Chapter 10: Integrate the Heart Sutra [Part 2] ()

Zhang Yuan snatched half of the braised pork under Zhang Chong's extremely resentful gaze, and in a blink of an eye he swallowed the braised pork into his stomach. It has to be said that Zhang Chong's cooking skills are very good, especially this braised pork, which is deeply rooted in three flavors, fat but not greasy, and full of fragrance.

After eating all the braised pork, Zhang Chong took Zhang Yuan to his study, pointed to a chair, and said, "You sit down first, I'll find out the classics and maps."

Zhang Yuan sat on the chair while Zhang Zhong searched on the bookshelf to find a brand new book and a scroll, then spread the scroll flat on the desk, and said, "Okay, come here, I'll teach you how to identify the meridians."

Zhang Yuan hurried over and glanced at the scroll a few times. He saw that there were little people as big as a palm on it. Each of them had different movements, either sitting, standing, or dancing, while meridian lines were marked on the villain.

"Is this a meridian map?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"No, this is just a spectral of the acupoints." Zhang Chong said.

"Acupuncture points? Just acupuncture points? Why connect them with lines?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"I'll explain it to you now. Find a chair and sit opposite me. I'll explain it to you step by step." Zhang Chong said.

"Oh." Zhang Yuan responded, then quickly moved a chair and sat opposite Zhang Yuan's desk. Zhang Chong sat on the other side of the desk, holding a few pieces of white paper in his hand, grinding some ink, and then began to explain.

"Xiao Si, you must first remember these acupoints. The acupoints are the foundation of internal martial arts. Only when the acupoints are connected to each other will form meridians. These meridians are not born, but are acquired. After the warrior realizes the sensation of qi, he should control the true qi in his body to open it by himself, or call it shaping the meridians by himself..."

"How many acupuncture points are there in the human body? This is still a puzzle. According to the connection between the acupuncture points, different meridians can be shaped into different meridian lines. Therefore, the human body can be shaped with a variety of meridian lines with no end to change. However, the human body has endless mysteries. Acupoints and acupuncture points only have different functions. Some acupuncture points will have benefits after they are connected to each other, but some acupuncture points will have disadvantages after they are connected to each other. If you are not careful, it will lead to the backflow of true qi, which means you will be in a devil. At the mildest, the acupuncture points in the body will be damaged, and at worst, you will die."

"The process of using true qi to connect acupuncture points and shape meridians is extremely dangerous. However, with the efforts of our ancestors, many martial arts predecessors have summarized the connection method of the eight strange meridians and the twelve meridians. This is also the best acupuncture point connection method recognized in the martial arts world. Our Zhang family's ginseng heart meridian seems to be based on the connection method of the eight strange meridians and the twelve meridians."

Zhang Chong told Zhang Yuan about the origin of the meridians, then pointed to a human body pattern on the scroll, and said: "Look here, this picture is a schematic diagram of the eight extraordinary meridians, and the picture next to it is a schematic diagram of the twelve meridians."

Zhang Yuan took a look and felt that the picture was full of lines. He was dizzy and couldn't help but say, "It's all one by one."

"Don't pay attention to those lines, ignore the lines, and look at the marking points carefully. These marking points are acupoints. There are no lines in the warrior's body, only acupoints." Zhang Chong said.

Zhang Yuan looked at the map a few times, looked at several big acupoints, then gestured on himself and asked, "Is this the Shenfeng acupoint?"

"No." Zhang Chong said with certainty.

"Is that here?" Zhang Yuan said with a slight move of his finger.

"Not that." Zhang Chong said again.

"Huh?" Zhang Yuan was surprised, looked at the map again, and compared himself with him, unable to help but have some confusion and asked, "Yes, where am I wrong?"

"Your place is right, but the acupoints are not on your body surface, but on your body." Zhang Chong said.

"Huh? What does it mean?" Zhang Yuan asked in confusion.

"Haha." Zhang Chong laughed a few times with interest, and then said, "You still remember that you felt the feeling of true qi, and true qi flowed in your body."

Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "Remember, it's interesting to listen."

"Xiao Si, think back to the feeling when you sense the true qi. The true qi flows in the body. The human body has its essence, but the true qi is nothingness. When the true qi can penetrate the human body, it just like a fish swimming in the water. The acupoints are bubbles in the human body. Of course, it is not a real bubble. This is just a hypothesis. Don't really treat the acupoints as bubbles. Now I assume that the acupoints are bubbles. Do you think the bubbles can be exposed to the water surface?"

"Of course, it's not possible. As long as the bubbles are exposed to the water surface, the bubbles will break, so the bubbles are underwater, and the acupoints are of course in the body." Zhang Chong explained.

After listening to Zhang Chong's explanation, Zhang Yuan nodded as if he had some insight, and then asked: "Then how should I find the acupoints and how should I identify them?"

"This depends on your own exploration. In fact, as long as you sense the true qi and combine the meridian diagram and degree map, you can recognize the degree. However, some double acupoints and hidden acupoints are difficult to identify, and you need to carefully distinguish them before you can find them..."

"Of course, there is also a way to quickly identify a degree, that is, find a congenital martial artist. The congenital martial artist can inject true qi into other people's bodies, which can help beginners quickly identify a degree. If the congenital martial artist can damage his true qi, it can also help beginners quickly shape their meridians, but few people do this..."

Zhang Chong said here, and suddenly paused, then continued: "Our Zhang family is a family. The heads of each generation are innate martial artists, the father is innate martial artists, and there is also a big brother. Of course, the big brother is almost in a hurry now. It is estimated that in another year or two, he will be able to break through the innate."

"Is my father a congenital martial artist? Oh, that's right. My father is so powerful, it would be strange if he is not a congenital martial artist." Zhang Yuan said suddenly.

After Zhang Yuan finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, so he said, "Since my father is a congenital martial artist, then I'll go find my father and ask me to identify the acupoints."

"No." Zhang Chong said hurriedly.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"Cough cough." Zhang Chong coughed twice, hesitated, and then said: "Although our Zhang family is not a prominent family, it can be regarded as a famous family. Aristocratic families have rules and a father is the patriarch, so his father will only teach the next generation of patriarchs. In other words, his father will only teach his elder brother the literary and military strategy, but cannot teach us, do you understand?"

Although Zhang Chong couldn't explain clearly, Zhang Yuan still understood. The so-called aristocratic family is like the tiger that occupied the mountain and became the king. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, so a aristocratic family can only cultivate one tiger. If one is cultivated, it will become very troublesome. If one is not well mastered, it will become a situation where two tigers compete.

Time flies very quickly, and it is noon in a blink of an eye, and Zhang Yuan has lunch in his second brother Zhang Chong's yard.

After the meal, Zhang Chong and Zhang Yuan drank a cup of tea, and then returned to the study again. Zhang Chong continued to teach Zhang Yuan how to identify the knowledge and tricks.

The sun was getting cheaper to the west. In the blink of an eye, it was evening. Zhang Yuan wanted to have another dinner at his second brother, but he was swept out by Zhang Chong. Before Zhang Yuan left, Zhang Chong gave him a book, which was the Zhang family's ancestral martial art "Shenhe Heart Sutra".

"This "Shenhe Heart Sutra" is related to the inheritance of our Zhang family. We must be careful to collect it and never lose it. After memorizing it, burn it with a torch!" Zhang Chong instructed.

"Okay, second brother, I know." Zhang Yuan said solemnly.

Zhang Yuan took the "Shenhe Heart Sutra" and returned to his yard. When he entered the door, he saw Zhang Sihu doing boxing in the yard. Zhang Sihu noticed that Zhang Yuan came back and immediately stopped fisting and bowed to Zhang Yuan.

"You are busy with yours, don't worry about me." Zhang Yuan said as he walked towards the bedroom. When he reached the door of the bedroom, he suddenly stopped and turned to Zhang Sihu and said, "When the main kitchen is in a while, you can bring me some food."

"Yes, young master." Zhang Sihu responded.

After Zhang Yuan gave the order, he turned around and walked into the bedroom, slipped his slippers on the bed, leaned against the bedding, and half tilted his body to look at the "Shenhe Heart Sutra". The first page of the book was a general outline. After Zhang Yuan finished reading the general outline, he continued to read the main text, looking through page after page. As the content was more and more, he suddenly discovered a strange thing...

He found that each page of the main text of the "Shenhe Heart Sutra" has a title, and the names of these titles happen to be the name of the moves of the Shenhe Fist, such as the first move, the Daze Falling Dew, the second move, the rising sun, the third move, the wild sand in the desert, the fourth move, the waves surging... and so on.

"Strange, this title has nothing to do with the content of the main text, why do you need to write this title?" Zhang Yuan said intimately.

Zhang Yuan was confused, but couldn't figure it out, so he simply put his questions aside and focused on reading. After a while, when Zhang Yuan read the last four pages of the "Shenhe Heart Sutra", he finally understood why he had to mark the name of the Shenhe Fist moves on each page.

The last four pages of the "Shenhe Heart Sutra" do not describe the practice of exercises, but the experience of Zhang Hui, the ancestor of the Zhang family, and his experience of the "Shenhe Heart Sutra" and the "Shenhe Heart Sutra"...

When Zhang Hui, the ancestor of the Zhang family, obtained the Shenhe Cauldron under the opportunity, and found that the "Shenhe Heart Sutra" was engraved in the cauldron. However, there were only internal skills in the cauldron, but there were no matching martial arts skills. I have to say that Zhang Hui was a genius. After he practiced the Shenhe Heart Sutra, he relied on his understanding of the Shenhe Heart Sutra to create a set of boxing techniques, a set of marksmanship and a set of sword techniques.

Boxing, gun technique and sword technique, among which boxing is most closely related to the "Shenhe Heart Sutra". Although this set of Shenhe Boxing is very low, it has one advantage, that is, it can closely combine boxing and mental methods. As long as you use internal skills and mental methods to practice, the cultivation effect will be twice as effective with half the effort. As long as you practice Shenhe Boxing several times a day, it will be comparable to other warriors who meditate and practice for several days.
Chapter completed!