Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

The cold marrow in the copper vat felt like knives, Lin Chen’s forehead veins bulged, and his teeth ground together with a grating sound.

The metallic taste in his throat surged like a saw scraping bones, and his internal organs felt like they were being refined in a cauldron of thunder and fire.

The experiences of the past two and a half years of martial arts training flashed through his mind.

In these two and a half years, although he had the benefits of the panel and the added effects of his Life Chart early on,

still, without enduring this hardship, even with the aid of the Life Chart, he’d at most be considered a small genius in Poyang County now.

To catch up with those noble offspring, relying on the Life Chart alone was not enough; he had to put in several times, even dozens of times, more effort, which included enduring hardship...

The tree he chopped bald at the Jingshui Martial Arts Hall, the foul-smelling manure pit at the Special Training Ground, and the suffering and pain endured to enhance the strength of the body after entering the Martial Arts Academy...

Without taking small incremental steps, you can’t cover a thousand miles!

Reaching this point today, he had borne so much pain, and now finally in the final harvest stage, how could he give up?

”I am a child of a low-class family, how could I fear the Yama Fire...”

Lin Chen curled up the corners of his lips, squeezing out a broken laugh from his throat, and in the next moment placed the Snow Lotus Pill in his mouth.

The Snow Lotus Pill turned into a clear spring flowing down his throat, the icy blue lines spread along the scorched esophagus, where the cold marrow calmed momentarily, and magma solidified, ultimately directing this energy toward the five organs, transforming into five translucent lotus platforms, protecting the organs.

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The mist from the evaporation of the cold marrow liquid was extremely dense, enveloping the entire copper vat.

The yard was silent.

Jiang Qing tightly clenched her hands on the corners of her clothing, her knuckles turning white from the force.

Liang Xun couldn’t help but pace back and forth in the yard, wanting to speak several times, as Lin Chen’s voice was no longer audible through the mist. He wanted to say what if Lin Chen fainted from not being able to withstand the pain.

But seeing Lord Kong’s solemn expression, he ultimately stayed silent.

Considering Lord Kong’s strength, he should be able to perceive Lin Chen’s current situation.

If Lin Chen truly fainted, Lord Kong certainly wouldn’t remain indifferent.

Kong Qifeng’s eyes weren’t looking toward the direction covered by mist but were slightly squinted, though the mist from the evaporated cold marrow blocked his sight, he could still perceive the faint sound of Lin Chen breathing.

Although the breathing was weak, it was steady, proving that Lin Chen was still conscious.

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Much later.

The cold marrow liquid had mostly evaporated, and a faint golden light burst out from the pores around Lin Chen’s body.

The thunderous fire inside was no longer as violent as before, rushing through the organs repeatedly with the surge of Qi blood.

Lin Chen opened his eyes, the faint golden light on his body gradually dissipated, his entire body now as transparent as glass, the injuries previously on his body had long been healed, and faint arcs of lightning jumped between each meridian.

The five organs harmonized together, with a sound like the beating of a drum.

Feeling the changes within his body, Lin Chen murmured in his heart, ”Panel!”

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Refining Viscera Realm - Great Success]

[Nine Revolutions Refining the Viscera: 9/9]

[Spirit Tier: Third Tier]

[Wind and Cloud Palm: Perfect]

[Gale Leg: Perfect]

[Mountain Suppressing Chart: Body Tempering: 4.2]

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The Nine Revolutions were complete, and even the body tempering improved by 0.2, which was an unexpected delight.

But this was still not enough.

I have lingered in the Refining Viscera Realm long enough; I should seize this opportunity to enter the Grade in one fell swoop.

”Condense!”

Lin Chen let out a long howl, and at this moment the golden figure within his Dantian started spinning. With its movement, all the energy within his body rushed towards the Dantian, the Spirit Platform also opened again, Jin Yang suspended above it, pouring down golden brilliance.

At the same time, an icy blue dragon shadow also rushed down from the Spirit Platform toward the small figure in the Dantian.

A green stream fell from the Spirit Platform, nourishing the small figure in the Dantian.

The arcs of lightning contained within the thunder fire energy also leaped onto the small figure, carving fine lines upon it.

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In the yard, the moment Lin Chen let out a long howl, the mist instantly dissipated, revealing Lin Chen’s true form.

In the copper vat, Lin Chen’s body was like glass, with sounds of wind and thunder accompanying his breath.

”It’s done!”

Kong Qifeng, sitting in the chair, silently shattered a teacup in his hand, a gleam in his aged eyes.

”The Nine Revolutions are complete.”

Hua Qianwu also stroked his beard with a smile; from the moment he learned Lin Chen was cultivating the Nine Revolutions Viscera Cultivation Method, there was a look of concern in his heart. For three hundred years, no one in Liang had ever been able to successfully cultivate it.

Was choosing the Nine Revolutions Viscera Cultivation Method too arrogant, unaware of the heights of heaven?

Why did Lord Kong agree?

With such questions, Hua Qianwu awaited Lin Chen’s arrival, and after he explained the difficulty of the Nine Revolutions to Lin Chen, he didn’t see hesitation or regret on the young man’s face.

Faced with the inhuman training plan he laid out, the young man also had no complaints, executing it without cutting corners.

On the pitch-black nights, Lin Chen’s painful figure curled up at the summit of Canglan Peak — how could he not see it?

It was precisely Lin Chen’s actions that made him understand why Lord Kong agreed to let Lin Chen cultivate the Nine Revolutions True Blood Viscera Cultivation Method.

If even Lin Chen couldn’t succeed in the Nine Revolutions True Blood Viscera Cultivation Method, then who could?

From that moment on, he had hope, maybe Lin Chen could create another miracle for Liang, following in the footsteps of the Grand Ancestor.

And Lin Chen did not disappoint him, step by step, from the first to the sixth transformation...

”The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold; the sharpness of the sword comes from honing.”

Hua Qianwu blurted out these words, reflecting on Lin Chen’s information he had once read collected by the Martial Arts Academy, when Lin Chen had just started developing Essence Qi, facing disdain and rejection from the Clear Wind Martial Arts Hall, and the words from Instructor Yu.

Jiang Qing’s beautiful eyes were filled with wonder; she only knew that Junior Brother Lin’s Viscera Cultivation Method was different from theirs, but didn’t know how difficult it was until she saw Lin Chen enduring the pain of soaking in medicinal liquid, realizing he had chosen the hardest path.