Gou Zai Xianwu Wenjing Search for Opportunities

Chapter 101 Breakthrough to the Mid-Stage of the Bone Forging Realm

The Lower Yuan Festival is a major festival in Xianguan, and together with the Upper Yuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and the Middle Yuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, they are called the Three Yuan Festivals.

On the Lantern Festival, people worship the heavenly gods and pray for blessings from the heavenly officials. On the Ghost Festival, people worship the earthly gods and pray for forgiveness from the earthly officials. On the Lower Lantern Festival, people worship the water gods and pray for relief from calamities from the water officials.

Because the area near the abyss is prone to flooding, the Xian Temple attaches great importance to the Lower Yuan Festival and holds a Taoist ceremony to worship on that day.

Afternoon at the martial arts training ground.

Lin Yuan was resting on the sidelines, holding the handwritten letter that Liang Yingxiao had just delivered, reading it word by word.

He didn't really know much about the Lower Yuan Festival, and chatted with Wu Yong in a casual manner.

Wu Yong, also clutching a letter, leaned forward, his face beaming with excitement, and whispered in Wu Yong's ear, "The Immortal Abbot will personally preside over the ceremony. I heard that this year's Immortal Abbot is a fairy from the Moon Palace!"

"A fairy from the moon palace?"

Lin Yuan smiled in surprise. He had been in the Taoist temple for a month or two and all the Taoist masters he had come into contact with were men. Most of the Taoist priests were also men, and even among the disciples, there were mostly men, with very few women.

He could understand it. Women are naturally weak and have insufficient blood and qi, so most of the girls were eliminated in the autumn competition. Only the girl from the Liang family got a spot in advance and was able to enter the competition.

There were three or five other female Taoist nuns who were recommended by Xu Bin. Most of them had never practiced martial arts, so they were quite good-looking. However, since graduating from the Discipline Hall, they have all been assigned somewhere. In any case, there are none of them in the entire Exorcism Hall.

The entire exorcism hall has always been dominated by yang (male) elements and dominated by yin (female) elements.

"I heard from my master that the Moon Palace is one of the five major sects in Li Prefecture, and it only accepts female disciples. Our Wushan County has been the territory of the Moon Palace for thousands of years, so the abbot of our Lin Yuan Immortal Temple has always been a disciple of the Moon Palace. I wonder if we will ever have the chance to catch a glimpse of her beauty?"

Wu Yong chuckled. He wasn't naive about the idea of ​​young people being attracted to good marriages, but his mother had advised him to establish himself first in his youth so that he could be ready for a good match.

Disappointed with his father, he became more mature than his peers and held himself to high standards.

Lin Yuan was also curious about the Moon Palace Fairy, but he was more concerned about the pros and cons: "What do you think Liang Wulang means by this? Is it really as the letter says, that he just wants to show us the world?"

"He wouldn't harm us, would he?" Wu Yong said nonchalantly. "Only the Taoist masters from the outer island temples can attend. We nominal disciples and serving disciples can't go even if we want to without an invitation."

Seeing that he was too excited, Lin Yuan simply stopped talking and began to think silently.

Wu Yong was immersed in joy, constantly muttering news about the Moon Palace Fairy, completely forgetting his resentment towards Liang Yingxiao for not replying for so long.

Lin Yuan couldn't figure it out and was too lazy to think about it anymore. He put the letter into his waterproof purse, patted his behind, got up, and urged, "Stop thinking about those things and hurry up and practice martial arts. Reach the late stage of Bone Forging as soon as possible!"

Wu Yong was startled upon hearing this: "You don't really want to go out and train, do you? Those demons and monsters can hurt people! Everyone in our hall avoids them if they can. I've already pleaded with Senior Brother Gao on your behalf, why do you still want to go out?"

"There's no other way. None of the Lin family's ancestors were immortals or high-ranking officials, so their descendants can't be chosen as immortal seedlings. I can only rely on my own efforts."

"No, you really want to cultivate Taoism?" Wu Yong finally understood what he meant. He had previously taken it as a joke. "What are you thinking? Wouldn't it be better to become a scholar and an official? Why take the most difficult path? Besides, even I, a nominal disciple, can't receive Master Qian's lineage for cultivating Taoism. How could you, a mere servant disciple, possibly have the opportunity?"

"I'll give it a try." Seeing him hesitate, Lin Yuan tossed out a sentence and went to find Zheng Zhi in the training ground. "Senior Brother Zheng, do you dare to fight me?"

Zheng Zhi immediately turned around and raised an eyebrow at him: "Come on, who's afraid of who!"

The two were of similar skill level, with comparable strength and speed, but Lin Yuan was stronger in terms of fist and foot martial arts.

Lin Yuan moved around in the form of a snake to find a good position to attack, and then used the form of a python to unleash a powerful snake punch. His attacks were fierce and quickly disrupted Zheng Zhi's Bagua Palm.

Unable to hold on any longer, Zheng Zhi had no choice but to jump out of the fighting circle, clasping his hands in a fist salute and saying, "Junior Brother Lin, how can your Snake Fist be so unpredictable? Why can't I defend against it?"

"Your Baguazhang emphasizes both offense and defense, and is airtight, but unfortunately you haven't fully mastered it. Once you do, you'll definitely be no weaker than me." Lin Yuan saw the crux of the problem: with short training time, only a few can truly master it.

"Junior Brother Lin, how did you achieve this?" Zheng Zhi sighed. He was considered one of the best among his peers in the Zheng family. He always felt that he was a martial arts genius, but after encountering Lin Yuan and Wu Yong, who were even stronger, he showed his shortcomings and couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment.

"Take a few more hits, and you'll know how to hit someone." Lin Yuan chuckled, encouraging him to continue being his sparring partner and punching bag.

Normally, Wu Yong has to follow Master Qian every day, unlike himself who is so free. On the contrary, he and Zheng Zhi work together and practice martial arts together, with the same rhythm.

Zheng Zhi thought it made sense and immediately nodded, "Okay!"

At this moment, Wu Yong came to his senses from the message from the Moon Palace Fairy and encouraged her, "Junior Brother Zheng, you have good talent in martial arts. As long as you practice with us more, you will definitely achieve something."

"Yes. Then thank you very much for your guidance, Senior Brother Wu and Junior Brother Lin." Zheng Zhi humbly clasped his hands in a fist salute.

Lin Yuan and Wu Yong exchanged a smile; finding a decent sparring partner was really not easy.

Zheng Zhi then suggested, "How about we practice with weapons sometime?"

This hit Lin Yuan's sore spot. While his fist and foot techniques were the strongest among the three, his only weapon skill was the Seven Slashes of the Serpent: "My swordsmanship is nothing special. Does our Martial Arts Hall have any Taoist priests who can teach you unique weapon techniques?"

The martial arts taught for free at Chuanwu Hall are similar to those taught in the martial arts halls of several major families, including the Sixty-Four Forms of Taizu Changquan and some Jianghu weapons. If you want to learn unique and profound martial arts, you still have to build good relationships with the Taoist priests and masters and receive their inheritance.

They all have their own skills to make a living; without official recognition or personal gain, they wouldn't easily pass them on to others.

"I learned the Zheng family's Bagua Saber technique, but unfortunately I can't pass it on to outsiders," Zheng Zhi sighed.

Wu Yong suggested, "Senior Brother Gao is a master of the Marrow Cleansing Realm. Why don't you try to build a relationship with him?"

Lin Yuan gave a bitter smile: "Last time I subtly inquired with him, he didn't hesitate and immediately asked for three thousand taels!"

"Huh?" The two were stunned, not expecting Master Gao to be so straightforward.

If it were a smaller amount, we could borrow it from Zhou, but we couldn't borrow this much at all. The two remained silent.

"Let's break through to the late stage of Bone Forging first. We can talk about weapons later." Lin Yuan wasn't in a hurry.

"good!"

The three of them once again immersed themselves in the world of martial arts.

For the next two weeks, Lin Yuan got up early to train his physical body with Wu Yong and Zheng Zhi.

In the morning, I would clock in at the exorcism hall, then follow Sun Hai for an hour or two of logistical work. Once that was done, the day was considered a holiday.

In the afternoon, Wu Yong had to study with Master Qian, so Lin Yuan could only spar with Zheng Zhi in the training ground.

Before we knew it, it was October 10th, a day off every ten days.

The three of them had some free time that day, so they practiced martial arts together at the training ground.

After Lin Yuan finished training his physical body, he felt he was close to breaking through: "Let's have a free-for-all!"

"Come on!" the two said in unison.

The free-for-all is a fighting style recently developed by the three of them. The three of them spar at the same time, each fighting for themselves. It can be a two-on-one fight or a one-on-two fight.

The three entered into a melee. At first, they fought individually, but as the fight progressed, Lin Yuan's punches and kicks became too strong, and he directly overpowered the other two, turning it into a one-against-two situation. The other two had no choice but to team up and fight two against one, and they quickly suppressed Lin Yuan again.

With his serpentine movements, Lin Yuan could outmaneuver and fight the two even if he was no match for them. When he was exhausted, the two would give way and fight each other again.

The strategy of attacking the strong and letting the weak go is challenging. It requires constant vigilance and attention, and no one can afford to be idle; everyone must maintain a high level of focus.

Especially for the three competitive teenagers, who were unwilling to be outdone, they fought with extra seriousness.

The way of martial arts is that progress comes only through challenges, and the three of them were happy to fight like this.

But today, Lin Yuan fought two opponents for much longer than usual, and the two opponents got a little angry and kept attacking him.

Lin Yuan became more and more excited as the fight progressed. During the break, he even took a Bone Forging Pill to replenish his energy and blood before continuing to fight the two.

As the sun began to set, the golden glow of the evening sun spread across the clouds and covered the Taoist temple, bathing the training ground in a golden light.

After fighting for an unknown amount of time, Zheng Zhi was the first to run out of energy. He jumped out of the fighting circle, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "I can't fight anymore!"

Wu Yong jumped back as well, asking in confusion, "Junior Brother Lin, have you broken through to a higher level? How come your strength is getting greater and greater?"

Lin Yuan withdrew his fist, his blood still surging. He clenched his fist again, feeling the force of the punch, and asked in confusion, "It seems stronger, but I don't feel anything particularly noticeable."

"Maybe it's because we're in a chaotic fight, and you gradually get used to the force of the punches. As long as you adapt quickly enough, you won't feel the breakthrough change." Zheng Zhixin had a deep understanding of this. "I once broke through without realizing it. When I was drinking water, I accidentally crushed the cup."

A breakthrough in realm means that the physical body becomes stronger. The strength of the Bone Forging Realm lies in the bones within the tendons and bones, so the physical sensation may not be obvious at times. Only by comparison can the difference be felt.

"Really?" Lin Yuan's lips began to curl upwards.

Wu Yong sighed and nodded, "You must have broken through. I just exchanged blows with you, and I couldn't really move you anymore. We were about the same level before!"

"Hahaha————" Lin Yuan couldn't hold back his expression any longer and burst into laughter.

Having broken through to the mid-stage of the Bone Forging Realm, I am still one step away from the late stage.

Judging by the timeline, we should be able to break through to the later stages around the end of the year.

Even now, after leaving Coach Hong, I can still maintain high efficiency in bone forging after mastering the states of selflessness and high-frequency trembling.

Unfortunately, he didn't dare to push his physical body to the limit, otherwise he would have been even faster.

However, for the first time, he surpassed Wu Yong's martial arts level and took the lead.

Since Wu Yong left the guidance of Instructor Hong, his martial arts training efficiency at the Taoist temple has noticeably declined.

Lin Yuan could also see that although he had mastered the state of forgetting himself and others, he had not mastered the high-frequency battle terror. In the past, with Coach Hong around, the difference was not obvious, but after Coach Hong was gone, the difference between the two became apparent.

The way of martial arts ultimately begins with a master leading you through the door, but the practice is up to you.

Wu Yong seemed to understand this as well, and felt a little disappointed, disappointed at falling behind others.

In the following days, Wu Yong reduced the time he spent studying with Master Qian and increased the time he spent practicing martial arts with Lin Yuan.

That evening.

The three of them got their food and went to Wu Yong's courtyard to eat, with Xu Bin following behind them eagerly.

Xu Bin is currently working at the Incense Hall. Because he is young and has not yet learned martial arts, Lin Yuan did not bring him into the Exorcism Hall.

Lin Yuan asked Wu Yong with suspicion, "Why aren't you trying to improve your relationship with Master Qian anymore?"

"He has many disciples, and I'm just one of them!" Wu Yong thought for a moment and said, "You were right before. Instead of wasting time, we should strengthen ourselves. We have to rely on ourselves!"

That makes sense.

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