[{"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-69":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},2265904,4424,"Chapter 69: You","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>Jingshui Martial Arts Hall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning from the Martial Garden, Lin Chen quietly trained within the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He aimed to break through to the Sixth Orifice before the contest arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the bonus from Great Completion Qingfeng Palm, his realm advanced rapidly, gaining fifteen points daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several consecutive days, Lin Chen discovered he no longer needed to practice Qingfeng Palm at night—training it only during the day was enough to maintain a fifteen-point daily increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This discovery was good news for Lin Chen, meaning he could train Shuiyun Palm at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leveraging his “Black Through and Through” title, he trained Shuiyun Palm nightly for several days, and his progress in it surged rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third-Month Contest Countdown: Day 9!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Host: Lin Chen】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Realm: Opening Orifices (5\u002F24): (46\u002F100)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Qingfeng Palm: Great Completion (0\u002F1)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Shuiyun Palm: Proficient (5\u002F10)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each day during his fist training, Lin Chen’s abdominal region gathered essence and qi, with blood and qi continuously surging into it—this was the location of the Sixth Orifice, “Guiyuan Orifice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After opening this orifice, not only would his strength increase, but more importantly, a martial artist’s digestion capability would greatly improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day he entered the hall, Lin Chen still remembered the notebook written by that wealthy senior sister in the Martial Arts Library: “Observations on Consuming Avian Meat in the Opening Orifices Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that notebook, the senior sister had noted that after opening six orifices, the efficacy of consuming rare avian meat increased compared to before the sixth orifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In past cohorts, except for wealthy senior sisters like Jiang Qing, most students—even Fu Jingya and others—did not spend heavily on rare birds or elixirs early on, but waited until they opened six orifices before ramping up expenditures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year was different: with the three-month contest approaching, everyone wanted to rapidly boost their strength, so early expenditures had already risen sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Senior Su is truly a genius—if he went into marketing, the extra spending by students alone would likely cover the reward costs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen merely thought this to himself; as Director of the Wuzhengsuo, Senior Su’s goal was certainly not to pressure students into spending more at the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one thing, the Tongqiao Elixir he provided was a priceless elixir—even money couldn’t buy it, second only to the Opening Orifice Elixir among all Opening Orifices elixirs, and issued directly by the Wuzheng Force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the Opening Orifice Elixir and the Tongqiao Elixir could open one orifice, but the Opening Orifice Elixir was more precious because its effects lasted throughout the entire Opening Orifices Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A martial artist who took the Opening Orifice Elixir versus one who didn’t would, under equal spending, differ by three to four orifices in breakthrough progress by the later stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Tongqiao Elixir had one unique limitation: after opening twenty orifices, its efficacy for the remaining four orifices dropped drastically, unable to open another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third-Month Contest Countdown: Day 5!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, in the dorm courtyard, Lin Chen’s upper-body skin appeared stained with crimson, clearly showing streams of blood and qi surging toward his abdomen, accumulating there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His abdominal skin began to faintly redden!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Chen practiced Qingfeng Palm, the redness in his abdomen spread like wildfire, slowly deepening, point by point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, twice, three times…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Lin Chen’s abdominal skin turned deep crimson, glowing like a heated branding iron, startlingly vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled sound erupted from his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lin Chen leapt sharply upward, his body darting like a swallow, instantly reaching the camphor tree in the courtyard, and striking out with a palm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as his palm neared the camphor tree, Lin Chen snapped back to awareness and shifted his hand an inch aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bark of the camphor tree was cleanly sliced off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lin Chen’s palm did not strike the tree, his palm wind cut like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Tree, good thing I stopped just in time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the fallen bark, Lin Chen scratched his head—he’d grown used to striking trees, but luckily he’d regained awareness in time; otherwise, the camphor tree might have been severed in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Panel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Host: Lin Chen】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Realm: Opening Orifices (6\u002F24): (1\u002F100)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Qingfeng Palm: Great Completion (0\u002F1)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Shuiyun Palm: Proficient (9\u002F10)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shuiyun Palm is one step away from Minor Completion—then I might as well push it to Minor Completion too. Twenty taels of silver reward? Don’t let it go to waste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen was pleasantly surprised by his progress in Shuiyun Palm—it advanced even faster than Qingfeng Palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because Qingfeng Palm came first, and Shuiyun Palm shared similarities with it, allowing quicker comprehension?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was his insight into Shuiyun Palm superior to his insight into Qingfeng Palm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be because he was a fisherman by origin, with better water affinity, and Shuiyun Palm carried the character for “water”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen didn’t dwell on questions he couldn’t answer—perhaps both factors played a role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, Shuiyun Palm would reach Minor Completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, the wind vanished, replaced by the rising and falling sound of waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Host: Lin Chen】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Realm: Opening Orifices (6\u002F24): (16\u002F100)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Qingfeng Palm: Great Completion (0\u002F1)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Shuiyun Palm: Minor Completion (1\u002F10)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spring sunshine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Birdsong and fragrant flowers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After days of seclusion, his realm broke through, his technique broke through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Chen walked through the hall, he found every flower and plant within it breathtakingly beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floral layout of Jingshui Martial Arts Hall was far more refined than other halls—he’d heard some senior sisters even cultivated rare plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other halls, which were starkly plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen had heard from Cheng Ying, his junior, that Kuangfeng Martial Arts Hall had nothing but a few trees—no flowers or plants at all, and the walls were covered only with motivational slogans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Kuangfeng Martial Arts Hall—other halls had these slogans too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, on the training ground wall of Zhenyue Martial Arts Hall was carved: Melt Laziness, Forge Iron Bones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d also heard from Cheng Ying a rumor about the neighboring Tiexue Martial Arts Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that on one of Tiexue Martial Arts Hall’s walls was carved: Train hard today, and tomorrow Jingshui Martial Arts Hall’s senior sisters will come to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen thought about it—he believed the director and instructors of Tiexue Martial Arts Hall understood students better; their motivational slogans were practical and more effective at spurring motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Kong Yinglei’s residence courtyard, Lin Chen had just reached the gate when his gaze fell upon Senior Jiang Qing standing inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Senior Jiang Qing also here to see Master Kong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Yinglei stood at the courtyard’s center, facing the gate, and immediately spotted Lin Chen at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen stepped in, bowed to Master Kong, then greeted Jiang Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you hadn’t come today, I was going to find you—this afternoon, I must report the realm levels of your cohort to the Wuzhengsuo. It’s Senior Su’s requirement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Yinglei smiled and added: “So far, Senior Su hasn’t released any rules for how the contest will proceed—he’s likely waiting to assess your cohort’s realm levels before planning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the hall directors and instructors were curious how Senior Su would arrange this third-month contest, but since he never revealed anything, they could only speculate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many orifices have you opened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Six.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’s eyes widened in surprise as she stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Shi-di, you’re progressing so fast—you opened three orifices in a month?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening three orifices in a month meant nothing to Jiang Qing, but for Lin Shi-di, it was incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with one Zizhao Elixir daily, it was hard to open three orifices in a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To open three orifices in a month, besides Zizhao Elixirs, one needed to consume large quantities of rare avian meat—but she knew for certain Lin Shi-di hadn’t consumed any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Shi-di’s Class-A student benefits were transferred to her every month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Yinglei’s eyes gleamed with insight; though surprised, she wasn’t stunned—only she and her senior sister knew Lin Chen had achieved Great Completion in Qingfeng Palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Great Completion Qingfeng Palm’s bonus, combined with one Zizhao Elixir daily and consumption of rare avian meat, opening three orifices in a month was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only possible—not certain. She’d never encountered a student like Lin Chen since becoming an instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall had students who achieved Great Completion of techniques, but most did so only in later stages; in the Wuzheng Force’s many years of records, no one had ever achieved Great Completion after opening only three orifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing, seeing Master Kong wasn’t overly shocked, seemed to realize something—her bright eyes fixed unblinkingly on Lin Chen: “Lin Shi-di, did you achieve Great Completion in Qingfeng Palm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this could explain how Lin Shi-di opened three orifices in a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I was lucky to break through,” Lin Chen replied humbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lucky?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’s eyes widened in disbelief—if Lin Shi-di counted as lucky, then what was she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She selected so many martial arts, yet chose Jing Shui Martial Arts Hall because the Water Cloud Palm best suited her—training it gave her the best chance to reach Perfection within half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, she had only just reached Minor Proficiency in Water Cloud Palm three days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Master Kong wasn’t excited when I told him I’d reached Minor Proficiency in Water Cloud Palm—it was because there’s a greater genius ahead: Brother Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Brother Lin’s Clear Wind Palm is already at Minor Proficiency, surely even earlier than my Water Cloud Palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Jiang Qing began to doubt whether she was truly a genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Yinglei saw Jiang Qing fall silent and knew she’d been shaken by Lin Chen; she quickly changed the subject: “Lin Chen, you came to see me—not just to tell me you’ve broken through to the Sixth Acupoint, are you here for something else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen nodded, then asked hesitantly: “Disciple has also reached Minor Proficiency in Water Cloud Palm—may I still claim the Hall’s reward again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reward for achieving Minor Proficiency in a martial art within three months is twenty taels of silver—could Lin Chen claim it multiple times?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’s eyes widened in shock: “You’ve also reached Minor Proficiency in Water Cloud Palm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Yinglei was also hesitant—this situation had never occurred in the Hall before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time any student had received the Hall’s reward three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I suppose it’s allowed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Brothers, same as before—this week’s bare run is freezing cold; please keep reading, and if you have monthly votes, lend your support—it brings vital traffic. Thank you all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1778,"2026-06-19T20:25:56.550Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a42beea53b7d71a41223575925bbe46dd4a71cdfa1a6b35eaeec53e67bfe8e47","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-70","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-68",591,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-cover.jpg"]