Cave Refuge

At that time, with the support of the authorities, various martial arts academies opened across the country, teaching martial arts forms that were not very practical but looked very impressive. This was the precursor to martial arts. This is also why martial arts can't really be used in actual combat.

If you take a look at the martial arts academies across the country, most of them were established after that period. Very few were established before that.

If you look into the lineage of these martial arts academies, you will find that most can trace their origins back to academies established during that specific period.

Most of the well-known martial arts academies and martial arts legacies today come from those academies. You may wonder why a blogger challenged so many academies and didn't find a single one that was worthwhile.

I took a close look at the situation. He was actually promoted by a company that has deep knowledge of martial arts. So, don't be fooled by his grand challenges; he carefully selects his targets ahead of time.

Except for his last challenge where he made a mistake and met his match, all other times he targeted weak opponents which guaranteed his winning streak.

When everyone heard Robinson William's explanation, they seemed to understand.

"The decline of martial arts in our country has many reasons, the main one being that much of their lineage was lost during that movement, although some lineages have managed to pass down their inner breath techniques.

But without instruction from experts, normal people cannot understand these ancient texts. Hence the saying: 'The real lineage is passed down in one sentence, the false lineage in ten thousand scrolls.'

Many techniques can't be understood fully just by looking at them. The Iron Sand Palm I know, without lineage, by merely thrusting your hands into the sand like in the movies is pointless. Don't be misled by TV shows; is that really Iron Sand Palm training?

Plunging your hand into sand is more like practicing One Yang Finger, a different technique altogether. Such a practice does not train the palm.

The real Iron Sand Palm training method I know begins by slapping small stones into powder, then replacing them with bigger stones.

Once you can slap a big stone into powder, switch the training material, replace ordinary stones with granite.

When an entire piece of granite is slapped into powder, start training with iron blocks. The moment you can slap a whole iron block into iron powder, your Iron Sand Palm is somewhat accomplished.

To fully master Iron Sand Palm, you have to replace your training material with something even harder.

Just imagine, when you get to the end, a palm that can slap metal into powder, hitting a human body, what would be the result,"

Everyone followed Robinson William's thinking and was instantly horrified. If someone could truly achieve this, no matter which part of the body was hit, it would be instantly disabled.

His brother-in-law, Ye Liuyun, was a little skeptical: "Robinson, is that really a technique a human being can practice? Following your training method, wouldn't one's hand be completely damaged?"

At his brother-in-law's doubt, Robinson just smiled: "Of course you can't train directly. Didn't I say that anyone who wants to truly practice martial arts must have the aid of medicinal herbs and the training of inner breath? Without either of these, it is impossible."

After hearing Robinson's detailed explanation, Ye Liuyun's eyes lit up and he shyly asked, "Brother, you seem to know a lot about it. Do you know the full training method?"

Upon hearing Ye Liuyun's question, Robinson immediately understood his younger brother's little scheme: "I know all these in such detail because one of my former teammates practiced Iron Sand Palm. I know what you are thinking, but I still advise you to give up this idea.

Even if you don't take into account ultimate success, just practicing by slapping small stones into powder with your palm might cause you unbearable pain. Medicinal herbs and inner breath techniques can only protect your palms, they can't reduce the pain you feel during training."

Hearing what Robinson said, Ye Liuyun, who was naturally lazy, immediately gave up the idea of practicing Iron Sand Palm.

"Brother, I believe what you said about the Iron Sand Palm being able to disable people with a single hit if fully mastered. But even if one did master it, wouldn't a gun be more powerful? Isn't it said, 'No matter how high your martial arts skills, you can still be brought down by a single bullet?'"

"It is said so, but it depends on the type of gun and the skill level of the opponent. After cultivating inner breath, one can hurt others by merely flicking a piece of flower or leaf.

As an ordinary person, even if you are holding a small pistol, your wrist could be shattered by a small stone picked up by the opponent before you even get a chance to aim.

It's true that beyond seven steps, a gunshot is fast and within seven steps, a gunshot is both quick and accurate. But if the opponent doesn't give you a chance to aim, what can you do?

Besides, once one has cultivated to the point of harnessing the inner breath, the sixth sense becomes extremely sensitive. If you show the slightest intention to kill him, he can sense it within a hundred meter radius."

"Sense within a hundred meters? Robinson, what you're saying is even more mysterious than what's in the movies. Wouldn't that make them more powerful than radar?"

Robinson William glanced at his doubtful brother-in-law: "I didn't believe it either at first. But when I had a small success in harnessing my inner breath, I could vaguely sense the attitudes of others towards me within a ten meter radius."

Before anyone else could say a word, William Robinson strike a punch at Ye Liuyun's chest: "What the hell, you wanted to kill me, didn't you?"

Ye Liuyun was pushed back several steps by his punch, clutching his chest in pain and somewhat resentfully said, "Brother, I was just trying to test whether what you said was true or not. You really can sense it. But you were a bit heavy handed with that punch."

Hearing what Ye Liuyun said, Robinson gave him a disdainful look: "You were thinking of killing me and you're complaining that I hit you too hard."

Hearing what Robinson said, Ye Liuyun felt a little embarrassed. But his brother-in-law was surprised and said, "Robinson, you just mentioned that you have managed to cultivate your inner breath. Have you been cultivating the techniques of inner breath?"

Earlier, Ye Liuyun was just trying to see whether Robinson was lying and overlooked what Robinson said about having achieved success in cultivation.

At his brother-in-law's reminder, everyone present was now looking expectantly at Robinson.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Robinson sighed with resignation. He knew that after revealing his martial arts cultivation to his family, this was to be expected.

Whether in the past or now, having martial arts skills is not just for show. In the past, one might have encountered an unexpected event in the mountains and a lucky person might have stumbled upon a precious medicinal herb, thus embarking on the path of martial arts cultivation.

But now, even the deep forests and mountains, forget about harvesting mature medicinal herbs, even immature herbs have been marked by mountain hunters in advance.

With the development of technology, the equipment carried by these hunters is constantly being upgraded, areas previously inaccessible even in the depths of the forest are no longer off-limits to humans.

Now, if one wants to practice martial arts, merely having money is not enough to buy the necessary medicinal herbs required for cultivation. So for ordinary people, martial arts has become a legend and at most they can only practice martial arts forms.

As for how Robinson managed to practice martial arts, it's related to a strange occurrence during a mission he once experienced.