All that flashed through my mind was the landing point of the Guan Dao. Countless possibilities were eliminated one by one. Suddenly, my five fingers clenched tightly in my palm, and the knuckles made a crisp "snap" sound the moment they clenched.
Tiger-shaped Chopping Force of Hung Kuen Five Forms
"Intention and energy unite; energy and strength unite."
This tiger-shaped chopping strike was clearly a technique imbued with hidden force. Ignoring the incoming Guan Dao, Li Boyang also squatted down and leaped like a tiger, his strength flowing through his entire body. His momentum was like that of a tiger, and with this tiger-shaped chopping strike, the hidden force twisted into a needle shape along the tiger's mouth. This tiger-shaped chopping strike was a powerful and unstoppable move.
Completely disregarding defense and life and death, in a narrow encounter, the brave shall prevail. Since the leader of the Shahe Gang is going to decide life and death, what does Li Boyang have to fear?
As expected, the brave prevail when paths cross. The leader of the Shahe Gang never expected that his opponent would dare to trade his life for his own. He changed his stance midway and tried to dodge the tiger-shaped chopping force before looking for another opportunity.
This change had already determined the outcome. The Tiger-shaped Chopping Force struck the shoulder blade of the Shahe Gang leader, and the hidden force penetrated through the shoulder blade and went straight to his internal organs. The Shahe Gang leader could no longer hold on and collapsed.
"The more afraid you are of dying during a fight, the easier it is to die. I finally understand what my master meant when he said that." Li Boyang glanced at the Shahe Gang leader lying on the ground and muttered to himself as Huang Feihong helped him up.
"Hmph, what a piece of trash."
The admiral snorted coldly when he saw that the leader of the Shahe Gang had fallen to the ground and was lifeless.
"Let's go."
At his command, the officers, soldiers, and the remaining members of the Shahe Gang all left with the admiral.
Li Boyang and Huang Feihong looked at each other, and suddenly they both laughed.
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Chapter 15 Acquired Realm and Qi Refining Realm
"Stop filming, Master! It hurts!"
"Serves you right for being so stubborn. It would have been much better to let your senior brother do it."
Back at Po Chi Lam, Wong Fei-hung personally treated Li Bo-yang.
Two days later, the admiral indeed protested to the British consulate about the vegetable vendor being accidentally injured, and with the help of the militia, he surrounded the British consulate and demanded that General Wissgren apologize to the vegetable vendor.
The lease in Foshan seemed to have been struck by an earthquake. Neither General Wissgren of Britain, the French ambassador to Foshan, nor Mr. Jackson of the United States expected the admiral to make such a 360-degree change in his attitude toward the matter.
Led by the government, the public protested in front of the British Consulate with banners. Finally, under pressure, General Wissgren of the British Consulate made the soldier who accidentally shot and wounded the vegetable vendor apologize to the vendor and give him symbolic compensation, which brought the matter to a close.
After this incident, Huang Feihong's reputation soared not only in Foshan, but also throughout Guangzhou, where he became a household name. His fame even extended to the entire Guangdong province. Now, in Guangzhou, everyone would give a thumbs up if the name Huang Feihong was mentioned.
Of course, Wong Fei-hung was also resented by the Admiral and William Smith.
After this incident, although Huang Feihong did not directly break with the imperial court, he only maintained a facade of civility. Li Boyang took the opportunity to reform the militia organization, reorganizing it into a regimental-level structure and redistributing its organizational framework.
The militia now has one leader, Huang Feihong.
There is one deputy commander, Li Boyang himself takes on the role.
Then there are 3 battalion commanders, each battalion has 3 companies, each company has 3 platoons, and each platoon has 3 squads.
This is the most classic three-thirds system.
After the organizational structure was established, the existing personnel were reorganized. For the time being, each battalion had only 500 people. Li Boyang informed the three battalion commanders and asked them to start recruiting people now until each battalion had 1,000 people.
Since the battle at the consulate, Li Boyang has made a breakthrough. One of his major spinal cords has been fully trained, and he has achieved the pinnacle of bone forging. However, he has not yet had time to tell Huang Feihong that he is thinking about a very serious problem.
While making a living at the Hunyuan Martial Arts School, Li Boyang naturally inquired about the division of martial arts realms. Training the skin membrane and training the martial bones were the same in both the real world and the dream world.
However, in the real world, after completing bone training, the next step is to sense the Qi and begin cultivating internal Qi. In the dream world, after training the bones, there is a third step: training the five internal organs.
Like two branches of a road, Li Boyang was a novice in martial arts. After thinking for a long time without finding a solution, he eventually went to Huang Feihong.
"Forging the skin and bones, refining the five internal organs, and overcoming the tribulations of life so that internal energy can be generated naturally to reach the Qi Refining realm, this is the traditional orthodox path."
Upon learning of Li Boyang's doubts, Huang Feihong explained.
As for the Acquired Realm, it is after the bones have been forged, and with the help of others, one can sense the Qi in advance and cultivate internal Qi. This step is actually a shortcut to martial arts training, and this realm is also known as the Acquired Realm.
In the Acquired Realm, one refines the five internal organs through internal energy. After tempering the heart, one opens the two bridges between heaven and earth, returning the internal energy to the innate state, which is the legendary Innate Realm, also known as the Qi Refining Realm. It is the same path as the orthodox method.
In Huang Feihong's era, masters of Qi cultivation had become extinct. Only those at the Qi cultivation level could help others complete the step of sensing Qi. Therefore, the shortcut to the Acquired Realm in cultivation was cut off.
"I see."
Why is the Acquired Realm considered a shortcut to martial arts training?
After Huang Feihong's explanation, Li Boyang gained a systematic understanding of cultivation after bone refining, but he still had some doubts about the acquired realm.
"Because nourishing the internal organs with internal energy is much easier than nourishing the five internal organs with breathing techniques, and more importantly, it reduces the difficulty of tribulations, that is why the Acquired Realm is considered a shortcut to cultivation."
"Calamity?"
Upon hearing these two fantastical words, Li Boyang was puzzled again.
Wong Fei-hung said solemnly, "After the five internal organs are nourished, one still needs to overcome the tribulation of the body before the innate true energy can be generated within the body."
"Suffering a calamity?"
Huang Feihong nodded and said, "I also heard it from my father. Once the nourishment of the five internal organs is completed, the human body's potential will reach a limit. Martial arts practitioners will more or less suffer some hidden injuries, which are so small that we cannot even detect them."
"The moment the five internal organs are fully nourished, the hidden injuries in the body will erupt all at once. If you survive, the human body will undergo complete evolution and internal energy will be generated. If you don't survive, you will die."
"Since those in the Acquired Realm already possess internal energy, which can be called Acquired True Qi, although it cannot compare to the innate True Qi generated by internal energy itself, it is still very strong in nourishing and repairing the body. Therefore, martial artists in the Acquired Realm will naturally find it easier to overcome tribulations when they face physical challenges."