Chapter: 2502

Ye Chen laughed: "To others, this internal martial art may indeed be very valuable, but in my eyes, it's really nothing. You can try practicing 'Four Divination Palm' for now, and if you feel it doesn't match your abilities someday, I'll give you another one."

What does the term "Four Divination Palm" mean? Who left behind this internal martial art? Ye Chen didn't know much about it, but he knew that in the records of "The Heavenly Scripture of Nine Heavens", this kind of internal martial art was more suitable for girls to practice.

Moreover, in the records, "Four Divination Palm" is divided into nine layers, and each layer has nine parts. Therefore, Ye Chen wrote out the first layer and handed it to Qin Ao Xue.

This is not like leaving a door open, but rather like a textbook for students. Different levels correspond to different textbooks.

If someone is just about to transition from preschool to elementary school, the best approach is to learn the first semester's curriculum in an elementary school textbook thoroughly.

If you give her all the textbooks for the entire 9-year compulsory education at once, it will only confuse her and make her lose direction.

So Ye Chen's idea was to first give Qin Ao Xue the first layer of "Four Divination Palm", letting her enter the internal martial arts realm if she practices well and makes rapid progress. Then he can give her the second layer.

For Qin Ao Xue, the principles of "Four Divination Palm" are almost like opening a new world for her.

She carefully studied the entire set of principles and said, "Master Ye, I...I don't quite understand...there are so many acupoints and meridians' names in here. What does it mean?"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and explained, "Internal martial arts and external martial arts have a fundamental difference: they have an inner breath."

He then spoke seriously, "As the saying goes, 'inner practice cultivates the breath, outer practice cultivates the muscles and skin.' Internal martial arts are most important for cultivating the internal breath."

Qin Ao Xue hurriedly asked him, "How do you cultivate that inner breath? I don't even sense the existence of those acupoints and meridians......"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Ordinary people cannot perceive this, and it's not that they lack the ability to do so, but rather they don't know how to sense the meridians and acupoints."

He then asked her, "Have you ever heard of a special technique or performance called 'diaphragmatic speech'?"

Qin Ao Xue quickly asked, "Is that the kind where your mouth doesn't move and you talk using your belly?"

Ye Chen nodded slightly, "That's right! It is exactly this!"

Qin Ao Xue hurriedly said, "When I was a child, my father took me to see a diaphragmatic speech performance by a circus troupe. The performer had a puppet in their hand and could converse with the puppet as if it were real, opening their mouth just like ordinary people when speaking, but closing their mouth when they needed the puppet to speak, feeling quite magical......"

Ye Chen chuckled, "Actually, diaphragmatic speech is not about really talking using your belly, but rather you learn to grasp the breath and then press it down into your abdominal cavity, allowing the breath in your abdominal cavity to drive the vocal cords, making it unnecessary for mouth and tongue."

Qin Ao Xue exclaimed in surprise, "Ah?! This is too difficult!"

Ye Chen smiled again, "Of course, ordinary people will definitely feel that this is very difficult because when we speak, we don't even sense the existence of this so-called breath. However, after learning and practicing for a period of time, you'll be able to grasp the breath."

"When that happens, you'll naturally be able to freely control the breath sinking into your abdominal cavity or descending to your dantian."

Listening to Ye Chen's analogy, Qin Ao Xue seemed to understand something.

She curiously asked, "Master Ye, if I work hard in practice, can I sense the existence of Qi and guide it to circulate within my body?"

Ye Chen nodded and smiled, saying, "Yes! Don't think this is too profound. Just like ordinary people singing, they open their mouths and sing, whereas professional singers can control their breath using their body parts to participate in the resonance."

"Some singers may use cranial resonance, while others use thoracic or abdominal resonance. It's not some mysterious thing at all. As long as you find the correct method and practice diligently, you can control it with ease." JrNovels.com