Chapter 84: Rolling Panda
A week after Anji started her cultivation classes with her father, she was told she no longer needed to practice the Mudskipper Breathing Technique.
In just seven days, Anji’s channels broadened enough to process the fast flow of qi she breathed from the environment. Originally, the little girl had to inhale once to her golden core and five times to her lungs to process all the energy she harnessed. After practising non-stop all day and night, she could finally process all the life energy she inhaled in the span of one breath. Of course, the level of processing fluctuates, and she would occasionally let excess energy escape. However, Mingfeng deemed it a mastery of the aura concealment arts. It was time to teach his talented daughter something else.
"Before we train in martial arts forms, you must first learn to fall without hurting yourself or minimising injuries. This is a book called the Rolling Panda Art of Falling. Although the Rolling Panda Arts appear simple because it was founded by a lazy cultivator, understanding how to manipulate the natural force of gravity with minimal physical movement can be difficult."
A lazy cultivator? How was that possible? Anji thought all cultivators were hardworking and dedicated to their discipline. After all, cultivation was a talent not everyone was born with. Those with golden cores often strive to reach the apex in the murim world, even if many fail. Being able to harness energy alone is a gift that puts cultivators above mortals. Why would there be a cultivator who was lazy and unambitious? Her shifu said there were many different kinds of people in this world. The founder of this Rolling Panda Arts must also be quite the unique personality.
"Father, just out of curiosity, who is the founder of this Rolling Panda Arts?"
Checking the book cover, Zhao Mingfeng tried to find the author’s name or any mention of the unique martial arts creator. However, it was rather elusive. All he knew was the records the librarian gave him when recommending beginner to intermediate martial arts that their sect had. It was also one of those books made available to loan to the outer disciples without charge as long as they returned it. Judging from the number of records in the borrowing log, it was not a popular book.
"There is no mention of the author," Mingfeng apologised. "I can get someone to find out more if you really want to know. However, I can attest that this is actually an intermediate martial art when mastered right. Although it sounds simple, it actually requires an innate understanding of shifting one’s weight according to gravity without resistance. This martial art style was born with the same principles that founded the Gentle Fist. Except, it was created to prevent or minimise injury upon impact instead of blocking and attacking."