novelraw Chapter 31 – Worship your teacher again
Chapter 31 – Worship your teacher again
[After selecting a Profound Grade Qi Absorption Method, you left the Scripture Repository and explained the situation in detail to Li Ping. He was quite surprised, not expecting you to have entered the second floor of the repository and even received guidance from the Keeper of the Pavilion. However, upon learning that you chose a Qi Absorption Method, he was still puzzled. At just eighteen, you had already reached the Perfected Bone Refining Stage, and with your exceptional talent, the path of Vital Qi and Blood Body Tempering would yield greater rewards.]
[Nevertheless, since it was the Keeper's suggestion, he didn't say much more and promised to apply for Spirit Liquid training for you at the Martial Practice Field.]
[Hearing this, you breathed a sigh of relief.]
[After all, your genius status couldn't withstand scrutiny. If you were to practice Profound Grade martial arts, it might take you more than half a year just to become a beginner.]
[On the third day, you entered the Alpha Battalion for training. Upon learning that you only had Low-Grade Iron Bones, a Song Family disciple immediately challenged you. You recognized him as the 97th ranked in the battalion, and you wanted to test the power of your move, so you accepted the challenge on the Martial Practice Field.]
[The moment you drew your sword, a surge of overwhelming Sword Intent shot into the sky.]
[The referee, who had been dozing off, was instantly startled awake, breaking out in a cold sweat.]
[He hurriedly called off the match.]
[Subsequently, your ranking in the Alpha Battalion automatically rose to 30th place, and the resources you could regularly enjoy each day increased from a Yellow Grade - Low Quality treasure herb to a Yellow Grade - High Quality treasure herb.]
[You were quite surprised by this.]
[Although you couldn't use these Yellow Grade treasure herbs, they were perfect to give to Song Fan, potentially allowing him to rise ahead of time.]
[Immediately, you challenged the person ranked 29th above you.]
[The opponent was a Song Family disciple with Low-Grade Bronze Bones who had practiced several Profound Grade martial techniques. Under your Heaven and Earth Sword Slash, he was instantly defeated. Fortunately, the referee intervened in time to save his life.]
[Everyone was shocked by your strength.]
[It's known that the Perfected Bone Refining Stage grants a force of thirty thousand jin. Perfecting Iron Bones adds another ten thousand jin, Bronze Bones add thirty thousand jin, Silver Bones sixty thousand jin, and Golden Bones one hundred twenty thousand jin.]
[With Low-Grade Iron Bones, you had at most thirty-three thousand jin of force. Yet Low-Grade Bronze Bones wield a full fifty thousand jin!]
[Ordinary prodigies, even with martial techniques, could at most have Low-Grade Iron Bones fight High-Grade Iron Bones. Even exceptional talents who could defeat Bronze Bones with Iron Bones would require a prolonged battle. No one had ever achieved an instant kill like you.]
[Just when everyone thought you would continue challenging, you stepped down from the stage.]
[Your reputation in the Alpha Battalion soared.]
[... A noble from the Inner Court extended an olive branch to you, but you politely declined, citing your service to the Seventh Madam.]
[On the fourth day, after hearing of your fame in the Alpha Battalion, Song Fan showed you much more respect and apologized for saying he would give Nangong Wan to you as a personal maid if he won the annulment. He admitted she wasn't worthy.]
[You smiled and said it was fine, then handed Song Fan thirty Yellow Grade - High Quality treasure herbs, encouraging him to train well and redeem himself.]
[Song Fan's favorability towards you increased.]
[On the eighth day, you met Lin Manqing, who had just returned to the manor. She was shocked by your talent...]
[Your resources were upgraded...]
[That day, you received a Profound Grade - Mid Quality Marrow Cleansing Pill and a pot of Profound Grade - Mid Quality Drunken Immortal Brew.]
[A month later, with the substantial resources you provided, Song Fan finally sensed his Vital Qi and Blood and re-entered the Martial Path. Eager to train at the Martial Practice Field and prove he wasn't a failure, you stopped him, advising that at his age, he should gain more experience outside rather than being a sheltered flower.]
[Song Fan earnestly took your advice.]
[He decided to venture out for experience.]
[That night, Lin Qiushui was upset with you and refused your request to play games.]
[Two months later, after consuming the Marrow Cleansing Pill, you successfully tempered Supreme Iron Bones and once again challenged the top talents in the Alpha Battalion. Due to the terrifying power of your Heaven and Earth Sword Slash, they weren't confident in taking it head-on. To avoid injury, they chose to surrender, raising your rank to 18th, allowing you to enjoy a Yellow Grade - Supreme Quality treasure herb daily.]
[However, this was as far as you could go.]
[The 17th rank was held by a Song Family direct descendant with Supreme Bronze Bones, who practiced an Earth-Tier Martial Technique, the Mountain-Shaking Hammer, and wielded a Profound Grade - Low Quality Spirit Artifact. Your Heaven and Earth Sword Slash couldn't instantly defeat him. If it weren't for your quick wit and timely surrender, you might have been beaten severely after exhausting your strength.]
[Three months later, Lu Yi came to the Alpha Battalion to give a lecture. Seizing the opportunity, you knelt and declared, "Shi, adrift for half a lifetime, regrets not meeting a wise teacher. Today, meeting Uncle Lu's acceptance, Shi wishes to become your disciple. From this day forth, a day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father. If I break this vow, may heaven and earth destroy me."]
[After speaking, you kowtowed three times.]
[Lu Yi was greatly astonished.]
[Recently returned to the manor, he had heard of a Sword Dao genius in the Alpha Battalion, said to have a style similar to his. He took the opportunity of the lecture to see for himself, and you gave him such a display.]
[Lu Yi pondered for a moment and asked you to demonstrate your Sword Intent.]
[You complied immediately.]
[The moment your Sword Intent emerged, Lu Yi's eyes widened.]
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[He quickly asked who your master was.]
[You replied that you had no master, that you had stumbled upon the sword move on a skeleton in a remote mountain. When you buried the bones, you also found a biography...]
[You recounted the story of the Sword Maniac to Lu Yi.]
[However, in your version, there was no mention of Lu Yi or yourself, only the Sword Maniac and the Swordsman.]
[Lu Yi asked if he could borrow the biography to read.]
[You said it had been destroyed.]
[Lu Yi sighed in regret.]
[He then helped you up, not mentioning the apprenticeship, but asked if you knew the prophecy about not drawing the sword before mastering the Heaven and Earth Sword Slash.]
[You nodded.]
[Lu Yi looked at you deeply, "Then why did you draw your sword in the Martial Practice Field?"]
'That's a tough question to answer...'
Chen Shi thought to himself.
In the simulation, he could guess the reasons for drawing his sword: partly to maintain the genius persona and aim for the top ten in the Alpha Battalion Tournament, and partly because even without drawing the sword, with his current state, even fifty more years of practice might not yield progress.
After all, he lacked talent in the way of the sword.
But he couldn't answer like that in the simulation, or the apprenticeship would surely be off.
[After a moment of silence, you replied, "The mistakes of the past serve as lessons for the future. The Sword Maniac and the Swordsman, in pursuit of the world's greatest move, suppressed their emotions, turning themselves into cold weapons. In a sense, they became puppets of the sword, ultimately finding no hope in life and no peace in death. This is not the Sword Dao I seek."]
[Lu Yi's expression was complex, "Then what do you seek?"]
[You straightened your expression and said, "To right wrongs with a three-foot sword, achieve unparalleled feats, and resolve the unresolved."]