Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 150: Chapter 35: Junior Brother Zhao, I Hope You Can Keep Talking Tough

”Status panel!”

Returning to his own courtyard.

Lin Chen summoned the status panel immediately.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Limit Opening Realm (12/24): (15/300)]

[Qi Blood: 125000] (Expand for historical Qi Blood growth)

[Clear Wind Palm: Perfection]

[Iron Bone Skill: Perfection]

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

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Seeing his Qi Blood value, Lin Chen couldn’t help but click his tongue lightly.

This Qi Blood is truly terrifying!

Ever since he embarked on the path of extreme martial arts, each time he opened an acupoint, his Qi Blood grew at twice the rate of a normal martial artist.

For people like Fei Hong, breaking through from Nine Acupoints to Ten Acupoints increased their Qi Blood by ten thousand, but for him, it was twenty thousand.

From Nine Acupoints to Twelve Acupoints, he gained sixty thousand Qi Blood, while Fei Hong and others only gained thirty thousand.

Qi Blood represents strength and speed.

This was Lin Chen’s simple understanding after his observations, but the exact formula of how much Qi Blood translates into how much strength has yet to have an accurate calculation.

From Twelve Acupoints to Thirteen Acupoints is another threshold.

Lin Chen doesn’t know how much more Qi Blood will increase from Twelve to Thirteen Acupoints, but when his Iron Bone Skill reached perfection, the change in the Qi Blood progress bar on the status panel gave him confidence for the county duel.

The progress bar changed from the original two hundred to three hundred.

This means that now, for each acupoint breakthrough, his Qi Blood increase is three times that of a regular martial artist.

The further he progresses, the more his Qi Blood increases, and with his multiplication factor rising, the additional Qi Blood gained becomes an extremely terrifying number.

Choosing to take the Acupoint Opening Pill at this moment was a decision Lin Chen made after careful consideration upon seeing the status panel change last night.

With Iron Bone Skill perfected, he broke through Twelve Acupoints.

The progress bar became three hundred, which means the time required to break through an acupoint now takes ten more days than before.

Besides time, there is also the expense.

With the ”Natural Progress” life chart, he doesn’t need to worry about future issues.

The reward from the March duel is almost spent, and only by winning this county duel can he have the silver coins to continue his subsequent cultivation.

Even though with his talent, the Military Affairs Department and Lord Su would provide him with some cultivation resources, having money in hand keeps the heart at ease.

Taking out the Acupoint Opening Pill from his pocket, Lin Chen hesitated not and swallowed it directly, executing the Clear Wind Palm with his hand.

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In the Martial Affairs Office.

Su Lingchuan’s expression changed upon hearing Tai Rubai’s report, and after a long pause, he let out a long sigh: ”It’s unnecessary.”

”Sir, Lin Chen acts out of gratitude to you and willingly does so.”

”I understand.”

Su Lingchuan felt a bit moved in his heart, no wonder Yu Yongnian from the Martial Hall valued Lin Chen so much, sending money even after leaving Poyang County and painstakingly preparing two letters for him.

Gratitude and an innocent heart.

If he weren’t the director of the Poyang County Martial Affairs Office and if Lin Chen weren’t a student at the Poyang County Martial Arts Hall, he would definitely take Lin Chen as a direct disciple.

However, due to his position, to avoid suspicion, he can’t accept Lin Chen as a disciple.

Taking Lin Chen as a disciple at this time would not be helping him but harming him instead.

After sending Tai Rubai away, a confidant emerged from behind the screen and commented, ”Sir, Lin Chen has a heart of gratitude.”

”If not for his gratitude, why would Yu Yongnian be so concerned for him, and why would Lord Li of Quzhou Prefecture willingly deplete his Qi Blood to guide Lin Chen with Martial Path Will?”

Regarding Lin Chen’s experience at the Li Mansion, Tai Rubai did not disclose everything truthfully, only informing Su Lingchuan that Lord Li had used Martial Path Will to guide Lin Chen to perfection in Iron Bone Skill.

Regarding the situation of the Li family in Quzhou, Su Lingchuan was also somewhat informed, knowing that Lord Li had already been experiencing Qi Blood decline, and forcefully invoking Martial Path Will would only accelerate his aging.

Before guiding Lin Chen, Lord Li must have tested Lin Chen’s character, discovering him not to be someone ungrateful, hence willing to wholeheartedly assist.

”And what about the rewards for this county duel?” asked the confidant.

Su Lingchuan pondered for a while and decided: ”Since Lin Chen has such ambition, I cannot lose in momentum either. The first place will get an additional Acupoint Opening Pill.”

The treasure vault of the Martial Affairs Office doesn’t have Acupoint Opening Pills, and in the March duel, Su Lingchuan could provide one as it was approved by the Military Affairs Department, not just for Poyang County as other counties also had similar rewards.

But for this county duel, the Military Affairs Department had already set the rewards, and for Su Lingchuan to offer an Acupoint Opening Pill, he would need to use his own contribution points to exchange at the Military Affairs Department.

One Acupoint Opening Pill is worth thirty contribution points.

”What about the second and third places?”

Su Lingchuan rolled his eyes displeasingly: ”I only care about the first place, there are no rewards for the second and third.”

The confidant understood, their master truly wouldn’t bear any loss.

In Poyang County, after Jiang Qing’s departure, facing the two students at the Fifteen Acupoints from Yanshan County, only Lin Chen had the strength to contend. If the second and third places were rewarded, it would be equivalent to sponsoring Yanshan County.

”You personally go to Yanshan County and inform Zhang Wangshan, ask if he accepts this incentive.”

”Understood.”

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Two days later, Lin Chen exhausted the effects of the Acupoint Opening Pill and broke through to Thirteen Acupoints.

Continued taking the second pill.

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Another two days passed.

”Panel.”

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Limit Opening Realm (14/24): (10/300)]

[Qi Blood: 215,000] (Click to view past Qi Blood increases)

[Clear Wind Palm: Perfection]

[Iron Bone Skill: Perfection]

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

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Feeling his own surging Qi Blood, Lin Chen now had a confidence that he could knock down his self from four days ago with a single punch.

For a normal martial artist, after Twelve Acupoints, each acupoint increases Qi Blood by fifteen thousand, but for him, it increases by forty to fifty thousand. This means reaching Thirteen Acupoints is equivalent to a normal martial artist with Fifteen Acupoints.

With the perfection of Clear Wind Palm and Iron Bone Skill, those two in Yanshan County, even if they are at Sixteen or Seventeen Acupoints, he still has the strength to fight.

Only three days remain until the county competition.

On this morning, Lin Chen did not continue cultivating, but left the martial arts hall with Fu Ang and Gu Shan, following Hall Master Tai to head to the Martial Affairs Office.

The competition between the two counties was set in Raozhou Prefecture.

These students were departing for Raozhou Prefecture today, then resting for a day in Raozhou Prefecture to prepare for the competition.

Among the Eight Great Martial Arts Halls of Poyang County, the new batch of students added up to over a hundred, with eighty having taken the Opening Acupoints Pill.

However, not every new student was qualified to participate in the county competition in Raozhou Prefecture. Only those ranked in the top twenty of the March competition were eligible for the county competition.

When Lin Chen arrived at the Martial Arts Arena of the Martial Affairs Office, the other martial arts hall students were also present.

”Hall Master Zeng, Junior Sister Fu, Junior Sister Gu.”

Seeing the Jingshui Martial Arts Hall side, Hall Master Zeng personally leading the team, Lin Chen stepped forward to greet them.

Zeng Qingyao saw Lin Chen and had a look of satisfaction on her face. She, besides Tai Rubai, was the only one who knew that Lin Chen had perfected the Iron Bone Skill.

”Not bad, you did not disappoint this hall master.”

Lin Chen knew Hall Master Zeng was referring to his perfection of the Iron Bone Skill and smiled modestly.

”Senior Brother Lin, now that you’re going to the Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall, you’re not returning to the Jingshui Martial Arts Hall, which won’t do... Many junior sisters would still like to admire your demeanor.”

Fu Jingya joked with Lin Chen, but she was also speaking the truth.

In the past three months, Senior Brother Lin rarely returned to Jingshui Martial Arts Hall, and some junior sisters spoke about it privately.

Senior Brother Lin’s charisma had already captured the hearts of many junior sisters. Apart from the persistent senior sisters who insisted on choosing the Iron Blood Martial Arts Hall’s students, many junior sisters had lost interest in Iron Blood Martial Arts Hall’s students.

Fu Jingya couldn’t help but laugh at what one of the senior sisters had said.

”These silly girls don’t know anything. As good as Junior Brother Lin is, he’s out of reach, but those guys next door at Iron Blood Martial Arts Hall really do give out Nourishing Acupoints Pills.”

Lin Chen smiled, taking Junior Sister Fu’s words as a joke.

As Lin Chen returned to the Jingshui Martial Arts Hall’s side, other students, especially Fei Hong and others, kept focusing on Lin Chen.

Two months ago, the great martial halls thought that Lin Chen, due to taking first place in the March competition, was arrogant and complacent, going down the Extreme Martial Arts Path, and was considered wasted.

But as Lin Chen crushed Wu Ming with absolute strength in that battle in the Martial Arts Garden, the great martial halls once again acknowledged Lin Chen’s status as the senior brother among the new students of the Eight Great Martial Arts Halls.

”Junior Brother Zhao, why the long face? Isn’t it a time to be happy about such a big event as the county competition?”

Tai Rubai approached Gale Martial Arts Hall Master Zhao Qifeng, smiling as he asked.

”My Gale Martial Arts Hall is just a supporting role this time, what’s there to be happy about?”

Zhao Qifeng was well aware of their position; their martial hall’s Zhang Qing, even though having opened Twelve Acupoints, and Gale Leg only at Small Success, such strength might have been impressive in previous years, but this year, especially in the county competition, they would just be cannon fodder.

Yanshan County had two students who opened Fifteen Acupoints, a fact known to these hall masters, but they refrained from announcing it out of fear of demoralizing their disciples.

”Nothing is absolute. Before the March competition, who could have imagined that the one to come in first would be Lin Chen?”

Mentioning Lin Chen, Zhao Qifeng also looked towards the Jingshui Martial Arts Hall side, ”Senior Brother Tai, Lin Chen is a Jingshui Martial Arts Hall disciple, what are you so happy about? He merely learned the Iron Bone Skill at your hall.”

”Lord Su personally reported to the Military Affairs Department. Besides being a Jingshui Martial Arts Hall disciple, Lin Chen is also a disciple of my Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall and has been registered.”

Tai Rubai chuckled, causing Zhao Qifeng to be taken aback and look at Tai Rubai with a hint of disdain, ”Senior Brother Tai, your behavior... is a bit unbecoming, are you really willing to throw away your face for political achievements?”

All of Poyang County knows that Lin Chen is a Jingshui Martial Arts Hall disciple.

Your Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall snatching the credit like this, aren’t you afraid of being laughed at?

”Junior Brother Zhao, are you saying that if Lin Chen comes to practice the Gale Leg at your Gale Martial Arts Hall, your hall wouldn’t register him as a Gale Martial Arts Hall disciple?”

Zhao Qifeng replied seriously, ”I am not like you, Senior Brother; I still have some dignity.”

In Zhao Qifeng’s view, since Lin Chen is on the Extreme Martial Arts Path, he would at most learn two Martial Techniques and wouldn’t possibly learn a third.

Two techniques are already extremely difficult.

Three techniques, isn’t that just being stubborn?

Lin Chen being able to perfect the Iron Bone Skill before Entering the Grade is already considered extraordinary comprehension.

Since it’s unlikely for Lin Chen to come to his martial arts hall, Zhao Qifeng naturally spoke with resolve.

Tai Rubai gave Zhao Qifeng a meaningful look. He originally planned to share some information with Zhao Qifeng, but seeing Zhao Qifeng’s firm stance, he decided against it.

He hoped that after this county competition, Junior Brother Zhao would still maintain such a tough stance.