The Correct Way to Practice Foundation Building Fist

Chapter 50: The Correct Way to Practice the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique

Song Shuhang nodded seriously, reopening the second image of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique and committing its contents to memory.

Then, he viewed it again, skillfully immersing himself in the world of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique.

It was the same verdant grassland, the same robust man, and the same repeated execution of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique. The only difference was that the stances of the fist technique had changed.

Song Shuhang felt his blood surge, wishing he could immediately unleash his body and practice the movements and stances shown.

The special space created by hypnosis, though it felt long, actually only lasted for one to two minutes each time.

Pharmacist had given Song Shuhang a two-hour time limit. Song Shuhang used just over an hour to go through the remaining seventeen stances of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique and the True Self Meditation Scripture, committing their contents to memory.

He leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temples. The past two hours had left him feeling more exhausted than when he had refined the Body Tempering Liquid for four hours; his head was throbbing.

Pharmacist asked, "Finished watching?"

"Finished. Shall we find a place to try it out now?" Song Shuhang opened his eyes, excitement evident. Although mentally fatigued, just recalling the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique in his mind made him eager to try it immediately.

"Let's go to the grassland below. It's spacious and we can move freely," Pharmacist said, pointing to the grass not far from the male dormitory.

"Practice martial arts in such a public place? Won't someone steal the techniques?" Song Shuhang asked doubtfully, as Pharmacist had previously forbidden him from teaching the techniques privately. If someone learned them and it was attributed to him, wouldn't he be wrongly accused?

More importantly, practicing martial arts on a busy grassland would be incredibly embarrassing.

Even though he was practicing a genuine cultivator's foundation-building martial art, the students at Jiangnan University Town didn't know that.

In their eyes, Song Shuhang would definitely be seen as someone who had watched too many wuxia movies, gone mad, and was practicing martial arts on the lawn.

"Haha, if a foundation-building fist technique could be learned just by watching the stances, what would be the point of the incantations? Do you think the text next to the techniques is just for hypnosis? That's the true secret that cannot be passed down," Pharmacist chuckled.

"I still think it's better to go somewhere more private. The rooftop of our dormitory has a large open space, and no one usually goes up there," Song Shuhang insisted, wanting to try and persuade him.

"You're quite demanding, kid," Pharmacist said casually. "Alright, let's go to your rooftop then."

Song Shuhang immediately relaxed.

He had narrowly escaped a humiliating situation of practicing in front of a crowd.

The rooftop was a great place for confessing love, forming relationships, and watching meteor showers. It had been the backdrop for many romantic moments at Jiangnan University Town.

Unfortunately, too many people had recently taken a liking to the rooftop. Many of them enjoyed imitating the protagonists of Titanic, spreading their arms outside the railing and enjoying the wind. Perhaps they enjoyed it too much, as people often accidentally leaped off the rooftop...

Therefore, for safety reasons, the rooftop of the male dormitory had been fitted with a large lock.

Of course, this lock was no match for Song Shuhang.

He calmly took a spare key from his pocket and unlocked it. The lock had been purchased by Song Shuhang's roommate, Tu Bo, at the request of the dormitory supervisor at the beginning of the semester. Given Tu Bo's personality, it was only natural that he would have made a few spare keys. Each roommate had one.

The rooftop was divided by the stairwell. Song Shuhang and Pharmacist casually chose the left side.

Pharmacist began to explain to Shuhang, "The Diamond Foundation Fist Technique has a total of eighteen stances. Normally, after completing the entire set of forms from beginning to end, your body's vital energy will be filled to overflowing. Then, you can meditate and circulate the True Self Meditation Scripture to refine the vital energy and store it in your heart aperture."

Shuhang nodded and closed his eyes, mentally reviewing the eighteen stances of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique from beginning to end.

Then, he assumed the starting stance of the first basic fist technique.

It had to be said that the illusionary space's bombardment-style teaching was very effective. Now, as soon as Song Shuhang assumed the starting stance of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique, a sense of familiarity washed over him, as if he had practiced this technique many times before. His body moved naturally, and the three movements of the first stance were executed with fluid grace.

It was easy, with no difficulty. After being purified by the Body Tempering Liquid, Song Shuhang's body had the flexibility of a yoga master. He could even bend his head backward and pass through his legs without any problem. The movements of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique posed no challenge to him.

He went through 'Basic Fist Technique One' all the way to 'Basic Fist Technique Eighteen' in one go, with great ease, feeling as if he had just done a set of calisthenics.

However, strangely, after completing the set of forms, he didn't feel anything like 'vital energy' at all, let alone it overflowing.

What's going on? Song Shuhang wondered, looking at Pharmacist.

Seeing Song Shuhang staring at him, Pharmacist asked, "What is it?"

"Senior Pharmacist, I've finished a set of forms, but I don't feel any vital energy!" Song Shuhang said, dejected.

"You finished a set of forms? When? I didn't see it?" Pharmacist widened his eyes.

"Senior, were you spacing out?" Song Shuhang asked. "Didn't I just go from 'Basic Fist Technique One' to 'Basic Fist Technique Eighteen'?"

"..." Pharmacist said, "Weren't you just familiarizing yourself with the stances of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique? Practicing the movements before actually practicing the forms?"

"No, I was seriously practicing the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique from beginning to end," Song Shuhang said earnestly.

Could Senior Pharmacist be a hidden schemer?

Pharmacist's expression twitched, and then he burst into laughter. "Young friend Shuhang, a cultivator's foundation-building body-tempering technique is not as simple as just striking a pose. That's why I told you before, even if someone learns the poses, they won't have any effect. The most important thing is the incantations!"

After laughing, Pharmacist explained, "Let's try again. Don't just focus on striking poses. You need to softly recite the incantations, coordinating your breathing with the incantations. When you punch, put your strength into it! Don't be like a delicate flower. Perform it from beginning to end again!"

So, I was doing it wrong from the start? No wonder the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique felt as ordinary as calisthenics.

Also, is Senior Pharmacist naturally mischievous? Did he watch me practicing poses like a monkey without saying anything to correct me?

Shaking his head, Song Shuhang mentally reviewed the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique once more.

He then began to silently recite the profound ancient incantation of the boxing scripture. When throwing punches, he no longer focused solely on form, but recalled the power behind the punches of the blurry-faced man in his mind.

In the illusory world, when that blurry-faced man executed the three stances of Basic Boxing Technique One, he could be both ferociously powerful and unstoppable, or he could combine hardness with softness, exerting seven parts of his strength while retaining three, his punches moving in curves to find a straight path.

Song Shuhang needed to temper his body now, so naturally, every punch, every stance had to be a full-power explosion, squeezing out his body's potential to achieve the effect of body tempering.

The three stances of Basic Boxing Technique One were once again unleashed through his hands.

"Eyes as the guide, all movement and stillness originate from the waist... body like a bow, feet generating force... punch moving like a collapsing mountain."

He looked straight ahead, stepped out, exerted force from his waist, and circulated Basic Boxing Technique One. His fist shot out like a cannon, heavy and powerful.

The punch landed!

With a hum, Song Shuhang felt a booming sound like a great bell ringing in his ears.

As he continuously recited the boxing scripture incantation, an invisible, intangible, yet undeniably real energy seemed to gather towards him from the heavens and earth. That power pressed down heavily on him, coiling around the fist he had thrown.

With this punch, Song Shuhang felt as if the air in front of him had been blasted apart.

At the same time, his body grew hot, and the muscles in his shoulders, waist, and feet felt a dull ache. It was as if he hadn't just thrown one punch, but had performed Basic Boxing Technique One hundreds, even thousands of times!