Chapter 3: Martial Arts and Breathing skills
Year 0189 of the MunYu empire, day 22 of Two Moons.
The sun lighted up the immortal cave, and Lee Yenshu was still feeling a bit weird when Guang Zhishu's voice reached him, urging him to wake up.
-Lee Yenshu, hurry up, wake up! You eat too many PinYin Roses, you have to start circulating some of the excess energy, or you will cripple your meridians.
Waking up in a hurry, Lee Yenshu felt as his whole body was burning, he could see and feel waves of a golden light leaving his body, and felt bloated, clogged, and nauseated. The book sensed he was already wake, and reached to his mind.
"You are facing a excess of energy, your underdeveloped body could not hold all the earth energy that the PinYi roses had, you have to circulate your energy. But a mere breathing exercise would not be enough.
I'll teach you a martial stance, and a breathing technique, but we have to hurry, so it may hurt a bit."
And just like that, countless images passed on Lee Yenshu's mind, complex movements, several scriptures, and hours upon hours of reflection, and all of that, in the span of a few seconds.
His head felt like it was bursting, had the pain of his body not brought him back to his senses, he would most likely had fainted.
But now, he knew what to do.
It was so simple, breathing at the same rhythm as he moves, as his arms stretched, he would breath in, and as his feet moved, he would breath out. The circular movements, and the circular breathing.
It was simple, but also really complex. Something that would take him a few weeks to use well, and a few years to fully master, but, in just a few seconds of pain, he was able to learn it.
"I've imparted with you a simple moviment for meditation, it is also a basic martial art, but it excels in it's integrated breathing technique. This is the Tàijí quán, for now, I've let you experience the Bā mén wǔ bù, those are the 13 base concepts of Tàijí quán. It was also the first base martial art that the Sage of the pine garden used in his young days. If you can master it, it will allow you to integrate other martial arts, and make up your own fighting style. But for now, focus on the moviment, create a flow, follow that flow, don't interrupt or force the movement, just let it flow from one step to the next.
Just as you breath, in and out, you also move, one to the next.
Your destination is not important, were you will go does not matter, all that matters, is the flow, just as you can't stop breathing, you must not stop the flow. When you breath, letting the air leave your lungs is just as important as drawing it in, and while you move, your next step is just as important as the one before it. One connects the other, and can only exist in harmony. If the harmony is broken, the flow will stop, and so will you.
As you move, and as you breathe, make the energy inside you one with your flow. It will follow the tip of your fingers, move down your arms, reach your heart, and from there, move along with your breathing, the energy will leave your body as you breath out, and as you breath in, it will once again enter your body. It will flow from your lungs, to your arms and legs, and back again.
Everything in life is cyclical, all movements and fate are bound to return. So don't try and push the energy out, just make her join your own flow, and that energy will slowly become yours."
The movements that Lee Yenshu practiced, were almost like a dance, it felt as if each and every move would push the air around him, and embrace him in return, as if the world itself was dancing along him. He could feel the energy leaving his body as he breathed out, and he could feel it returning as he breathed in again, but he no longer felt bloated, he no longer felt it was too much, it was like the energy was always a part of him, but just like the air in his lungs, also part of the world. And so, just as he breathed in the air to his lungs, he would also return it to the world, as he breathed out.
After a few hours of this dance like practice, he sat down and started to only focus on his breathing. Something had changed, the energy inside him was quiet, calm, like a tranquil lake, but, something was missing, he had the energy, but there was nothing to hold it in, and, just as the energy was brought to a calm state, it left his body, only a bit remained, and that little bit was flowing into his veins, passing through his hearth.
-Is this...cultivation? This one does feel like he is stronger now, not by much.
-Yes, this is how humans cultivate, for me, it's a bit different, the energy you let out, that was already purified, I can hold that in my roots, and make it mine, it strengthens my root, and allow me to grow.
-So you need someone like this one, in order to cultivate?
-No, it helps, but I could get the same energy from the air around the cave, it would just take longer.
-This one understand, so, from now on, until you are at least taller than this one, this one will eat roses and train everyday.
-But, don't you want to see the world? There is a village a few weeks away from here, you could see other humans, you could learn more, you are free big brother Lee. You don't have to stay here, just for me. And you don't have to call yourself "This one", you are Lee Yenshu, and you are not a slave.
Lee Yenshu remained quiet for a few moments, pretending to meditate, but he was trembling a bit.
-This one is scared, scared that this is all a dream, a illusion, scared that when this one steps out, he will be back at the room were he was beaten, were his food was stolen, were he had to sleep with nothing but dirt under him. This one is not ready to go back.
Guang Zhishu said nothing upon hearing that, there was nothing he could say, he knew that Lee Yenshu was a slave, but didn't know how bad his life had been, the scars he had on his body may have healed, but the mind... it takes longer, and sometimes, never heal...
-Then, when I'm taller than you, you will leave, explore, and return to tell me about your adventures, how about that? I can't leave until I can form a Spiritual body anyways, so you have to come back many times, and tell me about the world, until I can leave for myself, okay?
Lee Yenshu smiled a bit, looking at the sapling, it now had two new leaves, thanks to his effort in training.
-This one would love to share his adventures with his younger brother.
And so, they spent the day talking about what Lee Yenshu's first adventure would be like, were he would go, and what he would do.
The memories of his slaving days, were slowly being pushed back. And he once again felt happy that he was in there, the pine tree saved him, and Guang Zhishu become his brother. He really owned the Sage of the pine garden a great deal.
After noon, he once again started to train, it felt good to move his body, he felt at peace, but, the fear of it all being a dream, still was on the back of his mind, and this fear, caused the flow of his movements to suffer. They would not connect as well as before, they felt, sluggish, and before he could even question the why, the book reached into his mind, with that same caring and tender voice.
"You have suffered too much Lee Yenshu, and you have realized your fear. The fear you hold, the dark thoughts, negative emotions, they take more of a burden on your body than you think. They lead to the creation of Inner Demons, and can cause Qi deviation.
I'm not telling you to live a life without fear, for fear is needed, it's natural, the Pine Tree origin soul left a part of herself on me, a wisp of her own soul. And for as long as that whisper remains, I'll try my best to help you conquer your fears, but, one day, I won't be able to reach you as I do now, I'll become only a tool. So for that reason, for the days to come, I'll try my best to give you courage.
The first thing you need to do, is know that courage does not mean the absence of fear. But the strength to face that fear, and use it. We don't call a man without fear a Hero, we call that a fool.Use your fear, not as a deterrent, but as fuel. If you are afraid to go back to your world, then use that as fuel, grow as strong as you can while you are here, so that if you do go back, you can go back with the strength to protect yourself.
That inspired Lee Yenshu, the book was right, if he feared going back, then all he had to do was grow stronger, strong enough so that even if he did go back, he could stand on his own. And so, with that on his mind, his flow of movements got better, he still was afraid, but like the book said, he would use it as a fuel.
The rest of the training was done in a couple of hours, the ground showed exactly the steps he took, in a circle, always on the same place, almost perfect, that made him proud, and hungry.
- Little Guang, is there anything else this one can eat other than the flowers? This one is starting to feel like a bug.
The little sapling thought about it, and pondered for a moment.
-Yes, there is, on the deepest part of the cave, there's a pond, near were you first appeared, and there are some fish on that pond... But I'm not sure you can get those, the Sage did had some fishing rods, but the memories my mother left me, don't show me were they are now, and the cave is quite deep and confusing, if you venture into its vaults, you may get lost, even with my guidance. You could also try to hunt some wild rabbits outside the cave.
-This one will eat flowers again today, maybe tomorrow you can guide this one into the vault.
The little sapling's leaves moved up and down, as if agreeing to what Lee Yenshu had said. he took that as confirmation, and continued eating the flowers, but now, really craving for some fish.
And just like the day before, night came again, to end the day, and as the cave got darker, Lee Yenshu feel asleep.
But something was strange... He could not help but think, before sleeping, that the air was heavier for some reason, but, as tired as he was, he decided not to worry about it, not now, not today at least.
This would be the last time, he would ignore such a feeling...
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And, in this chapter I introduce a new character, Mr. Clifhanger!
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