To practice the Nine Rhymes of Pear Garden, one must first stand facing the rising sun, channel energy from their Dantian, and release nine long tones.
The waves of sound must cascade from the throat down to the soles of the feet, like a series of drumbeats. They travel through the arms, chest, abdomen, waist, hips, knees, and ankles, causing the entire body to resonate.
This was the singing aspect.
Following it were the recitation, acting, and striking skills—reciting tongue-twisters like a hammer, each word vibrating through the spine; moving the arms as if flicking reins, limbering the joints; and a combination of tumbling and striking that made one's bones and sinews sing.
A full cycle required performing the "singing, reciting, acting, and striking" in order. It took about the same amount of time as the Randall Body Refining Technique—around three hours.
By the time Wang Xi finished, it was already evening.
The sky had grown dim.
