Chapter 74 - 73: The Grand Competition Begins! Summer Country Promotion! (Please Follow)
Matching hands.
In the martial arts of the Xia Country, there exists a courtesy known as matching hands. Without engaging in combat, practitioners can understand each other’s abilities simply by a touch.
At this moment, Xie Feichen’s gesture of matching hands was intended to help Jiang Shu further understand what it meant to have ’flexible sinews and bones, and skin and hair ready to attack.’
As his internal force circulated, his pores tightened and relaxed, as if containing myriad sharp steel needles that subtly pricked upwards, rising and falling, potent yet restrained. This exemplified the principle of ’skin and hair on the offensive’!
Jiang Shu, with their hands still matched, continued to sense Xie Feichen’s state: externally hard, yet internally soft. It was like lead encasing mercury.
He closed his eyes and gradually relaxed his body, circulating his own force, trying to grasp the sensation.
Seeing Jiang Shu immersed in the experience, Xie Feichen kept one hand still while waving the other, signaling the onlookers to depart quietly.
Before long, only the two of them remained in the classroom. Xie Feichen was utterly motionless; even his breathing was almost imperceptible.
"Phew... I think I understand a little now. Thank you, Master Xie."
A full fifteen minutes later, Jiang Shu finally opened his eyes, having gained some insight. However, he knew it would still take some time to truly master it.
"When you comprehend Bright Force, you learn to align shoulder with hip, elbow with knee, and hand with foot. To master Dark Force, you need to align heart with intent, intent with qi, and qi with force."
Xie Feichen withdrew his hand. "Now that we’re alone, I’ll control my force, and we shall spar."