Chapter 163

The forest was still the same and there was no one else around. However, Zhang Xiaohua was no longer the Zhang Xiaohua of the past. Once he entered the forest, he felt confident. He steadied himself and took a deep breath. Following He Tianshu's instructions, he practiced Qinggong in the gaps of the forest to his heart's content.

There were many types of Qinggong in the pugilistic world. The simplest was a light body technique that allowed one's body to be nimble and move at superhuman speeds. The more profound ones were specialized breathing methods and internal energy circulation methods. The Ethereal Steps imparted a person's potential beyond these.

At this time, Zhang Xiaohua was already very familiar with the Ethereal Steps technique and was very proficient in it. Unfortunately, he had never learned Qing Gong before. Not to mention that there was a profound cultivation method that could match it, he had not even glimpsed the simple Qing Gong technique. What he was practicing now was the simple Qing Gong technique that He Tianshu had taught him last time. He Tianshu's Qing Gong technique was a secret of the Ethereal Sect and naturally could not be taught to him. He Tianshu did not know if Zhang Xiaohua knew other Qing Gong techniques. In short, he did not teach Zhang Xiaohua any of them.

However, with just a little understanding of Qinggong, Zhang Xiaohua was able to freely shuttle through the forest like a butterfly fluttering among the flowers. His body was incomparably ethereal, giving off an ethereal feeling. It was just that his slightly rough clothes dragged him down to the mundane world.

After practicing for a while, Zhang Xiaohua was a little dispirited. What he was practicing was only moving through the gaps of the forest. Although it was swift, it could not leave the ground and could not move about at high altitudes. It was fundamentally different from Qinggong, so how could it pique his interest?

Following that, Zhang Xiaohua familiarized himself with the second level of the Misty School's footwork and stopped. Although the footwork was profound, it was only recently comprehended by He Tianshu. Zhang Xiaohua had just warmed up and had already finished practicing it. There was no further explanation, which made Zhang Xiaohua unable to stop himself. He pondered for a moment before walking out of the forest and towards the small courtyard.

As he walked, he wondered how much Captain He had comprehended.

He Tianshu's room was half closed. When Zhang Xiaohua poked his head out to take a look, He Tianshu was still in the same position with a piece of paper in his hand, sleeping on the table. The entire room was filled with the smell of oil. Captain He must have forgotten to eat and sleep again last night.

Zhang Xiaohua's eyes darted around. He tiptoed in front of the table and carefully pulled out the few pieces of paper from He Tianshu's hands...

But just as Zhang Xiaohua was about to move, he heard He Tianshu's angry roar, "Who is it?"

Then, without opening his eyes, He Tianshu turned around and threw a punch at Zhang Xiaohua's face with his left hand.

Zhang Xiaohua didn't want to wake He Tianshu up, so he was very careful. That roar scared him, and before he could make a sound, he saw a fist coming from afar. It was getting bigger and bigger, and a strong gust of wind blew towards him. Without thinking, Zhang Xiaohua quickly let go of the pages and stepped back, but the fist was still chasing after him. Zhang Xiaohua had no choice. He moved his feet and dodged He Tianshu's fist. At that moment, Zhang Xiaohua had the chance to shout, "Captain He, it's me."

He Tianshu's fist missed. He was about to bend his arm and strike with his elbow when he heard the familiar voice. He quickly stopped and opened his hazy eyes. He said in surprise, "Zhang Xiaohua?

Why are you here? "

Zhang Xiaohua stood far away and said embarrassedly, "Of course it's me, Captain He."

He Tianshu rubbed his eyes and yawned. He said, "When did you come in?

Why didn't I hear any footsteps? "

Zhang Xiaohua walked up and said with a smile, "You were sleeping soundly, how could you hear me?"

He Tianshu frowned and said, "How is that possible?

Do you think that all inner force experts are like you, sleeping more deeply than anyone else and not waking up no matter how you call them?

When I'm sleeping, I can feel it if someone comes within three feet of me. "

He Tianshu's mouth twitched a few times, and he said embarrassedly, "But, I watched for the entire night and didn't stop in the morning. Maybe I'm too tired."

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and asked in surprise, "Oh right, Zhang Xiaohua, you were able to dodge my fist just now. Did you use Ethereal Steps?"

Zhang Xiaohua also seemed to have come to a realization as she said happily, "That's right, Captain He. I think so. When you hit me just now, I was also shocked. I didn't know how I dodged it. Now that I think about it, it must be that Ethereal Steps."

He Tianshu's eyes curved as he said excitedly, "This Ethereal Steps is indeed worthy of its reputation. With your standard, you were actually able to dodge my fist. No one would dare to believe it.

Hahaha, I must comprehend this Ethereal Steps to the end. "

When Zhang Xiaohua heard this, she was also happy. She asked excitedly, "Captain He, how much have you comprehended?

Hurry up and teach me. "

Hearing this, He Tianshu's smile froze on his face as he said angrily, "Zhang Xiaohua, do you think this is Arhat Fist? This is one of the three divine skills of the Misty School. I've already comprehended enough in the past few days. If you want me to completely master it in a few days and teach it to you, that's not very possible.

You only know how to eat ready-made food. Why don't you take a look for yourself. How difficult is this footwork? I've been reading it since yesterday and haven't comprehended much. "

After saying that, he was about to pass the pages in his hand to Zhang Xiaohua. However, halfway through, he retracted it and muttered to himself, "I've only just finished reading half of it. I'm not giving it to you."

Then, he pointed to a page on the bed and said, "That one over there, take a look for yourself."

How could Zhang Xiaohua want to read it himself? Having someone teach him was a very blissful thing. He didn't want to do it himself. However, seeing that He Tianshu was a little angry, he could only walk over and take the page in his hand. He pretended to read it and said, "Alright, Captain He, I'll read it too. Let's read it together."

He Tianshu snorted and muttered, "That's more like it. Look at my hard work too."

Zhang Xiaohua smiled apologetically and said, "Alright, I'll learn from Captain He. I'll pay my respects to Captain He."

The page was filled with dense footprints and some inexplicable numbers were written on it. There were also some tiny words beside it. Zhang Xiaohua was confused. How could he understand it? What should he do?

He Tianshu looked at his embarrassed face and was overjoyed. He said, "First, look at the words beside it. Then, according to the explanation, look at the footprints. Those footprints are where you need to go and those numbers are the order of your steps."

Only then did Zhang Xiaohua understand. He slowly read through it. In the beginning, he couldn't quite understand it, but once he combined it with the footprints, he slowly understood that this page was the second level of the 'Ethereal Steps' cultivation technique. It was what He Tianshu had just comprehended.

As Zhang Xiaohua read, a small figure appeared in his mind. It was practicing the Ethereal Steps according to the records on the page and Zhang Xiaohua's understanding.

By the time Zhang Xiaohua finished reading the page, the figure had also finished demonstrating. It was basically the same as what He Tianshu had taught. There were only a few differences. These differences weren't the footwork but the figure. Zhang Xiaohua didn't know if it was a mistake in his understanding or something else.

Hence, Zhang Xiaohua raised his head and asked, "Team Leader He."

He Tianshu narrowed his eyes and frowned. It was a crucial moment in his comprehension. When he heard Zhang Xiaohua calling out to him, his brows couldn't help but knit even tighter. He said impatiently, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Xiaohua originally wanted to ask, "Why is it that what you taught is different from what I saw?"

But when he saw He Tianshu's expression, it was obvious that he was impatient. He immediately swallowed his words and stammered, "This … this seems to have just been learned."

He Tianshu said, "Just take a look at it. Reviewing the old and learning the new is the true way to learn."

Saying that, he took the page from Zhang Xiaohua's hands and looked at it carefully. He thought to himself, "I really took the wrong one.

This kid can actually understand it. "

He looked at Zhang Xiaohua with some surprise and took two pages from the other end of the table. After looking at it carefully, he handed it to Zhang Xiaohua and said, "This is the third level of the cultivation technique. Take a look.

Oh right, go back to your room and read it. I want to be alone. "

Zhang Xiaohua took it and was about to turn around and leave.

He Tianshu said with a bit of a smile, "If you have any insights, don't forget to tell me."

Zhang Xiaohua chuckled and didn't say anything. She closed the door and returned to her room.

Behind her, He Tianshu curled his lips and shook his head. He muttered to himself, "This kid is really impatient.

He's not in charge and doesn't know how expensive rice and salt are. This secret manual can be comprehended in a few days.

Just take a look and you'll know how difficult it is. "

After returning to her room, Zhang Xiaohua didn't waste any time. She sat on the kang bed and started reading the page in her hand. She saw that it was clearly written on the page. It was a method to improve qinggong. Zhang Xiaohua felt a burst of excitement. Wasn't this the qinggong technique that she had been yearning for day and night?

It was really a case of wearing out iron shoes in a fruitless search, only to find it by chance without any effort.

Suppressing her excitement, Zhang Xiaohua read it carefully. As she compared the pictures, she studied the words. After reading it carefully, Zhang Xiaohua's enthusiasm was doused with a bucket of cold water. The foundation of this qinggong technique was inner force. It was the way to control inner force. Without inner force, learning this qinggong technique was like trying to get a fish out of a tree.

Zhang Xiaohua threw the two pages on the table in disappointment. She smacked her lips and thought that the core of martial arts was inner force. Qinggong needed it. High level fist techniques needed it. Even sword techniques needed it. It seemed like she had to practice the first.

When he stood up and picked up the pages, he recalled that the third level of the Ethereal Steps mental cultivation method had two pages. He had yet to look at the second page. However, he didn't harbor any hopes. If he couldn't even master the first page, how could he possibly master the second page?

The second page was also written very clearly. It was the art of levitation.

Levitation?

Zhang Xiaohua was stunned. What did that mean?

Following that, Zhang Xiaohua smacked his forehead and laughed. The previous page talked about qinggong. The second page was obviously about what happened after qinggong. It must be a continuation of the first page. However, this qinggong technique didn't allow one to levitate. Zhang Xiaohua didn't know that. Since the footwork technique was written like that, it should be possible.

Zhang Xiaohua naturally thought so.

However, after Zhang Xiaohua carefully studied it, she realized that her understanding was a little off. This Levitation technique wasn't the continuation of qinggong. It was another qinggong technique. It was very different from qinggong. The qinggong technique talked about how to use inner force to circulate through the meridians in the body to achieve the effect of qinggong. Whereas the Levitation technique talked about how to release the Qi from the meridians. Through the control of releasing the Qi, one could achieve the effect of levitation.

However, no matter which qinggong technique it was, they all used inner force as the foundation. They were all not related to Zhang Xiaohua.

However, no matter how extravagant the explanation in the manual was, no matter how thoroughly Zhang Xiaohua understood it, it was all just an illusion.

Zhang Xiaohua then understood what the eldest disciple of the Misty School, Zhang Chengyue, had said when he passed the [Ethereal Steps] to her. This [Ethereal Steps] didn't have much to do with inner force. The first two levels were unrelated and didn't require any inner force. This was the beginning of using inner force for the third level. Presumably, the next few levels of the mental cultivation method would also be driven by inner force.

Zhang Xiaohua originally wanted to return these two pages to He Tianshu. However, she thought that he must still be racking his brains to understand the densely packed footwork technique. If she were to go now, wouldn't she be offending him?

Moreover, she didn't know any inner force mental cultivation method. Perhaps He Tianshu wouldn't impart this qinggong technique to her. Although she didn't know it now, it didn't mean that she wouldn't know it in the future. Once she solved the problem of her Yuan Qi disappearing in her acupuncture points, wouldn't she be able to use her Yuan Qi?

She should take this opportunity to comprehend these two qinggong techniques first. That was the most important thing.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaohua sat down with peace of mind and concentrated on comprehending.

After an entire afternoon, when the sky was about to turn dark, Zhang Xiaohua walked out of his little house.

Zhang Xiaohua's face wasn't filled with joy. Instead, it was filled with puzzlement. After an entire afternoon of comprehending, he had basically memorized and comprehended these two techniques. If there was inner force in his body, Zhang Xiaohua had a lot of confidence that he would be able to use these two qinggong techniques.

The reason why Zhang Xiaohua didn't understand was that no matter how he comprehended the first qinggong technique in his mind, he couldn't form a clear figure. Although he was very sure that he had really learned it, the second levitation technique was clearly displayed in his mind.

Why was this?

Since he comprehended the first technique first, Zhang Xiaohua spent more energy on the levitation technique. He comprehended it three times. When he was sure that he had learned it, he began to comprehend the second levitation technique.

The comprehension of the levitation technique was far beyond Zhang Xiaohua's expectations. Perhaps it was because he had just comprehended the levitation technique, the comprehension of the levitation technique was unusually smooth. Only two times, Zhang Xiaohua had finished comprehending it. A clear figure appeared in his mind. Zhang Xiaohua could see how the aura in the meridians was released and how to control it from this figure.

At this time, Zhang Xiaohua remembered that the levitation technique hadn't shown the figure yet. So he turned back to look at the levitation technique. But this time, no matter how he comprehended it, the figure of the levitation technique didn't appear. Until the sky was dark, Zhang Xiaohua had no choice but to give up.

Maybe he comprehended it wrongly somewhere, Zhang Xiaohua thought.

During dinner, Zhang Xiaohua was still full of thoughts. He didn't notice the expressions of respect on the other tables. Moreover, his appetite wasn't very good. When he had just arrived at the villa, he had just finished practicing the fist technique and would eat a lot. Moreover, Zhang Xiaohua was now growing. Every time he ate, he would be the first to arrive and the last to leave. Most of the time, he would be laughed at by the servants.

But recently, Zhang Xiaohua obviously didn't eat as much as before. This seemed to be a little abnormal. After all, he was still practicing martial arts very hard. The amount of exercise was also large. He should be able to eat more than before.

Perhaps it was:

Haggard because of Yi?

Young Zhang Xiaohua's troubles?

Hometown water, nostalgia?

The servants at the side whispered and discussed endlessly. They seemed to have found a new topic.

Zhang Xiaohua turned a deaf ear to this. He mechanically ate a few mouthfuls of rice and a few chopsticks of food before hurrying out.

Only his back was left for others to laugh at.

After leaving the small courtyard, Zhang Xiaohua didn't go to the forest. He directly returned to the grass shed in the medicine field. When he passed by the other medicine fields, Zhang Xiaohua paid special attention. It wasn't full of grass sheds as he had imagined.

It seemed that the other servants' desire to show off had been cast into the darkness.

At night, Zhang Xiaohua was still doing his homework in the grass shed. Just as he was thinking about the circulation of internal energy in his meridians as usual, he suddenly had a new idea. Since he used the method of thinking to learn the Worry-Free Heart Sutra, why not use the method of thinking to practice Qinggong?

Anyway, he had already learned two types of internal energy cultivation methods. Why not think about the circulation of internal energy in his meridians and try Qinggong?

However, he probably couldn't think about the second type of levitation technique. He didn't have any internal energy. How could he release it and control it?

As he thought about it, Zhang Xiaohua fell into a hazy sleep. His body quickly adjusted to a certain frequency. The power of the stars was immediately attracted to him. At the same time, the Qi of Heaven and Earth was also absorbed into his body more effectively. Everything was so harmonious.

The next day was a bright and sunny day. Zhang Xiaohua only practiced his fist and sword techniques by the grass shed. Because he needed to water the medicine field, Zhang Xiaohua didn't have much time to practice his idea of Qinggong from last night.

Everything in the medicine field was the same. There were fewer weeds, which reduced Zhang Xiaohua's labor. If it continued at this rate, there might not be any weeds growing in the field in a month or two.

Late in the morning, Zhang Xiaohua was watering when he heard someone calling him from the ridge. When he looked up, it was Qiu Tong.

Zhang Xiaohua quickly walked over and asked with a smile, "Sister Qiu Tong, why did you suddenly come today?

It's so hot today. Don't get tanned. "

Qiu Tong said, "It's because of you. That's why I came."

Zhang Xiaohua asked curiously, "What's the matter, Sister Qiu Tong?"

Qiu Tong looked at him and said with a smile, "Take a guess. You really don't know?"

Immediately, Zhang Xiaohua understood. He probed, "Is it about the Misty School's martial arts competition?"

Qiu Tong clapped and praised, "That's right, Zhang Xiaohua. It's about that.

Misty asked me to tell you that she's already registered you. She'll send someone to inform you when the day comes. "

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