Chapter 165: Zhen Yue Second Layer, Martial Dao Name-Leaving

As the Deputy Director of the Martial Administration Hall, Jia Nanzhu could understand what happened in the Martial Administration Offices of various prefectures in the entire Jiangnan Dao.

Similarly, for other matters in Jiangnan Dao, the Jiangnan Province would also copy a copy to the Martial Administration Hall, and he could also know some things that happened in Jiangnan Dao.

Raozhou Prefecture had families colluding with the demon race, and finally, it involved martial hall students. This matter attracted his attention.

Why would the snake demon go to Lin Chen?

The judgment made by Qiu Rufeng was because the Snake Shadow Bow might be related to the demon race, but he didn't think so.

After checking all the things about Jiangnan Dao in the Martial Administration Hall's library, especially following the clue of archery, he finally found some clues.

Five hundred years ago, there was a Martial Dao powerhouse in Raozhou Prefecture whose archery was terrifying.

This Martial Dao powerhouse once had the act of beheading a flood dragon, but because the descendants were not striving, decades after his passing, the family began to decline. After the establishment of Daliang, the family actually degenerated to colluding with the demon race, and finally, the matter was exposed, and they fled outside the Daliang territory.

Whether it is Daliang or the previous Great Chu, there is a common principle: whoever kills the demon beast, the corpse of the demon beast belongs to whoever.

What's more, a Martial Dao powerhouse who can kill a flood dragon, no one with eyes would compete with him for the corpse of the flood dragon.

Combining these clues, Jia Nanzhu had an inference in his heart, and the "Cowardly Arrow" technique that Qiu Rufeng gave to Lin Chen was also found by him from the library of the Martial Dao Hall.

Cowardly Arrow!

It was the archery technique created by the martial artist who beheaded the flood dragon in Raozhou Prefecture back then.

This set of archery techniques is extremely difficult to cultivate. The reason is that its basic requirements for archery are extremely high, and it cannot be piled up by resources.

Originally, he thought that he would have to wait for a period of time to use this drop of flood dragon blood for Lin Chen after exhausting his contribution points in the Martial Administration Hall over the years, but he didn't expect that it could be used now.

"You have only exerted less than one-tenth of the power of the Long Yinggong now. To exert the true power of the Long Yinggong, you must be able to achieve the unity of man and bow with the Long Yinggong. The senior who forged this bow killed a flood dragon back then, used dragon tendons as bowstrings, and also collected flood dragon blood. Originally, he thought of letting his descendants take it. Only by having flood dragon blood in the body can the true power of the Long Yinggong be exerted."

There was a look of surprise in Lin Chen's eyes. He had only exerted less than one-tenth of the power of the Long Yinggong now?

"However, don't be too happy. Even with flood dragon blood, it may not be possible to activate the true power of this Long Yinggong. Flood dragon blood is extremely domineering and is not as easy to refine as other demon meat and medicinal blood. The descendants of that senior failed because they couldn't absorb the flood dragon blood, so they couldn't revitalize the family's glory."

Jia Nanzhu poured a basin of cold water on Lin Chen. This was to prevent Lin Chen from having too high expectations.

That senior killed a flood dragon, and the flood dragon blood left for his descendants must be quite a lot. His descendants could absorb quite a lot of flood dragon blood, but they all failed, which is enough to prove how difficult it is to refine flood dragon blood.

He would let Lin Chen try because Lin Chen's Qi-Blood is extremely vigorous, and being able to stand on the steps of the same realm on Mount Wudao is enough to prove the strength of his Qi-Blood, so it is possible that he can refine this drop of flood dragon blood.

Refining flood dragon blood not only can exert the power of the Long Yinggong but also can make the martial artist's own Qi-Blood grow terrifically.

"I will prepare other auxiliary medicines for you to help you absorb and digest this drop of flood dragon blood. Some medicinal materials need time to collect. For these few days, you will continue to read these books and memorize the moves of these hundreds of cultivation technique manuals. There is no need to go to Mount Wudao recently."

On Mount Wudao, a difference of a hair leads to a thousand miles.

Unless there is a clear breakthrough in strength, it is impossible for Lin Chen to defeat those geniuses.

Just a little growth now is not enough.

"Disciple understands."

"Practice archery for three hours every day, and use the remaining time to read books until the Martial Administration Hall sends Zhen Yue Pu."

……

……

Three days later!

Lin Chen had already finished reading one-third of the cultivation technique manuals.

More than a hundred techniques, it can be said that he forgot to eat and sleep, and only went to bed at dawn every day.

Sleeping for less than two hours, he got up to practice archery again. He shot three thousand arrows a day, and it was not meaningless archery. Either he was shooting flying birds, or animals in the forest, or shooting the swaying branches and leaves in the wind, achieving true arrows that never miss.

Jia Nanzhu appeared in the bamboo forest. He hadn't disturbed Lin Chen for these three days, but he also knew Lin Chen's situation.

The young man reading by the lamp late at night, and the matter of shuttling through the mountains and forests around the valley during the day, he saw it all in his eyes.

Lin Chen's diligence made him extremely satisfied.

The glory in front of people is exchanged for the sweat behind people.

No martial artist has ever been able to easily stand at the peak. Even those descendants of Martial Dao families, if they don't practice diligently in Martial Dao, will also be compared down.

"Yu Yu Jiaoxi Jia."

Lin Chen, who was carrying the Long Yinggong back, saw Yu Yu Jiaoxi Jia standing in front of the bamboo house, and his eyes lit up.

Yu Yu Jiaoxi Jia hadn't appeared for these three days, and now he appeared in the bamboo forest, so the other auxiliary medicines for taking flood dragon blood were prepared?

"The Martial Administration Hall sent Zhen Yue Pu."

Jia Nanzhu saw the expectation in Lin Chen's eyes, but the medicinal materials he wanted were not available in Jiangnan Dao, and it would take time to transfer them from other provinces. Calculating the distance, it would take another four or five days.

Zhen Yue Pu?

Lin Chen took it with both hands, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes. This second half of the Iron Bone Art technique was finally in his hands.

"Normally speaking, Zhen Yue Pu can only be cultivated by Ranked martial artists. Even if the requirements are lowered, it must be an Organ Cultivation martial artist. This is because very few Open-Acupuncture martial artists can cultivate the Iron Bone Art to perfection."

Jia Nanzhu didn't look at this Zhen Yue Pu. This was the Huang family's private technique. The Huang family only allowed Lin Chen to cultivate it, and outsiders couldn't read it.

"I haven't cultivated Zhen Yue Pu, nor have I read this Zhen Yue Pu. The seal on this book can only be torn open by you to prove that no one else has read this secret manual except you. No matter whether you can practice Zhen Yue Pu in the future, this book must be destroyed after you finish reading and memorizing it. And without the consent of the Huang family, the technique of Zhen Yue Pu is not allowed to be passed on, even if it is your descendants."

Jia Nanzhu looked at Lin Chen seriously: "This is the rule. If the technique flows out from your side, the Huang family can clean up the sect, and even the Martial Administration Hall will have to apologize to the Huang family for this and help the Huang family capture you."

"Thank you, Martial Administration Hall, for guaranteeing for the disciple. The disciple will never let this technique flow out."

Lin Chen nodded heavily. To a certain extent, the Martial Administration Hall acted as a guarantor for him, guaranteeing that he would not let this technique flow out.

This is also why Elder Li, although he cultivated Zhen Yue Pu, didn't pass Zhen Yue Pu to him, not only because his strength was not enough at the time, but also because it required the permission of the Huang family.

"Hmm."

Jia Nanzhu nodded, not giving too much advice on this.

"Practice hard. I can't give you any help on Zhen Yue Pu, but if you have anything you need my help with, just bring it up."

"Thank you, Yu Yu Jiaoxi. After the disciple finishes reading Zhen Yue Pu, if there is anything I need Yu Yu Jiaoxi's help with, I won't be polite."

Lin Chen smiled, and didn't say anything like he didn't need it.

Jia Nanzhu came and went quickly. Lin Chen looked at the seal on the book in his hand, didn't dawdle, tore it open, and opened the pages to check.

Looking page by page, Lin Chen's eyes were shining, and after reading it, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The second half of the Iron Bone Art was even more powerful than he imagined.

It lived up to the two words "Zhen Yue" (Suppressing Mountains).

The Iron Bone Art is considered an extremely hard-body technique, but compared with the second half of the Zhen Yue Pu, it is nothing at all.

"According to the description in Zhen Yue Pu, the perfection of the Iron Bone Art is only the most basic requirement for cultivating Zhen Yue Pu, and it doesn't even count as the entry to Zhen Yue Pu."

Lin Chen murmured. The Martial Dao seniors in this world are too stunning.

He even felt that Zhen Yue Pu was not a Martial Dao technique, but more like a Martial Dao divine ability.

【I was born in Huangshan, then traveled through the mountains and rivers of Daliang, watched countless mountains, returned to Huangshan in my later years, cultivated for ten years, and created a set of techniques, using the mountain trend of Huangshan as the basis of the technique, and the peaks of the mountains as the form of the technique, so I named it Zhen Yue Pu.】

【Earth abyss holds thousands of jun, isolated peaks suppress the mountains】

【Acupoints fit the trend of mountains and rivers, bones carve the strength of thousands of peaks】

【One thought collapses mountains and mountains, ten thousand laws are difficult to touch the body】

……

Zhen Yue Pu is divided into six layers, and the perfection of the Iron Bone Art is the first layer realm of Zhen Yue Pu.

The second layer of Zhen Yue Pu: Immovable as a Mountain.

【Tendons and meridians entangle the mountains, the mountains entangle me, breathing like an abyss, the abyss is calm.】

【The enemy comes like a mountain, I turn into a mountain, ten thousand jun are difficult to shake half a grain of sand.】

Just this second layer is extremely difficult to cultivate.

"The harder it is, the more challenging it is!"

Lin Chen was not discouraged. One pays, one gains.

The harder it is to cultivate, the greater the power after practicing.

……

……

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen found Jia Nanzhu and made a request.

"Earth marrow liquid, thousand-year mysterious turtle powder... I will get these medicinal materials for you, and other materials as well."

Jia Nanzhu looked at the names of the materials written on the paper handed over by Lin Chen, his expression unchanged. Zhen Yue Pu is not so easy to cultivate, he knew this long ago, and he was mentally prepared.

"Give me two days!"

"Thank you, Yu Yu Jiaoxi."

Lin Chen was overjoyed. He had just seen the materials needed to cultivate the second layer of Zhen Yue Pu, and he was stunned. He hadn't even heard of some materials, but just from the names, he could judge that they were worth a lot.

Just like this, this Yu Yu Jiaoxi Jia didn't even frown, and just said he could get them in two days. It seems that this Yu Yu Jiaoxi Jia's energy in the Martial Administration Hall is even greater than he imagined.

Normally speaking, even if the Martial Administration Hall gave this Yu Yu Jiaoxi Jia the power, Yu Yu Jiaoxi Jia would have to mutter when seeing this list, and would only give him an answer after asking for instructions from above.

That day.

A carrier pigeon flew to the Jiangnan Dao Martial Administration Hall.

Less than half an hour later, a number of carriages drove out from the gate of the Martial Administration Hall. At the same time, several carrier pigeons flew to other places.

At the same time, the special training ground also began to be busy.

The special training ground itself has a furnace for forging weapons, and the sound of metal collision continued for two days and two nights without stopping.

……

……

Two days later.

Lin Chen walked in the valley, every step was extremely slow, even it could be said to be difficult.

"Lin Lin Shixiong, what are you doing?"

Shen Ge was practicing palm techniques, seeing Lin Chen not far away, full of curiosity.

"Climbing a mountain."

"Climbing a mountain?"

Hearing Lin Chen's answer, Shen Ge was stunned. Is climbing a mountain also considered cultivation?

He naturally wouldn't think that Lin Lin Shixiong had the leisure to climb a mountain to watch the sunrise and sunset. Everyone in the special training ground knew one thing: when it comes to diligence in Martial Dao, if Lin Lin Shixiong is second, no one dares to be first.

Especially when he saw that Lin Lin Shixiong walked as slowly as his own grandmother, the doubt in his eyes became even heavier.

However, Lin Chen didn't explain too much, just walked silently.

The reason why every step was slow and difficult was because under his clothes, there was a set of shackles hidden.

Feet, hands, including the entire back, were shackles forged from black iron essence stone, and the weight reached a terrifying fifty thousand pounds. For his strength, Lin Chen had a clear judgment, absolutely exceeding twenty thousand pounds, but arm strength does not represent whole-body strength. More importantly, these black iron essence stones were also quenched with cold marrow. These cold marrows were extremely cold, and Lin Chen could feel the blood in that place being solidified just by sticking to his skin.

Under these circumstances, let alone moving forward, being able to maintain his posture was already very good.

"Too slow, walk faster. Your speed is not even half of what I was back then."

An old man with white hair appeared in front of Lin Chen, looking at Lin Chen's difficult appearance, frowned: "Use the dragon spine to exert force, drive the whole body... according to your progress, I'm afraid it will take a year of cultivation, and you won't be able to reach the second layer."

Lin Chen didn't respond. He didn't even have the strength to speak now. His whole spirit was placed on withstanding the pressure of his whole body and resisting the cold energy.

One step, two steps, three steps...

After Lin Chen's figure disappeared, Jia Nanzhu's figure appeared in front of the old man.

"Elder Li, did you really walk faster than Lin Chen back then?"

Jia Nanzhu was a bit curious. Elder Li was invited by him. He hadn't cultivated Zhen Yue Pu, but Elder Li had, and Elder Li even slammed the table at the Martial Administration Hall for Lin Chen, and his relationship with Lin Chen was not bad. It was most appropriate for Elder Li to guide Lin Chen to cultivate Zhen Yue Pu.

"Is Master Jia doubting the authenticity of my words?"

Li Yueshan snorted lightly. Jia Nanzhu shook his head: "I naturally wouldn't doubt Elder Li's words, but is Lin Chen's progress really slow?"

"It's naturally slow compared to me, but he is only in the Open-Acupuncture Stage, so this speed is still okay."

Li Yueshan added a sentence. He naturally wouldn't tell Jia Nanzhu that when he cultivated Zhen Yue Pu back then, he had already entered the Ranked Tier, and his body's strength was not something Lin Chen could compare to.

It's just that Li Yueshan didn't expect that Jia Nanzhu had already guessed it.

Four hours later.

At the moment of climbing to the top of the mountain, Lin Chen's breathing was heavy, and he only felt that the surrounding scenery had become extremely blurred. This was the reason why his body had reached its limit.

"It's not time to rest yet. After taking this medicinal liquid, continue to cultivate."

Li Yueshan's voice came. Looking at the medicine bottle appearing in front of him, Lin Chen reached out his trembling hand to take it and drank it in one gulp.

The medicinal liquid entered the body, and soon this fatigue was reduced a bit.

At the top of the mountain, there was a deep pit one person high. Lin Chen didn't hesitate and jumped directly into it.

Li Yueshan didn't know where he got an iron plate, which passed through Lin Chen's head in the middle, and pressed Lin Chen's shoulders under the iron plate. Then he looked at Lin Chen: "When I first performed the Burning Earth Vibration, it lasted for half an hour. I don't require you to be the same as me, but at least persist for a quarter of an hour."

Lin Chen didn't answer, but the determination on his face already indicated his attitude.

The next moment, one foot away from the four sides of the deep pit, there were four more deep pits, and the ends of these two deep pits were connected to the deep pit where Lin Chen was.

Min Huanbo and the other six appeared, four of them stood in their respective deep pits, and baskets of hot mountain stones were pushed into the pits by them.

In the middle pit, Lin Chen, who only revealed a head, constricted his pupils.

As the four small pits were filled, Min Huanbo and the others looked at each other and slapped them at the same time.

The power of the Ranked martial artist made the mountain stones in the pit squeeze crazily towards the inside.

"Puff!"

A mouthful of blood sprayed from the corner of Lin Chen's mouth.

"Operate Qi, operate Zhen Yue Pu, otherwise after three times, your internal organs will be displaced. Feel the earth under your feet, unload the force on your feet..."

Li Yueshan's voice came. Lin Chen's blue veins bulged, gritting his teeth tightly, his whole body's Qi-Blood surged crazily at this moment, and he began to operate according to the mental method of Zhen Yue Pu.

……

……

Two hours later, Lin Chen was carried back to the bamboo forest by Min Huanbo, and Jia Nanzhu had long since boiled water. Looking at Lin Chen, who was red and purple all over, and whose skin was burned in many places, he sighed.

Soaking his body in the bath barrel, a quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen's consciousness recovered.

"How do you feel after cultivating for a day today?" Jia Nanzhu asked with a smile, while pouring new medicinal liquid into the bath barrel.

"Disciple was too self-righteous, thinking that Zhen Yue Pu was easy to cultivate." Lin Chen gave a bitter smile.

"Don't be discouraged, Elder Li was not as good as you back then."

Jia Nanzhu saw the puzzled look in Lin Chen's eyes and explained: "Elder Li started cultivating after entering the Ranked Tier back then, but he was only a little faster than you. But the gap between Open-Acupuncture and Ranked Tier is huge. If it were in the Open-Acupuncture Stage, Elder Li would not be as good as you."

"Martial Dao cultivation, step by step."

Regarding guiding Lin Chen, Jia Nanzhu had his own plans.

The styles of the instructors in Jiangnan Dao all follow the strict route, but in his opinion, it depends on the person.

If it were those students from wealthy families who were arrogant and unruly, they should be taught strictly, but Lin Chen's situation is different. From these days of observation, he is very satisfied with Lin Chen.

Diligent and without arrogance.

Such students don't need to be stimulated by harsh words. Encouragement is better, letting Lin Chen know his progress.

Young people need stimulation, but they also need recognition more.

"Thank you, Yu Yu Jiaoxi, for your guidance. Disciple will not give up."

Lin Chen knew that Yu Yu Jiaoxi Jia was well-intentioned, but Yu Yu Jiaoxi Jia didn't know that he had a panel and could see his progress.

No matter how Elder Li scolded, the progress displayed on the panel would not lie.

【Host: Lin Chen】

【Realm: Perfect Open-Acupuncture Stage (17/24)】

【Qi-Blood: 1,050,000/3,300,000】

【True Blood: 743,000】

【Wind and Cloud Palm: Perfect】

【Zhen Yue Pu: First Layer (3/100)】

【Gale Leg: Mastery (80/100)】

【Title: Perfect to the Extreme (After breaking the limit, it is perfect. Wearing this title, you can fuse similar limit-breaking realm techniques into the perfect level)】

【Title: Black to the End (The universe is not yet decided, we are all dark horses. Wearing this title, in the dark night, Martial Dao comprehension and perception are improved)】

【Fate: 【Water to the Channel】: Extreme Martial Dao First Realm, persevere, step by step, like a broken bamboo, no bottleneck trouble.】

In his technique column, the Iron Bone Art had been replaced by Zhen Yue Pu, and the progress had also increased by 3 points.

If this continues, he will have enough to break through to the second layer in thirty-odd days.

……

……

One month later!

The three-month special training is coming to an end.

In front of Mount Wudao, Jia Nanzhu, Li Yueshan, and the six instructors including Min Huanbo were all standing here at this moment.

All eight of them had expectation in their eyes, looking at the young figure in front.

As early as yesterday, Lin Chen finally cultivated Zhen Yue Pu to the second layer.

Ten days ago, Lin Chen broke through to eighteen acupoints.

But for this month, Lin Chen had not gone to Mount Wudao to make any challenges.

If Zhen Yue Pu doesn't break through to the second layer, it's impossible to win the challenge.

"Disciple is going."

Lin Chen bowed to the eight people behind him, and under Jia Nanzhu's encouraging smile, he stepped onto the steps.

The light curtain appeared, blocking the entire steps.

"Whether it succeeds or not depends on today!"

Li Yueshan had expectation in his eyes. If he didn't succeed this time, I'm afraid Lin Chen wouldn't have a chance for subsequent acupoints.

Because Zhen Yue Pu is harder the further it goes, and to cultivate to the third layer, it must reach the Organ Cultivation Stage.

Jia Nanzhu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but there was a flash of light in his eyes. That's not necessarily true. He also had a drop of flood dragon blood. As long as Lin Chen could refine it, his strength could increase a bit more.

It's just that he didn't tell anyone about this matter.

……

……

【Senior, offended!】

On the steps, Lin Chen faced the senior he had fought for a thousand breaths last time. After the other party made several moves, he whispered.

Boom!

The next moment, Lin Chen's whole momentum erupted. He was like a mountain, moving forward step by step. The Wind and Cloud Palm in his hand was exerted with all his strength. In ten breaths, he scattered the senior on the steps.

Even, he hadn't gone all out yet.

【Gap of one acupoint, conditions met...】

After thirty breaths, a sound rang in Lin Chen's ears.

【Eighteen acupoints opened: Daliang Calendar Year 253, Xichuan Dao, Xishu Prefecture, Feng Jinhua】

A young man with sword eyebrows appeared, his eyes swept over Lin Chen, and the next moment, the young man's figure moved!

The young man's speed was extremely fast. In an instant, he killed to Lin Chen's front, his right hand punched out, the fist wind broke through the air and made a sound like a sword, and the fist shadow turned into a sword shadow. In an instant, dozens of sword shadows completely covered Lin Chen.

Lin Chen's figure was straight, his expression unchanged, and the Wind and Cloud Palm was shot out. In an instant, the sound of thunder rolled on the steps, not falling behind at all.

Bang bang bang!

Two figures collided and fought on the steps at an extremely crazy speed, but every time they collided, Lin Chen's figure never retreated half a step, but the other party retreated continuously.

Lin Chen's face was calm. Although this senior's fist technique was extremely fast, like a sword technique, it couldn't cause any damage to him in the face of absolute power suppression and defense.

And he had read more than three hundred Martial Dao manuals during this time, many of which were also fist techniques. Although the fist technique displayed by this senior was not among these techniques, he could still predict the opponent's punching trajectory in advance.

Bang!

Under a prediction, Lin Chen's Wind and Cloud Palm accurately landed on the opponent's wrist, and the terrifying palm power surged out, instantly shaking the opponent back several steps.

"Senior, sorry!"

Occupying the upper hand in one move, Lin Chen's palms were like surging waves, one wave after another.

Bang!

……

……

In the Northern Border Military Camp, a middle-aged man with sword eyebrows was discussing matters with several people, and the next moment his figure suddenly paused.

Daliang Capital.

A bell sound suddenly rang through the Martial Administration Force.

In the Jiangnan Dao Martial Administration Hall, Shao Jingshan, who was handling official business, had his old eyes burst with brilliance, his eyes fixed on a piece of jade wall in front.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 166 =====