Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 65: Qingfeng Palm

Wu Garden.

In the courtyard where I lived yesterday.

After fighting with Guo Xuesong, Lin Chen did not continue fighting in the ring, but returned to the courtyard.

He was feeling a little complicated at the moment, and for the first time he did not start practicing right away.

Standing in the courtyard, the evening breeze blew his hair, but it could not blow away his mood at the moment.

Although the battle with that person ended with the opponent admitting defeat, those scenes kept flashing in his mind like a kaleidoscope.

The opponent fought to the end, and even with his fierce moves, he could not hide his fatigue. His hands were trembling slightly due to the decline of qi and blood and lack of strength. And when he finally opened his mouth to admit defeat, there was reluctance and loneliness in his eyes.

Instructor Yu once said that he could kill an eighty-year-old entry-level warrior with a single punch.

This gave him some vague idea of the decline of a warrior's energy and blood, but it was not until he personally fought with this type of warrior that he understood the cruelty of it.

Who in the world doesn’t have gray hair?
I am in my prime now, but if I wait until my energy and blood are declining and I have to watch my strength slip away from my fingertips like quicksand, will I be able to accept this helplessness?
Time seemed to stand still, and Lin Chen just stood there quietly.

After ten breaths.

Lin Chen suddenly burst out laughing and slapped a ginkgo tree next to him.

"I'm having a seizure!"

You are young and in the prime of your life, why bother thinking about old age?
He is now at the age when Fen Tu was a marquis. As for the decline of his energy and blood, he is still far from that age.

If you don’t want your Qi and blood to deplete, you must continue to become stronger and stronger.

If you are not a rank, you can only last until you are 40 years old. If you are a rank 9, you can last until you are 50 years old. Then you can go to rank 8, rank 7, rank 6...

Then keep climbing!

As long as my strength improves fast enough, the decline of Qi and blood will not be able to catch up.

Your destiny is in your hands!

As long as you can obtain martial arts resources, you won't have the problem of qi and blood depletion.

To dispel these decadent emotions, Lin Chen closed his eyes and began to review today's battles in his mind, especially the last battle with Guo Xuesong, when the other party performed the Qingfeng Palm.

Every detail, every violent blow of the palm wind, was infinitely magnified in his mind.

The strong wind knows the strong grass.

Strong grass brings vitality.

The Qingfeng Palm may seem gentle, like a spring breeze, but it actually contains vigorous vitality and can break through strong and sharp obstacles invisibly.

After a few breaths, Lin Chen practiced palm exercises under the moon again.

Over and over again.

The palm wind also changed from a whistling sound to a storm-like cutting sound, sharp and tearing, which made people shiver.

boom!
He slapped a big tree next to him with one hand, and the tree stopped shaking. This time, a crack appeared directly on the tree trunk where his palm touched, and it was as smooth as if it had been cut by a knife.

The palm wind is like a knife, and listening to it is like a storm.

This is the sign of Qingfeng Palm's great success.

Tonight, the young man, with the moon as his companion, strives to understand the true meaning of the palm technique.

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Early next morning.

"panel!"

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Awakening Realm (4/24): (50/100)]

[Qingfeng Palm: Great Mastery (0/1)]

[Water Cloud Palm: Mastery (2/10)]

Seeing the data on the panel, Lin Chen fell into deep thought.

The realm here actually increased by 15 points in one night, 5 points more than before.

Is this the bonus brought by mastering the Qingfeng Palm?
Originally, my Qingfeng Palm had achieved minor success, with a daily progress of 10 points. Last night, it increased by 15 points. The only change in my past two days was that my Qingfeng Palm had reached major success yesterday.

The proficiency of the technique affects the speed of realm growth.

Lin Chen had already realized this, but he didn't expect the impact to be so great.

If I continue with the current progress, I might have a chance to enter the Six Apertures before the competition.

"The Qingfeng Palm's progress bar from great success to perfection is only 1 point. This means that at the great success stage, it is no longer useful to just practice. You either have an epiphany or you will be stuck here forever."

[Qingfeng Palm: Great Mastery (0/1)]

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"Looking for a great opponent?"

Hearing that Lin Chen had changed the challenge requirements, Yan Hean's mouth opened slightly. So Lin Chen had mastered the Qingfeng Palm last night?
How many days have passed?
Qingfeng Martial Arts School is likely to lose all face this time.

Yan Hean could imagine what the expressions of everyone from the owner to the instructors of Qingfeng Martial Arts School would be like when Lin Chen performed his mastery of the Qingfeng Palm in a martial arts competition.

No, he must watch this year's martial arts competition live.

"It may be difficult to find a martial artist who has reached the highest level of success." Yan Hean collected his thoughts, looked at Lin Chen, and explained, "Since Master Lin has reached the highest level of success, if he needs to improve his combat skills, he might as well go to the arena."

After mastering the skills, there is no point in learning from each other.

The final step from great success to perfection can only be achieved through enlightenment.

"Yes." Lin Chen nodded and clasped his fists towards the other party: "Thank you for taking care of me these days."

Yan Hean watched Lin Chen leave with a smile, then turned and headed for the backyard.

"Elder, I have something to report."

Still in the same courtyard, the woman listened to Yan Hean's report, her eyes wandering, her slender hands stroking a jade pendant. After a while, the woman raised her eyes and said, "Put him on the observation list!"

Yan Hean's pupils shrank. It seemed that Lin Chen had caught the elder's eye. Being included in the observation list was like having an extra amulet.

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Wuyuan Arena!

Lin Chen watched for a while, but had no intention of going on stage.

The second arena has now become a mask special show.

Almost all those who entered the ring wore masks, but none of them had mastered the skills, so there was no need to challenge.

Instead, it was the fourth arena that attracted his attention.

On the fourth arena, a senior sister wearing a mask and performing Water Cloud Palm was fighting with an Eight Aperture Warrior, and she was not at a disadvantage.

"Wearing a mask, seven orifices... Could it be Senior Sister Jiang?"

If they were students from the old class, there would be no need for them to wear masks. However, among the new class of students at Jingshui Martial Arts School, only Senior Sister Jiang had reached the level of Seven Apertures.

The palm wind danced, and the sound of rippling water waves continued. This was the small success of the Shuiyun Palm.

"Senior Sister Jiang really doesn't give others a chance."

With the seventh acupoint opened and the Water Cloud Palm slightly accomplished, Lin Chen could imagine how many students would feel desperate during the martial arts competition at the beginning of next month.

After thirty moves, the opponent was defeated.

Seeing Senior Sister Jiang coming down from the arena and sitting quietly to rest, with no preparation for another challenge, Lin Chen prepared to leave. Now that he had mastered the Qingfeng Palm, the most important thing right now was to improve his realm, so there was no need to come to the Martial Garden anymore.

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Jingshui Martial Arts School.

"Is Qingfeng Palm fully developed?"

Kong Yinglei had become somewhat numb, and she felt that there was no need for her to be shocked.

"Disciple is lucky." Lin Chen said modestly.

"Luck?" Kong Yinglei curled her lips in disdain: "Don't imitate Senior Sister... the tone of the gym master. There is no such thing as luck in martial arts, especially when it comes to martial arts."

Lin Chen blinked and didn't respond.

"If you break through to the Great Mastery level, the martial arts hall will give you a fifty-tael silver reward. You can go to the Martial Arts Pavilion to claim it later."

"Fifty taels?"

Lin Chen was a little surprised. He now experienced the joy of being a top student in his previous life.

Not only does it cost nothing for a top student to study, he can also send money home. The money awarded by the school is higher than the annual salary of an ordinary office worker.

Unfortunately, martial arts requires constant spending of money.

"Don't think it's too little. The martial arts hall never thought that there would be a student who could master the skills in such a short time. The reward is 20 taels for a minor mastery within three months, and 50 taels for a major mastery within six months."

Kong Yinglei was surprised to see Lin Chen and thought that Lin Chen complained that the reward was too little.

In terms of progress, Lin Chen reached the Great Success in such a short time, which was only thirty taels more than the Small Success. The reward was indeed a bit small, but the problem also lay in the fact that the martial arts school had never established a reward system for achieving the Great Success in three months.

There is no point in setting a reward that no one can get.

The skills will be perfected within half a year, and someone with this skill can emerge after a few years.

Regarding this year's Jiang Qing, she and her senior sister predicted that it would be no problem for her to master the Water Cloud Palm within half a year. However, the reason why Jiang Qing came to Jingshui Martial Arts School was to choose a martial art that best suited her, with the goal of achieving perfection in the martial art within half a year.

Jiang Qing, like Lin Chen, has the same goal, both follow the genius method.

This was what her senior sister told her privately after Lin Chen left last time.

"Master Kong, I am very satisfied with this reward." Lin Chen knew that Master Kong had misunderstood him, so he explained and continued, "I have two doubts in my mind after practicing for so long."

"explain."

"After reaching the mastery level of Qingfeng Palm, I reached the minor success level, and now the major success level. I feel that as my proficiency in the technique increases, the speed of the blood circulation in my body is also increasing."

"Your feelings are correct."

Kong Yinglei nodded: "The proficiency in martial arts techniques is indeed helpful for realm breakthroughs, especially in the early stages, it is extremely helpful."

"Eight orifices in the upper body, eight orifices in the lower body. The higher the proficiency of the technique, the faster the breakthrough time will be with the same expenditure."

Seeing Lin Chen's puzzled expression, Kong Yinglei also reacted. It seemed that she had not explained too much about the awakening state to Lin Chen.

This was her negligence!

In fact, as students who are able to cultivate essence within a year, their family background is not bad. There will be elders in the family who have reached the awakening state. Many situations about the awakening state have been understood before entering the martial arts school.

She forgot that Lin Chen was just an ordinary fisherman's son, and it seemed that the instructor did not tell Lin Chen much before leaving.

"There are 24 acupoints in the human body, 12 each in the upper and lower body. Those who practice palm techniques and fist techniques will first open the eight acupoints in the upper body, while those who practice leg techniques like the Kuangfeng Martial Arts School will start with the eight acupoints in the lower body."

"When you practice Qingfeng Palm or Shuiyun Palm, the qi and blood will flow and impact the eight acupoints in the upper body. The more proficient you are in the technique, the faster the qi and blood will flow and the faster it will impact the acupoints."

Lin Chen nodded to show his understanding, and then asked: "Disciple is a little confused. If this is the case, then all the disciples in the martial arts hall can practice the skills first, and then slowly improve their realm later. Wouldn't it cost less money this way?"

"Not everyone is like you, who can go several months without eating beef in the martial arts hall."

Kong Yinglei checked the martial arts overview submitted by the martial arts hall to the Military Administration Institute regarding Lin Chen's martial arts training, which mentioned that Lin Chen did not start eating beef until three months later.

Lin Chen smiled bitterly, he was confused.

The students in the martial arts hall all know that they can save money by eating beef later, but few can resist it, let alone those students from wealthy families.

"Most students from ordinary families have average understanding of martial arts techniques."

Poyang County hasn't had a student like Lin Chen in decades.

PS: Let’s post both chapters at the same time. I will post both chapters at the same time next week in the early morning. It will be more fun to read this way and I can finish them all at once.

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