"The name 'Primordial Chaos of Life and Death' is extraordinary."
[If it weren't followed by the words "Children's Martial Arts Academy"]
Yun Shou: "..."
It's time for another simulated face-slapping moment.
Wait, why did I say "again"?
[It's like hearing "Zhuge Dali" or "Murong Cuihua"—a perfectly good start has been ruined.]
You enter the martial arts academy, where a dozen or so children are humming and hawing as they perform completely non-standard body-building exercises. The reason I say non-standard is that each of them does it differently.
A little old man walked over with a smile: "Want to learn martial arts? Come here... I don't accept children over ten." Suddenly, his expression changed, and he tapped the word "children" on the signboard.
He is Zhu Baowen, an ordinary old man who has lived in Qingcheng for twenty years. It is said that he used to be the head of a martial arts school outside, but was crippled by his enemies and ended up here.
[Hilarious! If he really was just an ordinary, crippled martial artist, you can eat this while standing upside down!]
[You've crafted a story about someone who was martial arts enthusiast in their youth, received martial arts training from a mysterious old man, and now has a strong affinity for the "Primordial Chaos of Life and Death." I hope Zhu Baowen will accept you as his personal disciple.]
"Hmm." Yun Shou nodded. In the simulation, he was a second-rate martial artist who had mastered the Iron Body Technique, and he was a "master who already had skills," which needed to be explained clearly.
The explanation for the Qinghe Gang's greatly increased strength is that "a mysterious old man passed on his skills," so they can't lie to Zhu Baowen, otherwise, if this hidden big shot really investigates, things will get bad.
As for whether his fabricated "transmission of skills" was flawed in the eyes of Zhu Baowen, whose martial arts level was unknown...
He felt that his simulated self involved an element of gambling.
I bet that powerful martial artists can really pass on their skills!
If Zhu Baowen thinks it's not good enough, then it's because he's not strong enough either. Anyway, there must be a martial artist stronger than someone who can kill a thousand soldiers with a single slap, and that kind of martial artist can pass on his skills!
If it's the second point, it's also a gamble that Zhu Baowen doesn't have the means to "search for souls".
If the simulated danger occurs in the future, he can simply avoid contacting Zhu Baowen in the future.
Despite your desperate pleas, Zhu Baowen remained unmoved and told you to go as far away as possible.
Of course you won't give up. Anyway, there are still nearly twenty years before the Wu Kingdom's army attacks. You can use every trick in the book to establish a relationship with him!
After that, whenever you had free time, you would visit Zhu Baowen from time to time, bringing a small gift for becoming his apprentice each time: a roast duck and a pot of old wine.
In the 273rd year of the Daqing era, Zhu Baowen seemed to be moved by you. Occasionally, he would let you practice a few moves in front of him, and then give you some guidance from the perspective of a former "martial arts master."
[In the 274th year of the Great Glory, you feel you are about to achieve perfect harmony between your strength and your body. The next step is to transform your blood and solidify your flesh, which is the limit for a second-rate martial artist. The womanizer Song Yulang, whom you once fought, was a second-rate martial artist at the "transformation of blood and solidification of flesh" stage.]
[You have successfully unified your strength and power, further enhancing your control over your body. You have begun collecting special medicinal herbs to refine and strengthen your flesh and blood.]
[In the 275th year of the Daqing era, you have risen to the rank of a minor leader in the Qinghe Gang, becoming the "thirteenth leader" among the gang's more than two hundred members.]
In the 276th year of the Daqing era, another "Young Talents Competition" was held in the Wu Kingdom. You have heard that the top ten are all first-class martial artists under the age of twenty-five, and the first place winner has already become a martial master, leading the way in his generation.
[In the year 277 of the Great Qing Dynasty, at age 22, with a foundation of 136%, your internal strength has increased threefold since you first entered the second rank, and you possess four times the endurance. Under Zhu Baowen's occasional guidance, your martial arts skills have also greatly improved.]
[In the 279th year of the Great Glory, you lamented how difficult the final step for second-rate martial artists, "Blood Transformation and Flesh Condensation," truly was. You couldn't imagine what kind of monsters those who reached the first-rate level before the age of twenty-five were.]
[In the same year, your Iron Body Technique reached perfection, and your physical strength received a significant boost. You are certain that your current strength far surpasses your previous level, and you can even challenge first-rate martial artists who have forcibly broken through and whose foundations are unstable.]
[Your team leader, Xu Ruohai, is probably at this level.]
[On the 280th anniversary of Daqing, Zhu Baowen asks you, "Are you willing to give up this perfect Iron Body Kung Fu?"]
[Having practiced martial arts for many years, your first reaction upon hearing this is that he's joking, because for a martial artist, losing their internal energy is tantamount to cutting off their own arm!]
[First of all, the bonuses provided by martial arts will disappear, and your strength will be significantly reduced: even a top-tier martial artist would receive substantial bonuses from a perfected technique, let alone someone like you who is only a second-tier martial artist!]
This will directly reduce your strength from "barely able to fight against first-rate weaklings" to "mid-tier second-rate".
[Another, even more important point: A mixed and conflicting foundation, coupled with practicing multiple techniques, will give you a slight advantage over others of the same level. However, the resulting weaknesses in pursuit of this slight advantage will be fatal!]
Conflicting martial arts techniques will greatly affect your breakthroughs at each martial arts level. Those who practice two different techniques will never become grandmasters in their lifetime!
Practicing multiple techniques can lead to conflicts, and dispersing one's internal energy can cause a weakened foundation! An extra section of body tissue will develop, resembling the "Iron Body Technique," which will be unable to adapt to your new technique.
Simply put, dispersing your internal energy will weaken your foundation because a portion of it has been completely contaminated by the dispersed energy, making it impossible to practice new energy techniques!
(Some people said this part of the setting seemed weak, so it was placed in the "Author's Note")
[You are slowly losing your internal energy. During this process, not only will you be unable to practice martial arts, but your strength will also decline, and your foundation will be damaged. Only someone with great courage could do this!]
"But I have a lifetime to spend with you." Yun Shou smiled faintly, "Whether this counts as a test or not, I choose to accept it with my whole life!"
"Witness the terrifying patience of the Simulator, you old man Zhu!"
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