Chapter 14: Complacent (Part 1)

Complacency (I)

According to Yi'er's summary, from the first to the seventh stage, it was merely the body-tempering phase. The breakthrough from the seventh to the eighth stage was the process of transitioning from body-tempering to Qi-refining. The higher one went, the more the comprehension of Qi would sublimate...

This body's constitution was very mediocre; fortunately, Yi's method of training was different from that of this world.

Although ancient martial arts only existed in movies, television, or novels in this other world, one could actually always find them if they were determined. Since she loved collecting antiques, especially scavenging through ancient ruins, she had indeed found quite a few. Although many were fragmented scrolls, with her Master's help, she had managed to obtain several complete sets.

Unfortunately, aside from herself and the obedient Yan'er, her two other sisters had little interest... They believed that what Master taught was the most powerful thing in the world. It was likely because those techniques were beyond the reach of ordinary people, giving her a sense of superiority.

"Hmm, the first stage of the Two Polar Arts... I can also begin practicing Tai Chi..." Lying upon a golden bamboo stalk about the thickness of an arm, swaying up and down with the bamboo, her mind was constantly comparing and contemplating!

The "Tai Chi" she had in mind was naturally not the kind that elderly people in that world practiced for fun when they had nothing better to do; those could no longer be considered profound martial arts, but could only be called an exercise...

However, the initial power of Tai Chi was truly too small, though it was excellent for nourishing the body! Her physique was quite suitable, and if practiced to the late stages, to the very peak... then moving mountains and seas would not be difficult. Back in the day, this was created when Zhang Sanfeng's martial arts reached their zenith; how could it possibly be just something for the elderly to practice for fitness!

More importantly, in her previous life, the thing she had practiced for the longest was Tai Chi. The reason Master taught her the Two Polar Arts, which were different from those taught to her sisters, was also because of this Tai Chi.

The Two Polar Arts Master taught had already reached the first layer, so she could temporarily pause for a moment. "Now, I can begin body-tempering!!" As her body swayed up and down, the dense spiritual energy within the bamboo forest slowly surrounded her, rotating continuously, and the two white stones in her hands also quietly spun! "A pity there are no suitable materials; I'm missing the black stones..." With a low murmur, she suddenly raised her hands, forming a circle in mid-air before her chest. The two white jade stones rotated within the circle, still moving according to the positions of the Eight Trigrams...

"Second Young Lady!! Second Young Lady!!" From outside the bamboo forest, Yin Yan's voice drifted in. Yi'er frowned slightly, abruptly withdrawing the Qi in her hands. The two white jade stones were collected into her two palms. Her body sank, pressing the bamboo down slightly before it snapped back, launching her upward like a swallow returning to its nest...