When we give in to acceptance and keep an open mind, there is a certain fluidity in life. Li Mu Bai treated the trees as an extension of himself, working with the trees and not against them. With this, he was able to defeat Jen with ease, as he used the trees that basically surrounded him. Li Mu Bai was able to do this because of his Confucian mentality of discipline and hard work, as well as his Taoist mentality of going with the flow. It's together that makes a true martial fight.