novelraw Chapter 433 - 13: With Such Youths, Liang Shall Surely Prosper
Chapter 433 - 13: With Such Youths, Liang Shall Surely Prosper
Xiao Yaojin’s eyes were full of hope. Since Senior Brother Lin could cultivate his Qi Blood to this level, he could too.
Resources, family, and the Martial Arts Academy could all provide support.
Even Flood Dragon True Blood wasn’t without substitutes.
"Actually, I didn’t train much. The dean arranged a training plan for me to enhance my physical strength. If the two junior brothers are interested, you can join me."
"Sure," Xiao Yaojin agreed without hesitation.
With his grandfather’s passing, the Northern Border was highly likely to erupt in war. He needed to strengthen himself as much as possible.
The Xiao Family’s ancestral teaching was: as long as there is a living member of the Xiao Family, the Northern Border Demon Race must not cross the river!
"I can too."
Fang Zhan also agreed. Although the Fang Family’s ancestral teaching wasn’t as extreme as the Xiao Family’s, being part of the third generation of the Fang Family, he knew clearly his future mission.
The Fang Family not only had to guard the south of Liang but also had the duty to reclaim lost land.
Nansha Three Islands have not yet been retaken!
Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan agreed to meet Lin Chen for training early the next morning, and then the two left Lin Chen’s courtyard.
Looking at the mess in the courtyard, Lin Chen felt a bit helpless. It seemed that in future sparrings with the two junior brothers, they couldn’t be held in the courtyard anymore; one fight would require re-paving the bluestone slabs.
Lin Chen’s gaze followed the cracked bluestone slabs and landed on the weapon rack against the wall.
After a while, he walked to the weapon rack and picked up a long spear made of some unknown material.
With the spear in hand, Lin Chen recalled the Spear Intent in Junior Brother Xiao’s fist technique during the fight just now. Clearly, that fist technique evolved from a spear technique.
Thirty breaths later.
Lin Chen thrust his spear forward, and there was a sound of breaking through the air.
After this thrust, the spear in Lin Chen’s hand danced like a silver dragon in the courtyard, showing no signs of unfamiliarity with the spear.
If Xiao Yaojin were still here at this moment, seeing the style and Spear Stance in Lin Chen’s spear move, he would definitely be extremely shocked.
As the young marquis of the Xiao Family, he started handling a spear at the age of three, slept beside it at the age of five, and practiced simple spear thrusting techniques for three months.
It took ten years of training to achieve such Spear Stance.
A quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen sheathed the spear.
"A month with the staff, a year with the saber, and a lifetime with the spear. This saying isn’t wrong; the spear has too many variations."
Lin Chen slightly frowned, unable to present the blazing force of Junior Brother Xiao when thrusting.
"Can the explosive force of the spearhead be integrated into my Wind and Cloud Palm?"
Lin Chen had never thought about switching from bow and arrow to spear.
Although the spear was good, it wasn’t suitable for him.
He only wanted to try integrating the power of the spear into his palm technique; the deeper his understanding of the spear, the easier it would be to handle spear-wielding Martial Artists.
"This matter isn’t urgent; my understanding of spear techniques isn’t deep yet."
After putting down the long spear, Lin Chen picked up the long saber lying on the weapon pile.
The saber weighed over a hundred pounds, but for Lin Chen, it was nothing. With a light twist of his wrist, a streak of cold glint instantly flashed.
"Junior Brother Fang’s double palm technique evolved from a blade technique. This blade technique emphasizes speed, ferocity, and precision..."
A dozen breaths later, Lin Chen was wielding the saber in the courtyard, the cold light shining, illuminating the entire yard.
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In the other two courtyards on either side, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan listened to the faint noises, revealing expressions of being deeply moved.
After battling them both, Senior Brother Lin continued to train.
"If Senior Brother Lin can do so, why can’t I?"
Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan both made the same choice, dismissing the idea of resting, and started training in their own courtyards.
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A quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen placed the long saber down and returned to his room to copy "Joyful Ascension Scroll."
Every time he copied the "Joyful Ascension Scroll," he would feel refreshed. He never mentioned this to the dean, but after the dean saw the "Joyful Ascension Scroll," he didn’t say anything, just told him to continue copying it daily.
After the third watch, the whole Canglan Peak finally quieted down completely.
And what the three youths didn’t notice was a figure in the dark, turning around with hands clasped behind his back, leaving with a smile on his lips.
"My Liang, with such young talents, has nothing to worry about for future prosperity!"
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The next morning!
When Lin Chen came out of the courtyard, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan were already waiting.
"Junior brothers, let’s begin."
"Hmm."
The three didn’t speak much. Time was of the essence as they climbed Canglan Peak.
The first round, their speeds weren’t much different.
By the second round, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan were already three zhang behind Lin Chen.
"Don’t use me as a standard, follow your own pace, pay attention to your breathing, but don’t circulate Qi Blood," Lin Chen reminded them while turning back. Hearing this, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan, who had been gritting their teeth to keep up, exchanged glances and realized the meaning.
Their physical bodies were not as strong as Senior Brother Lin’s; indeed, they couldn’t be the same as him.
On the third round, when Lin Chen descended halfway down the mountain soaked, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan were just climbing to the midpoint.
"Keep it up, junior brothers. I’ll wait for you at the Horizontal Training Hall."
Watching Lin Chen’s figure descend, Fang Zhan couldn’t help but exclaim, "Now I understand why Senior Brother Lin’s physique is so strong. Only by sealing Qi Blood and personally climbing Canglan Peak can one understand how difficult it is."
Xiao Yaojin didn’t respond, just continued forward with trembling legs.
"Come on, don’t act so aloof. Am I wrong?"
Seeing Xiao Yaojin remain silent, Fang Zhan was displeased.
"If you don’t want your previous efforts to go to waste, then shut up."
In the end, Xiao Yaojin replied, speaking each word was a significant drain on himself.
Realizing this, Fang Zhan immediately shut up and focused on climbing.
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Horizontal Training Hall.
Zhang Qifeng looked at the panting Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan with confusion: "Are there two more stubborn donkeys?"
One hour later, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan were carried out of the Horizontal Training Hall by someone.
"Reduce the difficulty of training for these two," remarked Hua Qianwu, appearing in the Horizontal Training Hall. Lin Chen needed to endure because of the path of Nine Revolutions True Blood Refining the Viscera, but the two juniors, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan, didn’t need to push to such extremes.
"Dean, aren’t you worried about any physical problems with them?"
"What problems could there be? As Old Marquis once said: Train until you almost die if you can’t die from it."
With a light snort from Hua Qianwu, Zhang Qifeng couldn’t help but entertain the thought that maybe the dean was taking revenge for the suffering he endured during training under Old Marquis in those days.
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For cultivation, time is irrelevant!
The trees at Canglan Martial Arts Academy gradually withered, signaling the arrival of winter!
In two months, Lin Chen still only refined the heart, and Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan were the same.
Conversely, Luo Han had successfully refined the second organ of the five viscera: the liver, within two months.
He became the first among the new generation of disciples at Canglan Martial Arts Academy to complete the Refining Two Viscera, breaking the academy’s five-year breakthrough record, causing a sensation at Canglan Martial Arts Academy.