Chapter 4 Cultivating Both Internally and Externally

  For a month, relying on being Wang Tianlei's younger brother-in-law, and being small in stature, only about three years old, Wang Tianlei naturally wouldn't have any guard against him. In fact, Wang Tianlei didn't have the intention to be on guard either, because he understood very little about martial arts, only knowing some basic common sense.

  That's enough common sense for Dog Egg.

  This world is a martial arts world.

  However, it is quite different from the martial arts he saw before.

  Because the martial arts here emphasize both internal and external cultivation, it's impossible for something like eating a fruit to increase one's power by several hundred years. Even if such a spiritual object really existed in the world, if a child like you were to eat it, the only result would be that you'd explode like a balloon, with a loud bang, turning into a ball of flesh and blood, disappearing into the universe.

  Wang Tianlei was skilled in martial arts, and his skills were learned from the military. He was conscripted into the army at the age of 15 and studied the martial arts of the Great Jin Army. However, like other countries, the martial arts taught in the military are often superficial but practical.

  For the current Dog Egg, Wang Tianlei's greatest benefit to him is not in martial arts, but in his vision. Born in this closed small mountain village, what Dog Egg lacks most is detailed information about this world.

  But Wang Tianlei, who had been a soldier outside for several years, brought him detailed and rich information. Although the martial arts he learned were only the most superficial, his three-year military career made him the person with the broadest vision in this small mountain village.

  This principle is just like Dog Egg's previous life. In those remote mountain villages in the west, the people with the broadest vision are often the old soldiers who have returned from their tours of duty.

  People serving in the army come from all walks of life, so the information they bring is also varied. Although some are absurd, Wang Tianlei still knows a lot about common sense in this world, such as basic geographical knowledge, what the current emperor's name is, the name of the army he belongs to, and the martial arts he practices.

  Dà Lì Jīn Gāng Qì Gōng, Xióng Mó Quán, Zhàn Dāo Jiǔ Shì jí Yǐ Pò Shā Qiān Jūn Quán Fǎ.

  Translation:

  Great Power Golden Strength Qigong, Bear Demon Fist, War Knife Nine Forms and the Breaking Thousand Army Fist Method.

  Dà lì jīn gāng qì gōng is the most superficial internal cultivation method, which can cultivate inner strength, combined with Zhàn dāo jiǔ shì and Pò shā qiān jūn quán fǎ, its power is not ordinary, used in battle array, it's the most suitable. As for Xióng mó quán, it focuses on practicing skin.

  Inner practice of one breath, outer practice of tendons and bones, these are the two most widely spread sentences in the martial arts world, also the most basic two sentences.

  The martial arts of this world emphasize both internal and external cultivation, with internal strength and external strength being equally important. Practicing internal strength is a process from inside to outside, while practicing external strength is the opposite, from outside to inside, neither can be neglected.

  Practicing external skills without internal skills, what you practice is only a thin layer. Practicing internal skills without external skills, the final result can only be to cultivate some superficial inner energy, with no other practical application.

  Inner energy and external work are a mutually grinding process, neither can be missing.

  Nei Qi is practiced with Nei Gong, such as Dali Jin Gang Qigong. External skills are practiced with fist methods, such as Xiong Mo Quan. Both Xiong Mo Quan and Dali Jin Gang Qigong are standardized martial arts of the Great Jin State Army.

  Of course, internal strength and fist method are the most basic things. In fact, real practice is much more complicated.

  Taking external skills as an example, apart from having a good fist method, if you want to achieve some small success, you also need a large amount of medicinal materials to wash and refine your tendons and bones. These medicinal materials are extremely precious, ordinary people can't get them at all, even if they do, the formulas for various washing and refining medicinal soups are unknown. All these are in the hands of those aristocratic families, high-ranking officials, and big sects, and are confidential.

  Apart from these aristocratic families and powerful clans, there are many medium and small-sized sects in this world, as numerous as the hairs on an ox. They also grasp some fist techniques, internal skills, decoctions, and prescriptions, but what they have is also common goods. Cultivating them can make one travel the world, but truly wanting to enter the inner chamber is not easy.

  But for him now, it's already enough.

  This little nephew, about the size of a bean, was so enthusiastic about martial arts that it completely exceeded Wang Tianlei's expectations. However, he didn't think much of it, who would suspect a three or four-year-old bean?

  Moreover, in order to please his new daughter-in-law, he spared no effort in teaching this little nephew, and taught him everything he knew, showing off his generosity. In fact, in his opinion, what could a three-year-old child possibly learn from him?

  The dog learned how to lay eggs.

  After following Wang Tianlei to practice boxing and inner energy for a month, he had a feeling of qi, sensing the meridians in his body. He was only three years old, young and tender, just the right age to lay the foundation and practice inner energy. At this age, the innate energy brought from the mother's womb has not completely dissipated, and the sensitivity to the primordial energy of heaven and earth is also higher. Moreover, he came from another world with a soul carrying memories of his past life, so it was easy for him to cross the first hurdle of cultivating inner energy, condensing qi, and having a feeling of qi.

  After passing the first hurdle, the subsequent cultivation would be a matter of routine.

  Not bad, but he can't practice casually because he's too young, his body hasn't fully developed yet. Generally speaking, children from aristocratic families start practicing internal skills at the age of three or four to lay the foundation, and only start practicing fist techniques at the age of seven or eight, starting with skin-tempering fist techniques, then bone-tempering fist techniques, and tendon-changing fist techniques. At the same time, they also need to take medicinal soups and wash their bodies thoroughly. This point was vaguely mentioned by Wang Tianlei, and Gou Danzi remembered it firmly.

  Of course, apart from some of the most basic skin exercises and fist methods, tempering bones and loosening tendons are all secret techniques that certain schools do not pass on. Ordinary people simply cannot cultivate them. People like Dog Egg who don't have special opportunities will never be able to learn them.

  However, he also has Tai Chi.

  Doge was born in a new era, grew up under the red flag, and his ancestors were glorious civil servants. As the saying goes, "what's above has its likes, what's below follows suit". His director back then was over 50, almost 60 years old, had worked for a lifetime, didn't have many hobbies, but as he approached old age, he took a liking to Tai Chi.

  But Tai Chi is not something that can be practiced casually, if you want to practice well, it's best to find a coach. Finding a coach costs money, but who made him the boss? There are ways to do things, and somehow they managed to invite a coach in the name of the unit and set up a Tai Chi interest class, and even gave each person a set of sportswear.

  Although there are not many people in the unit who are interested, some have also participated, not for anything else, it's good to get a set of Adidas.

  Wang Bo, also known as Dog Egg's past life, is one of them. Unlike those who practice for three days and slack off for two, he goes every day, not just going through the motions but diligently studying. After several months of hard work, he has mastered not only the basic framework of Tai Chi but also various mouth formulas, key points, and precautions, as well as the different schools of Tai Chi and their strengths and weaknesses. He knows them all like the back of his hand!

  It's not that he's really interested in this thing, but just to flatter.