Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 447 Stone Wall
Zhao He said, "That's strange. Back in the Tree People world, Aiden was still clamoring to kill Zhou Leng. Something must have happened that I don't know about. Do you have any guesses?"

"After much speculation, the most likely explanation is that he just wanted to go crazy and kill people, and Zhou Leng just happened to be there."

Zhao He said helplessly, "That's the most likely possibility. How long has Zhou Leng been here?"

“He’s been going to the museum every day for several days. And he even got into the advanced exhibition hall. But where did he get that authority? Even you have to wait a long time for approval to get into the advanced exhibition hall these days.”

Zhao He pondered for a moment and said, "Should we use the relationship between Wang Boxiong and Chen Shouhu?"

"No. If the two of them were to make a move, it would be impossible to keep it from the Zhao family."

"A while ago, there were rumors that Wang Boxiong wanted Zhou Leng to become Zhu Shiji's apprentice?"

"It's probably a rumor. Zhu Sheng didn't want to take on any more disciples for a long time and was focused on recovering from his injuries. Even if Zhu Sheng did take action, we would know about it. It's very likely that Zhou Leng used his military merits or other achievements to get it."

Zhao He suddenly smiled and said, "I think I know."

"Who?"

"If it's Song Juesi or Zhang Xinglie, or if it's the senior disciple of the Guhe Sect who speaks up, we won't get the information through this channel."

"possible."

Lou family.

"Young Master Lou, this is Zhou Leng's recent whereabouts. It's very strange. He was able to enter the high-level exhibition hall. Should we report this to the family?"

Lou Feiqiong carefully reviewed the intelligence report and laughed, "It's nothing serious, no need to report it. In my opinion, it's just that Aiden went crazy and Zhou Leng happened to run into him."

"As for the girl from the Liang family, she already knew Zhou Leng, so she's not important. We don't need to provoke the Liang family."

"As for the advanced exhibition hall, it is indeed very important. I will check it out again and report to the family when I have definite information."

"We can't always make unfounded accusations and claim credit before there's any conclusion, or my uncles will criticize me for being unreliable."

"That's what you said."

Zhou Leng spent three consecutive days at the advanced martial arts school comprehending the octagonal river lantern. Each time, he experienced the same sensation: a warm feeling spread throughout his body.

But I didn't realize anything particularly useful, or anything useful but I didn't know it was.

Three consecutive days is already the limit; any more than that in a place like Xiongjing would attract too much attention.

After leaving the exhibition hall, Zhou Lengxian contacted Li Yuanhe.

"Third Brother, try to negotiate with the higher-ups. The octagonal river lantern and the silver fingerprint in the advanced exhibition hall of the Ruins Museum resonate with the cultivation techniques of my Ancient River Sect. Find a time to exhibit them at the Ancient River Research Bureau so that all the disciples of the Ancient River Sect can experience them. There might be some surprises."

"Okay, I'll apply to the higher-ups right away."

As I walked out of the museum, I saw a familiar figure with his head down, gently kicking a stone, not as lively as usual.

“Baiyin,” Zhou Leng said.

"Ah? Brother Zhou Leng." Liang Baiyin kicked away a small stone and walked over cheerfully, her twin ponytails bouncing merrily.

"If I remember correctly, you also joined the Ancient River Sect, right?"

"Yes. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to enter the prime period so quickly."

“You’re already in your prime right at the start of your freshman year; your talent is quite extraordinary,” Zhou Leng said.

Liang Baiyin laughed and said, "It's not bad, but it's far inferior to yours."

The two walked and talked.

"How's your understanding going?" Liang Baiyin asked.

"It's worse than I expected; I didn't gain any insights," Zhou Leng said.

“That’s normal. Even those Martial Saints spent a long time contemplating before they gained anything. Take Dongjun Stone Wall, for example. Old Master Zhao sat in meditation for a whole year before he finally made any progress.”

“Dongjun Stone Wall… I always felt like I’d forgotten something, like the most important Dongjun Stone Wall.”

"Huh? You haven't been there?"

"No."

"That's great! Let's go to the National Museum tomorrow. I used to go there often when I was a kid, and I even studied it for a long time."

"Don't you go to school?"

"Let's rest." Liang Baiyin glanced guiltily at Zhou Leng.

"Don't let it interfere with your studies."

“I’m already in my prime, and I’m in the top ten among the new students at Yunhua,” Liang Baiyin said.

Zhou Leng glanced at her and smiled, "That's true, I always forget that you're actually quite strong too."

"I'm not very strong either, I still need Brother Zhou Leng's protection." Liang Baiyin immediately curled up her neck, putting on a weak and delicate appearance.

"You're genuine."

"Haha..." The girl's voice drifted away on the evening breeze.

Having learned from this experience, Zhou Leng made an appointment to visit the National Museum in advance.

Unlike ordinary martial arts imprints, the Dongjun Stone Wall is of great significance. Moreover, Zhao Sheng personally requested that the Dongjun Stone Wall be placed on the west side of the National Museum, with a separate small square built so that everyone can study and comprehend it.

This has led to Dongjun Stone Wall becoming the most popular tourist attraction in Xiongcheng.

Every year, a large number of people come to visit and experience it.

The next day, the two got up early, watched the flag-raising ceremony at Xintianmen Square, ate a simple breakfast they had brought with them, and then headed straight to the National Museum of China.

Upon entering the National Museum and arriving at the Dongjun Stone Wall, there were already hundreds of people sitting there.

Everyone, regardless of age or gender, kept their mouths shut and did not utter a word.

Zhou Leng and Liang Baiyin walked to the place closest to the Dongjun Stone Wall and looked at the famous Dongjun Stone Wall in the morning light.

Legend has it that the Stone Wall of Dongjun descended from the sky and landed in front of Zhao Dongjun.

Zhao Dongjun received this divine gift and comprehended a powerful martial art from it.

As for the specific details, nobody knows, because the experience was too exaggerated.

The Dongjun Stone Wall is about two meters square and is placed on a granite platform, so that people in the distance can see it.

It is grayish-white all over, simple and desolate, with severely weathered edges and broken pieces.

In the center of the stone wall, there is an irregular shallow pit about half a meter in diameter.

Radial cracks formed outside the shallow pit, fine and uniform, exactly 108 in number.

This shallow pit and 108 cracks, though seemingly damaged, actually show no signs of weathering and are exceptionally clear, unchanged for hundreds of millions of years.

Legend has it that Zhao Dongjun's self-created martial arts, such as the Great Sun Divine Skill and the East Wind Fist, were influenced by the stone wall. Zhou Leng didn't try to understand it at first, but instead carefully observed it, imprinting every detail of the stone wall into his mind.

Then, stare straight at it, empty your mind, and feel the stone wall in the most direct way.

On the first day, I sat there all day, just watching quietly, and gained nothing.

The next day, I arrived even earlier and sat in the front row.

This time, recalling the imposing aura of Dongjun, we will ignite the subtle yet powerful spirit of Dongjun that has been passed down through generations.

Looking at the Dongjun Stone Wall again, the feeling was immediately different.

Although it was completely empty, I could feel a burning intent of fist imprinted on it.

It was as if a god's punch shattered the stars.

Zhou Leng knew that this was not his own insight, but Zhao Dongjun's.

Although it may not be entirely suitable for me, the stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade; to be precise, the jade from the Eastern God can be used to sculpt this stubborn stone of mine.

Zhou Leng carefully sensed that he neither ate nor drank during the entire day, and sat there for the whole day.

Just like yesterday, Liang Baiyin stayed by his side, carefully reflecting on the experience.

Yunhua's academic prowess is not just a saying.

On the third day, I continued with my reflections as usual.

Day 4, Day 5...

On the sixth day, Zhou Leng did not activate the Dongjun inheritance, but relied on his own understanding of martial arts to comprehend the Dongjun Stone Wall.

At first, I felt nothing.

But whether it was the effect of the Dongjun Stone Wall or the effect of emptying his mind, Zhou Leng gradually became aware of some flaws in his martial arts.

Images of past battles and training occasionally flash through my mind, magnifying the flaws.

Zhou Leng noted down the flaws, planning to think about and correct them later.

On this day, Zhou Leng discovered twenty-four flaws in his martial arts.

On the seventh day, just like yesterday, they sensed directly without relying on Zhao Sheng's power.

Thirty-five flaws in martial arts were discovered.

On the eighth day, eleven flaws in martial arts were discovered.

On the ninth day, nineteen flaws in martial arts were discovered...

Two weeks later, no flaws in the martial arts were found for an entire day.

Many martial arts masters' notes have mentioned that so-called flaws are essentially errors in the understanding of martial arts.

As long as it can be corrected, there is no flaw in martial arts. With a little accumulation, one will grow rapidly.

If flaws persist, the path of martial arts will always be flawed, and one will never be able to embark on the path to becoming a martial saint.

So often, people joke that martial arts are like mathematics: you either understand it or you don't, and you can't fake it.

Flawless martial arts are the foundation for attaining sainthood.

After reflecting on the last day, Zhou Leng got up and walked outside, pondering as he went.

The results of understanding the traces of martial arts vary greatly from person to person.

What Zhao Dongjun sensed was a vast and powerful fist intent.

I've heard that some people felt a destructive killing intent.

Zhou Leng never expected that what he realized was a flaw in himself.

These imperfections seem to correspond to the 108 cracks on the stone wall.

Next, my main focus of cultivation will be to fix these flaws.

When the time comes, you can ask Master Song, ask Wang Boxiong, search through the Martial Saint's Notes, and look for Martial Saint's videos.

As he was about to leave, Zhou Leng looked at Liang Baiyin and recalled his experiences over the past few days.

Liang Baiyin was also walking along, deep in thought.

These days, Liang Baiyin has spent most of her time with him, except for a few days when she couldn't get time off.

Arrive early in the morning, have dinner together in the evening, chat, exchange martial arts ideas, and exercise in the evening.

Zhang Xinglie entered the Old Capital Demon City to cultivate, and the two never met again.

The two grew up together, practically naked, so there was no need for them to deliberately meet.

Zhao He sent a letter to Wu Xin inviting him to a banquet, but Zhou Leng declined.

Wang Boxiong obtained a special approval from the Ministry of Armed Forces for 1800 white pills for the Bone Forging Pill.

Zhou Leng received the pills from the Imperial Guard in the capital and now uses dozens of them every day, still able to heal himself without needing the Red Pill.

The goal is to immediately return to the Beast World and gather resources worth 5 billion.

At the same time, the Grand Master granted Zhou Leng a personal cultivation hall.

After bone strengthening comes the muscle strengthening phase.

Unlike bone forging, which requires bone-forging pills, during the muscle-building stage, you can take pills or not; the most important thing is the flesh.

Plenty of high-quality meat is ideal for martial artists in the muscle-building stage.

I bought some Master-level monster meat in the Demon World before, specifically for the Muscle Training stage.

With the addition of innate magical beast meat, innate giant dragon meat, and innate ferocious beast meat, the meat reserves are more than half complete.

If you return to the world of ferocious beasts to fight for a few days, you can collect enough innate meat.

This trip to Xiongcheng has been very fruitful.

Silver fingerprints, an octagonal river lantern, and a statue of an evil god were discovered.

The most crucial thing is to identify one's own shortcomings, and then one will inevitably enter a phase of rapid growth.

When I have time next time, I will come to Xiongjing to study martial arts and leave my mark.

With enough study and understanding, one will surely find their own path to becoming a martial saint, just like Zhao Sheng.

(End of this chapter)