In middle age, one's comprehension becomes extraordinary.

Zeng Chang's original requirement for Li Yuan was to strive to enter the top thirty.

As long as Li Yuan achieves this result, he will be able to provide an explanation.

But now, the contestants originally scheduled to participate in the competition in Lingshan City have become the contestants from Chishan City.

Even though they're in the top 30, they still can't shake off this stigma.

For Li Yuan and Zeng Chang, the pressure has increased several times over.

To give the city's decision-makers a proper explanation, Li Yuan must defeat Jin Fan.

If this can be done, then giving this spot to Li Yuan will be a no-brainer.

The accusations leveled against the Municipal Education Bureau by other organizations will also be unfounded.

But can Li Yuan defeat Jin Fan in the Qingwu Tournament?

No wonder Zeng Chang's tone was full of dejection.

He lost this high-stakes gamble before the Qingwu Tournament even started.

Although everyone knows that Deputy Director Zeng Chang took on the challenge head-on this time, he easily ended up taking the blame.

But what good is knowing? If you're going to take the blame, you're going to take it.

He was eliminated early in this competition for the position of bureau chief.

The two remained silent for a long while on the phone.

After a moment of silence, Deputy Director Zeng Chang forced a smile and maintained his composure.

You don't need to feel sorry for me.

Since I was going to take the plunge, I already considered the possibility of losing.

As for you, don't waste this opportunity to gain experience; improve yourself as much as you can.

After this Martial Arts Tournament, most of those training opportunities will be out of your reach...

Li Yuan thanked him, and the two hung up the phone.

Li Yuan could understand Zeng Ju's dejection and disappointment.

The Municipal Education Bureau has invited Jin Fan to participate in numerous research projects, and he has also been involved in the bureau's research discussions.

The Municipal Education Bureau is aware of Jin Fan's abilities.

It was precisely because of this understanding that Deputy Director Zeng felt that Li Yuan could never surpass him.

As the team leader for this Qingwu Tournament, he will definitely take the lion's share of the blame.

The other half, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will likely end up on Li Yuan.

However, compared to Deputy Director Zeng's disappointment and dejection, Li Yuan was not intimidated.

Others lacked confidence in themselves, but Li Yuan did.

His own martial arts skills are far superior to what others perceive.

Li Yuan thoroughly read two practical manuals, and with the help of his "Mastery of Comprehension" talent, his understanding was more thorough and profound than that of others.

Indeed, there is currently no firsthand experience to share.

But Li Yuan already had various coping strategies stored in his mind.

Two "enlightenment" talents helped Li Yuan learn quickly and deeply.

In Li Yuan's own judgment, he was even capable of leading a team to carry out missions on the border.

When faced with various emergencies, one should have corresponding strategies and methods in mind.

Even if Jin Fan wanted to participate, so what?

Competing with him doesn't necessarily mean you'll lose.

In fact, Li Yuan thought Jin Fan was going to participate in the martial arts competition that Saturday.

Unexpectedly, it was his junior brother, Gu Yu, who came.

On that very day, Li Yuan was actually confident in facing Jin Fan.

So what if they are disciples of a grandmaster? They are not immortals or gods.

His mastery, proficiency, and depth of various martial arts skills far surpassed those of ordinary people.

Gu Yu's defeat is not a problem unique to Yunjiquan.

He thought it was simply because he couldn't understand the methods of Yunjiquan.

In fact, the Cloud Extreme Fist used by Li Yuan is different from that of others.

With the help of the "Quick Mastery of Martial Arts" technique, the Cloud Extreme Fist can be used like that of a martial artist who has practiced for more than ten years.

This Qingwu Tournament is not a direct martial arts competition.

The chances of him beating Jin Fan are much greater!

Furthermore, I only need a little over 80 experience points to get this fourth talent point.

I will definitely get my hands on it before the Qingwu Tournament.

With another talent point, the chances of winning the Qingwu Tournament will be even higher.

Since Deputy Director Zeng Chang has invested in me, I will return the opportunity to him!

Having thought all this through, Li Yuan took out his access card and swiped it to enter the passage.

He officially began his training in Qijia Town.

"Wu Lingjiao, welcome to Qijia Town. Wishing you peace and good fortune."

When the card is swiped, a woman's voice announces the transaction.

In the coming period, I will be venturing into this area as Wu Lingjiao.

The first thing you have to experience in this kind of training is danger and cruelty.

The most common problem for martial artists who have been training in school is underestimating the danger.

There are two typical examples of underestimating the specific manifestations of danger.

One type is arrogance, which leads to reckless and dangerous actions.

One is an inexplicable compassion, a reluctance to even think of the ferocious beast.

The ferocious beasts roaming around Qijia Town are mostly D-level beasts.

A fourth-rank martial artist can be dealt with by one person with a little effort.

The ferocious beasts around Qijia Town are of average strength, so why do people still die here every year?

The core reason is that they underestimated the danger.

Li Yuan, now in his thirties, had not acted impulsively for a long time.

The decision to compete for a spot in this Youth Martial Arts Tournament was made after careful consideration.

This is a benefit that we are willing to fight for, even at the risk of offending the school leaders, after analyzing the pros and cons.

I will never underestimate the danger and fall into peril during my experience in Qijia Town.

We continued forward and entered what was once the town of Qijia.

The weather is great today, sunny and with excellent visibility.

Entering this area teeming with ferocious beasts is like stepping into another world.

As Li Yuan walked along the road, he could see various man-made urban areas.

But in these old towns, the walls are covered with moss and trees have grown on the rooftops.

It's more like a city overrun by animals and plants after humans disappeared.

Desolate and forlorn.

Anyone who has seen martial artists in normal cities will feel a lump in their throat upon seeing this scene.

This is what it would look like after humanity goes extinct.

Seeing this situation would truly evoke fear in many people.

In fact, these experiences were also part of the training in Qijia Town.

Warriors who go to the battlefield risk losing their lives at any moment.

If you're not strong enough, so be it; you'd accept death if you died.

However, if one dies due to panic, fear, or other psychological reasons, one will die with regrets.

The purpose of coming here for training is to first overcome the psychological hurdle!

When you actually go to the battlefield, you'll face terrifying beasts.

Your companion could die right before your eyes.

A qualified martial artist must calm down and continue to deal with the situation with composure.

Neither fear nor ruthlessness is the best response.

Some people believe that if a teammate dies, then it's time to go all in and make the beast pay the price.

Even if we slay the ferocious beast, so what?

Training a martial artist is incredibly difficult; how can it be worthwhile to send them to perish together with a ferocious beast?

Li Yuan walked forward and saw a middle school, so he went inside.

The middle school was very empty; the playground was overgrown with weeds.

Not to mention the playground, plants are growing everywhere, even on the stairs of the teaching building and inside the classrooms.

The town of Qijia was destroyed forty years ago.

The school is even older, and its buildings all display an old-fashioned style.

The glass everywhere was still that blue and green color.

At that time, colored glass was very popular.

We walked all the way to the roof of the teaching building and looked around from the high place.