sinovels Chapter 103 Introduction
Chapter 103 Introduction
Chapter 103 Introduction
Two months later.
Heavy snow fell from the sky.
But inside the martial arts training ground, a group of warriors gathered together, each with vigorous blood and energy. As their blood and energy condensed together, the snowflakes that fell around them immediately dissipated.
Yang Silang stood with his hands behind his back, facing the crowd, feigning authority.
It's because he's younger than everyone else.
Although he was young, he possessed genuine martial arts skills, which was why he was able to become an instructor—originally, he was only filling in for a month.
But then the incident involving Qi Rubai and Tong Baisui happened.
He simply went to the head instructor after a month was up, offering to be his instructor for free for a period of time, as long as he was allowed to train in the Martial Arts Tower.
Yang Silang pondered to himself that with Qi Rubai dead and Tong Baisui in trouble, it would be safest for him to stay in the martial arts hall with his small frame. Who knew if Ruyan Susu would launch a surprise attack?
With the Grandmaster of Mercury Blood guarding the Martial Scripture Tower, this should be the safest place.
Even if Ruyan and her group are ruthless, they wouldn't attack the martial arts hall, would they?
If they truly disregarded the Grandmaster, they wouldn't have waited for Qi Rubai to leave the academy before making their move, nor would they have used their status as members of the Qingguan to set a trap for Tong Baisui.
The head coach readily agreed, seeing that there was free labor available.
So the new instructor was already on the roster and receiving his salary, but in reality, Yang Silang was still the one teaching. Both of them got what they wanted and were very happy.
"My rule—" Yang Silang said, holding up one finger as he faced the group of Iron-Boned Martial Artists, "One tael of silver per question, fair and square!"
"In martial arts, whatever you ask, I will answer!"
"You all study Taizu Changquan. If you want to break through to the Steel-Dirty Realm, you must learn the Five Qi Strength and practice the Great Five Harmony Fist."
"Let's leave the Five Elements of Power aside for now, that's a topic for later. I'll teach you the Great Five Harmonies Fist first; it's quite simple!"
"Forget about all that complicated boxing theory! You split into two teams!"
"I'll demonstrate to you how to use the Five-in-One Fist to beat up one team. One team will get beaten up, while the other team watches closely."
"Beat him twice in the morning, and twice in the afternoon!"
"As long as it doesn't rain knives from the sky and continues every day, even if you're completely clueless, you'll learn after two or three months of being beaten!"
"Is there a problem?"
Yang Silang looked at the crowd with bright eyes, hoping that someone would step forward and contribute a tael of silver.
His temporary instructor status had another major advantage: he could buy Qi-guiding pills and meridian-expanding powders for 10% less than outside, saving him 20 taels of silver each time.
But who doesn't want more money?
Therefore, Yang Silang was very interested in earning extra money.
Questioning Long Yiliang, learning from Long Yiliang, and becoming Long Yiliang—Yang Silang's transformation was remarkably swift and smooth.
Wang Daniu, dressed in a soldier's uniform, stared wide-eyed, eager to try and collect the money.
To everyone's surprise, this group of students was too clueless. Perhaps it was because Yang Yiliang's reputation was too great, but everyone shook their heads in unison, their lips pressed tightly together, not daring to utter a sound.
Everyone knows that a young instructor named Yang has arrived at the martial arts academy these past two months, and he seems to want to slap the sky three feet higher than the heavens.
Although he is skilled in martial arts, always answers questions, and is straightforward in his dealings, he is also ruthless when it comes to taking money.
Seeing that no one answered, Yang Silang sneered.
"Alright, since there are no problems." He slashed his hand in the air. "Use this as a line to divide into left and right teams!"
"Today, let's have the left team warm up first, and the right team, pay attention!"
He took a step forward and appeared in front of a student with lightning speed, then smashed down with a chopping punch.
At this moment, just like at that time, the dragon's eye seemed to possess him.
The student cried out in alarm and tried to escape, but a fierce wind rushed towards him from above, and the shadow of fists magnified in his eyes, blotting out the sky. A powerful pressure restrained his body, freezing the flow of his blood and qi.
He weakly adopted a defensive stance resembling a wildfire raging, barely managing to unleash half of his full power.
Boom!
He was forcefully shoved into the ground, down to his waist, and slammed into the frozen soil. When the remaining students saw this, they scattered like birds in terror, but how could they outrun Yang Silang?
Yang Silang moved with the speed of the wind and his body was like a shadow. It was as if he had surrounded more than a dozen students all by himself. With every punch and kick, a student would cry out in pain and fall to the ground.
After a while.
Students lay sprawled on the playground, while another group of students stood silently to the side, trembling with fear.
Wang Daniu ran out at the right moment, grabbed one student by each hand, and dragged the students who had stopped breathing to the eaves. He massaged each of them to improve blood circulation and applied plasters.
"One tael of silver per transaction, everyone, no credit allowed—" he said cheerfully.
Even if you don't ask any questions, there are still plenty of ways to get you to spend money.
Long Yi taught me by example back then, he was truly a good teacher — speaking of which, I wonder if Instructor Long has enough money on him now that he's back in his old haunts in the capital? Will he still be able to afford to drink and roam the pleasure quarters?
night.
In a small courtyard of the martial arts training hall.
Yang Silang stood in the courtyard, where the heavy snow continued to fall.
But within a three-foot radius around him, no snowflakes fell.
This was because at this moment, his face was as red as blood, steam was rising from his head, his blood and qi were surging, and waves of heat were being expelled outwards!
His internal energy flowed out from his dantian, splitting into five streams that passed through the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian, the Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, and the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian.
Yang Silang was very cautious.
In the past two weeks, he has tried five times, but each time he failed due to various circumstances.
After two months of practice, Yang Silang still hadn't mastered the Five Elements Force. However, he was not discouraged. In those two months, he relied on the Rejuvenation Divine Power to repair his damaged meridians. With the help of three times the amount of Qi-Guiding Pills and Meridian-Expanding Powder, he did not come away empty-handed.
First, the true qi in the dantian has grown much stronger, and the meridians in the body have become wider and more open, and the foundation of the body has been firmly established.
He had a premonition that he would definitely master the skill in the next few days!
And this entry time is twice as fast as the fastest recorded in those experience books!
At this moment, Yang Silang emptied his mind and cleared his thoughts. He relied entirely on instinct to circulate his true energy. The true energy in his dantian split into five streams, flowed through the meridians and acupoints, passed through the five meridians, and then returned to his dantian.
When the true qi passes through the five meridians, it is generated, warmed, circulated, purified, and sealed. The qi sensation is strong, and intuitively, it feels like it has grown larger than before.
Of course, Yang Silang did not possess the internal vision techniques of a Taoist practitioner, so he could not see it; everything depended on his intuition.
But a martial artist has such precise control over his body that he knows his senses are never wrong.
He let nature take its course and carefully guided the growing true energy.
Now only the final step remains, which is to return the energy to the dantian.
Gudong!
Finally, the true energy flowed back to the dantian, as if emitting a soft chime, and then swirled within it, settling down completely. Although it was still very small, it was full of vitality and had already begun to show its potential, which would surely be limitless in the future.
Yang Silang opened his eyes with joy. The Great Circulation was finally complete, which also meant that he had entered the realm of the Five Elements Force.
A screen of light flashed in my mind.
Yang Silang's lifespan (basic): 17/165.
Force (Basic): 290
[Skill 1: Five Elements Strength, practiced five times a day, 1/900.]
It took much longer than the 300 days of training for the Toad Strength in the Steel-Dirty Realm, but in reality, Yang Silang only used two-thirds of the time to complete the Toad Strength. That was because he practiced it more in a perfect state and could withstand many times more pills.
Others find it difficult to practice the Five Elements Power, the hardest part being getting started. First, you have to make the movement of the five meridians an instinct. You may get injured along the way, and after each injury, you have to practice the unfamiliar meridian movement method again. Then, at some point, you may fail to move the acupoints due to carelessness and have to start all over again.
It would take an ordinary person a year or even several years to master the basics of the Five Elements Energy. Moreover, during subsequent practice, there is a possibility of deviations that could lead to damage to the meridians.
The time spent cultivating is probably not as long as the time spent recovering from the injury.
With the help of the inscription system, Yang Silang's certificate is permanent, and once he enters the door, the road ahead will be smooth.
Two years.
He set a goal for himself: to become a Mercury Blood Master within two years, by the time he turned twenty!
"Huh, this light screen has changed a bit."
Yang Silang noticed the light curtain shifting.
Within the light screen, below the personal information section are the inscription and supernatural power sections, and now there's another halo below that, constantly flashing, as if it's about to give birth to something.
He wasn't surprised; on the contrary, he was quite looking forward to it.
Back when Yang Silang first entered the martial arts world, he broke through the copper skin, formed an iron body, and broke through to the steel body.
At these key junctures, the inscription system has undergone changes and upgrades.
He unlocked the six-attribute inscription slots, the active divine ability slots, the stacked attribute equipment slots, and the divine ability selection doubling slots. As for the spirit pet slots, he naturally gave the spirit pet slot to Hei Zi, and also used the three powerful source points he had gained from killing the River-Turning Toad last time on Hei Zi.
Well, during the time he was at home, Kuroko became a voracious eater, able to devour food the same volume as its own body in one sitting. He didn't know where it all went, but other than that, he didn't notice any difference. However, as long as the two weren't too far apart, he could still share Kuroko's field of vision, that was all.
Now, he can use his supernatural powers ten times a day, and he can switch between three different supernatural powers each day!
In addition, the functions of each supernatural power have also become more powerful. For example, the power to dispel misfortune could only cure ordinary poisons when he was an ordinary person, but when he became the Steel Dirty Grand Martial Master, he was able to eliminate the strange mind-controlling technique in the Tianxiang Tower last time.
Of the many functions of the above inscriptions, some are used very frequently, such as the Rejuvenation Divine Power, while others are used very rarely, such as the Bamboo Carrying Pole, which has the only item with stacked attributes and is not very useful for the time being. Yang Silang guessed that he used the carrying pole day and night as a porter and poured his heart and soul into it, so it was finally recognized by the system as a qualified item.
After that, he mainly practiced boxing, and his skills in the five weapons were far too lacking, which is why he was slow to develop a second piece of equipment.
It seems I should study weaponry as a secondary skill from now on.
Yang Silang put aside his distracting thoughts and stared intently at the constantly rolling specks of light.
Finally, the point of light settled and revealed its true form—an empty grid!
Winter goes and spring comes.
The severe cold has dissipated, and the world is once again welcoming the warm spring breeze.
On this day, Yang Silang finally stepped out of the martial arts hall, followed by the much more burly Wang Daniu.
For three months, he confined himself to his own space, never venturing out of the martial arts hall, because he was always worried that he would harm Qi Rubai, and that the members of the demonic sect who had set up the trap for Tong Baisui were still secretly watching from the sidelines.
He didn't even go back to Gongzhou Prefecture for the New Year.
If you're really in trouble, wouldn't you be bringing trouble home with you?
Fortunately, three months have passed, and everything is fine and calm.
During the Spring Festival, Wang Daniu went home for the New Year and brought back news that everything was fine, except that he complained that Heizi had grown even bigger, like a calf. He not only ate a lot but was also very strong. When he was hungry, he would climb over the wall in the middle of the night to find food.
Strangely enough, it never entered the Yang family's kitchen, but instead wreaked havoc on the neighboring Da Niu family's kitchen. Meat and rice were frequently stolen from their kitchen, leaving it in a mess, much to the Wang family's dismay.
This glutton, after eating his fill, ran wildly, even carrying his eldest sister, fifth sister, and Yinyin—two adults and one child—running incredibly fast, almost as fast as a horse.
Yang Silang found the image too offensive to bear and could only offer a few words of comfort to Wang Daniu.
"Fourth Brother—" After leaving the martial arts hall, Wang Daniu had clearly forgotten the unpleasantness back home. "Where shall we go today?"
"Hmm—" Yang Silang pondered for a moment, "Let's go to the Hanshan Martial Arts School first and see how Brother Tong is recovering."