Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 162: The Second Level of Zhenyue, Leaving a Name in Martial Arts

As the deputy director of the Wuzheng Hall, Jia Nanzhu was able to understand what was happening in the Wuzheng Departments of all prefectures in Jiangnan Province.

Similarly, for other things happening in Jiangnan Province, the Jiangnan Xingdao would also send a copy to the Wuzheng Hall, so he would also be able to know some of the things happening in Jiangnan Province.

There was a family in Raozhou Prefecture that colluded with the demon clan, and in the end it also involved the students of the martial arts school. This matter attracted his attention.

Why did the snake demon go to find Lin Chen?
Qiu Rufeng came to the conclusion that the Snake Shadow Bow might be related to the demon clan, but he didn't think so.

After looking up all the information about Jiangnan Road in the library of the Wuzheng Hall, especially following the clue of archery, he finally found some clues.

Five hundred years ago, there was a martial arts expert in Raozhou Prefecture whose archery skills were terrifying.

This martial arts expert once killed a dragon, but his descendants were not ambitious enough, so his family began to decline decades after his death. After the establishment of Daliang, the family degenerated into collusion with the demon clan, and finally the evil was exposed and they escaped from Daliang.

Whether it is Daliang or the previous dynasty, there is a universal rule: whoever kills the monster, the corpse of the monster belongs to him.

What's more, no one would be so blind as to compete with a martial arts expert who is capable of killing a dragon for its corpse.

Combining these clues together, Jia Nanzhu had an inference in his mind, and the book "The Cowardly Arrow" that Qiu Rufeng gave to Lin Chen was also found by him from the library in the Martial Arts Hall.

Afraid of the arrow!
It was the archery technique created by the warrior who killed a dragon in Raozhou Prefecture back then.

This set of archery skills is extremely difficult to practice because it requires extremely high basic archery skills, which cannot be accumulated by simply relying on resources.

Originally, he thought that this drop of dragon blood, which he had obtained by using up all his contribution points in the Military Affairs Hall over the years, would take some time before it could be used by Lin Chen. Unexpectedly, he could use it now.

"You have only unleashed less than 10% of the power of the Dragon Shadow Bow. If you want to unleash its true power, you must be able to achieve unity with the bow. The predecessor who forged this bow killed a dragon and used the dragon's tendons as the bowstring. He also collected dragon blood, intending to give it to future generations. Only with dragon blood in the body can the true power of the Dragon Shadow Bow be unleashed."

There was surprise in Lin Chen's eyes. He had only unleashed less than 10% of the power of the Dragon Shadow Bow?

“But don’t be too happy. Even if you have dragon blood, it may not be able to activate the true power of the Dragon Shadow Bow. Dragon blood is extremely overbearing and is not as easy to refine as other monster meat and medicinal blood. The descendants of that predecessor were unable to revive the family’s glory because they could not absorb dragon blood.”

Jia Nanzhu poured a basin of cold water on Lin Chen to prevent him from having too high expectations.

That predecessor killed the dragon, and must have left a lot of dragon blood for his descendants. His descendants could have absorbed a lot of dragon blood, but they all failed. This is enough to prove how difficult it is to refine dragon blood.

He would let Lin Chen try because Lin Chen's blood was extremely vigorous. Being able to stand on the steps of the same realm in Wudao Mountain had already proved the strength of his blood. It was possible that he could refine this drop of dragon blood.

Refining the dragon's blood can not only unleash the power of the Dragon Shadow Bow, but also allow the warrior's own blood and qi to increase terribly.

"I will prepare other supplementary medicines for you to help you absorb and digest this drop of dragon blood. Some medicinal materials need time to collect. You can continue to read these books in the next few days and memorize the moves in these hundreds of martial arts secret manuals. There is no need to go to Wudao Mountain recently."

In the martial arts world, a slight mistake can lead to a huge error.

Unless there is a clear breakthrough in strength, Lin Chen will not be able to defeat those geniuses.

The little growth we have now is not enough.

"The disciple understands."

"I practiced archery for three hours every day, and used the rest of the time to read books until the Military Affairs Office sent me the Zhenyue Book."

……

……

Three days later!
Lin Chen has already finished reading one third of the martial arts secret manual.

With more than a hundred books on martial arts, he devoted himself to it, forgetting to eat and sleep, and going to bed only at dawn every day.

He would get up after less than two hours of sleep and practice archery. He would shoot three thousand arrows a day. And it was not meaningless shooting. He would either shoot flying birds, animals in the forest, or shoot at the swaying branches in the wind, so that every arrow would hit the target.

Jia Nanzhu appeared in the bamboo forest. He had not disturbed Lin Chen in the past three days, but he knew Lin Chen's situation.

He saw the young man reading by lamplight late at night and traveling through the mountains and forests around the valley during the day.

Lin Chenzhi's diligence made him extremely satisfied.

The glory in front of people is earned by the sweat behind the scenes.

No warrior has ever been able to easily reach the top. Even those children from martial arts families will be surpassed if they do not practice martial arts diligently.

"Teacher Jia."

Lin Chen, who was returning with the Dragon Shadow Bow, saw Instructor Jia standing in front of the bamboo house and his eyes lit up.

Instructor Jia hasn't appeared in the past three days, but now he appears in the bamboo forest. So, has he prepared the other auxiliary medicines for taking the dragon blood?

"The Military Affairs Office sent the Zhenyue Book."

Jia Nanzhu could see Lin Chen's anticipation, but some of the medicinal herbs he wanted were not available in Jiangnan Road, and it would take time to transfer them from other roads. It would take another four or five days to get them.

Zhenyuepu?
Lin Chen took it with both hands, with surprise in his eyes. He finally got the second volume of the Iron Bone Skill.

"Normally, the Zhenyue Pu can only be practiced by entry-level warriors. Even if the requirements are lowered, it still needs to be a martial artist who practices the internal organs. This is because very few martial artists who have awakened their minds can practice the Iron Bone Skill to perfection."

Jia Nanzhu did not read the Zhenyue Book. This was the Huang family's private practice. The Huang family only allowed Lin Chen to practice it, and outsiders were not allowed to read it.

"I have never practiced Zhenyue Pu, nor have I read it. The seal on this book can only be torn by you to prove that no one else has read this secret book except you. Regardless of whether you can practice Zhenyue Pu in the future, this book must be destroyed after you have read it and memorized it. Without the consent of the Huang family, the skills of Zhenyue Pu are not allowed to be passed on to others, even to your descendants."

Jia Nanzhu looked at Lin Chen seriously and said, "This is the rule. If the skills leak out from you, the Huang family can be cleaned up. Even the Wuzheng Hall will have to apologize to the Huang family and help them catch you."

"Thank you for guaranteeing me. I will never leak this technique to anyone."

Lin Chen nodded heavily. To a certain extent, the Military Affairs Office acted as a guarantor for him, guaranteeing that he would not let this technique leak out.

This is also the reason why, although Mr. Li practiced the Zhenyue Pu, he did not pass on his own Zhenyue Pu. It was not only because he was not strong enough at the time, but also because it required the permission of the Huang family.

"Ah."

Jia Nanzhu nodded without giving any further instructions.

"Practice as hard as you can. I can't help you with the Zhenyue Book, but if you need any help from me, just ask."

"Thank you, Master. After I finish reading the Zhenyue Pu, if I need any help, I will be more than welcome."

Lin Chen chuckled and didn't say that such words were unnecessary.

Jia Nanzhu came and left quickly. Lin Chen looked at the seal of the book in his hand, tore it without hesitation, and then opened the page to check.

As he read page after page, Lin Chen's eyes sparkled. After he finished reading, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The second volume of Iron Bone Skill was even more powerful than he had imagined.

Live up to the name of Zhenyue.

The Iron Bone Skill is an extremely powerful martial art, but compared with the second volume of the Zhen Yue Pu, it is nothing.

"According to the description in the Zhenyue Book, the perfection of the Iron Bone Skill is only the most basic requirement for practicing the Zhenyue Book. It is not even the entry level of the Zhenyue Book."

Lin Chen murmured, the martial arts masters in this world are so amazingly talented.

He even felt that Zhenyuepu was not a martial arts technique, but more like a martial arts magical power.

[I was born in Huangshan, and later traveled around the mountains and rivers of Daliang, seeing countless mountains. In my later years, I returned to Huangshan, practiced in seclusion for ten years, and created a set of exercises. I used the mountain terrain of Huangshan as the basis of the exercises, and the peaks of the mountains as the shape of the exercises, so I named it Zhenyue Pu. ]

[The abyss of the earth holds a thousand pounds, and the lone peak holds the mountains at bay]

[The orifices are in harmony with the might of mountains and rivers, and the strength of thousands of peaks is engraved in the bones

[A thought can cause a mountain to collapse, and nothing can touch you]

……

The Zhenyue Pu is divided into six levels, and the perfection of the Tiegu Gong is the first level of the Zhenyue Pu.

The second level of Zhenyuepu: As immovable as a mountain.

[My tendons and tendons entwine the mountains, and the mountains entwine me; my breathing is like the deep abyss that calms itself.]

[The enemy is like a mountain, I will turn into a mountain, a thousand pounds cannot move a grain of sand. ]

This second level alone is extremely difficult to practice.

“The harder it is, the more challenging it is!”

Lin Chen was not discouraged. He gained what he put in.

The harder it is to practice, the greater the power will be after you succeed.

……

……

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen found Jia Nanzhu and made a request.

"Earth marrow fluid, thousand-year-old black tortoise powder... I will get these herbs for you, and the same goes for the other ingredients."

Jia Nanzhu looked at the names of the materials written on the paper handed over by Lin Chen, his expression unchanged. He had known for a long time that Zhenyuepu was not that easy to practice, and he was mentally prepared.

"Give me two days!"

"Thank you for your instruction."

Lin Chen was delighted. He was stunned when he saw the materials needed to practice the second level of Zhen Yue Pu. He had never even heard of some of these materials, but he could tell they were very valuable just from the names.

Just like that, Instructor Jia didn't even frown and said that it could be obtained in two days. It seems that Instructor Jia's power in the Wuzheng Hall is even greater than he imagined.

Normally, even if the Military Affairs Office gave this Instructor Jia some power, he would still be confused when he saw this list and would only give himself an answer after asking for instructions from his superiors.

On the day.

A carrier pigeon flies over the Wuzheng Hall of Jiangnan Province.

In less than half an hour, a number of carriages drove out of the gate of the Wuzheng Hall, and at the same time, several pigeons flew to other places.

At the same time, the special training area also began to get busy.

The special training ground itself has a furnace for forging weapons, and the sound of metal colliding continued for two days and two nights.

……

……

Two days later.

Lin Chen walked in the valley, and every step he took was extremely slow, even difficult.

"Brother Lin, what are you doing?"

Shen Ge was practicing his palm skills and saw Lin Chen not far away with a look of curiosity on his face.

"climb mountains."

"climb mountains?"

After hearing Lin Chen's answer, Shen Ge was stunned. Is climbing a mountain also considered as cultivation?

He naturally would not think that Senior Brother Lin had the leisure to climb mountains to watch the sunrise and sunset or something like that. Everyone in the entire special training ground knew that in terms of diligence in martial arts, Senior Brother Lin was second to none and no one dared to claim to be first.

Especially when he saw that Senior Brother Lin walked as slowly as his own grandmother, the doubt in his eyes became even stronger.

However, Lin Chen did not explain too much, just walked silently.

The reason why each step was slow and difficult was because there was a set of shackles hidden under his clothes.

The shackles on his feet, hands, and entire back were forged from black iron stones, weighing a terrifying 50,000 jin. Lin Chen had a clear judgment of his own strength, which was definitely more than 20,000 jin, but arm strength did not represent full body strength. More importantly, these black iron stones were tempered with cold marrow, which was extremely cold. Lin Chen could feel his blood solidified when it was against his skin.

In this situation, let alone moving forward, just being able to maintain posture is already very good.

"Too slow, walk faster, your speed is not even half of what I used to be able to do."

An old man with white hair appeared in front of Lin Chen. Seeing Lin Chen struggling to move, he frowned and said, "Use the power of the dragon spine to drive the whole body... According to your progress, I'm afraid you won't be able to reach the second level even after practicing for a year."

Lin Chen did not respond. He did not even have the strength to speak. All his energy and spirit was focused on bearing the pressure of his whole body and resisting the cold.

One step, two steps, three steps...

After Lin Chen's figure disappeared, Jia Nanzhu's figure appeared in front of the old man.

"Mr. Li, did you really walk faster than Lin Chen at the beginning?"

Jia Nanzhu was a little curious. He was the one who invited Master Li. He had never practiced Zhenyuepu, but Master Li had. Master Li even went to the Wuzheng Hall to slam the table for Lin Chen. He had a good relationship with Lin Chen. It was most appropriate for Master Li to guide Lin Chen in practicing Zhenyuepu.

"Master Jia, do you doubt the truthfulness of my words?"

Li Yueshan snorted lightly, and Jia Nanzhu shook her head: "I naturally don't doubt what Mr. Li said, but is Lin Chen's progress really slow?"

"Compared to me, he is naturally slower, but he has just reached the enlightenment stage, so this speed is still acceptable."

Li Yueshan added that he would naturally not tell Jia Nanzhu that when he was practicing Zhenyue Pu, he had already entered the realm of the highest grade, and his physical strength was not comparable to that of Lin Chen.

What Li Yueshan didn't expect was that Jia Nanzhu had already guessed it.

Four hours later.

The moment he climbed to the top of the mountain, Lin Chen's breathing became heavy and he felt that the scenery around him became extremely blurry. This was because his body had reached its limit.

"It's not time to rest yet. After swallowing this medicine, continue practicing."

Li Yueshan's voice came, looking at the medicine bottle that appeared in front of him, Lin Chen stretched out his trembling hand to take it, and drank it all.

As the medicine entered the body, the feeling of fatigue soon eased a little.

At the top of the mountain, there was a deep pit about one person high. Lin Chen did not hesitate and jumped in directly.

Li Yueshan got a piece of iron plate from somewhere, with a hole in the middle that went through Lin Chen's head. He pressed Lin Chen's shoulders under the iron plate, and then looked at Lin Chen: "When I first performed the Burning Earth Shock, it lasted for half an hour. I don't ask you to do the same as me, but you have to at least last a quarter of an hour."

Lin Chen didn't reply, but the determination on his face showed his attitude.

The next moment, there were four more deep pits ten feet away on all sides of the deep pit, and the ends of these two deep pits were connected to the deep pit where Lin Chen was.

Min Huanbo and six others appeared, four of them standing in their respective deep pits, and they pushed baskets of burning hot rocks into the pits.

In the middle pit, with only his head exposed, Lin Chen's pupils shrank.

As the four small pits were filled, Min Huanbo and the others looked at each other and slapped their palms at the same time.

The strength of the entry-level warrior caused the rocks in the pit to squeeze inward madly.

"puff!"

Blood spurted out from the corner of Lin Chen's mouth.

"Use your luck and practice the Zhenyue Pu. Otherwise, after three times, your internal organs will be displaced. Feel the ground under your feet and release the force on your feet..."

When Li Yueshan's voice came, Lin Chen's veins bulged, and he clenched his teeth tightly. The blood in his body surged wildly at this moment, and he began to circulate according to the Zhenyue Pu's mental method.

……

……

Two hours later, Lin Chen was carried back to the bamboo forest by Min Huanbo. Jia Nanzhu had already boiled water. Looking at Lin Chen, whose whole body was red and purple and whose skin was burned in many places, she sighed softly.

After soaking in the bathtub for a quarter of an hour, Lin Chen regained consciousness.

"How do you feel after a day of practice today?" Jia Nanzhu asked with a smile while pouring new medicine into the bathtub.

"I took it for granted that the Zhenyue Pu was easy to practice." Lin Chen smiled bitterly.

"Don't be discouraged. Old Master Li was even worse than you back then."

Seeing Lin Chen's puzzled look, Jia Nanzhu explained, "Old Master Li started practicing after he entered the rank, but he was only a little faster than you. However, the difference between opening and entering the rank is huge. If he were in the opening stage, Old Master Li would not be as good as you."

"To practice martial arts, one must proceed step by step."

As for guiding Lin Chen, Jia Nanzhu has his own plans.

The styles of the instructors in Jiangnan Dao are all strict, but in his opinion, this depends on the individual.

If the students were the children of powerful and wealthy and were arrogant and unruly, they should be taught strictly, but Lin Chen's situation was different. From his observations over the past few days, he was very satisfied with Lin Chen.

Hardworking but not arrogant.

Such students do not need to be stimulated by harsh words. Encouragement is better to let Lin Chen know his progress.

Young people need stimulation, but they also need recognition more.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master. I will not give up."

Lin Chen knew that Instructor Jia meant well, but Instructor Jia didn't know that he had a panel that allowed him to see his own progress.

No matter how Lord Li scolded, the progress shown on the panel would not lie.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Perfect Enlightenment Realm (17/24)]

[Qi and blood: 1050000/3300000]

[True Blood: 743000]

[Wind and Cloud Palm: Perfect]

【Zhenyue Pu: First level (3/100)】

[Wild Wind Kick: Mastery (80/100)]

[Title: Ultimate Perfection (Perfection is achieved only after breaking through the limit. Wearing this title can combine similar limit-breaking realm skills into the perfect level)]

[Title: Dark to the End (The world is still undecided, you and I are both dark horses. Wearing this title, your martial arts comprehension and perception will be enhanced in the dark night)]

[Fate: [Successful outcome]: The ultimate martial arts realm, perseverance, gradual progress, unstoppable momentum, no bottlenecks.]

In the column for one's own martial arts, Tiegu Gong has been replaced by Zhenyue Pu, and the progress has also increased by 3 points.

If I continue like this, it will take me more than thirty days to break through to the second level.

……

……

One month later!
The three-month special training is coming to an end.

In front of the Wudao Mountain, Jia Nanzhu, Li Yueshan, Min Huanbo and six others were all standing there.

The eight people all had anticipation in their eyes as they looked at the young man in front of them.

As early as yesterday, Lin Chen finally cultivated the Zhenyuepu to the second level.

Ten days earlier, Lin Chen had broken through to the eighteenth level.

But in the past month, Lin Chen has not gone to Wudao Mountain to take on any challenges.

It would be impossible to win the challenge unless Zhenyue Pu broke through to the second level.

"The disciple is gone."

Lin Chen bowed to the eight people behind him, and stepped onto the stairs with Jia Nanzhu's encouraging smile.

A light curtain appeared, blocking the entire staircase.

"Whether we can succeed or not depends on today!"

There was anticipation in Li Yueshan's eyes. If he failed this time, Lin Chen would not have a chance to succeed in the subsequent acupoints.

Because the Zhen Yue Pu becomes increasingly difficult as you progress further, to cultivate to the third level you must necessarily reach the Lian Zang realm.

The corners of Jia Nanzhu's mouth slightly raised, but there was a gleam of light in his eyes. That's not necessarily true. He still has a drop of dragon blood. As long as Lin Chen can refine it, his strength can be increased a bit.

But he didn't tell anyone about this.

……

……

[Senior, I’m sorry! ]

On the steps, Lin Chen faced the senior with whom he had fought for a thousand breaths last time. After the other party attacked several times, he whispered something.

boom!
The next moment, Lin Chen's entire momentum burst out, and he moved forward step by step like a mountain. He used all his strength to display the Wind and Cloud Palm in his hand, and in ten breaths he had defeated the senior on the steps.

He hasn't even tried his best.

[One step away, the conditions are met...]

Thirty breaths later, a voice sounded in Lin Chen's ears.

[Eighteen Acupoints: Feng Jinhua, Xichuan Road, Xishu Prefecture, Daliang Calendar 253]

A young man with sword-like eyebrows appeared and glanced at Lin Chen. The next moment, the young man moved!

The young man was extremely fast and arrived in front of Lin Chen in an instant. He punched with his right hand, and the wind from his fist broke through the air and made a sound like the sound of a sword. The shadow of his fist turned into a sword shadow, and in an instant, dozens of sword shadows completely covered Lin Chen.

Lin Chen stood straight, his expression unchanged, and slapped out with his Wind and Cloud Palm. In an instant, the sound of thunder rumbled on the steps, and he was not at all inferior to the enemy.

Bang bang bang!
The two figures on the steps kept colliding and fighting at an extremely crazy speed, but every time they fought, Lin Chen's figure never retreated half a step, but the opponent kept retreating.

Lin Chen looked calm. Although the senior's boxing skills were fast and neat, just like his swordsmanship, in the face of the suppression and defense of absolute strength, it could not cause any harm to him at all.

Moreover, he has read more than 300 martial arts secrets books in recent days, many of which are also boxing techniques. Although the boxing techniques performed by this senior are not among these techniques, they can still allow him to capture the opponent's punching trajectory in advance.

boom!
With a predicted move, Lin Chen's Fengyun Palm landed accurately on the opponent's wrist. The terrifying palm force surged out, instantly knocking the opponent back several steps.

"Senior, I'm sorry!"

With one move gaining the upper hand, Lin Chen's palms were like raging waves, one after another.

boom!
……

……

In the Northern Frontier military camp, a middle-aged man with sword-like eyebrows was discussing matters with a few people. The next moment, he suddenly stopped.

The capital of Daliang State.

Suddenly, a bell rang in the Military Affairs Department.

In the Military Administration Office of Jiangnan Province, Shao Jingshan, who was handling official business, had his old eyes shining with brilliance as he stared at a jade disk in front of him.

(End of this chapter)