Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 196: Guards? Personal Guards?
Jiang Xuan tiptoed to his own mat and sat down on the somewhat stiff mat.

Sitting cross-legged, Jiang Xuan closed his eyes and began to review and rehearse some key scenes of this martial arts performance.

According to his idea, he should not only practice the matches he participated in, but also practice some offensive and defensive techniques worth learning from the matches he watched.

Two hours later, Jiang Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

After two hours of practice, although I felt extremely tired, the practice did bring me a lot of benefits.

During the two hours of practice just now, Jiang Xuan boldly rehearsed the half of Gao Rubang's competition that he watched.

Substituting his current strength and attack methods, of course, Wu Xi, Yan Xing and Jing Tie Jia were all substituted, Jiang Xuan conducted a drill with Gao Rubang.

During the drill, after a tough fight, Jiang Xuan was defeated. However, Jiang Xuan was relieved that although Gao Rubang won, it was only a pyrrhic victory.

"You're back." Mr. Sha's voice sounded beside the coffee table.

Jiang Xuan turned around and saw that Mr. Sha had also woken up.

"I'm back." Jiang Xuan stood up, walked to the coffee table, and sat opposite Mr. Sha.

When Elder Sha saw Jiang Xuan sitting opposite him, he took a look and said, "It seems that this Burning Marrow Pill is quite effective. He has successfully achieved a breakthrough."

"Did you know that I would break through?" Jiang Xuan asked.

"I know. How can a Heavenly Rank Eighth Level warrior not achieve a breakthrough after taking a Burning Marrow Pill? Not to mention the Heavenly Rank Eighth Level, even high-level Heavenly Rank warriors like the Seventh and Sixth Levels have the potential to break through to the Ninth Level, the pinnacle, after taking a Burning Marrow Pill."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuan naturally had doubts again, even a hint of confusion.

"If that's the case, since I'm going to take the Burning Marrow Pill, why didn't you let me take it earlier? Wouldn't that help me reach the peak faster?"

Jiang Xuan suddenly thought of something, and instantly acted as if he had lost a lot of money. He said, "If I had planned it properly, maybe I could have saved that muscle strengthening powder!"

"Haha, kid, I haven't seen you so serious in your practice, but you are so calculating when it comes to money." After hearing this, Mr. Sha laughed.

Jiang Xuan was helpless and just touched his head.

"This Burning Marrow Pill is far more precious than the Strengthening Tendon Powder. Besides its healing and restorative properties, its greater function is to cleanse the marrow and refine the body, greatly increasing a warrior's physical strength."

"My original plan was to wait until you reached the peak of the Heavenly Stage before arranging for you to take the pill, but plans can't keep up with changes. I didn't expect that you would encounter a powerful opponent like Chi Yunfeng in the first few rounds."

"So, letting me take the Burning Marrow Pill during the Five States Martial Arts Show was something outside of your plan?" Jiang Xuan asked.

"That's it."

"Is that so? What do you mean?"

"Whether it was unexpected or planned, it's hard to say. However, taking that Burning Marrow Pill before breaking through to the peak of the Heavenly Rank seems to have had a significant effect."

"The Burning Marrow Pill can greatly increase a warrior's physical strength. This was just mentioned. However, many people often overlook another characteristic of the Burning Marrow Pill."

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan instantly became interested and listened attentively.

"The Burning Marrow Pill seems to be intended to increase the upper limit of a warrior's physical strength. Therefore, when a warrior feels restricted, the effect of the Burning Marrow Pill will be enhanced, trying to use it to break through the restrictions by increasing physical strength." Old Sha said with a dry mouth. He picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and continued talking.

"Therefore, if you want to improve the effect of the Burning Marrow Pill, you must increase the restrictions on warriors. For warriors, the way to increase the restrictions is to fight with warriors of similar or slightly stronger strength."

"So, this Five States Martial Arts Show is a great opportunity?" Jiang Xuan said in surprise.

"Indeed. The Five States Martial Arts Competition is held irregularly by the Five States. Each competition brings together the best warriors from each state, which creates conditions for enhancing the effectiveness of the Burning Marrow Pill."

After hearing this, Jiang Xuan felt that the effect of the Burning Marrow Pill was indeed magical.

After Mr. Sha’s explanation, Jiang Xuan also understood the reason for his breakthrough in the battle with Chi Yunren.

Although Jiang Xuan and Chi Yunfeng had fought to a draw in the previous battle, they were still greatly restricted.

However, the restrictions in the battle with Chi Yunfeng are much smaller than those in the battle between Jiang Xuan and Chi Yunren.

Because compared to Chi Yunfeng, the oppressive feeling created by Chi Yunren in the battle with Jiang Xuan was much stronger.

"Mr. Sha, there is something I need to discuss with you." Some of his questions about the Burning Marrow Pill were explained, and Jiang Xuan also asked about another important matter that was weighing on his mind.

"Are you going back to Yingzhou City?" asked Mr. Sha.

During the days when the Five States Martial Arts Competition was going on, although Old Sha had not gone to the martial arts field to watch Jiang Xuan's competition, based on past experience, he still had a certain estimate of the rewards for the Heavenly Grade Group.

What's more, on the day he arrived at Mi Cui Peak to register, he knew the rewards for the Heavenly Stage Group of the Five States Martial Arts Competition.

Given the current situation, even if Jiang Xuan didn't say it, Old Sha knew that he should have won the first place in the Heavenly Class Group.

According to the rewards of the Heavenly Grade Group, Jiang Xuan not only obtained another bottle of Strengthening Muscle Powder, but he could also become a core disciple of Yingzhou Martial Arts School and a personal guard of the Yingzhou City Lord's Mansion.

In the beginning, Jiang Xuan's decision to participate in the Five States Martial Arts Show was probably due to these very tempting rewards.

"Whether we should return to Yingzhou now still requires your consent. After all, we have an agreement, and I am still your bodyguard."

"If you disagree, I must immediately accompany you to the Qixi Desert. Even if that means giving up my qualification to be a personal guard of the Yingzhou City Lord's Mansion, it is understandable."

Jiang Xuan said this, but he also thought so in his heart.

Old Sha was unaware of his father Jiang Yuan's identity as a warrior, and he also didn't understand the real reason why Jiang Xuan hid his identity.

Under such circumstances, Old Sha still got a document from Fuzhou for Jiang Xuan and disguised Jiang Xuan. It was thanks to Old Sha's help that Jiang Xuan was able to win the first place in the Tianjie group of the Five States Martial Arts Competition without revealing his identity.

It can be said that without the help of Mr. Sha, Jiang Xuan would never be able to do this.

According to Jiang Xuan's idea, it would be best if Mr. Sha allowed him to report to Yingzhou City Lord's Mansion immediately.

If Mr. Sha insisted that he follow him to the Qixi Desert, he could also go with Mr. Sha to explore the desert and complete the task of picking shalan fruits assigned by his father Jiang Yuan.

At this moment, Jiang Xuan's eyes were firm as he looked closely at Sha Lao, waiting for Sha Lao's reply.

(End of this chapter)