Gao Wu Da Ming: Starting as a military household and ascending to the rank of Martial Saint

Inside the Juyi Martial Arts School, Yu Shaowu sat on a futon in a secret room, his eyes closed and his brows furrowed, looking extremely troubled.

This is a secret room that Ji Shouyi specially prepared for Yu Shaowu. It is far away from the martial arts arena and is guarded by the martial arts school, so almost no one will come to disturb him.

In recent days, Yu Shaowu has been able to connect every meridian of the twelve primary meridians, but there has been no progress in opening up the entire major circulation.

He believed that although his cultivation progress was fast, his foundation was extremely solid. However, no matter how he circulated his internal energy, he could not complete a full cycle of his body's energy.

It is important to know that the twelve meridians all end at the lungs and internal organs, which are complex and fragile, and can be seriously injured if one is not careful.

Therefore, Yu Shaowu was extremely careful when circulating his Qi, which inadvertently slowed down his breakthrough progress.

Ji Shouyi hasn't even opened up the twelve meridians yet, so naturally he can't help him find the problem.

After struggling for a long time, he was stuck on this one step and couldn't help but feel frustrated.

If your heart and energy are not flowing smoothly, your heart meridians will naturally become blocked. If this continues, you will not be as good as when you first started practicing.

Yu Shaowu knew that many martial arts practitioners were stuck at a certain stage and could hardly make a breakthrough in their entire lives.

Less than 10% of people are able to have a sudden enlightenment.

Moreover, as long as one cannot break through, the pent-up energy will remain unresolved, which in turn will make the Qi even more disordered.

This is a vicious cycle, and the only way to break it now is through our own efforts.

After trying for a long time, Yu Shaowu came back to his senses from his meditation, sighed softly, and opened his interface:

[Name: Yu Shaowu]

【Strength: 6.9】

[Agility: 7.3]

[Endurance: 8.9]

[Realm: Body Tempering Realm, Level Six]

First Equipment Slot: Zhenhai Patrol Bow

Second Equipment Slot: Black Wolf Armor

【Special Skills: Insightful observation, unerring aim, swift as a tiger, mountain-shattering power, bone-piercing power】

After these days of training, his physical strength has been greatly enhanced once again. Now, Ji Shouyi probably wouldn't even be able to withstand a single move from him.

However, even with this level of physical exertion, the twelve meridians still cannot complete a full cycle. This is definitely not a problem with the physical body, but rather a problem with the cultivation method.

Once that problem is found, all the connections can be made, and the proof will be permanent.

Yu Shaowu knew that forcing a breakthrough would not bring any benefits, but he still wanted to try a few more times.

After all, Baode Prefecture still has powerful enemies lurking around it at this time, and every bit of strength it has will increase its chances of success.

With this in mind, he calmed his mind, sat cross-legged on the ground again, and began to meditate.

While he was cultivating, Ghost Calculator and Night Owl once again arrived at the tallest tree on the hill where they had previously monitored the Juyi Martial Arts Hall.

Night Owl looked at the martial arts gym in the distance, somewhat puzzled, and said, "Hey, you idiot, Hu Nan has already given the order to go all out and kill everyone. Why don't we just storm into the gym and start killing? Why are we still holed up in this tree?"

While surveying the entire Juyi Martial Arts Hall, Gui Suanpan said, "Enough nonsense. Before we make a move, shouldn't we check if Li Zhencai has sent anyone? This guy may have a low rank, but he's quite powerful. We've been chased around by him these past few days, hiding here and there, and we can't even kill him. It's really frustrating."

Night Owl said dismissively, "What's there to be afraid of in a mere commander? If he comes, just kill him all at once, wouldn't that be better?"

"That won't do." Ghost Calculator shook his head and said, "The boss said we have to abide by the rules of officialdom. We can't kill Li Zhencai just because he didn't tell us to."

As he spoke, he looked around and a cold smile appeared on his face: "It seems that Li Zhencai has finally chickened out and is hiding in his shell, too afraid to come out. In this entire Shenshan Market, you can't even find a single soldier from the garrison."

Upon hearing this, Night Owl couldn't help but smile: "In that case, let's unleash our killing spree!"

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At this moment, inside the Juyi Martial Arts Hall, Ji Shouyi and Lin Li were guiding the crowd in practicing combat moves in the training ground.

Two people stood in the center of the training ground, while the other disciples stood in twos and threes on the edge, but their eyes were fixed on the two people on the field, and they looked very serious.

After Ji Shouyi and Lin Li exchanged fist salutes, they began practicing the Yihequan routines.

Their moves were initially performed as slowly as possible so that the disciples could see them clearly.

Later, Ji Shouyi wanted to test his sixth junior brother's skills, while Lin Li wanted to show off his abilities in front of his senior brother. The two fought faster and faster, their arms almost becoming afterimages.

Not only that, the two of them added to their pace, and when they accidentally bumped into the surrounding wooden stakes, wood chips flew everywhere and the stakes broke into pieces.

Those around were thoroughly entertained and cheered enthusiastically.

"Only today did I realize how powerful the Boxer Rebellion was. I wonder what I was practicing before!"

"It's laughable that you're comparing your mediocre skills to the master's. You won't catch up even in a hundred years."

"As long as we work hard, even if we can't catch up with the master, we may still have the style of Uncle Lin."

"My younger brother wants to learn martial arts at the Tiger Leap Martial Arts School in the north of the state, but how can the martial arts there compare to the Boxer Rebellion? I'll drag him there to learn tomorrow!"

Just as the crowd was cheering, a sharp voice suddenly rang out: "We have long heard of the master of Juyi Martial Arts School's superb martial arts skills. My brother and I are unworthy, but we would like to challenge him to a duel—we wonder if the master dares to accept the challenge?"

Everyone was startled upon hearing this. Ji Shouyi and Lin Li immediately stopped and turned to look at the two uninvited guests.

In the martial arts world, disrupting a martial arts school without being invited is considered a major taboo. Only those with extremely deep-seated grudges would do such a thing.

Ji Shouyi felt a chill run down his spine. Looking at their attire, they seemed very similar to the two bandits from Lüliang Mountain that his junior brother Yu Shaowu had mentioned.

These two people have been missing for so many days, yet they dare to show up openly; they are truly audacious.

Although he wasn't entirely confident, just to be on the safe side, he immediately pulled one of his disciples aside and whispered, "Go to Shenshan Mound and inform the head of the village there that it seems two bandits from Lüliang Mountain have come to the martial arts school. Tell him to go and report to Commander Li immediately."

The disciple was quick-witted; seeing the master's solemn expression, he immediately bowed, accepted the order, and left through the back door.

Ji Shouyi stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "My skills are merely fancy and ineffective; I am unworthy of such praise from a master. May I ask for your guidance?"

Night Owl said casually, "We're from Xing County, hoping to establish ourselves here. We've long admired the reputation of Juyi Martial Arts School and would like to challenge them. Surely Master Ji isn't afraid to accept the challenge?"

Ji Shouyi said, "Since you are brothers from Xing County, you are naturally guests from afar. A martial arts contest is fine, but before we begin, I have prepared a small feast as a token of our hometown hospitality. What do you two think?"

The cunning schemer smiled slightly and said, "Master Ji, I know you want to stall for time to go and call for reinforcements. But I can promise you, let's drink and wait, and see if the reinforcements you want to call will appear."

Upon hearing this, Ji Shouyi felt a chill run down his spine. Why were these two bandits so fearless?

The cunning man chuckled sinisterly and continued, "Master Ji, what are you waiting for? Just start the feast and serve the wine. My brother and I have been traveling and working hard these past few days, and we are already exhausted. If you serve us well, it won't be difficult to reward you with a whole corpse."