noffsinger Chapter 4: Changchun Gong!
Chapter 4: Changchun Gong!
Chen Fan was overjoyed!
He felt a significant change in his body, and felt like he had become several years younger.
But when he took out a bronze mirror and looked at himself, he still had a full head of white hair and looked old and ugly.
"That's amazing..."
Chen Fan touched the wrinkles on his face and casually put the bronze mirror back.
Reflecting on these changes in myself, I'm certain they're inextricably linked to the golden bowl.
Such a wonderful treasure must have been left behind by immortals.
By sheer coincidence, Princess Yuanping gave it to him.
Thinking about all this, Chen Fan felt a surge of emotions.
He also wanted to go somewhere else, so he quickly got dressed and went out.
woohoo hoo...
Outside, the cold wind howled, and snowflakes, as white as goose feathers, began to fall again.
The eaves of the magnificent palaces in the Great Yuan Imperial City were covered with a thick layer of snow.
Both palace maids and eunuchs stayed indoors to keep warm, and very few people came out to walk around.
But inside the martial arts training hall in the southeast corner of the imperial city, it was bustling with activity.
As soon as Chen Fan entered the door, he saw more than a dozen shirtless eunuchs standing in the snow, practicing their fist techniques on wooden stakes.
Under the eaves in front, an old eunuch, about fifty years old with graying temples, was sitting in a grand chair, leisurely drinking tea.
He glanced at the eunuchs practicing their martial arts from time to time, a sinister smile on his face!
"The dead of winter is the perfect time to practice martial arts... Let me tell you, as long as you lay a solid foundation, you'll definitely live a life of luxury in the future..."
"Oh... Eunuch Chen... what brings you here? Please, have a seat... we haven't seen you in so long!"
This old eunuch was an old acquaintance of Chen Fan. He used to work at the Imperial Horse Stables, and was eventually transferred to the Martial Arts Pavilion because of his spiritual roots.
Decades have passed, and I heard that he is almost at the Grandmaster level, and is one of the strongest eunuchs in the capital besides the Grand Eunuch.
"You're too kind, Eunuch Liu... I came here to take a look around, and by the way, I wanted to ask you for something." Chen Fan nodded slightly and explained his purpose with a smile.
"What could be so important that Eunuch Chen would make such a special trip?" Eunuch Liu asked with a smile.
"Just send a eunuch, and we'll definitely deliver it to you."
"It's the first part of Changchun Gong..." Chen Fan said!
"What? Eunuch Chen, what do you need Changchun Gong for?" Eunuch Liu asked in surprise.
"You're already this old... you don't still want to practice martial arts, do you?"
Upon hearing the question, Chen Fan blushed and nodded embarrassedly.
Upon seeing this, Eunuch Liu fell silent!
"Are you serious...?"
"People's hearts have changed. I want to try again before I die..." Chen Fan said with a chuckle!
"Alright...we wouldn't give this to anyone else," Liu Gonggong said with a sigh.
"It's just that you, Eunuch Chen, are here, so I'm giving you face... You wait..."
Watching his retreating figure turn and go inside, Chen Fan smiled.
When Eunuch Liu first arrived at the Imperial Horse Stables, he almost froze to death one winter.
If he hadn't given us a sip of hot soup, we probably wouldn't have found a single bone fragment by now.
The other party is giving him face now to repay Chen Fan's favor, and from now on the two will be even.
He didn't care, after all, he wouldn't live for more than a few years anyway.
If it weren't for the appearance of the golden bowl, Chen Fan wouldn't have come here.
"Eunuch Chen, it's not that we look down on you... but someone like you without roots can't learn the Everlasting Spring Skill. Besides... you're already so old, learning this would only make things harder for yourself... think carefully about what you're doing!"
A short while later, Eunuch Liu came out with a copy of Changchun Gong.
He gave Chen Fan a few earnest words of advice, his eyes filled with indifference.
"Thank you for your concern, Eunuch Liu... We're leaving now!"
Chen Fan nodded, thanked him, and then turned to leave.
Watching his departing figure, Eunuch Liu's eyes were filled with sighs.
I thought to myself, this guy is almost eighty years old, why is he still thinking about practicing martial arts and cultivating immortality!
He sighed, his words carrying a weight, and glanced back at the eunuchs who were peeking.
"Let me tell you, it's good that no one notices your laziness now, but you'll know what it feels like to be bullied when you're powerless..."
……
After leaving the Martial Arts Pavilion, Chen Fan braved the heavy snow to return to the Imperial Horse Stables.
As soon as he got back into the house, he couldn't wait to take out the Changchun Gong from his pocket and start studying it.
"Circulate the Qi throughout the body once... then let it settle in the Dantian..."
Chen Fan learned Changchun Gong when he was young.
Unfortunately, after studying for half a month, he was found to be a rootless person.
He never went to the martial arts training hall again after that.
Now, more than sixty years later, Chen Fan has started learning Changchun Gong again!
After reading it just once, he immediately felt the same way he did when he was young.
This exercise is divided into two parts: the first part and the second part.
The first part of Changchun Gong emphasizes the circulation of Qi and its sinking to the Dantian.
Those with spiritual roots can learn to circulate qi to their dantian in no more than three days, which can be considered as the beginning of their journey.
Then, by repeating this cycle of practice, when the internal energy is transformed into physical strength, a person's strength will become very great.
They can usually shatter iron and stone with a single punch, and their physical bodies are impervious to swords and blades; they can be called Iron-Skinned Realm cultivators.
As you continue to cultivate, the Qi in your dantian will increase until it reaches perfection, at which point you can injure people from a distance, and your punches will be like thunder. This can be called the Void Breaking Realm!
By this time, the first part of the Everlasting Spring Skill had been completed, and those who could reach the Breaking Void Realm were among the top experts in the Imperial City.
The eunuch Liu, whom Chen Fan met, had reached this level.
I've heard that to learn the later parts of Changchun Gong, one needs the Grand Eunuch's permission.
With a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, Chen Fan shook his head inwardly and began to cultivate according to the steps of the technique.
He sat cross-legged on the bed, took a deep breath, and slowly closed his eyes!
Within his dantian, as Chen Fan began to circulate his qi, the warm qi also began to move.
This made him raise an eyebrow with his eyes closed, and then relax.
……
No sleep for one night.
Chen Fan woke up at 5:15 AM.
He opened his eyes, and a cloud of heat emanated from his body.
"So this is the circulation of Qi..."
Chen Fan muttered to himself as he reached out and looked at his hand, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
He gently raised his hand and patted the edge of the bed, revealing five finger imprints.
Ignoring the dust that was hitting his face, Chen Fan excitedly reached out and touched it.
The uneven fingerprints made him smile!
In just one night, Chen Fan had already reached the threshold of the Iron Skin Realm.
Overjoyed, he swallowed hard and quickly went outside.
Squeak...
Upon opening the door, one could see that the eaves and passageways of the Imperial Horse Stables were covered in snow, indicating that it had snowed all night.
Despite the biting wind, Chen Fan didn't feel cold at all when he went outside.
He appeared calm on the surface, but was inwardly extremely excited, and soon arrived at the horse pen.
There are two stone troughs here, both used to feed the imperial horses; each weighs about five or six hundred catties.
Normally, Chen Fan would never even think of touching this thing when he sees it.
But this morning, when he arrived at the stone trough, in front of the three chestnut horses, he grabbed a corner with both hands and pulled hard!
Instantly, Chen Fan lifted the five or six hundred-pound stone trough!