Chapter 109: Chapter 88: The Difficulty of Revenge
Translator: 549690339
After leaving the Taoist temple and finishing a month of learning,
arriving in the vast mountains, Lu Yuan instantly regained the carefreeness of being a Hunter, and couldn’t help but let out a long roar in the mountains, feeling extremely joyful.
In the excitement, he hunted several rabbits in the mountains, and then carried his spoils, heading to the county town.
It took him half an hour to return to the town.
Entering Sun Residence, he handed the rabbits to Auntie Chun and asked her to cook them well. After lunch, Lu Yuan went to find his apprentice.
Having not seen him for more than a month, Zhou Qing’s body had recovered very well, not only able to walk but even capable of running slightly.
According to Old Doctor Li, who was changing his medicine: “In another ten days or so, with some nourishment, he can be restored to full health and be bouncing around.”
Hearing this, Lu Yuan was overjoyed, and immediately rewarded Old Doctor Li with 5 silver tales, making the latter’s beard tremble with happiness.
Haven’t seen his Master for more than a month, Zhou Qing missed him a little.
Lu Yuan chatted with his apprentice for a while, and then, to appease the latter, took out the already transcribed first layer of the Cloud Palm secret book and gave it to his apprentice: “This is the martial art technique I practice, called Cloud Palm; it is considered a second-rate martial art in Jianghu.
This is the first Mental Technique, which you can read and familiarize yourself with in the next few days.
But do not cultivate it, your body is not ready for practicing martial arts yet. If you have any doubts or questions, write them down, and I will come to check and answer them for you in a few days.”
Zhou Qing took the Secret Book and solemnly put it away, excitedly saying,
“Master, don’t worry, I will study hard and not let you down.”
Getting the martial arts secret book he had been wanting made Zhou Qing very happy.
He could finally practice martial arts.
Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but smile.
However, his smile did not last long, it quickly faded, and his expression became somber.
Zhou Qing thought of his father and wife. Their family used to live a peaceful life, treating illnesses and saving lives, doing good deeds, and having no conflicts with the world.
But such a good family met with a sudden disaster.
He hated the unfairness of fate and the rampant evil in the world.
So, that’s why he wanted to learn martial arts.
He wanted to become proficient in martial arts and then look for the Iron Sword Sect, who had killed his family, to seek justice.
He wanted to ask them, why did they harm his family and what did they do wrong?
With this idea in mind, he didn’t give up hope even when he was almost a cripple and accepted treatment with determination.
Now he is more determined to learn martial arts and make himself stronger.
All of this was for justice.
Watching the changes in his apprentice’s expression, how could Lu Yuan not know what he was thinking? He took two steos forward. Datted Zhang Oinc’s shoulder, and said, “Take it slow, don’t think too much. I will teach you well and cultivate you into a first-rate martial artist.”
Zhou Qing nodded firmly, “Yes, Master.”
Seeing his serious appearance, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.
Of course, he would definitely do his best to train his apprentice, after all, the latter was Doctor Zhou’s son, and he had also helped him a lot previously, providing immense benefits.
But the problem is, some things, even if you teach seriously, don’t necessarily have good results.
Although Zhou Qing hadn’t started practicing martial arts yet, even if he was a martial arts genius who could practice twice as much as an ordinary person every day, it would still take him two years to master a meridian and twelve years to master Cloud Palm at the fastest.
All of this still only under the premise that he is a genius.
If his aptitude is mediocre, then it will take twenty years.
Spending twenty years to become a second-rate martial artist in Jianghu is already equivalent to half a person’s life.
But even with a second-rate expert, when dealing with a major sect like the Iron Sword Sect with first-rate masters, it’s hardly worth mentioning.
To seek justice from the Iron Sword Sect, you need to be at least a first-rate master.
To break through the second rate and continue to improve to the first rate, Lu Yuan was not clear about what conditions were needed.
However, since he had obtained the Replenishing Qi Heart Sutra, these conditions became clear.
In Jianghu,
third-rate masters need to cultivate two meridians; second-rate masters need to cultivate six meridians; and first-rate masters need to cultivate twelve main meridians and at least one of the eight extraordinary meridians.
In other words, the difference between a second-rate master and a first-rate master lies in whether they have cultivated one of the eight extraordinary meridians.
The Replenishing Qi Heart Sutra records the internal Qi pathways of the twelve main meridians and four of the eight extraordinary meridians.
Having four of the eight extraordinary meridians’ internal Qi pathways is already considered good enough, and can be ranked among the mid-level first-rate Mental Techniques.
The top-tier first-rate Mental Techniques naturally contain the practice of six of the eight extraordinary meridians, excluding the Ren and Du meridians. However, even the Iron Sword Sect does not have records of such advanced Mental Techniques, and they are only mentioned in the Replenishing Qi Heart Sutra.
The realm above first-rate is called Inborn.
The Inborn realm is already the pinnacle of today’s martial arts world.
For example, Yin Huixuan, the Sect Leader of the Liuyang Sect that once dominated the Southsea, was an Inborn Grandmaster, a martial arts giant standing at the pinnacle of Jianghu, and a powerful figure who dominated a region and stirred up the world.
It can be said that any Inborn Grandmaster can easily dominate a region and disturb the world.
However, such people are extremely rare, mostly cultivated by true top-tier sects.
Even some top-tier sects with lost inheritance may face the embarrassing situation of having no Inborn Grandmaster in the sect.
From this, it can be seen how rare Inborn Grandmasters are.
Above the Inborn Grandmaster is the legendary Grandmaster realm, which has become a legend in the martial arts world. For many years, no one knows where a Grandmaster has appeared.
So, in summary, to break through to the first rate, one needs to cultivate the twelve main meridians and one extraordinary meridian. Only when these thirteen meridians are cultivated can one be considered a first-rate master.
Let’s assume that it takes an ordinary person three to four years to cultivate a meridian. In order to fully cultivate the thirteen meridians, it would take forty to fifty years.
Given Zhou Qing’s age, by the time he reaches the first-rate realm, he will likely be sixty years old.
Faced with a man seeking revenge, the Iron Sword Sect, which has thousands of disciples, will not talk about one-on-one fair duels and martial arts virtues.
They will definitely attack en masse.
A sixty-year-old first-rate master, even with that level of strength, how many people can he fight?
“So Zhou Qing wants to take revenge; it’s difficult! Difficult!”
Lu Yuan said the word ‘difficult’ twice, and then understood something even more profound: “Those Jianghu sects must have their own secret methods for cultivating strong warriors. Like the Divine Blood Variant of the Blood Jade
Centipede, which can shorten the time it takes for a martial artist to practice.
If not, those geniuses would not be able to become first-rate masters or even Inborn Grandmasters in their thirties and forties..”