Chapter 550: Great Success in Bright Energy

"Truly, the winds of fortune turn... living a long time, one can indeed see many interesting things..."

Aaron carried the dried fish, heading to Taize Prefecture City for his daily feeding.

"Hmm?"

He entered the city gate and saw the guards all wearing Leather Armor, sleeping with their weapons as pillows, their wolf-like and tiger-like gazes sweeping over those entering the city; it felt quite like a time of chaos and war.

Aaron arrived at Huichun Hall, and the medicine boy, who recognized him, called directly toward the back hall: "Master... that fisherman is here again."

Aaron rolled his eyes and walked straight into the back hall.

Ge Lao looked a bit older than before; although people nicknamed him "Ge Changsheng," he was not truly an Immortal, and his energy had been much worse than before in recent years as he sat basking in the sun.

"Changing to another cultivation method... is also impossible."

The answer was a single sheet.

"Where are we even at now?" Ge Lao said with some melancholy: "Fortunately, this old man is already half-buried in the ground and should not live to see that day... Sigh, Little Brother Fang Yu, if you gain power in the future, look after my good-for-nothing son."

【Realm: Bright Energy】

"Don't look at how they jump around now; in the future, they will all be settled on the ledger one by one..."

Being too prominent now would invite hostility, or what if he simply ran into another big shot? Wouldn't that be miserable?

【Talent: Immortality】

"Three years of bitter cultivation without regard for the consequences allowed me to directly train the Black Sand Palm to the third level of perfection, with a martial arts training speed chasing after that genius Cao Hongyan..."

"It seems... the Proficiency between various skills and cultivation methods is also different."

While he spoke, his finger happened to point at Aaron.

"Could it be that it is not chaotic enough now?" Aaron asked in return.

'Could it be that my acting is too good? Or am I too deep into the role?'

"The first level of Bright Energy is Skin Refining; the skin and flesh have already been refined and filled with energy, so how can one change the cultivation? Unless one dissipates their cultivation... but the method to dissipate cultivation is tyrannical and cruel; not only does it shorten one's lifespan, but it may even severely injure the body and damage the foundation of martial arts."

And Aaron did not like participating in group brawls.

【Martial Arts: Flowing Sand Palm (100/100), Black Sand Palm Third Level (300/300)】

Aaron had once mentioned this problem to Ge Lao, and Ge Lao sneered and asked in return: "How many layers of skin does a person have?"

As this acting went on, the repertoire of entrusting wives and offering children was almost upon him.

【Age: 23】

As the saying goes, time reveals a person's heart; Ge Lao considered himself a friend of the younger generation with the young lad Fang Yu.

Ge Lao was old and had already given up drinking at this time.

In these three years, he had been fishing for three days and drying nets for two, easily maxing out more than half of his Fishing skill.

Aaron looked at that "Sea Gathering Residual Art" and still frowned a little.

Yet he never thought... he had encountered a true Immortal actor who was as steady as an old dog!

Never mind acting for three years? Aaron could act for another thirty years without any problem!

"Small matter, small matter."

Aaron put down the dried fish in his hand and poured himself tea, as familiar as if he were in his own home.

Ge Lao endured and endured, finally saying: "Over these years, you have basically drained this old man's knowledge... just stop practicing martial arts, come and take me as your Master, and learn that medical skill; it is better than practicing martial arts in any case!"

Aaron counted his list and found that after the Golden Fish Gang's Duan Lang and his son, there were a few more names...

Ge Lao sighed and lamented, finally commenting: "A chaotic world is coming, and monsters will surely emerge! I see that the one who will throw the world into chaos must be this person!"

Moreover, cultivation methods better than the "Black Sand Palm" involved the secret techniques of noble families like the Cao Family and the Liu Family; how could they be obtained so easily?

Therefore, for the Dark Energy cultivation method, he still had to find the Qingshan Martial Arts Hall.

Aaron sighed: "Ge Lao... the times have changed!"

Aaron reckoned that wanting to move Xue Qingshan would be a bit difficult, and more importantly... there was no way to explain it!

As a fisherman's son with average talent, his martial arts training speed was comparable to Cao Hongyan's; wasn't this just asking for trouble?

Furthermore, over these three years, Fang Yu's relationship with the Qingshan Martial Arts Hall had been relatively distant.

'However, Ge Lao added the line "if you gain power," which he probably says to every friend... and his expectations for me are the lowest, right? This is also a form of casting a wide net, hoping to catch at least one?'

"But what I lack most right now is a cultivation method!"

Seeing Aaron at this moment, he smiled: "Since you're already here, why bring things?"

Aaron was not afraid of shortening his life, but he was afraid of damaging his martial arts foundation.

"What is missing is the follow-up cultivation method to break through the Bone Refining bottleneck!"

Aaron, the true monster, rolled his eyes secretly: 'Who are you scolding here?'

"Yes... in this old man's view, I fear this world is about to fall into great chaos!" Ge Lao was startled, then sighed: "In times of chaos, nothing is better than practicing martial arts for self-defense!"

"Qingshan Martial Arts Hall... I cannot go there now; people fear fame just as pigs fear being fat. If a great chaos occurs, eight out of ten Martial Masters in the city will be conscripted. Should I go and throw myself into the net, waiting to be pressed into service?"

And the latter three levels represent the Taoism of Dark Energy, which is not passed on unless one is a core member!

First of all, a martial arts hall is not a sect; it does not have that many constraints and is more like the relationship between a teacher and a student.

But this secret technique was different; it took a long time to change from 1/5 to 2/5, appearing very stubborn.

After all, for Aaron, as long as he stayed steady and developed, he would inevitably reach the peak of the martial Tao.

Aaron chatted for a while longer before leaving Huichun Hall, looking at the Qingshan Martial Arts Hall next door with a hesitant expression.

'Parents' love for their children is deep and far-reaching... it is nothing more than this.'

【Skill: Fishing (80/100), Sea Gathering Residual Art (2/5)】

Aaron felt that something was not quite right.

In this way, he had indeed kept a low profile, but at what cost? The entire Qingshan Martial Arts Hall knew that Fang Yu, who sold fish at the Fish Market, had low strength, no desire for progress, was self-abandoning, and was like mud that could not be plastered onto a wall!

Furthermore, his strength has always been hovering right around Entering Strength!

Aaron is indifferent to this; anyway, being scolded won't make him lose a piece of flesh, and for someone playing the pig to eat the tiger, is the contempt received while playing the pig really contempt? That is the slap in the face for the future!

"I am currently at Great Success in Ming Jin, having refined my skin and flesh throughout my body, and I possess internal strengthening Divine Power!"

When he previously apprenticed, Xue Qingshan only gave him the first three levels of the Black Sand Palm.

"Cultivating in the future will be even more intuitive."

"Sigh... the world is not peaceful these days. Just take our Taize Prefecture nearby, for instance; there are Yellow Ant Thieves rebelling... The leader who raised the army is named 'Song Shentong'. It is rumored that this person was different from ordinary people since childhood, possessed extraordinary talent, had the strength of four elephants, and beat a Ming Jin Martial Master to death before even learning martial arts... After learning martial arts, his progress was even more rapid, advancing a thousand miles a day. Now, I fear even a Transformation Realm Grandmaster could not take him down..."

"Please rest assured, Ge Lao..."

Several times when Ding Shan sent people to notify him that he needed to spar with other Wuguans or factions, he found excuses to decline, which naturally caused dissatisfaction throughout the Wuguan.

A flash of light passed through the corner of his eye as he opened the Attribute Panel:

【Name: Fang Yu (Aaron)】

If a tree stands taller than the forest, the wind will surely destroy it!

"If it weren't for my extraordinary talent, I feel I would already be prematurely aging..."

"And... through long-term comparison, analysis, and recording... I have finally made the Attribute Panel more quantified."

He gave a vague agreement and then brought up current events.

"Stabilize for a wave first, then wait for an opportunity later..."

Taking one last glance at the Wuguan's sign, Aaron turned and left.

(End of this chapter)