Spreading the Martial Way

"Not bad speed."

Teng Qingshan's indifferent voice rang out.

Following that, with a casual sidestep, he dodged Dong Hongchang's double-palm strike.

But a grandmaster is a grandmaster after all.

Especially an old grandmaster who has studied Baguazhang for decades; his combat experience is exceptionally rich.

The moment Teng Qingshan sidestepped, he changed his move accordingly, his footwork shifting as he followed Teng Qingshan like a shadow, attacking him once more.

At this moment, Teng Qingshan also threw a punch.

It was likewise a punch that looked light and airy.

The speed even gave people a feeling of being extremely slow.

But the moment it was thrown, it struck the double palms that Dong Hongchang had sent flying toward him!

BANG!!!

A collision force of several thousand kilograms was generated.

A dull thud instantly echoed through the surroundings.

With this punch.

Teng Qingshan still only exerted a force slightly stronger than Dong Hongchang's.

But now that Teng Qingshan's realm had long since surpassed that of a grandmaster by several levels, this punch instantly disintegrated all of Dong Hongchang's offensive momentum while simultaneously scattering all the internal energy within his body.

If this were a life-or-death battle, Teng Qingshan would only need to follow up with one more punch, and his opponent would either be dead or crippled.

But since this was just a sparring match, Teng Qingshan naturally would not use lethal force.

Stomp, stomp, stomp!

The powerful force made Dong Hongchang unable to help but retreat several meters, only stopping his momentum when he reached the edge of the ring.

The audience members who saw this scene.

Once again refreshed their perception of Teng Qingshan.

To be able to casually repel a famous old grandmaster of several decades with a single punch, what then was his true strength?

"Truly, heroes emerge from the youth; this old man admits defeat!"

Following that, Dong Hongchang cupped his hands and jumped off the ring decisively.

During the brief exchange just now.

Dong Hongchang knew that Teng Qingshan had held back, so he conceded in a straightforward and clean manner.

"You are too kind!"

Teng Qingshan also held great respect for this old Baguazhang grandmaster, Dong Hongchang.

Judging from the exchange just now.

Although the other party was already over sixty years old, it was clear that he had not yet given up on his pursuit of the martial way.

That palm strike contained no less than four thousand kilograms of force.

Of course.

This was because Dong Hongchang utilized the techniques of full-body force exertion; in terms of pure physical strength, he should only be slightly stronger than Guo Tao from earlier.

It was just that a grandmaster can mobilize every inch of their sinews, bones, and muscles, allowing them to erupt with several times more power than a master.

If not for maintaining training year after year, it would be impossible to erupt with such power at the advanced age of over sixty.

This was also the reason why Teng Qingshan respected him.

The audience below the stage saw that even the old grandmaster Dong Hongchang had conceded.

They immediately stopped doubting Teng Qingshan's strength.

The other challengers who had originally harbored intentions of crashing the gym were now silent.

Even Guo Tao and Dong Hongchang had lost.

If they went up, they would only lose even more miserably.

After Teng Qingshan called out several times and no one dared to step onto the stage to challenge him.

The most important part of the opening ceremony for the Xingyi Sect thus came to an end.

Next.

It was time for the minor celebrities Hong had invited earlier to take the stage and perform to warm up the atmosphere.

And the audience, having witnessed Teng Qingshan's strength, swarmed toward the Xingyi Sect, ready to pay their fees and sign up.

Seeing that the opening went smoothly, Teng Qingshan was also very happy.

The subsequent work could be left to Hong and the other staff members who had been hired.

The first day of opening the hall was dedicated to registration.

Formal instruction would not begin until tomorrow.

After watching for a while and seeing that everything was running in an orderly fashion under the direction of Hong, Teng Qingshan went back to continue his cultivation.

By evening.

Hong sent a message over with the registration figures for the day.

Teng Qingshan took a look.

Thanks to the two famous people who came to challenge the hall, there were many students who signed up on the first day.

There were a full three hundred of them.

This was despite the fact that the registration fee was three thousand China Yuan.

If it had been cheaper, there would certainly have been even more people signing up.

After all, given current prices, three thousand China Yuan was the monthly salary of an average wage earner.

The reason for setting such a registration fee.

Was to ensure that those who signed up to learn were truly fond of Xingyi Fist and truly willing to spend time and energy on it.

Otherwise, neither Teng Qingshan nor Hong would care for the small amount of money earned from these registration fees.

Soon, the second day arrived.

For the first class.

Teng Qingshan personally gave the group of students an introductory lesson on Xingyi Fist.

He taught everyone the most fundamental Three Body Posture.

As well as the most basic Five Elements Fist and Twelve Forms Fist.

Having demonstrated it once, the students below, who generally had no foundation, naturally could not learn it.

However, during this period, Teng Qingshan had recorded instructional videos that the students could copy to study and practice in private.

Furthermore, Teng Qingshan had personally compiled a basic fist manual to assist the students in their learning.

After completing these tasks.

Teng Qingshan handed over these students, who had almost zero foundation, to Hong to lead.

Once good prospects appeared among this batch of students, the older students could then lead the new ones.

As for the older students who met the requirements to lead new students, Teng Qingshan would accept them as registered disciples, waiving their tuition fees and providing each of them with a monthly martial arts allowance of ten thousand Yuan.

With this system in place.

The students' enthusiasm for practicing martial arts became even higher.

Just like that.

Xingyi Sect was established by White Horse Lake in Yi'an District.

As the sect master, Teng Qingshan only needed to drop by from time to time to check in and provide guidance to those students with potential.

Aside from the beginning, when he needed to spend half a day teaching every day, Hong also only needed to teach occasionally as time went on.

A month later.

Among the first batch of disciples recruited by Xingyi Sect.

Two good prospects had already emerged.

One of them was the mature woman Lin Menglan, and the other was a young man named Li Yuan.

Unexpectedly, Lin Menglan, who had never learned martial arts before, displayed good talent after coming into contact with Xingyi Fist.

In just one week, she had practiced the Three Body Posture, the Five Elements Fist, and the Twelve Forms Fist until they looked quite decent.

Of course.

She had only mastered the external form; the most important "intent" had not yet been grasped.

But even so, it was clear that she had quite a talent for Xingyi Fist.

Although 26-year-old Lin Menglan had already passed the optimal age for learning martial arts, age was not a major issue for Xingyi Fist, which valued the learner's comprehension and perseverance more.

Coincidentally.

Lin Menglan lacked neither of these two qualities.

Likewise, the other young man named Li Yuan was no less talented in Xingyi Fist than Lin Menglan.

Teng Qingshan picked a time.

In front of over a thousand students, he personally accepted the two of them as registered disciples.

Yes.

Even though Xingyi Sect had only been established for a month.

However, the reputation of Teng Qingshan had already spread far and wide.

Many people came seeking him out by name.

Although it was Hong who taught the classes later on.

As a grandmaster of Xingyi Fist himself, Hong's lectures were still incredibly useful.

Those novices to the martial path would decide to enroll on the spot after listening to just a single lesson.

There were two true powerhouses within the newly opened Xingyi Sect.

This news also spread rapidly throughout Yangzhou City.

More and more people came to sign up for martial arts training, and by now, the number of students had exceeded one thousand.

As time went on.

The Xingyi Sect beside White Horse Lake could no longer accommodate so many students.

Fortunately, Hong had already anticipated this situation and was currently working on expanding the scale of the Xingyi Sect.

And as the scale of the Xingyi Sect grew ever larger.

Xingyi Fist also spread rapidly among the common folk of Yangzhou City.