Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 117: Chapter 19: 3,000 Monthly Votes Bonus Update_2

”The Elder’s foresight is extraordinary. Lin Chen’s victory is because his Clear Wind Palm has reached perfection.”

Yan He’an’s tone was also filled with wonder. Back when Lin Chen was in the Martial Arts Garden, his Clear Wind Palm had just reached small success. He had arranged for many martial artists practicing Clear Wind Palm to spar with Lin Chen, and unexpectedly, it reached perfection in such a short time.

Though more than twenty days have passed, thinking back on it still seems incredible.

”Clear Wind Palm is perfect, and his comprehension is decent.”

Zhao Qianqiu nodded. Yan He’an, recalling the rumors he had heard in recent days, continued, ”Elder, after Lin Chen won first place, he didn’t stay at Jingshui Martial Arts Hall but went to the Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall.”

”Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall?” Zhao Qianqiu furrowed his brows slightly, pondered for a moment, and then a look of sudden realization appeared in his eyes, ”He’s going to take the path of Extreme Martial Arts!”

”It should be like that.”

The exhaustion in Zhao Qianqiu’s eyes dissipated, replaced by keen interest, ”He is quite confident, but Iron Bone Skill is not as easy to practice as Clear Wind Palm.”

There are no shortcuts in Horizontal Training.

Whether it’s Clear Wind Palm or Water Cloud Palm, or any other cultivation technique from martial arts halls, the better the comprehension, the quicker it is to train, but Iron Bone Skill is an exception.

When Iron Bone Skill reaches a certain point in training, besides requiring comprehension, one also needs sufficient resources to temper oneself.

”When he breaks through to Nine Acupoints, take him to Courtyard Two to observe the Thousand Hammer Map.”

Hearing this, Yan He’an’s old eyes contracted, and his voice was slightly excited, ”Elder, are you planning to formally admit Lin Chen into the Martial Arts Garden?”

”I’m going to leave Poyang County for several months soon. Whether to admit him into the garden or not will be decided when I return.”

”Elder, you’re going out again?”

Subconsciously, Yan He’an asked, but upon seeing Zhao Qianqiu’s icy gaze, he realized he had overstepped and quickly lowered his head.

”Some matters are better left unknown out of curiosity. While I’m away, closely monitor the situation inside Poyang Lake. In the coming days, there will be quite a few corpses there; handle it with the government office.”

”Yes!”

Zhao Qianqiu closed his eyes again. Liang, over two hundred years, continues to thrive, transcending the historical pattern of dynastic cycles of the past, leaving some impatient people waiting no longer.

A dynasty experiences prosperity for a hundred years, decay for two hundred years, followed by a century of decline...

But Liang has forged a different path, nearly three hundred years, still prosperous in the Martial Path, disappointing some and making them restless.

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Eight days later, the end of the month!

The first bottle of Purple Crystal Marrow Liquid is empty.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Limit Opening Realm (8/24): (180/200)]

[Qi Blood: 51000] (View past Qi Blood growth)

[Clear Wind Palm: Perfection]

[Water Cloud Palm: Great Success (0/1)]

[Iron Bone Skill: Entry (190/200)]

Looking at his own panel, Lin Chen was somewhat helpless. Iron Bone Skill is not only slow to train but also extremely costly.

Since he began practicing Iron Bone Skill, it has already cost him a hundred taels of silver.

This doesn’t include the value of the Purple Crystal Marrow Liquid. If included, Lin Chen conservatively estimates it would double.

It’s no wonder it’s hailed as the most expensive Grade-Entering Technique in Poyang County.

The only thing that gratified Lin Chen was that the change in his Life Chart matched his expectations, adding the word ”limit,” indicating that his cultivation progress hadn’t slowed.

Before, without the word limit, the daily realm growth was 5 points, requiring twenty days to break through an acupoint. Now, although the upper limit has doubled from one hundred to two hundred, the growth speed has also doubled.

This means even if he takes the path of Extreme Martial Arts, his speed won’t be slower than before.

The only issue is that he has devoted most of his energy to Iron Bone Skill. If he continues to break through with Clear Wind Palm, even with the reduced advantage from perfection, it should still be faster than now.

There are pros and cons!

But having chosen the path of Extreme Martial Arts, Lin Chen was mentally prepared. With the current progress, he is already very satisfied.

Just as Lin Chen was about to continue his practice, a voice of an attendant from the Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall came from outside the dormitory.

Someone was looking for him.

Lin Chen followed the attendant to the martial arts hall entrance and saw it was Gu Fei, a surprised look on his face.

”Fei, why have you come?”

”Chen, the village chief sent me to find you. Your family has encountered some trouble.”

”What kind of trouble?”

Upon hearing that there was trouble at home, Lin Chen asked solemnly, but he wasn’t overly anxious.

After the match last month, his name should be known to half of Poyang County, so no one without foresight would make trouble for his family under these circumstances.

”Brother Liang has been taken away by the government office.”

”Taken away by the government office? What’s going on? Don’t worry, explain slowly.”

Seeing that Lin Chen could remain calm, Gu Fei was also impressed. Chen is really different now. If such a thing happened to any family in the village, they’d be as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

It’s no wonder the village chief told him not to panic and just to explain things to Chen clearly when sending him to find Chen.

Lin Chen could remain calm because he knew his elder brother well and was sure he wasn’t someone who would commit a crime.

For ordinary people, entering the government office would make them anxious, even if they hadn’t committed a crime. But with his current strength, as long as his brother hadn’t done anything wrong, the government office wouldn’t dare do anything to him.

”This morning, Brother Liang went out to the lake to fish, but somehow, a villager saw the government’s patrol boat appear on the lake, and then Brother Liang was taken away.”

Listening to Gu Fei, Lin Chen knew that Gu Fei didn’t know the inside story. To find out why his brother was taken by the government office, he would have to make a trip there.

”Let’s go to the government office.”

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A quarter of an hour later, when Lin Chen arrived at the government office, he found that the village chief was already there, along with a young man from the village.

”Village Chief, why are you here?”

”Little Liang is your brother and also a person from our village. As the village chief, of course, I have to come.”

Zhao Canghe smiled and said, ”Your brother was taken on the patrol boat by an official, seen by a villager. I’ve instructed him not to spread the word in the village; your parents don’t know about it yet.”

Lin Chen was very supportive of the village chief’s arrangements. If his parents knew that his brother was taken away by the government officials, it would only cause them anxiety, doing no good.

With experience comes wisdom. The village chief is very thorough in his considerations.

”I wasn’t thinking you’d come into town at your age, afraid you’d exhaust your legs.”

”What exhaustion? I’m telling you, even though I’m old, back in the day, I could carry two baskets of fish and make two trips to town,” Zhao Canghe said, glaring at Lin Chen’s words with discontent.

”You’re not old. I misspoke.”

Lin Chen quickly apologized, his gaze turning to the government office’s entrance. There were soldiers guarding in front, and without notification, they couldn’t enter.

”Could I trouble you two to report in, Lin Chen from Jingshui Martial Arts Hall requests to see Chief You.”

While Lin Chen and the village chief greeted each other, the two soldiers at the door had already recognized him. During that whole contest, all the government officials had been arranged to maintain order.

”Young Master Lin, no need for formality. Chief You happens to be in the office. I’ll take you inside.”

The soldier on the left spoke with a smile. In front of Lin Chen, he dared not put on airs. His lifelong goal was to achieve a formal constable position, while the one before him, if he wished to enter the government office, his starting position would have to be Chief Constable.

If it were any other martial artist at the Opening Acupoints Realm, they might be asked to wait, unsure if Chief You would meet them. But as for Young Master Lin, Chief You would surely see him.

”Much obliged.”

The soldier glanced at Zhao Canghe and the others behind Lin Chen, with a trace of hesitation in his eyes.

”Lin Chen, you go ahead. We’ll wait outside.”

Zhao Canghe, being experienced, knew what the soldier was hesitating about and spoke up to alleviate the soldier’s concern.

”Village Chief, you can rest at the tea shop across the street.”

”No worries about us, focus on checking on your brother first.”

Zhao Canghe waved his hand, and Lin Chen nodded, following the soldier into the government office, through a corridor, reaching the constable area.

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