noveltune Chapter 227 A Surge in Strength
Chapter 227 A Surge in Strength
Chapter 227 A Surge in Strength
Chen Lie nodded and said, "I'm determined to get into the top three."
"The first place in the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament will definitely be taken by Ji Lingxuan from Yunchuan. If you want to compete for the top three, your only target can be the second and third place. However, Shen Miaowei and Zhang Wujiang from Yunchuan, and Gu Yang and Liu Yiming from Xichuan are not simple people. In particular, Gu Yang and Shen Miaowei are definitely not comparable to ordinary Qi and Blood Extreme Realm people."
Therefore, it is extremely difficult to achieve a top-three finish in the martial arts competition.
"President Xu told me that as long as you can guarantee a top-three finish in the martial arts competition, within a certain range, the Martial Arts Association can provide you with assistance," Gu Tian said.
"I urgently need a second-tier martial arts treasure for bone refining. I wonder if the Martial Arts Association can help me search for it? I can pay for it myself with the points."
Chen Lie's words startled Gu Tian: "You're already starting bone refining?"
Chen Lie nodded and hummed in agreement.
Refining the skin, flesh, tendons, bones, genitals, and blood—each step forward strengthens the body as a whole, allowing it to unleash tremendous power and significantly boosting combat strength. When stamina is equal, a Bone Refining cultivator with 3,000 calories of Qi and blood can often defeat a Tendon Refining cultivator with less than 3,500 calories of Qi and blood in a direct confrontation.
Chen Lie now needs martial arts treasures for the Bone Refining stage, so he must have already completed the Tendon Refining stage of cultivation.
After a moment's thought, Gu Tian said, "I can find you a second-tier martial arts treasure for bone refining, but there's only one week left until the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament, so there might not be enough time."
"It's okay, as long as you can deliver it to me at least in the martial arts competition," Chen Lie said.
"Alright. The second-tier martial arts treasure used for bone refining is probably worth more than 60 points. During this crucial period of the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament, it wouldn't matter if the Martial Arts Association gave it to you for free."
The problem isn't scarcity, but rather inequality. Giving you a martial arts treasure worth 600,000 points for free might cause discontent among other members.
"How about this, I'll take half of your points for this rare martial arts treasure that refines bones?" Gu Tian asked tentatively.
"Can."
How could Chen Lie possibly refuse such an unexpected surprise?
"List out the martial arts treasures you need, and I'll have the search department staff do it for you."
After Gu Tian finished speaking, he called over two staff members to appraise the martial arts treasures that Chen Lie needed.
"Azure Bone Bamboo?"
Gu Tian glanced at the martial arts treasures that Chen Lie needed.
After assessing the situation, the staff member immediately said, "According to the data, the Azure Bone Bamboo is a rare second-tier martial arts treasure for bone refining. Based on the trading price in other provinces, it requires a total of 72 points."
Gu Tian said, "Let's charge 30 points for the Azure Bone Bamboo. I'll let Chairman Xu know about this."
"Yes!" the staff member replied.
"Chen Lie, here are two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. Take them and use them to quickly improve your strength."
Chen Lie grunted in agreement, paid 300,000 points, and then took the two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs to the training room at the Genius Group's training ground.
Arriving at the cultivation platform in the cultivation room, Chen Lie unpacked the two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and swallowed them in a few bites.
At the same time, the "Dragon Nirvana Technique" began to operate at high speed, and Chen Lie's blood and qi surged, breaking through his body and faintly forming a rainbow light.
With Chen Lie's blood and qi purity reaching this level, he already possesses some characteristics of the second extreme realm of blood and qi, the transformation of blood and qi into a rainbow.
This means that even if Sister Chen gives up from now on and continues to cultivate step by step, she will definitely be able to enter the second level of Qi and Blood Extreme Realm.
The medicinal power of the two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs dissolved in Chen Lie's stomach, and Chen Lie's body functions were already incredibly powerful. In just a moment, he had absorbed most of the medicinal power of the two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs.
After some time, Chen Lie fully absorbed the medicinal power of the two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and he felt that his strength had increased significantly.
After leaving the cultivation room, Chen Lie tested his blood and energy levels and obtained the results.
Qi and blood value: 1511.28 calories.
Strength value: 15987.88 jun.
Strength value reflects the purity of Qi and blood. A strength value close to 10.6 times indicates that Chen Lie's Qi and blood purity has reached an astonishing level.
The two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs caused Chen Lie's strength to increase dramatically, but his body also felt a heavy burden.
Chen Lie threw several punches into the void with all his might, and instantly felt the increased burden on his body.
"It seems that the limit of the Tendon Refining stage is that it can only bear a force of 15000 jun at most. My current strength is nearly 16,000 jun, but my body is weak and I cannot fully exert my strength. If I force myself to exert all my strength, it will inevitably cause hidden injuries to my body and leave hidden dangers for my future martial arts."
Chen Lie murmured to himself.
It seems that bone refining can no longer wait. Only by completing the bone refining stage can the burden on the body caused by bearing enormous power be eliminated.
After returning home from the training grounds of the genius team, Chen Lie disembarked from the airship and had just stepped into his house when he heard a woman's voice.
"Chen Lie, it seems your family has become quite wealthy lately, you've even acquired another airship."
Chen Lie looked ahead and saw that it was his second aunt, Chang Guirong.
He greeted her with a composed expression, "Second Aunt, what brings you to my home today?"
Chang Guirong gave a dry laugh, her face not looking too good, and said, "Chen Lie, your aunt is here today to discuss with you about having your master, a highly skilled one, treat your cousin's martial arts."
"Oh, Second Aunt, I remember we made an agreement that if Chen Ye could maintain three times his strength and raise his blood energy to over 200 calories within half a month, I would agree to introduce him to someone."
"The time is almost up. Has Chen Ye met the requirements?" Chen Lie asked.
Chang Guirong's face fell, but she quickly recovered: "Chen Lie, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you know Xiao Ye's situation, yet you still made such an impossible request."
These days, Ono practices martial arts for at least 10 hours a day, but his energy and blood circulation are not improving but declining. Did you already know that Ono would experience this?
"Second Aunt, I don't understand what you're saying. We made an agreement before that if Chen Ye couldn't fulfill this request, you wouldn't make things difficult for us anymore."
"This isn't about making things difficult for you, Chen Lie. Xiao Ye is your brother. He's in this state; as his elder brother, shouldn't you lend a helping hand?"
"Second Aunt, there are plenty of people who have reached the advanced level of martial arts with two hundred units of Qi and blood. With Chen Ye's current level, it would be easy for him to get into a top martial arts university. Getting into a top martial arts university means he's destined not to end up at the bottom of society."
"Chen Lie, are you trying to outsmart your aunt?"
Now that you've become the leader of Dongchuan Martial Arts, your future is limitless. But if Ono continues like this, he'll end up working in a provincial-level organization like his father, at best becoming a mid-level manager.
"If you're willing to help him now, how can you not remember your kindness when Ono becomes successful in the future?"
"How can I order around a martial arts master like that? Second Aunt, I really want to help you, but I really can't."
If it weren't for his parents' feelings, Chen Lie wouldn't have bothered with such opportunistic relatives; he would have simply turned his back on them.
"Yuelan, Ono is your nephew. I took him to the Martial Arts Resources for a checkup. The doctor said that his qi and blood are scattered. If he is not treated, his qi and blood will continue to decline."
Chen Lie will definitely listen to you. Please persuade him to help Xiao Ye. It's my plea to you.
Seeing Chen Lie's attitude, Chang Guirong had no choice but to turn her attention to Chen Lie's mother, Feng Yuelan.
"Well—sister-in-law, it's not that we're unwilling to help Chen Ye, it's just that we also have our own difficulties—"
Chang Guirong chuckled and said, "Alright, I understand your attitude."
After saying that, Chang Guirong stood up and walked towards the door.
Feng Yuelan quickly chased after her, saying, "Sister-in-law, why don't you stay for a meal before you leave?"
"No!"
After saying that, Chang Guirong slammed the door and left.
After standing there in a daze for a while, Feng Yuelan returned to the living room with a worried expression.
Upon seeing this, Chen Lie immediately said, "Mom, hesitation will only lead to more trouble."
We should have refused Second Aunt a long time ago.
"Mom knows!"
Feng Yuelan nodded and instructed, "Practice your martial arts diligently and don't let external things affect you. After the Three Provinces Martial Arts Competition, your father and I will arrange a banquet for you."
Chen Lie grunted in agreement and went back to his room.
Meanwhile, Chang Guirong returned home in a rage.
Upon seeing his mother return, Chen Ye couldn't help but ask, "Mom, how did it go? Did Chen Lie agree to introduce me to that martial arts master?"
"Of course he won't agree!" Chang Guirong said.
"What should I do? Am I just going to become a martial artist like this?"
"Of course not, I have another idea. Is your dad back yet?"
"You're back, you're in the living room!"
Chang Guirong nodded, went to the living room, and said to Chen Lie's second uncle, Chen Guangqun, who was sitting on the sofa watching the news, "Guangqun, get ready, our family will go to visit Dad in the Southern Jiangsu Province tomorrow."
Chen Guangqun asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly decide to visit Dad?"
Chang Guirong snorted and said, "Chen Lie was guided by a master and has now become the top martial arts champion in Dongchuan Province. Our Xiao Ye has been unable to improve his martial arts skills because of unstable blood and qi."
During this period, I visited the Ge family several times, asking them to help introduce the expert who guided Chen Lie to Xiao Ye, but they kept delaying and making excuses. Today, they simply refused.
I'm going to visit my father in the southern Jiangsu province to ask him to intervene. He's always doted on Xiao Ye, and he'll definitely teach Ge Qun a lesson, making them obediently introduce the expert who taught Chen Lie to Xiao Ye.
Chen Guangqun sighed and said, "Have you ever considered that Chen Lie was able to become the martial arts champion because of his innate talent?"
"How is that possible? Think about it, back then, Ono's Qi and Blood value had already exceeded double digits, while Chen Lie didn't even have 1 card of Qi and Blood. This shows that Chen Lie's aptitude is far inferior to our Ono's."
The reason he was able to soar to the top in martial arts in just six months and become the champion of the province must be because of the guidance of a master.
"Our Xiao Ye has the talent to back it up. If he were to be taught by that master, not only would he be the top martial arts champion in the province, but he could even become the top martial arts champion in three provinces," Chang Guirong said immediately.
"You know that Dad works for a state-owned enterprise in southern Jiangsu Province. He is the senior designer of the third-generation Starry Sky Spaceship. He instructed us that his work is confidential and that we should not disturb him unless it is something very important."
"What are you saying? This concerns our son's future in martial arts. What else could it be but an important matter?" Chang Guirong rebuked.
"But----"
"Alright, stop talking nonsense. I know the third brother's family will refuse. I've already contacted Dad in advance, and he told us to go directly to the Southern Jiangsu Province tomorrow."
Get ready, tomorrow morning we're taking an airship to visit Dad in the Southern Jiangsu Province.
Chang Guirong didn't give Chen Guangqun a chance to question her decision and made the decision directly.
Chen Ye, standing nearby, asked, "Mom, are we really going to the Southern Jiangsu Province to find Grandpa?"
"Of course we're going! Get ready, we'll bring your grandfather directly to Dongchuan so he can stand up for you and teach your third uncles a lesson. Your grandfather loves you the most!"
"good!"
Chen Ye nodded heavily.
The next day, before dawn, Chen Guangqun and his family of three boarded an airship and headed to the Southern Jiangsu Province.
Southern Jiangsu Province is located in the southeast of the planet Earth, more than 4,000 kilometers away from Eastern Sichuan Province.
It took Chen Guangqun and his family more than five hours to finally arrive in Southern Jiangsu Province.
As the airship landed, before disembarking, Chang Guirong instructed Chen Yeli, "Xiao Ye, be polite when you see your grandfather later."
Jiangsu Province is among the top twenty provinces in the Blue Star Martial Arts Index, far surpassing our Dongchuan. Don't be surprised later.
"I know, Mom!"
Chen Ye nodded and followed Hamu off the airship, arriving at an official reception hall.
Chen Guangqun walked ahead, and when he saw an elderly man who looked to be in his sixties in the chaotic hall, he quickly walked over to him.
"Dad, I've come to see you!"
The old man nodded, his gaze softening as he looked at Chen Ye: "Xiao Ye is here too?"
"Grandpa!" Chen Ye ran forward, only to have his hand grabbed by the old man.
"Not bad, not bad. You've grown quite a bit taller since I last saw you."
The old man asked with a kind smile, "How's your martial arts progress? What's your Qi and Blood level now?"
"About two hundred calories!" Chen Ye replied.
"Two hundred calories?" the old man murmured. "It should be good in Dongchuan, but it's a bit low in a martial arts powerhouse like Jiangsu Province."
"Come on, let's talk inside!"
The old man led Chen Guangqun and his family to a guesthouse and asked them to sit down.
"Guangqun, Guirong, what brings you here to see me after traveling so far today?"
Chen Guangqun stood up: "Dad, it's nothing—"
Upon hearing Chen Guangqun's words, Chang Guirong, who was standing next to him, glared at him fiercely.
"Since you're all alright, I happen to have something to tell you now."
"Dad, please tell me!"
"Hmm." The old man nodded and said, "I have an old friend in the Southern Jiangsu Province. We have known each other for decades and have a deep friendship."
Twenty years ago, this old friend wanted to elevate our status and form a family alliance, so that our children could marry. However, at that time, you four siblings had no means of getting married.
So my old friend and I decided to choose the most outstanding grandchild from the third generation and arrange a marriage between them.
After so much has happened, I thought the other party had forgotten about it, but two months ago, my old friend brought it up again.
Let our grandchildren get to know each other. If they like each other, they can get married. If they don't like each other, they can't force the marriage. They can just consider each other as friends.
Upon hearing this, Chang Guirong immediately asked, "Father, what do you mean by that? Are you suggesting we choose a daughter-in-law from the Southern Jiangsu Province for our Xiaoye?"
"My old friend just told me to pick out the most outstanding person among my grandchildren and get to know his granddaughter. Of course, I preferred Chen Ye."
However, whether a marriage is of high social standing or not depends on the other party's wishes.