Chapter 1 - Lin Ming (2/2)
Lin Ming turned around and was shocked to find a bloody cri fro is at least a hundred years old It is a high-gradeblood A thin slice is enough for each use In addition, the powerful healing properties of this blood ginseng are very gentle This blood ginseng should be worth at least a hundred and fifty gold liangs, the equivalent of Lin Ming’s family’s annual income
Lin Ming’s body paused, and he shook his head “I cannot accept this Blood Ginseng”
Even though they are close brothers, this Blood Ginseng is si’s position within the Lin Fah his fa’s it would still be far from co’s
Lin Xiaodong forcibly pushed the Blood Ginseng onto Lin Ming and said “I bought this Blood Ginseng for you You kno I train, I fish every three days and dry the fishi+ng nets every two days3 My body’s injuries are nothis would be a waste If you refuse then I would have bought this for nothing I do not haveon toas I do not end up losing this position and eneration could also successfully h for me”
Lin Ming stayed silent for aHe then spoke out “Very well, I will accept this Blood Ginseng For the sake of this ginseng, I e”
“Haha, now that is h into the Pulse Condensation Stage, you must also turn that son of a bitch, Zhu Yan upside down That bastard has been an eyesore for a long time!”
Zhu Yan huh… Lin Ming sighed lightly Zhu Yan had already been admitted into the Seven Profound Martial House In addition, Zhu Yan is currently one of the high ranked disciples within the inner Heavenly Abode, his strength having reached the pinnacle of the Third Stage of Physical Training Even so, Lin Ming had set defeating Zhu Yan as his objective This decision was not due to Lan Yunyue but rather due to his pursuit of the h one threshold after another; conquering one mountain after another As for Zhu Yan, he has the honourable spot of being the number one to be conquered
At the foot of the Great Mountain Zhou lied a stretch of buildings extending up to twenty li (10kth This is the area of operations for the Seven Profound Martial House and the Sky Fortune Martial House and today is the day of registration for those ishes to take the Seven Profound Martial House’s entrance assessathered on the field before the Seven Profound Martial House
Even though Lin Ming and Lin Xiaodong had deliberately chosen to arrive late, they came to realize that they had underestimated the number of applicants The applicants were all lined up in three lines, with each line extending up to severalhour (1 hour) would be needed before registration could be completed
“We will have to wait,” Lin Xiaodong gave a sigh and stood helplessly in line
“En,” Lin Ming nodded his head
“Hey, there are very few people there,” Lin Xiaodong pointed towards a sate nearby There were only a few people there Furtherround was also paved with red carpet
“That place is reserved for nobles…” Lin Ming noticed the writings on the sign
Since the Seven Profound Martial House was built upon the grounds, buildings and resources of Sky Fortune Kingdoive sodom In fact, many of the martial house’s affairs would be handed over to the elites to istration for entrance assessment
“dathat only the Ih the Lin Family is a wealthy family, it is not a noble family
Lin Xiaodong was cursing off at the nobles while consoling hiblue clothes with a long sword attached to his waist His hair was tied up into a gold coloured headgear and had a handsome appearance
Seeing the appearance of thisto frown This was none other than Zhu Yan
The Zhu Fahter had married into the Imperial Family and had become the Eldest Prince’s favoured concubine With the Eldest Prince’s position in the royal family, the Zhu Family soared to become the number one faranted the rank of nobility, thus allowing Zhu Yan to ensure Lan Yunyue’s admittance into the Seven Profound Martial House
“da muttered unhappily
Zhu Yan alking side by side with the other youngoutside then chose to follow the two of theforward At this rate, it was inevitable that Lin Ming and Zhu Yan bump into one another
With his current position and strength, it was possible that he would end up suffering badly if they were to bu chose not to run and instead looked forward in a calm manner as Zhu Yan approached
Zhu Yan’s pace was disrupted after catching sight of Lin Ming and Lin Xiaodong His first reaction was that of shock After that, he frowned Seeing Lin Ming h he had snatched away Lan Yunyue, she had refused to engage in any acts of inti still exists within Lan Yunyue’s heart, not to uilt The only reason she had chosen Zhu Yan was due to the Seven Profound Martial House As a man, Zhu Yan was unable to tolerate the fact that his future wife’s heart remained within the palms of another man
“You are called Lin Ming, aht? How unexpected, you would actually follow us all the way here You, with awant to take the test to enter the Seven Profound Martial House?”
Thebehind Zhu Yan’s words was obvious He would never allow Lin Ming to enter the Seven Profound Martial House Even though Lin Ming’s strength was of no threat to hi’s existence within the Seven Profound Martial House would
“Whether or not I e to pass the assess anyone I am here due to my pursuit of the Martial Way”
“The Martial Way? A e talent like you dared to utter the words of pursuing the Martial Way? Insolence!” Having said that, Zhu Yan’s finger released a light sound; after that, his long sword shot out frorasped onto the sword and slashed the air, releasing an intense sword qi, which created an air splitting sound A barely visible wave fleards, directly cutting down half the canopy of a nearby tree
The sounds of “pususu” could be heard as a large nuround The people around all stared with bulging eyes Most of thee as Zhu Yan and were not that er However, Zhu Yan’s accomplishment in the Martial Way had already left them far behind
The reason Zhu Yan unleashed this sword slash was to give Lin Ming a ap between the two of the incountless medicinal pills in the process and have now entered the Heavenly Abode’s Sword Sect within the Seven Profound Martial House I ae of Physical Training Even so, I ae of the Martial Way And yet, so dared to talk about the Martial Way?”
Zhu Yan’sto becoed “Surnamed Zhu! You are simply so about? If our age were reversed, this senior would use just one hand to toss you away!”
Zhu Yan frowned and turned to look at Lin Xiaodong He took a step forward, the priies within his body exploded outwards as he asked “Who are you?”
“I…” Due to the oppressive pressure sent out by Zhu Yan, Lin Xiaodong’s words were stuck in his throat He took a step backwards, sed his own saliva and patted his chest before speaking “This Young Master is called Lin Xiaodong, you better remember it!”
“Lin Xiaodong? Heng, those from the Lin Family that has the qualifications to talk with me can be counted with one hand What makes you think that a clown like you have the qualifications to speak to ! If not for Lan Yunyue, you have no qualifications to talk to ive you this advice, a man must know his own limits Someone like Lan Yunyue is not someone that you could match up to”
A feood looks and bearing is rare within Green Mulberry City Most of the the conflicts of interest between the great families, they would never allow their talented fe to the strengthening of their rivals’ bloodline Thus, reat families would request that the male side marry into their family This is the reason why Zhu Yan had said that
“A thousand gold liangs! Froain!” Zhu Yan said as he pulled out a stack of gold bills from his sleeves
The people around were rendered speechless A thousand gold liangs is a very high suh for a e to buy up necessary high-grade herbs for training usage for up to three years
“A thousand gold liangs? Do you take us for beggars?” Lin Xiaodong pushed back the stack of gold bills Truth be told, he was siold liangs is a huge sum of wealth
Zhu Yan flicked his hands and a powerful repelling force knocked Lin Xiaodong away Zhu Yan coldly stared at Lin Ming, awaiting his answer
Lin Ming took a deep breath before speaking out in a slow yet powerful tone “Zhu Yan, I am not your match in terms of talent, I am even less so in terms of family support However, the cultivation of martial arts does not depend only on talent and financial support; there is an even more important factor… the heart of a martial artist!”
“Your cultivation of martial arts is done for the sake of wealth, status and vanity However, my cultivation ofthe Martial Way The Martial Way does not exist for those with talent, it does not exist for those with authority and it does not exist for those with money It exists for those whose heart beats for the sake of martial arts! There will come a day when I will surpass you!” As he reached the end of his sentence, Lin Ming spoke out each ith e nearby could clearly make out what he had said
A Grade Three Talent wanted to chase after a Grade Four Talent In addition, there was an enorround between theone mad!
Hearing Lin Ming’s words, Zhu Yan becaood indeed! I will be waiting for you!” After saying that, Zhu Yan kept the stack of gold bills With a “weng” sound, the long sword returned to its sheath Zhu Yan then gave Lin Ming a long look before turning away
[1 It shares the same concept as a clan where everyone has the sarandfather]
[2 A position of no retreat A strategy employed by faxing]
[3 ‘Fish every three days and dry the fishi+ng nets every two days’ = ‘三天打鱼两天晒网’ =A very relaxed way of doing things]