Chapter 367: Please Teach Me, Miss (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Little Contention Peak, Martial Arts Arena.

The sect member guarding the entrance of the martial arts arena carefully checked identities and collected entrance spirit stones before allowing cultivators to enter.

Because of the intense competitive environment on Little Contention Peak, the business of the martial arts arena here was booming all year round.

A cultivator came to the sect member, smiling, and asked if there were any Heaven-grade martial arts arenas available.

The sect member glanced at him indifferently: "Why is it you again? Last time, I clearly told you that the Heaven-grade martial arts arenas are booked until the end of next month."

The cultivator nodded and lowered his voice: "I know, but I also heard that this can actually be jumped. As long as..."

"Don't!" The sect member immediately interrupted him, "The situation you mentioned does exist. But that was the previous person's business; since I took over here, there has never been a case of a latecomer taking precedence."

"You want to bribe me?"

The sect member shook his head, his attitude firm: "This path is blocked!"

"Eh?"

As he was speaking, the sect member's expression suddenly changed.

He trotted up and bowed deeply: "Miss Lin, what wind blew you here?"

The sect member felt a little suspicious.

You must know that for a person like Lin Lin Shanshan, even if she used a martial arts arena, she would only use the ones on Original Mountain.

That was the base of the Ten Thousand Medicine Sect, and facilities like martial arts arenas were much higher-end than here. Important figures like Lin Lin Shanshan basically rarely came here.

Lin Lin Shanshan panicked slightly and didn't explain, but forced herself to be calm: "Give me a martial arts arena; I have a use for it. Are there any left?"

"Of course there are!" The sect member immediately patted his chest, "You came at the right time; a Heaven-grade martial arts arena happens to be empty."

Lin Lin Shanshan didn't doubt him and nodded.

"Who is this youth? Why is he practicing martial arts with Miss Lin?" The sect member looked at Ning Zhuo, unable to figure out his background.

Ning Zhuo noticed his gaze and nodded slightly at him; the sect member immediately smiled and responded.

"Miss Lin, please this way." The sect member led the way.

Passing by the previous cultivator, the cultivator immediately took a step back, cleared the path, and cast an envious look, watching Ning Zhuo and the other two enter the martial arts arena.

"After this incident, the news that I have a connection with Lin Lin Shanshan will definitely spread."

Ning Zhuo was happy to see this.

In fact, he had asked Lin Lin Shanshan for help to come to the martial arts arena precisely for this purpose.

After all, he was a newcomer and unfamiliar with the place, so naturally, he had to find a dock to lean on. Without a doubt, Lin Lin Shanshan was a very good option.

The development of events was exactly as Ning Zhuo had expected.

Wherever the three of them went, the sect members along the way would bow to Lin Lin Shanshan and cast curious glances at Ning Zhuo.

There were also many foreign cultivators who saw this scene.

"This is the first time I've seen Lin Lin Shanshan bring someone else to use the martial arts arena here."

"Who is the young cultivator with her? Why haven't I seen him before?"

"Looking at his demeanor, he's not simple; he must be a high-level disciple of some large sect, with a status comparable to Miss Lin's, right?"

These discussions drifted into Lin Lin Shanshan's ears, making her ears burn.

Therefore, when they entered the Heaven-grade martial arts arena, Lin Lin Shanshan said to the sect member: "Alright, you can go down; I will control this place."

The sect member was slightly surprised again. Lin Lin Shanshan urging him like this gave him the feeling that she was chasing him away, as if she couldn't wait to be alone with the young cultivator beside her.

The sect member was older than Lin Lin Shanshan, and he had never seen Lin Lin Shanshan treat a strange male cultivator like this.

"Could it be..." The sect member thought of a certain possibility and immediately shook his head subconsciously, casting this terrible guess out of his mind.

Lin Lin Shanshan was the apple of the Ten Thousand Medicine Sect Master's eye and had always been liked by everyone in the Ten Thousand Medicine Sect. There were many cultivators who secretly admired her. The sect member didn't have such secret admiration; he was more like an elder looking favorably upon his own young junior.

Lin Lin Shanshan activated the martial arts arena's formation, instantly isolating the inside from the outside.

She exhaled a turbid breath secretly, her tense mood gradually relaxing.

"Strange, I often enter the martial arts arena with my senior brother to spar. Why is it that this time, I feel so nervous, even a little flustered?"

Ning Zhuo didn't speak; he looked around the martial arts arena, leaving time for Lin Lin Shanshan to adjust her emotions.

Lin Lin Shanshan tried hard to calm her mood and said to Ning Zhuo: "Young Master Ning, what combat methods do you have? Why don't you demonstrate them first so I can understand your actual situation. It's like diagnosing a patient; only then can I prescribe the right medicine."

Ning Zhuo nodded and immediately cast his Five Elements techniques.

In his current combat power composition, the most important part was his mechanical creations.

The Buddha-Doctor Meng Meng Yaoyin, Great Snake Sickle, Heavy-Armored Blood Ape Da Sheng, Floating Ice White Jade Hands, and Weather Ball Ice Crystal Snow were all excellent mechanical creations, excellent enough to allow Ning Zhuo to fight Nascent Soul cultivators.

Relying on these, Ning Zhuo's combat power far exceeded his Foundation Establishment cultivation base, reaching the level of a Golden Core.

But at this moment, he naturally wouldn't use his machines and reveal the truth to Lin Lin Shanshan.

On one hand, he knew his own shortcomings and wanted to take this opportunity to use Little Contention Peak to temper himself. If he used machines to crush a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators, the tempering effect on himself would be negligible.

On the other hand, he also needed a reason to continue spending time with Lin Lin Shanshan. Overly powerful strength would trigger Lin Lin Shanshan's importance and vigilance.

Ning Zhuo showing relative "weakness" was more conducive to his entire plan.

Ning Zhuo demonstrated various techniques in turn, basically all of the Five Elements type.

Lin Lin Shanshan's beautiful eyes lit up, and she praised sincerely: "I didn't expect Young Master Ning to have such deep attainments in techniques! This already exceeds mine; relying on your own strength, you have a good chance of winning against Hanzhou."

Ning Zhuo cast his Five Elements techniques, each one very skillfully.

What surprised Lin Lin Shanshan the most was that in Ning Zhuo's hands, the conversion of Five Elements magic power was very natural, and the transitions were extremely smooth.

"Are you really only sixteen?" Lin Lin Shanshan couldn't help but ask.

Ning Zhuo smiled and gave an affirmative answer.

Lin Lin Shanshan sighed: "I don't disbelieve you, it's just that such technique attainments at sixteen are extremely rare."

"At least among those I've heard of, there are only two or three."

"I didn't expect to see one with my own eyes today!"

Ning Zhuo showing a bit of his strength immediately made Lin Lin Shanshan even more curious about him.

Lin Lin Shanshan pursued: "Are you a battle cultivator?"

"From childhood to now, besides accumulating magic power, how much time do you spend practicing these techniques every day?"

Ning Zhuo considered his words: "I haven't put much effort into practicing these techniques. Compared to these techniques, I am more interested in mechanical arts."

"Besides casting spells myself, I can also use mechanical hands to assist me in battle."

"Miss Lin, please look."

Saying this, Ning Zhuo took out six mechanical arms from his storage belt.

These arms floated in mid-air, surrounding Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo manipulated these mechanical hands, causing them to cast various Five Elements techniques.

For a time, techniques were dazzling, five colors competing for brilliance, brilliant yet carrying fatal danger.

Lin Lin Shanshan couldn't help but take a step back, secretly shocked by the violent offensive Ning Zhuo displayed.

Ning Zhuo showed off a little and then stopped, putting away these mechanical arms.

He took the initiative to say: "Miss Lin, I am more skilled at long-range attacks with techniques. What I worry about most is being approached by Hanzhou. Once I fall into such a predicament, I will be too passive, and my chances of losing will be far greater than winning."

Lin Lin Shanshan then said: "Let's spar a bit then."

Ning Zhuo then compared notes with Lin Lin Shanshan on close-range combat techniques.

This time, he didn't hide his clumsiness but exerted his martial arts to the fullest, only to be suppressed by Lin Lin Shanshan the whole time.

"Alright." Lin Lin Shanshan took the initiative to step back, opening up the distance between herself and Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo was panting, his face slightly pale.

Lin Lin Shanshan smiled: "Do you know weapons?"

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "I know nothing."

Lin Lin Shanshan nodded: "Compared to techniques, Young Master Ning, your close-range martial arts are indeed a bit lacking."

Ning Zhuo gave a bitter smile: "Miss Lin is too polite; I am well aware of my severe shortcomings in this regard. If you criticize me more, I can improve faster."

Lin Lin Shanshan was five years older than Ning Zhuo. From childhood, she had received the strictest training from Lin Bufan. After all, she was Lin Bufan's only blood descendant.

Lin Lin Shanshan was fully cultivated by Lin Bufan; although she wasn't as good as Ning Zhuo in casting spells, they were quite similar. But in close-range martial arts, she exceeded Ning Zhuo by a huge margin.

Compared to her, Ning Zhuo was mostly self-taught; even in the academy, he received mass education, unlike Lin Lin Shanshan, who had been specially cared for and taught by a Nascent Soul level existence since birth.

Therefore, although Ning Zhuo's many basic skills were solid, they were also ordinary, especially compared to sect pride like Lin Lin Shanshan.

Of course, if Ning Zhuo released a few large machines, ten Lin Shanshans wouldn't be enough for him to fight.

"Please teach me martial arts, Miss!" Ning Zhuo didn't stand on ceremony at all and made the request directly.

He had long noticed his shortcomings in this area.

But there was no help for it; in the past sixteen years, he hadn't wasted his time, but had been practicing diligently every day. It was just that he had invested his energy in mechanical arts, not close-range martial combat.

When competing for the Molten Rock Immortal Palace, Ning Zhuo had been touched by the kung fu puppet and had thought about making up for this shortcoming. But he had never had the time.

"This..." Lin Lin Shanshan hesitated.

Even with the Human Life Thread continuously influencing her, she still felt that this request was too presumptuous.

Men and women should not touch.

To teach martial arts effectively, there would be many movements that required hand-to-hand, or even body-to-body contact. Physical contact was unavoidable.

Therefore, after Lin Lin Shanshan grew up, her senior brother Linghu Jiu and sect master Lin Bufan no longer taught her, but specifically hired female masters to act as Lin Lin Shanshan's martial arts instructors.