Ancient Strengthening Techniques
Chapter 23 - Questions about Martial Grades
Ancient Strengthening Techniques: Chapter 23 - The Question of Martial Classes
"Alright, let me see what the old man taught you!" Qing Yi laughed as she prepared her stance for battle.
In fact, Qing Shui had always been very confused, why the eldest grandson of the 3rd generation Qing Clan, Qing Zi, was already considered to be at the "peak" when his cultivation was only at the 8th Grade Martial Warrior. In comparison, Qing You at the age of 18, whose cultivation was at the peak of a Grade 7 Martial Warrior was considered a genius.
While the 2nd generation Qing Clan had broken through to a Grade 8 Martial Commander, and some had even broken through to Grade 9. Qing Luo's cultivation was in a Grade 10 Martial Commander, but she was already over 100 years old.
Although Qing Zi, who was already 25-26 years old was considered a leader among the 3rd generation, she had yet to step into the realm of a Martial General. Even if he broke through to the Martial General realm in 5 years and the Martial Commander realm in 10 more years' time, he can at most reach the realm of a Class 1 Martial Commander at the age of 40+. In comparison, the current 2nd generation members who were 40 years old or older, had at least cultivated to the realm of a Grade 8 Martial Commander!
Clearing his mind from the disturbance, Qing Shui knew that his speculation was correct! There must be some complications with 3rd generation cultivation. Whether it was, or the members of the 2nd generation were all unrivalled geniuses whose talents even exceeded Qing You! How could there be so many geniuses in the Qing Clan? How very suspicious.
Due to the debate session, Qing Yi brought Qing Shui to the backyard of the Qing House. This backyard belonged to the Qing Clan. Located inside was Qing Yi's home and practice room. Another warehouse is also located inside. The back yard was vast, with 10-meter-high walls surrounding it in all four directions. Far away in the distance were several black dogs, the size of a bull, lying lazily there, looking around vigilantly, revealing the appearance of being guarding something. These dogs were named Moriyama Tiger Mastiffs, their appearance was similar to the Tibetan Mastiffs of the past world of Qing Shui, despite their much larger size, as well as being much more muscular and ferocious!
Unfortunately, in this world, there were many beasts and beasts with traits far surpassing these dogs. Therefore, mastiffs could only be used as guard dogs in the Qing Clan. Any savage beast that roamed in the past, could easily slaughter this huge-looking Moriyama Tiger Mastiff for dinner. After all, these Mastiffs only looked extremely strong, they were no match for a savage beast with true strength.
All these thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, after which he saw Qing Yi who was already prepared, Qing Shui then also entered his opening position. To show her intentions, Qing Shui attacked with a single fist. As he attacked, using only the strength of his body, without the help of his inner Qi, this seemingly slow attack actually caused a gentle wind to be generated around his fist. Containing tyrannical strength, his fists moved towards Qing Yi.
Ai! Qing Yi was struck by lightning. Signs of terror and admiration flashed in his eyes. Qing Yi knew, just by looking at that one punch. This attack ... this attack .. actually contained strength that far exceeded that of a Grade 6 Martial Warrior!
Qing Yi wasted no time, she summoned her internal Qi and extended her right hand quickly towards Qing Shui, trying to catch Qing Shui's fist as it approached.
"Keke" Qing Shui laughed a little, just as his fist was about to hit Qing Yi, he changed the direction of his attack at an astonishing speed. Qing Shui's originally tightly clenched fist loosened as he stretched out his index and middle fingers, forming a sword shape [1] as he quickly stabbed acupuncture Shao Shang, Yu Ji, Tai Yuan, into the shape of a sword.[1], Lie Que [2] from Qing Yi's right arm.
Similar to the frozen statue, Qing Yi stood there silently in surprise! He discovered that his right arm had absolutely no strength, and was filled with numbness!
He would have never expected that Qing Shui had mastered such a frightening technique, being able to lock the acupoints and break the opponent's energy channels. Confusion appeared in Qing Yi's heart. This kind of martial art, although powerful, was extremely difficult to train. After all, the practitioner should have a deep knowledge of the positions of all the different meridians, energy channels, and acupoints. Those who managed to master this were undoubtedly the heaven-shaking geniuses with a will that was far stronger than ordinary people. In any case, one would be required to put forth an extremely exhausting effort to master this technique. The practitioner must take into account the opponent's reaction. Speed, amount of power and angle of attack. All of this should be calculated in milliseconds!
“En, it seems that it was true when she said that she learned a technique that would increase her strength massively. This child was full of shock, the aura that radiated while carrying out the attack was incredible. Moreover, the techniques he had performed before were rarely seen in the Greencloud Continent. Qing Shui actually took advantage of the moment where Qing Yi was shocked for a moment to make his attack.
Qing Yi was very calm! His son actually managed to reach nature << Breaking Meridians and Locking Acupuncture Points >>! If his intelligence was this high, then there really was a possibility of him becoming an Alchemist!
General Level Alchemists were actually only slightly better when compared to Medical Physicians. Using deadly flames to concoct pills, with a much higher failure rate than success, resulting in the quality of the pills being made being low but expensive. After all, the pills made were successful only after many trials. The reason why there were only a few alchemists was because of the cost of successfully grooming him, which far exceeded the wealth of many clans.
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“Mother, are you okay? Does your arm feel uncomfortable? ”, Qing Shui gently held Qing Yi's right arm, circulated her internal Qi, which came from the Ancient Strengthening Technique, and quickly, the pain and discomfort in Qing Yi's arm disappeared.
"Shui`er, you have grown ..." when Qing Shui sent his inner Qi to Qing Yi, he could feel that his internal strength was thick and sturdy. Now, Qing Yi was completely convinced that the story about the ancient old man was true, her son did indeed happen to meet! To his surprise, now that he was observing Qing Shui closely, Qing Yi could feel an unfathomable deep aura unwittingly coming out from Qing Shui.
“Mother will allow you to leave the Qing Clan, but, you must be careful to put your safety above all else. You are not allowed to venture too far and you must return at the end of the year to participate in our Qing Clan maturity ceremony! " Qing Yi ruffled Qing Shui's hair affectionately. After all, he might not get the chance to do so again after Qing Shui set out for his trip.
“Mother, I want to read << Continental Medical Annal >>, << 10,000 Herbology Encyopedia >> and << Herbal Combination Formula >>. After this year is over, I can help you with your business! ” Qing Shui smile.
“OK, more science is good, mom will support you. Come on, let me take you to the Qing Clan Library. "
Hearing that Qing Yi brought him to the secretive Qing Clan Library, Qing Shui was filled with excitement. After all, the library was only open to those with the strength of a Grade 6, Martial Soldier and above. So, he's never been there before.
"Mother, I have a question about Martial Arts Class!" Qing Shui thought of the question that was still in his heart, and decided to ask Qing Yi.
“Just ask, I won't hold anything back from you.” Qing Yi smiled.
“Why does our Qing Clan not have a Martial General? Other than a large group of Martial Soldiers, the other clan members are people like you with the cultivation level of a Martial Commander. It implies what? Are there some underlying circumstances that cause this to happen? "
Looking at Qing Shui after hearing a question that was far beyond his expectations, Qing Yi looked paled as her heart trembled. Why would he ask such a question? This child, his intelligence is inhuman .. far beyond the reach of geniuses!
“Because.. certain medicinal pills. With the exception of your 2nd grandfather and uncle, if not for the medicine, the rest of the 2nd generation would only be in the realm of a Martial General, or at most, a 1st class Martial Commander.
“What…? Are there magic pills out there? From what mother said, this pill can increase one's cultivation level by leaps and bounds, forcibly breaking through from a Martial General to a Martial Commander! " Qing Shui felt this was too unimaginable. How could there be such a good thing in this world.
“Not only that, if your potency is high, this medicinal pill could even raise your level of a Grade 1 Martial General, straight to the peak of the HouTian Realm! Even if their potential was low, at the very least, for normal cultivators, these pills could still raise their level from a Grade 1 Martial General, to a Grade 10 Martial General. " Qing Yi explained.
“What kind of pill is ..? What pill could be so magical as to challenge the heavens !? ”
[1] Sword Fingers: step 1 - clench first, step 2 - stretch your index and middle fingers and hello, step 2,
