56: Chapter 53: The Path of Cultivation 56: Chapter 53: The Path of Cultivation “Has it only been a little over ten days?”
Xu Yuan, who had been imrsed in cultivation, asked and found that only a little over ten days had passed.
To progress from Entry Level to Eighth Grade Channel Refining took him less than two months.
Even with so ntal preparation, Xu Yuan couldn’t help but be astonished by the speed of his cultivation.
Leaving the secret chamber where the Spiritual Spring was located, he walked out along the long corridor of the inner courtyard.
Xu Yuan chose not to continue cultivating.
That was because the Elixir dicines that Xu Changge had left him were almost exhausted.
Without the effects of those elixirs to protect his channels and nourish his soul, prolonged cultivation would damage his foundation.
As he walked out, Xu Yuan saw many Protectors and instructors who ca to the “Wuxuan Institute” for cultivation.
Those who could cultivate in the inner courtyard were mostly between Seventh and Sixth Grade, with only a few talented Eighth Graders.
There were both n and won.
Cultivation depends on one’s talent, not gender.
The n were all muscular and toned.
The won, though still maintaining feminine curves, had solid muscles beneath their clothing.
Indeed, it was not about being fit, but about muscles, a build of muscular dominance.
Several of the won, who were quite attractive, were even bigger than Zhou Chen standing next to them.
As his gaze swept over them, Xu Yuan’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably when their eyes inadvertently t.
Zhou Chen noticed Xu Yuan’s gaze and chuckled oddly:
“Young Master, these people all follow the path of a martial disciple, training their bodies just like mortals do, so they tend to be very robust.”
“Martial disciple?”
The new term surprised Xu Yuan, and he asked in a low voice, “What is a martial disciple?”
After the attack by Su Jinxuan, Xu Yuan realized that his understanding of the extraordinary powers of this world was still entirely insufficient, and he needed to learn so relevant information.
Zhou Chen chuckled again:
“Of course, our current cultivation of Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grade was nad after the Three Realms of the martial disciples defined by the Jiatiange in the past: Body Tempering, Channel Refining, and Bone Training….”
“Wait…”
Xu Yuan suddenly interrupted.
He had never heard the na before, including in Cang Yuan, and asked softly, “Is Jiatiange a Sect?”
Zhou Chen replied casually and without concern:
“Yes, but it has been destroyed for over ten thousand years.
Now most of the cultivation realms are divided according to their system.”
“Divided the realms of cultivation in the world?” Xu Yuan’s pupils contracted slightly.
Zhou Chen took another swig of wine:
“Of course, otherwise, do you think the current cultivation realms just popped out of thin air?
“Qi Path, Martial Path, Soul Path, Formation Path, many, many were defined by Jiatiange.
“However, since it’s been ten thousand years, practices like that of the martial disciple are completely outdated by today’s standards.
It’s just that people have gotten used to the nas, and since no one can unify and redefine them, the old nas continue to be used.”
“….”
Xu Yuan’s eyes flickered for a mont, and he subconsciously wanted to inquire more information, but in the end, he restrained himself.
When it cos to the intricate details of cultivation routes, it would be better to go to the library and read through the ancient texts later.
Nodding slightly, composing his mind, Xu Yuan glanced at those martial disciples:
“Mr.
Zhou, please continue talking about them.”
Zhou Chen smiled slightly:
“Naturally, those who walk the path of a martial disciple, only when they reach the peak of Seventh Grade Bone Training, will the Pri Minister’s Mansion bestow upon them cultivation techniques for their training.”
As he spoke,
Zhou Chen shook his head slightly as if with emotion:
“Don’t be misled by their size now.
Once they enter Sixth Grade Iron Body and begin slting their own sinews, bones, and flesh, they will naturally return to a normal state.”
After listening closely, Xu Yuan asked with a trace of confusion:
“Mr.
Zhou, are you saying that they currently do not have cultivation techniques?
But without cultivation techniques, how can they draw Origin Qi into their bodies?”
Zhou Chen glanced at Xu Yuan and fell silent for a mont:
“Without cultivation techniques, they can only rely on the slow and steady body training thods of martial disciples.”
Xu Yuan’s mind stirred slightly:
“Can these body-training thods also draw Qi into the body?”
Zhou Chen nodded and sighed:
“This thod is indeed outdated, but the process of drawing Qi into the body is not slow, and it doesn’t require the will-spirit.
However, it is very easy to incur lifelong debilitating issues.”
“Hidden afflictions?”
Xu Yuan murmured with a frown, his thoughts racing as he figured out the key point, and he sighed softly.
They did not choose not to choose, they had no choice.
Zhou Chen shook his head, sighed, and chuckled softly:
“Young Master, for people like us, there is simply no other way to cultivate besides this.
We are already very grateful to have the cultivation thods of martial disciples.
“After all, cultivation techniques are just too far out of reach for ordinary people…”
Xu Yuan fell silent for a long while, then suddenly looked at those practicing martial arts in the courtyard and asked in a low voice:
“Mr.
Zhou, can you tell about it?”
“….”
Zhou Chen also glanced at those “big guys,” picked up the wine gourd from his waist, took a silent swig, his eyes revealing a trace of reminiscence as he started to ramble about so of the past to Xu Yuan….
…..
The fact that the old way of martial disciple cultivation still exists actually boils down to five words:
Techniques must not be passed on lightly.
Almost all the cultivation thods and secret manuals are monopolized by the Sects and noble families, but there are too many in this world who wish to change their fate through cultivation.
So many that the number of people who die for it each day is innurable.
Zhou Chen, who had never co in contact with cultivation and wandered the streets, had seen countless people die without a place to bury them in struggles over scraps of incomplete techniques.
To obtain cultivation techniques, to access cultivation, ordinary people have only two options besides the rare fortuitous encounters: joining the military or becoming servants in noble families to receive rewards.
Don’t even ask about the Sects; the way Sects recruit disciples is even less reliable.
Every few years, indeed, the Sects open their mountains on specific days to take in disciples, but those who are admitted at least need superior aptitude, and those with average talent are turned away.
The reason is simple.
Most Sects have existed for a thousand years by now, and those original disciples have long established noble families affiliated with the Sects.
These families continuously send their qualified offspring to the Sects for cultivation.
A Sect can only support so many people; if you, a person without any background, squeeze in, you’re taking cultivation resources from the Sects’ noble offspring.
With the sa cultivation aptitude, why should they choose you, an ordinary person without any background?
And under such circumstances,
Tian’an Comrce Assembly gradually established a martial hall nad Tian’an several decades ago.
Back then, there were countless martial halls, but few have survived after so many years.
Because,
Tian’an Martial Hall teaches real kung fu, that is, the cultivation thod for martial disciples.
And because of this,
Even with the protection of Dayan’s Pri Minister, the vast Tian’an Comrce Assembly has been on the brink of destruction several tis.
But as ti passed, noble families, Sects, and their affiliated families eventually compromised and settled.
They too set up their own martial halls in the markets, but sadly, those that ca after could not compare to the scale of the Tian’an Martial Hall under the Pri Minister’s Mansion.
No matter what the ulterior motives and outcos of the upper-level struggles were, after this, ordinary people finally gained a path to cultivation.
Even though the cultivation of martial disciples is fraught with difficulties,
Even though this thod could damage one’s foundation,
It was still the only chance for a group of people without any way to cultivate.
Zhou Chen was one of them back then.
Having scraped together silver by cheating and swindling from a young age in the streets, Zhou Chen beca one of the first to enter the Tian’an Martial Hall for cultivation.
But inside the martial hall, things were very different from his expectations.
A hundred patterned silver exchanged for a life risked only bought him a book on body tempering fist techniques, a relatively tidy single room, and thousands of fellow students living outside the city.
No one-on-one teaching, no dicinal baths he had imagined, and not even a proper talent assessnt.
This made him feel deceived.
But later, he gradually realized that the money was well spent.
At least, it was worth it for the geniuses.
Although Tian’an Martial Hall had just been established, its internal structure was already quite complete.
Various assessnts, various leaderboards, and various competitions.
Simply put,
Those who can stay, those who can’t must go.
Of course, you can stay without going, just continue to pay.
Cultivation resources are distributed according to ranking, the higher you are on the leaderboards, the more resources you get.
Everyone in the martial hall fights tooth and nail for that slight chance of ascent.
Countless are eliminated during this period…
Countless are injured or killed…
And Zhou Chen,
In such an environnt,
Risked his life and fought his way up to beco a Third Grade Great Grandmaster.
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