Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 146: Chapter 32: Breaking Waves Like the Reef, Comprehending the True Meaning amid the Furious Tide

Jiangshan County.

A border county town of Quzhou Prefecture, adjacent to Yongfeng County of Raozhou Prefecture.

Jiangshan County Post Station.

Post stations on official roads throughout Liang serve both officials and civilians.

But ordinary people must pay to stay overnight at the post station, while Tai Rubai, being the Martial Arts Hall Master, can stay for free within Raozhou Prefecture, but not in Jiangshan County.

However, Tai Rubai is not short of money for the post station, so he directly opened two small separate courtyards behind the post station.

Liang’s post station is as comprehensive as a long-distance service area from the past.

After having a meal with Tai Rubai at the post station restaurant, Lin Chen returned to his courtyard to practice the Water Cloud Palm.

The sound of tides echoed endlessly in the courtyard for a moment.

However, after practicing for a two-hour period, Lin Chen suddenly stopped.

He listened carefully, detecting noise from outside the courtyard.

Lin Chen pushed the door and walked to Hall Master Tai’s adjacent courtyard, where the entrance was open, and Tai Rubai was sparring with an elder inside.

Although the elder had white hair and silver temples, he was not at a disadvantage at all against Hall Master Tai.

On the contrary, Hall Master Tai was forced to step back repeatedly.

Lin Chen was surprised, as with Hall Master Tai’s Horizontal Training, he didn’t gain the upper hand even with direct physical contact.

The elder, despite being ancient, with declining Qi Blood, was still superior, especially since Hall Master Tai had trained in Iron Bone Skill, indicating that this elder was certainly once a Grade-Entering Martial Artist at his peak.

Luckily, Lin Chen noticed that neither Hall Master Tai nor the elder were fighting to the death and were only exchanging moves.

Did Hall Master Tai encounter an elder who left the Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall?

”Lin Chen, you came at the right time. You should spar with this elder.”

Seeing Lin Chen step out, Tai Rubai’s eyes brightened as he retreated from the spar.

The elder stood in the field, not pursuing, his old eyes fixated on Lin Chen. Despite deep eye sockets, his gaze was piercing and spirited.

”Disciple at your command!”

Lin Chen did not refuse, stepping into the field to face the elder: ”Elder, please guide me.”

”Tai Rubai told me that the Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall produced an extraordinary genius disciple. I want to experience it for myself. Just go ahead, don’t be afraid to hurt me.”

”Lin Chen, go all out, don’t hold back,” Tai Rubai urged from the side.

With permission granted, Lin Chen circulated the Qi Blood within, a pale yellow halo appeared on his body surface, his form surged, charging at the elder like a fierce beast.

”Good move!”

Seeing the fleeting halo on Lin Chen’s surface, there was a touch of admiration in the elder’s eyes. Only with Iron Bone Skill at Great Success, combined with Stone Skin and Returning Gang, could such a phenomenon occur.

Facing Lin Chen’s fierce charge, the elder didn’t dodge. His gray-white hair and beard suddenly bristled, a pale yellow halo also appeared around him like Lin Chen.

Bam!

The moment their bodies collided, the clash of skin produced a sound akin to morning bells and evening drums, each retreating three steps.

Seeing this, Tai Rubai’s mouth hung slightly open.

Lord Li intended to instruct Lin Chen, thus suppressed his strength to match Lin Chen’s Realm, yet even so, Lord Li lost a bit in the exchange.

Although it appeared that both Lin Chen and Lord Li retreated three steps each, considering Lord Li’s Realm, even with suppressed strength, his mastery over Qi Blood far exceeded Lin Chen’s.

”Indeed, he walks the path of Extreme Martial Arts, and even stronger than Tai Rubai described, Poyang County has produced a true genius this time.”

After taking three steps back, Li Yueshan’s expression remained unchanged, but he was secretly startled.

From Tai Rubai’s words, he had learned that Lin Chen had Opened the Acupoints in ten places, hence he suppressed his strength at Opening Ten Acupoints. However, given his immense Qi Blood and its operational speed, his true strength was comparable to Opening Thirteen Acupoints.

This was because he understood that Lin Chen treaded the path of Extreme Martial Arts. Had it been an average youth with ten open acupoints, suppressing his strength to Opening Six Acupoints would have sufficed.

”Good lad, come again.”

Li Yueshan covertly enhanced his strength by one acupoint and charged at Lin Chen once more.

Lin Chen’s face brimmed with joy. Though the previous collision stirred his Qi Blood momentarily, the feeling of allowing his entire Qi Blood to release thoroughly was extremely pleasurable to him.

This was an experience he had never encountered before, incomparable even to the usual practice of crashing his body against trees or stone slabs.

”Elder, then I won’t hold back.”

Bam, Bam, Bam!

In the courtyard, thunderous sounds echoed throughout.

Lin Chen and Li Yueshan clashed incessantly like two mounds of flesh.

At times, Lin Chen would step back, and other times, Li Yueshan would retreat.

From ten zhang away, at the highest point of the post station’s Signal Tower, Li An watched the scene in the courtyard in silence, eyes filled with boundless shock.

”Father, this person is truly formidable, even managing to draw with Grandpa despite his suppressed strength. Yet, I wonder how many acupoints Grandpa suppressed to be fewer than his opponent’s?”

”Fewer acupoints?”

Li An chuckled bitterly: ”Your grandpa suppressed his strength to match the boy’s Realm right from the start and now he has secretly enhanced it by one acupoint.”

As a Ninth-Grade Martial Artist, Li An still possessed the vision of a Grade-Entering Martial Artist, able to notice his father’s increase in strength during the clash even from a ten zhang distance.

This is why he was so astounded.

”What?”

Li Qi widened her enchanting eyes: ”Father, you couldn’t be mistaken, right?”

”If I couldn’t see even that, then all the martial arts I’ve practiced over the years would be in vain.”

Upon hearing her father’s confirmation, Li Qi finally understood why her grandfather was so exasperated.

Though he was old and his Qi Blood declined, for a Sixth-Grade Martial Artist, unless it was his final year, his strength remained at Grade-Entering.