Having decided to focus on his ears, digestive system, and legs, Kamiya Keiyun immediately adjusted his training plan.
At school, he could only practice the Static Bow, which naturally meant the Bright Virtue Method, while also trying to explore his digestive system and the meridians around his ears.
At the same time, Kamiya Keiyun was also trying to practice horse stance. The chairs at school were fixed in place and could not be moved, so Kamiya Keiyun half-sat over his chair, keeping his butt an inch above the bench. With his clothes covering it, no one could tell.
He did not understand horse stance to begin with. He could only explore it based on scraps of information he had seen in novels, movies, and television dramas. Yet who would have thought that, propelled by some inexplicable force, his body would spontaneously advance toward the realm he imagined?
"Heaven Rewards Diligence... so this is how it works!" Kamiya Keiyun discovered another aspect of this talent.
When practicing known skills, such as the Chakra Refining Technique and Hand Seals, it increased Kamiya Keiyun's proficiency.
But when creating unknown skills, it allowed Kamiya Keiyun's progress to move in the direction he envisioned.
For example, Kamiya Keiyun believed that horse stance could strengthen the kidneys and waist, reinforce the tendons and replenish qi, regulate Essence, Qi, Spirit, stabilize the lower body, improve balance, make one harder to knock down, and enhance the body's reactions.
Under the influence of Heaven Rewards Diligence, his body would naturally adjust itself in a direction that could produce those effects.
Of course, Heaven Rewards Diligence would not force what was impossible. For example, he could not demand that practicing horse stance grant him immortality.
In short, Kamiya Keiyun only needed to set a goal and work toward it. Heaven Rewards Diligence would then fill in the details for him on a logical basis.
The more details required, the longer Heaven Rewards Diligence would take to work.
Horse stance was a skill known to every child in Huaxia. Kamiya Keiyun only needed two days to create it before he began to get the hang of it.
But when he tried to create the Wind God Leg, two days passed with barely any progress.
So Kamiya Keiyun thought it over and decided that he should not aim too high. He should first create a relatively basic set of leg techniques.
The ninja academy had combat classes for upperclassmen every day. Sometimes they were in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon, and sometimes both morning and afternoon.
Those students had all received basic instruction. Though their fighting was not particularly impressive, their forms were correct. Whenever there was no combat class, Kamiya Keiyun practiced horse stance and explored the meridians in his abdomen and ears. Whenever there was one, he watched the combat class outside, paying special attention to leg techniques.
He discovered that although the children's moves were flashy, when it came to legwork, there were roughly only six techniques.
First, the Front Kick.
Stand upright with one foot in front of the other. The front foot gripped the ground while the rear foot kicked straight forward.
This move could be used with either the left or right foot, and it could also be chained together. He could kick with the left foot, then kick with the right after landing, or kick with the right first and then the left. In short, it could be adjusted flexibly according to the situation in battle.
Second, the Inner Crescent.
First, perform a Front Kick. Once the foot reached its highest point, swing it inward. If the opponent was a person, this move could first strike their forehead or chin, then knock their head askew.
Third, the Outer Crescent.
It was the same as the second move, except that after the foot reached its highest point, it swung outward instead.
Fourth, the Side Kick.
In battle, turn the body slightly and launch the leg from the side.
Fifth, the Back Sweep.
Raise the foot, straighten the instep, hook the toes, and sweep upward from behind.
Sixth, the Side Thrust.
This was probably the move everyone knew best. It was the move Bruce Lee often used: raise the knee, turn sideways, and thrust out with a kick.
There were also moves like the Sweeping Leg and Scorpion's Tail, but those could be developed and expanded upon later. They were not part of basic leg technique training.
Having only the postures was not enough. There were also many details, such as how far forward or back the feet should be when standing one before the other.
What was the reasoning behind the stance one adopted before a fight?
But Kamiya Keiyun did not need any of that. He only needed a rough framework and a goal, then he could leave the specific details to Heaven Rewards Diligence.
Thus, on the fifth day after school began, Kamiya Keiyun started training his legs in his backyard after class.
"Is this something new they taught at school?" Kamiya Sanyō asked.
"More or less. How is your Chakra Refining Technique coming along?" Kamiya Keiyun asked as he practiced.
"I can already use the Chakra Refining Technique while running hard. It seems to have become instinctive now. As long as I think about it, I can refine Chakra!" Kamiya Sanyō said.
After all, she was a twelve-year-old girl. Based on the ninja academy's schedule, she should have graduated at her age. She was at the stage where she only needed to complete a few missions before she could take the Chunin Exam.
Though she had started learning late, it was only natural for her to progress quickly because she worked hard enough.
"Then I'll teach you Hand Seals. I'm still practicing these leg techniques, so I'll teach them to you in a couple of days," Kamiya Keiyun said.
"Okay!" Kamiya Sanyō nodded.
"But you can try practicing horse stance first!" Kamiya Keiyun said.
He knew horse stance was somewhat inelegant for girls. Thanks to social media, he also knew there was a kind of horse stance specifically for women, but he had not studied it yet.
"I'll teach you this horse stance. It's called the Four Level Horse Stance. Follow me: relax your entire body, focus your mind, concentrate your thoughts on your abdomen, where your Chakra is born, and then try to breathe with your abdomen," Kamiya Keiyun said. "Don't underestimate this ordinary-looking stance. It is the foundation of all traditional martial arts. Back when Jet Li was at Shaolin Temple, this was what he practiced too. In the past, this would have been an unpassed secret of every great family!"
"Who is Jet Li?" Kamiya Sanyō asked curiously.
"He is Number One in Tianjin, one of the Ten Tigers of Guangdong, a Bodyguard from the Central Government, and the Founder of Tai Chi. But you wouldn't understand even if I told you." Kamiya Sanyō pressed Kamiya Sanyō down another inch. "You cannot cut corners with this. You must be patient and serious!"
"So amazing." Although Kamiya Sanyō understood Chinese, she only recognized some Kanji. Japanese itself already contained nearly 1,900 Kanji, so she could understand some simple meanings, but if someone asked her about imperial jade nectar wine, she definitely would not know the next line.
Naturally, she did not know who Jet Li was either.
"I won't spread something this amazing around!" Kamiya Sanyō was stunned. After being silent for a long time, she finally said that.
"Even if you did, I doubt they would learn it!" Kamiya Keiyun shook his head. "Chakra enhances the body too much. As long as they strengthen their Chakra, they can gain superhuman power. Why would they still endure this kind of hardship?"
Kamiya Keiyun had no choice. He had no clan and no ready-made knowledge of Taijutsu. He could only expand infinite possibilities from limited conditions.
Of course, if someone really gave Kamiya Keiyun a powerful Taijutsu manual, he would refer to it, but he would not rush to practice it.
After all, I'm only five years old. This is exactly when I should be building my foundation. What am I in such a hurry for?
Still, he naturally could not neglect the effort he needed to put in.
Thinking of this, Kamiya Keiyun could not help feeling speechless toward those students at school.
What excellent conditions they had! They possessed extraordinary power, and both Taijutsu and swordsmanship could produce results through training. If this were in his previous life, modern people would drool with envy!
Give something this good to a modern person, a Wuxia fan, or an immortal cultivation fan, and they would probably train day and night without ever stopping!
But he had discovered that few students in his class were truly diligent.
Not to mention those who slept in class, few even listened seriously when the teacher lectured. He could also tell from their Hand Seals that most of them were merely going through the motions.
Kamiya Keiyun unconsciously thought of something a teacher once said: "At your age, how can you sleep?"
Fortunately, Kamiya Sanyō was extremely hardworking. That was good too. If one did not work hard while young, one could only lie flat when old.
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