Qixuanwu Mansion is located in Tianyun City, the capital of Tianyun Kingdom, with the Dazhou Mountain in the background. It was established by Qixuangu, a martial arts sect with a six-hundred-year heritage.
As the martial arts palace of a large sect, Qixuanwu Palace has many inherited martial arts, and has martial arts masters who teach. It has naturally become the holy place of martial arts in the minds of all young people in Tianyun Kingdom who are interested in practicing martial arts. Of course, Qixuanwu Palace accordingly
The threshold for recruiting disciples and students in the government is also quite high. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as selecting one from a million.
On a hot summer day, at the foot of Dazhou Mountain, on a forest grassland, a teenage boy stood with his fists wrapped in cloth strips and his bare upper body in front of a big tree as thick as a hug, punching him hard one after another.
Hitting the tree trunk.
"Peng!" "Peng!" The dull voice echoed in the forest. The bark of the big tree that was hit was obviously dented, revealing the gray-white wood with little blood stains on it.
The young man's name is Lin Ming, and he possesses third-level martial arts talent.
In Tianyun Kingdom, half of the people have no martial arts talent at all and are not suitable for practicing martial arts at all. More than 80% of the other half of the people only have first-level martial arts talent and will not achieve anything even if they practice martial arts, leaving less than one in ten people.
Then there are about 90% chance of having a second-level martial arts talent. If you practice martial arts diligently, you can make some achievements, but there is little hope of becoming a martial arts master.
Lin Ming's third-level martial arts talent can be said to be top-notch, barely one in a hundred, but this martial arts talent is still far behind if he wants to go to Qixuanwu Mansion!
Lin Ming knew this very well. Lan Yunyue, a beautiful girl who happened to grow up and train with Lin Ming, also had a third-level talent like Lin Ming. The two of them agreed to pass the Tianyun Martial Arts Examination, which was much inferior to the Qixuanwu Mansion.
Mansion.
The Tianyun Martial Palace is affiliated to the Tianyun Kingdom. It has only been established for eighty years. The skills, inheritance, and foundation are very limited, and the inheritance of martial arts skills is very important to warriors. If you don’t have good martial arts skills, you want to complete the training.
At the physical stage, condensing the meridians to reach a higher martial arts realm is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
The pulse condensation stage is the realm that many warriors aspire to, and it is also the first watershed in the path of martial arts. Once the pulse is condensed, the warrior's lifespan is greatly increased, and he can be named a nobleman. He will be well-dressed and well-fed throughout his life, and his descendants will be blessed.
In terms of cultivating pulse-condensing warriors, Tianyun Martial Palace is far behind Qixuanwu Palace.
Lin Ming was determined to pursue martial arts, and naturally he also dreamed of going to the Qixuanwu Palace. If he was not talented enough, he could only rely on diligence and perseverance to impress the examiners, but the hope was not very high. Once he failed the exam to enter the Martial Palace, he would have to waste half a year.
Waiting for the next time, time is also precious to warriors.
Based on this and Lan Yunyue's reasons, Lin Ming decided to enter Tianyun Martial Palace.
Lin Ming and Lan Yunyue have practiced together and played together for so many years. Although they are still young and have not discussed marriage, they have already developed a vague affection for each other, and Lin Ming's parents also have feelings for Lan Ming.
Yunyue liked Lan Yunyue very much and often asked Lan Yunyue to come to her home for dinner.
Lin Ming and Lan Yunyue had always had a good impression of each other, and there was only a thin window between them. As long as they both grew older, this window would be broken.
Lin Ming attached great importance to the agreement between the two of them, and he was determined to break into the Pulse Condensation Realm even in Tianyun Martial Palace!
However, on the day of the Tianyun Martial Arts Entrance Examination, Lan Yunyue did not show up.
Lin Ming originally thought that Lan Yunyue was unable to arrive due to some issues, but later he found out that Lan Yunyue had entered the Seven Xuanwu House, and the person who recommended her to become a disciple of the Seven Xuanwu House was the talented young master of the Zhu family, the first family in Qingsang City.
Zhu Yan.
Although Lin Ming was only fifteen years old, he had been outside with his parents since he was a child. His mind was much more mature than that of children of the same age. He knew very well what it meant for Zhu Yan to escort Lan Yunyue into the Seven Xuanwu Mansion.
When the children of a big family like the Zhu family choose a wife, they not only look at the woman's appearance and temperament, but also her martial arts talent. Offspring with high talent are very likely to give birth to geniuses. Although Lan Yunyue comes from an ordinary family, she has a third-grade talent.
She is already very good among girls.
Although it is not impossible for the Zhu family to find someone with higher talent, Lan Yunyue herself has beautiful appearance and outstanding temperament, so it is normal for Zhu Yan to fall in love with her.
For Lan Yunyue, there is no comparison between Qixuanwu Palace and Tianyun Martial Palace in terms of opportunities, glory and possible achievements in the future, especially the temptation of stepping into the Pulse Condensation Realm to extend youth for decades.
, which makes girls irresistible.
Faced with such a temptation, I am afraid that not only Lan Yunyue, but also most girls would choose Zhu Yan, especially Zhu Yan himself was not bad in appearance, and his family background and future were far better than Lin Ming.
Although he understood in his heart, it was impossible to say that this incident did not have a blow to Lin Ming. He locked himself in the door for three days. After three days, he walked out of the room, ate, slept, and practiced, and he practiced even harder than before.
.
Before Lan Yunyue left him, he was determined to break through the Pulse Condensation Stage and pursue a higher martial arts realm. Lin Ming is still the same now. If he had some concerns before, then after Lan Yunyue left, he
This further strengthened his determination to pursue martial arts.
He decided to take the Qixuanwu Mansion exam instead, even though the process was difficult.
"Peng!" "Peng!" The dull sound of fists hitting tree trunks still echoed in the forest. This tree is called ironwood. Not only is its bark extremely tough, but it also has strong healing capabilities. Many martial arts beginners will choose it.
This kind of iron wood is used to practice strength.
Lin Ming did not know how many punches he had thrown, and finally exhausted all his strength. He sat on a rock holding on to the tree trunk, took out herbs from the backpack on the ground, crushed them and applied them on his scarred fists. Martial arts practitioners must often
Use herbs that heal the body, otherwise hidden wounds will be left. If the hidden wounds accumulate too much, you may be disabled or even die.
This herb is called Ironwort. It is named because although the green juice squeezed out of Ironwort has healing properties, when it is sprinkled on a wound, it feels like an iron brush, causing excruciating pain.
Lin Ming gritted his teeth and endured the pain, took out a new white cloth from the package, and wrapped his fist in circles.
In fact, there are many herbs that are more effective than wire grass, have mild medicinal properties, and are not painful or itchy, but they are all expensive and cannot be afforded by Lin Ming's family.
Lin Ming's parents run a good-sized restaurant in Qingmulg City, but the assets of this restaurant do not belong to Lin Ming's parents, but to the Lin family in Qingmulg City.
Although Lin Ming also has a surname of Lin, he is separated from the Lin family by blood for several generations. The family leaves part of the property to distant relatives to manage. Lin Ming's parents run the restaurant and receive a fixed income and a portion of the commission every year. This income
Compared with an ordinary family, it is already quite considerable. It can be used to live a prosperous and comfortable life, but it is not enough to support Lin Ming's martial arts training.
Originally, Lin Ming's parents hoped that Lin Ming could inherit the family business and become a restaurant owner. However, seeing that Lin Ming was bent on martial arts, they spent all their family savings to buy Lin Ming healing herbs.
Nowadays, the family's savings are being depleted bit by bit, but Lin Ming has always stayed at the first level of physical training.
The physical training period is the first stage of martial arts cultivation. It uses the true energy to temper the body. There are six levels in total: the first level is strength training, the second level is flesh training, the third level is internal organs training, the fourth level is muscle strengthening, the fifth level is bone forging, and the sixth level is pulse condensation.
After this, the warrior will enter the gathering stage.
After applying the juice of maidenhair grass to the wound, Lin Ming rested for half an hour to allow the wound to fully absorb the power of the herbal medicine. Just when he stood up and prepared to continue practicing boxing, he saw a fat man holding a delicate fist in his hand.
The young man with the sword walked out of the woods. When he saw Lin Ming, he said with a smile: "Brother Ming, today is the registration day for the entrance examination of Qixuanwu House. Didn't you forget that you are still practicing boxing here?"
This young man's name is Lin Xiaodong. He is slightly younger than Lin Ming. He grew up with Lin Ming and they are close brothers.
Lin Xiaodong is actually a direct descendant of the Lin family. However, even though he is a direct disciple, direct disciples also have high and low status in the family. Lin Xiaodong belongs to the lowest class. Lin Xiaodong's parents are also engaged in business and live very close to Lin Ming's family.
Lin Ming glanced at Lin Xiaodong and then turned to the tree stump and said: "There were a lot of people signing up at the beginning, and it took an hour or two to queue up. It's a waste of time to wait there."
"Damn, you won't let go of this little time, you won't do it," Lin Xiaodong said in a somewhat exaggerated manner. He approached the tree stump and saw the fist marks and blood stains on the tree stump, and then looked at Lin Ming's body which was covered with bandages.
He raised his hands and took a breath and said: "You are really crazy. You beat Tiemudu like this. With such a training method, if you just rely on wire grass, your hands will be injured and may become disabled!"
"
Lin Ming didn't say anything. The journey of practicing martial arts is to compete with the sky. With his third-level talent, it is difficult to enter the pulse condensation stage of the sixth level of physical training. If he didn't work hard when he was young, there would be absolutely no hope. If he tried hard,
Although it is possible to accumulate hidden injuries and become disabled, it is also possible to succeed before the accumulation of hidden injuries occurs. Once you successfully enter the pulse condensation stage and the true energy tempers the body, the hidden injuries will disappear.
For Lin Ming, this was a last-ditch battle and a gamble that cost his life.
Lin Xiaodong sighed, took out a cloth bag from his arms, opened it layer by layer, and said, "Brother Ming, this is for you."
Lin Ming looked back and saw a blood-red blood ginseng lying quietly in a cloth bag. This blood ginseng looked to be at least a hundred years old. It is a fine medicine for nourishing the body and blood. Use one thin slice at a time.
It is enough, and the medicinal properties are mild and powerful. This ginseng is worth at least one hundred and fifty taels of gold, which is equivalent to Lin Ming's family's annual income.
Lin Ming paused for a moment, shook his head and said, "I can't have this blood ginseng."
Brothers are brothers, but this blood ginseng is too valuable. Lin Xiaodong's family is only the last generation of direct descendants of the Lin family. Although their family situation is much better than that of Lin Ming's family, if it is used to support Lin Xiaodong's cultivation, it will not be much better off.
However, Lin Xiaodong forced the blood ginseng to Lin Ming and said: "This blood ginseng is just for you. I have been practicing for three days, fishing and two days of drying nets. The wounds on my body are bigger than my body. It is a waste to use this. You don't need it."
I just bought it for nothing. It would be pointless if you push it back. In fact, my father doesn’t have high demands on me. He just hopes that I can keep the number one direct line of the Lin family in this life, and don’t let the next generation lose this number.
Already."
Lin Ming was silent for a while, then he took the blood ginseng away and said, "Okay, I'll take this blood ginseng. Just for this ginseng, I have to break through the Pulse Condensation Realm."
"Haha, it's like what you said. Not only do you have to break through the Pulse Condensation Realm, but you also have to defeat that son of a bitch, Zhu Yan. I've long disliked him!"
Zhu Yan... Lin Ming breathed a sigh of relief. His talent was not bad, but Zhu Yan's talent was extremely high. Zhu Yan had already been admitted to the Seven Xuanwu Palace, and was a senior disciple of Zhongtian Palace. His strength reached the level of practicing.
Even though he was at the peak of the third level of his body, Lin Ming still set a goal for himself to surpass Zhu Yan, not because of Lan Yunyue, but because in pursuing the realm of martial arts, he must cross one threshold after another and climb one after another.
Even if he catches up with Zhu Yan in this life, it may take him more than ten years, or even decades!
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At the foot of Dazhou Mountain, there is a group of buildings that stretches for twenty miles. This is the location of Qixuanwu Mansion and Tianyunwu Mansion. Today is the day to register for the entrance examination of Qixuanwu Mansion. In the square in front of the main entrance of Qixuanwu Mansion
On the street, a bustling crowd gathered.
Lin Ming and Lin Xiaodong had deliberately delayed the time, but when they walked to the square, they found that they still underestimated the number of applicants. There were three lines of applicants, each of which was dozens of meters long. If the line continued like this, it would still be more than half of the time.
hour.
"Wait." Lin Xiaodong sighed and stood helplessly at the end of the line.
"Yes." Lin Ming nodded.
"Hey, there are very few people over there." Lin Xiaodong pointed to a small door not far away. There were only a few people there, and there was a red carpet on the ground.
"That's the aristocratic area..." Lin Ming noticed the words written on the sign.
Since Qixuanwu Mansion is established in Tianyun Kingdom and uses the land, buildings, and resources of Tianyun Kingdom, it will naturally give some face to the powerful class, and even many matters of the Wu Mansion will be left to the powerful class, such as today's
Admission registration.
"Fuck." Lin Xiaodong muttered unhappily. Nobility needs royal canonization, which is a hereditary honor. Although the Lin family is rich, they are not nobility.
Lin Xiaodong was about to scold the aristocrats for a few words to find some mental balance, but at this moment, the door was pushed open, and two young men walked out of the door. One of them was wearing blue clothes and carrying an exquisite long sword on his waist.
He wears a golden crown on his head and looks very handsome.
Lin Ming frowned slightly when he saw this man. This man was Zhu Yan.
The daughter of the Zhu family married into the royal family and became the emperor's favorite concubine. Because of this, the Zhu family became undoubtedly the first family in Qingsang City and was named a noble. That's why Zhu Yan was able to escort Lan Yunyue to the Qixuanwu Mansion.
"Damn it, I didn't read the almanac when I went out today, and I bumped into a ghost." Lin Xiaodong muttered unhappily.
Zhu Yan walked out side by side with the young man. Several followers who were waiting outside the noble area followed the two of them. Judging from the situation, Zhu Yan took the young man to register. The two of them walked all the way to Lin Ming. They continued walking like this.
Naturally, we will bump into each other.
With Lin Ming's status and strength, he might suffer a loss if he bumped into him. However, Lin Ming did not hide away and just watched Zhu Yan walking over calmly.
Zhu Yan paused slightly and saw Lin Ming and Lin Xiaodong. He was slightly shocked at first, and then frowned. Seeing Lin Ming made him extremely unhappy. Although he had already snatched Lan Yunyue, she refused to marry her.
From all the intimate actions, it was obvious that Lan Yunyue still had Lin Ming in her heart, and she felt a little guilty. She would choose her only because of the Qixuanwu House. No man could tolerate his future wife having another person in her heart, Zhu.
So is inflammation.
"Your name is Lin Ming, right? I didn't expect that you would actually follow me here. You are training at the first level of physical training. Do you want to take the Seventh Xuanwu Palace exam?"
The irony in Zhu Yan's words was obvious. He would never allow Lin Ming to enter Qixuanwu Mansion. Even if Lin Ming's strength was not worth mentioning to him, as long as this guy stayed in Qixuanwu Mansion for one day, he would be so willing to
It is impossible for Lan Yunyue to forget Lin Ming.
"Whether I pass the exam or not is my problem. I didn't follow anyone to get here. I came to Qixuanwu Mansion just to pursue my martial arts."
"Martial arts? How dare you, a boy with average talent, say that you are pursuing martial arts? What a shameless statement!" When Zhu Yan said this, the bones of his knuckles made a soft sound, and the long sword on his waist seemed to peel off spiritually.
Come out! Zhu Yan held his sword and slashed in the air. Following the shrill sound of the sword energy breaking through the air, a faintly visible ripple streaked out quickly, directly cutting off half of the crown of a big tree not far away.
With the sound of rustling, a large number of branches and leaves fell to the ground, and the people around them opened their eyes wide. After all, most of them were about the same age as Zhu Yan, not even a few years younger, but Zhu Yan's martial arts realm was
Keep them out of reach.
Zhu Yan swung this sword to give Lin Ming a blow and let him understand the gap between the two. "I am a fourth-level talent. I practiced martial arts at the age of twelve. I have used countless miraculous elixirs. Now I have entered the Seventh Xuanwu Mansion."
Zhifu Sword Sect, who is at the pinnacle of the third level of physical training, has only just glimpsed the threshold of martial arts, and you are only at the first level of physical training, how dare you talk about martial arts!"
Zhu Yan spoke in an arrogant manner, and Lin Xiaodong became angry, "My surname is Zhu! You were only born two years earlier than us. What are you trying to do? If your age had been changed, I would have killed you with one hand!"
Zhu Yan frowned, turned to look at Lin Xiaodong, casually took a step forward, and the true energy in his body exploded, "Who are you?"
"I..." Lin Xiaodong was oppressed by Zhu Yan's momentum, and his words were stuck in his throat. He took a step back, swallowed, patted his chest and said, "Lin Xiaodong, please remember it!"
"Lin Xiaodong? Huh, I can count all the children of the Lin family who deserve to be remembered on one hand. You, a clown, have what qualifications to talk to me? Not only you, but you, Lin Ming, if it weren't for Lan Yunyue, you wouldn't have talked to me at all.
Qualifications for dialogue! Let me advise you to be self-aware, Lan Yunyue is not worthy of you."
There are very few girls in Qingmulg City who have reached the third level of talent and have good looks and temperament. Most of them are concentrated in big families, and the conflicts of interest between big families are serious. How can outstanding women marry into other families and strengthen other people's bloodlines? Most of them are concentrated in big families.
The man will be asked to get married, so Zhu Yan said this.
"One thousand taels of gold, don't appear in front of me in the future!" Zhu Yan said, taking out a stack of gold tickets from his sleeve.
The people around were stunned. One thousand taels of gold was an extremely exaggerated amount, enough for a warrior in the training stage to use advanced medicinal herbs in two or three years.
"One thousand taels of gold, you are sending the beggar away!" Lin Xiaodong pushed the gold ticket back. In fact, he was just trying to make a fool of himself. One thousand taels of gold was a huge fortune for him.
Zhu Yan shook his hand, and a powerful counter-shock force directly knocked Lin Xiaodong away. He looked at Lin Ming coldly, waiting for Lin Ming's answer.
Lin Ming took a deep breath and said slowly and forcefully: "Zhu Yan, in terms of talent, I am not as good as you, and in terms of family background, I am even worse than you. But martial arts cultivation is not only about talent and financial support, but also the most important thing——
Xiangwu Zhixin!"
"You practice martial arts for wealth, status, and vanity. I practice martial arts to pursue the ultimate in martial arts. The martial arts is not the martial arts of the talented, nor the martial arts of the powerful and wealthy, but the martial arts of those who are dedicated to martial arts.
One day, I will surpass you!" Lin Ming said the last sentence almost word for word, his voice was clear, and everyone nearby could hear it clearly.
The third-level talent wants to catch up with the fourth-level talent, and the gap in family background is huge. This kid is really crazy!
Hearing Lin Ming's words, Zhu Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Okay, great! I'll wait for you!" After saying that, he put away the golden ticket, and with a clear buzzing sound, the long sword
After returning to the sheath, Zhu Yan took a deep look at Lin Ming, then turned around and left.