Martial arts mastery? But I'm just a spoiled brat!

"The true essence of Tai Chi?"

Upon hearing those four words, Yan Qing immediately perked up.

He is now close to the limit of Dark Force, and after that he will need to break through to the Transformation Force.

According to Yan Qing's plan, Xingyiquan is for training internal strength, Bajiquan is for training external strength, Baguazhang is for training internal strength, and when one reaches the stage of transforming internal strength, Taijiquan will be needed for training.

Xingyiquan was taught by Master Cao, and its most core and authentic teachings are the twelve true meanings within Xingyiquan.

In Cao Zongguan's words, Yan Qing has now reached a level of unparalleled skill.

Among the true transmissions of Bajiquan, Baguazhang, and Taijiquan, the true transmission of Baguazhang is the most precious.

Although Baguazhang is widely practiced, the true teachings are passed down through a single lineage, and now only the Gong family has inherited them.

As for Bajiquan and Taijiquan, they are actually the most widely practiced.

This is actually related to some historical legacies.

Back then, the Celestial Empire was not surrounded by foreign enemies, and the sons of the powerful and wealthy in the capital wanted to learn martial arts. There was a saying that "Tai Chi can bring peace to the world, and Bajiquan can stabilize the universe."

As a result, countless sons of the powerful and wealthy sought out masters of Bajiquan and Taijiquan to become their disciples, which sparked a martial arts craze. Even some sons of the emperor became interested and went to become their disciples.

When facing the children of the powerful and wealthy, these Bajiquan and Taijiquan masters might still be able to teach them using ordinary Bajiquan and Taijiquan.

However, when faced with royal children coming to learn martial arts, they could no longer keep their secrets to themselves and had to teach them the true teachings. But they couldn't use the same methods they used on their own disciples to discipline those royal children.

Once this martial arts tradition, which was extremely famous at the time, was passed on to the royal family, those with ulterior motives would try to obtain it from these royal children.

As a result, the two authentic martial arts, Bajiquan and Taijiquan, began to spread widely in secret, and even many new schools emerged.

Of course, it is precisely for this reason that martial arts have flourished, and even a hundred flowers have begun to bloom, with people constantly breaking through to higher realms in martial arts.

This is why martial arts are now able to rival the warships and cannons of foreigners.

The Cao family has occupied the capital for some time now, so it's not surprising that they've managed to recruit martial artists who are true disciples of Tai Chi.

"This will save me a lot of trouble."

Yan Qing had already secretly gathered information on several Tai Chi masters, but most of these people had connections with other warlords, which made it difficult for Yan Qing to obtain the Tai Chi masters. It would probably take a lot of effort to acquire them.

Now it's all come to us effortlessly, saving Yan Qing a headache.

Thinking about all this, Yan Qing began to walk out of the courtyard.

"Where is he? What exactly happened?"

Yan Qing asked as he walked.

"This man is called Yang Xing. He is currently in the hospital. He was originally a master of internal energy, but he was defeated by Steward Cao. Now he is hanging on by a thread, and it is unknown whether he will survive."

Wanxing quickly explained the situation.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Qing stopped and, after a moment's thought, began to give instructions:

"Go and invite the most renowned doctors from Shanxi Province. Use the best medicine; no matter what, you must save his life. At the same time, have someone investigate this man's family background. Even if he's going to die, make sure he spits out the true secrets of Tai Chi before he dies!"

Yan Qing's goal was very clear: to obtain the true essence of Tai Chi that the other party had mentioned.

The cost of seeking treatment from renowned doctors is negligible compared to the price one would have to pay to obtain the true essence of Tai Chi from elsewhere.

As for sending someone to investigate, that's naturally to find the other party's weaknesses, which will help them reveal their true knowledge.

"Young Master, perhaps we can start by learning from Cao Shaolin."

Lan Yue listened and offered a reminder from the side.

"Yes! Yang Xing is affiliated with Cao Kun, and Cao Shaolin must know this."

Reminded by Lan Yue, Yan Qing realized that leaving Cao Shaolin behind was indeed a good decision.

"yes!"

Wanxing received the order without hesitation and immediately went to make the arrangements.

Although Shanxi Province is not particularly prominent, it was once the most prosperous province due to the Shanxi merchants. The economic prosperity brought about changes in all aspects, most notably in food and medical care.

During the prosperous period of Shanxi Province, it gathered all kinds of precious ingredients from all over the country, and the Shanxi merchants had no shortage of money, so the banquet dishes of that time were famous throughout the world.

And the medical care is naturally second to none. What the rich fear most is dying before they have spent all their money, so they all cherish their lives very much. It is no exaggeration to say that Shanxi Province has gathered the world's most famous doctors.

This is one of the main reasons why Yan Fengqi had the dying Yang Xing sent back to Jin Province.

Watching Wanxing leave, Yan Qing finally suppressed his excitement and returned to the courtyard.

He believed in Wanxing's abilities. Since he had given the order, Wanxing would definitely do it well. As long as he was lucky, it shouldn't be long before he could learn the true essence of Tai Chi.

As for how it was obtained or what methods were used, Yan Qing didn't care. He only cared about the result; he didn't need to worry about anything else.

Therefore, he needs to work even harder in his cultivation before that.

While Yan Qing was indeed excited, in another courtyard not far from his own, someone was even more excited than him.

"How is that possible?!"

In the courtyard where Yan Xuan was, Yan Xuan was now furious.

"How could all of this be the work of that good-for-nothing?! And why?! Why him?! Why him?!"

Yan Xuan grew angrier as he spoke. The moment he saw the newspaper, many thoughts came to mind, which also brought him to his senses.

He recalled his previous mockery of Yan Qing and his smugness in front of Yan Qing. Now, thinking back, everything he had done seemed like that of a clown.

At this point, he no longer cared about brotherhood and became completely outspoken.

He can tolerate Shanxi Province falling into crisis, and he can also tolerate anyone resolving this crisis.

But this person absolutely cannot be Yan Qing. From childhood to adulthood, Xu Tinglan has always compared him to Yan Qing, because as long as he is compared to Yan Qing, he is no longer ordinary.

But now Yan Qing has done something so significant without anyone noticing, and his reputation has spread throughout the world. This is a complete denigration of him.

Therefore, even if he looked down on Yan Qing, he would never say anything like that the other person was a piece of trash.

but now……

Yan Xuan was exposed in the hall, while the servants who served him all lowered their heads and remained silent, none of them daring to utter a sound at this moment.

Even his mother, Xu Tinglan, was holding a newspaper, her fingers trembling slightly.

"Son, don't panic. He's only recently gained some fame. We're still far superior to him in other aspects."