Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 31 Yang Jin Dan (asking for monthly ticket)
Isn't it worth voting for such a hard-working little toad?
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Seven or eight days passed, and Zhang Qingxi still had not come out of seclusion, but Sun Yanwan had already mastered the twenty-four moves of the Golden Tendon and Jade Bone Fist. Even though Zhang Yuanqiao was a grandmaster, he was stunned with astonishment and became doubly grateful to Miao Youxiu.

Accepting such a disciple will surely bring glory to the family, and may even be the foundation for the family to stand firm for decades to come.

Of course, Sun Yanwan only mastered the method of tempering the twenty-four meridians, which can only be regarded as "entry level". If he wants to temper each meridian step by step to perfection, it will take several years of hard work.

This is the characteristic of external martial arts. There will be rewards for every effort you put in. However, if you want to cultivate to perfection, even a genius will have to spend time and effort. It cannot be achieved overnight.

When Sun Yanwan traveled through time, he was just an eleven or twelve-year-old boy with about the same strength as an ordinary boy. Later, he followed Miao Youxiu and learned the Hunyuan桩功, which helped him develop internal strength. This meant that he was agile and had a vigorous step, but his strength was still inferior to that of an ordinary strong man.

However, every time he mastered a set of Golden Sinew and Jade Bone Fist and developed a "meridian muscle", his strength would increase by three to five kilograms. After he mastered all twenty-four sets of Golden Sinew and Jade Bone Fist, although he was only at the beginning and still far from mastery, his strength increased to two to three hundred kilograms, stronger than that of an ordinary strong man. With one palm strike, he could at least smash three to five bricks, which made him considered a ninth-grade external martial artist.

The Golden Tendon and Jade Bone Fist was mastered, and the practice of the Ziwu Sutra was not very obvious. However, the practice of the Hunyuan Posture suddenly became much easier. Several types of stances that were originally quite difficult to practice became easy, and some postures that were originally difficult to figure out suddenly became fast and good.

He devoted himself to practicing martial arts every day, and the days passed by extra quickly. In the blink of an eye, several days had passed, and the eldest brother Zhang Qingxi came out of seclusion.

After Zhang Qingxi came out of confinement, he made an appointment with Sun Yanwan to go to the back mountain to take a bath.

The pit that draws water from the stream in the back mountain has been renovated. It has been paved with bluestone to make it look like a spring pool and covered with a roof. At Sun Yanwan's suggestion, a fire pit has been dug nearby, and bamboo tubes can be used to let the smoke in to heat the pool.

Of course, there was no need to do it myself. Lin Jing and Zhang Fan'er, the two little ones, lit a fire nearby and blew away the smoke. The two brothers soaked comfortably in the pool, feeling the gradually rising water temperature. Zhang Qingxi rubbed the dirt off his body and suddenly said, "There's something I've wanted to do for a long time, but I haven't mastered martial arts yet, so I gave up for now. This time, thanks to my second junior brother, I've practiced the Golden Tendon and Jade Bone Fist to perfection, and my martial arts have made another breakthrough. Now I can go."

Sun Yanwan was surprised and asked, "Big Brother, are you leaving?"

"But I don't know what it is? When will you be back? Should I tell the teacher?"

Zhang Qingxi smiled and said, "It's a family matter. The teacher knew about it a long time ago. I'll be gone for about three to five months, and no longer than half a year. I'll be back naturally when it's over."

"I called my junior brother here because I have something to tell you."

Zhang Qingxi said calmly, "Our Songyang Sect holds a Seven Clans Martial Arts Competition every year, and the date is approaching."

"I have to go take care of this matter, so I can't participate in the Seven Clans Martial Arts Competition. Our teacher only accepted two disciples, so I have to go."

Sun Yanwan was taken aback and said, "There are hundreds of disciples in the Songyang Sect, and many of them, even those of the third generation, have been practicing martial arts for twenty or thirty years. I've only been practicing martial arts for seven or eight months. How can I participate in such a competition? Who can I be their opponent?"

Zhang Qingxi smiled and said, "Junior brother, don't be too modest. Although your martial arts skills are not as good as those of your peers who have practiced martial arts for more than ten years, there are still not many people of the same age who can defeat you, even if they have practiced martial arts for a few more years."

"Of course, our Songyang Sect's Seven Clans Martial Arts Competition doesn't allow all disciples of the same generation to compete. Anyone in the A-group can participate, while the B-group must have practiced martial arts for no more than ten years, and the C-group is required to have practiced martial arts for no more than five years."

"You can just join Group C."

Sun Yanwan was about to refuse when she heard Zhang Qingxi say, "This year, each of the three winning teams will be awarded a Yangjin Dan. This elixir is a secret of the Songyang Sect. We haven't even made a few of them, but one is worth five years of meditation and hard training." "I've seen you practice martial arts with a fierce demeanor. I think you have some unspeakable secret and are desperate to achieve success. This Yangjin Dan is very important to you."

Sun Yanwan was born in the modern society and was used to working too hard. He didn't really have any good reason to practice martial arts to achieve certain results as quickly as possible, but Zhang Qingxi's words made his heart beat faster. One Yangjindan pill could be equivalent to five years of internal strength. What kind of local cheat was this?

Anyone who can win the championship in the Seven Clans Martial Arts Competition must be an outstanding martial artist. With the help of this Yang Jin Dan, his internal strength will be enhanced by five years. Doesn't it mean that he will never be able to catch up with the champions of Groups A, B, and C in this lifetime?

Although Sun Yanwan was tempted, she couldn't help but ask, "Why don't the teachers take such an important pill themselves?"

Zhang Qingxi smiled and said, "Several of my senior uncles and aunts have already eaten it, and our teacher has also swallowed one. This pill is only effective the first time you take it. After taking one, the effect will be greatly reduced if you take it again."

"Originally, the teachers and elders agreed to bestow this upon the most talented individuals in our sect. However, since the Yang Golden Pill was refined, there are only a handful of outstanding young people in our sect. After bestowing a few pills, only three remain."

Sun Yanwan nodded repeatedly. The Songyang Sect's method of distributing pills was considered extremely legitimate. He then asked, "Why didn't they wait for a talented disciple this time, but instead held a martial arts competition to seize the pills?"

Zhang Qingxi smiled and said, "Every elixir in the world has an expiration date. It's been nearly ten years since the Yangjin Pill was refined. If I don't give it to you soon, I'm afraid it will lose its effectiveness."

"Rather than waiting for it to become ineffective, it is better to select disciples and bestow it upon them."

"Our Songyang Sect has been established for a hundred years, and we've only collected three furnaces of spiritual medicine to refine these dozen Yangjin Pills. After this, it will take many years to refine the pills again. In any case, it's impossible to do it within ten years. Even after twenty or thirty years, it's still unknown whether we can gather all the spiritual medicines."

"So you must seize this opportunity."

Although Sun Yanwan was fascinated by what he heard, he still said modestly, "Senior brother needs this pill more than I do."

Zhang Qingxi smiled and said, "I am considered one of the most outstanding people in our sect. I was already given a Yangjin Pill by my teachers, so I don't need to take a second one."

Sun Yanwan thought to himself, "I was not paying attention and was filled with a cup by the eldest brother again."

Zhang Qingxi said, "I just happened to be on some business and will be passing by our Songyang headquarters. When the time comes, tell my teacher, I will take you to Songyang Mountain to see the scenery of our Songyang sect's Taoist temple."

Zhang Qingxi thought to himself, "I won't suffer any loss if I follow Senior Brother."

He immediately replied, "In that case, I will obey your orders at any time."

The two of them took a comfortable hot bath. Although the quality of this artificial hot spring was average, it was extremely comfortable in such a mountain retreat.

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