Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 272: Imaginative Cultivation Technique

The old man awkwardly smiled: "Maybe it’s my imagination, after all, my eyes have just healed. You have a pretty average face, might not be a heartthrob."

After the family finished lunch, Ouyang Yude led Xu Xiangbei to a small grove behind the villa.

Ouyang Yude smiled and said: "I’m really thankful to you, fourth brother, for healing my father-in-law’s eyes. I don’t have anything valuable to give you. Money is too vulgar, gifts are too tasteless. How about I teach you the cultivation technique of the four Iron Gall Balls as a kind of welcome gift?"

Xu Xiangbei gently slid his hands, and a pair of shiny Iron Gall Balls slipped into his palms, he asked in surprise: "Are you talking about these kinds of Iron Gall Balls?"

Ouyang Yude showed an appreciative gaze: "Looking at your skillful and quick way of handling the Iron Balls, it seems you’re quite experienced. Did you learn from my third brother? He usually does it this way."

Xu Xiangbei nodded in acknowledgment. Ouyang Yude was right; the Double Flying Iron Gall technique he knew was all based on the moves taught by Ouyang Yufei, though he had improved a few techniques on his own.

During the grand battle with Chen Baichuan, he increased one strike to three strikes in the Double Flying technique, changing the left-right split to an up-down split, and decisively defeated Chen Baichuan.

The deeper he delved into the Double Flying Iron Gall, the more he found it had many similarities with his "The Ancient Sutra."

The moves taught by Ouyang Yufei were very basic, whereas in actual combat, the Double Flying Iron Gall had countless evolutions of techniques.

Like the universe, the chaos at the beginning of time, from which Tai Chi was born, Tai Chi birthed two poles, which in turn created four phases, endlessly evolving.

Controlling four Iron Balls is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

Originally, with two Iron Balls, you only needed to consider the points, lines, and planes forming a two-dimensional attack. However, with four Iron Balls, you have to approach it from a three-dimensional perspective, calculating attack angles and spinning techniques.

Turning two Iron Balls into four requires not only profound skill and proficient combat techniques but also a clever mind.

"Controlling two is already challenging, can you really manage four?"

Seeing the longing yet apprehensive look on Xu Xiangbei’s face, Ouyang Yude smiled with some pride.

In front of Xu Xiangbei, being able to show off was indeed satisfying.

He touched his Mediterranean-style bald head and chuckled: "Haha, of course I can. If I couldn’t, how could I use them? Among our three brothers, Xiao Fei is best at boxing, Xiao Jian is good at both but not excellent in either. I’m not great at boxing, but I can use four Iron Balls."

With a twist of his hands, four shiny Iron Balls appeared in the palms of Ouyang Yude’s hands at some unknown point.

The four Iron Balls were threaded with silver strings, each tied to different fingers.

Ouyang Yude flicked a toe, and a gleaming steel pipe flew towards Xu Xiangbei: "Use the steel pipe to attack me, and I’ll show you what it’s like to fly four Iron Balls simultaneously."

Four points of light swiftly danced, forming a halo of light around Ouyang Yude like a tightly-sealed perpetual motion machine, enclosing him entirely while he played the role of a laboring hamster within.

Xu Xiangbei’s eyes were dazzled as he tried to discern the trajectory of the small Iron Balls but found no trace, as if they formed a boundlessly chaotic galaxy map.

"Watch carefully now, I’m going to attack you."

Xu Xiangbei lifted the steel pipe in his hand and struck toward Ouyang Yude’s shoulder ferociously. He didn’t use full strength, fearing Ouyang Yude couldn’t handle it, ensuring no harm even if the steel pipe struck.

However, as the steel pipe was about to hit Ouyang Yude’s shoulder, it emitted a crisp metallic clang and bounced back.

Xu Xiangbei swung the steel pipe again, increasing the power as he aimed for Ouyang Yude. Ding, ding, the steel pipe was constantly sent back by the Iron Gall Balls, playing a crisp and melodious iron symphony.

The more Xu Xiangbei hit, the more astonished he became, having unleashed over seventy strikes only to have each repelled by the Iron Balls.

A trace of joyful surprise emerged on Xu Xiangbei’s face. The greatest function of the four Iron Balls was constructing a seamless defensive system. Theoretically, if Ouyang Yude moved fast enough, not even a drop of water would touch him if a bowl was thrown.

Although that was a theoretical notion, isn’t everything in the world a proof process from theory to practice?

With a series of dings, Ouyang Yude retracted the four Iron Balls, sweat glistening on his forehead.

Though Xu Xiangbei didn’t wield the steel pipe with full power, it secretly frightened him. His four Iron Balls were nearly knocked away by the pipe.

Ouyang Yude seriously taught Xu Xiangbei the method of tying the four Iron Balls’ strings, different effects depending on whether they’re tied to various fingers, tied in forward or reverse, or tied to the palms or back of the hands.

Like a diligent mentor, Ouyang Yude made every word enlightening to Xu Xiangbei, uncovering many misunderstood concepts that were previously taught by Ouyang Yufei, breaking through obstacles effortlessly.

It was like a high school student entering university, and upon reflection, understanding many previously incomprehensible high school studies began to dawn naturally.

Through their conversation, Xu Xiangbei discovered that Ouyang Yude was a mathematics Ph.D. from Harvard University, explaining his mathematical approach to martial arts, giving Xu Xiangbei fresh insight.

Ouyang Yude additionally taught him a piano-playing styled imaginative practice method.

Extend your hands into the air, concentrate your attention, and let your imagination conjure four small balls, swiftly moving your fingers.

Practicing the Four Flying Iron Gall requires imagination and creativity, encouraging thoughts to surpass physical limits and create a new martial arts realm.

Initially, Xu Xiangbei found this imaginative practice childish and ridiculous, raising his hands high, mimicking ballet dance like a madman.

But as his mind immersed in it, and in his mind, the four Iron Balls began endless transformation, he involuntarily started crazily moving his fingers.

He felt the four Iron Balls turn into four clones of himself, four Xu Xiangbei’s moving the Iron Balls together. This imaginative practice coincidentally matched a meditation hint in "The Ancient Sutra."

Xu Xiangbei had never understood the function of this meditation hint, but learning Ouyang Yude’s imaginative practice suddenly illuminated his mind, granting profound understanding.

When fully absorbed in imaginative practice, he felt not standing in a small grove but amidst the nebulae at the beginning of chaos, with the four Iron Balls as four meteors evolving in the eternal river of time.