If combined with one's own understanding of the momentum, this kind of Tai Chi can be called Li-style Tai Chi. However, this is only the first step in Tai Chi, and can only be considered a rough understanding. Tai Chi has three levels of power: extreme hardness, extreme softness, and the unity of hardness and softness. Li Boyang could only produce extreme hardness by combining momentum with form, but he was still far from achieving extreme softness and the unity of hardness and softness.
Internal martial arts, when they reach a high level, always emphasize intention over form. Those masters who have reached the pinnacle of martial arts have all grasped the posture that suits them and integrated it into their fighting style. Even though it is the same Tai Chi, they can create completely different styles.
In fact, each school of thought leaves behind secret teachings on how to comprehend the divine will. If a disciple can comprehend this, he/she truly inherits the mantle of that school.
Just like Huang Feihong's Tiger Crane Double Form secret, Huang Feihong had already told him about the power he had comprehended, and had also explained how to experience it. However, Li Boyang just couldn't feel it. If he could feel it, he could also enter the realm of transformation and truly inherit Huang Feihong's legacy by performing the Tiger Crane Double Form.
To be precise, Li Boyang was a pioneer, possessing his own insights and already qualified to create his own school of thought.
"Comprehending the power of the situation is only considered attaining the Dao; cultivating the Dao is not easy."
As Li Boyang slowly finished his practice, he gently exhaled and muttered to himself.
Comprehending the power is considered attaining enlightenment, but merely attaining enlightenment is not enough; one must also be able to maintain and nurture it, making the power stronger and stronger.
As for how to improve one's power, the simplest way is through fierce battles and life-or-death trials.
The method for maintaining one's momentum is both simple and extremely difficult; simply remain true to one's original intention and unchanged in one's fundamental nature.
The ancient saying that those who went astray in their cultivation either went mad or lost all their power is because their original intentions changed, and their power dissipated.
"It seems I need to read more Taoist classics in the future. Chinese Taoism is not so simple."
After entering the Transformation Realm, Li Boyang suddenly discovered that many of the principles within Transformation Realm were actually found in Taoist classics. However, he had previously only focused on martial arts, not the Tao. Martial arts and Tao are only complete when they are combined.
"Boyang, are you going or not? If not, I'll go by myself."
As he was deep in thought, Huang Feihong's voice came from outside the martial arts hall.
Li Boyang quickly said, "Let's go together, didn't we already agree?"
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Chapter 27 Medical Conference
"Hey, isn't Aunt Thirteen going?"
When Li Boyang came out of the martial arts arena, he found that the number of people seemed a bit off. It was normal that Yachashu was not there because he had to deal with all the miscellaneous affairs of Baozhilin. However, there were only Huang Feihong and Liang Kuan in the courtyard. Aunt Thirteen was not there.
Huang Feihong explained, "Oh, you know today is the day of the medical conference. When Aunt Thirteen found out we were going to a medical conference, she immediately lost all interest. In her words, listening to those meridians and nerves is not as good as sleeping at home. That's why she's sleeping in her own room."
Li Boyang nodded. That's right. Medical conferences mainly discuss medical techniques, which sound like gibberish to people who don't practice medicine.
How could a woman like Aunt Thirteen be interested in medical conferences? Even back in Guangzhou's Baozhilin clinic, Li Boyang hadn't seen Aunt Thirteen many times.
"A white jacket, Master, you're certainly keeping up with the times."
Huang Feihong was dressed in a white jacket and brown sunglasses. He had replaced his bamboo fan with a white one and was also holding a diagram of the human body's meridians. From his attire and preparations, it was clear that Huang Feihong took this medical conference quite seriously.
For the first time ever, Wong Fei-hung scratched his head and laughed awkwardly, "Oh, I specifically asked Aunt Thirteen yesterday. I heard that all those foreign doctors dress like this. I can't let our Chinese people down, can I?"
Recently, the relationship between Wong Fei-hung and Aunt Thirteen has been heating up rapidly, so fast that Li Boyang couldn't understand it. It seems that after a sudden realization, Wong Fei-hung has also figured it out.
Liang Kuan covered his mouth and laughed, "Master, those foreign devils don't wear white coats."
"You think you know so much?" Huang Feihong closed his fan and tapped Liang Kuan on the head, saying, "I heard that the foreign doctors who went today are quite skilled. I went there to give Chinese medicine a boost and let those foreigners know that the profoundness of Chinese medicine is beyond their reach."
Traditional Chinese medicine views the human body as a microcosm, integrating the whole body with yin and yang, the five elements, qi, blood and body fluids, organ functions, meridians, and qi circulation. It believes that when a person is sick, it means that the universe within the body has become unbalanced. If yang is excessive, yin should be used to supplement it; if wood is excessive, fire should be used to supplement it. It emphasizes observation, listening, questioning, and palpation, and gradually regulating the body.
"While Western medicine tends to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause, it is extremely effective, especially for minor ailments. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately, the path to the same goal is the same, and who can say for sure?"
These two sentences alone show that Li Boyang was no ordinary person when it came to medicine. Although he was not as proficient as Huang Feihong, he was still far superior to the average doctor. Medicine and martial arts are inseparable; someone who had mastered martial arts to such a level could also be considered a renowned physician.
After listening, Huang Feihong nodded, then tapped Liang Kuan's head with his bamboo fan and said, "Learn from your third senior brother. This trip is to broaden your horizons. Listen carefully and remember what you've learned."
"Master, if you keep hitting like that, you'll break my head," Liang Kuan said, rubbing his head in frustration.
"Let's go, it's getting late, we should set off now, lest those foreigners think that Chinese people don't know manners."
Wong Fei-hung took out his pocket watch, checked the time, and led the way out of Po Chi Lam.
The medical conference, sponsored by Baozhilin and Jardine Matheson, was held in a Catholic church. When Li Boyang and his party arrived, they found many foreign doctors in white coats coming from different directions in Guangzhou. They counted about twenty or thirty of them, indicating that the scale of the medical conference was quite large.
However, he was unaware that the White Lotus Church had sabotaged the medical conference, nor did he notice that several people had been lurking outside the Baozhilin clinic, watching its main entrance furtively, when they arrived.
After changing the fate of the militia and taking control of the entire Foshan, the incident in the first Wong Fei-hung movie where Aunt Thirteen was captured by the leader of the Shahe Gang and intended to be sold to San Francisco as a prostitute did not occur.
Li Boyang naturally assumed that because he had interrupted the militia's progress and Baozhilin was still secretly controlling Guangzhou, the subsequent events of Huang Feihong's story would not happen. He even thought that the convening of the medical conference was just a coincidence. He never expected that history would come full circle. In fact, in the second part, the White Lotus Sect launched a sneak attack on the medical conference.
Because of the upcoming medical conference, Jardine Matheson made some adjustments to the layout of the Catholic church. A special podium was set up, along with a large blackboard to facilitate the speaker's instructions. The seating was also arranged in a tiered manner, with the seats at the back being raised significantly to make it easier to see what was happening on the podium.
When Li Boyang arrived at the church, there were already quite a few people inside.
Wong Fei-hung said, "This is quite a show of force."
Liang Kuan shook his head and said softly, "Master, look, all these people are foreigners. How come there are only a few Chinese people here?"
Li Boyang explained, "This is a medical conference specifically for Western medicine. The reason we invited Master is probably because we have a partnership with Jardine Matheson, and Master's medical skills are renowned throughout Guangdong Province, which is why we were invited."
Although this meeting was organized by Jardine Matheson, the real root of the problem can be said to lie with Li Boyang. Baozhilin was originally a medical clinic, and Li Boyang, who had managed the accounts at Baozhilin, naturally knew the huge profits in the pharmaceutical industry. Therefore, he specifically talked with Jardine Matheson's boss, Chadton, about establishing a pharmaceutical factory and developing pharmaceuticals.
The fact that Jardine Matheson organized such a large-scale medical conference makes it clear to Li Boyang that Chadton's intentions are quite clear: to use this conference to integrate medical talent in Guangzhou and conduct pharmaceutical research.
It wasn't that Chaddon didn't want to invite Chinese doctors, but rather that Jardine Matheson's influence only existed among foreigners in Guangzhou and within the Chinese government.
If we invite those famous doctors, they might not give us face. Even if we use the name of Baozhilin's cooperation, it won't help. It will only bring shame upon ourselves. Given the current relationship between the great powers and China, it will only ruin Baozhilin's reputation. People will think that Baozhilin is secretly colluding with the great powers and has become a lackey of the foreign devils. It would be better not to invite any of them.