Chapter 31 Things are different now The autumn breeze brings a hint of coolness to the air which has been increasingly dry recently. It was another morning. Li Dingguo got up early as usual. After washing up, he and Ai Nengqi walked along the exquisite corridor of the inner courtyard towards the courtyard in front. Along the way, he looked at the plants in the yard with a heavy look in his eyes. Since he traveled through time and space and was reborn, not a drop of rain has fallen. It is only early autumn now, and the various plants and flowers in the inner courtyard garden, which are not taken care of, have mostly turned yellow, and some have even died. One can guess how serious the drought situation is in this vast area in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty! Even the water level in the old well where I fetch water every day for washing has dropped a little. This is the situation in Dingbian County, which is close to the Wuding River, not to mention the vast areas far away from rivers and mountains. Li Dingguo guessed without even having to think about it that those places must have become a living hell! The problem was that corruption was becoming more and more rampant at all levels of government, while taxes and levies were becoming increasingly heavy. This year's autumn harvest is destined to be a total failure in many places across the three northwestern provinces. How can ordinary people afford the government's repeated exploitation? "Hey!" "What's the point of thinking too much?"
Li Dingguo shook his head and sighed secretly, "The date when the government's army coming to encircle and suppress us will arrive here is getting closer and closer." "First, let yourself get through this disaster and save your life." Half a month had passed since he became a warrior. During this period, because he had no shortage of training resources and his own outstanding talent, he practiced martial arts skills and techniques day and night and learned various cultural knowledge. He is now a completely different person. "Host: Li Dingguo Age: 10 Realm: Peak of the late stage of the first level of physical training (Qi and blood have broken through the limit three times)" Constitution: 30 (Physique includes comprehensive physical attributes such as strength, speed, agility, etc.) Spirit: 10 Talents: Natural Power + (Intermediate), Affinity with Spiritual Beasts + (Elementary), Photographic Memory (Cannot be upgraded) Skills: Tiger Roar Fist+(mastery), Horsemanship+(minor mastery), Archery+(mastery), Thunder Spear+(mastery), Medicine+(mastery), Stealth+(great mastery), Breath Control+(great mastery) Skill: Zhou Tian Xing Chen Zhen Jing+ (Proficient) Luck: 15 (If the luck value is zero, you will suffer misfortune) Star Fate: Po Jun (Not yet activated)" His current attribute panel has undergone tremendous changes. Because his own martial arts skills improved by leaps and bounds and he was only one step away from breaking through to the second level of martial arts, his various attribute values increased greatly, and the skills and techniques he cultivated were improved by at least two levels. In particular, the art of concealment and breath-holding, which he had been practicing diligently, had already reached the highest level. This will allow him to boldly break through his cultivation level in the future without having to worry about outsiders discovering his true state of cultivation through changes in his blood and energy. During his practice of the first level of physical training, every time he broke through a small realm, he gained a breakthrough in Qi and blood, and a hair removal and marrow cleansing. Now he has reached an astonishing 30 points of physical attributes. Even his own mental strength has passively doubled to reach ten points until today. The most gratifying aspect was his luck. He had originally thought that his luck value would be difficult to increase naturally, but it also increased by three points. Although compared with Zhang Xianzhong, he was still a small shrimp that could not withstand a single blow, but because of Li Dingguo's skills and talent bonus, the general leaders of the second-level martial arts rebels were no longer his opponents. Ai Nengqi, who was walking beside Li Dingguo, had just broken through to the late first level of martial arts yesterday and was in high spirits. Yesterday afternoon, after seeing Ai Nengqi's breakthrough, Li Dingguo followed closely behind, releasing his hidden blood and aura, displaying the same aura of cultivation as someone who had just broken through to the late first level of martial arts. Because Li Dingguo's true mental power is much stronger than Ai Nengqi's, the progress of each of the various skills he practiced is at least one level higher than Ai Nengqi.
Even if he didn't rely on the suppression of his cultivation level, with the same cultivation level, he could easily defeat Ai Nengqi within ten moves. Even if there were eight or ten ordinary rebel soldiers, they would not be a match for Li Dingguo. There were only a dozen or so rebel leaders who were at the second and third levels of martial arts. Even in a one-on-one fight, Li Dingguo knew that he could not beat them. Especially the several big leaders of the rebel army can easily crush the current Li Dingguo. The two sides are not opponents of the same level. There is no way. The gap between each major realm in martial arts is so huge that it is difficult to challenge a higher level martial artist even among martial artists in the Body Refining Realm. Although Li Dingguo should be able to defeat those ordinary second-level martial arts leaders and old camp soldiers in a one-on-one fight among the rebel army, he will definitely not be able to defeat a second-level martial arts genius. He looked behind him again and saw Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier, who were somewhat depressed and walking quickly and silently towards the courtyard ahead with the other twelve young men. Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier had good luck and talent. When they broke through to the middle stage of the first level of martial arts, they also achieved a breakthrough in their qi and blood, and a hair removal and marrow cleansing. But at that time, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi were two days ahead of them and had already broken through to the middle stage of the first level of martial arts. They also achieved the breakthrough of qi and blood, and the removal of hair and cleansing of marrow. When they were trying their best to catch up and were about to catch up with the other party's cultivation level, Ai Nengqi and Li Dingguo once again took the lead and broke through to the late first level of martial arts yesterday, and also achieved the breakthrough of qi and blood, and the cleansing of hair and marrow. These successive blows almost made Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier become autistic! If they knew that Li Dingguo had quietly broken through to the late first level of warrior a few days ago, they would probably be so devastated that they would doubt their lives! Fortunately, Li Dingguo's concealment and breath-holding techniques had been practiced with all his might, and he had already broken through to the great perfection realm a few days ago. As a result, no one, including Zhang Xianzhong, knew his true level of cultivation, thus avoiding great trouble. As for the other twelve talented young men behind him, they had broken through to the early first level of martial arts at least two or three days earlier than the half-month deadline and officially became warriors. After breaking through and becoming warriors, they trained hard for nearly ten days. Among these twelve talented young men, the one with the highest cultivation had reached the peak of the early first level of martial arts and was only one step away from the middle level. They finally lived up to Zhang Xianzhong's expectations and did not waste the huge amount of cultivation resources and effort he invested, and achieved a result that everyone was satisfied with. But no matter what, Ai Nengqi and Li Dingguo, who are now walking at the front of the team, have left them far behind. If nothing unexpected happens, they will never have the possibility of catching up in this lifetime. This is why the atmosphere in this team of talented youngsters is a bit depressing right now. There is no way. There will always be a gap between people and between geniuses, let alone the kind of comparison that makes you sigh. (End of this chapter)
