Text-based martial arts: A nighttime rendezvous with the gang leader's wife in a dilapidated te

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That's all?

Chen Xuan scratched his head, staring blankly at the text that had stopped displaying any prompts, and then guided his character out of East Lake in a daze.

Then, not believing it, I opened the character panel.

As expected, in the realm section, the previous 'nothingness' indeed changed to:

[Body Refinement Level 1: Flesh Refinement 0%]

Apart from that, there are no five-dimensional attributes or any kind of transformation.

It seems there's no difference between me and the person I was before, who was bad at some subjects but not at others!

Chen Xuan blinked, then, still unconvinced, clicked on the stance training in the martial arts list and looked at the Canglan Dinghai Stance:

【Canglan Dinghai Stake (Ordinary)】

[A basic stance training exercise, so fundamental it's practically impossible to master, seems to hold a hidden secret in your observation.]

[Current: Level 1, 0% (Beginner)]

【Features:】

[Each goes its own way: Practicing this technique will not affect the practice of the other stance training method! Correspondingly, practicing this stance training method does not seem to offer any significant help in improving physical fitness.]

Chen Xuan was shocked.

Damn it, if it weren't for the extraordinary encounter that revealed this thing to be of unknown quality, he would never have bothered practicing it.

Even with the bonus of the "Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate Technique," and even if it doesn't affect the practice of other stances, there is still a time cost involved.

What Chen Xuan lacks most right now is time!

It seems that this skill really does defy fate and change destiny, and at least one needs to reach level 3 to see some initial results.

Hopefully this piece of junk will be of some use.

Fortunately, judging from this, my speed in cultivating this martial art is quite fast. Even without using potential points, the speed won't be too slow!

Once you were almost dry, you glanced at the approaching darkness, then shouldered your fishing rod and returned to Jinling City.

As expected, Cao Qing glanced at you, then said with a forced smile:

"Kid, how about it? Giving up now?"

[Clearly, after spending the past two weeks together, he already knows your personality and can naturally guess that you're going fishing now to test the effects of the Canglan Sea-Stabilizing Stake.]

[And clearly, Cao Qing, who had already obtained this item, had long since understood this stance training method. Let alone a weak young man like you, even a true martial artist would find it difficult to train underwater for an extended period.]

[Faced with Cao Qing's sarcasm, are you prepared to...?]

You gave an awkward smile, scratched your head, and didn't answer. (Option 3)

"Alright, there's nothing wrong with giving it a try. It'll let you know that the threshold of becoming a martial artist isn't so easy to cross! You'd better get ready, kid. Tomorrow morning, you'll officially begin cultivating this Shennong withered tree stump!"

Chen Xuan agreed, and then, under Lao Cao's supervision, practiced the Five Animal Frolics for a while. After gaining 2% experience, he took out the latest "Internal and External Classics" and started AFK farming before logging out of "Martial Arts".

Staring at the screen on the tablet, completely enveloped in darkness, Chen Xuan felt little sleepy this time.

I'm finally about to get started!

Unable to sleep, Chen Xuan turned on his computer again and logged into the "Martial Arts" forum, which he hadn't had a chance to properly check in the past few days.

However, as soon as I logged in, sure enough, I saw a brand new pinned post on top of it:

The Great Qian Dynasty Rankings are back in full swing! Among the top 100 heroes, martial arts players occupy 16 spots! The highest ranking is ninth place, held by Zhang Daoran, the Thunder Child! He has now reached the Qi Condensation Realm!

The glittering title immediately caught Chen Xuan's attention.

It has to be said that in the world of martial arts, rankings are always eye-catching, especially since this is an official ranking.

He clicked on it, directly ignoring the Heaven and Earth Rankings, which were clearly not from his world, or rather, not from any of the players on the entire martial arts forum at the moment, and decisively looked at the Human Ranking.

The Ranking of Talents, also known as the Hidden Dragon Ranking or the Golden Scale Ranking, includes young heroes under the age of thirty!

He is currently the only martial arts player who seems capable of competing with him.

Previously, only Feng Wuyai had entered the Earth Ranking, and he was found dead in the Wanhua Tower in Yangzhou less than a month later.

Chen Xuan even took a closer look and saw that the person who replaced Feng Wuyai was a woman named Lin Feiyan:

【Earth Ranking 30: Fairy of Misty Clouds 'Lin Feiyan': She is unaffiliated with any sect or school. It is rumored that she inherited the martial arts of the great Jiangnan sect 'Yanyu Tower' a hundred years ago. She is skilled in playing musical instruments and has extremely high musical attainments. Her martial arts skills include sonic power, the Ambush from Ten Sides, and the Misty Waves Melody.

He enjoys a great reputation in the martial arts world and is admired and regarded as an honored guest by many local heroes and prominent families, who respectfully call him "Master Lin". His martial arts level is estimated to be at the Inner Realm, and he is only half a step away from becoming a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm.

A commentary from the martial arts world: A misty rain shrouds the towering buildings, a delicate hand plays the zither, stirring the entire land. Do not say that celestial music is only vast and boundless, for its deadly intent terrifies even kings and nobles.

"Lin Feiyan?"

"So he's the one who killed Feng Wuyai?? But this description doesn't seem to suggest it!"

Chen Xuan clicked his tongue, shook his head, and continued to look at the list of people.

Upon closer inspection, it was truly dazzling.

After all, compared to the mere thirty people on the Earth Ranking, the Human Ranking, with its full one hundred people, is indeed much more lively.

The martial arts world is indeed always a world for young people.

At the head of the list, it seems there has been no change; it's still that "Buddha's disciple" from the Great Bright Temple named "Juechen."

Da Guangming Temple, as the official national temple recognized and designated by the Daqian government, is also the first of the "Four Buddhist Temples that Guard the Eight Directions" in that limerick.

The fact that he could be considered a disciple of the Buddha speaks volumes.

Chen Xuan glanced at him and then looked at Zhang Daoran, who was ranked ninth and seemed to be the strongest martial arts player:

[Ninth on the Human Ranking: Zhang Daoran, the Thunder Child: He comes from Qingxiao Dao Palace and is a disciple of the Nine Thunder True Man of the Shenxiao Sect within the palace. He is skilled in the Thunder-Inducing Sword Technique of the Shenxiao Sect of the palace, and his sword momentum is as swift as thunder!]

He once single-handedly wiped out eighteen or nine mountain strongholds in Jiuling Mountain in Yuzhang County, Jiangzhou, earning him fame throughout the martial arts world. His martial arts level is estimated to be at the initial stage of the Acquired Qi Condensation Realm.

Martial arts commentary: "Divine Firmament draws lightning to transform into true thunder; with bound hair and a youthful face, he emerges from the Jade Capital. Nine ridges, eighteen fortresses, all razed by a single, thunderous sword strike."

"Damn, no wonder the competition for this ranking is so fierce, these guys are really showing off!"

Chen Xuan couldn't help but feel envious.

Then, he quickly glanced at the bottom of the list and realized that the benefits of being on this list were not just about being flashy.

[Statement from the Great Qian Dynasty Government: All young heroes listed on the Human Ranking can collect 30 taels of silver monthly from any county or prefectural government office!]

Thirty taels? You can receive it every month?

In other words, as long as you make it onto this leaderboard, you can receive a monthly salary worth 300,000 outside the game.

Who wouldn't be eager to do that?

Makes the list!

We absolutely have to be on the list!

Chen Xuan made up his mind and clenched his fist.

However, just as he was preparing to withdraw from the list of people with great ambition, his gaze suddenly swept across the list and, at the last moment, fell upon a corner of the list of people.

[Ninth on the Earth Ranking: Lu Lianshan, the Commoner Dragon: From the Beggars' Sect, the leader of the three major street gangs, he is the current leader of the Beggars' Sect. He has been in charge of the Beggars' Sect for three years, and its influence has increased again, surpassing the era of the Hidden Dragon and Wandering Beggars. However, this has also caused the Beggars' Sect to lose some of its original tenet of "All under Heaven are Brothers".]

He is skilled in the Beggars' Sect's signature techniques, the "Eight Desolate Dragon-Capturing Palm" and the "Dragon's Roar Skill," possessing unparalleled and fierce palm power, rarely surpassed in the world. In the Northern Wilderness, he once collapsed a solitary peak with just a palm strike; the power of a single palm strike repelled thousands of troops. His martial arts realm is that of a Grandmaster of the Innate Stage, only half a step away from becoming a Great Grandmaster.

A martial arts commentary: "A commoner's shout disperses the winds and clouds; forget the past favors of the four seas. A lone peak in the Northern Wilderness shatters with a flip of the palm; a dragon's roar from the eight wastelands repels a thousand armies."

Looking at the words in front of him, Chen Xuan pursed his lips.

Damn, doesn't this name look familiar?

Does that mean he was just a hair's breadth away from cuckolding the Beggars' Sect leader?