"Grandpa, does that mean that ancient martial arts are more powerful than internal martial arts?" Luo Bing at the side couldn't help but ask.
"Of course not. Guwu is just the name for martial arts practice in ancient times. What is more important for a martial artist to practice is his own cultivation." Luo Yuanshan shook his head.
Yang Qi nodded secretly. Martial arts practice ultimately depends on one's own cultivation. Just like the Haotian Jue left by Emperor Haoyang, it is a legacy that is enough to practice to the level of Emperor Wu. But in fact, Yang Qi's own strength may not be stronger than those talented martial artists in Tianwu Continent.
"After generations of wars, the ancient martial arts traditions became even scarcer between the Song and Yuan dynasties. By the Ming dynasty, the traditions of ancient martial arts were rare, but they could still be seen occasionally. With the rise of internal martial arts, ancient martial arts gradually disappeared. By the end of the Qing dynasty, they had almost disappeared." There was a hint of loneliness in Luo Yuanshan's words.
The decline of ancient martial arts is almost the same as the decline of today's martial arts. The ancient martial arts in the past are like the internal martial arts today. Maybe in a few hundred years, the internal martial arts will disappear completely.
"Legend has it that Yang Luchan inherited ancient martial arts, but the details are unknown. The practice of ancient martial arts is different from the practice of internal martial arts. It is said that for some ancient martial arts geniuses, it is not difficult to enter the stage of Hua Jin in their twenties." Luo Yuanshan said.
"So that's how it is. No wonder Mr. Luo guessed that I was practicing ancient martial arts." Yang Qi said with emotion.
Luo Yuanshan nodded slightly and continued, "Although there have been many internal martial arts practitioners who have entered the stage of Hua Jin in their twenties over the past few hundred years, almost no one has done so in the past two hundred years. Among them, there are many disciples who have been fully trained by major sects, so I guess you are practicing ancient martial arts."
"Although ancient martial arts inheritance is rare, there are still some that appear occasionally."
"I don't know if what my master taught me is ancient martial arts." Yang Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard that.
Luo Yuanshan's guess gave him an excellent cover-up, but he did not intend to admit it. It seemed to be true but not true, which made it easier for people to believe. After all, the inheritance of ancient martial arts had not appeared for a long time.
“In fact, it is not difficult to determine the inheritance of ancient martial arts. Internal martial arts emphasize from the inside out, external martial arts emphasize from the outside in, and ancient martial arts focus on both inside and outside.” Luo Yuanshan said with a smile.
"If that's the case, I think I should be considered a descendant of ancient martial arts." Yang Qi was silent for a moment before speaking.
The martial arts practice of Tianwu Continent emphasizes both internal and external cultivation, not just cultivating the Yuan force, the physical body is also very important. This is why when Yang Qi first learned about the internal and external boxing, he felt that he was neither an internal boxing nor an external boxing.
“I didn’t expect that after so many years, I would meet another inheritor of ancient martial arts.” Luo Yuanshan’s eyes fell on Yang Qi and he sighed.
Regarding the inheritance of ancient martial arts, he had only seen relevant records in the ancient books of his family, and had never seen an ancient martial arts practitioner. He did not expect that when he came to Qingzhou this time, he would actually see an ancient martial arts practitioner with his own eyes.
Then, the two talked about martial arts practice and things in the martial arts world. According to Luo Yuanshan's explanation, in addition to some powerful sects, there are also some martial arts families in the martial arts world. The two most powerful sects are Shaolin and Wudang. Shaolin follows the external boxing style, while Wudang follows the internal boxing style.
The martial arts world today is much more low-key than in ancient times. The major sects and martial arts families rarely show off their skills in front of ordinary people. However, even so, there are still some evil people in the martial arts world. Most of these people are listed as wanted persons by the Martial Arts Alliance.
The two chatted until noon, and after lunch, Yang Qi said goodbye and left.
"I didn't expect that the martial arts world is so weak nowadays." Yang Qi sighed.
According to Luo Yuanshan, there are only a dozen or so strong men at the Huajin level in the Wu League, and there are probably only about twenty of them in the whole of China.
You have to know that a martial artist who has reached the level of Huajin is only a seven-star martial artist. There are hundreds of millions of such martial artists in Tianwu Continent. In comparison, the current Chinese martial arts world is really too weak. I am afraid that any martial arts family in Tianwu Continent can easily destroy the entire Chinese martial arts world.
Of course, this is only the apparent power of the Chinese martial arts world. Even Luo Yuanshan cannot tell how much hidden power the Chinese martial arts world has.
The next day, Shen Yuxuan called and informed Yang Qi to prepare to leave for Myanmar to participate in the upcoming Myanmar public auction.
The Myanmar public auction is finally here!
As the biggest event in the jade industry, the Myanmar Public Auction will attract jade jewelers from all over the world. The transaction volume of the public auction alone is as high as billions.
Although Yang Qi didn't know what Shen Yuxuan had prepared in the past two days, he knew that Shen Yuxuan would never sit still and wait for death.
In the afternoon, Yang Qi rushed to the company. All the people going to Myanmar this time had gathered here. In addition to Shen Yuxuan and Xu Jiajia, there were four bodyguards and Huang Shi. Including Yang Qi, there were a total of eight people.
"Sister Shen." Yang Qi looked at Shen Yuxuan and whispered, "You didn't prepare anything this time, did you?"
"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements." Shen Yuxuan smiled mysteriously, but was unwilling to say more.
Seeing this, Yang Qi didn't ask any more questions. After all, Shen Yuxuan was unwilling to tell him. It was obvious that this matter needed to be kept secret. The more people knew about it, the more dangerous it would be.
Looking at the Huangshi not far away, Yang Qi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This time he went to the Myanmar public auction, no matter what the final result was, he was afraid that Huangshi's gambling stone career would be over.
For a master of gambling on stones, the end of his gambling career is no less than a warrior having his cultivation destroyed.
Although Yang Qi wanted to help Huang Shi, he was powerless in this matter. After all, this matter was related to the Jade King and Xue Qingyan.
The group arrived at the airport in silence. Obviously, even Huang Shi himself could see that Yang Qi had already told Shen Yuxuan about his affairs.
He was not surprised by this. After all, Yang Qi could not watch Shen Yuxuan fall into Liu Xiangnan's trap. If Liu Xiangnan had not threatened him with the Emerald King, he would have told her everything. Now that Yang Qi told Shen Yuxuan, it was a good thing for her to prepare in advance.
After all, Shen Yuxuan's father had done Huang Shi a favor. Huang Shi didn't want to see Shen's Jewelry get into trouble, otherwise he would feel guilty.
This time, the Myanmar public auction was held in a small town outside Yangon, Myanmar. As the main production area of jade, Myanmar's jade is world-famous.
After several hours of flight, the group finally arrived in Yangon. They took a car and arrived at Songpha Town, where the auction was held, in the early morning.
"Is this Myanmar?" Yang Qi couldn't help but mutter as he looked at the small town in front of him.
This was Yang Qi's first time going abroad, and he was extremely curious about Myanmar. You know, in addition to its jadeite, Myanmar is also famous for another thing, the Golden Triangle, a source of poison that almost everyone knows about. (To be continued)