Chapter 69

Still Jing Jing Shui Wuguan!

After returning from the Martial Hall, Lin Chen focused on training in the martial hall.

He wanted to break through to the Six-Acupuncture Stage before the competition arrived.

With the bonus of the Small Success Breeze Palm, his stage progressed rapidly, increasing by 15 points every day.

After several days, Lin Chen discovered that he didn't need to practice the Breeze Palm at night anymore; he only needed to practice it during the day, and the stage growth could be maintained at 15 points.

This discovery was a good thing for Lin Chen, meaning he could practice the Water Cloud Palm at night.

Borrowing the title 【Black to the End】, he practiced the Water Cloud Palm for several nights in a row, and his progress in the Water Cloud Palm was also advancing rapidly.

Ninth day countdown to the three-month competition!

【Host: Lin Chen】

【Stage: Acupoint Stage (5/24): (46/100)】

【Breeze Palm: Small Success (0/1)】

【Water Cloud Palm: Mastery (5/10)】

Eighth day.

Seventh day.

Sixth day.

Every day when Lin Chen practiced his punches, essence and energy gathered in his abdomen, and Qi and blood continuously surged in. This was the location of the sixth acupoint, the "Return to Origin Acupoint."

After opening this acupoint, not only is strength increased, but more importantly, after this acupoint is opened, the martial artist's digestive ability will be greatly improved.

On the day he entered the martial hall, Lin Chen still remembered the notebook "Insights on Consuming Bird Meat at the Acupoint Stage" written by that wealthy senior sister he had seen in the Martial Arts Pavilion.

In that notebook, this senior sister mentioned that after opening six acupoints, the effect of consuming rare bird meat would increase compared to before six acupoints.

Previous martial hall students, except for wealthy women like Jiang Jiang Shijie who didn't lack money, most students, even Fu Jingya and the others, wouldn't spend too much on rare birds and pills in the early stages, but would wait until they opened six acupoints before starting to exert effort.

It's just that the situation this year is different. Because of the three-month competition, everyone is thinking about rapidly increasing their strength, and the early expenses have already greatly increased.

"This Lord Su is truly a genius. If he went into marketing, the extra expenses from the students alone would probably be enough to earn back the rewards."

Lin Chen was just sighing in his heart. As the director of the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo, Lord Su's purpose was naturally not to force students to spend more money in the martial hall.

If nothing else, the Acupoint-Opening Pill that Lord Su brought out was a precious pill that couldn't be bought even with money. Among the many pills at the Acupoint Stage, its preciousness was second only to the Acupoint-Opening Pill, and it was also issued by the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo.

Both the Acupoint-Opening Pill and the Acupoint-Opening Pill can open an acupoint after consumption, but the Acupoint-Opening Pill is more precious than the Acupoint-Opening Pill because the medicinal effect of the Acupoint-Opening Pill accompanies the entire Acupoint Stage.

Martial artists who have taken the Acupoint-Opening Pill and those who haven't, throughout the entire Acupoint Stage, with the same expenses, will have a difference of three to four acupoints in breakthrough progress in the later stages.

And the Acupoint-Opening Pill has one unique limitation: after opening twenty acupoints, the effect of taking the Acupoint-Opening Pill for the remaining four acupoints will be greatly reduced, and it will be impossible to open another acupoint.

Fifth day countdown to the three-month competition!

On this day, in the dormitory courtyard, the skin surface of Lin Chen's entire upper body seemed to be dyed with a layer of blood color. One could clearly see strands of Qi and blood surging toward the abdomen, continuously gathering there.

The skin of the abdomen began to turn slightly red!

As Lin Chen executed the Breeze Palm, the red on his abdomen was like a prairie fire, slowly spreading and deepening bit by bit.

Once, twice, three times...

Half an hour later, the skin on Lin Chen's abdomen had turned deep red, as if it were a red-hot branding iron, shockingly red.

Bang!

A muffled sound came from his abdomen.

At this moment, Lin Chen's figure also leaped up suddenly, like a flying swallow, reaching the camphor tree in the courtyard in an instant, and struck out with a palm...

The moment his palm was about to land on the camphor tree, Lin Chen realized and shifted his palm by an inch.

The bark of the camphor tree was neatly shaved off.

Although Lin Chen's palm didn't land on the camphor tree, the palm wind was like a blade.

"Brother Tree, it's a good thing I held back at the last moment."

Looking at the fallen bark, Lin Chen scratched his head. He was used to striking trees with his palm, and it was a good thing he reacted at the last moment, otherwise, this camphor tree would probably have been broken in half.

"Panel."

【Host: Lin Chen】

【Stage: Acupoint Stage (6/24): (1/100)】

【Breeze Palm: Small Success (0/1)】

【Water Cloud Palm: Mastery (9/10)】

"The Water Cloud Palm is also one step away from Small Success. Since that's the case, I might as well practice the Water Cloud Palm to Small Success as well. I shouldn't pass up the twenty-tael reward."

Lin Chen was also very pleasantly surprised by his progress in the Water Cloud Palm; the progress in practicing the Water Cloud Palm was even faster than the Breeze Palm.

He didn't know if it was because he had the Breeze Palm first, and the Water Cloud Palm and Breeze Palm had similarities, which was why he understood the Water Cloud Palm so quickly?

Or was it because his comprehension of the Water Cloud Palm exceeded that of the Breeze Palm?

Could it be because he was a fisherman by origin, had better water skills, and the Water Cloud Palm had the word "water" in it?

Lin Chen didn't think too much about things he couldn't figure out. Perhaps both possibilities were true, who knows.

Tonight, let the Water Cloud Palm also reach Small Success.

Tonight, the sound of the wind disappeared, replaced by the sound of waves rising and falling one after another.

【Host: Lin Chen】

【Stage: Acupoint Stage (6/24): (16/100)】

【Breeze Palm: Small Success (0/1)】

【Water Cloud Palm: Small Success (1/10)】

Warm spring sun!

Birds singing and flowers fragrant!

After several days of seclusion, his stage broke through, and his technique broke through.

Walking in the martial hall, Lin Chen felt that the flowers and plants in the martial hall were all beautiful.

The layout of the flowers and plants in the Still Jing Jing Shui Wuguan was much more exquisite than in other martial halls. Lin Chen heard that some senior sisters would specifically plant some precious flowers and plants.

Unlike other martial halls, which were extremely monotonous.

Lin Chen had heard from Lin Lin Shidi Cheng Ying that besides being able to see a few trees, one couldn't see any flowers or plants at all in the Gale Martial Hall, and the walls were all carved with various encouraging slogans.

It wasn't just the Gale Martial Hall; other martial halls also had these slogans.

For example, what was carved on the wall of the Zhenyue Martial Hall's drill ground was: Melt laziness, forge steel muscles and iron bones!

He also heard a rumor from Cheng Ying about the Iron Tie Tie Xue Wuguan next door.

It is said that on a wall of the Iron Tie Tie Xue Wuguan, a sentence is carved: If you practice hard today, tomorrow the junior sisters of the Still Jing Jing Shui Wuguan will take the initiative to come to your door.

Lin Chen thought about it and felt that the director and instructors of the Iron Tie Tie Xue Wuguan understood the students better; the encouraging slogans were very practical and could better stimulate the students' motivation.

At the courtyard where Director Kong lived, Lin Chen had just arrived at the courtyard gate when his gaze saw Jiang Jiang Shijie standing in the courtyard.

Is Jiang Jiang Shijie also looking for Director Kong?

"Come in."

Kong Yinglei stood in the center of the courtyard, facing the courtyard gate, and saw Lin Chen standing at the courtyard gate at a glance.

Hearing the sound, Lin Chen stepped into the courtyard, first paid his respects to Director Kong, and then greeted Jiang Qing.

"If you hadn't come today, I would have gone to find you. In the afternoon, I am going to report the stages of the students in your batch to the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo. This is what Lord Su requested."

Kong Yinglei spoke with a smile and then explained: "Up to now, Lord Su hasn't given out the rules for how the competition will be conducted. He should be planning it after understanding the stages of the students in your batch."

As for how Lord Su would arrange this three-month competition, the directors and instructors of the major martial halls were also very curious, but it was a pity that Lord Su had never revealed it, so they could only guess in their hearts.

"How many acupoints have you opened?"

"Six acupoints."

At Lin Chen's answer, Jiang Qing, who was on the side, stared at him with surprise in her beautiful eyes.

"Lin Lin Shidi is practicing so fast. You opened three acupoints in this month?"

Opening three acupoints in a month was nothing to Jiang Qing, but if it were placed on Lin Lin Shidi, it would be very incredible.

Even if you take an Acupoint-Nourishing Pill every day, it is very difficult to open three acupoints in a row in a month.

To open three acupoints in a month, besides taking Acupoint-Nourishing Pills, you also need to consume a large amount of rare bird meat, but she clearly knew that Lin Lin Shidi had never consumed rare bird meat.

Lin Lin Shidi's Grade A student treatment was transferred to her every month.

Kong Yinglei had a bright light flash in her beautiful eyes. Although she was surprised, it wasn't to the extent of shock. The fact that Lin Chen's Breeze Palm had reached Small Success was known only to her and the senior sister in the entire martial hall.

With the bonus of the Small Success Breeze Palm, relying on one Acupoint-Nourishing Pill every day plus consuming rare bird meat, it was possible to open three acupoints in a month.

But it was only possible; she couldn't be sure. Students like Lin Chen were the first she had encountered since she became an instructor.

It wasn't that there were no students in the martial hall whose techniques had reached Small Success, but most of them were in the later stages. Even in the many years of records of the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo, there had never been anyone whose technique reached Small Success after opening three acupoints.

Jiang Qing saw that Director Kong didn't have much shock and seemed to have thought of something. Her lively eyes stared at Lin Chen without moving: "Lin Lin Shidi, has your Breeze Palm reached Small Success?"

Only this reason could explain why Lin Lin Shidi could open three acupoints in a row within a month.

"Yes, Lin Lin Shidi was lucky to break through," Lin Chen replied humbly.

"Lucky?"

Jiang Qing's big eyes widened. If Lin Lin Shidi counted as lucky, then what did she count as?

She had chosen so many techniques, and finally chose the Still Jing Jing Shui Wuguan, because the Water Cloud Palm had the highest compatibility with her. By practicing the Water Cloud Palm, she was most likely to break through to Perfection in more than half a year.

But even so, she had only practiced the Water Cloud Palm to Small Success three days ago.

No wonder!

No wonder when she told Director Kong that her Water Cloud Palm had reached Small Success, Director Kong wasn't excited. It turned out it was because there was a more genius Lin Lin Shidi ahead.

And Lin Lin Shidi's Breeze Palm reaching Small Success must have been earlier than her Water Cloud Palm reaching Small Success.

For the first time, Jiang Qing doubted whether she could be considered a genius.

Kong Yinglei saw Jiang Qing silent and knew that Jiang Qing was afraid of being hit by Lin Chen. She immediately changed the subject and asked: "Lin Chen, you came to find me, it shouldn't be to tell me that you broke through to six acupoints, is there something else?"

Lin Chen nodded, then asked somewhat embarrassedly: "Disciple's Water Cloud Palm has also reached Small Success. I don't know if I can get the martial hall reward again?"

If a technique reaches Small Success within three months, there is a twenty-tael reward. Lin Chen didn't know if he could receive it multiple times?

Jiang Qing's beautiful eyes widened. The Water Cloud Palm has also reached Small Success?

Kong Yinglei was also a bit hesitant. The martial hall had never encountered Lin Chen's situation.

This was the first time a student could get three rewards from the martial hall.

"It... it should be possible."

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