[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-longevity-martial-arts-starting-from-inner-core-":3,"chapter-longevity-martial-arts-starting-from-inner-core--longevity-martial-arts-starting-from-inner-core--chapter-180":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1871325,2478,"Chapter 180 - 140: The Three Grandmasters and Wang Sheng’s Progress_2","longevity-martial-arts-starting-from-inner-core--chapter-180",180,"\u003Cp>Two youngsters who knew how to hide their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During martial arts competitions, they wouldn’t use all their power; instead, they would first put on a show and then find an unseen place for a real battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how the prizes were distributed, he had no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even in secret matches, Liu Jian’an was no match for Jiang Yuan and would lose even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m about to break through to Second Grade Martial Artist; next time, I probably won’t fight alongside you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan, at 11, becoming a Second Grade Martial Artist was indeed astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Grade Martial Artist?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jian’an felt he and still had some way to go; breaking through to Second Grade would do, but for him and Jiang Yuan, they wouldn’t break through without perfecting their current realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I estimate it’ll take me some more time, but I’ll catch up with you soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Liu Jian’an lost every time, he didn’t give up easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had experienced fleeing before; this failure was nothing by comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re about two years younger than me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One year!\" Liu Jian’an stressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, one year then. Being this skilled at one year younger than me...you were much better than I was at the time; you’ll probably surpass me eventually since it gets increasingly difficult to break through later on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Martial Artists were caught up to by younger ones for this reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one’s talent wasn’t up to par, they might get stuck at a certain threshold for a long time, which is when younger Martial Artists with exceptional talent would take the chance to leap ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jian’an and Jiang Yuan both understood this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jian’an didn’t believe a word Jiang Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to surpass Jiang Yuan, but that was easier said than done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan’s talent was by no means weaker than his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was well aware of the reasons for reaching this strength at his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t something just anyone could surpass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s hope you really don’t get stuck; otherwise, catching up to you would be no fun at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting for a while and tidying up, they returned to the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they didn’t know was that Wang Lingwei came back right after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a smile on her face as if she knew some secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Concealing one’s strength, what a great idea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Sheng, who had observed the whole process, smiled nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan really led the two most talented ones astray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was fine; in these times, knowing how to hide wasn’t a bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they didn’t lose the sharpness of youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The New Year is coming soon; this is our gift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Village Chief, this is a gift from our three families.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before parting, the Village Chief and people from the three families each presented their gifts—three from the Village Chief, one from the three families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were all pre-prepared items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged gifts with a smile, looking at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both parties had collaborated well over these three months, and thinking of the New Year, they had prepared some items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you next year!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After parting ways, the Village Chief opened the gifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The items prepared by the three families were certainly good, including Martial Artist manuals that could utilize Qi Blood Power, which were very precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also some Spiritual Medicines suitable for Martial Artists to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, the sincerity was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three families did similar actions, opening the gifts after parting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each family received a stem of Spiritual Medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not a surprise for them; for a Martial Artist, Spiritual Medicine was the best gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was an elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wasn’t much for Wang Sheng, after three months of exchange, the Village Chief understood the rarity of such an item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spiritual pill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, elixirs for Martial Artists were made using one stem of Spiritual Medicine mixed with various common medicinal herbs to extract the full potential of the Spiritual Medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more types of Spiritual Medicine used in the elixir, the rarer it became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to earn the title of spiritual pill, the elixir had to be made entirely of Spiritual Medicines and require a corresponding formula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual Medicines were hard to find; the formulas were even more precious since few forces could afford a vast quantity of Spiritual Medicine to study formulas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering all these factors, it was clear how rare a spiritual pill was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was, ordinary elixirs generally had usage limits and would not work beyond a certain realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only spiritual pills were effective even for Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Village Chief was flabbergasted when he heard the news from the three families; were the items that one could exchange with mission points in the village really so powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself had not known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only after speaking with Wang Sheng this time that he used the Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill as a gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Village Chief was like this, one could imagine the reaction of the people from the three families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words on the piece of paper beside the medicine from the Village Chief made them exclaim in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A spiritual pill?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t think the Village Chief would deceive them; such a thing was easy to verify. That’s precisely why they were all so stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three families were not considered very weak, but neither were they very powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest in their clans were Ninth Grade Martial Artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a Grandmaster that could live for 200 years as a top Martial Artist, they couldn’t be considered top-notch noble families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Ninth Grade Martial Artists in the three families, most were just a step away from advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, the families had collected many items to help their strongest members cross this threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, without a bit of fortune, it might be impossible to cross in a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this spiritual pill, apparently, was that bit of fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our three patriarchs have already started to decline in Qi-Blood, and some potent medicines are actually not suitable; we need those special items, just not sure if this one will work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1050,"2026-06-10T05:50:27.795Z",1,"novelbin.me","bfad17efc89e72eb72c823f2b42984ed02ef0d1da6838546cbe2995e7bc2668f","longevity-martial-arts-starting-from-inner-core--chapter-181","longevity-martial-arts-starting-from-inner-core--chapter-179",1305,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flongevity-martial-arts-starting-from-inner-core--cover.jpg"]