Others might not know, but Chen Xin did, because Chenjiagou and the White Lotus Sect were currently entangled in a complicated relationship.
As for Li Boyang, his reputation in the martial arts world is alright, but it's only at the level of being somewhat famous, not as good as mine.
This is not Chen Xin boasting. Chen-style Tai Chi Chuan mainly practices the Thirteen Forms of Tai Chi, with emphasis on the Cannon Hammer and Cannon Hammer forms. There is a distinction between the old and new forms. The old form was passed down from his ancestors, while the new form was created by Chen Xin.
What truly made Chen Xin take Li Boyang seriously was his abilities outside the martial arts world. As the head of Baozhilin, he had entangled relationships with several powerful nations, and he had personally destroyed the White Lotus Sect in Guangzhou. Chen Xin couldn't help but value him.
Meanwhile, Li Boyang's attention was on Li Luoneng. If the other party were twenty years younger, he would have invited him to try his hand without hesitation, but now he was a little unsure.
Although he can still fight while walking on water, he is already over seventy years old. I don't know how much strength he can still retain. If it were a real life-or-death battle, Li Boyang would have a nine-tenths chance of killing him.
Li Luoneng could easily see through Li Boyang's intentions. At seventy years old, he was already quite shrewd. Seeing that the other party was embarrassed to speak, he smiled and said, "Boyang wants to test his skills with me and see what I'm capable of."
Li Boyang nodded readily.
People who practice martial arts for a long time often have this common problem: when they encounter a master, they feel itchy and want to test their skills. Of course, this kind of testing is not a life-or-death battle, but rather a matter of touching hands and taking it a step further, just like the fight with Sun Lutang on Wudang Mountain.
"Let's try it here, sitting down."
Li Boyang hesitated for a moment, "That's it?"
Li Luoneng acted without hesitation, pressing down hard with his foot under the stone bench, and grabbing at Li Boyang's ear with two fingers in a hawk-like grabbing motion.
This Xingyi Eagle Form is just as described in his own Xingyi Boxing manual: "The movement of the hands and feet involves grasping with the hands and kicking with the feet; the strength and power are combined, and the claws generate extraordinary power."
However, the eagle claw attack was thwarted before it could reach the opponent's ear.
Seeing that his opponent had already made a move, Li Boyang struck first, his hand forming an orchid shape, directly gripping Li Luoneng's wrist, and with a gentle pull, preparing to push his hand away.
"Well done, Cloud Hands Soft Strength. You try taking my Snake Hands too." Seeing the Eagle Claws being grabbed, Li Luoneng instantly transformed from an eagle into a snake, and with a cunning hand, he was about to entangle Li Boyang's Cloud Hands.
Before the opponent could even entangle his arm, Li Boyang knew that if he were caught, the opponent would use the twisting hand to create a spiraling force, turning from cutting to tearing, and could instantly rip off the clothes from his arm. If that happened, he would lose.
Just as the treacherous hand was about to entangle him, Li Boyang flicked his arm in a strange way, the muscles on his entire arm moving in a spiral motion, like a vine waving through the air, making the air crackle and popping, and also shaking off the cloud hand that was trying to entangle him.
"What a magnificent coiled silk!"
Chen Xin, who was watching from the side, suddenly cheered. Li Boyang was using the soft force of the Great Silk Reeling technique from Chen-style Tai Chi.
&a;bp;&a;bp;&a;bp;&a;bp;Li Luoneng's cunning attack failed, so he stepped down, like an iron ox plowing the field, but his body did not leave the stone bench. At the same time, his chest and abdomen contracted as if sucking up all the surrounding air. With a shudder, he threw a punch straight at his opponent's chest.
This is Xingyi Bengquan, and it's a half-step Bengquan. When Li Luoneng throws this punch, there's not a trace of smoke or fire in it. However, in Li Boyang's eyes, it's as fierce as a volcanic eruption.
Half-Step Bengquan was an improvement on Xingyi Bengquan by Guo Yunshen, a disciple of Li Luoneng. When Guo Yunshen was in prison, he practiced boxing in prison. Because his hands and feet were chained, he could only move half a step, so he created Half-Step Bengquan. In recent years, as Guo Yunshen has challenged masters everywhere, he has become famous for Half-Step Bengquan.
Clearly, not only Guo Yunshen knows this half-step jumping fist, but Li Luoneng, as Guo Yunshen's teacher, is also quite skilled at it.
&a;bp;&a;bp;&a;bp;&a;bp;"Not good."
In an instant, Li Boyang clenched his five fingers into a fist and unleashed a powerful shot.
&a;bp;&a;bp;&a;bp;&a;bp;Bang!
A loud bang rang out as fists collided.
The stone bench beneath their buttocks was instantly shattered into pieces.
Guo Yunshen remained seated on the stone bench, while Li Boyang's buttocks lifted off the bench.
The opponent's speed in switching between Yin and Yang was too fast. From Eagle Claw to Dipper Hand, it was a shift from hard to soft. And Dipper Hand instantly turned into the extremely hard and fierce Half-Step Jumping Fist, which was another change. Li Luoneng had obviously reached the realm of unifying hardness and softness and doing whatever he wanted.
Although Li Boyang also responded with Tai Chi Skyward Cannon, he was not as adept at switching between hard and soft techniques as Li Luo. One step slower meant he was always slower, and he was forced to shift his position slightly to catch the opponent's springing punch.
"Both of you are skilled; let's call it a draw and stop here."
However, Chen Xin stopped Li Boyang when he saw that Li Boyang wanted to come again. Sure enough, after such a short exchange, Li Luoneng's breathing was no longer as even as before the fight.
This contest appeared to be evenly matched, but in reality, Li Luoneng was slightly more skilled. The combination of softness and strength in his movements was truly remarkable, and Li Boyang was a step slower in responding to his opponent.
Seeing Chen Xin stop them, the two stopped fighting. Chen Xin went inside and brought out two wooden chairs. The original stone bench had been broken into pieces and was no longer usable.
"Li Luoneng is already in his seventies, yet he's still so vigorous," Li Boyang asked with some curiosity.
"Mr. Li, you must be in your seventies by now. How can you still maintain such a near-peak condition?"
Those who practice martial arts but haven't reached the level of spontaneously generating internal energy will only maintain their peak around age 50; after 50, they begin to decline.
&a;bp;&a;bp;&a;bp;&a;bp;"Peak?"
Li Luoneng shook his head. (For the latest chapters, please follow WeChat ID: rdww444)
Free novels, ad-free novel website, TXT downloads, please remember Ant Reading Network
------------
Chapter 47 The Extinct Qi Refining Realm
"I've simply survived a physical ordeal and cleared up all the hidden ailments in my body, which is why I'm only able to make do with what I have."
Li Luoneng spoke casually, but Li Boyang was taken aback.
He naturally knew that after the five internal organs were nourished, they would appear. Martial artists often have hidden ailments, which would all erupt at the moment of the tribulation.
If you can get through this, the hidden illness will disappear, and your internal energy will naturally be generated, allowing you to enter the Qi Refining Realm, which is commonly known in the martial arts world as the Innate Realm. If you can't get through it, you will naturally die from the hidden illness.
Li Boyang was surprised that since Li Luoneng had survived the tribulation, why did he not generate internal energy on his own, but remained at the peak of the Transformation Realm?
Li Luoneng seemed to know what Li Boyang was thinking and continued: