Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 360: Chapter 114: Zhao Cangsheng Returns—Then Let’s Begin the Battle!

Zhu Wei’s face had a gleam: ”My son obtained the bloodline of the Giant Rhino Race in the Zheng Kingdom, his Qi Blood is by no means weaker than that of Lin Chen, and he will certainly make a name for himself on the Martial Arts Mountain before Lin Chen.”

”Then we shall rely on our virtuous nephew to intercept Lin Chen on the Martial Arts Mountain.”

After a brief discussion, the others left, and a young man walked in from a side door: ”Father, did they agree?”

”Yes, you should take a trip to West River Prefecture, you can register at the Military Affairs Department there.”

Zhu Sheng nodded, then asked puzzledly: ”Father, how did you know they would cooperate? Lin Chen has no enmity with them, even if he is selected as the Liang Martial Arts Academy role model, it shouldn’t affect them, right?”

”Not affect them?” Zhu Wei sneered: ”Sheng’er, you are wrong. If Lin Chen is selected as the Jiangnan Dao role model, all their recent plans would come to naught. In recent years, there has been a voice within the Liang Imperial Court wanting the Military Affairs Department to change their strategies for training students, feeling that training martial artists below the Grade-Entering level is of little significance, and it would be better to conserve resources to cultivate those who are Grade-Entering talents. Our Liang Martial Artists typically take five to ten years to break through the First Grade in the lower grade realm, whereas the other eight kingdoms take three to five years. We should shorten the gap for Grade-Entering martial artists.”

”For people of their family backgrounds, focusing on the training of their disciples to enter the Grade is not difficult, the hard part is the cultivation resources after entering the Grade. If the Military Affairs Department changes its decision, those ordinary young people will find it harder to enter the Grade, and the cultivation resources in their hands will just increase.”

”Lin Chen comes from a humble background, just the son of a fisherman. If Lin Chen is selected as the Liang Martial Arts Academy role model, wouldn’t it prove that the Military Affairs Department’s decision is correct?”

Zhu Sheng suddenly realized: ”I understand now, that’s why they want to prevent Lin Chen from being selected as the Liang Martial Arts Academy role model.”

”Yes, for you, you can take this opportunity to enter the Martial Hall, and then enter the Martial Arts Academy. With your talent, you cannot receive very good training at the Zheng Kingdom’s Martial Arts Academy, but returning to Liang’s Martial Arts Academy would allow you to be among the top.”

”In Zheng Kingdom, the martial arts resources are controlled by the Royal Family and those seven families. Martial artists who are not from the seven families can only choose to be loyal to the seven families, otherwise, they can’t obtain cultivation resources.”

Zhu Sheng nodded, having lived in the Zheng Kingdom for several years, he naturally knew the situation there.

”I sent you to Zheng Kingdom not with the intention of having you enter their Martial Arts Academy, only to make you acquire the bloodline of the Giant Rhino Demon Race, which gives you a bloodline advantage when you face other martial artists of the same age upon returning to Liang.”

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On a certain avenue, at a certain residence.

”Lord Kong wants to make that Lin Chen from Jiangnan Dao the Liang Martial Arts Academy role model.”

”Who is Lin Chen?”

”A young man at the Opening Acupoints Realm, from Jiangnan Dao, coming from a fisherman’s family.”

”A fisherman’s son? Lord Kong must have a motive.”

A few elders exchanged glances, instantly understanding why Lord Kong wants Lin Chen to become the Liang Martial Arts Academy role model.

”If it were any other time, I would not oppose Lord Kong. That Lin Chen being able to make a name for himself five times on the Martial Arts Mountain, with a great possibility to surpass Pei Qingming, being granted the role model could be fitting. But the current situation is different; our Liang needs reform, it can’t continue like this. Gentlemen, look at how many talents have left Liang, going to the other kingdoms.”

The elder had a worried look on his face: ”The Grand Ancestor Emperor was not wrong, but our Liang has developed over three hundred years and no longer lacks martial artists of the Opening Acupoints and Viscera-Refining realms, including the number of Grade-Entering martial artists which far surpasses the other kingdoms. However, the number of top-notch strongmen falls far behind the other kingdoms because our Liang doesn’t cultivate Grade-Entering martial artists enough.”

”Take Pei Qingming for instance, entering the Third Grade at thirty-five, he is the greatest genius in the three hundred years since Liang was established. But such cultivation progress wouldn’t even rank in the top ten in the other kingdoms. If changes aren’t made, more talented martial artists will be poached by other kingdoms.”

”What you said is very true, should we then submit a letter to the Military Affairs Department, opposing Lin Chen becoming the Liang Martial Arts Academy role model?”

”The Military Affairs Department is independent of the Imperial Court, Lord Kong has made a decision, which no one can change. But we can target Lin Chen. If Lin Chen can’t continue to make a name for himself on the Martial Arts Mountain, he won’t have the face to become a Liang Academy role model.”

An elder’s eyes shone: ”I won’t hide it from you, I have a disciple who is cultivating in the Han Kingdom. For this matter, I’ve decided to summon him back from the Han Kingdom and have him go to the Martial Arts Mountain to challenge.”

”Wise decision, sir.”

”It’s not wise, just that I feel Liang should reform. The policies set by the Grand Ancestor Emperor in the past were because our Liang had gone through wars and martial artists were scarce. But now Liang doesn’t lack lower-tier martial artists, it should focus resources on cultivating top talents.”

Looking up at the sky above the courtyard, the elder said: ”I have a lot of respect for Lord Kong, but on this matter, I have a different opinion from him.”

”Sir, you and Lord Kong both wish for Liang to develop better, acting selflessly for the greater good,” others quickly echoed.

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Linhu Village.

Upon receiving a message from Senior Brother Shao, Jia Nanzhu also had a solemn expression.

The Liang Martial Arts Academy role model!

The title is good, but it’s also putting Lin Chen under intense pressure.

Now that there are different voices emerging within the Liang Imperial Court, which he has also heard about, especially in those regions where the martial path is thriving, they are the most radical, seeking a change in the Martial Affairs Department’s method of cultivating martial artists. Jiangnan Dao, due to its long-term poor performance in martial arts, doesn’t have much to say.

Previously, with the Northern Garrison Marquis supporting Lord Kong, and given his reputation and temper, others, even if they had opinions, dared only to discuss in private. But since the death of the Northern Garrison Marquis, this voice has gradually grown stronger, and is now openly appearing in the Imperial Court.