Chapter 149: Shocking bad news

Ten days later.

Lin Chen entered the Iron Room.

As soon as he entered the Iron Room, his figure stiffened, and an invisible pressure surged from all directions.

On the three sides of the Iron Room, there was the sound of gears turning at this moment. The next moment, Lin Chen perceived that holes appeared on these three walls.

Swish swish swish!

The next moment, countless sounds of breaking wind whistled.

Countless terrifying forces shot onto his body like raindrops.

For this scene, Lin Chen was not panicked at all, because he had experienced this situation for three days.

These ten days, he only spent four days to break the second hurdle, and now it was the third hurdle.

Compared to defeating the eight copper men in the first hurdle, the difficulty of the second and third hurdles was much lower, for which he had asked Senior Brother Xue.

Senior Brother Xue only replied to him: Lin Shidi, some people pass the hurdle, some people clear the level, people are different.

An inexplicable answer.

When asked again, this Senior Brother Xue fell silent.

Facing the hundreds of terrifying forces falling on his body like a sudden rain, Lin Chen only used the Iron Bone Art, and his whole body made various collision sounds.

When he first broke through the third hurdle, the gravel shot from these crossbows would disrupt the Qi and blood in his body when he was caught off guard. Once the Qi and blood surged, the Iron Bone Art could not be maintained.

But after several days of testing, although the Qi and blood in his body were surging, the speed of operation was not interrupted.

One step, two steps...

After ten steps, looking at the iron pillar that reached his waist and the red button on the iron pillar, Lin Chen pressed it without hesitation.

The button fell, and the holes on the three walls disappeared.

In the Iron Room, there was light for the first time. Feeling the oil lamp above his head light up, Lin Chen was a bit trance-like. Did he clear the level?

Except for the first hurdle, the remaining two hurdles didn't bring him any trouble.

"Are you feeling disappointed?"

The back door of the Iron Room was pushed open, and Zhao Canghu's figure appeared there.

"Junior feels... this second hurdle and third hurdle seem a bit simple." Lin Chen answered truthfully.

"That's because you directly cleared the first hurdle, instead of just passing it."

Zhao Canghu answered in his heart. Originally, the first hurdle was to hold out for a hundred breaths. Who could have thought that Lin Chen would beat the eight copper men into disability.

According to the difficulty of holding out for a hundred breaths in the first hurdle, the hurdles behind were harder than the first hurdle, but to beat the eight copper men into disability, the difficulty was much harder than the second and third hurdles.

It was reasonable for Lin Chen to feel simple.

"The training ground is now the only place that can temper your martial arts, and that is Mount Wudao. Old man is preparing to take you to a place, and as for Mount Wudao... there is also one there."

Zhao Canghu looked at Lin Chen with a smile: "As for cultivation resources, you have completed all the assessments, and the reward resources given to you by the training ground have all been prepared for you by old man."

"Good!"

Lin Chen only thought for a moment before agreeing.

"Give you one hour. After one hour, old man will wait for you at the clouds and mist of the training ground."

Zhao Canghu left from the back door of the Iron Room. Lin Chen pondered for a while, and it seemed he had nothing to prepare.

Except for returning to the wooden house to take away the Thousand Hammer Map, there was nothing else worth taking.

"Better say hello to Junior Brother Shen and the others before leaving."

"Lin Shixiong, are you leaving?"

Shen Ge and Yin Aosong and the others were full of surprise when they heard that Lin Chen was leaving.

During this time, they were tortured by the special training and exhausted, and had no energy to pay attention to other things, nor did they know that Lin Chen had already passed the three-hurdle assessment.

"Hmm, I have to leave here for a while. You junior brothers must work hard. This time our training ground might have a competition with next door."

Lin Chen revealed a piece of news. As for where the special training ground next door referred to, Shen Ge and the others could also guess.

"Lin Shixiong, although we can't compare with you, during this time we have also learned from you and practiced desperately."

Shen Ge smiled slightly. Originally in Qianshan County, as the number one student of the martial arts hall of the new batch, although he practiced extremely hard, it was more for the final county competition, to keep the first place.

Seeing Lin Shixiong's attitude toward practice at the training ground, he understood why Lin Shixiong could catch up from behind.

Lin Shixiong's practice in martial arts was not for ranking, but a pure pursuit of martial arts.

Even without the county competition, without the competition for first place, Lin Shixiong would not stop his pace of practice.

"Senior Brother Shen is right. We have learned a lot from Lin Shixiong. If we can make a name for ourselves in martial arts in the future, it will be partly because of Lin Shixiong." Yin Aosong also said seriously.

"Junior brothers, you speak too heavily. I am not a drillmaster, and I cannot give you cultivation resources." Lin Chen smiled.

"Lin Shixiong, for us, sometimes the will in martial arts is more important than resources and guidance."

Shen Ge saw that Lin Chen didn't take it seriously and explained sincerely.

For students like them, family background had enough resources to support them to enter the rank. As for guidance... besides the drillmasters, there were also ranked elders in the family who would teach them cultivation experience.

"Alright, don't put high hats on me. I look forward to you junior brothers shining in the training ground when I return."

Lin Chen waved his hand. Shen Ge and the others admiring him so much might not have many direct benefits for himself.

But for the Lin family, it was definitely more beneficial than harmful.

Standing behind Shen Ge and the others were the top families of various counties in Raozhou Prefecture. Even ten or twenty years later, these few would be the top martial artists in Raozhou Prefecture.

Junior Brother Shen and the others recognized him as a senior brother. If he encountered anything in the future, the Lin family would not be isolated and helpless.

Lin Chen talked to Shen Ge and the others for a few words and then left gracefully.

"You say, why would Lin Shixiong leave the training ground?" "Anyway, it's impossible to be expelled."

"Nonsense, of course it's impossible to be expelled. I mean, is it possible that Lin Shixiong has already cleared all the assessments of the training ground?"

"No... not to that extent, right." Yin Aosong was a bit unconfident. How long had it been? The entire special training had only started for half a month.

"If it were someone else, it would definitely be impossible, but if it were Lin Shixiong, I could accept anything." Shen Ge smiled and gave a different view.

"Even if Lin Shixiong leaves his name on Mount Wudao, you can accept it?"

Shen Ge was startled: "Except for this!"

It wasn't that he didn't believe in Lin Shixiong, but it was too difficult to leave his name on Mount Wudao.

Half an hour later, Lin Chen simply packed a few sets of clothes and hid the Thousand Hammer Map close to his body. During the time he came for special training, he hadn't read the Thousand Hammer Map yet.

Originally, the Iron Room was a good place to read the Thousand Hammer Map, but today he just passed the third hurdle, and Senior Zhao was going to take him to other places, so reading the Thousand Hammer Map could only be delayed.

"Packed."

Zhao Canghu's figure appeared on time, and Lin Chen nodded.

"Follow old man."

Lin Chen followed Zhao Canghu out of the bamboo forest, and Lin Chen saw an old man standing in front.

He hadn't seen this old man.

But he noticed that Senior Zhao beside him frowned after seeing the old man, his face filled with dissatisfaction.

"You old thing, you want to stop me?"

Zhao Canghu was annoyed. Were his words yesterday said in vain?

"Old Zhao, it's not that I want to stop you. The old Marquis has passed away. If you want to take Lin Chen to the Northern Frontier, I'm afraid you won't be able to go."

Swish!

Just as the white-haired old man's voice fell, Lin Chen witnessed for the first time the astonishing momentum erupting from Senior Zhao, like a fierce beast, appearing in front of the white-haired old man like lightning.

"Bu Wenbin, you dare to curse the old Marquis!"

Zhao Canghu didn't know where a long spear appeared in his hand. The spear was like a silver dragon, carrying a murderous aura. Even though this spear wasn't aimed at him, Lin Chen felt a soaring murderous intent at this moment.

Bang!

The long spear swung out, the air exploded, and the white-haired old man retreated several steps.

"Old Zhao, are you crazy? Do you think you're the only one who feels bad? I also came out of the hundred-man camp. This is a secret letter sent by the imperial court, stamped with the official seal of the Three Dukes!"

Bu Wenbin glared at Zhao Canghu, but Zhao Canghu didn't say a word. The long spear in his hand was like a swimming dragon, one shot after another. The power in the spear forced Lin Chen to retreat dozens of feet.

"If you want to fight, I'll fight with you!"

A long spear also appeared in Bu Wenbin's hand. In the hundred-man camp, everyone practiced the spear!

But soon, the two figures disappeared in front of Lin Chen. Obviously, these two also knew that they couldn't make a big move in the valley.

A cup of tea time passed. Looking at the white-haired old man who reappeared in his sight, Lin Chen was stunned. Senior Zhao lost.

Bu Wenbin knew what Lin Chen was puzzled about and said lightly: "Old Zhao and I were both personal guards under the old Marquis back then. The old Marquis has passed away, and Old Zhao feels bad in his heart."

"Junior understands."

Looking at the white-haired old man whose clothes were a bit tattered, Lin Chen replied tactfully.

He was a bit curious about who this old Marquis was?

According to the imperial court system of Daliang, those who could be called Marquis must be Second Rank or higher.

"Old Zhao originally wanted to take you to the Northern Frontier, but now the old Marquis has passed away, and the Northern Frontier will have a period of turmoil. The demon race will definitely be eyeing it covetously. Under such circumstances, it is not suitable to take you to the Northern Frontier again."

Bu Wenbin didn't explain the identity of the old Marquis to Lin Chen. In a few days, when the imperial court officially announced it to the outside world, Lin Chen would naturally know.

Such an identity as the old Marquis would definitely be a state funeral, and the imperial court would also let the people of the whole country know the achievements of the old Marquis.

"What's there to hide? The old Marquis is Daliang's Marquis of Northern Suppression, guarding the Northern Frontier for generations. One person and one spear made the Snow Region demon race not dare to invade our Daliang frontier for a single step."

Zhao Canghu's voice came from not far away. Lin Chen looked at Senior Zhao's red old eyes and the face that had aged a lot in an instant, and understood in his heart that the relationship between that Marquis of Northern Suppression and Senior Zhao was not simple, not just a simple superior-subordinate relationship.

"Kid, the old Marquis has passed away, and I am going to the Northern Frontier to pay my respects. This old thing is right. The current Northern Frontier is not suitable for you. I have left the prescription in the bamboo house."

"Senior Zhao..."

Looking at Zhao Canghu's lonely back, Lin Chen couldn't help but speak.

"Kid, whether to follow the martial arts cultivation path proposed by my old friend, follow your own heart. Don't make a decision because you sympathize with me."

Zhao Canghu didn't look back and walked very gracefully, but Bu Wenbin cursed in his heart: Old guy, even when leaving, you still play such a bitter drama.

"Lin Chen, you have already passed the three hurdles. Even Grade A special training can be considered completed. Focus on Mount Wudao."

"Junior understands."

Raozhou Prefecture, Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Duanchao sat alone in the courtyard, holding a document in his hand, motionless for a long time.

The Dinghai Needle of Daliang's Northern Frontier!

I still remember that after he passed the martial arts examination, he went to the Northern Frontier, and that old man personally welcomed their new batch of martial arts scholars.

"Our Daliang's martial arts are prosperous, and there are successors!"

It was such an old man who was kind and amiable in his eyes, who cared for these younger generations, but had a fierce reputation among the demon race.

Hearing the name of the Marquis, it could make small demons stop crying!

A long time later, Jiang Duanchao wiped the long spear in his hand. The old Marquis passed away, and the demon race and those few countries were afraid they would be restless. His spear would see blood again.

PS: The card text is very serious. After deleting and changing, the update at midnight is estimated to be at two o'clock.

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