Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist-Chapter 247 - 72: True Blood Refining Acupoints, Panel Iteration Again_2

The reason for his refusal was because he couldn’t afford to make mistakes.

"Perhaps I should brush up on the knowledge of the Martial Arts Cultivation system."

In the year and a half since he embarked on the Martial Path, aside from a year in the Martial Hall, he was mostly in a daze. After reaching the Martial Arts Garden, he spent more time on cultivating techniques. Lin Chen realized he didn’t have a deep understanding of some cultivation systems in martial arts.

He had been to the Library Pavilion of both the Jingshui Martial Arts Hall and the Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall. They housed some notes on martial arts cultivation, but those notes were penned by senior brothers and sisters, who at the time of writing were only at the Opening Acupoints or Refining Viscera stages, and their descriptions were not profound.

"Tomorrow, I’ll return to the Special Training Ground and consult Instructor Min or the Academic Platform Master to at least thoroughly understand the Qi Blood and acupoints situation first."

With a plan in mind, Lin Chen tore up the paper before leaving the study room, only to find Senior Yan unexpectedly waiting for him in the courtyard.

"Junior greets Senior Yan."

Yan He’an looked at Lin Chen, fully aware of the happenings over the past few days.

"Heading back to the Special Training Ground tomorrow?"

"Yes, they only granted us a three-day leave. I’ll rest in the Martial Arts Garden tonight and leave tomorrow."

Lin Chen wasn’t surprised that Senior Yan mentioned the "Special Training Ground." From the time Senior Yan took him to see the Thousand Hammer Map, he felt the energy of the Martial Arts Garden was not inferior to the Martial Affairs Department.

"The path of martial arts is long, and encountering setbacks is normal. No one’s path of martial arts is without obstacles."

"Thank you for your comfort, Senior. I understand."

"You are determined and have your own perspectives. There’s no need for this old man to say much; you can understand things on your own." Yan He’an’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Lin Chen: "Let me disclose some information to you: the Hongdu Prefecture also has a Martial Arts Garden, and your competitor is also favored by the Martial Arts Garden."

Lin Chen was taken aback. His competitor?

To be honest, he knew that other prefectures had also sent students to compete for the exemplary student of Jiangnan Dao, but he didn’t know who these students were, nor did he particularly care, because, in his view, the winner of the exemplary student was not something a mere Opening Acupoints Realm martial artist like him could decide. It was a matter for those like Lord Qiu to deliberate over.

"In terms of strength, the one from Hongdu Prefecture is considered the best. Not long ago, he was in seclusion to break through to Refining Viscera, and he should step into the Refining Viscera Realm in a few days." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"The students from the other three prefectures aren’t as strong as him, but your advantage is your humble origin. Defining you as the exemplary student of Jiangnan Dao can motivate the students of the Jiangnan Dao Martial Arts Hall."

"Without this advantage, if Jiangnan Dao were to select an exemplary student, it would definitely be the one from Hongdu Prefecture."

Seeing Lin Chen in a daze, Yan He’an sighed. Originally, he contemplated whether to help Lin Chen with the Huo Family targeting him, but from Elder Zhao, he learned that the Hongdu Prefecture Martial Arts Garden favored Li Zhe, much like how Poyang County’s Martial Arts Garden viewed Lin Chen.

Both were promising talents favored by the Martial Arts Garden.

He even learned more insider details from Elder Zhao, details that former Director Qiu Rufeng of the Raozhou Prefecture Martial Affairs Department also knew but did not disclose to Lin Chen.

"There’s an old saying among the Liang people: ’Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh.’ This saying applies to the Jiangnan Dao Martial Affairs Hall as well."

"You can view the Martial Affairs Hall as the head of a large family. You and the other are the two promising children in this family. When two children compete, the head of the family doesn’t show favoritism. However, if one side uses their maternal family’s influence to suppress the other, it breaks the rules."

Yan He’an meaningfully said: "As I mentioned earlier, both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh. If it can’t be proven that it’s the child directing their maternal family to act this way, perhaps it’s the maternal family acting on their own. If you were the family head, how would you handle this matter?"

Lin Chen pondered for a moment: "Punish the maternal family, but there would be no punishment for the son."

"Thus, the outcome is that Xing Huaifeng is demoted, and this is how the Martial Affairs Hall accounts for you and for Poyang County." Yan He’an relayed Elder Zhao’s analysis to Lin Chen.

According to Elder Zhao’s analysis, the Martial Affairs Hall wouldn’t even deal with the Li Family and the Huo Family, as they weren’t visibly involved in the matter.

In the eyes of the Martial Affairs Hall, Li Yuan and Lin Chen were the same, and they might even value Li Yuan more.

Lin Chen could roughly guess the Martial Affairs Hall’s way of handling this; the matter ended with Xing Huaifeng’s dismissal.

Compared to the Martial Affairs Hall, he was more curious about the true nature of the Martial Arts Garden.

Hongdu Prefecture also has a Martial Arts Garden, so does this mean the Martial Arts Garden searches throughout Liang for promising students to cultivate?

"Senior Yan, I’m curious about what exactly the Martial Arts Garden is?"

"Technically, this old man shouldn’t tell you, but before Elder Zhao left, he granted the old man a permission." Yan He’an looked at Lin Chen and said deliberately, "Lin Chen, let me ask you, are you willing to formally join the Martial Arts Garden!"

"Senior, you haven’t told me the answer yet." Lin Chen smiled.

"The existence of the Martial Arts Garden serves one purpose—to gather martial arts geniuses of the Human Race and search for a path to the peak of martial arts."

"The Martial Arts Garden has branches in many countries, but it does not participate in the disputes of each country. Regardless of which country’s martial artist it is, as long as they meet the standards of the Martial Arts Garden, they can join and become a formal member of the Martial Arts Garden. From then on, they can enjoy the resources of the Martial Arts Garden. Of course, these resources are not free and need to be exchanged with Martial Arts Garden points. Every member who joins the Martial Arts Garden receives one hundred contribution points, which serves as an aid provided by the Martial Arts Garden for new, talented martial artists like you."