Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 26 The Ten Realms of Martial Arts, Land Immortal

Snowflakes fluttered outside the Dragon City Martial Arts Hall. As a public institution under the Great Qin government, the martial arts hall was a subordinate unit directly under the Martial Arts Alliance.

Therefore, all the staff at the martial arts school have secure jobs; they are paid by Da Qin.

In a martial arts school, everything depends on your skills. As long as you have a high level of skill and strong martial arts ability, you're the boss here and can act however you want.

If you're not capable, your martial arts skills are mediocre, and your talent is average, then these stable employees at martial arts schools will show you what a bossy work attitude looks like.

Then someone will argue, "Hey, can't we just go somewhere else?"

Hey, that really won't work!

Within the Qin Dynasty, anyone who sells weapons privately is guilty of a serious crime. The punishment ranges from exile to the moon to cultivate lunar mines to the execution of the entire family!

Find one, and you get a raise and a promotion; find a whole bunch, and you get promoted to a higher rank!

The various levels of government in the Qin Dynasty were so obsessed with cracking down on private soldiers that they were practically fanatical!

Besides the weapons most needed by martial artists, armor and elixirs are also included. They are sold directly by the Qin government. Anyone caught selling them privately will be exiled or beheaded.

If you want to pursue martial arts, you can't leave the martial arts school. If you can't leave the martial arts school, you have to make a good start on your first day there. It would be best if you could make a name for yourself. Then, the other party will be very polite to you!

Therefore, people who enter the martial arts school usually demonstrate their best skills to the staff, and in return, they receive many preferential treatments!

Qin Feng planned to demonstrate his Bajiquan, not even bothering with the eighth strike, just the seven strikes should be enough to shock them.

As for the eighth strike, Qin Feng felt it was better not to release it, since no one could guarantee that the martial arts school wouldn't reveal their Bajiquan techniques.

If someone were to leak this information to the secondhand market, and it turns out that I used the Eight-Sound Bajiquan to kill the old boxing champion, then if word gets out that I know the Eight-Sound Bajiquan, it would undoubtedly be telling everyone that I was the one who killed the old boxing champion!

Having figured out the reason, Qin Feng strolled into the martial arts hall.

Qin Feng transformed into a young man in his early twenties with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a black windbreaker. As he strolled around, he quickly attracted the attention of a young girl in uniform.

The young girl looked at the handsome Qin Feng with great interest. "Huh! The testing device didn't detect you. Is this your first time at the martial arts gym?"

Qin Feng replied, "Yes!"

The little girl said, "Come on, let's register! Your name!"

Qin Feng said, "Lin Chaoyang! Twenty-seven! A villager from Longcheng! He's studied martial arts for a few years!"

The little girl asked, "Do you have any special skills?"

Qin Feng asked, "Does Bajiquan count?"

"Of course!" the little girl said. "Bajiquan is a great skill, and it's not easy to master even a few moves! Come with me for a strength test! This way!"

The young girl led Qin Feng into the martial arts hall.

As Qin Feng passed by the martial arts school corridor, he noticed that each corridor entrance led to a different hall. Not everyone in these halls was practicing martial arts; some people were sitting there enjoying tea and meals, and some were even lying there fast asleep.

The young female employee shrugged helplessly. "They are all martial artists at the second realm or above, recognized by the empire. They can eat, drink, and sleep for free at the Great Qin Martial Arts Schools all over the country!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng exclaimed, "That sounds really good!"

The little girl said, "What's so special about that? If you can become a third-realm martial artist, besides eating and drinking for free, you can even receive a certain amount of money from the martial arts school every month! Although the amount isn't much, the higher your realm, the more subsidies you'll receive. Even above the fourth or fifth realm, the empire will give them free pills, uniform martial arts clothes, identity badges, and even invitations from various major sects during holidays! There are so many benefits; it all depends on whether you have the ability!"

Listening to the little girl's words, Qin Feng felt as if a new world had opened up within him. 69ᔕᕼᑌ᙭.ᑕOᗰ

Everyone says that the Qin Dynasty valued martial prowess and established its state through military force, but I never expected it to be this powerful!

It's important to know that science and humanities students don't receive this kind of preferential treatment. At the very least, science palaces for science students and Jixia Academy for humanities students are only established at the regional level or above. In a small place like Longcheng, there's only the Qin government's martial arts school, not science palaces or academies.

The young girl led Qin Feng to a private room on the second floor, where an old man was standing.

The old man was drinking at a small table when he saw Qin Feng's appearance and chuckled, "A newbie test?"

The little girl laughed, "Master, let him see! How is it? Can he get an A grade?"

The old man glanced at Qin Feng. "Have you ever attended a martial arts school? Did you achieve any results?"

Those who have attended martial arts schools can directly obtain a certificate and be rated as A, but those who haven't will have to demonstrate their abilities.

Qin Feng shook his head. "No."

The old man raised his hand and asked, "What martial arts do you know?"

Qin Feng said, "Bajiquan!"

The old man nodded, "Bajiquan, it's all about making a loud noise! ​​This style of boxing is very fierce, but it's not easy to master it! Show me some real combat, let me see how many loud noises you make!"

Qin Feng assumed a fighting stance, and the next moment he suddenly stretched out his arm, channeled his energy into his chest, and punched out with his left palm!

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent!

Qin Feng threw only one punch, and the old man leaped to his feet, his eyes fixed on Qin Feng. "That was a beautiful punch!"

The next moment, as Qin Feng exerted force with his left fist, veins burst out from under his skin, and even faster, the sound of bones cracking rang out.

"One sound!"

Two beeps!

Three times!

The old man's face flushed. "Not bad, not bad! You've done very well to reach this level on your own!"

However, Qin Feng threw another punch, and this time, the old man's tone changed, "Fourth tone! What a talent!"

Qin Feng threw another punch!

The old man clapped his hands, "Five claps! Beautiful, beautiful!! Anything else?"

Qin Feng turned around and threw two more punches. This time, the old man jumped up and shouted, "Quick, tell the master that a genius of Six-Sound Bajiquan has arrived!"

However, this was not the end. Qin Feng threw another punch, this time seven times!

The old man hurriedly shouted, "Girl, don't tell the master, go inform the higher-ups! We have a martial arts genius here, a master of the Seven-Sound Bajiquan, not even thirty years old! We're rich! Hahaha!"

The old man turned to look at Qin Feng, "Could you throw one more punch? Let's see if you can land eight!"

Qin Feng was covered in sweat. "I can't do it anymore!"

The old man said with some regret, "What a pity, you only got seven shots!"

"Seven shots is pretty good. Your future is definitely brighter than mine!"

Qin Feng looked at the old man and asked, "May I ask, senior, what is the rationale behind this test conducted by the martial arts school?"

The old man smiled slightly, "This is quite intricate! Since this is your first time at the martial arts school, let me explain it to you more clearly! Do you know about the ten realms of martial arts?"

Qin Feng said, "I only know that a fifth-realm martial artist can traverse the starry sky with their physical body, but I'm not very clear about the specific boundaries."

The old man said, "The ten realms of martial arts are: the first realm, the Flesh Refining Realm, which involves cultivating the body's muscles and strengthening physical abilities! It mainly involves converting all one's blood and energy into basic abilities such as speed, strength, physique, and reaction time! This is called the First Realm Martial Apprentice Realm!"

"The second realm is tendon training, which cultivates tendons and meridians to improve flexibility and explosive power! At the same time, it can generate qi sensation and feel true qi. This is called the second realm, the Quasi-Martial Artist Realm."

"The third realm is the cultivation of the skin membrane, which enhances defensive and offensive capabilities as well as perception. It also allows one to drive true qi for defense and attack. This realm is also called the Martial Artist Realm."

"The fourth realm is Bone Refinement, cultivating the bones to increase the body's hardness and strength! It involves reopening the Cycle of Qi, transforming the true qi! This is called the Martial Master Realm!"

"The fifth realm involves cultivating the internal organs, while the entire body becomes almost completely integrated. At this point, true qi transforms into strength. The so-called strength realm is higher than the qi realm, and the fifth realm is also an important watershed. At the fifth realm, one can comprehend the martial arts - the realm of Ming Jin, called a Grand Martial Master, also known as a Junior Grandmaster! The Star Warriors you talk about, the kind who can traverse the void!"

"The sixth realm is to cultivate the bone marrow, and at the same time comprehend the martial arts - Dark Strength Realm, and comprehend the martial arts phenomenon, also known as the National Standard Grandmaster."

"The seventh realm involves cultivating one's bloodline and comprehending martial arts—the Transformation Realm—comprehending the profound mysteries of martial arts, also known as the Grandmaster!"

"The eighth realm involves cultivating acupoints, comprehending the Martial Dao -罡劲境界 (Gang Jin Realm), and forging a martial arts true body at the peak of strength! Also known as Martial Saint!"

"The Ninth Realm is called Martial God!"

"The tenth realm is called the Land Immortal!"

"And there are further subdivisions among the land deities, but those are less relevant to us!"

"You don't need to ask too much. After all, the strongest martial artist we can see on TV in reality is the National Standard Grandmaster. As for the Grandmaster or the Immortal on Earth, they are too far away."

(End of this chapter)