Chapter 114: Reefs Breaking Waves Are Not Hard Resistance, Understanding the Truth in the Angry Tide

Jiangshan County.

A border county of Quzhou Prefecture, adjacent to Yongfeng County of Raozhou Prefecture.

Jiangshan County Post Station.

There are post stations on official roads all over the Great Liang Dynasty, used by both officials and the public.

It's just that ordinary commoners need to spend money to stay at the post station. Master Tai is a martial hall Master, and he can stay for free at post stations within the Raozhou Prefecture region, but Jiangshan County is not allowed.

However, Master Tai is not short of the money to stay at the post station and directly opened two small independent courtyard houses behind the post station.

The Great Liang Dynasty post station is just like the long-distance service area of the previous life, with everything needed.

Lin Chen followed Master Tai to have a meal at the post station's restaurant and then returned to his courtyard to start practicing the Water Cloud Palm.

The sound of waves echoed continuously in the courtyard.

However, after practicing for an hour, Lin Chen suddenly stopped.

Listening intently, there was movement outside the courtyard.

Lin Chen pushed the door and walked to Master Tai's courtyard next door. The courtyard gate was open, and Master Tai was fighting with an old man in the courtyard.

Although the old man had white hair and silver temples, he didn't fall behind at all when fighting with Master Tai.

On the contrary, Master Tai was forced to retreat step by step.

Lin Chen had a look of surprise in his eyes. With Master Tai's hard-body techniques, he couldn't take advantage in the physical collision.

An old man of seventy or eighty, his Qi and blood were declining, and Master Tai was practicing the Iron Bone Art. With the growth of one and the decline of the other, he was still at a disadvantage. This old man must have been a Ranked Tier martial artist in his prime.

Fortunately, Lin Chen noticed that whether it was Master Tai or the old man, both sides were just sparring and not fighting to the death.

Did Master Tai run into some senior who walked out of the Zhenyue Martial Hall?

"Lin Chen, you came just in time. You and this senior spar."

Master Tai saw Lin Chen walk out of the courtyard, his eyes lit up, and he retreated a few steps to disengage from the battlefield.

The old man stood in the field and didn't pursue. His old eyes looked at Lin Chen. Although his eye sockets were sunken, his eyes were like torches, bright and spirited.

"The student obeys!"

Lin Chen didn't decline and walked into the field, looking at the old man: "Senior, please give me some pointers."

"Master Tai told me that the Zhenyue Martial Hall produced an amazing genius student. I would like to see it. Just attack, don't be afraid of hurting me."

"Lin Chen, go all out, no need to hold back." Master Tai also shouted from the side.

Having received the order, the Qi and blood in Lin Chen's body circulated, and there was a layer of pale yellow halo on his body surface. His figure burst out, and he rushed towards the old man like a fierce beast.

"Well done!"

Seeing the halo that flashed and disappeared on Lin Chen's body surface, the old man had a look of appreciation in his eyes. Only by reaching perfection in the Iron Bone Art, with stone skin and returning Qi, could there be such an omen.

Facing Lin Chen's violent collision, the old man didn't avoid it. His gray-white hair suddenly exploded, and a pale yellow halo appeared around his body just like Lin Chen's.

Bang!

The moment their bodies collided, the collision of their skin made the sound of morning bells and evening drums, and both sides retreated three steps.

Master Tai on the side saw this scene, his mouth slightly open.

Lord Li wanted to give Lin Chen pointers, so he must have suppressed his strength to the same realm as Lin Chen. In the collision of the same realm, Lord Li actually lost a step.

It seemed that Lin Chen and Lord Li each retreated three steps, but what realm was Lord Li in? Even if he suppressed his strength, his use of Qi and blood was far beyond what Lin Chen could compare to.

"It is indeed the path of extreme martial arts, and it is even stronger than what Master Tai said. Poyang County has produced a true genius this time."

Retreating three steps, Li Yueshan's expression didn't change, but he was secretly surprised in his heart.

Having learned from Tai Rupai that Lin Chen had opened ten acupoints, he suppressed his own strength to the ten-acupoint level; however, relying on the vastness and circulation speed of his internal Qi and blood, his true strength was comparable to the thirteen-acupoint level.

This was also because he knew Lin Chen was walking the path of extreme martial arts. If it were just an ordinary teenager with ten acupoints, he would only suppress his strength to six acupoints to deal with it.

"Good boy, come again."

Li Yueshan secretly increased his strength by one acupoint and rushed towards Lin Chen again.

Lin Chen also had a look of enjoyment on his face. Just this collision, although it made his Qi and blood surge for a moment, this feeling of being able to release his whole body's Qi and blood to the extreme made him extremely comfortable.

This was something he had never experienced before, and it was not something that could be compared to hitting trees and stone slabs with his body in the past.

"Senior, then the junior will not be polite."

Bang, bang, bang!

In the courtyard, sounds of shaking the sky echoed through the courtyard.

Lin Chen and Li Yueshan were like two meat mountains, constantly colliding.

Sometimes it was Lin Chen retreating, and sometimes it was Li Yueshan retreating.

Ten feet away, at the highest point of the post station, the beacon tower, Li An watched the scene in the courtyard, silent, with infinite shock in his eyes.

"Father, this person is indeed powerful, actually able to fight to a draw with Grandfather who suppressed his strength. It's just that I don't know how many acupoints Grandfather suppressed his strength to be less than the other party."

"Less than a few acupoints?"

Li An smiled bitterly: "Your grandfather suppressed his strength to the same realm as this young man from the beginning, and now he has secretly increased it by one acupoint."

As a Ninth Rank martial artist, Li An still had the discernment of a Ranked Tier martial artist. Even ten feet away, he could see that his father had increased his strength in the collision.

This was the reason why he was so shocked.

"What?"

Li Qi's beautiful eyes widened: "Father, you didn't see it wrong, did you?"

"If I couldn't even see these things, I would have practiced martial arts in vain all these years."

Hearing his father's confirmed answer, Li Qi finally understood why her grandfather was so angry.

Although Grandfather was old and his Qi and blood were declining, a Sixth Rank martial artist's Qi and blood, no matter how declining, unless it was the year of his old age, his strength would always remain in the Ranked Tier.

With Grandfather's speed of Qi and blood circulation, even if the realm was suppressed to be the same as the other party, ordinary people would find it difficult to withstand Grandfather's blow, and this person not only blocked it but also forced Grandfather to increase some strength to be barely equal.

Such a genius was actually angered away by herself.

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Inside the courtyard, the fight continued.

Li Yueshan was more and more appreciative as he fought. Martial artists who dared to walk the path of extreme martial arts were already few and far between, and those who could walk to this step were even rarer.

Just now, Master Tai also said that the young man in front of him also had a palm technique practiced to perfection.

Thinking of this, Li Yueshan suddenly shouted: "Not bad, still have some strength. Since that's the case, I'm going to get serious. Take this finger from me."

Li Yueshan pointed like a sword, and in the blink of an eye, he reached Lin Chen's brow.

Lin Chen had no fear in his heart. The old man knew that hard fighting was not his opponent and chose to use other martial arts techniques.

However, besides the Iron Bone Art, he also knew other martial arts techniques.

A move of the Qingfeng Palm was shot out, accurately hitting the finger pressed down by the opponent like an antelope hanging its horns.

For his Qingfeng Palm, Lin Chen had absolute confidence.

The power of the Qingfeng Palm at the perfection level was even more powerful than his Iron Bone Art.

The moment the fingertip touched the palm, Lin Chen saw a trace of cunning in the old man's eyes, which made his heart tighten. The next moment, Lin Chen felt that the palm power of his Qingfeng Palm was like a mud cow entering the sea.

Not good!

Before Lin Chen could change his move, he felt the fingertip explode with terrifying power, and the power of that finger caused the surrounding wind to howl.

The power of the Qingfeng Palm!

Lin Chen had disbelief in his eyes. His figure retreated quickly. While retreating, he also looked at his palm, where there was a bloodstain running through the entire palm.

This was not the power of the fingertip, this was the splitting power of the Qingfeng Palm, and it was also unique to the perfection of the Qingfeng Palm.

In the past, he relied on the perfection of the Qingfeng Palm to make his opponents feel the terrifying power of the wind blade several times. He never thought that one day, the power of this wind blade would fall on himself.

"Senior also knows the Qingfeng Palm?" Lin Chen couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know the Qingfeng Palm. What I used was still the Iron Bone Art."

Li Yueshan didn't explain too much. Since he had the intention to give Lin Chen pointers in the battle, he needed Lin Chen to understand it himself.

The powerful point of the perfection of the Iron Bone Art is not how strong the body is. Iron bones and stone skin are already the limit that the body can reach before the Ranked Tier.

Seeing Lin Chen's thoughtful expression, Li Yueshan attacked again.

Only by understanding at the moment of crisis can one truly understand the true meaning of the Iron Bone Art.

This time, Li Yueshan didn't use his fingers, but palm techniques!

Lin Chen didn't have time to think too much and fought again. This time, he used the Water Cloud Palm.

Bang!

The sound of waves echoed, and Lin Chen only felt his palm suffer from the surging waves, and the bloodstain on his palm instantly split open, blood splashing.

This little pain was nothing to Lin Chen, who was practicing the Iron Bone Art.

He now wanted to know more about how this old senior managed to reverse his attacks back to himself every time.

The returning Qi of the Iron Bone Art perfection could only manage to rebound one-tenth of the opponent's power, absolutely not able to absorb all his power like the old senior and rebound it instantly.

Pa!

Bang!

Dong!

Next, Lin Chen's entire rhythm was completely disrupted. No matter what he used, it had no effect on this old senior.

The more he went all out, the stronger the rebound power he suffered in the end.

By the end of the fight, Lin Chen only felt that he was like a reef by the sea, enduring the tide hitting the shore again and again, unable to resist, only able to passively endure.

What should I do?

How should I deal with it?

Lin Chen was now in a unique perspective. There was no opponent in front of him; he had turned into a reef by the shore, and there was only the tide constantly hitting around him.

Master Tai, standing on the side of the courtyard, had a look of emotion on his face. From his angle, he saw that Lord Li's entire aura had climbed to a terrifying degree.

Lord Li stood in place and didn't attack again, but was guiding Lin Chen in a special way.

"Martial Way Will."

Master Tai whispered, and it was not the Martial Way Will carried by the picture scroll, but one personally displayed by Lord Li in person.

Lord Li, although a Sixth Rank powerhouse, that was twenty years ago. At Lord Li's age, displaying this kind of Martial Way Will consumed a lot of his own energy.

Master Tai wanted to open his mouth to dissuade him, but facing Lord Li's serious expression, his mouth finally moved, but he couldn't say a word.

If he opened his mouth now, he would only interrupt Lin Chen's opportunity.

Li An, who was watching the battle on the Beacon Tower, also changed his expression instantly. He didn't expect his father to personally display the Martial Way Will to give that young man an opportunity.

"Father..."

Li An had a look of self-blame on his face. He knew very well why his father would do this.

First, it was to apologize to that young man.

Second, the young man's martial arts talent was so high that his father was moved by the heart of cherishing talent.

But in the final analysis, it was still because he, the son, was useless. If his martial arts talent was like his father's, or even just slightly worse, no matter how much his father cherished talent, he wouldn't give the other party such an opportunity upon first meeting.

He couldn't guard the Li family's foundation, and his father's move was also to seek protection for the Li family's future.

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At this moment, Lin Chen, who was the person involved, didn't know these things.

He was in a very wonderful situation, both a reef and a bystander.

He could feel the pain of the waves hitting the reef, and could clearly see how the reef contended with these waves.

The waves struck, the reef's edges and corners divided the water power, and much of the water power of the first wave, under the division of the reef, surged back towards the waves.

"Breaking waves without injury, turning the tide into one's own use." Lin Chen blurted out, the pale yellow halo that had disappeared on his body surface appeared again, and flickered with his breathing.

The sound of his breathing and exhaling vaguely had the sound of tides.

"So that's it."

At this moment, Lin Chen turned into a reef standing in the angry tide, his hands waving, the Qi and blood in his body circulating, like the reef's edges and corners constantly dividing the water power.

Bone resonance, skin vibration, Qi and blood in frequency with his breathing...

These three constantly fit together, and Lin Chen's body, which had been constantly becoming sturdy because of practicing the Iron Bone Art, began to thin down at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Master Tai on the side had a look of anticipation in his eyes. It was just the last step.

Perfection of the Iron Bone Art.

Even though he was the Master of the Zhenyue Martial Hall and had practiced the Iron Bone Art for decades, he hadn't been able to practice the Iron Bone Art to perfection.

Perfection of the Iron Bone Art is too difficult.

Among the Eight Great Martial Halls, the Iron Bone Art perfection is enough to compete with the perfection of other martial hall techniques.

One breath, two breaths...

Li Yueshan's breathing was much heavier than at the beginning, and there was also anticipation in his old eyes.

Only those who have practiced the Iron Bone Art know that the true power of the Iron Bone Art lies in perfection.

The Iron Bone Art before perfection is not much different from other Ranked Tier hard-body techniques, but the perfection-level Iron Bone Art is enough to be ranked as a middle-grade martial arts technique, not a Ranked Tier technique.

"Break!"

A roar came from Lin Chen's mouth. Along with this sound, the whole courtyard instantly calmed down.

The next moment, Lin Chen's whole body's bones and skin rang together, constantly exploding like firecrackers.

Three breaths later.

Everything returned to calm. Lin Chen opened his eyes, looked at the old man looking at him with a smile, and bowed: "The junior thanks Lord Li!"

By now, Lin Chen had also guessed the old man's identity.

At first, he really thought the other party was just some old senior who walked out of the Zhenyue Martial Hall and didn't dare to guess it was that Lord Li.

After all, that Lord Li's status was too noble. How could such a big figure chase him overnight because of the departure of a small Open-Acupuncture martial artist?

"Reefs breaking waves are not hard resistance, understanding the truth in the angry tide."

Li Yueshan opened his mouth with a smile: "No need to thank me. If you can copy that 'Stone Soul Rubbing', even without my guidance today, the Iron Bone Art would inevitably reach perfection within half a year."

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