Chapter 259: Twelve bell tolls: Sudden change!

At the very top of the pool, the four corridor inlets converged here.

Below, the green mist surged.

Zhao Zhao Qianqiu stood here at this moment. In front of her were four green leaves, the veins of which were like river channels carved from jade, flowing with green intent condensed into substance.

Every fifteen breaths, liquid flowed down from above. When it flowed over the green leaves, Zhao Zhao Qianqiu held a mysterious crystal medicine pestle and hammered it above the green leaves. And with every hammering, the originally pure liquid turned green.

"Four green leaves of the Cloud Tripod Mother Tree. The entire mother tree has lived for three thousand years, and it only has thirty leaves. Looking at the entire Nine Countries, no genius has such an opportunity."

Zhao Zhao Qianqiu whispered a sentence. What she hadn't told Lin Chen yet was that these four leaves were also given by the Garden Master.

One mother tree green leaf is enough to allow a lower-ranked martial artist to break through to the first rank.

And now, four mother tree green leaves are used for Lin Chen's one turn. Such an extravagant act, even the imperial families of all countries cannot do it.

It's not just Great Liang that thinks highly of Lin Chen; it also includes the Garden Master.

Could it be that Lin Chen has some secret?

Zhao Zhao Qianqiu knew very well that for a person like the Garden Master, no matter how high Lin Chen's potential was, it wouldn't be enough to make the Garden Master pay such attention, and even personally make a trip to Zhao Guo to get four mother tree green leaves.

There is only one possibility: Lin Chen hides a secret that makes the Garden Master interested.

Either it is related to the Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation Technique.

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One day later, Lin Chen stretched comfortably.

This breakthrough was the easiest and most comfortable one since he started breaking through, truly a matter of course.

No accidents at all!

Lin Chen could clearly feel that although the blood energy in his body hadn't increased, the speed of his technique operation was at least thirty percent faster.

Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation is not about constantly increasing blood energy; after the fifth turn, it is more about the purity of the blood energy.

In the Opening Acupuncture Stage, there were values for True Blood and Blood Energy on the panel, which Lin Chen could understand very well.

Blood energy has impurities; True Blood does not have impurities.

But not having impurities doesn't mean it can't continue to be purified.

His body is like an engine, and True Blood is gasoline. The purer the gasoline, the faster the engine's response speed.

"Panel!"

【Host: Lin Chen】

【Realm: Organ Cultivation Stage Perfection】

【Nine-Turn Organ Cultivation: 6/9】

【Spirit Tier: First Tier】

【Wind and Cloud Palm: Perfect】

【Raging Wind Leg: Perfect】

【Zhenyue Spectrum: Body Forging: 3.9】

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The technique increased by one turn, and the body forging strength also increased by 0.1.

Although the body forging strength only increased by 0.1, Lin Chen was already very satisfied.

But what surprised Lin Chen even more was that since he condensed the golden little person after his fifth turn, the door of the spiritual platform had closed again. Now it had completely opened a gap, and golden light constantly poured down, nourishing the golden little person.

Although he didn't know what changes this would bring to the little person, Lin Chen could be certain of one thing: this was absolutely a good thing.

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A quarter of an hour later, the green mist in the pool completely disappeared. Lin Chen put on his outer clothes again. This breakthrough was also the only one where his clothes didn't shatter, and even his underwear was perfectly preserved.

Coming out of the basement, Zhao Zhao Qianqiu was already standing in the front courtyard.

"From today on, you can enter and leave this courtyard at will. Those techniques have been placed on the bookshelf. After you finish watching them, burn them."

Zhao Zhao Qianqiu didn't ask Lin Chen if he had succeeded in breaking through. Four mother tree green leaves; if he still couldn't increase by one turn, then Lin Chen would never be able to succeed in nine turns in his life.

"Burn them?"

Lin Chen didn't expect Elder Zhao to let him handle it this way.

"This elder will not stay in Poyang County forever. If you have any matters, you can find Yan He'an; he will arrange everything for you."

"This disciple understands. Thank you, Elder Zhao."

Lin Chen nodded and complied. Zhao Zhao Qianqiu was indeed very busy. She was now a Golden Garden Elder of the Wu Yuan and had to be responsible for multiple Martial Gardens.

After giving Lin Chen a few instructions, Zhao Zhao Qianqiu left.

Lin Chen didn't rush to start watching those technique manuals in the courtyard either, but left the Wu Yuan and returned to Linhu Village to inform his teacher about his breakthrough to the sixth turn.

At the same time, he also mentioned the situation of the golden sun in his spiritual platform.

Jia Jia Nanzhu pondered: "Cloud Tripod Mother Tree essence?"

"Yes, that's what Elder Zhao said."

"Teacher has never heard of the Cloud Tripod Mother Tree having essence. The Cloud Tripod Mother Tree that Elder Zhao told you about should be that Cloud Tripod Mother Tea Tree of Zhao Guo. It is rumored to have a tree age of three thousand years, and it only grows one green leaf every hundred years, at most thirty leaves. Since then, every hundred years, one leaf will fall. Besides Han Guo, no other country has obtained it."

"Perhaps, the Mother Tree essence Elder Zhao told you about is just a tree leaf that fell from the mother tree."

Lin Chen's pupils contracted. One falls every hundred years.

"For Zhao Guo, the mother tree is a priceless treasure, and the reason Han Guo can obtain the mother tree's fallen leaves is because of Zhao Guo's tribute."

"Tribute?" "Zhao Guo, like Yan Guo, does not have a large territory and is adjacent to Han Guo. If they didn't pay tribute, with Han Guo's strength, it would be enough to easily swallow Zhao Guo."

Hearing the old man's explanation, Lin Chen was somewhat puzzled: "Teacher, why doesn't Han Guo swallow Zhao Guo? No matter how much Zhao Guo pays tribute, it's not as good as taking the mother tree into their own pocket to get more."

"Teacher has also always been unable to figure this out, but now it seems it is very likely related to the Wu Yuan."

Jia Jia Nanzhu's old eyes narrowed slightly. The Wu Yuan can get leaves of the Cloud Tripod Mother Tree from Zhao Guo, and the relationship with Zhao Guo is absolutely unusual.

Although the Wu Yuan is a neutral force among the Nine Countries, no country dares to look down on the Wu Yuan.

In terms of the number of martial artists, the Wu Yuan is not as good as the Nine Countries. Those martial artists who join the Wu Yuan still belong to their respective countries, but the Wu Yuan alone is enough to make all countries wary.

The legendary mysterious Wu Yuan Garden Master.

"For you, just remember this favor from the Wu Yuan. Since the Wu Yuan has provided you with ten thousand technique manuals, you should stay in the Wu Yuan during this period. As for the Canglan Martial Academy, Teacher will write a letter to explain for you."

"Yes, this disciple will stay in the Wu Yuan for these three months."

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Wu Yuan backyard.

Flowers are in full bloom.

From early spring to deep spring, in the blink of an eye, a month has already passed.

"Lin Lin Shixiong, Lin Lin Shixiong Lu started closed-door cultivation to break through to Opening Acupuncture today."

Zhao Zhao Jingchuan informed Lin Chen of the good news. Lin Chen laughed: "With Lin Lin Shidi Lu's temperament, he wouldn't go into closed-door cultivation if he wasn't sure. It seems our Hehe Town is going to have a second Organ Cultivation martial artist."

Hehe Town, it's not that it hasn't produced Organ Cultivation martial artists.

It's just that after producing Organ Cultivation martial artists, these martial artists left Hehe Town, some settled in the county town, and some went to the prefecture city or other county towns.

Like Lu Yongfeng's four families, although they have fish business now, the businesses in Hehe Town haven't been put down either and are still operating.

"The two junior brothers also have to work harder, break through to Organ Cultivation earlier, especially you, Zhao Lin Shidi. I heard from Lin Lin Shidi Cheng that recently you and a junior sister from the Jingshui Martial Hall are getting along well?"

Hearing this, Zhao Zhao Jingchuan was somewhat embarrassed and helpless: "Lin Lin Shidi Cheng, you even tell Lin Lin Shixiong about this little thing."

"Last time I came to the Wu Yuan, you weren't there. When Lin Lin Shixiong asked, I told the truth."

Cheng Ying laughed. The three of them would come to the Wu Yuan to find Lin Lin Shixiong about every ten days or so.

"A fair lady is a gentleman's good match. Pursuing the opposite sex is nothing, but Organ Cultivation is a hurdle. Breaking through to Organ Cultivation one day earlier can allow you to walk further on the Martial Way."

Lin Chen wasn't saying that only officials are allowed to light fires while commoners are not allowed to light lamps.

It's just that Zhao Zhao Jingchuan's situation is different. If there are no major accidents, the three of them can probably enter the ranked tier in their thirties, but if they are more diligent in the Opening Acupuncture Stage and Organ Cultivation Stage, it's not impossible to impact the eighth rank.

Ninth rank and eighth rank, although they are only one rank apart, the gap between them is not small.

A ninth-rank martial artist only has the opportunity to serve as a director of the Martial Administration Office or a Magistrate and needs to wait in line for candidates, but an eighth-rank martial artist is definitely qualified. If they perform well in their tenure and receive rewards from the Imperial Court, they might even have the opportunity to touch the seventh rank.

Entering the ranked tier counts as a change of fate, and the family goes to a higher level.

Once they reach the seventh rank, that is another leap in class.

They all walked out of the martial hall, and the three junior brothers also gave him help at the beginning. Lin Chen hopes that Zhao Zhao Jingchuan and the others can walk further on the Martial Way.

"Lin Lin Shixiong's teachings, I have remembered."

Seeing Lin Chen's serious expression, Zhao Zhao Jingchuan also hurriedly complied.

Chatting with the two for a while, after Zhao Zhao Jingchuan and Cheng Ying left, Lin Chen returned to the courtyard and continued to read the technique manuals.

In one month, he read more than a thousand technique manuals.

Divided by technique type, reading techniques of the same weapon every day, although his realm didn't improve, whether it was in Wind and Cloud Palm or in the Greedy for Life and Fear of Death Arrow, Lin Chen could feel his progress.

Reading techniques is not to improve strength, but to make his martial arts foundation more solid.

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Another two months passed like this.

Looking at the technique manuals on the bookshelf, Lin Chen was somewhat helpless. Up to now, he had only finished reading and understanding three thousand books, and he had memorized another one thousand technique manuals in his mind, but he hadn't finished the remaining six thousand books.

It wasn't that he didn't want to memorize them all, but he couldn't do it.

Like blade techniques, spear techniques, sword techniques, hammer techniques... he remembered the techniques for weapons that martial artists used more often, but he couldn't memorize some of the more niche techniques.

Martial arts techniques are extremely difficult to memorize by rote; more of them need to be understood.

The title of 【Peerless Among Peers】 made his talent in some weapons exceed that of Lin Lin Shidi Meng and the others, but he had no advantage in talent for those niche weapons.

"If all the martial arts geniuses in the world sincerely called me Lin Lin Shixiong..."

He was truly having wishful thinking.

Lin Chen shook his head. Just based on the grievances between the Nine Countries, this situation could not possibly happen.

Just when Lin Chen was about to follow Elder Zhao's instructions to burn these technique manuals, a bell toll came.

Dong!

The bell tolled twelve times.

Outside the courtyard, Yan He'an's voice came: "Young Lin Shi, something major has happened!"

Lin Chen walked out of the courtyard gate, seeing a look of panic on Yan He'an's face for the first time.

"Senior, what does this mean?"

"The government office tolls the bell. Three tolls mean something major has happened in this county, six tolls represent Raozhou Prefecture, nine tolls are for the entire Jiangnan Circuit, and as for twelve tolls... it represents that something major has happened in Great Liang, and it is mostly not a good thing. Any martial artist who hears the bell, regardless of whether they are in closed-door cultivation, must come out of closed-door cultivation at the first opportunity."

Hearing Yan He'an's explanation, Lin Chen's pupils contracted. He really didn't know there was such a saying.

"Young Lin Shi, you don't know because our Great Liang has been peaceful for many years, and I happened to have read this record and remembered this matter."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 260 =====