blogombal Chapter 4: Valley of Flowers
Chapter 4: Valley of Flowers
The old rascal stared at Qian Jin, unsure whether the other was stupid or clever.
If he's smart, what he just taught the other person were all basic martial arts of the Quanzhen Sect. It's not that they could learn them in one go, but they should have mastered them by the second time.
But if you call him stupid, he said he had fully understood everything on the third try.
Is this correct?
He clearly didn't point out many of the subtle changes, so how could the other person have grasped them all?
So he said:
"You say you've grasped everything? I don't believe you."
"Alright, demonstrate it to me first. If you truly master it, then I'll teach you a superior martial art."
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin immediately picked up a tree branch from the ground and began to practice the Quanzhen Sword Technique.
The old man blinked, becoming increasingly alarmed as he looked.
Because when Qian Jin performed this set of Quanzhen sword techniques, apart from looking very unfamiliar, there was almost nothing wrong with it.
If the speed could be increased tenfold, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the opponent was a master of the Quanzhen Sword Technique.
This kid is really strange.
However, it was quite fun.
After Qian Jin finished performing a set of Quanzhen sword techniques, he began to use Haotian Palm, and still, there was nothing wrong with it.
However, when he used the Golden Goose Skill, it looked somewhat comical.
Because he can't jump at all, he looks a bit like a vaulting monkey.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Upon seeing this, the old rascal immediately clutched his stomach and burst into laughter.
Seeing the old man's laughter growing more and more exaggerated, Qian Jin stopped practicing, walked to a stool to the side, sat down, and said:
"What are you laughing at? I'm just a beginner now. Once I've practiced for a while, jumping three or five meters won't be a problem."
"Huh? Then I won't laugh anymore, hahahaha."
The old rascal came over when he heard this. Although he couldn't help but laugh out loud just now, he had to admit that apart from being a little comical, Qian Jin's Golden Goose Skill was really flawless.
In other words, the other party had truly mastered all of these martial arts techniques.
"Hehe, I thought you were as stupid as my sworn brother! But I didn't expect you to actually have some skills."
"You're learning my Quanzhen Sect's martial arts much faster than when I taught Xiao Qizi. Impressive!"
"Your praise is useless. Quickly teach me the superior martial arts you promised me earlier."
"Alright, alright, when has this old rascal ever cheated?"
However, my Quanzhen martial arts emphasize gradual progress. Since you haven't mastered the basic skills yet, teaching you advanced martial arts directly would only harm you.
Alright then, I, the Old Rascal, also have a unique skill called the Empty Fist, which I'll teach you as well.
However, let me make this clear beforehand: I will only teach you these 72 styles of the Empty Fist three times. How much you understand after those three times depends on your own ability.
Seeing the old man's shifty eyes, Qian Jin had no idea what kind of scheme the other party was up to.
The Empty Fist is a superior martial art created by the Old Rascal himself, so he must have known that he couldn't possibly master this fist technique by only learning it three times.
Unfortunately.
Under normal circumstances, he would not be able to learn it, but he has a cheat code.
So after three times, Qian Jin's panel had another martial arts skill added.
Empty Fist (Newcomer): 0%
Having learned so many martial arts skills in one go, all that's left is to keep practicing.
……
Spring has passed and winter has come; two years have gone by in the blink of an eye.
In the past two years, apart from playing with the old rascal, Qian Jin spent all his other time diligently practicing the martial arts of the Quanzhen Sect.
Taizu Changquan (Comprehensive Understanding): 37%
Ambidextrous (Outstanding): 66%
Complete True Mind Method (Entering the Inner Chamber): 1%
Quanzhen Swordplay (Advanced Level): 1%
Haotian Palm (Mastery): 76%
Jin Yan Gong (Comprehensive Understanding): 43%
Empty Fist (Mastery): 82%
Nine Yin Manual (Entering a Better State): 46%
Of these eight martial arts, Qian Jin practiced the Ambidextrous Fighting technique the most, thus reaching the seventh level and standing out from the crowd.
Haotian Palm and Golden Goose Skill are next, representing the sixth level, where they are fully integrated.
The Quanzhen True Heart Method and Quanzhen Sword Method belong to the fifth level, representing the entry into the inner sanctum.
It is worth mentioning that after Taizu Changquan broke through to the sixth level of Haotian Palm, it began to make new breakthroughs and has now reached the sixth level of mastery.
Although Qian Jin had learned the Kongming Fist from the very beginning, progress in this fist technique was extremely slow. Even though he had been diligently practicing, he had only reached the fifth level of mastery.
As for the Nine Yin Manual, Qian Jin obtained it by pestering the Old Urchin after he had cultivated the Quanzhen Heart Sutra to the fifth level and entered the inner sanctum. He traded it for a modified version of military chess.
He has only cultivated to the fourth realm so far, but is gradually improving.
Although, according to the Old Urchin, Qian Jin's current martial arts skills already make him a first-rate master in the martial arts world, Qian Jin is still somewhat dissatisfied.
His goal is to learn all the top martial arts techniques in the world.
Especially after he achieved some success in martial arts, the old rascal spent more and more time playing with him, which indirectly led to Qian Jin's progress becoming slower and slower.
This can't go on. He has already mastered almost all of the Old Urchin's martial arts. If he wants to become one of the top masters in the martial arts world, all he needs is time.
Moreover, his future goals include the stars and the sea; he can't just play with this old rascal forever!
Therefore, we must find a way to properly settle the old rascal.
In this day and age, Ying Gu is probably the only person who would be willing to play with the old rascal forever!
We still need to find a way to resolve the feud between the Old Rascal, Ying Gu, and Emperor Duan.
Back then, Yang Guo, along with Guo Xiang, used the Ecstasy Palm technique and the story of the Old Urchin's son to settle the grudges between the Old Urchin and the two of them.
However, it would be somewhat inappropriate for him to directly mention his son to the old man now.
After all, he had never met Ying Gu and Emperor Duan, so he couldn't possibly know about his son.
After much thought, Qian Jin decided that he should wait until he met Ying Gu before making a final decision.
So in the days that followed, Qian Jin deliberately led the old rascal toward the direction of Black Dragon Pool.
On this day, the two arrived at a lush valley, where flowers were in full bloom, some red, some purple, some white, and some yellow.
Qian Jin knew that this must be Hundred Flowers Valley.
Upon seeing this, the old rascal immediately skipped and hopped inside.
"Haha, this place is great! Little Qianzi, let's build a little hut here and stay for a few days before we leave!"
Qian Jin nodded upon hearing this.
He thought to himself that this Valley of a Hundred Flowers was indeed the place where the Old Rascal later lived in seclusion; he seemed to have fallen in love with it as soon as he arrived.
Moreover, even if the old rascal didn't say anything, he was planning to stay here for a while before figuring out how to visit Ying Gu at Black Dragon Pool!