Chapter 1344 - 1348: Tai Chi

"Tai Chi Fist? Isn’t that a form only old men practice? It seems useless, and the name sounds so old-fashioned!" Su Zi said with some dissatisfaction after hearing Lin Feng’s words.

The faces of Ning Aoxue sisters and Tang Rou also showed confusion as they clearly thought Tai Chi Fist seemed impractical!

"Do you all think this way? That Tai Chi Fist is impractical?" Lin Feng looked at the four girls and suddenly said seriously, "I must solemnly tell you that this is a very wrong idea! Although Tai Chi Fist is common in China and many people practice it, most only practice its form without understanding its meaning, haven’t truly mastered it, so they don’t know that Tai Chi Fist is actually a profound combat technique!"

"As the saying goes, ’In literature, Tai Chi pacifies the world; in martial arts, Bajiquan balances heaven and earth’... Tai Chi Fist and Bajiquan, one literary and one martial, are the pinnacle combat martial arts of China." Lin Feng said calmly to the girls, "The Bajiquan techniques are too fierce, with strong lethality, and the practice process is quite painful, so I don’t recommend you cultivate it. Therefore, I’ll start by teaching you Tai Chi Fist!"

Hearing Lin Feng speak so seriously, the faces of Su Zi and the others finally showed curiosity and yearning.

Lin Feng then began to teach a set of Tai Chi Fist, demonstrating each move for the girls to watch. The Tai Chi Fist that Lin Feng used was not the widely spread performance-style Tai Chi but a set of highly practical combat Tai Chi routines he organized himself, consisting of only nine moves...

Yet, just these nine moves of Tai Chi are enough to cover most combat situations. After mastering these nine moves of Tai Chi, using just this one martial art, one can basically hold their own in a match against opponents of a similar level, and even against those with stronger cultivation, they can sustain for a long time.

Of course, there are two prerequisites: first, one must master the Tai Chi moves proficiently, and second, the opponent does not use weapons...

If the opponent uses weapons, then the art of capturing must be used to be effective. Lin Feng also plans to teach the girls the art of capturing, but he intends to wait until they have a foundation in Inner Strength before imparting it.

"Tai Chi Fist is developed based on the principles of Yi studies, emphasizing the balance of yin and yang, the combination of hardness and softness, using force against force, leveraging light force to move great weights..." Lin Feng explained while slowly demonstrating the moves, "The highly profound principles I mentioned may not be understood by you now, so for now, just learn the moves, and when it comes to actual combat, you will understand!"

"We’re just starting to learn, how long will it take us to know when we can fight?" Su Zi pouted and said discontentedly, her character is anxious and she wants to quickly master martial arts to make a significant strike...

"Didn’t I promise you all?" Lin Feng looked at Su Zi and said with a smile, "By the end of this winter break, I will surely turn you all into experts! Why, doesn’t the great beauty Su believe me?"

"It’s what you said! You better keep your word!" Su Zi stared at Lin Feng and said threateningly, "If I can’t become a martial arts expert before school starts, you’re doomed!"

"Hehe... Then you better learn well!" Lin Feng said with a smile to Su Zi.

"Since you’ve said this, of course, we’ll learn well!" Su Zi nodded matter-of-factly, staring at Lin Feng, and said seriously, "But you have to watch closely, if we make mistakes, you have to correct us immediately. Don’t wait until school starts to say we practiced incorrectly!"

This girl got serious! Lin Feng smiled wryly and nodded, saying, "Alright, we’ll do as you say. If during your practice I’m not correcting you and it results in you failing to master the martial arts, it’s my fault and you can punish me however you want!"

Lin Feng smiled proudly, having no fear of Su Zi’s threats... Anyway, the effect of the Yin Yang Life Changing Needle is enough to turn these young girls into Inner Strength experts in one or two days, what’s there to worry about!

With Lin Feng’s promise, Su Zi and the Ning sisters began practicing confidently. Having taken dance and form classes, learning Tai Chi Fist wasn’t too difficult for them, and within a short half-hour, they had basically memorized the moves and began practicing in a decent form, though they were still lacking in force control, unable to distinguish between light and heavy, and hadn’t fully settled their minds, which is a common beginner issue.

Lin Feng spent a lot of time correcting the mistakes made by Su Zi and Ning Aoxue, Ning Yujiao, but to Lin Feng’s surprise, Tang Rou’s performance shocked him once again!

In the same half-hour, Su Zi and the Ning sisters could barely learn the nine Tai Chi moves, and practicing with hiccups was already quite good. But Tang Rou was already executing the third set of moves...

During the first round, Tang Rou’s movements were not yet quick, and her moves were just as unrefined as Su Zi and the others. By the second round, Tang Rou had overcome most of the mistakes, and by the third round, Tang Rou had already started exhibiting the essence of Tai Chi, her Cloud Hands movement was faintly driving the air around to form a delicate breeze!

That trace of breeze, although not strong, was swift, showing that Tang Rou’s Tai Chi Fist had reached a skilled level!

Seeing this, Lin Feng’s eyes widened, he didn’t even dare to compliment Tang Rou upfront, fearing Su Zi and the Ning sisters would be completely discouraged if they realized the truth.

However, after Su Zi and the Ning sisters finished a set, they naturally noticed Tang Rou as well. Seeing Tang Rou perform the moves taught by Lin Feng like flowing clouds and running water, they each couldn’t help feeling a bit of envy and jealousy and started discussing instinctively.

"How is Tang Rou so amazing? Is she really learning with us?" Ning Yujiao stared at Tang Rou in surprise, slightly furrowing her brows, and asked sweetly.

"Yeah! Tang Rou is too proficient in this, Lin Feng, did you secretly teach Tang Rou, if not how is she so good?" Su Zi glowered at Lin Feng and said furiously.

"I didn’t teach Tang Rou in advance, she’s really learning together with you all..." Lin Feng said with a wry smile.

Ning Aoxue looked at Tang Rou with a complex gaze, knowing full well that Tang Rou truly learned with them, for at first, Tang Rou’s bumbling, extremely unnatural movements were just like theirs. However, within just over ten minutes, Tang Rou surpassed the three of them completely... This fact made Ning Aoxue, who always prided herself on her talent, look a bit displeased.

"Hey, why did everyone stop?" After Tang Rou finished a set of Tai Chi once again, she noticed the other girls and Lin Feng were watching her and thought she might have done something wrong, nervously look at Lin Feng and asked awkwardly, "Lin Feng, did I do it incorrectly?"