The Urban Medical Martial Immortal

19: Chapter 19: The State of Martial Arts 19: Chapter 19: The State of Martial Arts “Flower Picking and Leaf Flying, striking from a distance, this…

this…”

“This is Controlling Objects with Qi, a technique only a Martial Arts Grandmaster would possess!”

The elder’s face showed terror, his body trembling.

He turned around and looked at Lin Tian with an utmost reverence, his speech stammered, “You…

are you a Martial Arts Grandmaster?”

The young girl standing nearby also changed her expression again upon hearing this.

Martial Arts Grandmaster, that was a legendary figure she had heard about from Grandpa since she was young, almost each one standing at the pinnacle of the Martial Arts World, known by name but rarely seen in person.

The young man in front of her, just seventeen or eighteen years old, was a Martial Arts Grandmaster?

How could that be possible!

The girl was shocked and incredulous, but recalling the young man’s terrifying Flower Picking and Leaf Flying technique a moment ago, she couldn’t help but believe.

Seeing the reaction of the elder and the girl, Lin Tian knew he had achieved the desired effect and looked at the elder, neither confirming nor denying, “A Martial Arts Grandmaster?

You could say that!”

As for being a Cultivator, Lin Tian did not wish to reveal that identity unless absolutely necessary.

The elder opposite him couldn’t help but take in a cold breath upon hearing this.

Martial Arts Grandmasters, these were the peak existences of today’s Martial Arts World, each holding godlike, invincible strength, having almost transcended the mortal coil and detached from the mundane world.

Even the upper echelons of nations had to be courteous and dared not offend a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Now, what filled the elder with unmatched shock was the fact that before him stood a Martial Arts Grandmaster who was a mere seventeen-year-old youth.

Such demonic talent was only heard of in the legendary Dragon Hall.

Could this young man be someone from Dragon Hall?

The elder silently braced himself.

At that moment, the suited men with sunglasses who had followed the elder and the girl noticed the situation here, especially the leader of the group, whose speed was the fastest.

In a blink, he was up close, his whole being like a sharp sword, quickly drawing his gun and pointing it straight at Lin Tian.

Lin Tian frowned and looked at the man who had appeared, especially the dark muzzle of the gun in his hand, which made him very uncomfortable and sense danger.

He was not yet capable of True Qi Protection; impenetrable to knives and guns.

He was quite displeased with guns, especially being pointed at his head.

“You’d better put that thing down!

I really don’t like being pointed at with a gun!”

Lin Tian narrowed his eyes and spoke coldly, “Moreover, I can decapitate you before your finger pulls the trigger of that gun!

If you don’t believe me, you can try it and see whether your gunshot is faster, or I am faster at taking your head!”

Seeing this, the elder’s face changed drastically, and he quickly reprimanded, “Xiao Hu, do not be rude; put the gun down quickly!”

Obeying the order, the man called Xiao Hu slowly put down the gun, but he remained highly vigilant of Lin Tian.

He had seen the young man flick his finger and send out a deadly glint from afar, which left him profoundly scared.

“I am Zhou Li, and I have seen the Master!”

The elder, who was Zhou Li, waved the others back, bowed respectfully to Lin Tian, and then pointed to the girl next to him, “This is my granddaughter Zhou Xiaomeng, who has been practicing martial arts with me since she was a child!”

“Xiao Meng, do not hesitate to pay respects to the master!”

Zhou Xiaomeng was still somewhat reluctant.

The youth before her was even younger than she was and had made her suffer a setback before.

She was quite unhappy at heart and wished she could teach him a lesson.

Now, she was being asked to give a formal greeting to this boy, which made her feel extremely awkward.

However, she had no choice but to listen to Grandpa Yu’s words and could only awkwardly bow and give a salute to Lin Tian.

Watching the reluctant expression on the girl’s face, Lin Tian didn’t mind and smiled slightly, saying, “I am certainly not some great master.

You can just call me Lin Tian!

Moreover, considering your distinguished status, doesn’t bowing and scraping to me like this demean you?”

However, faced with a Martial Arts Grandmaster, how could Zhou Li dare to address him by name?

He hurriedly bowed again and said, “Master Lin!

You jest.

I am nothing but an old man with a grasp on worldly power.

How can I dare to compare myself to you?

I am already content to have caught your esteemed eye.”

Seeing that the other party insisted, Lin Tian said nothing more.

As for this old man’s identity and origins, he wasn’t interested.

On the contrary, Lin Tian gained a more direct understanding of a Martial Arts Grandmaster—an existence that was absolutely a peerless expert of this world.

Otherwise, Zhou Li wouldn’t have shown such fear and trepidation.

Not knowing what kind of strength a so-called Martial Arts Grandmaster possessed, if it was comparable to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, then I must be more cautious!

Thinking of this, Lin Tian’s heart grew cautious.

After slightly meditating, he asked, “May I inquire, Elder, about the realms of Martial Arts cultivation for Ancient Martial Artists?”

“You do not know?”

Zhou Li’s face showed surprise as he looked at Lin Tian with some confusion.

To think that a Martial Arts Grandmaster would be unaware of the divisions of Martial Arts realms.

“Mm, actually, what I cultivate is not the pure Martial Way.

My main practice is the techniques of Xuanmen!”

After thinking for a bit, Lin Tian then told a small lie, “Ever since my childhood, I’ve been cultivating in the mountains with my master, and I really know nothing of the divisions of realms in the cultivation of Ancient Martial Arts.”

Mystic Cultivator?

Zhou Li showed a look of surprise.

He knew a bit about Mystic Cultivators—mysterious practitioners different from Ancient Martial Artists, emanating from various Xuan Sects, specializing in Profound Skills, Divination, talisman making, Ghost Hunting, Fengshui, and even incorporating practices like Cultivating Gu and Controlling Insects from the Southern Border.

Mystic Cultivators who have mastered profound skills have unpredictable abilities, their strength by no means inferior to that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Zhou Li was stunned to find that the youth before him, merely seventeen or eighteen years of age, had cultivated his Profound Skill to a level comparable to a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Wasn’t every profound expert of Xuan Cultivation at the ripe age of seventy or eighty?

“Who would have thought the master turns out to be a Xuan Sect Master.

I am blind!”

Zhou Li’s face showed a reverence that grew even thicker.

Compared to a Martial Arts Grandmaster, a Mystic Cultivator with astonishing skills seemed even more unfathomable and awe-inspiring.

Lin Tian just smiled faintly and said nothing.

His understanding of Profound Techniques came only from the memories of his past body and what he had heard in his former mortal life.

He felt a myriad of connections between Profound Skills and the path of Cultivating Immortality.

It might be a minor offshoot that evolved from the path of immortality into the mortal world, or maybe the practiced techniques were too incomplete and low-level, only able to cultivate to the superficial fringes of true Cultivation.

Lin Tian believed that the two were definitely as different as heaven and earth.

Cultivators sought the True Martial Way of the Immortals, defying the heavens for longevity.

How could it be compared with the mortal Xuanmen Taoist Technique?

But Zhou Li had never heard of Cultivators.

To him, a Xuan Sect Master already inspired awe.

He then spoke again, “Since the master is a high-level Xuanmen practitioner, solely focused on cultivation and oblivious of others, it’s no wonder you’re not familiar with the realms of Ancient Martial Arts.

“Actually, the realms of Ancient Martial Arts cultivation that I am aware of are divided into four stages, ranging from low to high: Yellow-level Expert, Xuan-level Master, Earth-level Expert, and Heavenly Level Expert.

The Yellow-level Expert is the beginner stage of Martial Arts—a person capable of producing some Inner Strength within the body through years of consistent training, with speed, strength, reaction, and other aspects far exceeding that of normal people.

When one reaches the Xuan Level, that’s when they truly step onto the path of Ancient Martial Arts, at which point the Inner Strength surges like a tidal wave, and their power skyrockets, comparable to the Xuanhai Stage of your Xuanmen practitioners.

An Earth-level Expert belongs to the pinnacle of the Ancient Martial Arts World, capable of unleashing Powerful Energy and destroying anything in their path, their strength comparable to that of a Xuanmen practitioner in the Origin Breaking Period.”

At this point, Zhou Li paused, then continued to speak, “The last, the Heavenly Level Expert, has reached the Transformation Realm, ascending to the level of a Martial Arts Grandmaster!

However, the Martial Arts Grandmasters vary in strength, thus Heavenly-level practitioners are further divided into Postnatal and Innate.

Those of the Postnatal level have cultivated Gang Qi, protecting their bodies such that swords and spears cannot harm them, impervious to both water and fire.

Innate practitioners have entered the Transformation Realm, controlling objects with Qi, injuring opponents from afar, unleashing the Hundred-step Divine Fist, unmatched in all aspects!

Such beings are comparable to a Xuanmen Master in the Sculpting Spirit Stage!”

By the end, Zhou Li’s old face flushed red, showing slight excitement, his expression filled with yearning, before he finally bowed to Lin Tian again, “I would assume the master is already a real person at the peak of the Sculpting Spirit Stage.

Zhou I am content to have met you once in my life!”