Chapter 135: Lin Chen, Who Does Not Hide His Clumsiness

"This junior was able to kill the snake demon, it was also a fluke."

In the cabin, hearing this Lord Jiang ask, Lin Chen didn't hide it, explaining: "At that time, the snake demon had already been injured by several lords, its strength dropped significantly, and it happened that this junior encountered this snake demon, and luckily killed it."

Listening to Lin Chen's explanation, Jiang Kui nodded. Putting it this way, it was reasonable.

So, Lin Chen was lucky, encountering the snake demon that had its strength dropped significantly and was fleeing.

Jiang Kui's heart to talk to Lin Chen faded a bit, but thinking that since he opened his mouth, he continued to ask: "What realm did that snake demon's strength drop to?"

"This junior doesn't know very well, but according to that Lord Fang's statement, an Open-Acupuncture martial artist encountering a snake demon would likely be more ominous than auspicious."

Lin Chen also perceived it. This Lord Jiang would come into the cabin to ask him because of that Lord Fang's words.

Looking at it this way, it was not a regulation of the Martial Administration Hall that officials picking up students were not allowed to communicate too much with students; it was purely because this Lord Fang didn't want to say too much to him.

He didn't know what the special training arranged by the Martial Administration Hall was like, but obviously, he was looked down upon.

Being looked down upon, and finally turning back to slap the face, this plot is certainly very cool. In his previous life, Lin Chen watched this kind of novel with great interest, but now as the person involved, he would never do this.

When to hide clumsiness, hide clumsiness; when not to hide clumsiness, there is no need to hide clumsiness.

"You mean that snake demon has strength close to Organ Cultivation, no exaggeration?"

Jiang Kui's just-extinguished desire to talk rose again. Regarding Lin Chen's information, he had already seen it before coming.

Three months ago, the Martial Administration Office handed in Lin Chen's information.

Three months to perfect the Clear Wind Palm, first place in the internal competition of Poyang County Martial Hall's new session of students.

Ordinary Martial Administration Office officials would be shocked by the achievements Lin Chen made, but for him, these achievements were nothing.

Three months to cultivate a technique to the Perfected stage, every session of students coming for special training has several who can do it, and the reason why the Martial Administration Hall uses half a year as the standard is because there is no big difference between three months and half a year.

Reaching the Perfected stage one or two months early can only say that the student has a higher fit with this technique, and there are even students who can use some means to make a technique reach the Perfected stage quickly.

As for the new student competition first place, this is even less worth mentioning. Every student who can come to the special training place is an outstanding person of the same session.

Seeing many geniuses, Lin Chen was not very prominent in his eyes. If it weren't for picking up Lin Chen, he should have gone to pick up another more excellent genius. This was the reason for his cold attitude toward Lin Chen.

"My lord, this junior is listening to Lord Fang and Lord Su say it like this. If you want to say exaggeration, it might be that the two lords exaggerated."

Sensing the questioning in the other party's eyes, Lin Chen didn't care, answering truthfully.

Jiang Kui pondered for a moment, asking: "What is your realm now?"

"Fourteen Open-Acupuncture points."

Fourteen Open-Acupuncture points?

"Have you consumed the Open-Acupuncture Pill?"

"Consumed two."

Jiang Kui's heart to talk was extinguished to the lowest again. The document he received here recorded that Lin Chen's realm was seven Open-Acupuncture points. Three months to open seven points, and also consumed two Open-Acupuncture Pills. This cultivation speed is not slow in a county, but it is at the bottom in the special training place.

"This junior's realm growth is slow, really ashamed. Fortunately, Lord Su comforted this junior, saying that the martial arts cultivation path this junior walks is different from other senior brothers, and the breakthrough in realm cannot compare to other senior brothers, which gave this junior the confidence to continue practicing martial arts."

Damn!

This one is so snobbish.

Lin Chen can now be completely sure that this Lord Jiang is extremely snobbish. After he said fourteen Open-Acupuncture points and consumed two Open-Acupuncture Pills, he directly fell silent. No way, he could only go up himself.

"The martial arts cultivation path walked is different from others, how is it different, this official is curious." Jiang Kui heard Lin Chen say this, and was hooked again.

"This junior was too impulsive at the beginning, choosing to walk the extreme martial arts path."

Jiang Kui's pupils contracted, and the indifferent expression on his face converged a bit: "This is your own choice?"

"It was this junior's own choice. At the beginning, Lord Su also advised this junior, but this junior coveted the invincibility of the same realm of the extreme cultivation method, and chose this path without knowing the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth."

"Courage is not bad. If you walk the extreme martial arts path, being able to break through to fourteen points in three months is not bad. However, this path is not easy to walk. What stage has your second technique reached?"

Regardless of whether Lin Chen can walk through this path, having the courage to choose this cultivation path, Jiang Kui looked at Lin Chen with one more point of high regard.

But it was only one point. Having courage doesn't mean success. Just like what Lin Chen said himself, the choice made without knowing the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth, after experiencing the difficulty of this path, I'm afraid his heart is full of regret.

"This junior luckily cultivated the second technique to the Perfected stage."

Lin Chen scratched his head. Jiang Kui's eyes widened a bit, and his body also leaned forward slightly: "You mean you cultivated the second technique to the Perfected stage after the Clear Wind Palm was Perfected?"

"Actually, it doesn't count as the second technique. Because of some reasons, I also cultivated the Water Cloud Palm while cultivating the Clear Wind Palm. After choosing to walk the extreme martial arts path, the Iron Bone Art cultivated should strictly count as the third Ranked technique."

Does this official care whether you are strict or not?

Jiang Kui was somewhat numb, asking again: "Your Iron Bone Art is Perfected?"

"Hmm."

Lin Chen agreed. Jiang Kui's right hand grabbed toward Lin Chen's arm like lightning. The moment his palm touched Lin Chen's arm, he felt the vibration force from Lin Chen's arm.

It is indeed a characteristic of the Iron Bone Art being Perfected.

Walking the extreme martial arts path, and so quickly cultivated the second technique, and it is the Iron Bone Art, this extremely difficult hard-training kung fu, to the Perfected stage!

Walking the path of extreme martial arts, and having cultivated a second technique so quickly, and it being the Iron Bone Art, a hard-body technique that is extremely difficult to cultivate to perfection!

The martial arts potential Lin Chen revealed is not inferior to that student.

"The journey of this boat has a lot of cold mist. There is cold-dispelling medicinal wine in this boat. If you feel cold, you can drink some yourself."

Jiang Kui reached out and placed the wine pot on the side table in the cabin in front of Lin Chen. Lin Chen had long noticed this wine pot. Seeing this Lord Jiang's action, he was as clear as a mirror in his heart. If there wasn't this statement of his, I'm afraid until reaching the destination, this Lord Jiang wouldn't remind him to drink wine to dispel the cold.

"My lord, this junior's Qi and blood are vigorous, a little cold mist should be able to resist." Lin Chen said confidently.

"Don't underestimate the cold mist deep in the lake. This mist is difficult for even Organ Cultivation martial artists to withstand. Even if you walk the extreme martial arts path and your Qi and blood far exceed martial artists of the same realm, you are only at fourteen Open-Acupuncture points after all."

Jiang Kui didn't feel dissatisfied because of Lin Chen's confident words. It was rare to have patience to explain a sentence.

"Thank you for the reminder, my lord."

"No need to be polite. This official is responsible for picking up you students, and taking care of you on the road is also this official's duty." 【135

"No need for formalities. I am responsible for picking up and dropping off you students; taking care of you on the road is also my duty."

Listening to this, Lin Chen silently gave this Lord Jiang a thumbs-up in his heart.

"Since you have two techniques at perfection, the next one must be a leg technique. As for that Water Cloud Palm you mentioned, there's no need to continue practicing it."

"Even if this disciple wanted to practice it, I couldn't." Lin Chen gave a cheeky smile.

"Why?"

"Not long ago, this disciple was lucky enough to cultivate the Water Cloud Palm to perfection as well."

The smile on Jiang Kui's face froze. Looking at Lin Chen's shy smile, he suddenly felt it was so glaring. Three techniques at perfection?

If he weren't certain that Lin Chen wouldn't lie, if someone else had told him at any other time that a student had cultivated three techniques to perfection in just half a year, he would absolutely have scoffed at it.

This is shocking?

I haven't even said that my Water Cloud Palm and Clear Wind Palm have broken through their limits.

Sensing the complex look in this Lord Jiang's eyes, Lin Chen decided to keep some things back. According to the information revealed so far, it was already enough.

A beat later.

Jiang Kui reached out and took two wine glasses from the side table, about to pick up the wine pot.

"How dare I trouble you, my lord, to pour wine for me."

Lin Chen hurriedly stood up, picked up the wine pot first, poured a glass for Jiang Kui, and then poured one for himself.

The wine was green and clear, with a refreshing fragrance.

Jiang Kui picked up the wine glass, drank it in one gulp, and after calming the shock in his heart, he opened his mouth to say: "No wonder you were able to defeat a snake demon close to the Open-Acupuncture stage. With Iron Bone Art at perfection plus two palm techniques at perfection, that snake demon can be considered unlucky to have met you."

"Lord Fang and Lord Su said the same thing."

Lin Chen gave a cheeky smile; these words were deliberately said to build closeness.

As long as this Lord Jiang wasn't stupid, he would know that Lord Su and Lord Fang took great care of him, and now that he said Lord Fang and Lord Su had also said such things, it was to get close to this person.

"Haha, then it seems this official shares the same view as Lord Su and the others."

Jiang Kui laughed out loud. He could naturally sense Lin Chen's little intention, but he now also had the intention to get close to Lin Chen.

With both of them harboring the same intentions, the subsequent conversation was extremely harmonious.

"In your batch, there are a total of thirty people who meet the genius criteria of the Martial Administration Hall. There are four from Raozhou Prefecture, but one has a special situation, and I'm afraid you won't be able to meet them."

Jiang Kui knew what Lin Chen's purpose in getting close to him was; it was nothing more than wanting to understand the situation of this special training.

The Martial Administration Hall did not require officials like them who were picking up and dropping off students to keep secrets from the students. After all, once they arrived at the special training location, the Martial Administration Hall would inform them anyway.

Informing them now was just to let the students know in advance and be mentally prepared.

Lin Chen nodded slightly, not asking who the four students from Raozhou Prefecture were—he would naturally know when he arrived at the special training site—but instead raised the wine pot to continue pouring for this Lord Jiang.

"The Martial Administration Hall places great importance on you students. They will tailor cultivation for you based on your own techniques and direction, and during these three months, all martial arts resources needed for cultivation breakthroughs will be covered by the Martial Administration Hall."

Jiang Kui said meaningfully: "In these three months, break through as many stages as you can. You won't have a second chance like this."

Unlimited supply of martial arts cultivation resources!

As long as your body can absorb and digest it.

Lin Chen only felt his heartbeat accelerate by half a beat. He was already entering the second half of the Open-Acupuncture stage, and his destiny was about to exert its power.

The further he went, the faster the breakthroughs in stages would be.

Therefore, he could ruthlessly "shear the wool" of the Martial Administration Hall.

"Although the Martial Administration Hall will provide you with sufficient cultivation resources, for you students, resources are not the most important thing in this special training. For the three months of special training, the Martial Administration Hall has arranged assessments for you, but these assessments are different from those in the martial halls, and they might start in ways you can't imagine."

Assessments in the martial halls?

Lin Chen recalled that there were only two types of assessments in the martial halls: one was sparring, and the other was the improvement of techniques and stages.

So the Martial Administration Hall's special training for these geniuses had a different assessment standard?

"If you have the chance, you must improve your assessment ranking. The assessment ranking is what determines whether you can get real, major gains from this special training."

Jiang Kui said this and didn't say anything more.

This was all he could reveal within his authority; anything further would depend on Lin Chen's own comprehension.

Many students who came here actually knew this, but he had seen Lin Chen's family background—the son of a fisherman from a small village—and he feared he wouldn't know these things.

"Do not underestimate anyone at the special training site."

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed, knowing this should be the most useful information this Lord Jiang had revealed to him.

The sense of closeness he had released had finally taken effect.

"Thank you for the reminder, my lord. This disciple is deeply grateful."

Lin Chen continued to pour a glass of wine for Jiang Kui, poured one for himself, and raised his glass to toast.

After a pot of wine was finished, Jiang Kui returned to the deck.

Perhaps because he had drunk wine, Lin Chen didn't feel the chill Jiang Kui had mentioned.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Lin Chen felt the ship beneath him stop moving. His eyes lit up—had they reached the destination?

"Lin Chen, we have to change paths now."

Listening to Lord Jiang's voice, Lin Chen walked out of the cabin and discovered that the surroundings were filled with a vast, white fog. The fog was so thick that when he looked down, he couldn't even see his own feet.

"Just keep walking forward!"

By his ear, Jiang Kui's voice came again, yet Lin Chen couldn't see this Lord Jiang's figure.

"Okay!"

A beat later, Lin Chen nodded in agreement, not caring whether this Lord Jiang could see him, and stepped forward, not even caring whether he would step into thin air.

In this beat of time, Lord Jiang's words from the cabin flashed through his mind.

The assessment here was different from the martial halls, appearing in ways he didn't know; perhaps it had already started right now.

Lin Chen strode forward, and just a short distance away from him, Jiang Kui stood on Lin Chen's left side, holding an hourglass. At the same time, a middle-aged man appeared on Jiang Kui's right side.

The man held a brush in one hand and a booklet in the other, constantly observing Lin Chen's every move.

The moment Lin Chen took his first step, the man wrote furiously.

"Lin Chen, took a step after one beat, one step is half a chi..."

(End of chapter)