[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback":3,"chapter-rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-65":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rising from Obscurity: My Martial Path Comeback",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2265900,4424,"Chapter 65: Clear Wind Palm Reaches Great Completion","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>Wu Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtyard where he stayed yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fighting Gu Xuesong, Lin Chen did not continue competing on the arena but returned to the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, his thoughts were complex—he had not immediately begun cultivation for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in the courtyard, the evening breeze stirred his hair but could not dispel his inner turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his battle with that man ended with the opponent’s surrender, scene after scene flashed through his mind like a spinning lantern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in his final strikes, the opponent’s movements, though fierce, betrayed exhaustion; his hands trembled faintly from depleted vital energy and fading strength, and in the moment he admitted defeat, his eyes held bitterness and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instructor had once said he could kill an eighth-rank martial artist aged eighty with a single punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave Lin Chen a vague notion of martial artists’ vital energy decline, but only after fighting such a man himself did he grasp its cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who in this world escapes white hair?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now in the prime of youth—yet when he too reached vital energy decay, helplessly watching his strength slip like sand through his fingers, could he accept such helplessness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time seemed to freeze as Lin Chen stood motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten breaths later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen suddenly burst into laughter and slapped a ginkgo tree beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve gone mad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the height of youth, why dwell on the twilight of life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the age to spit on the old lords of ten thousand households; vital energy decay is still far away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid vital energy decay, one must grow stronger, ever stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unranked martial artists last until forty, ninth-rank until fifty—so climb to eighth, seventh, sixth…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Climb higher and higher!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as my strength rises fast enough, vital energy decay can’t catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hold my destiny in my hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as I secure martial resources, I will never face vital energy decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dispelling these gloomy thoughts, Lin Chen closed his eyes and began reviewing today’s battles, especially his final fight with Gu Xuesong—the way the man wielded Clear Wind Palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every detail, every violent gust of palm wind, was magnified endlessly in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong winds reveal the strength of grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong grass breeds vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clear Wind Palm appears gentle, like a spring breeze, yet it brims with vigorous life, silently shattering hardness and cutting through sharpness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few breaths later, Lin Chen practiced palm techniques again beneath the moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palm wind shifted from whistling to the roar of a storm—sharp, tearing, chilling to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck a nearby large tree; the trunk no longer trembled—this time, where his palm made contact, a clean, knife-like fracture split the bark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palm wind like a blade, sounding like a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the sign of Clear Wind Palm reaching Great Completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, the boy, accompanied by the moon, pursued the true essence of the palm technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Panel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Host: Lin Chen】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Realm: Opened Meridian (4\u002F24): (50\u002F100)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Clear Wind Palm: Great Completion (0\u002F1)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Water Cloud Palm: Proficient (2\u002F10)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the panel’s data, Lin Chen fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His realm had increased by fifteen points overnight—five more than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this the bonus from Clear Wind Palm reaching Great Completion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when his Clear Wind Palm was Minor Completion, his realm advanced ten points daily; last night it advanced fifteen. His only change these two days was that Clear Wind Palm reached Great Completion yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique proficiency affected the speed of realm advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen had sensed this before, but never imagined the impact would be so great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this pace continued, he might reach Six Opened Meridians before the tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From Great Completion to Perfection, the progress bar is only one point—meaning once you reach Great Completion, practice alone won’t help; you must either achieve sudden enlightenment or remain stuck here forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Clear Wind Palm: Great Completion (0\u002F1)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Find a Great Completion opponent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lin Chen change his challenge requirement, Yan He’an’s mouth opened slightly—so Lin Chen had reached Great Completion last night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many days had passed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, Clear Wind Martial Arts Hall will surely lose face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan He’an could imagine the expressions of the hall’s master and instructors when Lin Chen unleashed Great Completion Clear Wind Palm in the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he must attend this year’s martial arts competition in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great Completion martial artists are hard to find,” Yan He’an said, returning his thoughts to Lin Chen. “Since you’ve reached Great Completion, if you seek to sharpen your combat skills, consider the arena.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a technique reaches Great Completion, sparring becomes useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final step from Great Completion to Perfection can only be achieved through insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.” Lin Chen bowed to him. “Thank you, Elder, for your care these past days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan He’an watched Lin Chen leave with a smile, then turned toward the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder, there is a report.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same courtyard, the woman listened to Yan He’an’s report, her elegant eyes shifting as she caressed a jade pendant in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause, she looked up: “Add him to the observation list.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan He’an’s pupils contracted—he realized Lin Chen had caught the Elder’s attention; being placed on the observation list meant he now had a protective charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Garden Arena!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen watched for a while but had no desire to climb the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second arena had become a masked-only zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone who fought there wore masks, but none had reached Proficient level in any technique—no challenge worth taking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the fourth arena caught his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fourth arena, a masked senior sister wielding Water Cloud Palm was battling an eighth-meridian martial artist—and holding her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Masked, seventh-meridian… could it be Sister Jiang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior students had no need to wear masks, and among the new intake of Jing Shui Martial Arts Hall, only Sister Jiang had reached seventh meridian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her palm wind danced, the sound of rippling waves continuous—Water Cloud Palm had reached Minor Completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Jiang leaves no room for others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventh meridian opened, Water Cloud Palm Minor Completion—Lin Chen could imagine how many students would feel hopeless at next month’s hall competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thirty rounds, the opponent was defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Sister Jiang descend from the arena and sit quietly to rest, with no intention to challenge further, Lin Chen prepared to leave—he now had Great Completion Clear Wind Palm, and his priority was raising his realm; there was no need to return to Wu Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Shui Martial Arts Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clear Wind Palm reached Great Completion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Yinglei was already numb—she felt no need to be shocked anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just lucky,” Lin Chen said humbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lucky?” Kong Yinglei sneered. “Don’t imitate your senior… or the hall master’s tone. Martial arts know no luck—especially not in techniques.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen blinked, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For reaching Great Completion, the hall offers fifty taels of silver. You may collect it at the Martial Arts Pavilion later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifty taels?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen was surprised—he now understood the joy of being a top student in his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top students didn’t spend money—they brought money home. School rewards exceeded the annual salary of an average office worker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad martial arts required constant spending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t think it’s little—the hall never expected any student to reach Great Completion so quickly. The reward was set at twenty taels for Minor Completion within three months, fifty taels for Great Completion within six months.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Chen’s surprise, Kong Yinglei assumed he thought the silver reward was too small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of progress, Lin Chen reaching Great Perfection in such a short time—only thirty taels more than Minor Perfection—does seem like a meager reward, but the issue is this: the martial hall has never established a reward system for achieving Great Perfection in a technique within three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A reward no one can earn is meaningless to set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone still manages to reach Great Perfection within half a year, even if only once every few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing, according to her senior sister’s prediction, could easily achieve Great Perfection in Water Cloud Palm within half a year—but Jiang Qing came to Jingshui Martial Hall specifically to find the technique most suited to her, aiming for Full Perfection within half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing, like Lin Chen, is following the prodigy track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what her senior sister told her privately after Lin Chen left last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Kong, I am very satisfied with this reward,” Lin Chen said, realizing Master Kong had misunderstood him; after explaining, he continued: “I have two questions after cultivating so far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After my Clear Wind Palm reached Proficiency, then Minor Perfection, and now Great Perfection, I’ve noticed that as my technique’s mastery increases, the speed of my qi and blood circulation also accelerates.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your perception is correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Yinglei nodded: “Mastery of martial techniques does indeed aid in realm breakthroughs, especially in the early stages, with extremely noticeable effects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eight upper orifices, eight lower orifices—the higher your technique mastery, the faster your breakthrough time under the same expenditure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Chen’s puzzled expression, Kong Yinglei suddenly realized she had never explained much about the Opening Orifices realm to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was her oversight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, students capable of producing essence and qi within a year usually come from decent families, and most have elder relatives familiar with the Opening Orifices realm—they already understand many details before entering the martial hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had forgotten Lin Chen was merely the son of an ordinary fisherman, and it seemed that Instructor Yu had told him little before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The human body has twenty-four orifices—twelve upper, twelve lower. Those who cultivate palm or fist techniques first break through the eight upper orifices; those like Furious Wind Martial Hall, who focus on leg techniques, begin with the eight lower orifices.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you cultivate Clear Wind Palm or Water Cloud Palm, your qi and blood circulation strikes the eight upper orifices—the more mastered the technique, the faster your qi and blood flow, and the quicker the impact on the orifices.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen nodded in understanding, then asked: “I’m confused—if this is true, why don’t all students in the martial hall first focus on mastering techniques, then gradually raise their realm later? Wouldn’t that save money?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not everyone can hold off eating beef for months in the training hall like you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Yinglei had reviewed the training hall’s report submitted to the Wuzheng Office regarding Lin Chen’s martial progress, which mentioned he delayed eating beef until after three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen gave a wry smile—he’d been thinking foolishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All students in the training hall know delaying beef consumption saves money, but few can endure it—let alone these students from wealthy families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most students from ordinary families have average talent for understanding martial techniques.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students like Lin Chen haven’t appeared in Poyang County in decades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: I’ll post two chapters together. Next week I’m going bare—switching to simultaneous updates at midnight so readers can catch up more smoothly and finish in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1856,"2026-06-19T20:25:56.550Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4cf325cc78d9d9a5fc1a3370d939a3bd995a89df4e04a0b53f436f3e297ad61e","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-66","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-64",591,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-cover.jpg"]