Chapter 42

If he has the opportunity for the Martial Branch Dragon Ascent, he might achieve something in the future.

Now, that's just how it is. With a few taels of silver in cultivation resources a month, dreaming of Qi-gathering Great Achievement in two or three years is probably a dream."

"The Explosive Bear Strength is indeed powerful, it's just that the aftereffects of the explosion are a bit uncomfortable."

Xu Yang smoothed out the rioting blood and qi and true qi, and his body gradually returned to normal, only feeling weak and powerless all over.

Impossible to reach Qi-gathering Great Achievement within a year?

If it were before, that would indeed be the case, but after obtaining the Vajra Technique, the growth speed of his true qi has changed.

The Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist is always just a fist technique. In terms of cultivating true qi, how can it compare to a technique like the Vajra Technique that specializes in cultivating true qi?

Even without relying on the panel, he has the confidence to reach Qi-gathering Great Achievement within a year.

He is not immutable.

His comprehension and bone structure have been improving all the time.

A year later, his bone structure and comprehension will both double on the current basis, exceeding Lu Ren's just in bone structure.

According to his estimation, by then, even if his bone structure isn't A-grade, it will reach the A-minus grade.

Plus his comprehension also reaching A-grade, Qi-gathering Great Achievement is just a conservative estimate; he might even be able to wash his marrow.

People like Gu Fang and Jiang Ping are actually not stupid; they don't know the importance of comprehension.

It's just that although the comprehension Xu Yang shows is okay, to them, it's just so-so.

To give a simple example, Xu Yang's comprehension is 40, and others' comprehension might be 30 or 33. Although there is a gap, the gap is not large.

So even if the comprehension he shows is about the same as Lu Ren's, not many people are optimistic about him.

This is also why on the first day, Lin Cheng said that the most important thing in practicing martial arts is money, not bone structure or comprehension.

For most people, if they can succeed in gathering Qi, everyone's comprehension and bone structure won't have too big a gap, and this gap can be made up for, or even surpassed, as long as there is money.

If one tael isn't enough, then ten taels. If it can't be made up for, it can only be said that you don't have enough money.

"Between thirty and forty, there is indeed not much gap, but what if it's between thirty and eighty, ninety, or even one hundred?"

[Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist · Minor Achievement (100/500)]

Once he understood the Explosive Bear Strength, the progress of the Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist increased by a large margin. He remembered it was only eighty-something before, and now it has directly reached one hundred.

"Senior Brother Xu, congratulations!"

Qiu Wenjie, Zhang Hong, and others came forward to congratulate him.

The Explosive Bear Strength is a milestone sign of the Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist. Being able to understand it is definitely something worth being happy about.

Being both newly entered into Qi gathering, those who understand the Explosive Bear Strength can easily defeat those who haven't.

"Junior Brother Xu, congratulations."

Sun Tao also came forward to congratulate him, but he looked sighing.

Xu Yang's comprehension is not worse than Lu Ren's, but it's a pity that he is a bit arrogant and unwilling to marry into the Liu family. Otherwise, a year later, the Martial Branch Dragon Ascent might win him a Martial Licentiate.

If he could win the title of Martial Licentiate, this comprehension that doesn't lose to Lu Ren's might have a time when it is truly used.

"Bang!"

Just at this moment, a muffled sound came from afar.

Everyone's expression couldn't help but change, because the place where the muffled sound came from was the courtyard where Lin Cheng was.

Sun Tao couldn't care about talking to Xu Yang and immediately walked over quickly.

"What happened? Why would Master be angry?" Everyone looked at each other.

After a while, Sun Tao returned with a livid face.

Without waiting for the many disciples to ask, he took the initiative to speak: "News just came that a disciple with A-minus bone structure has appeared in the Fierce Wind Hall and was personally accepted as a disciple by the Hall Master, Ji Yun."

As soon as these words came out, all the Qi-gathering disciples couldn't remain calm.

Lu Ren's B-plus bone structure, the Weiyuan Hall might not receive one in a year, and this A-minus bone structure is something that might not appear in the entire Qingyuan County for several years.

The most important thing is that the Fierce Wind Hall and the Weiyuan Hall are at odds, and they have been targeting each other for many years. Even when serving as retainers for wealthy families, disciples from the two martial arts halls will not work for the same family.

An A-minus disciple appearing in the Fierce Wind Hall is definitely not a good thing for the Weiyuan Hall.

However, from another perspective, this matter is still a good thing for the disciples of the Weiyuan Hall.

Because from this day on, everyone discovered that Lin Cheng's time for teaching disciples increased, and sometimes he even personally went on the field to feed moves to the disciples. Of course, it was mainly disciples like Lu Ren, Gu Fang, and Jiang Ping.

People like Xu Yang who don't have much potential are mostly just auditing.

Xu Yang didn't care. He cultivated the Vajra Technique, and his true qi was gradually transforming into Vajra true qi. He really didn't dare to spar with Lin Cheng, worrying about being discovered.

Time passed in peace, and in the blink of an eye, a month and a half passed.

Xu Yang went to the Liu Mansion in the morning to stand by, and came to the Weiyuan Hall in the afternoon to cultivate. The Turtle-Snake Great Stance, Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist, and Vajra Technique were all cultivated bitterly in turns, and he didn't fall behind in any of them.

This day, Xu Yang was meditating when he suddenly felt a heat in his abdomen, his dantian vibrated, and then his true qi boiled like water, surging out from his dantian and roaring in his meridians.

"Qi-gathering Minor Achievement!" Xu Yang couldn't help but be happy.

This level of cultivation can already be considered a small expert in Qingyuan County.

Unknowingly, he has been practicing martial arts for almost half a year, and it has been almost four months since he broke through to Qi gathering.

Four months to reach Qi-gathering Minor Achievement is nothing compared to those like Lu Ren who have factions supporting them behind their backs, but among the bitter ones, this speed is definitely astonishing.

Many people gather Qi for two or three years and might not even reach Minor Achievement.

"I don't have ordinary true qi, but Vajra true qi that is more overbearing than ordinary true qi. Ordinary Qi-gathering Minor Achievement is definitely not my opponent."

[Comprehension: 45]

[Bone Structure: 48]

[Cultivation Base: Qi-gathering Minor Achievement]

[Technique: Turtle-Snake Great Stance · Minor Achievement (60/300), Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist · Minor Achievement (170/500), Vajra Technique · Entered (45/1000)]

[Skill: Mining lv.3 (283/400)]

[Remaining Longevity: 61]

[Martial Dao Longevity Points: 9]

Xu Yang looked at it: Qi-gathering Minor Achievement, longevity increased by one year.

The data in all aspects is also rising steadily, and comprehension and bone structure are almost approaching fifty.

What gives him a headache is the Vajra Technique. His comprehension and bone structure have been improving all the time, but the progress speed of the Vajra Technique has almost not changed. It really is a water-grinding effort, and the progress has little to do with comprehension and bone structure.

Xu Yang walked out of the room and punched into the void.

A white true qi shot out and dissipated three feet away.

"Qi-gathering Minor Achievement, true qi leaves the body to kill the enemy. Ordinary people just reach Qi-gathering Minor Achievement, and true qi can at most leave the body for two feet, but I can do three feet.

Everything is because of the Vajra true qi, which is more condensed and overbearing. This counts as a small trump card."

"Let's try how the lethality is!"

He walked quickly to the vicinity of a large tree, stood still at three feet, and then punched out.

True qi shot out, and with a bang, the tree trunk exploded, and a pit the size of a fist appeared.

"If this hit an ordinary person, it would definitely blow them up directly. The Vajra true qi is indeed overbearing."

Of course, the benefits of Vajra true qi don't stop there. Now the hardness of his body is also terrifying; his muscles are like refined iron, looking tough and powerful, and the strength is definitely not much weaker than the Jade Butterfly's body.

According to his speculation, the Jade Butterfly should have also cultivated the Vajra Technique for not long. If he had cultivated it for two or three years, the several Qi-gathering Great Achievement experts from the Gu family might have been killed by him.

"Xiao Qing, I'm leaving!"

After greeting Xu Qing, Xu Yang rushed to the Liu Mansion against the cold wind.

Unknowingly, it was already the cold winter, and there was one month left until the New Year.

The world was white, and the accumulated snow had already covered his insteps.

He rushed to the Liu Mansion and immediately found Zhang Bo, then showed his Qi-gathering Minor Achievement cultivation.

"I didn't expect you to have some talent, reaching Qi-gathering Minor Achievement so quickly. It's a pity that there are only nine months left until the Martial Branch Dragon Ascent. It's almost impossible to reach Qi-gathering Great Achievement within nine months."

Zhang Bo couldn't help but sigh.

Xu Yang started practicing martial arts a bit late, starting to cultivate at almost eighteen, and now he is already over eighteen.

And the Martial Branch Dragon Ascent is once every two years. If Xu Yang misses this time, he will not have another chance to participate in the Martial Branch Dragon Ascent, because the Martial Branch Dragon Ascent has an age limit, and one cannot participate if they are over twenty.

If Xu Yang had started practicing martial arts at sixteen, he definitely could have participated in the Martial Branch Dragon Ascent and won a Martial Licentiate.

A Martial Licentiate is not a useless title; it represents an opportunity to step out of Qingyuan and advance further in the martial arts path.

"It's fine, Brother Zhang, just help me report it," Xu Yang laughed.