Chapter 1: The Seven Star Building!

  Having received the invitation letter, Tang Lin did not set off immediately for the capital and planned to wait a month, spend the New Year at home before going.

  This month, he still exercises every day, practicing boxing during the day and watching mysterious scrolls at night, exercising his spirit, living a very peaceful life.

  After the Kick-off Competition, the family moved to a new mansion. Tang Lin also returned to the Pure Yang Martial Dictionary with his older brother. They studied together and in about ten days, they had cultivated the Tempering Body Method to the seventh level, but got stuck at the eighth level.

  Once this eighth layer is mastered, one can wield "Pure Yang True Qi", equivalent to breaking through to become a Martial Artist of the Second Realm, where true qi can be projected externally to kill enemies from a distance.

  In addition, the three major moves of the Pure Yang Wu Dian are very mysterious. Although it is impossible to grasp the essence for a while, Tang Lin remembered them and practiced repeatedly every day.

  ……

  It's snowing.

  Incomplete snowflakes floated down from the sky, bringing icy coolness, pattering and falling all over Longxiang City. Every household huddled indoors, warming themselves by braziers, eating New Year's goods.

  Clap Clap Clap~~

  Firecrackers sounded from early morning until dusk, and there were also colorful fireworks exploding in the night sky, complementing each other with snowflakes.

  Although the weather is cold, it does not affect the enthusiasm of the New Year.

  Children are rolling in the snow, pinching snowballs, and laughing all around. Adults gather with relatives, chatting about past events.

  Tang Lin's family didn't have any relatives. They used to have an uncle, but he passed away due to illness. Despite this, the three of them lived happily together. Along with Song Nainai, they had a great time eating New Year's dinner, setting off fireworks and firecrackers, watching the snow get blown up by the firecrackers, and everyone was extremely joyful.

  This year is the happiest year for Tang Lin from childhood to adulthood.

  Cang Snow has gone through 3720 years.

  Tang Lin was thirteen years old.

  ……

  After the New Year, Tang Lin set out on his journey early in the morning of the second day. He hired a horse-drawn carriage and brought only Ah Dong along with him. According to his father's words, he was still young and needed someone to take care of him when traveling far away. Thus, steady and honest Ah Dong was entrusted with this great and sacred task by Tang Tian, following Tang Lin on their journey.

  Outside the vermilion lacquered mansion gate, under the gaze of Tang Tian and Tang Long, the horse-drawn carriage carrying Tang Lin moved along the snowy ground, crushing the scattered firecrackers and sparks on the way, slowly driving out of Longxiang City, destination, capital!

  Beacons of fire seemed to ignite along the railway tracks, spreading throughout the entire capital.

  ……

  From Longxiang City to the capital, you have to go through dozens of cities and change horses at post stations along the way.

  To save time, Tang Lin directly hired the most expensive "Purple Qilin Horse", which was a hybrid of a **, traveling thousands of miles in a day, with an astonishing speed, and was generally equipped by national armies.

  Passing through desolate villages, roadside shops, and ancient roads.

  After two days of rushing, Tang Lin finally arrived at the Beidao Province, which is closest to the capital. Since he was traveling on the official road, he didn't encounter any bandits along the way. Even if he had, it's not certain who would have been robbed...

  Tang Lin was not anxious in his heart, with Ah Dong as the charioteer, he sat and watched the mysterious painting scroll, refining his spirit, when he got tired of watching, he took out the "Book of Songs" he carried with him and reviewed the poems on it.

  Rumble...

  Rumbles of thunder echoed through the sky.

  "Third Master, the weather is very gloomy and there's thunder, it should be raining soon." A Dong's voice came from outside the car curtain.

  Tang Lin lifted the curtain of the carriage, only to see that the outside sky was gray and misty. From time to time, purple lightning flashed by, tearing apart the dark clouds into several pieces. A wild gust of wind blew over, causing the curtains to flutter loudly.

  "Let's find a place to hide for now." Tang Lin looked at the weather, the rain was likely to be quite heavy, and they could only temporarily avoid getting wet, otherwise the roads would be slippery, and if the horse slipped and fell, it would be a loss.

  "Uh-huh." Ah Dong drove the horse carriage under a big tree beside the ancient road.

  Tang Lin stepped out of the carriage, stretching his limbs and looking up at the sky. The grey clouds covered the earth, as if they were about to press down heavily. The wild wind blew the trees by the ancient road, making them sway violently. Under this mighty display of nature's power, everything seemed fragile and vulnerable.

  Tang Lin's heart stirred, and he stood beside the ancient road, beginning to practice his fist technique.

  For two days without exercising his muscles and bones, he had been itching to do so. At this moment, he unleashed the "Kanglong Jing" fist method, with sleeves whistling like thunder, and a fierce punch burst out.

  Boom!

  A thunderclap exploded in the sky.

  Tang Lin's fist landed on the large tree in front of him, and the internal energy was transmitted into it. The top leaves of this large tree suddenly burst open.

  "Everything is as one wishes, and power follows the heart." Tang Lin recalled the general outline of "Kang Long Jing", and in his heart, there was a kind of enlightenment.

  Until this moment, his Dragon Fist technique had truly reached a state of great perfection.

  At this time, rain threads floated in the sky.

  Cool rain threads fall down, instantly turning into a heavy downpour, wetting the distant green mountains and washing away everything between heaven and earth.

  "Master, hurry back to the carriage." Ah Dong shouted from outside the carriage.

  "Hmm." Tang Lin responded with a sound, preparing to turn around, but saw under the big tree a nest of black ants, in groups and teams, like a black thin line, crawling towards a low concave small hole.

  "The rain has already fallen, and crawling so slowly will not be able to enter the cave in time." Tang Lin looked at the pea-sized raindrops falling on his face, frowned, suddenly opened his clothes, spread them out, and held them up to block the heavy rain for the black thread-like ants.

  "Master, what are you doing?" Ah Dong exclaimed in surprise.

  Tang Lin said loudly: "You go to the carriage first, I'll come right away."

  Ah Dong, however, was worried about him and walked over to see that he was shielding a group of ants from the rain. He couldn't help but feel both amused and annoyed, saying: "Young master, you'll catch a cold if you get wet. What's the point of caring for these ants? Let's head back to the carriage first."

  "The book says, sweeping the floor may harm the life of ants, and lovingly protecting the moth's lamp shade." Tang Lin shook his head and said: "Ants are weak and small, but they are also lives. Father taught us from childhood that martial artists should eliminate the strong and support the weak. You go back to the carriage first, don't get wet."

  A Dong was stunned.

  He had never thought that Tang Lin would be so tall and majestic, and for a moment he felt somewhat ashamed of himself. He immediately opened his clothes to shelter the ants behind him from the rain.

  Soon, the heavy rain poured down, and all the ants went into their holes. Tang Lin and Ah Dong's bodies were drenched, but they quickly returned to the carriage. Fortunately, as martial artists, they had strong physiques and didn't catch a chill.

  After the rain stopped, the two continued on their way and soon arrived at the next city.

  Tang Lin rested for half a day at the city's post station, letting his horses recover their strength while replenishing their food, before continuing on his journey.

  This journey took him through dozens of cities, where he saw people and styles from other cities, filling Tang Lin's heart with curiosity and joy.

  The next day, Tang Lin arrived in the capital.

  Walking on the pipeline entering the city gate, you can see many stalls and vendors along the way, including tea houses, mantou shops, small wine houses, etc.

  Looking far into the distance.

  The official road ended, a magnificent and majestic city gate stood like a giant, the surrounding city walls were towering like mountains, even with Tang Lin's strength, he couldn't climb up using his lightness skill.

  Enter the city.

  The bustling and prosperous streets, the various shops and stalls on both sides, the countless crowds of people flowing by, and the clean and tidy streets all give off an atmosphere of grandeur.

  "This is indeed the capital, it's really different." Tang Lin secretly praised in his heart.

  Ah Dong led the horse, asking passersby for directions to the Seven Stars Martial Arts Hall. The people he asked looked at him twice when they heard the four words "Seven Stars Martial Arts Hall", and seeing his robust body and majestic physique, their expressions immediately became extremely polite, and they enthusiastically gave him directions.

  Walked for half a day.

  Tang Lin had just arrived at the Seven Star Martial Arts Hall, not because Ah Dong didn't know the way, but because the capital city was really too big, with an area that was more than ten times that of Long Xiang City, and a population of as many as tens of millions.

  Tang Lin stepped down from the horse carriage and looked at the massive building in front of him.

  Only the phrase "desolate and empty" can describe it. The streets outside the Qixing Martial Arts Hall were completely a vast square, with no one around, and within a kilometer radius, it seemed like a restricted area, without any vendors calling out or noisy pedestrians.

  The ground here is paved with white marble, clean without a speck of dust. The gate of the martial arts hall is like pure gold casting, luxurious and unparalleled. The high walls around it block everything inside, but from the outside, you can still see behind the wall that there is a huge building, like a giant mountain.

  Tang Lin was somewhat excited in his heart.

  This is the Seven Stars Martial Arts Hall!

  Second sister, I'm here!

  He had Ah Dong take the horses and find an inn in the city to stay, then he took the invitation letter and walked towards the Wu Guan gate.

  Just then——

  Behind the gate of the martial arts hall, a middle-aged man walked over, and upon seeing Tang Lin, his eyes lit up slightly. He quickened his pace, smiled and said: "You're Tang Lin from Longxiang City, aren't you?"

  Tang Lin looked puzzled and said, "That's right, I am Tang Lin."

  "Hello, I'm the receptionist of Qixing Wuguan. My name is Han Yan. We've had people from our martial arts school keeping an eye on you since you arrived in the capital and reporting back to me." Han Yan smiled and said, "To mention it, among the four people who were accepted this time, you're the last one to arrive."

  Tang Lin's face turned slightly red, but he was also surprised in his heart, never expecting that besides himself, there were others who had been admitted as well.

  "That's right, the entire dynasty is so big, and only four were admitted, it's too few." Tang Lin thought about it and felt relieved.

  "Follow me." Han Yan led the way for Tang Lin.

  Tang Lin followed behind.

  After entering the grand entrance of the luxurious Wu Guan, a vast white jade stone plaza unfolded before me, with an imposing magnificent building standing at the far end, towering like a giant beast.

  "It's really big." Tang Lin looked around at everything and compared it to his own family's mansion in his heart, feeling that it was completely a case of a small trick seeing a big one.

  After passing through this magnificent building, Tang Lin saw seven exquisite and luxurious buildings that were towering into the clouds, unique and dignified.

  "This is the Qī Xīng Lóu." Han Yan smiled and said: "It's where you guys usually live."

  ……

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