Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 94: Hearing about the Entry Level for the First Time, the Boy Chooses the Extreme Path (Additional Update)

One foot steps into the product!

Lin Chen's pupils shrank slightly, but this alone was not enough to attract him.

You have the destiny of "everything will come naturally", there is no bottleneck, and it is only a matter of time before you achieve success.

Unless, entering the realm is not as simple as you imagined, and it is not just a bottleneck in the realm.

"In the past ten years, there have been no less than a hundred warriors in Poyang County who have perfected their internal organs, but less than one in ten have been able to enter the rank level in the end."

Su Lingchuan's eyes sparkled as he continued, "The three realms of body building, nourishing Qi, opening the orifices, and training the internal organs, are already the limits of tapping into the human body's potential. Without special circumstances, after training the internal organs, the physical body can no longer be improved. To advance from training the internal organs to entering the realm of quality, it is no longer a breakthrough in physical strength."

"In the past ten years, Poyang County has produced more than a hundred martial artists who have mastered the art of internal organ training, but less than one in ten have been able to enter the rank stage. This is because from internal organ training to entering the rank stage, any rare birds or elixirs that replenish qi and blood are useless. To take this step, one must muster the will of martial arts."

Martial arts will?

Lin Chen's eyelids drooped and he thought of the scroll.

"Each of the eight martial arts schools has a set of entry-level skills. You should know the difference between entry-level skills and ordinary skills even if I don't tell you. The entry-level skills can burst out power that is several times greater than the power itself. It has the word "quality" in it. The skills inherently contain the will of martial arts."

"There are many ways for warriors to gather their martial arts will. The most common way is to use "weapons" as embryos, aligning oneself with the weapon's spirit, and using the weapon's spirituality to stimulate the martial arts will in one fell swoop. This is the path that most warriors take to enter the martial arts realm, including this official."

Hearing Lord Su's words, Lin Chen thought of the time when Master Kong took him to see Master Zeng. Master Zeng was holding a horizontal sword, and Master Kong also said at that time that Master Zeng was comprehending the spirit of the sword.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Chen asked again: "Sir, are there very few warriors on this road?"

Su Lingchuan looked at Lin Chen with a sharp gaze: "I can only tell you that one hundred and thirty years ago, there was only one martial arts school in Poyang County, and all students had to practice three techniques. The number of martial artists who practiced internal organs was extremely rare, but as long as you stepped into the practice of internal organs, you would have one foot in the realm of high quality."

Such a high entry ratio?

There was a look of surprise on Lin Chen's face. This so-called extreme training path was the path that warriors had to take a hundred years ago.

"One hundred and thirty-five years ago, Master Su of the Martial Arts Department created another way to enter the rank, which is to use weapons to condense the will of martial arts. Since then, the martial arts halls in various counties have begun to change. The Poyang County Martial Arts Hall was also divided into eight, and it has the current structure."

"Since the change, the number of our Daliang practitioners of dirty martial arts has increased dramatically, but the proportion of those who can enter the rank has decreased."

After hearing this, Lin Chen already had an idea in his mind.

The path to entry created by Grandmaster Su has reduced the difficulty for warriors to open their minds and train their internal organs in the early stages, resulting in a significant increase in the number of warriors who train their internal organs. Even if the proportion is reduced, as long as the base number of the former is large enough, the number of warriors who will eventually enter the realm of martial arts will still be more than before.

"Sir, are there any differences between the two different cultivation routes after entering the realm of cultivation?"

"Those who use weapons to condense their martial arts will, if they want to continue to improve on the road of martial arts, need to constantly upgrade the rank of their weapons and collect many precious materials. Once they reach the limit of their skills, they will not need to collect weapon materials for the rest of their martial arts journey."

Su Lingchuan knew what Lin Chen was concerned about, because he had asked his teacher this question before. He continued, "The difference in strength depends on the individual. If the weapon of an entry-level warrior is strong enough, he can also be invincible at the same level."

The word "also" says it all.

Lin Chen heard the hidden meaning of Lord Su. For a warrior who enters the realm of weapons, the strength depends on the grade of the weapons. However, for a warrior who takes the path of practicing martial arts to the extreme, he will be invincible in the same realm without weapons.

"It seems that the path of extreme martial arts is more suitable for me."

Lin Chen had made up his mind. This decision was not made out of blind self-confidence, but precisely because of his own weaknesses, he decided to choose this path.

To rank weapons, one needs to breed them, collect materials, and upgrade the rank of the weapons. The children of the rich and powerful have money and connections, and they have an advantage over oneself in collecting materials.

No matter it is your destiny of "Everything will come naturally" or the title that may be updated later, it all affects yourself.

It really is true that the poor rely on mutation, while the rich rely on technology.

This principle applies throughout the ages and even in other worlds.

"Sir, I want to follow the path of extreme martial arts."

Lin Chen is not an indecisive person. Now that he has analyzed the pros and cons, he gave an answer.

"it is good!"

Su Lingchuan stroked his beard and said, "I will greet the Zhenyue Martial Arts School, you can go there by yourself."

"Thank you, sir."

Su Lingchuan then encouraged Lin Chen a few more words. Lin Chen said goodbye and walked out of the lobby. There was a servant waiting at the door, who led him to the treasure house of the martial arts institute.

Four hundred taels of silver notes and two Tongqiao pills!
This was his reward for winning first place in this competition. According to the people from the Military Affairs Office, two hundred taels of silver were the reward given to him by the government.

He has a huge sum of money!
Walking out of the Wuzheng Office, Lin Chen's mouth curled up. He got two hundred and seventy taels from Zhou San. Excluding the money he returned to his junior brother Lu and the other two, the total amount of silver he had on him now was six hundred and twenty taels. Add to that the rewards from the martial arts hall and the value of these two Tongqiao Pills, and he was definitely a millionaire with a fortune of one thousand taels.

What does one thousand taels of silver mean in Poyang County?
You can buy a two-story house in any area of the city, keep a few maids, own dozens of acres of fertile land, and live a leisurely and comfortable life as a landlord.

But if he were to use the money to practice martial arts, the thousand taels of silver would only be enough for him to reach the awakening stage.

Martial arts is a veritable den of money.

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After leaving the Wuzheng Office, Lin Chen went straight back to Jingshui Martial Arts School.

"There is also the concept of the Ultimate Martial Arts Path?"

In Zeng Qingyao's courtyard of Jingshui Martial Arts School, Kong Yinglei's eyes widened after listening to Lin Chen's story. She had no idea that there was such a way to practice martial arts.

When she first entered the martial arts school, the instructor and the owner didn't tell her about it.

Zeng Qingyao looked at Lin Chen thoughtfully, "Martial artists a hundred years ago did take this path, but the reason why it has changed now is because this path is too difficult. Junior sister, you don't know this because you haven't been able to perfect the Water Cloud Palm in the three years you have been in the martial arts hall."

Kong Yinglei was deeply shocked. She felt that someone like her who had a poor understanding of martial arts was not worthy of knowing it.

"If you have only perfected Qingfeng Palm, this hall master would not approve of you taking this path. However, you have perfected Qingfeng Palm, and your comprehension of Shuiyun Palm is not bad either. It is very likely that your comprehension of all the skills is very high. You can try this path. If you feel that it is not feasible, you can give up. The Wuzhengsi will back you up."

"I think so too. If this is really impossible, then I will give up."

Lin Chen nodded. He had a panel, and he could see his progress in Iron Bone Skill. If he was not making fast progress in Iron Bone Skill, the worst that could happen was that he would just give up and wait for someone from the Military Affairs Department to come in three months.

"As for Lord Su's announcement of your relationship with Yu Yongnian as a master and disciple in all the major martial arts halls in the city, the benefit is that once it is set as a model, no one in Poyang County will dare to target you again. Otherwise, it would be a slap in the face of the Wuzheng Office."

"The disadvantages are also obvious. From now on, your every move will be under the attention of others. To a certain extent, you will represent the image of the students in Poyang County. If you can accept this, this matter will be handed over to your instructor to handle it and obtain enough benefits for you from the Wuzheng Institute."

When Lin Chen heard Master Zeng mention that his teacher was trying to gain benefits for him, his expression became a little strange. Given the teacher's personality, he might not be able to lose face.

However, after making eye contact with his master, Lin Chen suddenly realized that what Master Zeng was talking about was not the instructor, but the master's wife.

The master's wife was originally an inspector of the Military Administration Office. She was well versed in the ways of officialdom and knew how much benefit she should strive for herself.

Seeing that Lin Chen understood what she meant, Zeng Qingyao smiled and said, "You won first place in this competition. You will spread the reputation of Shuiyun Martial Arts School and be rewarded with 100 taels of silver and three bottles of Zhiqiao Pills."

Martial arts schools are not allowed to reward students privately. The premise of this red line is that the students fail to meet the martial arts school's assessment targets.

But since Lin Chen got first place, it was reasonable and legal for the martial arts school to give him a reward, and Zeng Qingyao believed that if the martial arts school reported it, Lord Su would definitely approve it.

After all, Lord Su also needs Lin Chen's cooperation to increase his political achievements.

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After bidding farewell to the two gym masters, Lin Chen left the gym directly and headed to the east area of the city, to his master's wife's residence.

Shu Mansion. In the study, Huaer was working on the painting while Lin Chen was writing a letter to his teacher.

In the letter, he mentioned his first place in the competition, his affairs with Qingfeng Martial Arts School, and his decision to pursue the ultimate path of martial arts.

Lin Chen had nothing to hide from his instructor, including writing down the reasons why he chose the extreme path of martial arts.

It just didn't mention the fate and title, but made an analysis based on one's own weaknesses and strengths, and finally chose this path.

Finally, Lin Chen also wrote down Master Zeng’s suggestion.

[I don't know the pros and cons of this matter. My master's wife once worked at the Military Administration Office. Instructor, why don't you ask my master's wife for any good suggestions...]

Put pen to paper, put it in an envelope, and get a mud stamp on it.

"Sister Huaer, where is the teacher now?"

Lin Chen was a little curious. There was one bad thing about Daliang's letter. There was no sender's address on it. He couldn't tell where the teacher was from the envelope.

"Mr. Yu and Miss are in Huizhou Prefecture now."

"Huizhou Prefecture?"

Huizhou Prefecture next to Rao Prefecture?

Lin Chen didn't expect that the instructor would actually go to Huizhou Prefecture. Is it that Huizhou Prefecture has materials suitable for the instructor to cultivate the spirituality of weapons?

After giving the letter to Huaer and asking her to help mail it, Lin Chen left Shu Mansion and returned to Jingshui Martial Arts School.

After returning to his dormitory, Lin Chen focused all his attention and continued to practice Qingfeng Palm and Shuiyun Palm.

Even if one wants to follow the path of extreme martial arts, one must first open the eighth acupoint. The blessing of the perfect opening of the acupoint by the Qingfeng Palm cannot be wasted.

Three days later!

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Awakening Realm (8/24): (1/100)]

[Qingfeng Palm: Perfection]

[Water Cloud Palm: Great Mastery (0/1)]

Eight points of enlightenment!
Looking at the data on the panel, Lin Chen was very satisfied.

To open an acupoint in three days, this speed should shock a lot of people.

Unfortunately, the blessing of the perfect practice progress of Qingfeng Palm will end today. With the opening of the remaining acupoints, Qingfeng Palm will no longer be of much help.

"It's time to go to Zhenyue Martial Arts Hall."

Lin Chen had just left the dormitory and had not yet walked out of the dormitory area when he met Senior Sister Jiang.

Senior Sister Jiang, carrying a bag, also walked out from another bluestone path in the dormitory.

Their eyes met, and Lin Chen had a puzzled look on his face: "Senior Sister Jiang, what are you doing?"

"Junior Brother Lin, I am going to leave the martial arts hall and go to Rao Mansion."

Facing Lin Chen, Jiang Qing did not hide the fact that she was ready to leave Jingshui Martial Arts School.

She had joined Jingshui Martial Arts School because of the Water Cloud Palm, and she had also made an agreement with the school owner that the school owner would teach her the Water Cloud Palm, and she would help Jingshui Martial Arts School win first place in the competition.

"With Junior Brother Lin here, there's no need for me to take action at the martial arts gym. No one will be able to compete with you for first place in the competition three months later."

Jiang Qing said this after careful consideration and it was not just a casual compliment.

Three months is neither a short nor a long time. It is unlikely that Fei Hong and others from other martial arts schools can perfect their skills within three months.

As for the realm of martial arts, Junior Brother Lin received a lot of rewards this time. At least he will not lack resources for cultivation in the next six months, and his realm will not fall behind.

Lin Chen didn't know what to say. He and Senior Sister Jiang were familiar with each other, but it didn't seem like they had a particularly good relationship.

Since that Wednesday incident, Senior Sister Jiang treated me no differently than she treated the other junior sisters.

Having lived two lives, Lin Chen naturally would not boast that Senior Sister Jiang helped him deal with Zhou San because she had any intentions towards him.

She is looking at me, she is interested in me!
This kind of cognition of the three major illusions in life will never happen to him.

"Junior brother, I wish you great success in your mission at Rao Mansion and a smooth journey in martial arts." After thinking for a while, Lin Chen clasped his fists and said.

"Junior Brother Lin, it won't be long before we meet again at Rao Mansion."

Jiang Qing blinked a few times. Junior Brother Lin has now reached the genius requirements of the Military Administration Department and will go to the Military Administration Department of Rao Mansion in a few months.

"I'll need Senior Sister to take good care of you then."

"Easy to say!"

Jiang Qing was very free and easy, with her hair fluttering in the wind. She didn't say much to Lin Chen. After saying something, she walked away with a tall figure.

After watching Senior Sister Jiang leave, Lin Chen also walked out of the martial arts hall and headed towards the Zhenyue Martial Arts Hall.

Zhenyue Martial Arts School!

When Lin Chen appeared at Zhenyue Martial Arts School, he happened to meet Fu Ang and several students from Zhenyue Martial Arts School walking from the other side of the street.

The few of them looked at each other, with surprise in their eyes.

“Lin…Senior Brother Lin!”

When Fu Ang saw Lin Chen, his expression was extremely complicated, three parts resentment, three parts fear, and one part of body trembling.

"Brother Fu!"

Seeing an acquaintance, Lin Chen smiled. Having an acquaintance leading the way saved him the trouble of notifying and waiting.

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A quarter of an hour later, Fu Ang walked out of his own inn's yard, looked at Lin Chen beside him, and felt that his brain was not enough.

Lin Chen actually came here to learn Iron Bone Kung Fu, but isn’t Lin Chen a disciple of Jingshui Martial Arts School?
The owner actually agreed?

Lin Chen has joined his own martial arts school?

From Qingfeng Martial Arts School to Jingshui Martial Arts School and then to Zhenyue Martial Arts School, these are definitely three surnames...

No, this is called water flows to low places and people go to high places.

Senior Brother Lin should have understood a truth: horizontal training is the most powerful method.

He gave up his evil ways and joined their Zhenyue Martial Arts School.

PS: After the climax, it takes several chapters to transition. What needs to be explained must be explained. It cannot be illogical just for the sake of pursuing pleasure. Please don't keep reading. I beg you to give me a monthly ticket, please.

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