svetikya Chapter 59: Toad Kung Fu
Chapter 59: Toad Kung Fu
After Hong Qigong finished speaking, he stepped forward and explained the "Regretful Dragon Soaring" move to Qian Jin in detail before going into the cave to rest alone.
After Hong Qigong entered the cave, Qian Jin, having nothing else to do, invited Cheng Ying and Xiaolongnu to join him for some entertainment.
A day passed in the blink of an eye, and Hong Qigong looked on with a helpless expression as he watched from inside the cave.
Lacking talent and not even trying!
He really had some doubts about how Qian Jin had managed to develop such martial arts skills.
Hmm? That's not right!
This young man has mastered top-notch martial arts. If he were truly so lacking in talent, even if he worked incredibly hard, he wouldn't have achieved such great success at such a young age!
and so……
It's probably not that the other person's talent was that bad, but rather that they simply didn't value his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and therefore didn't seriously learn it.
Otherwise, why would the other party have no interest in practicing at all? He had just entered the cave when he started playing with the two girls.
Once this conclusion was reached, Hong Qigong thought about it more and more and felt that it made more and more sense.
The more sense it made, the more frustrated Hong Qigong became.
After all, the martial art that Hong Qigong was most proud of in his life was the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.
He never imagined that one day someone would look down on his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.
"Why!"
Hong Qigong sighed, without showing any anger.
Because he actually felt that Qian Jin seemed to have the right to look down on others.
After all, the opponent had completely mastered the Old Urchin's teachings, and his mastery of both the Empty Fist and Ambidextrous Fighting was unparalleled.
Moreover, his internal energy cultivation was so refined that he must have already mastered the Nine Yin Manual.
There's also Master Yideng's signature move, the One-Finger Divine Skill, and the Quanzhen Sect's ultimate technique, the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Palm...
Hong Qigong became increasingly conflicted as he thought about it!
If the other party is unwilling to learn his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, how can he have the face to learn their barbecue recipe?
……
Silent all night.
The next morning, Hong Qigong finally came to his senses and decided that he should properly recommend his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms to Qian Jin.
At least let the other party know that his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms is also the most top-level martial art in the world today.
Upon exiting the cave, they were surprised to find Qian Jin leaning against a rock, playing with pebbles.
Qian Jin first flicked a pebble with his left hand, and then used a pebble flicked with his right hand to knock down the pebble flicked with his left hand.
However, this technique...
The Finger Flicking Divine Skill! It's actually the Finger Flicking Divine Skill!!!
Hong Qigong stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.
With his sharp eye, he quickly realized that Qian Jin's current finger-flicking skill was nothing more than a beginner's attempt.
Even for a beginner, this was Huang Yaoshi's signature skill! And he taught it to Qian Jin without reservation!
At this moment, Hong Qigong became even more certain that Qian Jin had not seriously learned his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms yesterday.
So he stepped forward and said:
"Young brother, I never imagined that you not only mastered Yideng's One-Finger Divine Skill, but also learned Huang Yaoshi's Finger Flicking Divine Skill."
"In terms of finger strength alone, I suppose no one in this world can surpass you."
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin quickly replied modestly:
"Senior Hong is too kind. I have only been learning this Finger Flicking Skill for a few days and I am still very unfamiliar with it. If I want to reach the level of One-Finger Divine Skill, I am afraid I will need to practice for a while longer."
Upon hearing Qian Jin's words, Hong Qigong was completely convinced that the other party must be a martial arts prodigy.
Even if Huang Yaoshi himself were to come, it would probably take him decades of hard work to master the Finger Flicking Divine Skill to the level of Yideng's One-Finger Divine Skill.
As a result, Qian Jin actually thought that he could manage in a short period of time.
How long is this period? Two years? One year? Or even shorter?
Hong Qigong didn't want to delve too deeply, so he simply sat down next to Qian Jin and casually said:
"When the Huashan Sword Tournament took place, Wang Chongyang won the title of the number one martial artist in the world, followed by the Eastern Heretic, the Western Poison, the Southern Emperor, and the Northern Beggar."
Now you've learned the Southern Emperor's One-Finger Divine Skill and the Eastern Heretic's Finger Flicking Skill, and you might even have learned the Western Poison's Toad Stance!
Hong Qigong didn't actually believe that Qian Jin could learn the Toad Stance, since Ouyang Feng had already gone mad during the second Mount Hua Sword Tournament.
There was absolutely no chance of teaching Qian Jin the Toad Kung Fu.
He said that simply to use it as a topic to recommend his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.
Unexpectedly, Qian Jin actually nodded and said:
"I only know a little bit about Toad Style Kung Fu, and I haven't practiced it all these years, so I can't say I'm very good at it."
Hong Qigong had just sat down next to Qian Jin when he heard this and immediately stood up in shock, saying in disbelief:
"Young man, you've actually learned even the Toad Style Kung Fu."
However, as far as I know, Ouyang Feng went mad more than ten years ago. How did you, young man, learn the Toad Style Kung Fu?
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin said:
"It's a long story. Ouyang Feng took in a godson and passed on his Toad Skill to him."
Later, his adopted son became my disciple and told me about this Toad Kung Fu, asking me many questions about things he didn't understand.
While I was instructing him, I naturally learned this Toad Kung Fu technique.
Hong Qigong was stunned.
He thought to himself that if Qian Jin could learn the Toad Stance under such circumstances, how could he not have learned the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms yesterday?
So he said:
"Young brother, now that you've mastered all the unique skills of the Eastern Heretic, the Western Poison, and the Southern Emperor, you're saying you absolutely must learn my Northern Beggar's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms."
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin smiled and said:
"Senior Hong, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms is the most advanced palm technique in the martial arts world. I have long admired it, and I would be overjoyed if I could learn it."
However, this Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms technique is too profound. Although the senior explained it to me in great detail yesterday, I am not very perceptive and there are still many parts that I cannot understand.
So, senior, how about you explain it to me from the beginning twice more?
Qian Jin spoke the truth, but to Hong Qigong, it only reinforced his belief that Qian Jin hadn't been paying attention to his explanation of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms yesterday.
Otherwise, why make him repeat himself twice from the beginning?
If it weren't for Huang Yaoshi, Yideng, and the old poison master, who had all already taught their unique skills to Qian Jin...
Given his old beggar-like temperament, there's absolutely no way he would teach the other person his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms just for a barbecue recipe.
Well, well, this young man will surely win the title of the best martial artist in the world at the next Mount Hua Sword Tournament.
If he's the only one left who's an old beggar and doesn't form a master-disciple relationship with the other party, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
So even if it's just asking him to explain it twice more, no matter how difficult it is, he will definitely teach the other person the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.