Looking at Luo Feng with a puzzled expression, Zhou Ze continued, "The so-called tempering is generally needed when you encounter a bottleneck. This is like tempering through life and death."
"There is great terror in life and death, and infinite motivation. This is like facing a needle pricking your eye, a conditioned reflex that makes you involuntarily close your eyes! When facing a life-threatening crisis, every cell in the body will struggle reflexively, and even genetic material will accelerate evolution! The terror between life and death will make a person's body and even soul reach an unimaginable state of pioneering evolution!"
"In this state, people are more likely to comprehend, more likely to evolve, and more likely to improve their strength!"
Zhou Ze spoke eloquently. Luo Feng asked in confusion, "Teacher, according to what you said, isn't this good?"
"Stupid!" Zhou Ze reprimanded, "True powerhouses cherish their lives. Only by living is there hope. Those who fantasize about improving themselves by experiencing death are often forced into it or habitually go to extremes, forgetting that there is only one life, and once you die, it's all over."
"You don't have the pressure to fight for your life now, so why would you? This is irresponsible to yourself and your family, and it's not the mindset of a true powerhouse."
Luo Feng said sheepishly, "Teacher, I'm not going to fight for my life. I just plan to temper my blade technique and movement technique in County 0231. Almost all the monsters there are soldier-level, and the number of general-level monsters is relatively small, and most of them are beginner general-level. Intermediate general-level monsters are very rare."
"With my current strength, there will be no danger at all."
Zhou Ze snorted, "I knew you had this idea, but in fact, that method of improving your strength is deceiving yourself, thinking that the harder and more frantic you are, the faster you will improve."
"Am I wrong in thinking this way?" Luo Feng asked sheepishly.
"Right and wrong." Zhou Ze looked at Luo Feng's constipated expression and smiled, "Think carefully, what was your biggest gain from going to the wilderness area this time?"
Luo Feng thought for a moment and said, "Tempering in the wilderness area, learning about the wickedness of human hearts, and also earning hundreds of millions of China currency!"
"What about your Nine Heavy Thunder Blade?" Zhou Ze said faintly.
"Uh, in the wilderness area, I didn't have time to practice, but I was using the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade when killing monsters." Luo Feng quickly said.
"So, you were only using the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade - First Level, and have never comprehended the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Second Level..." Zhou Ze said calmly.
Luo Feng was like being choked by an invisible big hand, unable to speak for a moment.
"For example, practice is the sole criterion for testing truth..." Zhou Ze continued, "But you also know that practice is the last step. How does the truth come from before? Truth is equivalent to your daily hard practice. When you can skillfully control it, that's when you need to practice."
"You can't get the order wrong. If you practice and temper every day, where do you have time to practice? Aren't you going against the grain?"
Luo Feng was stunned, his mind quickly thinking about Zhou Ze's words. He quickly understood and said, "I understand, Teacher."
"Well, but you do lack actual combat experience now, especially the experience of facing things alone. This time someone took you, so you can first fight in County 0231 for a while to get your fill, and then you need to spend more time practicing the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Second Level. If you get bored of practicing, go fight for a while, but remember not to put the cart before the horse!"
"I understand." Luo Feng nodded seriously, then suddenly thought of something and quickly said, "Teacher, this time going out was really as you said. Originally, I felt some incongruous places, but they were quickly resolved through actual combat."
"However, I still have no clue about what you said about controlling with your heart."
"Take your time, practice the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Second Level first." Zhou Ze reminded, "Go back and spend more time with your family. After your strength improves, you might not have much time."
Speaking of this, Zhou Ze showed a strange smile, the most miserable "living widow" female lead in the China server, tsk tsk.
...
Limit Martial Hall Headquarters.
In the supervisor's office, a middle-aged man in a Tang suit was working at his desk. At this time, a beautiful woman dressed as a secretary knocked and walked in, saying:
"Supervisor, there have been some abnormal situations in Yangzhou City."
"Oh?" Zhuge Tao was slightly surprised. He took the document and saw at a glance that the number of quasi-martial artists in Yangzhou City had significantly increased for two consecutive months.
"According to the investigation and report of the Hall Master of the Limit Martial Hall in Yangzhou City, the significant increase in quasi-martial artist assessment passes in Yangzhou City is because there is an intermediate general named Zhou Ze teaching there."
"Most of these quasi-martial artists come from the Limit Martial Hall in Yian District, and even many other quasi-martial artists will specifically go to the Limit Martial Hall in Yian District to seek Zhou Ze's guidance. They unanimously believe that the guidance of this intermediate general has helped them greatly!"
Zhuge Tao smiled slightly as he looked at the report, "An intermediate general is actually hiding in a branch of the Limit Martial Hall? Interesting. Yangzhou City has seen a surge of talents recently, first a Luo Feng, and now a Zhou Ze."
"I understand. You can go down first."
"Yes, Supervisor."
Zhuge Tao looked at the data in the report. The data was very detailed, with records of the specific punching power, speed, and nerve reaction speed of all quasi-martial artist assessments.
"Senior Zhou Ze, I didn't expect him to be hiding in a district branch of the Martial Hall in Yangzhou City..."
He still had some impression of Zhou Ze. When he was not yet a martial artist, he had heard his story. It was a pity that his talent was limited, and he didn't expect him to have such ability.
"Let's observe for a while longer." Zhuge Tao had an idea in his mind. This idea would have to wait until after the martial artist actual combat assessment next year.
...
Time passed day by day.
Just now, Luo Feng called Zhou Ze to tell him that he had broken through the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Second Level and was integrating his blade technique, movement technique, and Guiding Technique, and that his physical fitness had reached the beginner general level.
This made Zhou Ze complain for a while. It's one thing for the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade cultivation to be fast, but why is his physical fitness improving so quickly too?
The next moment, Zhou Ze found the reason. It was because of the Guiding Technique. Luo Feng was very obedient and had been following the path of combining blade technique, movement technique, and Guiding Technique as he said. Every time he swung his blade, he was operating the Guiding Technique. Coupled with his frantic fighting every day, which consumed a lot, the Cosmos energy he absorbed every day was much more than others. It was normal to have this progress.
"This progress is too fast. No, I can't save money anymore. I have to spend money to buy the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Sixth Level." Zhou Ze gritted his teeth and placed the order.
His comprehension was relatively good. Although his basic punching power was only intermediate general level, the punching power he unleashed was stronger than that of a high-level general. Coupled with the path of combining the three, ordinary high-level general-level monsters were no match for him.
He could still afford tens of billions of currency if he gritted his teeth.
"If I had known this, I should have collected more monster materials." Zhou Ze was a little helpless. At that time, in order to break through, he frantically killed monsters. In order to save time, he basically didn't cut materials much. He didn't know how much high-level general-level material he wasted.
"Damn it, if it really doesn't work, I'll just go hunting in the wilderness area. Anyway, my strength is strong enough now. Killing some general-level monsters will earn me money..." Zhou Ze was speechless. He originally wanted to lie flat after taking a disciple, but he was forced to improve.
There was nothing he could do. It was too awkward to be unable to answer his disciple's questions.
After another period of time, Luo Feng called again to say that he had mastered the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Second Level and was starting to learn the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Third Level, which made Zhou Ze feel pressure again.
"Should I just lie flat? This is just the beginning. When he enters the Elite Training Camp later, how can I teach him? Not to mention that he will become an invincible War God and receive Huyan Bo's inheritance in no time..."
"Damn, let's just give up, give up. Speaking of which, I originally wanted to give up..."
"It's not embarrassing for the disciple to be stronger than the master..."
Although he said that, Zhou Ze still didn't refund the money. He waited for the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Sixth Level secret manual to arrive and began to learn the Sixth Level.
What Zhou Ze didn't know was that he had already aroused Zhuge Tao's great interest.
In the supervisor's office at the Limit Martial Hall Headquarters, Zhuge Tao was reviewing the passing rate of the quasi-martial artist assessments in Yangzhou City this month. Not only that, but he had also specifically requested detailed information on the advanced students at the Limit Martial Hall branch in Yian District.
"Amazing, miraculous. How did he do it?"
As one of the four major supervisors of Jiangnan Base City, he had seen too many geniuses rise, but this was the first time he had seen someone with such amazing teaching talent.
Zhuge Tao, who had always attached great importance to geniuses, became completely interested in Zhou Ze. And as the supervisor of the Limit Martial Hall, he had access to a lot of information from above.
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"Not simple, this Zhou Ze is really not simple!" Zhuge Tao was a little flustered: "I didn't expect Luo Feng to be his disciple!"
Before passing the martial artist assessment, he already possessed intent-level blade technique and subtle-level movement technique. If it were before, he would definitely think it was because of Luo Feng's own high talent, but now it seems that in addition to Luo Feng's own talent being indeed good, the guidance of his Teacher Zhou Ze is absolutely not to be underestimated!