Fanatic!

Chapter 19 Apprenticeship: Old Techniques and New Techniques
"The owner?" Chen Wujun was somewhat surprised.

After being in the martial arts school for so long, I'm finally going to meet the headmaster.

A moment later, Chen Wujun changed his clothes and left the martial arts school with Senior Brother Li.

"Senior brother, what kind of person is the head of the sect?" Chen Wujun asked, following his senior brother Li.

"You'll see when you see it!" Senior Brother Li said.

"Senior brother, there's something I find strange. The martial arts school doesn't seem to be in it for the money," Chen Wujun asked, voicing his doubts.

"You're right!" Senior Brother Li nodded without explaining. He first went to buy half a roast goose, a pound of roast meat, and two pounds of braised beef, and then left the village with Chen Wujun.

The owner isn't in the Walled City, but he's not far from it, located in Ma Tau Wai, south of the Walled City. It's situated between the Garbage Hill slum and the new district. There are many factories and old buildings here, and the population is mixed, but the environment is better than in the Walled City.

On his way here, Chen Wujun kept thinking about what the curator was like.

Unexpectedly, he was just an unassuming old man watering flowers.

Downstairs in an old building, an old man wearing shorts and a vest was watering flowers with his back to the two people.

Senior Brother Li walked up to him and said, "Master!"

The old man was Zhou Qing, the owner of the museum. He turned his head to look at Chen Wujun, sized him up and down, and then continued to water the flowers.

Chen Wujun immediately noticed that the other person had jet-black hair, a rosy complexion, was full of energy, and had delicate skin. At first glance, he looked like he was over 60 years old, but upon closer inspection, he looked like he was 4 or 50.

He looked younger than his father, but he had an air of old age about him, making you subconsciously feel that he was much older.

A moment later, Zhou Qing finished watering the flowers, casually tossed the watering can to Chen Wujun, and strolled into the house with his hands behind his back.

After Chen Wujun and his companion entered, Chen Wujun glanced around and saw that the house was about fifty or sixty square meters, and was just like any other ordinary house, with old furniture, calendars, and a TV.

"I'll go cut up the roast goose!" Senior Brother Li carried the roast goose into the kitchen.

Zhou Qing sat on the sofa, picked up the mug full of tea and took a sip, then said to Chen Wujun, "Two months and you've mastered the kung fu, that's really impressive."

Show me a set of punches!

"it is good!"

Chen Wujun moved the table next to him to make room. He first stood in a charging stance, with every hair on his body standing on end. However, in just a moment, Chen Wujun withdrew from the "as if facing a formidable enemy" state.

Then he performed a set of wolf fist punches, which was quite impressive. After finishing the set, Chen Wujun had a slight sweat on his head.

Zhou Qing nodded slightly. It was indeed remarkable that he had mastered the art of boxing in just two months.

He then asked, "Why do you practice boxing?"

"To make a name for yourself!"

"Not bad, not bad!" Zhou Qing nodded with a smile, then asked:

What would you do if someone bullied you?

Chen Wujun thought about it seriously: "Kill him!"

"Even better!" Zhou Qing laughed again.

Then he asked, "What if you want something but can't afford it?"

Chen Wujun hesitated for a moment, after all, this was not a good question to answer.

However, considering Shark Nine's attitude, Chen Wujun simply stated:

"Go rob it."

“That’s right! You can’t be too honest, or you won’t go far. Only ambitious people can go far and stand tall.” Zhou Qing’s smile became even wider.

At this moment, Chen Wujun noticed that Zhou Qing had an extremely fine set of teeth. Although they were neat, they were far more numerous than those of an average person, which greatly surprised him.

Although Shark Nine has a set of sharp teeth, the size of his teeth is no different from that of an ordinary person.

However, Zhou Qing's teeth were smaller and denser than normal, making him look unlike a normal person.

If a master were to see Zhou Qing's teeth, they would immediately know that Zhou Qing's kung fu had reached its peak, and his achievements were unparalleled.

This is a symbol of the highest level of cultivation in the old arts, complete control over the most minute aspects of oneself, a powerful ability to control and heal the body, and the growth of 40 teeth.

And this person was hiding in an old building near the Walled City in the East Ninth District, watering flowers every day like a retired old man.

However, Chen Wujun felt that Zhou Qing didn't seem like an ordinary person.

After looking at Chen Wujun for a moment, Zhou Qing said, "A knight-errant uses martial arts to break the law. The purpose of practicing martial arts is to kill people. If you lack any resources, just rob them."

"If you want to learn boxing, I can teach you, but on one condition: you can't tell anyone who your master is when you leave!"

Chen Wujun raised an eyebrow and said, "After you go out, you are not allowed to reveal who your master is."
What kind of condition is that?
The condition was simpler than he had imagined.

But both the questions Zhou Qing asked and the final condition made Chen Wujun feel very strange.

"Okay," Chen Wujun nodded.

"From now on, you'll be Little Sixteen!"

"Master!" Chen Wujun immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times.

When it was time to eat, Chen Wujun still felt that the process of becoming an apprentice was unbelievably simple.

Dinner consisted of roast goose, roast meats, braised beef, and boiled noodles.

Zhou Qing stuffed a roast goose wing into his mouth, chewed it up along with the bone in a few quick bites, and swallowed it.

Chen Wujun had only ever heard of people who ate others without spitting out the bones, but today he had actually seen someone who did so, chewing and swallowing the bones whole.

After finishing his meal, Zhou Qing said to Chen Wujun, "Come with me!"

The two then went outside and walked for ten minutes to a sizable warehouse. Zhou Qing took out his key and opened the warehouse door. Inside, he saw only a plain cement floor and exposed red brick walls.

Inside, there was a row of wooden stakes that rose above the ground, each stake about the size of a bowl. Next to them were two rows of weapon racks, filled with swords, spears, and halberds.

Not far away were some dumbbells, barbells, and barbell plates.

A row of training stakes and dummies were placed against the wall.

Zhou Qing walked to the center of the arena with his hands behind his back and asked a question first: "Before learning boxing, do you know the difference between the old style and the new style?"

"I don't know!" Chen Wujun said directly.

“From the day humans became conscious, there has been a constant killing!” Zhou Qing turned around and looked at Chen Wujun.

"Then some people figured out more effective ways to kill targets! Just like how to farm more effectively or how to build taller houses."

"This is the origin of the old arts."

"As humanity grows stronger, those masters who practiced the old techniques did so not only for killing, but also to break through their own limits, and compiled a series of techniques."

"Old techniques originated from killing, but they were not just about killing. Old techniques were also about constantly strengthening oneself and breaking through one's own limits."

"For thousands of years, generations of exceptionally talented individuals have continuously pushed the limits of themselves and humanity, striving to open up a new world!"

As Chen Wujun listened to Zhou Qing's words, his mind resonated with each simple word.

For thousands of years, generations of brilliant geniuses have continuously pushed the limits of themselves and humanity, striving to open up a new world!

How magnificent this is!

"Master, have they been found?" Chen Wujun asked, his mind reeling.

Could it be that their new techniques are the new world they've opened up?

"We didn't find it, but we did find it!" Zhou Qing's expression was somewhat complicated.

"After the war, humans discovered magnetic crystals and also discovered that humans could continuously reconstruct their own biomagnetic field by absorbing magnetic crystals."

"After that, humanity mastered a new power, enabling them to sense and manipulate the surrounding electromagnetic fields, thus gaining all sorts of incredible abilities!"

"This is the new technique!"

Chen Wujun never expected the new technique to be like this.

Then a question came to his mind.

"Can a master of an old technique also learn a new one?"

"why not?"

“Masters of old techniques can learn new techniques, and masters of new techniques can learn old techniques!” Zhou Qing smiled.

Hearing this, Chen Wujun breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, their foundations are different, and their cultivation methods are also different."

"The old techniques constantly temper the physical body, control every minute detail of oneself, cultivate oneself to perfection, and then use the absorption of magnetic field crystals to control the magnetic field."

"The new technique involves meditation and absorbing magnetic crystals to continuously perceive and strengthen one's own magnetic field, reconstruct one's own biomagnetic field, strengthen biocurrents, and finally feed back to oneself, thereby improving various bodily functions."

"Tell me the difference between the old techniques and the new techniques," Zhou Qing directly tested him.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Wujun said, "The old techniques primarily focus on the physical body, with magnetic fields playing a secondary role."

"The new technique uses magnetic fields as the primary method and the physical body as a secondary method."

"Well said!" Zhou Qing nodded in satisfaction.

Whether it was mastering the kung fu in two months or understanding the difference between the old and new techniques in such a short time, it all shows that Chen Wujun has good talent and comprehension.

"Let me explain the distinctions between traditional techniques to you."

Traditional martial arts are divided into external and internal styles.

"External martial arts train muscles, bones, and skin externally, are incomparably powerful and fierce, and have wide and sweeping moves!"

As Zhou Qing spoke, he walked to the wooden stake, suddenly raised his hand and slapped it, causing the entire stake to crack open.

Chen Wujun gasped. This wooden stake, which was about the thickness of a human thigh, was shattered with just one slap. What kind of strength was that?
"Internal martial arts cultivate internal energy, resulting in diverse strengths and different fighting styles, mostly penetrating and spiraling forces."

As Zhou Qing spoke, he walked to another wooden stake and slapped it with his palm. There was no change where his palm landed, but the back of the stake suddenly exploded.

"There is no superiority or inferiority between external and internal martial arts. It's just that external martial arts lack methods of internal training. But that's a minor issue. Who says that only internal martial arts can practice methods of internal training?"

"Kung Fu is divided into external and internal styles, but people are not!"

"Master, my senior brother said that Wolf Fist is a rudimentary style of boxing. Since external martial arts can also use internal training methods, then where does Wolf Fist's rudimentary nature lie?"

"It's rudimentary—this is the fist technique from before the magnetic field crystal appeared!" Zhou Qing said.

"Although each martial art is created and summarized by generations of martial artists, it has been four hundred years since the appearance of magnetic crystals."

"Over the past four hundred years, there have been many outstanding talents among the generations, as well as those who were well-versed in the advantages and disadvantages of old and new techniques, and who created new styles of boxing based on the foundations laid by their predecessors."

"The old techniques of today have also learned from the new techniques and adopted the method of using magnetic crystals, but the foundation is still the old techniques."

"You must know that later generations stand on the shoulders of their predecessors, and can see higher and farther... not to mention the existence of magnetic crystals."

Zhou Qing spoke these words with a somewhat composed demeanor.

Who says people today are inferior to those of the past?
Clearly, he is one of those who stand on the shoulders of giants.

(End of this chapter)