Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path

The so-called ultimate move.

It's not that it was very powerful.

Zhou Ping'an only remembered that during the competition he had participated in, when he performed this move, there was thunderous applause from both the judges and the audience.

Clearly, it was very impressive to watch.

"This move is called 'Four-sided Turning Body Flower Knife Dance', and there is also a poetic name, 'From all sides the cold light rises from the ground, taking the meaning from the drunken sun at dusk,' Little Jiu, stand back a bit, don't get hurt."

"Oh."

Little Jiu quickly backed away.

Her eyes were filled with excitement.

Zhou Ping'an did not perform the knife dance quickly, after all, the standard Tang knife issued by the Lin Residence was two to three pounds heavy, which was considerably heavy compared to the blades used in competitions.

If danced too quickly, it was easy to cut oneself or injure one's wrists.

The skill required for this move was very complex.

Fingers, wrists, back of the hands, and even shoulders and neck were all used as points of force; as the body spun, the long knife flickered and bounced between his two hands, weaving a complex and dazzling array of knife flowers.

Four blooms, like peonies, blossomed under the sunlight, scattering a sky full of silver brilliance, dazzling and mesmerizing onlookers.

"Good!"

Zhou Ping'an spun three times, dancing out twelve knife flowers.

The little girl clapped her hands until they were red.

She almost jumped up in excitement.

"Looks good, doesn't it?"

This kind of swordsmanship definitely didn't use much strength; forget about using it to chop someone, even a little faster could cut one's own neck. It was nothing when truly facing an enemy.

But if anyone said it wasn't good-looking, they would be speaking against their conscience.

It was perfect for practicing stance method when one's waist, legs, and head ached from training.

Seeing such a cute little one enjoying it, Zhou Ping'an was happy to relax, switch his mindset, and seeing that Little Jiu liked his sword technique, he also practiced "Tiger Pounce Three Consecutive Blades," "Dance Flower Dragon Shape Slash," "Head Wrapping Form," and "Python Rolls Over Nine Blades."

These were among the finest essences of the newly created Six Harmonies Sword Technique.

Not to mention swordsmen in this world who fought with the idea of deadly combat would never perform these moves...

Even in the combat world of 3089, they would never think of competing in such a manner.

They would find it shameful.

But it was very suitable for entertaining a child.

Zhou Ping'an said as he danced, "Back then, my master and younger martial sister both said that not going to make movies was a loss to the entire world.

Oh, you don't know what filming a movie is.

Never mind, as long as you know I've learned a lot of fist and sword techniques."

"I've learned a lot too. I can weave baskets, do the Gentle Water Stance, and I can also do the Tidal Breathing Technique...

My sister always says I've practiced them very well."

Little Jiu Girl, with her head tilted back and fingers bent, listed the skills she knew, looking very proud.

She thought, since she and this handsome brother were second best in the world, naturally she shouldn't hide or hesitate.

To make friends, one must understand each other.

Oh, that was also a saying from her sister.

"What?"

Zhou Ping'an was shocked.

Weaving baskets aside,

everyone who has tried knows.

Such a young child had already started learning stance techniques?

What in the world was the Tidal Breathing Technique? He had never heard of it.

For some reason, he felt a bit uneasy and looked around, noticing the old man who tended the flowers, seemingly unable to hear anything, still watering and tending to the soil.

From afar, faint yells could be heard; clearly, there were still people practicing martial arts at the martial arts grounds.

It was very quiet here.

The little girl, already imitating the gestures properly, didn't forget to wrinkle her little nose, took a deep breath, puffed up her little belly, and continued, "Listen, listen to the rhythm of my breathing, first a big inhale, a small exhale, breaking every three times…

Then it's faint, until there is no inhale or exhale, the breathing stops but the rhythm doesn't get disrupted, turning into internal breath."

She paced her steps in a controlled manner, gradually arranging each pile stance, and after completing eight stances, indeed, her breathing sound ceased.

As she continued with the stance method, Zhou Ping'an discovered to his amazement that on the girl's face, neck, and hands, nearly invisible ripples began to appear.

It was as if there was a large vortex inside her body, causing her skin and muscles to expand and contract, like waves crashing against the shore.

'Is this the Internal Breath Cultivation Technique?'

'Could it be a secret not passed down by the Lin Family?'

'Is it something I can learn?'

'What exactly is this little girl's identity?'

'After learning it, might I be silenced?'

At that moment, Zhou Ping'an couldn't help but look at his wrist again. It was only the third day, and he was still far from the ten days needed to be filled with energy.

There was no going back.

But to enter a treasure mountain and return empty-handed, having seen but not learned,

seemed rather foolish.

This little girl truly did not understand the implications, how could she so casually transmit her family's martial arts to someone else?

If her parents knew, who knows what might happen.

"Have you learned it, Brother Ping'an?"

The little fellow had been practicing for a while, finished the pile stance, blinked heavily, and smiled as she spoke.

"I've learned it."

Zhou Ping'an said awkwardly.

He understood now.

This little girl was not clueless; she was actually very clever.

She was finding an excuse to teach him the true method of practicing Gentle Water Eight Stances, no need for Palace Pushing and Blood Passing Technique or Acupoint Guiding.

The true method of integrating internal and external strength and reinforcing muscles and bones was actually the result of simultaneously operating the stance method and breath control technique.

Neither could be neglected.

As the name Tidal Breathing Technique suggests, it involves using the mind to lead the breath, transforming external inhalation to Internal Breath, and achieving Embryonic Breathing.

Then, it stimulates the blood within the body to boil and surge.

This method is not hard to understand.

Modern science has actually proven that human skin pores can breathe, and there is a mystery in the opening and closing of these pores.

However, no one has found the way to control this process.

Could it be that this so-called Tidal Breathing Technique is a method to stimulate Qi-Blood, control the pores, and exchange Yuan Qi between the inside and outside of the body?

If indeed so, then strengthening muscles, toughening bones, and increasing strength also weren't just empty words.

After all, the breathing technique modeled after embryonic stages of breathing, as speculated by some, could indeed evolve the body significantly.

The embryonic stage is the fastest period of evolution.

After Little Jiu left with a bounce, saying, "I'll come in a couple of days to see Brother Ping'an perform the dance with his knife."

Zhou Ping'an finally cast aside the so-called "unethical to deceive a little girl" senseless shame.

How was this deception?

It was a "friend's gift."

Wasn't it?

One could hardly spurn a friend's kind intentions.

After three hours, he finally transformed Little Jiu's breathing rhythm into his own.

After dark, Zhou Ping'an didn't go out to eat; he focused entirely inward, incorporating this rhythm into his body's instincts.

He practiced uninterruptedly until it became natural and flowing.

Consequently, the breathing through his nose and mouth seemed almost negligible.

The rhythm continued.

Inside his body, the blood churned, skin, and muscles stretched and swelled, as if waves of electricity were sweeping through his entire body.

As he performed the Gentle Water Stance Method, Zhou Ping'an no longer felt the itchy and painful sensations he had experienced in the morning when learning the stance...

He felt as if his body had become a rock by the seaside, endlessly washed by wave after wave.