Teaching Martial Arts According to Aptitude

"Mm... Lin Hu will come looking for me in five minutes..."

Just as he reached the kitchen door, inspiration flashed through Lin Changqing's mind, and a thought surfaced in his head.

Spiritual Perception!

And it was even stronger than before.

He could actually sense what would happen five minutes from now.

Even Lin Changqing himself was greatly surprised. It seemed that this breakthrough in Spiritual Power, and his Spiritual Realm entering the Still Mind realm, had brought far more benefits than he had imagined.

Shaking his head, Lin Changqing went straight into the kitchen and began preparing medicinal cuisine.

All the ingredients had already been prepared. He only needed to take them out and cook them. From an iron cabinet in the kitchen, Lin Changqing took out a portion of Astragalus Sea Cucumber Soup.

After thinking it over, he took out another portion.

He intended to prepare some medicinal cuisine for Lin Hu as well. From today onward, Lin Hu would cultivate martial arts under him.

Lin Changqing would not begrudge a single portion of medicinal cuisine.

After all, in his plans, there would be many things in the future that Lin Hu would need to handle.

In fact!

It would not be just Lin Hu. Lin Changqing even wanted to select some people from Green Mountain Village and teach them the Five Elements Technique.

Let them cultivate martial arts.

This world was in an age of chaos. Bandits ran rampant, while aristocratic families colluded with the authorities.

They regarded the common people as mere grass and straw.

Lin Changqing knew very well that before his own strength grew powerful enough to sweep through an entire region and disregard the unspoken rules, he would need helpers.

The people of Green Mountain Village were simple and honest. If they could be trained, they would become a great source of support in the future.

But such matters could not be rushed.

He needed to plan carefully and make thorough preparations.

After all, cultivating martial arts consumed a great deal of money. Relying on the villagers of Green Mountain Village alone, it would clearly be impossible to sustain.

And once the numbers grew, the monthly expenditure would become enormous. Supporting it all by himself would not be a long-term solution either.

He had to find the village a way to make money.

That would require careful planning.

"Changqing, Changqing..."

Just as Lin Changqing placed two portions of medicinal ingredients into the pot and lit the fire, Lin Hu's voice rang out from beyond the courtyard.

Sure enough, the fellow had come.

His Spiritual Perception had not been wrong.

A slight smile touched Lin Changqing's lips. He did not leave the kitchen, merely calling toward the courtyard, "Hu Zi, the courtyard gate isn't locked. Just come in."

His voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached Lin Hu's ears.

"Alright!"

After answering, Lin Hu pushed open the gate and entered.

Seeing Lin Changqing busy in the kitchen, he immediately asked, "Changqing, you haven't had breakfast yet? What are you making?"

"It's medicinal cuisine!"

Lin Changqing tossed several pieces of firewood into the stove, then rose and walked out of the kitchen. He said to Lin Hu, "Hu Zi, the medicinal cuisine will take a while longer to be ready.

I'll teach you the Five Elements Technique first. After you finish your Martial Arts Practice, drink the medicinal cuisine. The effects will be better, and it'll be easier to absorb..."

"I get some too?"

Lin Hu froze, then hurriedly shook his head. "No, no, no... Changqing, I won't drink it. You should have the medicinal cuisine yourself."

He did not know what medicinal cuisine was, but he knew very well that the medicinal cuisine Lin Changqing spoke of had to be extremely expensive.

Because he had been the one to buy the medicinal ingredients from Fengle County Town for Lin Changqing.

Every single ingredient had been so expensive that it made his tongue click in astonishment.

"Hehe... I've already made it. Wouldn't it be a waste if you didn't drink it?"

Lin Changqing chuckled at Lin Hu. "Besides, what's the relationship between you and me? It's only a bit of medicinal cuisine, nothing much.

If you truly feel bad about it, then cultivate diligently.

Enter the ranks as soon as possible..."

"Mm, Changqing, don't worry. I'll definitely cultivate diligently." Lin Hu nodded heavily, his face full of determination.

Martial arts—this was the dream in everyone's heart in this world.

But Green Mountain Village was merely an ordinary village, with no martial arts inheritance at all. In the past, wanting to cultivate martial arts had simply been a fool's dream.

Now that Lin Changqing was willing to teach him martial arts, Lin Hu knew full well that this was a Great Opportunity. Naturally, he had to seize it firmly.

"Good, then let's begin."

Lin Changqing nodded slightly without another word. With one step, he was already beneath the Osmanthus Tree in the courtyard.

His body bent slightly, like an old tree coiling around a bell.

"Hu Zi, watch carefully. The Five Elements Technique I cultivate was actually derived from the Five Elements Health Cultivation Fist.

"It is divided into the Basic Chapter and the Flesh Chapter.

"I'll first teach you the Basic Chapter. This is what I obtained after improving and revising the Five Elements Health Cultivation Fist.

"For tempering the physique and nourishing Qi and Blood, it is more effective than the Five Elements Health Cultivation Fist taught by Daoist Yunyang. Its killing power is also greater.

"And it is easier to break through the limits of mortals and enter the ranks of Martial Dao..."

Without further nonsense, Lin Changqing began demonstrating the Five Elements Technique.

The current Five Elements Technique had long since been altered beyond recognition by Lin Changqing, and he had even derived methods for cultivating the Nine Ranks of Flesh that followed.

Thus, over the past few days, Lin Changqing had made a new classification of the entirely new Five Elements Technique he had derived.

He divided the fist technique into two parts.

One was the Basic Chapter, and the other was the Flesh Chapter.

The Five Elements Health Cultivation Fist that Daoist Yunyang had taught him focused primarily on health cultivation. After cultivating it to mastery, one would have a certain chance of Entering the Ranks of Martial Dao.

Moreover, for an ordinary person to cultivate it to mastery was far too difficult.

Its advantage was that, once mastered, it could prolong one's life and add quite a few years to one's lifespan.

But after Lin Changqing's revisions and refinements, although the health-preserving effects of the current Basic Chapter were somewhat weaker, it was much stronger at tempering the physique and warming and nourishing Qi and Blood.

Most importantly, it was easier to cultivate.

Even someone with merely ordinary aptitude could master it within three to five years.

And once they reached mastery, they would certainly Enter the Ranks of Martial Dao.

It could be said that the Basic Chapter of Lin Changqing's Five Elements Technique was in no way inferior to the martial foundations of any great power.

It could absolutely serve as the foundational method of a martial inheritance.

However, Lin Changqing did not actually know much about martial arts in this world, so he had no idea just how precious his refined Five Elements Technique was.

Even if it were only the Basic Chapter, its exposure would certainly stir up a tremendous uproar.

Lin Changqing explained as he punched.

He moved very slowly, all to accommodate Lin Hu.

Fortunately, Lin Hu had practiced the Five Elements Health Cultivation Fist for some time and had a certain foundation. With Lin Changqing deliberately guiding him as well, he was able to keep up with the rhythm.

Only after Lin Changqing had performed an entire set himself did he begin teaching Lin Hu move by move.

What surprised Lin Changqing was that

Lin Hu's aptitude was not low. He took less than an hour to basically grasp the Basic Chapter of the Five Elements Technique, practicing it with proper form and rhythm.

Of course!

This also had much to do with him as the teacher. His Spiritual Realm had improved, causing his Spiritual Power to surge as well.

Now, with the perception granted by Spiritual Power, he could not only examine himself internally down to the minutest detail.

He could also perceive the changes in Lin Hu's body.

He could promptly adjust Lin Hu's martial arts practice postures and teach according to his aptitude.

By making slight adjustments to the fist technique, he could make it better suited to Lin Hu and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

That was the importance of a renowned teacher.

They could excavate a student's potential to the greatest extent, bringing out their innate potential and strengths.