Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 287 But even if I were born into wealth and privilege, I wouldn't have suffered this hardship.
Liang Xun's conversation with Lin Chen didn't last long. After giving Lin Chen the Snow Lotus Pill, the conversation ended.

Kong Qifeng and Hua Qianwu also returned to the main hall at the same time.

This time, the group discussed how Lin Chen could advance from the seventh to the ninth level in one fell swoop.

"Lin Chen, summon your Martial Dao Seal and show it to us."

"it is good."

Upon hearing Lord Kong's words, Lin Chen took out the Martial Dao Seal from his pocket. With a thought, the Martial Dao Seal floated above his head, and he appeared on the steps.

The next moment, Lin Chen left Martial Arts Mountain and looked at the people present.

"Your body is on Martial Dao Mountain, but your physical body is still in the main hall. This is the same as the Martial Dao Mountain that connects the Yan Dynasty and the Martial Dao Mountain created by the founding emperor. All the rewards you obtain on Martial Dao Mountain will be transferred to your physical body the moment you leave Martial Dao Mountain."

Hua Qianwu chimed in, "The only difference is that this martial arts seal has golden light descending to protect Lin Chen's body. It will take some time for anyone below the mid-grade martial artist level to defeat him. In addition, apart from Lin Chen himself, no one else can use this seal."

During the few days that Kong Qifeng and Liang Xun were there, Hua Qianwu was not idle either. He and Lin Chen studied the Martial Dao Seal carefully and compared it with the Martial Dao Seal of Daliang.

"From this perspective, the Martial Arts Seal can be considered a protective treasure."

Kong Qifeng smiled, but Lin Chen said with a wry smile, "My lord, the defense of the Martial Dao Seal is useless. I can only hide in Martial Dao Mountain, but I can't move. The crisis is still not resolved."

“That’s not quite right,” Kong Qifeng stroked his beard and said. “It’s naturally useless under normal circumstances, but in special situations, this seal can buy you time to be rescued.”

"Lord Kong is right, the Martial Dao Seal can be very useful at critical moments."

Hua Qianwu chimed in, "His Highness the Third Prince brought Snow Lotus Pills, and our Martial Academy has also prepared 'Cold Marrow Liquid,' which can slightly neutralize the violent energy of the thunder and fire."

While the value of the Cold Marrow Liquid cannot compare to that of the Snow Lotus Pill, it is still an extremely precious item for ordinary martial artists who cultivate internal organs.

This substance can not only be consumed, but also used to refine the internal organs; a single drop of its cold marrow liquid is worth one gold coin.

Most importantly, Hua Qianwu didn't prepare just a few drops or bottles for Lin Chen, but a whole bucketful, enough to soak Lin Chen's entire body in it.

"Now that everything is ready, we should act sooner rather than later and begin tomorrow. What do you think, Lord Kong and the Third Prince?"

"Can!"

Kong Qifeng nodded, and Liang Xun naturally had no objections. He was here to deliver the Snow Lotus Pill to Lin Chen, and he would leave everything else to Lord Kong.

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The next day, early in the morning.

Hua Qianwu had already prepared a full vat of dark green cold marrow liquid.

Kong Qifeng sat on a chair in the courtyard, while Liang Xun looked on with anticipation. If Lin Chen succeeded this time, the Great Liang would have produced a second person who had reached the Ninth Revolution of Internal Organ Refinement, with potential that rivaled that of the founding emperor.

Lin Chen and Jiang Qing entered the backyard at the same time.

Lin Chen did not hide from Senior Sister Jiang his intention to break through on Martial Arts Mountain.

"Senior Sister Jiang, this is Lord Kong, and this is His Highness the Third Prince."

"This disciple greets Lord Kong and His Highness the Third Prince."

Jiang Qing bowed gracefully without any restraint, even though the people standing in front of her were a first-rank martial artist and a prince of the royal family.

"Pity."

Seeing Jiang Qing's stunning beauty, Liang Xun felt a pang of regret. It wasn't that he had any romantic feelings for Jiang Qing, but rather that he had two younger sisters in his clan who were still unmarried. He had been thinking of trying to set Lin Chen up with one of them, but now it seemed that the opportunity was gone.

They were childhood sweethearts, and Jiang Qing's looks and temperament were no less than those of the two royal sisters in the clan.

"A perfect match."

Kong Qifeng chuckled and praised her, causing Jiang Qing's pretty face to flush slightly. She glanced at Lin Chen out of the corner of her eye, and when she saw that Lin Chen was also smiling and not explaining, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve upwards.

"Lin Chen, the Cold Marrow Liquid has been prepared for you. Before you enter Martial Dao Mountain, you need to stay in this vat. This way, when you absorb the Heavenly Gang Thunderfire, you can use the Cold Marrow Liquid to resist the violent energy of the Thunderfire immediately."

"Thank you, Dean."

Lin Chen nodded, and without wasting any time, quickly took off his outer clothes, stepping into the bronze vat wearing only his underpants.

The moment Lin Chen entered the vat, he felt a chill rush through his pores and straight to his brain. He immediately activated his internal energy to fight it off.

This wasn't the first time he had experienced the Cold Marrow Fluid.

When he was undergoing body tempering training at the martial arts academy, Instructor Zhang Qifeng used silver needles to introduce cold marrow fluid into his body, and he experienced firsthand how cold the cold marrow fluid was.

Even so, he was still surprised by the extreme coldness of the icy marrow liquid.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change!

Instructor Zhang Qifeng only used silver needles to inject a wisp of cold marrow fluid into his body, but now the amount of cold marrow fluid in the vat is tens of thousands of times greater than before, and its icy coldness has been amplified to a terrifying degree.

Even though he activated his qi and blood immediately, his skin still began to turn bluish-white at a visible speed.

His blood and qi circulation couldn't withstand the chilling invasion of the cold marrow fluid. "My lord, I'm about to begin."

"it is good."

Kong Qifeng stood up, and Lin Chen's mind moved, and the martial arts seal he was holding began to float above his head.

On the steps of Wudao Mountain.

Lin Chen took a deep breath and directly chose to exchange for one hundred strands of Heavenly Gang Thunderfire.

After three breaths.

The temperature on the arena instantly soared to a terrifying level; Lin Chen could even smell the burning odor of his own hair.

A hundred flames intertwined to form a net of thunderous fire hanging above the steps. Lin Chen stared at the hundred flames above his head, took a deep breath, and pushed the Nine Revolutions Internal Organ Refining Technique within his body to its limit. Then, he slowly stretched out his right hand and grasped one end of the net of thunderous fire.

The moment the searing pain shot through his fingertips, Lin Chen roared and then swallowed the flames whole.

This time, he was going to absorb not just one strand of Heavenly Thunderfire, but a hundred strands. As he continuously inhaled the thunderfire, the hundred strands of thunderfire poured into his internal organs like a torrent of crimson gold. Wherever they passed, his meridians were charred and carbonized, and his blood and qi evaporated by 30% in an instant.

The once radiant skin suddenly becomes loose and aged.

Thunder and fire energy exploded in his dantian, thunderous roars and raging earth fire intertwined, Lin Chen bled from all seven orifices, gritted his teeth, and in the instant when his consciousness was about to dissipate, he had a thought and withdrew from Martial Dao Mountain.

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When they saw Lin Chen's body trembling in the bronze vat, causing the vat to shake as well, everyone in the courtyard tensed up.

Even Kong Qifeng and Hua Qianwu were no exception.

A first-rank martial artist and a second-rank martial artist never imagined that one day they would feel anxious because of the breakthrough of a young man who was practicing internal organs.

Inside the vat, dense bubbles rose to the surface of the Cold Marrow Liquid, and steaming mist began to rise from the vat. Jiang Qing had a worried look on her face. She already knew that Junior Brother Lin's cultivation method for the Internal Organ Refining Realm was different from theirs. It required going through nine cycles, and each breakthrough required enduring extremely terrifying pain.

"Junior brother, hang in there."

The fog obscured Lin Chen's figure, but his suppressed roars could be heard from time to time, each one causing Jiang Qing's delicate body to tremble.

Liang Xun's hair stood on end. He had practiced the Nine Revolutions Internal Organ Refining Technique before, and he didn't even want to recall the pain of the third revolution. He dared not even think about the pain of the eighth and ninth revolutions.

Within the steaming copper vat, Lin Chen opened his eyes, which were bloodshot. After the cold marrow liquid surged wildly into his cracked pores, the lightning and fire energy within his body was finally brought under control, flowing from his meridians to his dantian and then to his internal organs.

The energy of the Cold Marrow Fluid also began to converge towards the five internal organs, which emitted a crisp sound like shattering glass when attacked by the two energies of ice and fire.

He clearly sensed that his heart was shrunken to the size of a walnut by being wrapped in lightning patterns, and then expanded like a drum in the Nirvana Fire. The same was true for his heart, liver, gallbladder, and kidneys.

Lin Chen gritted his teeth, and at this moment, blood and qi continuously flowed from all the acupoints of his body to supply his internal organs. This blood and qi flowed through his internal organs, preventing them from shattering under the collision of the two energies.

But the pain did not lessen in the slightest.

Even though he had already used his "medicine-boosted body," the pain was still far greater than ever before.

"Hang in there. You've endured so much pain before. If you can't hold on now, all your previous efforts will be in vain."

Lin Chen gritted his teeth, recalling everything he had experienced since coming into this world.

From the moment I learned that martial arts existed in this world, in order to enter the martial arts hall, I went fishing in the river and did odd jobs...

To save money, he could only scoop a ladle of leftover beef soup from other students at the canteen each day, and he even had to endure the mockery in the eyes of other students.

Work-study program...

He later joined a martial arts school, only to be looked down upon by Qingfeng Martial Arts School...

These scenes flashed through his mind...

How much hardship did he endure to get to where he is today?

The hardships he endured in public are self-evident, but behind closed doors, while others slept, he continued to diligently cultivate himself.

From choosing the path of ultimate martial arts, choosing the path of body tempering, choosing the Nine Revolutions of True Blood to refine internal organs...

It wasn't that he was willing to endure hardship, but rather that he knew this was the only path he could take if he wanted to catch up with the sons of the powerful and wealthy in martial arts.

If he hadn't chosen the path of ultimate martial arts, the path of body tempering, and the Nine Revolutions True Blood Refining Internal Organs Technique, Lord Kong wouldn't have cared for him so much.

Once he learned about the martial arts situation in Daliang, he knew which path of martial arts he should take.

Without a background or powerful backer, the only way for him to obtain more martial arts resources is to showcase his potential, and there is no better way to demonstrate his potential than by cultivating the most difficult path of martial arts.

He walked the path of extreme martial arts and left his name on Wudao Mountain seven times.

The same purpose is to choose to refine one's internal organs with Nine Revolutions True Blood when entering the Refining Organs Realm.

But if he had been born into a powerful and wealthy family, how could he have endured such arduous training in martial arts?

Now, at the final moment, the true moment to defy fate, he absolutely cannot give up.

(End of this chapter)