Martial Arts and Longevity: Starting from the Spiritual Beast Picture

Chapter 178

"Okay, I'll tell you!"

Xiang Bao was silent for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Actually, as long as you enter the inner courtyard, you will naturally know about this matter, and this is not considered a leak."

"In case you can't break through the blood realm, and can't enter the inner courtyard, you must rot this matter in your stomach!"

Hearing his solemn words, Zhao Lin said in a deep voice, "Brother Xiang, don't worry."

Xiang Bao pointed to the practice room, "Let's talk inside."

The two walked into the practice room and closed the door.

Xiang Bao pondered for a while, and asked Zhao Lin a question: "Our Yanzhou is located in the frontier, only a hundred miles away from Heishuiyu in the north. You should have heard that Heishuiyu is the territory of Wushu people."

"Why do you say that the two sides have not fought?"

Zhao Lin made a gesture of listening attentively, "I don't know, I have thought about this problem a long time ago."

Xiang Bao chuckled twice, "Our Central Plains is vast and rich in land and resources. Do you think those alien races are jealous?"

"To tell you the truth, before the establishment of the Great Viet Dynasty, we fought every day, every month. We fought not only with the north, but also with the northwest, southwest, and southeast!"

Zhao Lin nodded secretly, thinking that this was in line with his previous cognition.

"This matter has to start more than 900 years ago."

Xiang Bao stroked his chin and said, "At that time, martial arts were not flourishing, and those with the highest cultivation were only in the Qi state..."

Zhao Lin was surprised: "You said that 900 years ago, the highest state of martial arts was the Qi state, and there was no blood state and Yuan state?"

Xiang Bao chuckled, "Yes, I was the same as you when I first heard about it. But don't interrupt, just listen to me."

Zhao Lin raised his hand in apology and signaled him to continue.

Xiang Bao waved his hand, and continued unhurriedly: "It is the army that fights the war, and the combat power of the army is attributed to the soldiers."

"That's why the army favors martial arts, and those with high military strength serve as captains or even generals."

"However, personal force cannot control the situation of a battle, especially in large-scale battles. The legendary enemy of ten thousand people is just a legend. In fact, there is no such thing as an enemy of a hundred people."

"No matter how powerful the force is, if you throw it into the battlefield, you won't even be able to turn over a wave."

Zhao Lin nodded while listening, feeling that there will be a turning point here.

Sure enough, Xiang Bao changed the subject: "In a certain year, there was something extra in the sky and earth. This thing can't be seen or touched, but many warriors with perfect aura can feel a burst of vitality! "

"It's vitality."

"These warriors began to try to use their vitality to cultivate, and a few of them broke through to an unprecedented realm: the blood realm!"

"At that time, those who were able to break through to the blood realm were all highly talented and intelligent people. Naturally, they would ponder how to cultivate next. They began to study martial arts, and gradually expanded the realm of martial arts to Yuan realm and Xiantian."

"Even some beasts have absorbed the vitality of the world and turned into strange beasts."

Zhao Lin was so shocked that he couldn't speak out.

Is this reiki recovery?
No, you can only practice martial arts, it might be more appropriate to call it recovery.

Xiang Bao continued: "Over the next 100 years, there will be more and more warriors in the Blood Realm and Yuan Realm."

"This is terrible! Think about it, warriors at the blood level are much more powerful than warriors at the gas level. On the battlefield, it is not impossible to take the head of a general from among thousands of troops."

"As for Yuan Realm warriors, that's not to mention. Hundreds of soldiers can be killed easily, and soldiers with more than a thousand soldiers may be no match for them head-on."

"But Yuan Realm warriors are not fools. If you can't beat them, you can walk. If you slow down and continue to kill, who can stand it?"

"At the beginning of the founding of Dayue, something happened: At that time, Zhu Zhenguo in the north sent [-] armored cavalry to attack the border of Dayue."

Xiang Bao said and stretched out two fingers, "Two! Our Da Yue only sent two Yuan Realm warriors. It took one night to kill the three thousand cavalry and almost wiped out the entire army. Only a dozen or so escaped alive."

"You've come to this point, is it still useful to have an army?"

"useless."

Zhao Lin suddenly had the feeling of seeing the sun behind the clouds, and he solved a long-standing question in his heart: why did not see many garrisons in such an important town as Yanzhou.

"I see, what will the martial arts competition be?"

Xiang Bao didn't answer, but instead asked, "What do you say the war is for?"

Zhao Lin thought for a while and said, "Money, food, land, and population."

"Brilliant!"

Xiang Bao clapped his hands and said, "That's right. Although the army is useless, these things still have to be fought, so all sides are still fighting."

"Because Yuan Realm warriors are too domineering, they can directly kill the king of a country. In the first few hundred years, the countries around Da Yue killed countless kings, and even more generals died."

"Of course, our emperor of Dai Viet was also assassinated several times."

Zhao Lin felt emotional in his heart, and felt that Yuanjing warriors were a bit nuclear.

Xiang Bao spoke dryly, took out the water bag on his waist and drank a couple of sips, and then said: "All countries see that this is not good. In the past, those who died in wars were low-level soldiers, and they don't feel sorry for how many deaths."

"When a war starts now, the emperor, the commander, and the general will all die. No one can bear it, so a court meeting is held!"

"What is a court meeting? The meeting between the monarch and his ministers is the court meeting. Our Da Yue is located in the Central Plains, with rich resources, natural treasures, outstanding people and outstanding talents. Naturally, we are the king, and the surrounding countries are the ministers."

"The parties gathered to discuss and agreed that there will be no wars or assassinations in the future. Whenever there is a dispute, the strongest warriors will be sent directly to fight."

"Who wins: the money, the land, the people, the loser obediently admits."

"Since then, there have been very few wars, and it has become a competition of top warriors."

"At the beginning, the competition was only between two or three neighboring countries. Later, it became more frequent. The countries discussed again and decided that every three years, all countries would gather together for a big competition."

Xiang Bao paused, then looked at Zhao Lin, "This is the origin of the martial arts competition."

"I see!"

Zhao Lin knew it in his heart.

Things have evolved like this, which sounds reasonable, so he smiled and said: "This is good, at least you don't have to fight to the death, so the martial arts competition will be a competition between Yuanjing warriors from various countries?"

Xiang Bao said: "Things are not that simple."

Zhao Lin was puzzled, "How to say?"

Xiang Bao chuckled, "The warriors in the Yuan Realm are powerful, and the results of fighting with each other with all their strength are also extremely tragic. After a fight, they will either die or be injured."

"We must know that today is different from the past. Warriors have broken through the shackles, their strength has greatly increased, and their status has naturally been respected. They are no longer court dogs or powerful minions."

"Especially the warriors of the Yuan Realm, who have already achieved great success and fame, and their status can be compared with princes, why should they work hard for you? Isn't it good to live a happy life?"

Zhao Lin thought that this was indeed the truth. Every time Zhengyi slaughtered more dogs, he would lose the will to fight when he had status, not to mention the risk of death.

It can be said that warriors who can cultivate to the Yuan state have exhausted untold hardships and experienced all kinds of hardships, and they cannot be dismissed simply by saying that they are beneficial to the country and the people.

Thinking of this, he asked, "Then what happened next?"

(End of this chapter)