Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 221 You must have grown up in hardship, right?

Chapter 221 You must have grown up in hardship, right?
Young boys and girls held hands and strolled around the martial arts academy.

This caused many of the older brothers to wail.

There are few female disciples in Canglan Martial Arts Academy, and even fewer good-looking female disciples.

The arrival of the new junior sister caused a sensation at first, and many senior brothers were interested in her. But before these senior brothers could put their ideas into action, the news that the new junior sister was already taken began to spread in the martial arts academy.

Who took away my junior sister?

Little junior brother, you don’t even know how to give way to your senior brother. You must be taught a lesson!
The older brothers were eager to try, but as the news was further confirmed, everyone suddenly stopped.

Junior Brother Lin Chen!

Just one name was enough to make these senior brothers lose interest.

As for Lin Chen and Jiang Qing, they naturally don’t care about these things.

For three days, Lin Chen followed Senior Sister Jiang to visit Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

Perhaps because they came to a strange place and left Jiangnan Road, Jiang Qing was no longer as shy as she was in Raozhou Prefecture, and the relationship between the two quickly heated up.

But Lin Chen did not give up on cultivation. He still spent four hours every day practicing, and spent an hour copying the "Happy Ascension Post" at night.

……

Day three.

Hua Qianwu appeared at Canglan Peak, announcing that Lin Chen’s leisurely life in the martial arts academy had come to a temporary end.

"This is your training plan for this month!"

Hua Qianwu handed Lin Chen a piece of paper. Lin Chen took it and after reading the contents on the paper, he couldn't help twitching.

He had some guesses in his mind that the plan the dean had arranged for him would be very difficult, but he didn't expect it to be hell-level.

Canglan Martial Arts Academy has various different techniques for its disciples to practice, and one of them is called the Henglian Hall, which is prepared for disciples who practice the Henglian technique.

"Climb Canglan Peak three times a day. Do not use the blood and energy in your body. Just rely on your physical strength. Then go to Henglian Palace and stay there for two hours..."

There are twelve hours in a day, and except for three hours for sleeping, the rest of the time is fully scheduled.

"If you want to endure the pain of the Nine Revolutions, you must start to increase the upper limit of the pain you can endure from now on. As for the techniques, you don't need to think too much about it now. When you have recovered from the five internal organs, you can consider practicing new techniques."

"Yes."

Lin Chen agreed.

Hua Qianwu noticed the disbelief on Lin Chen's face at first. He thought Lin Chen would hesitate and even bargain, but he didn't expect Lin Chen to agree directly.

"I mean that this series of training of yours must be carried out while wearing the armor. You cannot take it off." As if afraid that Lin Chen did not fully understand, Hua Qianwu explained again.

"Disciple understands and will wear the reverse scale armor."

From the moment he saw the first training on paper, Lin Chen never thought of taking off the armor.

"I will arrange for you to absorb a drop of dragon blood every three days. If you cannot complete the task, it will be postponed."

"Thank you, Dean."

Seeing that Lin Chen had no dissatisfaction or hesitation, Hua Qianwu thought of the time when he wrote to inform Lord Kong about this plan, and was worried that Lin Chen would have complaints. After all, what he arranged was just pure physical training, which was something that even martial artists would disdain.

Most martial artists who practice dirty fighting are unwilling to do it, let alone geniuses like Lin Chen.

As the dean of the martial arts academy, he has seen too many talented disciples. These talented disciples are willing to endure hardships as long as it can improve their strength. However, if they are asked to spend time on the most basic physical training, few of these talented disciples will be willing to do so.

The reason is simple. There is competition in the martial arts academy, and once the physical strength reaches a certain level, it is extremely difficult to continue to improve.

Instead of wasting time on this, it is better to spend time and energy on practicing skills and internal organs. The improvement of realm can bring about a rapid growth in strength.

And Lord Kong replied in his letter: "This little guy won't complain."

At first he didn't understand why Lord Kong was so sure, but now he understood.

"This little guy has a pure heart for martial arts, not just for temporary gains."

There was a look of relief in Hua Qianwu's eyes. No wonder Lord Kong was so optimistic about Lin Chen. He even wanted to review Lin Chen's training plan in the martial arts academy.

The Ministry of Military Affairs opened a communication channel specifically for Lin Chen. Any news about Lin Chen could be transmitted from Canglan Martial Academy to the Ministry of Military Affairs within three hours.

This kind of treatment is unprecedented.

Hua Qianwu naturally would not tell Lin Chen the inside story.

"Take this with you."

Hua Qianwu threw another pair of handcuffs and leg cuffs to Lin Chen. Lin Chen touched them and they were very light... and felt like plastic.

"This is a blood-locking cuff. It can lock the blood of a warrior and prevent your body from circulating blood instinctively."

When people reach their physical limits, especially warriors, they will instinctively circulate their qi and blood. After putting on the blood-locking cuffs, unless Lin Chen actively circulates his qi and blood, the blood-locking cuffs will restrict the rapid circulation of Lin Chen's qi and blood.

After putting on the blood-locking handcuffs, Lin Chen also put an hourglass on his waist.

When the hourglass runs out, it represents one hour, and he has to go back and forth to Canglan Peak within one hour.

……

In the first hour, Lin Chen returned to the foot of the mountain with his clothes soaked.

The next hour, Lin Chen returned to the foot of the mountain, already out of breath.

On the third hour, when Lin Chen returned to the foot of the mountain, his feet were trembling slightly, visibly.

Hua Qianwu didn't give Lin Chen time to rest: "Let's go to Henglian Palace."

……

Henglian Hall.

The Henglian Hall of Canglan Martial Arts Academy is very large, with many branch courtyards inside.

[Muscle Extension Institute] [Bone Strengthening Institute] [Acupuncture Point Opening Institute]...

Each courtyard is designed to train different parts of the body, and Lin Chen stepped into the Tuojin Courtyard.

There are two copper walls in Tuojinyuan. As he stepped in, sixteen holes suddenly appeared in the copper wall. Copper locks shot out from the walls and instantly wrapped around his body like pythons.

Lin Chen frowned but did not resist. Soon he felt the ropes begin to heat up, and streams of heat flowed along the ropes into his body.

At the same time, a middle-aged man appeared in the yard.

"Good boy, you actually dare to seal your own blood and qi."

The middle-aged man saw Lin Chen tied up and hung up, and his face was ferocious: "Boy, experience the pain of split tendons."

As the middle-aged man finished speaking, the rope began to move, but not in one direction!
At this moment, Lin Chen felt as if his body was torn into dozens of pieces. He subconsciously wanted to circulate his qi and blood to resist, but the instantaneous pain in his hands and feet made him regain consciousness.

Unable to circulate Qi and blood.

The copper lock tore through his clothes. Without the scales covering his skin, the copper lock was directly embedded into his flesh. Lin Chen clenched his teeth tightly, and beads of sweat instantly slid down his forehead.

"Boy, this is just the beginning. If you can't bear it, just circulate your blood. Why do you have to endure this kind of pain?"

The middle-aged man was like a devil, seducing Lin Chen in his ear.

"You are a role model for Daliang martial arts students, a genius who has left his name on the Martial Arts Mountain seven times. Your body is already the strongest in the past three hundred years. There is no need to focus on this anymore."

"Go break through the realm, breed spiritual weapons, refine one more organ, and the increased strength will be equivalent to dozens of times your current strength. As long as others breed a trace of martial arts will, no matter how strong your body is, it will not be able to withstand it."

"Give up. Do you want people to say that you, the genius who once left your name on the Wudao Mountain seven times, have gradually fallen into decline in the Wuyuan and become just like everyone else?"

Lin Chen looked at the approaching middle-aged man and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: "Teacher, your mouth has bad breath."

After saying that, Lin Chen closed his eyes.

"Do I have bad breath?"

The middle-aged man was angry: "Good boy, let's see whether my mouth stinks first or your body stinks first."

The eighteen copper locks were pulled in different directions again, and at the same time each copper lock was constantly twisting.

"what!"

Lin Chen’s eyes widened and he roared towards the sky.

"Can't bear it? If you can't bear it, then circulate your Qi and blood. What kind of warrior would seal his own Qi and blood? Do you have to rely on your flesh to fight your opponent in battle?"

The middle-aged man spoke again, but the only response he got was Lin Chen's bloodshot eyes.

"You are such a fool, just bear with it here."

The middle-aged man disappeared, but the copper lock still tightly wrapped around Lin Chen, twisting every thirty breaths...

With every twist, Lin Chen would roar in pain, but he never gave up and didn't even use his title.

……

The main hall of the palace.

The middle-aged man looked at Hua Qianwu standing in the hall and couldn't help but said, "Dean, what kind of poison did you put on Lin Chen that made this kid choose to seal his own blood and qi."

"I didn't put a curse on him. This was his own choice." Hua Qianwu responded calmly.

"This kid is a tough guy. He doesn't use his internal energy and blood, but simply relies on his body to endure this pain...tsk tsk tsk tsk...If this kid can persist in going through the three hospitals, then I will be convinced."

As the person in charge of the Henglian Hall, the middle-aged man had seen countless Henglian geniuses. Anyone who practiced the Henglian technique was able to endure hardships, and their body's ability to endure pain far exceeded that of ordinary warriors.

But this was the first time he had met someone like Lin Chen.

The words of giving up that he had just said to Lin Chen were what he habitually said to the disciples who came to visit him, but he was not just trying to tempt Lin Chen to give up, these words also reflected his true thoughts.

Lin Chen's physical strength is already very high, so there is little point in further improving it.

However, Lin Chen was taught by the dean himself, so even though he had doubts in his heart, he did not ask.

"When the tendon splitting is finished, take him to the Bone Forging Institute."

Hearing Hua Qianwu's words, the middle-aged man was stunned: "Don't you want to take a break?"

"Need not."

Hua Qianwu shook his head and chose the Nine-turn True Blood Internal Medicine. This was only the first level. If he couldn't even hold on to this, it would be hard to pass the Sixth Level...

The middle-aged man's pupils shrank. If he was not sure that Lin Chen was recruited by the martial arts academy with thirty drops of real dragon blood, he would have suspected that the dean had some grudge with Lin Chen's elders and was taking the opportunity to torture Lin Chen to vent his anger.

This is treating Lin Chen as a Zheng citizen.

Half an hour later, the copper lock loosened and Lin Chen fell back to the ground. The moment his feet touched the ground, Lin Chen couldn't help but stagger and almost lost his balance.

"Come with me."

The middle-aged man reappeared in the yard, glanced at Lin Chen, and walked forward on his own.

Lin Chen took a deep breath, and without hesitation, he limped behind the middle-aged man and soon arrived at the second yard.

【Bone Forging Institute】

Unlike the two copper walls of the Fenjin Courtyard, there are copper tripods in the Bone Forging Courtyard. The tripods are all tied with chains and are three feet above the ground. At the same time, there is a raging fire burning underneath these tripods.

"Boy, think carefully. If you don't circulate your Qi and blood, you will be burned to death if you enter this cauldron."

Lin Chen said nothing, but just limped towards the bronze tripod. But when he stood in front of the tripod, he suddenly stopped and looked back at the middle-aged man.

"Change your mind?" The middle-aged man's eyes lit up: "I told you to give up a long time ago."

"Please give me the ladder, Master. I don't have the strength to get into the bronze tripod."

Middle-aged man: ...

The next moment, the middle-aged man picked up Lin Chen and threw him into the bronze tripod like a chicken. After the bronze lid was closed, Lin Chen could only see his situation through the faint light coming in through dozens of holes around the tripod.

Boom!
The next moment, there was a deafening sound like thunder exploding, and Lin Chen felt as if his eardrums were pierced at this moment.

Outside, someone is banging the bronze tripod!

"Isn't it a fire?"

Lin Chen originally thought that this level would be about fire, but he didn't expect it to be about hammering.

"The bronze tripod has 108 holes, corresponding to the 108 main bones in your body. Enjoy it, kid."

The middle-aged man's voice was heard, and the next moment the holes around the bronze tripod were blocked one by one, leaving only one.

Boom!
After three breaths, the sound started again.

Lin Chen's body trembled, his spine made a sound of shattering jade, and a stream of blood surged up in his throat, and he couldn't help but overflow from the corner of his mouth.

"This sound is like a hammer hitting a stone..."

Lin Chen's pupils suddenly shrank. He thought of the Thousand Hammers Diagram. The difference was that the Thousand Hammers Diagram targeted the whole body, while this sound was only targeted at his spine.

This kind of pain is specifically targeted at one place, which amplifies the pain!

And this is just the beginning…

One hundred and eight bones, one hundred and eight times...

"Dean, you are really not afraid that Lin Chen will become disabled."

Zhang Qifeng couldn't help it. Even if he was a disciple who practiced horizontal training, it was rare for him to do this for the first time. One hundred and eight times...

"I have already prepared some elixirs for him. As long as he is still alive, he will be fine."

The corner of Zhang Qifeng's mouth twitched. The dean was so cold and heartless. As the master of the Henglian Palace, he had seen many miserable conditions of his disciples, but this was the first time he felt that Lin Chen was really miserable.

……

An hour later, Zhang Qifeng opened the bronze tripod and looked down. When he saw Lin Chen looking up, there was disbelief in his eyes.

This kid hasn't fainted yet?
"Boy, why don't you just pass out."

Zhang Qifeng blinked and sent a rare message to Lin Chen. This time he was not trying to tempt Lin Chen to give up, but was simply considering Lin Chen's situation.

After going through the three academies, a normal warrior would be skinned alive if not killed.

Without circulating Qi and blood... ever since the establishment of the Henglian Hall in the Martial Arts Academy, no disciple has been able to persist.

"Thanks for your teaching, I can still hold on."

Lin Chen forced a smile, but his face was covered in blood and his body was a little deformed, so this smile was more creepy than crying.

Zhang Qifeng didn't say anything else and took Lin Chen out of the bronze tripod. This time he didn't let Lin Chen walk by himself, but carried Lin Chen to the third villa.

Open the cave!

This time Lin Chen didn't have to stand, Zhang Qifeng directly threw him on a bed.

It is called a bed, but it is actually just two ropes with a hollow bottom.

There was a box next to the bed.

Zhang Qifeng opened the box, and many silver needles were shining coldly.

"Boy, I won't ask you if you give up or not."

Zhang Qifeng spread out his five fingers, and four silver needles were pinched on his fingertips, which he quickly and accurately inserted into the acupoints on Lin Chen's body.

Twenty-four acupoints, seventy-two hidden acupoints, a total of ninety-six silver needles were inserted all over Lin Chen's body.

These silver needles were extremely long, and each of them had a groove on it. Zhang Qifeng clapped his right hand in the air, and a gust of palm wind blew, causing all the silver needles to tremble.

"Um…………"

Lin Chen opened his mouth slightly, veins bulged all over his body, he wanted to say something, but no word came out.

"Boy, if you can't hold on, just shake your head. This is just the beginning. There is cold marrow fluid in the needle. That's the real pain."

Zhang Qifeng reminded Lin Chen, and seeing that Lin Chen did not shake his head, he said no more. He sighed lightly and started snapping his fingers on the silver needles.

With every flick of his fingers, the silver needle not only trembled, but the green liquid in the groove seeped into the acupoint along the needle tip. Lin Chen's whole body began to tremble uncontrollably, and his hands seemed to want to clench into fists, but he found that he had no strength at all.

The fire needle pierces the acupoints, and the cold marrow enters the body.

The transformation from ice to fire is unbearable even for gods.

This was the first time that Zhang Qifeng felt sympathy for a disciple.

Why bother!
Suffering like this won't improve your strength much...

[Activate the medicine jar...]

At the moment when he could no longer bear the pain, Lin Chen finally activated the title.

His body has reached its limit!

The moment the title was activated, Lin Chen only felt a cool feeling in his mind, and the pain began to subside.

Lin Chen knew clearly that it was not that his physical pain had decreased, but that his perception of pain had decreased.

……

Half an hour later.

Zhang Qifeng pulled out the needle and looked at Lin Chen: "You must have grown up in hardship."

It can seal the Qi and blood, separate the tendons, strengthen the bones, and open the acupoints... After doing all this, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, and if someone else told him that there were people who could hold on, even if it was the dean, he would have dared to spit at him.

Lin Chen smiled weakly and didn't reply. He really had no strength left.

[Medicine Jar Body] does not make the pain he suffers disappear, but only reduces the pain to the limit he can bear.

[Body Tempering: 2.76]

I looked at the panel and it increased by 0.01.

It was worth all the hardships he had endured along the way.

Leaving Henglian Palace is not the end for Lin Chen.

The servants of the Wu Academy had already prepared a medicinal bath in his yard, and he still needed to soak in the bath for an hour.

The medicinal bath ended and the sky gradually darkened.

Next, Lin Chen needs to continue practicing the Wind and Cloud Palm and the Wild Wind Kick, and copy the "Happy Ascension Post".

In the dead of night!

A figure came out of the villa and headed straight to the top of Canglan Peak.

That night, disciples not far from Canglan Peak vaguely heard the sound of wolves howling.