Republic of China Era: Entering the Dao through Divine Strike.

But it is precisely because they think this way that the martial arts champion must take the exam.

For thousands of years, the idea that becoming an official is equivalent to success and power has been ingrained in everyone's mind.

For ordinary people, how powerful or strong is a person?

They can't understand it, nor can they distinguish it clearly.

Even if you are praised a thousand or ten thousand times, it is not as good as a title or honor.

In this era, one may dislike the filth and corruption in officialdom, but one cannot deny it.

Those with official titles are of a higher status than those without.

Officials are considered superior to ordinary people.

Even if they wished they could kill those corrupt officials.

On the surface, those people still had to obediently kneel and kowtow.

That's just the current situation.

Therefore, although Li Xin did not want to become an official...

It's possible to obtain official rank and honors, and to gild oneself with a layer of gold leaf.

It plays a crucial role in acquiring credibility.

It will have a far-reaching impact.

Not only in this era, but even more than a hundred years after his previous life, Li Xin would sometimes read some official histories, unofficial histories, and anecdotes, and see that so-and-so was highly skilled in martial arts and famous throughout the world.

Then, many people below argued that the number one expert at that time should not have been him, but the martial arts champion.

Otherwise, why wasn't he the top martial arts champion, but someone else?

That's nationally certified; how can it be the same as what people boast about?

Then, a group of people below agreed.

They wouldn't care; some people simply didn't have the chance to take the imperial examinations, not because they lacked ability.

Just like the Chinese national football team, can you play well just because you're good at it?

In this land, you're more powerful than the US. If you don't get a chance, you're just a short, insignificant barbecue vendor.

They would just take it for granted that if he wasn't the most powerful martial artist in the world, how could he possibly become the champion of martial arts?

Even though this martial arts champion has never fought anyone in public, his reputation remains undiminished.

This shows that even after the passage of time, fame and fortune still hold great weight in the hearts of many people.

People curse corrupt officials, and they despise military men who curry favor with the powerful and wealthy to obtain official positions, calling them lackeys.

But no one would look down on a prestigious academic achievement.

As for himself, he only sought fame and fortune, not officialdom.

It means to maximize the benefits and minimize the harm.

It will not tarnish its reputation.

Therefore, it is completely unnecessary for Senior Sister Feiyan to worry that she will be targeted and that this will affect her future career.

How can something that didn't exist originally be affected?

However, it's best not to reveal these secret thoughts to her too clearly.

It's not easy to explain.

"Senior sister, do you think we should reserve a room in the main building? It would be more convenient for us to practice together in the future."

Li Xin changed the subject.

"Ah, what did you say, junior brother? It was windy just now. I still have to go check on Father and see if his injuries have healed."

Cheng Feiyan's face flushed slightly, and she gave Li Xin a disdainful look.

He dashed through the hanging flower gate and disappeared from sight.

Zhuang Hongxiu covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Seeing Li Xin looking over, she quickly took a step back and said in a panic, "It's actually quite nice that I live next door, and it won't bother anyone."

She positioned herself very correctly, as a personal maid.

Regardless of her status in the young master's heart, she could never live with him.

Otherwise, it would affect the young master's reputation.

"Alright, Hongxiu, we have some more precious medicinal herbs this time. Please take inventory and put them into the warehouse."

Call Xiaowan along to help organize the batch of auxiliary medicines transported by the Zhang family; the Da Yang Yuan Tang (a traditional Chinese medicine formula) cannot be discontinued.

“I understand.”

Zhuang Hongxiu nodded quickly, then thought for a moment and said, "Young Master, our family currently has 150,000 taels of silver, as well as some precious jade and pearls. Now, we've also received a lot of valuable medicinal herbs."

"Do you think we should hire some people to look after it?"

"That's true. We've got these little ones in the house, and they're all quite young now."

Even if one starts practicing martial arts to build a foundation, it will take a long time to develop combat power.

If I'm not home and a thief breaks in, it would indeed be very dangerous.

Li Xin believed that once his reputation spread...

Under normal circumstances, a renowned master with a family, a career, a reputation, and a status would not come to their own yard to cause trouble.

However, those ignorant and poorly informed outlaw warriors...

He might be instigated by someone to sneak into the mansion and commit another heist.

These kinds of people are just like the ones the Zhang family encountered recently...

They may be arrogant, or they may simply not know how powerful a grandmaster is.

They had no fear.

There will never be a shortage of such people, no matter the time.

In the past, when I was barefoot, I naturally didn't need to worry about these things.

But now, I can be considered to be wearing shoes myself.

Maids and servants must be arranged, and guards and household servants must also be fully equipped.

"Let me ask my master... He knows many people, and I'll see if he can introduce me to some virtuous but down-on-their-luck fellow practitioners."

We'll invite them in person; we're not afraid of spending more money.

You know what, Senior Sister Feiyan really does need to be brought home to oversee things.

It wasn't just about practicing push hands to hone one's strength; it was also because her identity made things incredibly convenient.

She was his senior, possessing both status and ability.

He could keep people in check, control the situation, and, more importantly, teach the apprentices in the mansion.

It's a win-win situation.

"I just don't know if Master is willing to let his precious daughter leave home?"

Zhuang Hongxiu laughed: "What's there to be reluctant about?"

"Young master, please invite Master Cheng over as well to show our respect."

Li Xin turned his head in astonishment, thinking to himself, "You're ruthless! You wiped out the whole nest!"

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Chapter 127 Mastering the Soft Force, Next Steps

For the next two weeks, Li Xin went completely silent.

Besides brewing medicine and practicing his cultivation every day, he also hones his strength.

As his innate physical attributes grew stronger, he examined himself closely and discovered:

The quickest way for me to improve my overall strength and unleash my full potential is to break through the limitations of my internal energy.

He has cultivated his strength to the extreme and has also grasped the secret of turning extreme strength into softness.

However, mastering qi and blood, strengthening internal strength, and utilizing internal strength are not easy skills.

To catch up with someone else's ten or twenty years of hard work in one fell swoop, you have to put in tremendous effort.

"Even though my mental strength is strong and I have a huge advantage in terms of willpower, I can better and more subtly control my internal energy."

"Proficiency still requires day and night practice..."

Therefore, he actually spent most of his time honing his skills with his senior sister Cheng Feiyan.

"No, no, this is too much force! It's too hard. I can't block it at all, it'll pierce right through."

Cheng Feiyan's forehead was covered in sweat, and she was panting heavily.

She pouted slightly, thinking to herself that her father was really biased.

At some point, my junior brother grasped the secret of how yin arises from yang and yin and yang unite.

The internal energy faintly exhibited characteristics of innate true qi...

The quality is so high it's terrifying.

But he deliberately didn't pass it on to me.

She simply ignored it; it wasn't that she didn't want to pass it on, but rather that she couldn't learn it even if she did.

Can this be admitted?

Seeing Fei Yan's resentful look, Li Xin couldn't help but laugh.

If your mental strength hasn't reached that level, you really can't blame your master if you can't learn it.

However, he also discovered some of Cheng Feiyan's strengths.

For example, they have a very quick grasp of how to deflect and borrow force with soft strength.

I don't know if it's because of her constitution or if she has a natural talent for it.

A thousand pounds of force can be transformed into the softness of a finger, sometimes becoming a rope, sometimes controlled as a fine needle...

Sometimes it spirals and exerts its power, sometimes it wraps and seals, changing in an instant.

Li Xin suppressed her strength and speed to a similar level, and the two entangled with each other using only their physical strength.

They discovered that their senior sister was only slightly at a disadvantage, but she was actually fighting harder and harder, showing great resilience.

Perhaps she didn't even notice it herself.

During this period, her skills actually improved by leaps and bounds.

In terms of cultivation level, he might not be that much more powerful.

In actual combat, however, it is more than twice as strong.

On several occasions, Li Xin sensed that his master, Cheng Yuanhua, was watching from the side, and he accidentally tore off a few strands of his beard.

Clearly, they were also astonished by Cheng Feiyan's rapidly increasing combat power.

At the same time, I felt somewhat ashamed.

For so many years, she had been practicing martial arts by his side, yet she hadn't discovered her daughter's talent.

"Senior sister is actually a highly skilled fighter, let's go again."

Li Xin provided ample emotional value, offering a few sincere compliments.

Seeing that Senior Sister Feiyan was full of energy again, he moved closer and launched another attack, like a dense rain and a raging wind.

He added in his mind: "My senior sister is actually a masochistic genius. The more she is tortured, the faster she improves."

Then it feeds back to its own cultivation partner.

His control over force has also been steadily improving.