Chapter 0005: The Arrival of an Unwelcome Guest

  Lujiang County is vast in territory, but news travels fast.

  The news of Qin Wushuang's death and rebirth quickly spread beyond the household, beyond Donglin Town, to the city of Luojiang Prefecture, and into the ears of those nobles with ulterior motives.

  In the martial arts arena of the manor, Wuxing River practiced a set of punches, sweating profusely. Only then did he breathe out and recover his energy, standing in the middle of the arena, feeling the subtle changes in his bodily functions.

  Wu Xinghe was once known as "Martial Madman" and "Martial Lunatic", these nicknames weren't given for nothing. Reborn, it's only natural that the essence of a cultivation madman can't be changed easily.

  As soon as he could get out of bed, Wu Xinghe immediately began his first cultivation journey in this new world.

  At present, this body is not bad in terms of roots and bones. This child has a good point, which is that his cultivation is quite diligent. The only drawback is that he lacks a strong martial foundation, and on top of his steady temperament, he also lacks a spirit that can bring forth new ideas, resulting in Qin Wushuang being diligent but his cultivation ranking only in the middle among his peers.

  If it weren't for diligent study and hard work, I'm afraid I would have been left far behind by people of the same age.

  In comparison, Wu Xinghe felt that his past life was very fortunate. After all, the cultivation methods he practiced in his past life were all top-notch, and any one of them could be considered an ultimate technique.

  Wu Xinghe was a master of both internal and external martial arts in his past life, with the experience of defying heaven as a foundation. Adding to that, the environment for cultivation in this life is extremely superior, so within just one week, he roughly sorted out the overall framework and tailored a set of cultivation methods specifically for himself.

  Qin Wushuang's physical body has one advantage, which is that his basic skills are very solid. Although the Qin family doesn't have powerful martial arts secrets, when it comes to basic skills, Qin Wushuang practices them thoroughly and meticulously.

  Practicing martial arts without practicing internal strength will lead to a lifetime of emptiness.

  These ten words were repeatedly instructed by the old man who raised Wu Xinghe on the first day of his previous life. The meaning is that practicing martial arts is like building a house, and you must lay a solid foundation first. If the basic skills are not solid, even if you practice until you're old, it's still just so-so, and can't withstand great tests.

  He was delighted that Qin Wushuang had left him a body with solid basic skills, which would save him a lot of effort.

  But basically, solid foundation is solid, and when looking further up, the inadequacies are exposed.

  Due to the lack of martial arts, Qin Wubai's specific offense and defense skills are very monotonous, and his personality lacks flexibility. All became the factors that led to his defeat in the duel.

  In this world, there is a cultivation rule that is vastly different from the previous life.

  In the past, there was no strict boundary between the qualifications for internal and external exercises. Those who practiced external exercises could also practice internal exercises. In fact, all the ancient martial arts masters on Earth in the past were versatile masters of both internal and external exercises.

  However, in this world, the rules are quite different. Here, only when external skills have reached their limit and physical functions have reached a certain height can internal energy be produced from the outside in, allowing entry into the internal energy cultivation stage.

  External skills are practiced through skin and flesh, bones, and fists. In addition to diligent study and bitter practice, they can also be assisted by various medicines.

  Only when the muscles, bones and meridians are practiced to a certain level will the inner strength naturally emerge.

  This stage of external power is called Forceful Martial Realm in this world.

  After the inner energy is generated, the realm of inner energy cultivation that enters is called the True Martial Realm.

  Lì Wǔ Jìng and Zhēn Wǔ Jìng both have nine levels. Each level has clear upgrade requirements, many ordinary martial artists spend their entire lives stuck in Lì Wǔ Jìng until death.

  On one hand, it is limited by innate talent; on the other hand, it also lacks the superior skills required for upgrading.

  The cultivation methods of this world are extremely private wealth and cannot be shared with others.

  Qin Wushuang is a typical example of lacking in martial skills, without superior martial arts, no exquisite offensive and defensive skills, even if you practice your basic skills more solidly, it's still useless, a sturdy camel can deal with fierce wolves and tigers?

  So, Wu Xinghe's current focus is on practicing external skills, exercising his skin, bones and meridians to a certain level, striving to break through the Force Boundary as soon as possible.

  This powerful martial art should be the pinnacle of external family boxing from a past life. It's strong, but when encountering an internal energy expert, it can't help but suffer losses.

  Wu Xinghe's past life was an internal and external master of the pinnacle, with profound inner strength, unmatched in his time. By level calculation, if his cultivation in the previous life were placed in this life, it would be at least comparable to a Ninth-Stage True Martial Realm Pinnacle Master of this life, or even surpassing him.

  Wu Xinghe is bound by the cultivation rules of this world, and his martial arts skills have not reached their peak, so it's impossible for him to produce internal energy, making it temporarily hopeless for him to reach the True Martial Realm.

  Only by exercising muscles, bones and meridians, bringing the body's various functions to their peak, breaking through the realm of force, can one produce internal energy and enter the true martial realm.

  He believes that with his past life experience, practicing these external skills should be enough in three to six months. After all, his past life experience is right here.

  In his case, once the inner energy is generated, he has a good grasp of recovering to 70-80% of his peak in the previous life within three or four years, and then directly climbing to the pinnacle of the true martial world.

  He must force himself, quicken his pace, and speed up his progress. Whether it's the "Family Theory" four years later or the demon who claimed to take away his sister four years later, neither of them can afford to have any slack.

  After adjusting his physical strength and breathing, Wu Xinghe practiced another set of "Big Golden Fist", all of which were the same as his previous life.

  After finishing a set of "Dajin Gangquan", Wu Xinghe also secretly sighed, the foundation left to him by his previous life was indeed a bit weak. If this set of "Dajin Gangquan" were seen by a strong opponent of similar level as his previous life, they would definitely laugh out loud, and there wasn't much of the "one power subdues ten skills" intent of the Golden Fist.

  But Wu Xinghe didn't lose heart, this was just the beginning.

  Once again ready to spit out the breath, outside the martial arts arena came the sound of his sister Qin Xiu's call: "Wu Shuang, Father wants you to go to the main hall, there are guests from the county city."

  According to Wu Xinghe's stubborn personality, he would never be distracted during his cultivation. But the current situation is very subtle, if it was an opponent from the county city, if he didn't go, it would seem like he was afraid and avoiding them.

  Adjusted his clothes, took over the towel handed by his sister, wiped the sweat, and walked towards the main hall through the martial arts arena.

  There were three guests, one of whom was surprisingly Jin Buyi, the head of the Wudong Institute in Julu City. This man liked to flaunt his elegance and called himself "A Heart of Gold, Unchanging".

  The other two, however, left no impression of Qin Wushuang's memories.

  Wu Xinghe walked over to Qin Lianshan's side and stopped, casting a faint glance at Jin Buyi. He wondered what this Jin person was going to do today.

  At first, Qin Wushuang and Zhang Xian dueled, but Jin Buyi was biased towards Zhang Xian in the Martial Arts Academy, indulging him. To put it bluntly, Jin Buyi is a lackey of the aristocratic families, with no integrity to speak of. The so-called "a heart of gold" Jin Buyi is actually an international joke.

  Jin Fei's expression changed slightly as he asked in a soft voice, "Wu Shuang, how are your injuries?"

  Wu Xinghe smiled and said, "Director, have you come to comfort the students? However, it seems like you've arrived a bit late. My injury is no longer a problem, will this disappoint many people?"

  Jin couldn't help but smile, and in his heart he thought to himself, what's gotten into this Qin family son today? It's as if he's become a completely different person. In the past, whenever Qin Wushuang saw him, it was like a mouse seeing a cat, always hiding and not even daring to make eye contact with him.

  What's wrong with him today? Not only did he wink and make eyes at me, but his tone also carried a hint of sarcasm. Does this kid think he can get away with anything just because he's at home?

  The other two looked at Wu Xinghe walking in, the cold smile on their faces was not concealed at all, and they sized up this resurrected Qin family son as if he were an international joke.

  Qin Lianshan looked displeased and asked expressionlessly: "The three of you wouldn't come to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, I wonder what instructions you have today?"

  One of the scholars with a mouse-like head stood up, dryly laughing and cupping his hands in greeting to Qin Lian: "Elder Qin, I was invited here this time because I have some valuable advice to offer."

  "Please advise." Qin Lianshan said calmly.

  This Confucian scholar is a big name, quite familiar with the books of sages and worthies, and can recite a few phrases from memory. However, his character and reputation have always been poor, and he is actually a smooth talker who speaks on behalf of others. In short, he is just a hypocritical Confucian who relies on his eloquence to curry favor with the noble families in the county town and get food to eat.

  "Hmm, Patriarch Qin is also a straightforward person. We understand that people don't speak nonsense, four years later 'family theory', Patriarch Qin knows the situation of your noble family?" Gu Sheng asked with a sharp tone.

  "What's next?"

  "How could that be?" Gou Sheng said with exaggeration, "The head of the Qin family should not be unclear, once your noble family loses this position as the leader of the Cold Gate, what situation will follow? If the head of the Qin family is a wise and knowledgeable person, he should now prepare an escape route in advance."

  Qin Lianshan's eyebrows slightly furrowed: "So to speak, Brother Gou is here to point out a clear path for me?"

  Gou Sheng sighed and said: "Who made me always passionate about the ancient way? There is indeed a clear path in front of us, I don't know if the leader of the Qin clan is willing to listen or not?"

  Qin Lianshan was about to stand up and send the guest off, but Wu Xinghe interrupted with a sentence: "You might as well say it, if it's really a bright road, I'd like to thank you for your good intentions."

  "This is the younger brother of the patriarch of the Xushi clan, Lord Xi Sihai. He represents the noble House of Xi and can give you a promise on their behalf. As long as your esteemed family is willing to voluntarily relinquish the Qin family's seat in four years' time, the Xi family will ensure the safety of the entire Qin clan and leave two hundred mu of land and an oil mill for the Qin family."

  Wu Xinghe seemed to have understood that these few people had come together, but they didn't have good intentions and directly came to swindle them.