Uncle Jiu: I am Chen Yulou, the leader of the Xiangling gang

Chapter 20, Daowu Fellow Cultivation

Just when Chen Yulou was exhausted and out of energy, Uncle Jiu instantly retracted his fist and quickly retreated ten steps away.

"Yulou, it seems that you also have a very good talent in martial arts!"

Chen Yulou gasped for breath, glanced at Uncle Jiu, and said with a wry smile, sweating profusely, "Thank...thank you...for your guidance, Master!"

Then he lowered his head and continued to breathe deeply. He was very tired, as if he had worked hard all night without any rest. However, his sparring with Uncle Jiu lasted only two minutes.

Every punch from Uncle Jiu was like a heavy hammer, constantly hitting his body. That real feeling of pain, that tangible feeling of oppression, that tension that if he wasn't careful or made a mistake in blocking, his body would be smashed to pieces by the opponent...!
Perhaps thinking Chen Yulou was very disappointed, Uncle Jiu said slowly: "Yulou, the gap between you and me is in experience and realm, so don't worry too much!"

"When I was eighteen, not only one of me, but even ten of me wouldn't be your match!"

"Similarly, when you reach my age, your martial arts skills will definitely be far superior to mine!"

After barely regaining some strength, Chen Yulou shook his head and said, "Master, I don't feel any burden in my heart. It's just that in all the more than ten years of martial arts training, you are the first person who has left me so helpless."

But this was a little wrong. After all, he himself had never met many masters of martial arts. So he said to Uncle Jiu again: "In all these years, you are the first martial arts master I have met!"

"Hahaha...it's good that you don't have any psychological burden!" Uncle Jiu laughed when he heard that.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Chen Yulou and said, "Yulou, since you have a good talent for martial arts, don't waste your talent!"

"Although we Maoshan Taoists mainly practice inner alchemy, most Taoists, as long as they can achieve success in martial arts, will definitely practice martial arts as well."

"Because a Maoshan Taoist who practices both Taoism and martial arts is far more powerful and more difficult to deal with than a Maoshan Taoist who practices only Taoism."

Chen Yulou was stunned when he heard this, and then he understood the reason.

For example, a Taoist who only practices Taoism is like a fragile mage. He may be able to fight in close combat, but he definitely cannot last long. A Taoist who practices both Taoism and martial arts is a combination of a mage and a warrior. He has both long-range attack methods and powerful close combat capabilities, and has no weaknesses.

"Master, I understand!"

Uncle Jiu nodded and said again: "Go take a shower and change your clothes, I will teach you how to make talismans!"

Then, Uncle Jiu looked at Wencai and Qiusheng and said, "Stop being in a daze and go boil a pot of water for your junior brother to take a bath!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Sheng immediately looked at Wen Cai and said, "Go boil some water. I have something to ask Master!"

After saying that, Qiu Sheng came to Uncle Jiu.

Wencai walked into the kitchen helplessly to boil water.

"Master, why is my junior brother so strong in martial arts?" Qiu Sheng looked at Uncle Jiu and asked with a puzzled look.

"Does strength need a reason?"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Jiu glanced at Qiu Sheng unhappily, then stood with his hands behind his back and walked towards the lobby.

Qiu Sheng immediately trotted over, stopped Uncle Jiu, and asked anxiously, "Master, I'm only at the first level of the Body Tempering Stage, and my junior brother hasn't even entered the Body Tempering Stage yet. However, his boxing skills are several times stronger than mine, both in momentum and power."

That’s right, while Qiu Sheng was shocked by Chen Yulou’s martial arts strength, doubts also arose in his heart.

He had become a Soul-Nourishing cultivator half a year ago, so his martial arts skills naturally also reached the Body-Forging level.

But! After watching Chen Yulou and Uncle Jiu exchange twenty or so moves, he suddenly realized that Chen Yulou, a junior brother who had not yet entered the Body Tempering Realm, had a punching speed, strength, and momentum that were far beyond the reach of a Body Tempering First-Level warrior like him.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Jiu stopped in his tracks, glanced at Qiu Sheng in surprise, and said with a smile, "It seems that although you are uneducated, you still have good vision!"

Qiu Sheng ignored Uncle Jiu's words and asked in confusion, "Master, what is going on?"

Uncle Jiu glanced at Qiu Sheng, then at Chen Yulou, and said slowly, "The reason is very simple, because realm is equal to strength, but it is not equal to strength!"

When Qiu Sheng heard this, he was stunned.

Chen Yulou, who was still gasping for breath, also pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

Uncle Jiu spoke again: "Why do you say that?"

"Because the lower the realm, the smaller the gap between each realm, and the higher the realm, the larger the gap between each realm."

"For example, like warriors, warriors usually fight for their lives. If a warrior at the first level of body forging fights with a warrior at the fifth level of body forging, then the warrior at the first level of body forging is capable of killing the warrior at the fifth level."

"Because although there is a difference in paper strength between a warrior at the first level of Body Forging and a warrior at the fifth level of Body Forging, paper strength is not equal to real strength. Experience, mentality, moves, environment, and even good and evil will all affect the balance of victory and defeat."

"Even for cultivators at the Soul Nurturing Realm, the Qi in the bodies of high-level Soul Nurturing cultivators simply lasts a little longer than that of low-level Soul Nurturing cultivators."

Uncle Jiu then glanced at the two of them and continued, "For example, Qiu Sheng!"

"Although your martial arts cultivation has reached the first level of body forging, and Yulou's martial arts has just completed the foundation building, if the two of you fight, you are no match for Yulou!"

"This is why realm is not equal to strength, but also equal to strength. The former refers to the low realm, while the latter refers to the high realm."

"So that's how it is?" Qiu Sheng looked at Chen Yulou, not quite understanding.

Chen Yulou couldn't help but nodded. It was true that the lower the realm, the smaller the gap between each realm. But in the high realm, let alone one realm, even the gap between two people in the same realm was like the difference between heaven and earth.

To put it more clearly, when it is a multiple of two, if it is one times, the difference is only two, but if it is ten times, the difference between the two numbers is more than just two!
"Master, if I want to become as powerful as my junior brother, what should I do?" Qiu Sheng asked.

Uncle Jiu rolled his eyes at Qiu Sheng and said unhappily, "Just give up on this idea!"

"Your martial arts talent is mediocre, while Yulou's martial arts talent is as outstanding as his cultivation talent. It's impossible for you to catch up with him, or the gap between you will only get bigger."

Uncle Jiu didn't think what he said was harsh because it was the truth.

In this world, geniuses and mediocre people don’t even have the same length of time to conceive, let alone other aspects.

When Qiu Sheng heard this, his face suddenly froze.

Uncle Jiu, however, showed no mercy and continued, "What's more, Yulou works harder than you."

"Today is his third day here. Except for the night before yesterday, the first night and last night, he has been practicing all night long!"

"What about you?"

"You've been my disciple for two years now, over seven hundred days. How many days have you practiced martial arts, how many days have you cultivated Taoism, and how many times have you been perfunctory with me?"

(End of this chapter)