The Gate of the Genkai

Four The Manor

“Seven or eight is not a small number. You must know that every time a congenital warrior is cultivated, it consumes a terrifying amount of resources. The key point is that even with such a large investment, the possibility of the acquired Dzogchen being able to advance to the innate level is still very small.” Jane. Auntie sighed and smiled wryly.

The boy was completely silent.

“Okay, Xiantian is still too far away for you. If this day comes, you will immediately become the most powerful person in Daqi. Even the emperor of Daqi will be polite to you and try his best to win you over. This It is also the source of the sayings of the warriors who protect the country. Now, let me tell you something about tempering the body and comprehending the sense of energy. How many layers have you tempered the body now?” the woman continued to ask.

“Seven floors”

When Shi Mu heard this, his spirits lifted.

Indeed, for him now, the most important thing is to be able to comprehend the sense of energy and join Kaiyuan Wuyuan. .

“The seventh level is a bit low. The Kaiyuan Wufu will start recruiting students in one year. Can you reach the ninth level within one year?”

“I wasn’t sure about it before, but it should be now.” Shi Mu said with certainty after thinking for a while.

“Even if you can reach the ninth level of body tempering and comprehend the sense of qi within one year, you will only meet the basic conditions for entering the Kaiyuan Martial Academy, and there will still be a fierce competition.” The woman was a little strange, and she still said so .

Shi Mu listened intently.

“As far as I know, there are indeed many geniuses who want to enter the Kaiyuan Martial Mansion this year, and many of them are youngHe cultivated the body tempering technique to the ninth or even tenth level. After all, the higher the level of body tempering, the more helpful it is to understand the sense of energy. According to the practice of previous years, even with the assistance of Qi Ling Pill, if you want to understand the sense of Qi at your age, it is often less than one in ten. Many warriors are in their thirties and forties, and after taking Qi Ling Pills many times, they can barely comprehend the sense of Qi and enter the acquired state. This is also the reason why Kaiyuan Martial Arts Academy only recruits martial arts apprentices who are over ten years old and under fifteen years old. Under the age of ten, the root bones have not yet been finalized, and they cannot practice the art of tempering the body. Those over the age of fifteen have no potential to reach the acquired Dzogchen realm at all, and have no value for cultivation. There may be many acquired warriors in the Great Qi Kingdom, but among them, there are still less than a hundred warriors who can really have the opportunity to hit the innate realm. Our Jin family has an ancestor who was acquired by Dzogchen, and this is the main reason why the Jin family can become a wealthy family in Quanzhou. “When the woman finished speaking, she couldn’t help showing a proud look on her face.

“The higher the level of body quenching, the higher the chance of comprehending the sense of energy.” After hearing this, Shi Mu took a deep breath.

Although he had anticipated that it would be impossible for everyone who took the Qi Ling Pill to successfully comprehend the sense of qi, he never expected that the chance of success was so low.

“If you regret it, the other path I promised earlier is still valid.” Aunt Zhen stared at the boy and suddenly smiled.

“No, I’ve made up my mind.” Shi Mu shook his head.

“In this case, I will transfer the title deed and other things of the manor outside the city to you in a while, and you will live in that manor first. I will let Jin Cheng accompany you there. If you need anything in the future, you can also contact him directly. After a year , I will notify you when the Qi Ling Pill ordered by the Jin family arrives. Just to remind you, during this period, in addition to learning the tempering body, you’d better find a way to learn more sets of actual combat martial arts. It should be used. Although the Jin family also has several sets of family martial arts, they never pass on people with different surnames.” After nodding, Aunt Zhen gave another warning.

“Thank you, Aunt Zhen.” This time, Shi Mu’s words really expressed some gratitude.

A quarter of an hour later, accompanied by Jin Cheng, Shi Mu walked out of the house with a wooden box in his hand, with a slightly surprised look on his face.

The wooden box contained the property left to him by his father, including not only a large manor on the outskirts of the city, but also three to four hundred acres of good farmland nearby, a restaurant in a good location in the city and three thousand taels of silver. ticket.

He unexpectedly became a wealthy local rich man in one day.

What Shi Mu didn’t know was that not long after he left the house, another middle-aged man visited here, and in the hall, he questioned Aunt Zhen with an angry face:

“Seventh Sister, you really don’t intend to leave that Qi Ling Pill to your nephew, but to an outsider.”

“This is what my father promised himself. Why, do you have any objections?”

“Of course I have something to say about the Biao brothers, so I won’t talk about it. That boy’s surname is Shi, not Jin. Why should we give the panacea that our Jin family worked so hard to get to an outsider. As long as you take the initiative to change your mind, father Surely there will be no objections. It’s not that you don’t know that your nephew failed to comprehend the sense of qi last time. This year he managed to be somewhat sure, and it’s also the year when Kaiyuan Martial Arts Academy enrolls students. If he misses it, he must regret it for the rest of his life. Let’s miss this opportunity.” The middle-aged man’s face was a little narrow and long, and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire under extreme anger.

“Hmph, just because my husband only has such a son, and because he has saved nearly half of the Jin family’s wealth, fifth brother is satisfied.” Aunt Zhen snorted and said bluntly.

“Okay, that kid obviously has no blood relationship with you, and if you still want to turn your elbows away, then we don’t have any relationship between brothers and sisters in the future. I won’t ask you this time. Even if I go bankrupt, I will do it for you.” Your nephew brought another Qi Ling Pill.”

After saying this, the middle-aged man left angrily.

“Mother, you really let Uncle Wu go away like this.”

As soon as the man left the hall, Shi Yuhuan came out from nowhere and asked with a wink.

“It’s okay, it’s not that you don’t know that your fifth uncle’s son is not suitable for martial arts at all. He spent so many medicinal baths at the beginning, but he barely managed to quench his body. Even if you give him the Qi Ling Pill this time, the chance of comprehending the Qi Sensibility is not high. How much will it increase. He is so aggressive, but he wants to win your cousin one last time.”

“That’s also true. Jintian’s aptitude is probably not as good as my brother’s. Even if he barely understands the sense of qi, the chance of passing the martial arts academy is very low.” Shi Yuhuan clapped his hands and laughed.

“Hehe, I started to look towards my own brother so soon, but I don’t like Shi Mu either. But there are only so many things I can do for your brother. If I come forward to help other things, I’m afraid the rest of the Jin family Also dissatisfied.”

“Although it’s the first time I’ve met my brother, I feel that he’s pretty good. At least he’s much better than the Jin family’s wine bags and rice bags.” Jin Yuhuan replied with a smile.

“Actually, your grandfather could so easily agree to give out one of the Qi Ling Pills, and there is a lot of thanks to you, a girl. After all, you have already comprehended the sense of Qi when you were only twelve years old, and at the same time, you have also cultivated to the point of tempering your body. Tenth level, your grandfather has high hopes for you.” Aunt Zhen said with a sudden smile.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be able to master that set of swordsmanship in a year. There will be no problem entering the Kaiyuan Martial Academy, and I won’t disappoint my grandfather.” The girl looked confident. .The woman nodded when she heard the words, and looked at her daughter with loving eyes.

In a manor ten miles away from Fengcheng, Shi Mu stood on a flat square surrounded by houses. After looking around, his face showed a satisfied expression.

This manor covers an area of ​​four or five acres, and there are more than twenty rooms. The size of this square makes him overjoyed.

After turning his eyes, he landed on the seventeen or eighteen male and female servants and tenants standing in front of him, and immediately asked:

“Who was in charge of this Zhuangzi and the nearby fields in the past?”

“Master Shi, I’m in charge.” A middle-aged man with gray hair and clean clothes stepped forward and replied respectfully.

“What’s your name, but a local?” Shi Mu looked at the middle-aged man a few times, seeing that his face was honest and honest, he asked slowly.

“The young one is called Zhang Suo, and he has been settled in Fengcheng for seven or eight generations.” The middle-aged man replied respectfully.

“Very good, the manor and the nearby fields have been handed over to you to take care of. Other people’s work and field rents will not change. In addition, you inform the shopkeeper of the restaurant to come here to see me tomorrow.” After thinking for a while, Shi Mu quickly ordered road.

“Yes, master.” Zhang Suo was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly agreed.

Seeing this, the other servants and tenants also breathed a sigh of relief, and they all bowed in agreement.

“Cheng Guanshi, it’s okay if I do this.” After everyone left the square, Shi Mu turned his head and asked the old man in green shirt next to him.

“Master Shi handled it well, very cleanly and quickly, to be honest, it’s hard for this old slave to believe that Master Shi really just came from a fishing village.” The old man in green shirt replied with a smile.

“I’m also a little surprised, but it feels good to be able to order people to do things. In addition, there is another thing I want to ask Cheng to be in charge.” Shi Mu said embarrassedly.

“Oh, what’s the matter, just ask Master Shi, as long as the old slave can do it, I will never refuse.” The old man in green shirt was a little surprised, but agreed without thinking.

“It’s like this. I want to invite a really capable martial arts instructor to come to the manor to teach me one-on-one training. I don’t know if Cheng Guanshi can recommend anyone.”

“Oh, if you’re talking about martial arts gyms, the four major martial arts halls in Fengcheng are quite famous, and the instructors want to learn a set of boxing techniques as well.”

“If it’s sword art and boxing, I recommend you to choose Li Canghai from Liufeng Martial Arts Academy. Most of them possess special skills. But I don’t know what kind of martial arts Master Shi wants to learn.” After thinking about it, the old man in green shirt asked back.

“I used to split a section of firewood in the village before, and I feel that I am quite comfortable with a knife. Another set of Fengchi Thirteen-style knife technique and Shishaquan is very famous. However, if you give one-on-one advice, this person’s fee is not low Yes.” After hearing this, the old man in green shirt pondered for a moment, then said slowly.

“It doesn’t matter, as long as you really have the strength, it’s nothing to spend more money.” Shi Mu now has three thousand taels of silver bills with him, but he has become rich and powerful.

“Okay, that old slave will help you invite Coach Li to come over tomorrow.” Seeing this, the old man in green shirt agreed with a smile. :