Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 73: Chapter 69: Are You Farming Scholarships or What?

Jingshui Martial Arts Hall!

After returning from the Martial Arts Garden, Lin Chen calmed his mind and cultivated diligently in the martial arts hall.

He must breakthrough to the Six Acupoints before the competition arrives.

With the boost of the Great Success Clear Wind Palm, his realm advanced rapidly, increasing fifteen points daily.

After practicing for several days, Lin Chen found that at night he didn’t need to train Clear Wind Palm. Just practicing during the day could maintain the 15 points increase.

This discovery was good news for Lin Chen, meaning he could train Water Cloud Palm at night.

Borrowing the title ”All the Way Black,” his Water Cloud Palm also progressed rapidly over several nights of practice.

The countdown to the March competition: Day nine!

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Opening Acupoints Realm (5/24): (46/100)]

[Clear Wind Palm: Great Success (0/1)]

[Water Cloud Palm: Mastery (5/10)]

Day eight.

Day seven.

Day six.

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In Lin Chen’s abdomen, during daily fist training, his Essence Qi gathered there, with Qi Blood constantly surging in. This is the location of the Guiyuan Acupoint, the sixth acupoint.

Opening this acupoint not only enhances strength, but more importantly, it greatly improves a martial artist’s digestion ability after being activated.

On the day he joined the martial arts hall, Lin Chen still remembers seeing that notebook written by the wealthy Senior Sister in the Martial Path Pavilion, ”Insight on the Use of Poultry Meat in the Opening Acupoints Realm.”

In that notebook, this Senior Sister mentioned that after opening six acupoints, the effects of consuming Rare Bird Meat are increased compared to before the six acupoints are opened.

Previous martial arts hall students, except wealthy ones like Senior Sister Jiang, mostly didn’t spend much on rare birds and pills initially, waiting until six acupoints were opened to start investing.

But this year is different; with three months of competition, everyone wants to increase their strength quickly, and initial expenses have greatly increased.

”This Lord Su is really a genius. If he went into marketing, the increased expenses from students would probably be enough to reclaim the rewards.”

Lin Chen was just thinking this to himself, understanding that Lord Su’s goal as Director of the Martial Affairs Office wasn’t to force students to spend more money in the martial arts hall.

Aside from that, the Acupoint Opening Pill that Lord Su provided is a rare pill that money can’t buy, highly valued among the many pills in the Opening Acupoints Realm, second only to the Opening Acupoints Pill, issued by the Military Affairs Department.

Both the Opening Acupoints Pill and the Acupoint Opening Pill can open an acupoint, but the Opening Acupoints Pill is more valuable because its effects accompany the entire Opening Acupoints Realm.

Martial artists who have taken the Opening Acupoints Pill and those who haven’t will differ by three to four acupoints in breakthrough progress towards the late period under the same expenses.

The Acupoint Opening Pill also has one restriction: after twenty acupoints are opened, the remaining four acupoints decrease in effect when using the Acupoint Opening Pill and can’t open another acupoint.

The countdown to the March competition: Day five!

On this day, in the dormitory courtyard, Lin Chen’s entire upper body was like dyed with a layer of blood color, clearly showing streams of Qi Blood surging towards the abdomen, continuously gathering there.

The skin on his abdomen began to flush slightly!

As Lin Chen performed the Clear Wind Palm, the redness on his abdomen spread like a wildfire, gradually deepening.

One time, two times, three times...

After half an hour, Lin Chen’s abdominal skin turned deep red, like a heated branding iron, red and intimidating.

Bang!

A muffled sound emitted from Lin Chen’s abdomen.

At this moment, Lin Chen’s figure suddenly leaped, like a flying swallow, instantly arriving in front of the camphor tree in the courtyard, and struck out with a palm...

Just as his palm was about to land on the camphor tree, Lin Chen became aware and shifted his palm an inch.

The bark of the camphor tree was neatly peeled off.

Although Lin Chen’s palm did not land on the camphor tree, his palm wind was like a blade.

”Brother Tree, fortunately, I held back at the last moment,”

Looking at the fallen tree bark, Lin Chen scratched his head, habitually struck the tree, but fortunately, he reacted at the last moment, or the camphor tree would have been snapped halfway.

”Interface.”

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Opening Acupoints Realm (6/24): (1/100)]

[Clear Wind Palm: Great Success (0/1)]

[Water Cloud Palm: Mastery (9/10)]

”I’m only one step away from Small Success in Water Cloud Palm. If so, I might as well train it to Small Success. The twenty taels silver reward shouldn’t be missed.”

Lin Chen was pleasantly surprised by his progress in Water Cloud Palm, finding that it advanced faster than Clear Wind Palm.

Was it because the Clear Wind Palm came first and Water Cloud Palm and Clear Wind Palm inherently had similarities, making him grasp Water Cloud Palm quickly?

Or was it because his comprehension of Water Cloud Palm exceeded Clear Wind Palm?

Could it be because he came from a fisherman’s background, having good water skills, and Water Cloud Palm had ”water” in its name?

Unable to figure it out, Lin Chen didn’t think too much about it, maybe both possibilities contributed.

Tonight, let Water Cloud Palm also reach Small Success.

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Tonight, the sound of wind disappeared, replaced by the sound of water waves rising and falling.

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[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Opening Acupoints Realm (6/24): (16/100)]

[Clear Wind Palm: Great Success (0/1)]

[Water Cloud Palm: Small Success (1/10)]

Spring sun warmth!

Birds sing and flowers bloom!

After several days of seclusion, breakthrough in realm, breakthrough in cultivation technique.

Lin Chen walked in the Martial Arts Hall, looking at the flowers and plants inside, feeling they were exceptionally beautiful.

The layout of flowers and plants in Jingshui Martial Arts Hall is much more exquisite compared to other halls; Lin Chen heard that some senior sisters even specifically plant some precious flowers and plants.

Unlike other halls, which are extremely monotonous.

Lin Chen heard from Junior Brother Cheng Ying that aside from a few trees, Gale Martial Arts Hall barely has any flowers or plants, and the walls are engraved with various encouraging slogans.

Not only the Gale Martial Arts Hall but other halls also have these slogans.

For example, the wall of the Martial Arts Arena in Mountain Shaking Martial Arts Hall is engraved with: Burn idleness, forge strong and iron-like bones!

He also heard a rumor from Cheng Ying about the neighboring Iron Blood Martial Arts Hall.

It is said that one of the walls in Iron Blood Martial Arts Hall is engraved with: If you work hard in your cultivation today, tomorrow the junior sisters of Jingshui Martial Arts Hall will come to you voluntarily.

Lin Chen thought for a moment, still felt that the Hall Master and Instructor of Iron Blood Martial Arts Hall understand the students better, the encouraging slogans are practical, and can better motivate the students.

In Hall Master Kong’s residence, as Lin Chen approached the courtyard door, he saw Senior Sister Jiang standing inside the courtyard.

Is Senior Sister Jiang also looking for Hall Master Kong?

”Come in.”

Kong Yinglei stood in the center of the courtyard, facing the gate, and immediately saw Lin Chen standing at the gate.

Upon hearing the voice, Lin Chen entered the courtyard, first greeting Hall Master Kong, then saying hello to Jiang Qing.

”If you hadn’t come today, I would have gone to find you. This afternoon I need to report the realm of your batch of students to the Martial Affairs Office, per Lord Su’s request.”

Kong Yinglei spoke with a smile, then explained: ”As of now, no rules have been given by Lord Su on how to conduct the grand competition, it seems they want to understand your batch’s realms before making plans.”

How Lord Su will arrange this March’s grand competition, the Hall Masters and Instructors of various Martial Arts Halls are curious, but unfortunately, Lord Su has never disclosed anything, leaving them only to speculate in their hearts.

”How many acupoints have you opened?”

”Six acupoints.”

Lin Chen’s answer, with Jiang Qing’s beautiful eyes showing a look of amazement as she stared at him.

”Junior Brother Lin cultivated so fast, has he opened three acupoints in this month?”

Opening three acupoints in a month may not be a big deal for Jiang Qing, but when applied to Junior Brother Lin, it becomes quite unbelievable.

Even with the daily consumption of a Nourishing Acupoints Pill, it is challenging to open three acupoints in a month.

To open three acupoints in a month, besides taking the Nourishing Acupoints Pill, one needs to consume a large amount of Rare Bird Meat, but she’s well aware that Junior Brother Lin hasn’t consumed Rare Bird Meat.

Junior Brother Lin’s first-class student benefits were transferred to her every month.

Kong Yinglei’s beautiful eyes flickered with brilliance, though surprised, it wasn’t enough to be shocked, the matter of Lin Chen’s Clear Wind Palm reaching Great Success was known only to her and the senior sister in the entire Martial Arts Hall.

With the addition of Clear Wind Palm’s Great Success, the daily consumption of a Nourishing Acupoints Pill coupled with Rare Bird Meat makes opening three acupoints in a month possible.

But it’s only a possibility, not guaranteed, students like Lin Chen are a first for them since becoming instructors.

The Martial Arts Hall hasn’t had students with cultivation techniques reaching Great Success, but most are in the late period, and even in the Martial Affairs Office’s years of records, opening three acupoints with Great Success in cultivation techniques has never happened.

Jiang Qing looked at Hall Master Kong without much shock, seemingly realizing something, her lively eyes fixed on Lin Chen: ”Junior Brother Lin, have you achieved Great Success in Clear Wind Palm?”

Only this reason can explain Junior Brother Lin opening three acupoints in a month.

”Yes, I was lucky to break through, Senior Sister.” Lin Chen humbly replied.

”Lucky?”

Jiang Qing’s big eyes widened, if Junior Brother Lin’s achievement was luck, then what does her own classify as?

She picked so many cultivation techniques, and finally chose the Jingshui Martial Arts Hall because Water Cloud Palm fit her best, making her most likely to reach Perfection within half a year.

Yet, despite this, she only achieved Small Success in Water Cloud Palm three days ago.

No wonder!

No wonder when she told Hall Master Kong that she achieved Small Success in Water Cloud Palm, the Hall Master wasn’t excited, turns out there’s Lin Chen, an even greater talent ahead.

Moreover, Junior Brother Lin achieved Great Success in Clear Wind Palm, obviously earlier than her Small Success in Water Cloud Palm.

For the first time, Jiang Qing doubted, am I truly a genius?

Kong Yinglei saw Jiang Qing’s silence, knowing Jiang Qing was likely hit by Lin Chen’s achievements, she then shifted the topic asking: ”Lin Chen, you came to see me, you aren’t just here to tell me you opened six acupoints, is there something else?”

Lin Chen nodded, then somewhat shyly asked: ”Disciple has also reached Small Success in Water Cloud Palm, is it possible to receive the Martial Arts Hall’s reward again?”

Three-month Small Success in cultivation techniques grants a twenty taels reward, Lin Chen wasn’t sure if it could be claimed repeatedly?

Jiang Qing’s beautiful eyes widened, Water Cloud Palm reached Small Success too?

Kong Yinglei was also somewhat hesitant, Lin Chen’s case was unprecedented in the Martial Arts Hall.

It was the first time a student could claim the Martial Arts Hall’s reward three times.

”It should... should be okay.”

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