also wanted to inform him of her illness. This is the delicate thoughts of a girl.

But Duan Rong didn't notice it, his mind was focused on the problems he was facing.

Xiao Zongting looked at Xiao Baijiao's back and calmed down for a while. Then he turned to look at Duan Rong and asked, "How is the second level of internal energy going?"

“It’s already been accomplished!”

Xiao Zongting's pupils shrank slightly! It was even shorter than he expected!
Xiao Zongting stood up, walked to the corner of the main room, took out the key from his waist, opened a low cabinet there, and rummaged through it!
Then he limped back and threw a yellowed booklet with a torn cover and curled corners on the coffee table beside Duan Rong, saying, "The secret book of the third level!"

Duan Rong took the secret book, flipped through it twice, and put it away. His mind was not on this secret book!
"Should I write you the third-level prescription?" Xiao Zongting looked at Duan Rong and asked.

"Let me study it first." Duan Rong smiled and replied.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zongting nodded.

The third level of inner breath cultivation method is significantly different from the previous two levels. Duan Rong is able to refrain from being reckless, which is a good attitude!

"Mr. Xiao, you said before! Martial arts, with martial arts as the method of attack, internal skills as the foundation, and mental strength as the core." Duan Rong looked at Xiao Zongting with a stern look and asked, "I can understand the first two levels of this sentence. But for the third level, with mental strength as the core, can you please explain it to me, Mr. Xiao?"

Xiao Zongting looked at Duan Rong and nodded slightly. It doesn't matter if you ask questions, but it's a real skill if you can ask the right questions!

In fact, what Duan Rong really wanted to ask was the method of improving his spiritual power, but he had to start the conversation by bringing the topic to spiritual power before asking further questions. "After practicing the first two levels of the Inner Breath Realm, you should have a preliminary understanding!"

"The strength of a warrior's mental power is closely related to his cultivation talent!"

"Whether it's the understanding of martial arts techniques or the control of complex internal energy circulation, the essence behind it is mental power!"

Duan Rong nodded continuously after listening to Xiao Zongting's story.

This is basically consistent with his understanding, but Xiao Zongting explained it more thoroughly!
"But this, in fact, is not the true meaning of martial arts with mental power as the core!" Xiao Zongting said, and his tone suddenly became higher.

Duan Rong knew that what he was going to say next was the true meaning of martial arts, so he perked up, pricked up his ears, and looked at Xiao Zongting intently.

Xiao Zongting was very satisfied with Duan Rong's attitude. He nodded slightly and said, "The realm of martial arts is divided into entry, proficiency, minor success, major success, subtlety, and perfection!"

"The first four are actually more inclined towards the realm of martial arts, corresponding to the four levels of inner breath!"

"However, subtlety and perfection are almost only related to mental strength!"

Duan Rong opened his eyes wide, with a thirst for knowledge shining in his eyes!
Xiao Zongting continued, "The martial arts attack method is a system built based on the human skeleton and muscle structure!"

"And internal energy is a system built based on the structure of human meridians and acupuncture points!"

"All martial arts are for the general public and are universal!"

"Whether it's the human skeleton, muscles, meridians, or acupuncture points, although the overall structure is the same, the differences in the details are so huge!"

"So, after your martial arts have reached the stage of great success, you should shift your focus from the martial arts itself to the differences in your own skeleton, muscles, meridians and acupuncture points!"

"This step of cultivation is called subtlety!"

"According to your own skeleton muscles and meridian acupuncture points, you can make different fine adjustments to the martial arts techniques and the way your internal breath is operated. Through gradual running-in, you can achieve the true combination of qi and strength!"

"And this entire process is gradually completed through the inner vision and control of spiritual power!"

Duan Rong felt cold all over after hearing this. He finally realized today that the connotation of martial arts was so profound.

Duan Rong pondered for a long time, raised his head, and asked with a twinkle in his eyes: "What about perfection?"

Xiao Zongting glanced at Duan Rong. Most warriors were often disgusted with such theoretical things, but Duan Rong seemed to be very interested in it!
This is actually a manifestation of talent.

Xiao Zongting picked up the teacup on the table next to him, took two sips of tea, moistened his throat, and continued: "Perfection after entering the subtle is another realm!"

“Whether it is the first four realms or the subtle realm, it is all a kind of adaptation.”

"The first four realms are the adaptation of martial arts and inner breath; while subtlety is the adaptation of martial arts and inner breath to the differences in body structure!"

"And the perfect state is not just about adaptation. It is a step further than the already seamless adaptation that has been achieved in detail!"

"Reach a state of harmony!"

"It's not a method of attacking that uses martial arts to coordinate with internal energy, nor is it a method of attacking that uses internal energy to coordinate with martial arts!"

"It's not about martial arts and internal energy to match the differences in body structure!"

"Instead, they are integrated with each other, responding to each other, and one move affects the whole body!"

"As soon as the inner breath moves, the martial arts will naturally follow!"

"Once the martial arts skill is released, the internal energy will be triggered!"

Duan Rong was stunned after hearing this, and his soul was trembling!

"The state of harmony is perfection!"

(End of this chapter)