Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 60: Martial Arts: Striving to Be the First

Wuyuan!

Lin Chen, Lu Yongfeng, Zhao Jingchuan and Cheng Ying reunited again.

This time, it was Lin Chen who took the initiative to invite.

"My three junior brothers, I have an unwelcome request. I want to borrow some silver from you three junior brothers."

Still in the Wuyuan courtyard owned by Zhao Jingchuan's elder, Lin Chen did not waste time and told them the reason for inviting the three people.

He wanted to open the five orifices, and to be safe he needed three bottles of Zhiqiao Dan, but he did not have enough money.

Lin Chen had thought about asking other students to buy the Ziqiao Pills. For those who had only bought one bottle that month or had never bought the Ziqiao Pills, he could save money by asking them to buy them on their behalf.

But in the end, Lin Chen gave up the idea. The price of Ziqiao Dan outside is fifty taels per bottle. The students were already enjoying a discount, and the martial arts school would not allow students to do the same.

Some things, once done, cannot be hidden from others. If one's performance is mediocre and no one notices it, it's fine. But since one has chosen to fight in this martial arts competition and put oneself under the spotlight, one cannot leave any handle.

"To be honest with you, my three junior brothers, I want to give it a try in the martial arts competition next month."

After hearing what Lin Chen said, Lu Yongfeng and the other two had surprise on their faces. They were not surprised that Lin Chen wanted to borrow money, but they were surprised that Lin Chen actually had ideas about the martial arts competition next month.

"Brother Lin, I can take out twenty taels."

After a while, Zhao Jingchuan was the first to give an answer, and even took out a banknote on the spot: "Junior brother just bought the Zhiqiao Pill, and now this is all the money left."

"I can take out thirty taels." Lu Yongfeng followed closely and took out a silver note from his arms.

"Brother Lin, I cannot compare with Brother Zhao and Brother Lu, but if Brother Lin needs it, I can also gather twenty taels."

Cheng Ying took out a ten-liang silver note, and the rest was some small change, but it added up to almost ten liang.

"Thank you three brothers. I will definitely return it within three months."

Lin Chen was also somewhat touched. Seventy taels of silver was already a considerable sum of money.

"Brother Lin, if you have any ideas about the martial arts competition next month, you should know the competitors of each martial arts school in advance. The strongest brother Chu in our Yunyin martial arts school has already opened his six orifices."

Zhao Jingchuan is going to be an insider.

He did not have a close relationship with his fellow disciples in the martial arts school. The martial arts school was even more exclusive than the martial arts hall. The students from the county looked down on those who came from the martial arts hall in the town.

In his heart, Senior Brother Chu was just his senior brother in name only, and only Senior Brother Lin was the senior brother he truly recognized.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Zhao. The instructor of the martial arts school has already given me the realm status of the new students of each martial arts school."

Seeing that Junior Brother Lu and Junior Brother Cheng were about to speak up and act as an insider, Lin Chen waved his hand to stop them. The martial arts school would provide the realm information. Junior Brother Lu and the others told him about the situation of their respective martial arts schools. If this were to get out, it would easily bring trouble to themselves.

After hearing Lin Chen's words, Lu Yongfeng and Cheng Ying swallowed back the words that were about to come out of their mouths. The three of them looked at each other and made another judgment in their minds.

It seems that the instructor at Jingshui Martial Arts School also thinks that Senior Brother Lin has a chance to win a good place in next month's martial arts competition.

Only when the martial arts instructors feel there is an opportunity will they provide information about the various martial arts schools. The three of them have never learned about the realm of students in other martial arts schools from their instructors.

"If Senior Brother Lin can make it into the top ten this time, it will be extremely exciting news for all the martial arts students in our town. It will also let the students in the city know that those in our town are not bad either."

Zhao Jingchuan spoke with a smile. When Senior Brother Lin asked him to borrow money to prepare for the martial arts competition next month, he had already made up his mind.

Senior Brother Lin must be confident and is definitely not arrogant.

After the martial arts hall was closed, he carefully recalled all of Brother Lin's performance in the martial arts hall and found that Brother Lin took every step very steadily.

Lin Chen felt relieved after borrowing the money.

It would take a month and a breakthrough of two points in a row to have a chance to win the martial arts competition. The reason why he wanted to borrow money from Zhao Jingchuan and others was to be on the safe side.

Buy three bottles of Ziqiao Dan, and change the dosage from one pill every three days to one pill every day.

Lin Chen had calculated that after he had mastered the Qingfeng Palm, his blood circulation would be faster and he could absorb the Zhiqiao Pills better. With two bottles of Zhiqiao Pills, there would be absolutely no problem in opening two orifices.

The reason for having an extra bottle is to be on the safe side.

If he gets into the top ten, he will not only get the Tongqiao Pill, but also a reward of one hundred taels of silver. Whether this is a good deal is not only worth it for him, but also for the students from other martial arts schools who have the opportunity to compete for the top ten.

The reason why students like Junior Brother Lu and his companions do not strive for the top ten is not because they are unaware of the generous rewards, but because they are afraid that if they invest a large amount of money and end up not making the top ten, all their efforts will be in vain, which will cause problems in their subsequent martial arts training.

Ordinary students can’t afford to take the risk!
"Let's continue sparring."

After the money borrowing matter was settled, Lin Chen, Lu Yongfeng and the other three continued to compete with each other. This was a must-do program for every gathering and also the main purpose of the gathering.

The ending was still the same as before, Lin Chen almost crushed Lu Yongfeng and the other two.

"Brother Lin, I now think that if you come to our martial arts school, you can also rank in the top three."

After Zhao Jingchuan was defeated, there was a look of palpitations on his face. The pressure that Senior Brother Lin's attack brought to him was not much different from those senior brothers in the martial arts hall who had five orifices.

Lu Yongfeng remained silent. At this moment, he made a decision that he should not target Senior Brother Lin anymore.

Otherwise, my martial arts spirit will collapse sooner or later.

The gap between him and Senior Brother Lin is getting bigger and bigger.

After the four of them finished their discussion, they left.

Lin Chen returned to Jingshui Martial Arts School, went to the Martial Arts Pavilion, and bought three bottles of Ziqiao Dan in one go.

One hundred and twenty taels of silver.

Lin Chen's hands were shaking as he handed over the banknote. It was the largest sum of money he had ever spent since coming to the other world.

In fact, from a safe point of view, he should not aim for the top ten, but develop steadily, survive the early and middle stages, accumulate money, and then make an effort in the late stages.

But when he learned about the genius rules from Master Zeng, he realized that the information given to him by Teacher Yu was wrong.

Teacher Yu once said that before becoming a rank official, money is the most important thing.

What martial arts schools value is the family background of their students, and the money in their family represents their potential.

This is not wrong, because the genius regulations of the Military Administration Department are too high, so high that no one in the entire Poyang County can meet them.

The Wuzheng Institute, including the Wuguan School, does not look at the potential of the students. It is not that they really do not care about talented students. It is just that the standard for genius is very high.

It is somewhat similar to the educational situation in the previous life. There are only two or three students in the entire city who are truly favored by the top universities, and there may not even be a single vacancy in a county.

The fact that the Military Administration Department set the standard for genius so high can only mean one thing: martial arts were extremely prosperous throughout the Liang Dynasty, and his own steady rise was simply not worthy of the attention of the truly important figures.

With his background, if he wanted to continue on the path of martial arts, it would not be safe to just reach the "genius" standard and enter the list of geniuses.

Because he is not the only genius like this.

In addition to comprehension, one cannot neglect too much in terms of realm.

Next month's competition is an opportunity. If you enter the top ten, you will get Tongqiao Dan and silver money as rewards, and then seek the rewards for the competition three months later.

Once you take a step back, you will fall back step by step. When your destiny starts to take effect, you can no longer be considered a genius.

Only if you stay at the forefront from the beginning, and wait until your destiny starts to take effect and then soar to the sky, can you catch the attention of the Military Administration Department.

Thinking back to my training in the martial arts hall, I realized how I had made a comeback in such a short period of time, from being at the bottom of the hall to being the first. In the eyes of the instructors and others, my performance was amazing.

But in the eyes of the Military Administration Institute and the martial arts school, he was just an ordinary student who was trying to cultivate his energy in the last month of the year.

Therefore, he must learn from Wu Tang’s lesson!
Don't give up any opportunity.

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One day, two days, the third day...

On this day, Lin Chen looked at his panel in a daze.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Awakening Realm (3/24): (30/100)]

[Qingfeng Palm: Minor Success (1/10)]

[Water Cloud Palm: Mastery (1/10)]

【Title: Black to the End】

[Fate: [Successful outcome]: In the realm of martial arts, perseverance, gradual progress, unstoppable momentum, no bottlenecks.]

There is a progress bar in the column behind the realm.

Seeing this progress bar, Lin Chen's eyes lit up. Another reason why he was able to persist in the martial arts hall in the early days was that he could see his own progress every day.

But after I got the idea, I don’t know why the progress bar disappeared.

"Disappeared and reappeared, is it related to my recent changes?"

Lin Chen rubbed his chin with his fingers. If there was one thing that changed him the most in the past few days, it was that he took a Zhiqiao Pill every day.

So, after the enlightenment, the realm was not shown, was it because the daily growth was too slow?

Now I take Ziqiao Pills every day, the growth rate of my Qi and blood has accelerated, and the progress bar appears again.

The appearance of the progress bar is a good thing for Lin Chen, and its importance is no less than that of the Ziqiao Pill.

With the progress bar, he can accurately analyze his martial arts training progress just like in the martial arts hall.

Which kind of poultry meat is most effective to eat? The mastery of Qingfeng Palm and Shuiyun Palm, what are the specific values of their addition to Qi and blood? One can even use this to infer the rate of growth after the great success stage.

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Two days later.

Lin Chen was shocked by his own progress in cultivation.

[Realm: Awakening Realm (3/24): (50/100)]

In two days, the progress bar increased by 20. According to this progress, he only needs five more days to reach the fourth orifice.

This speed has already surpassed that of Senior Sister Jiang.

"where is the problem?"

Lin Chen pondered for a while and came up with two guesses.

My first guess is that it would be easier to open the first few orifices, so I can open one orifice in ten days, and the difficulty will increase later.

There is another possibility, that the Qingfeng Palm, which he has mastered to a small extent, has accelerated the circulation of his qi and blood.

Perhaps both guesses are correct, and the reason why I can make such rapid progress is the combined effects of both.

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Two more days passed.

[Realm: Awakening Realm (3/24): (65/100)]

Looking at the realm progress on the panel, Lin Chen came to a conclusion in his mind.

Both a small degree of success and a mastery of a technique have a significant impact on the circulation of Qi and blood.

The day before yesterday, he did not practice Qingfeng Palm, but practiced Shuiyun Palm for a whole day. His progress only increased by 5 points. After practicing Qingfeng Palm yesterday, his progress recovered to 10 points.

"In that case, I will focus on Qingfeng Palm this month and put aside the practice of Shuiyun Palm for now."

PS: I am confused. I wrote about the fight between neighboring villages. Everyone thought it was okay, but the number of readers of those two chapters has dropped. Is it because I didn’t write it well enough? I rewrote it. If you want to read the new version, you can refresh chapters 54 and 55. It will not affect the subsequent reading.

(End of this chapter)