In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

Chapter 104 You're in trouble, I'm still young.

"I don't understand. Wouldn't it be better to continue training at the martial arts academy for three more years, and then show off our skills at the next martial arts examination?"

"Even if we wait another three years, he'll be no more than twenty years old. Why the rush?"

Not only Ji Baiying, but many others also felt they didn't understand.

In their view, Lu Yuan joining in this fun was simply asking for trouble.

In fact, the martial arts examination was even more dangerous than the military examination; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was tantamount to courting death.

"Lu Yuan, I know you're in a hurry, but you really don't need to rush to participate in the martial arts examination."

Chen Xiu, who had only one arm, turned to look at Lu Yuan with some surprise and advised, "Staying at the Martial Academy for three more years may not guarantee you the top spot in the next martial arts examination, but it will definitely make it easier for you to pass."

"Brother Chen Xiu is right. Anyway, you are still so young. Staying at the Martial Academy for three more years will only bring you more benefits than harm."

The others quickly echoed their agreement.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but I still want to try it this year!"

Lu Yuan said with a smile.

Perhaps for others, staying at the martial arts academy for three more years of training would indeed be entirely beneficial.

But for him, three years was far too long. Given his cultivation progress, he couldn't even imagine what level he would reach in three years.

Moreover, as his cultivation level rapidly increases, the resources he needs will inevitably increase, and he may even need rare resources that even the martial arts academy does not have. Only by contacting higher levels of martial arts can he continue to maintain a high-efficiency cultivation progress.

Most importantly, whether we continue to complete the Five Elements Vajra Body, or break through the limits of the Thunderclap Sword Technique and the Great Sun Sword Technique, we will need more corresponding Earth-grade, or even higher-grade, cultivation techniques.

In short, if he wants to grow faster, he must leave the Martial Academy as soon as possible and come into contact with a higher level of martial arts. Joining the Ziyang Sect or going to the capital would be better than staying in the Martial Academy.

"Jiang Ying, do you think he really has only average physical attributes?"

On the other side, Bai Xiaotang also looked at Lu Yuan with a strange expression.

"Does it matter whether someone has average physical attributes or not?"

Jiang Ying smiled slightly and replied.

Just as many people said, her innate physical constitution was flawed, destined to have no future, yet her cultivation progress surpassed that of Jin Wuming...

Murong Jue, Bai Xiaotang, and the other two were even better.

It's easy to imagine that Lu Yuan would feel the same way.

"The world is vast and full of wonders. Perhaps an average aptitude is indeed unimportant to him. What I'm more curious about is whether he has truly advanced to the seventh rank, and whether, like you, he has laid the foundation for becoming a Martial Saint?"

Bai Xiaotang nodded, then asked curiously.

"You're in big trouble!"

Jiang Ying suddenly looked at Bai Xiaotang with a strange expression and smiled.

"what?"

Bai Xiaotang was a little confused.

"You're so curious about him, could it be that you're attracted to him?"

Jiang Ying winked mischievously.

"You're talking nonsense! I didn't! Men only hinder my cultivation progress!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaotang was first taken aback, and then hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands repeatedly.

Then, she stared intently at Jiang Ying and asked, "Could it be that you've fallen for him yourself, and are afraid I'll compete with you for him?"

"I'm still young, I don't understand anything!"

Jiang Ying turned to look at Lu Yuan, smiling and revealing her two little tiger teeth.

Is it small?

Bai Xiaotang glanced at Jiang Ying's rather large area with a strange look in her eyes.

"Gentlemen, although this year's martial arts examination will still be held in Tianshui Prefecture, it will be very different. It will not only be more dangerous, but the competition will also be more intense."

At this moment, an elderly man with gray hair, accompanied by Jiao Lü and several other gentlemen, walked over quickly and then said directly to the crowd: "Because the other two prefectures not only have a large number of geniuses, but each has also produced a martial arts talent."

"Both Changping County and Shangwu County have produced a martial arts prodigy?"

As the old man finished speaking, almost everyone couldn't help but show surprise.

It should be noted that among these people, although there are several who are close to being martial talents and are extraordinary top-tier geniuses, there is not a single one who is a true martial talent.

Moreover, being close does not mean the gap is small. In fact, it can be said that the gap between an extraordinary top-tier genius and a martial arts talent is even greater than the gap between a first-class and a top-tier genius.

In the face of true martial arts masters, whether they are first-rate geniuses, top-tier geniuses, or even extraordinary top-tier geniuses, they are all just ordinary geniuses, with no significant difference between them.

Three years ago, their Anyang County Martial Academy produced a martial arts prodigy who easily overwhelmed many geniuses from the other two counties during the martial arts examination, leaving them breathless and deeply affected.

Unexpectedly, fortunes change, and this year it was their turn to suffer a double blow from the martial arts prodigy.

"Why am I so unlucky?"

Tang Yu, standing in the crowd, had an expression that was truly remarkable.

In the last martial arts examination, he could have ranked high on the list, but because a martial arts prodigy emerged, it was almost impossible for him to win the top spot again. He had no choice but to give up and continue to train at the martial arts academy for another three years.

Unexpectedly, despite having trained for three more years than others, his chances of winning first place in this year's martial arts examination were actually lower.

Because he not only encountered two martial arts talents again, but also two of them.

If there were a few more extraordinary top-tier geniuses, wouldn't it be difficult for him to even enter the top ten?

Why bother!

"What are your plans after passing the military examination?"

Jiang Ying nudged Lu Yuan and asked softly, "Do you want to go directly to the Ziyang Sect, or go to the capital to become an official?"

"I haven't decided yet."

Lu Yuan said directly.

"Don't you want to be an official?"

Jiang Ying blinked and asked again.

"Want to become an official?"

Lu Yuan's eyes flickered slightly.

No matter where you are, getting into the system and becoming an official is something many people dream of.

As the saying goes, all other professions are inferior, only being an official is superior.

Even in this fantasy world where martial arts flourish, this should be no exception.

If given the real opportunity to become an official, most people probably wouldn't choose to continue their life of wandering the streets.

In his view, even those big shots from the Ziyang Sect, who were like local emperors in the entire Tianshui Prefecture, would probably be willing to pay any price if the word "local" could be removed from their titles.

Becoming an official signifies a leap in social class, granting not only more privileges but also the power to wield authority and completely surpass ordinary people.

However, what Lu Yuan needed most was a relatively stable cultivation environment and the ability to acquire more and better resources more quickly.

As for other aspects, they can actually be put on hold later.

"Someone asked me to pass on a message to you: Do not enter the Ziyang Sect!"

Jiang Ying leaned close to Lu Yuan's ear mysteriously and whispered something even softer.

Lu Yuan glanced at Jiang Ying, who seemed to have transformed into a riddle teller, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.