Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 167: If there is a forest, why do leaves exist?
Martial Arts Mountain!
Nineteen steps to enlightenment!

Ye Feng was ready for battle. He had already figured out Senior Liang's moves. As long as he attacked first and prevented Senior Liang from using his ghostly movements, he would surely win.

[Nineteenth Awakening: In the 299th year of the Daliang calendar, Lin Chen of Raozhou Prefecture in Jiangnan Road.]

The moment the voice came to his ears, Ye Feng moved, his body turned into a stream of light. He was too lazy to listen to Wudaoshan's voice. He only knew that when the voice appeared, it was the moment when Senior Liang appeared.

A figure appeared in front of me.

Just looking at this figure, Ye Feng was stunned for a moment. Isn't it Senior Liang?
But at this moment his fist had already been thrown out, even though the sudden change in figure made him confused, it still couldn't stop him.

No matter why his opponent changed, his purpose of coming to Wudao Mountain remained unchanged, which was to defeat his opponent and leave his name in Wudao Mountain.

But what surprised him was that after the figure opposite appeared, he just glanced at him and stood there motionless, without even raising his hand.

"Something went wrong at Budo Mountain?"

But he didn't care about that, with a fierce look in his eyes, he punched down with a bang.

boom!
The fist landed on the opponent's shoulder, and Ye Feng's pupils suddenly shrank. At this moment, he only felt a terrifying force rebounding from the fist, which made his blood surge back from his arm, and the breath in his dantian was instantly removed and became chaotic.

What made Ye Feng even more desperate was that he looked at the expressionless man in front of him and raised his hands to clap. Then, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. For a moment, Ye Feng thought he was dead.

……

"Disciple, open your mouth!"

When he was about to faint, Ye Feng seemed to hear the voice of his teacher and opened his mouth with the last bit of his will.

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"How could this be?"

The old man looked at his apprentice who had fainted in his arms, with a look of disbelief on his face.

A month ago, his disciple was able to fight with Senior Liang for a thousand breaths, but in the end he was defeated by just one move. He had never suffered such a serious injury.

Moreover, although the figures left by these predecessors in Wudao Mountain only retained the will to fight and lacked the instinct to think for themselves, Emperor Taizu had considered that those who would enter Wudao Mountain to challenge were all young geniuses of Daliang. If they suffered irreversible serious injuries in the battle, it would be a loss for Daliang.

Therefore, the moment the Martial Arts Mountain Association determines the winner, it will weaken the martial arts fighting will of these predecessors by 30%, so that the challenging teenager will not suffer serious damage.

It's impossible that Senior Liang's strength suddenly increased?
and many more!

An idea suddenly came to the old man's mind. After leaving a name on Wudao Mountain, Wudao Mountain would take the strength of the person who left the name at that time. The strength would remain at the same level as when the name was left, and it would neither increase nor decrease.

Senior Liang’s strength will not increase dramatically, but what if he is replaced?

So the second person in Jiangnan Dao to leave his name at Wudao Mountain was the one who left his name at Nineteen Acupoints?
Apart from this, there is no other possible explanation for why his disciple was injured so seriously.

Looking at the fainted figure of his disciple, the old man couldn't help but look up at the sky. If he had known this, he would have let his disciple challenge an hour earlier.

In this way, even if you are surpassed later, at least you will have left your name.

As long as you leave your name, even for just a moment, it is still a name, and the rewards from the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Office of Military Affairs will still not be less.

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"Have you heard that another person from Jiangnan Dao has left his name in Wudao Mountain?"

"Is this true? The genius of Jiangnan Dao has exploded?"

"It can't be fake. The name inscription of the Military Administration Hall has appeared on the stone wall, but it only shows the three words 'Jiangnan Road'. I don't know which acupoints the name is in, and I don't know who it is."

"Could it be the same person? After all, they are both from Jiangnan Road."

"I asked my grandfather. According to what he said, the possibility of it being the same person is extremely small. The name left by Lin Chen of Jiangnan Dao after he opened up his eighteen acupoints is too short to allow him to continue his challenge at the Martial Dao Mountain even if he breaks through to the next level, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless the name left this time is the 19th opening of the orifice. If that's the case, it could be that Lin Chen."

"The Nineteenth Awakening. If I remember correctly, Ye Feng from Guixi Dao has been suppressing his realm, just to leave his name in the Nineteenth Awakening."

"Ye Feng has been working hard to leave his name at the 19th opening of the acupoints in Wudao Mountain. He should be able to leave his name successfully. When Lin Chen breaks through to the 19th acupoint, these two will have another fight."

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There was a lot of discussion about Wudao Mountain in all walks of life at the moment, and the level of discussion was far more intense than when Lin Chen first left his name on Wudao Mountain a few days ago.

The reason for this is that the time difference between the two is too short, and secondly because both times show Jiangnan Road.

The capital of Daliang State.

At this moment, several young men gathered in a manor.

There were six men and two women, all dressed in gorgeous clothes.

"Jiangnan Dao is really good this time. He has even left two names on Wudao Mountain. I just don't know which orifice the second person left his name on."

"I just went to the Martial Arts Mountain to check, and the senior with the twenty-one orifices has not changed."

"The same is true for the twenty-two orifices."

"The twenty-three orifices remain unchanged."

"You all haven't changed, so it's even more impossible for the twenty-four orifices to change."

Several people spoke up one after another with smiles on their faces. All six of them were determined to leave their names on Martial Arts Mountain, but their goal was to reach the level of twenty orifices.

Before the twenty orifices, suppressing one's strength is too unprofitable and will affect one's own cultivation progress.

The only people who would want to leave their names before the twenty orifices are the martial arts geniuses in each province, who know they cannot compete with them and would choose to leave their names at the dozen or so orifices.

"So it seems that the second person to leave his name in Jiangnan Dao should be in the top ten orifices. Lin Chen left his name in the eighteenth orifice. I guess the second person should be before the eighteenth orifice."

Yue Lingxu looked at the other five people and said, "Everyone, two people have already registered in the Jiangnan Dao. We have to speed up the process. We can't let the capital be inferior to a Jiangnan Dao."

"Don't worry, I will definitely leave my name before you."

The eagle-eyed boy next to him had confidence in his eyes. If he was given another month, he was confident that he could defeat the senior who had opened up the twenty-first level of spiritual awareness. Like Yue Lingxu, he was currently at the twenty-first level of spiritual awareness.

It’s not that they can’t open more acupoints, but because the competition becomes more intense as time goes by, especially for the twenty-four acupoints, and no one knows how many people are watching in secret.

Leaving one's name in the twenty-four places of enlightenment means suppressing all the enlightened geniuses of the same era.

This is recognized by the entire Daliang martial arts circle. The challenge rules of Wudao Mountain allow those who have left their names in the previous level to continue to challenge after breaking through the realm. This means that geniuses who have opened their minds in the previous twenty-three levels have the opportunity to challenge the twenty-fourth level, and the value of being able to leave your name in the twenty-fourth level can be imagined.

"What's the point of leaving your name on the list earlier than me? You have to keep your name on the list. Otherwise, even if you leave your name today, I can remove it tomorrow."

Yue Lingxu spoke calmly. He and Shen Ze had always been at odds with each other because of their family backgrounds. This time, he left his name on the Martial Arts Mountain specifically to target Shen Ze, just to suppress him.

"Then it depends on whether you have the ability."

Shen Ze had a sarcastic look on his face, but he was alert in his heart. He was actually confident that he could challenge the twenty-first level of awakening, but he had not done so yet. He wanted to wait for Yue Lingxu to go first. It would be best if Yue Lingxu could leave his name successfully, and then he would quickly defeat Yue Lingxu, not only proving himself, but also humiliating this guy Yue Lingxu.

If anyone wants to blame someone, blame Yue Lingxu for competing with him for his beloved woman. He and Yue Lingxu both fell in love with the same person.

The other four people present also knew about the grudge between Yue Lingxu and Shen Ze. In terms of family and women, the fact that the two didn't fight when they met was already a great favor to the four of them.

"Junior Brother Yue is right. We should speed up. Otherwise, the outside world will spread the word that the martial arts youths in the capital are not as good as the martial arts youths in the south."

Wang Zhong spoke slowly, and as soon as he said this, the others nodded in agreement.

The two young men from Jiangnan Road left their names in the book, which brought them pressure, but also gave them motivation.

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Jiangnan Dao Wuzheng Hall!

Shao Jingshan was taking a nap on the bed as he heard the bell ringing. When he heard the bell, his eyebrows slightly raised, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

Another young man has left his name on Wudao Mountain so soon?

If this happens, Jiangnan Road might lose half of its limelight. He originally wanted to find an opportunity to show off in front of some old friends, but now he is afraid that it will not work.

I just don't know which sect it was this time, or maybe someone in Kyoto didn't want to see Jiangnan Dao in the spotlight and couldn't help but take action?

"grown ups,"

At this moment, he didn't even bother to put on his shoes. He stepped directly to the door of the house and looked at the stone wall in the yard.

"Junior Brother Zhang, is there something urgent?"

Hearing Zhang Dingfeng's voice, Shao Jingshan frowned. Even if Junior Brother Zhang heard the bell, there was no need to disturb him at this moment. There was only one name of a certain lineage shown on the nomination stone wall. It made no difference whether he saw it or not. It would be better to wait until tomorrow when the Ministry of Military Affairs issues a document. Then he would know which lineage and which young genius left his name.

"Brother, the bell of Wudao Mountain is ringing again."

"Ah."

"It's from our Jiangnan Dao. Our Jiangnan Dao has produced its second leader."

Zhang Dingfeng's excited voice was heard, and the next moment he felt a gust of wind whistling past. When Zhang Dingfeng reacted, he found that Senior Brother Shao's courtyard door had been opened.

Without any hesitation, Zhang Dingfeng turned around and headed towards another courtyard. When he entered the courtyard, as he expected, Senior Brother Shao was already standing in the courtyard.

"Well... Could it be that our Jiangnan Dao is about to usher in a day of prosperity in martial arts?"

Shao Jingshan looked at the three characters "Jiangnan Road" on the stone wall, his old face also showing excitement, but then he turned around and asked: "Do you know who it is?"

"Brother Shao, I also heard the bell and checked the information on the stone wall, and I informed you immediately. As for who left his name on Wudao Mountain, I have no idea. Could it be Li Zhe?"

Zhang Dingfeng thought of Li Zhe. Li Zhe and Lin Chen were competing for the model of Jiangnan Taoist students. With Lin Chen leaving his name on Wudao Mountain, the competition for the model can be said to have come to an end. Perhaps Li Zhe was dissatisfied and also went to Wudao Mountain to challenge, and he really succeeded.

"Li Zhe?"

Shao Jingshan pondered for a while and shook his head: "He can't do it!"

Although Li Zhe is a young genius of Jiangnan Dao, before Lin Chen left his name on Wudao Mountain, in his heart Li Zhe and Lin Chen were of the same status, and in the subsequent practice of martial arts, Li Zhe's score in his heart was higher than Lin Chen.

But even so, Shao Jingshan knew very well in his heart that Li Zhe was still a long way from leaving his name in Wudao Mountain. What's more, the acupoint was the 24th acupoint in Wudao Mountain, which represented the invincibility of the same generation in the realm of enlightenment. It was definitely not something that Li Zhe could get his hands on.

"Who could that be?"

Zhang Dingfeng thought for a moment and guessed, "Could it be the first fifteen places of enlightenment?"

A warrior who can attract the attention of the Martial Arts Department must at least have made a name for himself in a prefecture. If Lin Chen had not encountered the competition for model students, his story would never have been heard by him and his senior brothers. It was only after he entered the special training ground that the special training ground reported that Lin Chen might be able to leave his name in Wudao Mountain, which attracted their attention.

Those who are able to go to the special training area must have at least 14 or 15 levels of enlightenment.

"will not!"

Shao Jingshan denied Zhang Dingfeng's guess. Among the Jiangnan martial arts families, there are only a few who can get in touch with the Martial Arts Mountain. These families do not have descendants who are in the realm of enlightenment. Maybe there are some in the side branches of the family, but these kinds of people definitely do not have the strength to leave their names on the Martial Arts Mountain.

"Send a letter to the special training base immediately and ask them to inquire about Lin Chen's situation." Shao Jingshan's eyes were bright and he had a guess in his mind.

"Brother Shao, you mean that the one who will leave his name in Wudao Mountain this time is also Lin Chen, but isn't it impossible in terms of time?"

Zhang Dingfeng had some doubts. When he was guessing which young man in Jiangnan Dao could leave his name on Wudao Mountain, Lin Chen's name appeared in his mind. It was even the first one that appeared. But when he thought that Lin Chen had just left his name on Wudao Mountain a few days ago, even if he had broken through to the Nineteenth Aperture at this time, it would be difficult for him to challenge and win.

"Send the message first. It's better than you and I guessing here."

"Yes!"

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On the Martial Arts Mountain, Lin Chen felt the colorful light curtains around him with a calm expression.

He fought this battle very easily, even more easily than Senior Feng who challenged the Eighteen Acupoints a few days ago.

The strength becomes weaker as time goes by?
When this thought popped up in Lin Chen's mind, he quickly rejected it.

"Please forgive me, Senior Liang. I was just guessing without any intention."

Although he knew that Senior Liang was just a projection and had completely disappeared after being replaced by himself, he still bowed and apologized.

It’s not that the seniors behind me are getting weaker and weaker, but that my own strength has improved too much.

The perfect opening of the orifice will allow you to have a higher ratio of Qi and blood converted into real blood as time goes by, and the improvement in strength will far exceed the increase from the normal opening of one orifice.

"If that's the case, wouldn't I have a chance to continue refreshing the next twenty, twenty-one, orifices... or even twenty-four?"

Thinking of this possibility, Lin Chen couldn't help but his heartbeat quickened. He didn't know what rewards the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Office of Military Affairs would give him if he created such a record, but at least he would be able to get all the rewards from Wudao Mountain.

[Nineteen Acupoints: Lin Chen, Raozhou Prefecture, Jiangnan Road, Year 299 of Daliang Calendar]

On the Martial Arts Mountain, a majestic voice was heard again, and Lin Chen's eyes were filled with anticipation.

What reward will Wudaoshan give me this time?
(End of this chapter)