Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 166: Second visit to Wudao Mountain, we can’t let Jiangnan Dao take the cake
In the bamboo forest.

Jia Nanzhu handed Lin Chen a herb.

"This is Ice Blue Flower, a medicinal herb from the northern border. After taking it, it can slow down the circulation of Qi and blood in your body. This will ensure that when you take the dragon blood, your meridians will not explode."

Lin Chen took the blue herb and felt the coldness as soon as he touched it.

Without hesitation, he put the herb into his mouth and chewed it.

A stream of cool medicine flowed down his throat and Lin Chen soon realized that the blood and qi in his body were not as active as before.

After a cup of tea, Jia Nanzhu reached out and held Lin Chen's arm: "It's OK."

After saying that, Jia Nanzhu took out the bottle of dragon blood from her bosom and said, "Just swallow it."

"Yes."

After opening the bottle, Lin Chen saw the blood in the jade bottle surging like a living thing. His eyes narrowed slightly, it was indeed the blood of a dragon.

No one knows how long this drop of dragon blood has been kept in this bottle, but it still has such vitality. One can imagine how terrifying the vitality contained in it is.

Looking up at Jia Nanzhu, when he saw Jia Nanzhu's encouraging eyes, Lin Chen nodded slightly, put the bottle mouth to his mouth, and the dragon blood slid into his mouth along the bottle body.

The moment the dragon blood entered his mouth, Lin Chen felt as if he had swallowed lava in his throat, and his meridians swelled and seemed to be about to burst.

If he had not taken the ice blue grass, the activity of his blood and qi would have been reduced to the lowest level, and even his body temperature would have dropped. Otherwise, the moment the dragon blood entered his mouth, it would have been enough to detonate his blood and qi.

The dragon's blood entered his stomach, but did not stay in his abdomen. Instead, it flowed through his meridians. Wherever it passed, even his bones made "cracking" sounds as if they could not bear the weight, and his skin was oozing with fine blood beads.

"Hold it!"

Jia Nanzhu held a silver needle in her right hand, and when there was a bulge on Lin Chen's body, the silver needle would fall.

One, two...

In just a short moment, Lin Chen's body was filled with silver needles.

The silver needles were full, and the dragon blood was blocked from going anywhere, so it could only stay in Lin Chen's dantian. But even so, it was still unwilling to give up, and kept churning in the dantian. Every time it churned, a terrifying hot current would wash out and flow throughout the body.

Lin Chen knew in his heart that the dragon blood was unwilling to be refined by him like this!
"Circulate the Qi and blood in the Dantian and assimilate it with the dragon blood."

Jia Nanzhu's voice came to his ears, Lin Chen gritted his teeth, and the blood in his body began to circulate wildly at this moment. The medicinal effect of the ice blue flower had long been gone under the first wave of impact of the dragon blood. At this moment, the surging blood in his body kept rushing to his dantian, trying to devour the dragon blood.

If the blood in Lin Chen's body is like a vast ocean, rolling up waves, then this drop of dragon blood is like a sailing boat breaking through the waves, remaining unmoved no matter how big the waves hit it.

Every time the qi and blood rushed to his dantian, Lin Chen could feel a lot of the qi and blood in his body evaporating. This was because the heat of the dragon blood burned the qi and blood in his body.

But the same goes for this drop of dragon blood. Every time it is impacted by his own blood and qi, its scorching temperature will drop a little.

This is a game!
It depends on whether Lin Chen has enough blood and energy in his body, or whether the dragon's energy can hold on.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Lin Chen's body was covered with blood mist, like steam rising from the air. His skin was cracked like dry land, and blood was seeping out of his five orifices.

Jia Nanzhu, who was standing by, also had nervousness in his eyes. If it were any other young man, the blood and energy in his body would have been burned and evaporated by this drop of dragon blood.

It is extremely difficult for Lin Chen to see this day.

Glancing at the bathtub beside him, Jia Nanzhu was a little hesitant. According to his original plan, Lin Chen should enter the bathtub at this time, use the power of the medicine to fight the dragon blood for the final time, and finally refine the dragon blood completely.

However, although the medicinal liquid in the bathtub can replenish Lin Chen's blood and recover from his injuries, it can mainly dissipate the energy of the dragon blood in Lin Chen's body.

This means that the earlier he goes in, the less dragon blood Lin Chen will be able to refine.

Hang in there!
The longer you persist, the more benefits you will get.

Jia Nanzhu whispered in her heart, and at this moment Lin Chen summoned out the panel again, and he saw the changes in the Qi and Blood panel.

With every collision, the upper limit of Qi and blood will increase.

Ten thousand each time!
This means that as long as he holds on for one more breath, his Qi and HP limit will increase by 10,000.

No matter how painful it is, you have to grit your teeth and persevere.

He is different from those children from martial arts families who have no shortage of resources for cultivation. For someone with his background, he must seize every opportunity and make the most of the resources.

Lord Su said that Daliang only had a three-level training system for young warriors, and the Xingdao-level genius was the last level. After that, the only option was to participate in the martial arts examination.

If he leaves his name in Wudao Mountain, there will definitely be rewards from the Wuzheng Hall, and perhaps even higher-level talent training. Lord Su doesn't know that there are very few warriors who can reach this level, but he can't take the gamble.

Seize every opportunity and work hard to increase your potential and strength.

There is a saying in the past life that is right: the rich rely on technology, and the poor rely on mutation.

Mutation, how can it not be painful!

In the end, the blood mist evaporating from Lin Chen's body had formed a thick layer of blood scab on his skin.

Jia Nanzhu, who was standing aside, looked at Lin Chen, who looked like a bloody man, with shock in his old eyes. He had never expected that Lin Chen could persist to this extent.

He actually persisted for half an hour!
Originally, according to his estimation, it was already extremely good that Lin Chen could hold on for a quarter of an hour. Now it has been extended four times, far exceeding his expectations.

"That's enough, get in the tub."

Jia Nanzhu picked up Lin Chen and threw him into the bathtub.

As his body entered the bathtub, the blood scabs on Lin Chen's body fell off instantly, revealing the bloody and festering wounds inside.

The medicinal liquid in the bathtub began to seep into Lin Chen's skin. The amber liquid continued to flow into Lin Chen's body, just like repairing a broken pottery jar. The ulcers on Lin Chen's skin were visibly repaired.

This medicinal power not only repaired Lin Chen's body surface, but also continued to flow into Lin Chen's body, and began to repair Lin Chen's damaged meridians. The drop of dragon blood in Lin Chen's dantian no longer surged. With every wave of blood, it was absorbed a little.

The dragon blood no longer had any damage, and Lin Chen could no longer hold on. The only thing that allowed him to hold on until now was his last breath.

Snapped!
Lin Chen turned his head and leaned his body against the edge of the bathtub, while the blood in his body was still circulating autonomously, constantly absorbing the medicinal liquid in the bathtub.

Jia Nanzhu looked at the unconscious Lin Chen and continued to add medicine into the bathtub, while adding firewood under the bathtub.

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The next day, dawn!
Lin Chen opened his eyes and found himself lying on the bed in the bamboo house, covered with a thin quilt.

"Did I faint again?"

Lin Chen recalled the process of refining the dragon blood yesterday, and whispered in his heart: "Panel."

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Perfect Enlightenment Realm (19/24)]

[Qi and blood: 2400000/4700000]

[True Blood: 1900000]

[Wind and Cloud Palm: Perfect]

【Zhenyue Score: Double】

[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.]

Seeing his own Qi and blood values, Lin Chen's pupils suddenly widened and he couldn't help but take a deep breath in his heart.

The upper limit of Qi and Health is close to 5 million, the Qi and Health value is 2.4 million, and the true blood is 1.9 million.

It doesn't seem too much to call myself a blood bag.

Getting off the bed, Lin Chen walked out of the bamboo house and started to perform the Wind and Cloud Palm directly in the bamboo forest.

The sound of wind and thunder rumbled, and the few remaining bamboos in the bamboo forest, now a dozen feet away, were blown apart by the palm wind. A quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen withdrew his palm and stood outside the bamboo house, his eyes sparkling.

The growth of Qi and blood, especially the growth of true blood, not only made his own Qi and blood circulate faster, but more importantly, he felt a special power in his Qi and blood.

This force was so overbearing that it actually accelerated the circulation of his qi and blood.

"The energy of a dragon?"

It seems that absorbing the blood of the dragon can not only improve one's own qi and blood values, but also bring about some kind of mutation to one's qi and blood.

Lin Chen didn't know how much his strength had increased, but seeing that there was one more level opened on the panel, he had already stepped into the nineteenth level. He entered the bamboo house, put on his clothes, and walked out of the bamboo forest.

If you want to know how much your strength has increased, there is no better place than Mount Budo.

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The capital of Daliang State, the Ministry of Military Affairs.

"It's rare for a fisherman's son to have such talent and be able to reach this point?"

Several old men sat cross-legged, listening to their subordinates reporting the information about Lin Chen submitted by the Jiangnan Dao Wuzheng Hall.

The information was extremely detailed, even the grudges between Lin Chen and his grandfather were recorded on it. If Lin Chen were here, he would definitely suspect whether the people from the Military Affairs Hall had installed surveillance on him.

From the time he was three years old until now, every detail has been recorded in detail on paper.

"Nothing special. This little fellow is interesting. Before he entered the martial arts hall, he was no different from an ordinary village child."

"I have the same feeling. I feel that this little guy has become a different person since he entered the martial arts hall. He is so obsessed with martial arts that he even does odd jobs to learn martial arts. But his brain is still useful. He can even come up with the idea of making money by scraping fish scales."

Several elders were discussing Lin Chen's experience. The purple-robed elder sitting on the far right said calmly, "Did you see that according to Lin Chen's family background, he had no chance of entering the martial arts hall."

The others looked at the purple-robed old man, who slowly said, "The rules of Poyang County Martial Arts Hall require each student to pay ten taels of silver. However, because Linhu Village had a successful candidate, they were given the opportunity to enter the Martial Arts Hall free of charge. If it weren't for this opportunity, I'm afraid Lin Chen would be following his father fishing in the lake now."

"Poyang County has produced a Lin Chen. How many geniuses like Lin Chen are there in the entire Raozhou Prefecture, the entire Jiangnan Road, and even the entire Daliang? They are buried because they can't pay ten taels of silver."

The old man in purple sighed, and the other old men fell silent.

"Lao Zhuang, I know what you mean. You want the martial arts hall to recruit Daliang teenagers for free. However, the martial arts path, especially the early stage of body forging, relies more on qi and blood, and relies on food and medicine. Even if they enter the martial arts hall, these teenagers from poor families don't have the money to buy food and medicine. The court can't pay for this money. Even if the court wants to do so, it doesn't have the power."

"Martial arts resources should be obtained by oneself. I was just inspired by Lin Chen's deeds. If young people from Daliang were allowed to enter the martial arts hall for free, would there be more geniuses like Lin Chen?"

"Lao Zhuang, I don't agree with what you said. Those children of martial arts families can't even leave their names on Wudao Mountain. Lin Chen can leave his name, so he must have great luck. This has nothing to do with his humble background."

Another old man spoke up: "We have been in the Military Affairs Department for so many years. Almost all of those talented young men have had adventures. It is very likely that Lin Chen has had one too, but it is just unknown."

"This old man agrees with this."

The white-haired old man sitting at the head of the group just listened to the others' discussions with a smile on his face from the beginning. When everyone had finished their discussions, he finally spoke, "Lin Chen's deeds are brilliant. Work-study programs are worth studying by our Military Affairs Department. Junior Brother Zhuang, you will be responsible for this matter. Study a set of effective work-study programs and promote them to all provinces."

When the purple-robed old man heard this, his face became serious and he said, “Yes!”

"It has been a long time since we have had a young genius leave his name on the martial arts mountain in Daliang martial arts. Do you have any good suggestions for rewards for Lin Chen?"

Several old men looked at each other. The Wuzheng Department had its own set of reward methods for young geniuses who left their names in Wudao Mountain, and it had been used for hundreds of years. But since Senior Brother Kong asked about it, it must be that he did not intend to use the original reward method.

So, the reward for Lin Chen should be increased?

Seeing the smile on Senior Brother Kong's face and thinking about Lin Chen's family background, the elders present understood what Senior Brother Kong meant.

The rules of the Ministry of Military Affairs cannot be broken. For students from all walks of life, the genius rule is already the highest reward. After that, there will only be rewards for county and prefectural competitions at the end of the year, and there will be no other rewards.

As for leaving your name on Wudao Mountain, this is a special case and will be treated specially.

It’s impossible that Lin Chen can leave his name on Wudao Mountain again?
This thought only flashed through the minds of several people for a moment before they dismissed it.

Since Senior Brother Kong wanted to increase the reward for Lin Chen, the others had some ideas. After a while, one of the elders said with a smile, "Indeed, Daliang hasn't had a genius leave his name in Wudao Mountain for a long time. In order to motivate other young people, we might as well give Lin Chen a higher reward this time."

"Brother Kong, I suggest..."

Boom!
Before the old man finished speaking, a bell rang out, and all the old men present were surprised.

Is this another young genius appearing?
For a moment, the corner of the old man's mouth twitched. It's a good thing that Daliang has a young genius who has left his name in Wudao Mountain, but you didn't leave your name earlier or later, but at this time, isn't this a slap in your own face?
Just a moment ago, he said that Daliang had not produced a young genius who had left his name on Wudao Mountain for many years. Before he could finish his words, someone had left his name on Wudao Mountain.

If it were those little guys he knew, he would have to give them a good beating first.

"Let's go and take a look. It seems that Daliang has been prosperous in military fortune recently!"

The leading old man stood up with a smile, and the other four also stood up and walked towards the door together.

In the courtyard outside the gate, new words appeared on the huge stone wall.

"I want to see who it is. Jiangnan Road... Why is it Jiangnan Road again? Raozhou Prefecture... Hmm? ...?"

An incredible thought flashed through the minds of several old men, and they all stared at the stone wall, waiting for the final words to appear.

"Lin Chen!"

When they saw these two words, even the five people who were used to seeing geniuses all looked strange.

It really is this little guy!

"How did this little guy do it?"

"In just a few days, I have left my name on the Martial Arts Mountain once again. This... has broken the shortest time it took me to leave my name on the Martial Arts Mountain twice in a row."

Wudao Mountain has existed for more than two hundred years, and there have been geniuses who have left their names on Wudao Mountain many times, but the shortest interval was only two months. There has never been anyone like Lin Chen who had an interval of several days.

The reason is that the names of those who are strongest in that realm are recorded on each step of the Martial Arts Mountain. Challengers have cultivated to the extreme at that acupoint and are only one step away from a breakthrough before they take on the challenge.

After successfully challenging, one will break through to the next acupoint, and then spend another month or two cultivating to the limit of that realm before heading to Martial Arts Mountain to continue the challenge.

After three breaths, Kong Qifeng's eyes gleamed with brilliance: "I have decided to postpone Lin Chen's reward. If he can leave his name three times, I will personally go to Jiangnan Road to meet him."

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Wuzheng Hall of Western Guangxi Province.

A young man walked into a courtyard with confidence, bowed to an old man in the courtyard, and said respectfully: "Teacher, I am now confident that I can defeat Senior Liang Bo."

The young man had opened nineteen acupoints. In order to leave his name on Wudao Mountain, he could have opened one more acupoint, but he suppressed it for a month. This was because a month ago, he had been able to hold on for more than a thousand breaths when fighting with Senior Liang Bo on Wudao Mountain.

He has made sufficient progress in this month, and his teacher also taught him the skills that Senior Liang Bo practiced in the past.

With his increased strength and his understanding of the martial arts practiced by Senior Liang Bo, Ye Feng is confident that he can definitely defeat Senior Liang Bo this time and leave his name in Wudao Mountain.

"If you can succeed in the challenge, it will be a double blessing. Together with the one from Jiangnan Dao a few days ago, it will be a triple blessing for my Daliang martial arts sect."

"Teacher, are you saying that someone left their name on Wudao Mountain these days?"

"Just a quarter of an hour ago, a new person appeared on the martial arts list, and he was from Jiangnan Dao. This was told to me by the director himself. It seems that Jiangnan Dao has been prosperous in martial arts recently."

Neither the old man nor the Wuzheng Hall of Guixi Dao thought that the two geniuses who left their names in Jiangnan Dao could be the same person, because the time was too short.

If the difference was two months, or one month, they would have been suspicious, but with such a short period of time, it must be two people.

"Jiangnan said two of them?"

Ye Feng was surprised, but then there was a fighting spirit in his eyes. Since two people in Jiangnan Road had already successfully left their names, he would not give up this time.

"Go ahead. I will be waiting for your good news."

The old man stroked his beard and looked at his disciple. After a month of settling down, there was a great chance that his disciple would leave his name this time.

We can’t let Jiangnan Road take the lead.

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