Chapter 126: Drawing a bow and drinking blood, it cannot be controlled without great strength (Please subscribe)

Wu Yuan!

Lin Chen raised his eyes and looked at this Martial Way Office Lord Head.

He didn't expect that the first sentence of this Martial Way Office Lord Head would be asking about the Wu Yuan.

In the few months of contact with the Wu Yuan, Lin Chen was convinced that the Wu Yuan had no malice toward him, and from that Senior Yan, he vaguely felt that the Wu Yuan's background was very large.

The Wu Yuan had no malice toward him, but Lin Chen didn't know what attitude the Martial Way Office had toward the Wu Yuan.

"Disciple has indeed had contact with the Wu Yuan. At that time..."

"You don't need to tell me the details of your contact with the Wu Yuan."

Qiu Rufeng interrupted Lin Chen's words. Seeing Lin Chen's puzzled expression, he smiled: "The Wu Yuan is not a force of our Daliang, and other countries also have Martial Gardens. And Daliang's attitude toward the Wu Yuan is also very clear: Daliang martial artists are allowed to have contact with the Wu Yuan."

Su Lingchuan and He Ruyun informed Lin Chen of things that only Ranked martial artists knew, including Daliang's history and past. Qiu Rufeng naturally knew about this.

"Lord Head, what is the origin of this Wu Yuan?"

"Regarding the origin of the Wu Yuan, I can't say clearly either. I only know one point: when Taizu Emperor established the Martial Way Department, the Wu Yuan also contributed, and Daliang's Wu Yuan, like our Daliang, hates monsters extremely."

The Daliang Wu Yuan hates monsters extremely?

Lin Chen grasped the point and asked suspiciously: "Could it be that the Martial Gardens of other countries have a different attitude toward monsters?"

"Zheng State established monster beasts as the patron saint beasts. What attitude do you think Zheng State's Wu Yuan has toward the monster race?"

Lin Chen thought for a moment and understood. Since Zheng State established monster beasts as patron saint beasts, then for Zheng State's Wu Yuan to exist in Zheng State and not be opposed by the Zheng State imperial court, it must be consistent with the position of the Zheng State imperial court.

"There are always a few countries that collude with monster beasts, and then conspire with monster beasts to constantly invade other countries. You have practiced martial arts for a year, so you should know that rare birds and beasts' flesh and blood can increase Qi and Blood and help Martial Way stage breakthroughs. And that monster beast flesh and blood is several times or even more than ten times the help to martial artists than rare birds and beasts. For some countries, sacrificing ordinary people and being with the monster race to exchange for their own strength is a cost-effective deal."

Qiu Rufeng had a look of contempt on his face: "The reason why monsters were rampant in the previous Chu, Song... before Daliang was one of the big reasons was that the imperial court families colluded with monsters. Monsters need the flesh and blood of the people, and families also need the flesh and blood of the monster race. Both sides take what they need."

"Lord Head, if Daliang martial artists need the flesh and blood of the monster race..."

"Go to the Northern Frontier, go to the East Sea, enter the army camp. Daliang's northern ice plains are the land of the snow region monster race, and the eastern sea area has monsters of the sea race."

"Join the army and go to the border to kill monster beasts to obtain monster race flesh and blood, or become an official in the imperial court and exchange for monster race flesh and blood from the imperial court with contribution points. The Purple Crystal Marrow Liquid your Lord Su gave you comes from the East Sea monster domain."

Qiu Rufeng smiled and said: "Of course, there is another way to obtain monster race flesh and blood to bathe your body, allowing your physical strength to climb."

Lin Chen saw the smile of the Lord Head and had a guess in his heart.

"Since you have a guess in your heart, then say it out. Let me see how you guess?"

"Disciple boldly guesses, is it related to the genius system?"

The Martial Way Office Lord, finding him wouldn't be without reason to mention the monster race, and he had been in the martial hall for half a year, which was also the time for the genius system to start.

"Quite clever."

Qiu Rufeng stroked his beard and was very satisfied that Lin Chen could think of this point so quickly.

"There are many young people practicing martial arts in our Daliang, and Martial Way resources are extremely tight. But Taizu Emperor set the policy of prospering the country with the Martial Way and created the Martial Way Department. Besides allowing all Daliang people to be in contact with the Martial Way, it is also to select genius youths."

"The Martial Way Department set three grades for genius standards. The first grade is the martial hall assessment reward. Being able to get the martial hall assessment reward can be called a genius of a county."

Hearing the Lord Head's words, Lin Chen thought of the martial hall rewards he received when his Water Cloud Palm was at the Small Success and Great Success stages.

And judging from the situation of this county competition, Zhang Qi and Shen Ge could also get these rewards from the martial hall.

A genius of a county, it fits very well.

"The second grade is a genius of a prefecture, with the prefecture examination as the standard. Those in the top ten are considered qualified and can also get corresponding rewards."

"Going up is the last grade, a genius of the path, which is the genius system of the Martial Way Office. Like you, being able to cultivate a technique to the Perfected stage within half a year can be called a genius of Jiangnan Road."

"The Martial Way Office only reports the students who meet the genius system to Jiangnan Road. The three-month special training for you is actually the responsibility of the Jiangnan Road Martial Way Hall."

Lin Chen listened quietly. He had to admire Taizu Emperor of Daliang, as well as those big figures in the Martial Way Department. This genius screening system was extremely standard, truly clear in levels.

The only thing that made him regret was that there was only the path-level genius at the highest?

Shouldn't there be a genius of a country?

Some title like a country's heaven-favored.

Novels are all written like this.

"Is there anything you don't understand?" Qiu Rufeng saw Lin Chen's expression constantly changing and asked curiously.

"Lord Head, Disciple feels that since there is a path-level, is there no higher one?"

Qiu Rufeng laughed freely: "Don't forget the Martial Way Imperial Examination."

Lin Chen suddenly realized. He had indeed forgotten this. The Martial Way Imperial Examination, isn't that representing the top heaven-favored of the entire Daliang?

Just thinking that his own instructor was over thirty, and still had to participate in the imperial examination, can this age also be considered a heaven-favored?

"Although our dynasty has preferential treatment for geniuses like you, there is a degree. This is also the rule set by Taizu Emperor. Daliang has never been prosperous by relying on one or two top martial artists; it relies on thousands and thousands of martial artists."

"This is also why martial hall students can stay for at most three years. The imperial court's cultivation for you is only three years. How far you can go on the Martial Way path after three years depends on your own good fortune."

"From your background, this three-month special training is extremely important. This will be the only opportunity you have to enjoy genius treatment in the future. After this special training, even if you are a genius again, the Martial Way Hall, including my side, will not give you cultivation resources for no reason."

Qiu Rufeng looked at Lin Chen and spoke solemnly.

Regarding this rule set by Taizu Emperor, he didn't understand it when he first served as the head of the Martial Way Office, but after serving as the Lord Head in Raozhou Prefecture for many years, he understood Taizu Emperor's courage.

Daliang has sixteen paths, plus the capital and the three major border towns. If one wants to select another layer of geniuses, Daliang's resources can afford it. After all, those who can stand out from each path are only one or two people, and the total number in the entire Daliang is no more than fifty.

But Taizu Emperor only set it to the path level. For these geniuses to continue to move forward on the Martial Way path, they can only rely on themselves to strive for cultivation resources and finally participate in the imperial examination.

The imperial examination is the most influential and fairest promotion channel for martial artists and even the people of the world in Daliang.

Geniuses can at most enjoy the resource care of the path level, but it is enough to step into the Organ Cultivation stage, and those who can participate in the imperial examination not only have Organ Cultivation but even Ranked experts.

Although they are not good in talent, these people have a longer cultivation time and are not without a chance to compete with those genius students.

It is precisely because of these rules set by Taizu Emperor that those whose Martial Way talent is not very high will not give up the subsequent Martial Way path.

If talent is not enough, then practice diligently to make up for clumsiness, relying on effort to strive for more cultivation resources to catch up with those genius students.

The cultivation of genius martial artists and the promotion channels of ordinary martial artists, the balance between them, after Taizu Emperor set the tone, went through many adjustments by the imperial court, and only then had the current situation.

"Thank you, Lord Head, for the guidance. Disciple understands."

Lin Chen didn't expect the Lord Head to tell him so thoroughly. He originally thought he would just give him a simple pointer or two.

"Since you are walking the limit Martial Way path, you need cultivation resources even more to make up for the gap in stage improvement. I plan to report your deeds to Jiangnan Road and set you as a model for poor students in Jiangnan Road. Are you willing?"

"Disciple is willing."

Lin Chen suddenly realized. The Lord Head told him so much, and he was also waiting for him here.

He lacks resources, and after being set as a model by Jiangnan Road, there will inevitably be rewards, just like when Lord Su set him as a model for poor students in Poyang County.

"I won't hide it from you. If the Martial Way Hall finally recognizes it, it will not only be beneficial to me, but also to you, and to the entire Raozhou Prefecture Martial Way."

Qiu Rufeng's old eyes had brilliance: "The cultivation resources given by the imperial court to various places every year are unchanged, but specifically to which path, it is divided according to the situation of each path. The path where the martial champion of each imperial examination is located will have its Martial Way cultivation resources increased by 30% the following year. And placed in Jiangnan Road, the Martial Way resources of each prefecture will also have changes."

Qiu Rufeng didn't tell Lin Chen the specific allocation ratio, but Lin Chen had lived two lives, and he had a rough guess in his heart. It's nothing more than the better the ranking, the more cultivation resources obtained, and the worse the ranking, the more cultivation resources will be reduced.

As to whether it will lead to the strong getting stronger and the weak getting weaker, leading to an imbalance in the Martial Way forces of various regions.

For this point, Lin Chen saw it very clearly. There is no absolute fairness in the world. Daliang being able to do this is already considered not bad, and he estimates that the imperial court also has support policies for those regions whose Martial Way strength has always been lagging behind.

The imperial court's policy is still very far away from him.

He is now just a small Open-Acupuncture stage martial artist, and his goal is to enter the Ranked tier within three years.

"What should be told, I have already told you. Go, Deputy Head Xu is waiting for you at the gate. According to the county competition reward, you can go to the Martial Way Office's Grade C treasury to pick a treasure. Deputy Head Xu will take you there in a moment." "Disciple says goodbye."

Lin Chen saluted and exited the courtyard. As the Lord Head said, that Deputy Head Xu was waiting for him a few feet away.

"Grade C treasury is inside the Martial Way Office, follow me."

Xu Lun was as talkative as ever. Lin Chen didn't dare to get close, and followed the other party to the backyard area of the Martial Way Office. As he went deeper into the Martial Way Office, he could clearly feel that the security here was much stricter than in the front.

Not to mention the exaggeration of guards every three steps and sentries every five steps, but there were martial artists patrolling along the way, and the momentum radiated by these martial artists had the Open-Acupuncture stage, and the team leader was an Organ Cultivation expert. Lin Chen estimated that there were probably Ranked experts secretly guarding this area.

Finally, Lin Chen followed this Deputy Head Xu and stopped in front of a huge iron gate.

"I am ordered by the Lord Head to bring Lin Chen, the first place in this county competition in Poyang County, to pick the reward treasure from the treasury."

The man guarding the iron gate heard this, nodded, took out a booklet from his bosom, and wrote Lin Chen's name on it with a pen.

"According to the rules, those entering the treasury must take off their clothes."

The man looked at a small room on the side of the iron gate. Lin Chen understood his meaning; this was for him to enter the room and take off his clothes.

"Grade C treasury, mostly things needed for Organ Cultivation martial artists to practice. There are some strange things that look mysterious but are actually useless."

Just as Lin Chen walked into the small room, Xu Lun's voice came from behind. Lin Chen was stunned, then immediately saluted to express his gratitude. This Deputy Head Xu was pointing him in the right direction.

Pick useful ones, don't pick flashy ones, or pick some treasures whose specific uses even the Martial Way Office doesn't know.

Treasures whose origins even the Martial Way Office can't figure out are either truly extremely mysterious or are trash. But Lin Chen felt the latter possibility was greater.

Even if there might be one in a hundred, he didn't need to take this risk.

He couldn't compare to those students with deep family backgrounds who didn't lack good things and could take this opportunity to gamble. It was better for him to be down-to-earth.

Entering the small room, Lin Chen took off his clothes, picked up a simple horse jacket hanging on the wall, and after walking out of the room, soldiers came forward to search him, confirming that he didn't hide anything on his body, before opening the iron gate.

"The time of one incense stick. After this incense is extinguished, no matter if you have picked it or not, you must come out."

The martial artist guarding the treasury reminded Lin Chen, and a soldier entered the courtyard to light an incense stick.

Lin Chen agreed, his figure stepped into the iron gate, and as his figure entered, the iron gate slowly closed.

In the courtyard, except for the incense burner, there was nothing. Lin Chen's gaze fell on the door of the room in front of the courtyard, and without delay, he stepped forward and pushed the door to enter.

The door opened, and there were several rows of shelves inside. On the first row of shelves, books and booklets were placed.

Martial Way secret manuals?

For him, Martial Way secret manuals were not what he needed right now, unless it was the Zhen Yue Manual of the Iron Bone Art's second volume. However, Lord Li also said that the Zhen Yue Manual was in Huizhou Prefecture, not Raozhou Prefecture. This treasury couldn't possibly have the secret manual of the Zhen Yue Manual.

His gaze passed over the first row, and Lin Chen looked at the second row of shelves, where various bottles and jars were placed. Lin Chen walked closer, and there were labels in front of each bottle and jar.

"Qi Gathering Pill."

"Kidney Supplement Pill."

"Heart Quenching Powder."

All are good things, but Lin Chen still didn't choose them. These were all things that Organ Cultivation stage martial artists could use, and he was still a distance away from Organ Cultivation.

The third row of shelves was placed with many strange things. There was an ancient stone slab engraved with mysterious symbols. Lin Chen touched it, and the stone slab didn't feel like stone or metal.

Besides that, there were spherical objects similar to glass, and there was even water flowing inside...

On this shelf, these kinds of items were placed.

"This should be the strange things Deputy Head Xu mentioned. I don't need to gamble."

The fourth shelf, also on the side closest to the wall, was placed with weapons.

Lin Chen curiously picked up the long saber placed horizontally on the first grid. Good fellow, it was heavy, probably weighing three hundred pounds. As his finger crossed the blade, a cold feeling hit his fingertips.

Under the grid, there was a copper plate made of brass, with introductory text engraved on it: "Frost Saber: Cast from cold iron, weighing five hundred pounds, cutting iron like mud."

Cutting iron like mud!

Good saber!

Lin Chen put down the saber, swept his gaze toward other shelves, and was finally attracted by a dark red luster. After walking closer, he found it was actually a bow.

This bow was no more than two fingers long, similar in length to a dagger. Lin Chen prepared to pick it up, only feeling his arm sink.

This bow is so heavy.

On the grid, there was also an introductory nameplate made of brass.

【Snake Shadow Bow: Made from the main tendon of a hundred-year-old viper soaked in medicinal wine for three years, the bow embryo is mixed with North Sea sinking silver, a masterpiece of a casting master. Press the handle mechanism, and the bow body can be folded and retracted.】

Lin Chen's fingers touched the protrusion on the bow body and pressed hard. The bow body, which was only two fingers long, stretched like snake bones, and the bow body grew by three feet.

Three folds, how can it be folded?

Lin Chen was shocked by the clever mechanism of this bow.

He plucked the bowstring with his hand, but the bowstring didn't move at all.

"So hard?"

Lin Chen took a deep breath and hooked the bowstring. His entire right arm was bulging with blue veins before he pulled it to a half-full state. The bow body suddenly trembled and made a humming sound, already reaching the limit.

It wasn't the limit of the bowstring, but the limit of his strength.

Letting go, the strong wind brought up by the bowstring's rebound actually shaved off a layer of skin from his fingertips, and bloodstains instantly seeped out.

Lin Chen stared at the Snake Shadow Bow that was still trembling slightly, and the next moment reached out to turn to the back of the nameplate, only to find a line of words engraved on the back: Not for those with natural great strength and limit martial artists, do not touch.

That's it!

Seeing this sentence, Lin Chen didn't have any hesitation. He wanted this bow.

He was walking the path of a limit martial artist, and this bow made up for his lack of long-range combat strength.

"Pity, there are only bows here, no arrows."

Holding the Snake Shadow Bow, Lin Chen didn't look at other treasures in the room and walked out of the room door. The incense stick in the courtyard had just burned past half.

"Lord, Disciple has already chosen."

Across the iron gate, Lin Chen shouted, and soon the iron gate opened.

Outside the gate, Xu Lun and the man guarding the treasury were standing together, their gazes falling on Lin Chen's hands at the first moment.

When they saw the Snake Shadow Bow in Lin Chen's hand, there was a look of surprise in their eyes.

"Deputy Head Xu, it is the subordinate who lost."

Xu Lun showed a smile for the first time. Seeing Lin Chen's puzzled expression, he rarely explained: "I just made a bet with Lord Zhao. Lord Zhao bet you would pick pills, but I felt you would pick the Snake Shadow Bow."

If he hadn't encountered the Snake Shadow Bow, Lin Chen might have chosen pills, but with the Snake Shadow Bow, any martial artist with natural great strength or walking the limit path couldn't refuse the temptation of the Snake Shadow Bow.

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