Learning the Spear

The courtyard was quite large, and it was filled with various items used for practicing martial arts.

The weapon rack displayed a row of Long Spear, including the Red Lotus Spear, the Chevaux de Frise Long Spear, the Red Tasseled Spear, the Iron Cavalry Spear, the Double Headed Flower Spear, and so on.

Stone blocks, stone locks, Plum Blossom Stakes, sandbags, wooden figures.

Lin Zhen noticed something unusual: the items here didn't have a modern feel to them; they seemed to have been rarely used even during the Anno Domini Era era, yet they could still be found here. He wondered where Zhang Guanyue had acquired them from.

The yard was very clean and even sprinkled with water, but the main house looked somewhat dilapidated.

Zhang Guanyue warmly invited Lin Zhen to sit down, and he went to put away the wine and meat, showing that he cared about it very much.

After a while, Zhang Guanyue came out and said to Lin Zhen, "I really didn't expect it to be you, but your strength is much greater than mine. I don't know what I can teach you. To be honest, none of my students can study for more than three days, so..."

Lin Zhen laughed and said, "It's okay, just follow your strictest standards. I'm sure I can stick to it. But I have to say, I can only study here for a week. If I get something I'm satisfied with within seven days, then not only will I pay the tuition, but I'll also give you this extra amount."

As Lin Zhen spoke, she raised one finger.

Zhang Guanyue's eyes lit up. "An extra ten thousand?"

Lin Zhen shook his head with a wry smile, "Do you think ten thousand is worth me asking for it once?"

"Could it be a million?!" Zhang Guanyue was somewhat incredulous.

"Ten million, but I want to learn your specialty skill. Can you do it in a week?"

"What do you know?" Zhang Guanyue asked, stunned.

"Hehe, Mr. Zhang, I was able to find this place, so of course I know some things. As for why you were delayed in advancing to the War General, if you look carefully, you can always find some Spider Silk Traces. I have high expectations for your marksmanship."

Hearing this, Zhang Guanyue couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh, to be honest, I don't know if my Xuan Ze was right. I've loved guns since I was a child and have been practicing them, but because my family was poor, I missed the graduation exam due to illness, and I haven't had the chance since. Twenty years, I spent twenty years learning a gun skill, but I've ended up like this, not even having a girlfriend..."

"It's all in the past, things will get better," Lin Zhen comforted her.

"Sigh! Well, I originally planned to never tell anyone about this, but since you found out and came looking for me, I won't hide it from you anymore."

"My Spear Art is a bit different from the Spear Art shown online these days. It starts from the very basics. Although it's simple, it really tests a person's perseverance and patience. If you really want to learn, then you have to stay here with me for the next seven days. I will definitely teach you with all my might, but I can't guarantee whether you will succeed in the end."

"Don't worry about that. I think I do have some talent. Let's get started now."

Lin Zhen stood up, raised his hand, and the Black Dragon Spear appeared in his Space Ring.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Guanyue waved her hand and said, "This won't work. If you want to learn, you have to follow my rules. Use this one first."

As she spoke, Zhang Guanyue took out a long Red Tasseled Spear from the weapon rack.

"Next!"

Lin Zhen raised his hand and took Zhang Guanyue's Red Tasseled Spear. The spear was made of wood and weighed no more than ten kilograms. Lin Zhen felt it was light and flimsy in his hand, and it was a little awkward to hold.

"Don't underestimate wooden guns. Although wooden guns are not suitable for modern combat, they have their advantages. Their elasticity and lightness are unmatched by modern metal weapons."

"You've heard of practicing the staff for months, the sword for years, and the spear for years, right? Nowadays, martial artists focus excessively on speed and strength, forgetting that Spear Art are also profound and complex. In my opinion, Spear Art are composed of individual moves, including many basic actions such as thrusting, stabbing, picking, parrying, flicking, blocking, smashing, sweeping, hooking, and pointing."

Zhang Guanyue took a similar Red Tasseled Spear, locked the gate, and then came to Lin Zhen: "Show me a thrust, a simple lunge."

Lin Zhen raised his hand and made a thrusting motion.

"No, that's wrong. Guns are the most primitive weapons of mankind. Since the time of primitive tribes, the spears used by people to fight wild animals were the prototype of guns. Guns are all about control. Because of the characteristics of long weapons, long-range thrusting is the most basic. Your thrusting is overly focused on the subsequent changes, but you've forgotten the basic principle of thrusting, which is to kill with one blow!"

As she spoke, Zhang Guanyue made a gesture to Lin Zhen.

"Smack!"

A simple thrust left Lin Zhen stunned.

It was just a wooden gun, devoid of Dantian Qi, and the user wasn't particularly skilled, yet this single shot contained the profound truths of the spear.

With a single shot, the killing intent was palpable. It was so simple, yet so effective, giving the impression that one was powerless to resist and had to dodge.

At this moment, Lin Zhen had a new understanding.

"I'll do it this way. You practice this thrusting motion in place until I'm satisfied, then I'll teach you the second move."

After becoming a teacher, Zhang Guanyue was no longer the same as before; she became extremely serious.

Lin Zhen didn't complain at all and started the first move of the Long Spear, a thrust.

"No! The hind legs are too far forward, be careful to control the distance!"

"Your lead hand is too weak. Imagine you're facing an enemy, a deadly enemy, and you're going to finish him off with one shot!"

"Waist! Pay attention to the power from your waist. If you don't train your waist when practicing, your skill will never be high. How did you become the First Person warrior in Ice City with this kind of waist power?"

"Hurry up! I saw online that your speed was like lightning, why have you slowed down now? Don't get too tied up by the movements, mastering the key points is the crucial thing."

"Momentum! Where did the momentum you had when you killed the Russia go? Without momentum, who would fear you? When you fire a shot, you have to be fearless, don't you understand? These young people nowadays..."

Zhang Guanyue was shouting and yelling from the side, and Lin Zhen strictly followed his instructions, practicing shot by shot.

After teaching Lin Zhen step by step for hundreds of rounds, perhaps because Lin Zhen's movements were basically up to standard, or perhaps because Zhang Guanyue was tired, he took out the wine and meat that Lin Zhen had bought and started eating and drinking there, without inviting Lin Zhen to eat with him at all.

Lin Zhen didn't want to eat either; he just Machinery went through the motions. Although Zhang Guanyue was demanding, Lin Zhen was even more demanding of himself. He wouldn't stop until he achieved perfection.

And so time went from morning to noon, and then from noon to afternoon.

It wasn't until the sun began to move westward that Lin Zhen finally found a feeling.

"A gun is a gun, the king of weapons. Whether the gun in my hand is a piece of wood or a piece of metal, with a gun in hand, I will forge ahead without fear. Even if the sky is in front of me, I will pierce a hole through it with one thrust!"

"It's like a spirit, a spirit of drawing your sword. Even if you're facing the world's greatest swordsman, you still have the spirit to draw your sword and strike him!"

Lin Zhen gradually got into the zone. After firing several shots in succession, his eyes suddenly narrowed, he gripped the gun with both hands, and simultaneously exerted force with his waist and the muscles of his whole body, thrusting the Long Spear fiercely.

"Ha!"

"Smack!"

The long, Red Tasseled Spear transformed into a bolt of Electric Light and thrust out fiercely!

An invisible, sharp aura spread through the air, striking the courtyard wall directly and kicking up a bit of smoke, leaving a dent in the wall!

Without any external support from his Dantian, relying solely on his swift movements, unwavering spirit, and perfect spear-wielding posture, Lin Zhen unleashed a true spear aura with his wooden spear!