Purple Mist Dao Master
Chapter 260 - 211: Mixed Element Explosion, Selfless Divine Transformation; Skill to Artlessness, the Truth in a Spontaneous Touch!

Chapter 260: Chapter 211: Mixed Element Explosion, Selfless Divine Transformation; Skill to Artlessness, the Truth in a Spontaneous Touch!

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In the observation seats of Guangling Academy, two people clenched their fists.

These two—

One is Lu Qing!

One is Wang Jinbao!

They are the true traitors who emerged from Cheng Fengxiao’s Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall.

Among them, Lu Qing practiced ’Six Harmonies Fist’, and is one of the ’Six Wanderers’ of the Six Harmonies Fist Club at Guangling Academy. Last July, when he returned to challenge Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall, he was already a third-level research student at Guangling Academy and qualified to enter the Mountain and Sea Realm through the Star Gate for training.

On that day, Lu Qing lost to Yan Chuan.

Lu Qing was shamed but then courageous, diligently practicing for several months.

In early October, he followed his mentor Tian Hu to challenge Yan Chuan’s Advanced Study Hall. That time, Yan Chuan didn’t make a move; only Yu Jinpeng narrowly defeated him."

Lu Qing felt both ashamed and humiliated, and thus strived even harder afterwards.

Unfortunately, limited talent and insufficient opportunities led to his bitter efforts. From last October to this March, while senior brother Yan Chuan’s fame grew ever larger, making waves, and now shining brightly at the ’Jian Province Competition’ and famed across Nine Counties—

As for him?

He didn’t even have the qualification to participate in the ’Jian Province Competition’!

The gap widened more and more!

As for Wang Jinbao, he was even worse off than him.

But there was Chen Ze.

Among the three ’traitors’, Chen Ze developed the best. Originally, Lu Qing thought that since he himself was not valued by the senior brother, having someone like Chen Ze to spite Yan Chuan with his Qi-Blood limit-breaking would surely be satisfying and comforting for him.

But the result—

"Chen Ze is an insider?"

"Both entering Guangling Academy, I’m a traitor hunted by everyone, but Chen Ze is enduring humiliation, biding his time with perseverance?!"

Lu Qing clenched his fists as he looked at Yan Chuan and Chen Ze exchanging affection in the field, gritting his teeth in hatred.

This isn’t fair!

He was extremely resentful!

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On the stage.

Yan Chuan had long forgotten about Lu Qing and Wang Jinbao, these two clowns had no place in his eyes at all.

He patted Chen Ze’s shoulder, sighing, "I just shed the illusory glory of the past ten years, but you endured solid unjust criticism and misunderstanding for nearly ten years."

"Senior Brother!"

For the fourth time, Chen Ze called out ’Senior Brother’, not daring to say more, for fear of feeling a sour nose, a heavy heart, and uncontrollable tears.

Had it been Lu Qing.

Had it been Wang Jinbao.

If these two had been entrusted with this important task by Yan Chuan, making them insiders at Guangling Academy, they would have been overjoyed—

To learn in the academy!

To keep righteousness while enjoying the identity of an ’undercover’ with a peace of mind!

Wouldn’t this be delightful?

Like Chen Ze, who learned ’Great Success Boxing’ at Guangling Academy, breaking the Qi-Blood limit and achieving outstanding results. Now exonerated and cleared of his name by Yan Chuan.

A face with content!

Famous name and substantial benefit!

Chen Ze got it all, isn’t this good?

To Lu Qing and Wang Jinbao, this could not be better.

But for Chen Ze, it truly wasn’t good. If possible, he would rather stay at Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall, following his master and senior brother to maintain their small plot of land rather than staying alone in the cold Guangling Academy.

As for achievements and accomplishments, Chen Ze harbored no grand ambitions, he didn’t care.

A while back.

Meeting Master in the Mountain and Sea Realm, after Yan Chuan’s explanation, Chen Ze and Cheng Fengxiao cleared up the misunderstandings of many years, but outside the Mountain and Sea Realm, in the public eye, it still wasn’t easy to return to the past.

Until today.

Yan Chuan’s public declaration also means—

"I can return to the Martial Arts Hall!"

Chen Ze was full of emotions, unable to hold back, tears welling up in his eyes!

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"Men do not easily shed tears."

"Junior Brother."

"Come, let’s fight first."

Yan Chuan smiled at Chen Ze.

"Let Senior Brother laugh!"

Chen Ze wiped away his tears and cupped his fists towards Yan Chuan: "Senior Brother, please instruct!"

After some chitchat.

The fight finally started.

Having just cleared his name, Chen Ze could openly return to Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall, feeling extremely pleased and intent on showing his senior brother the progress he had made over the years.

Initially, he practiced ’Cheng Family Boxing’ at Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall.

Later, he entered Guangling Academy to study ’Great Success Boxing’, one of the Eighteen Families of Widespread Boxing Techniques at Guangling Academy, starting with large classes and then following the research tutors of ’Great Success Boxing’. Two years ago, he caught the attention of Gu Shengyan, the head of the Guangling Ten Elders, becoming her second ’Great Success Boxing’ disciple personally taught after Gong Xue, one of the Guangling Ten Outstanding.

Cheng Family Boxing!

Great Success Boxing!

In the past, and even at the inception of Great Yan Buwu, these were not inferior martial arts—

’Cheng Family Boxing’ is a top-notch Old School boxing technique.

’Great Success Boxing’ is a New Faction secret martial art.

To train to Great Success, both the Old and New Sects can have a place.

But nowadays, ten years after Great Yan Buwu, times have changed. Ordinary ’Secret Martial Arts’ are just basic Seventh Grade martial arts, sufficient to build a foundation for ordinary disciples and researchers in the Martial Arts Academy, but for breaking the Qi and Blood limit—

Secret Martial Arts?

Seventh Grade martial arts?

These are not enough!

Hence, elites like Chen Ze at the academy need to find ways to seek deeper martial arts and cultivate higher-level skills.

For example, Wang Zhengyi—

He ventured alone into Danhu Royal City and successfully infiltrated the Black Armor Army, learning the army’s standard Earth-level Secret Scripture, ’Fierce Dragon Technique’, equivalent to Great Yan’s Fifth Grade martial arts!

This is incredibly rare!

It’s worth noting that the ultimate reward for winning the ’Jian Province Competition’ is only Fifth Grade.

Yet Wang Zhengyi possessed it even before winning the competition.

Of course, as a Centurion of the Black Armor Army, he only acquired the first three levels of ’Fierce Dragon Technique’, only cultivating to the Postnatal Third Level, with limited potential, somewhat inferior to a true Earth-level Secret Scripture or Fifth Grade martial arts.’

As for Chen Ze.

He didn’t even have the incomplete version of a Fifth Grade martial art, only a set taught by Gu Shengyan—

"Master Gu taught me ’Flower Stand Sword Technique’, at Sixth Grade level."

"With ’Cheng Family Boxing’ and ’Great Success Boxing’ as the foundation, my sword technique, and sword moves are seamless, extremely consistent, and can merge dozens of sword moves into one at extreme speed, with each move having a killing stroke, extremely complex."

"Senior Brother, be careful!"

Chen Ze’s sword flickered, performing sword flowers and initiating the attack on Yan Chuan.

"Body without fixed stance, adjust to any situation. Feet without fixed position, tread and step heavily. Hands determined, attach and exert force. Drop without fixed method, withdraw and exert strength."

"What a ’Flower Stand Sword Technique’, floral but not frivolous, every move aligns with ’Great Success Boxing’, no wonder Elder Gu would teach you this sword technique."

Now, Yan Chuan already had a considerable understanding of swordsmanship.

On one hand, he read various swordsmanship books in the Collection Room of the Cangwu Department at Yingze City, gaining a broad perspective.

Secondly, these days he has been explaining swordsmanship. Under the ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’ principle, the multitude of feedback from all directions has deepened and widened his understanding of swordsmanship.

Additionally, with the help of the ’Derivation Skill’, Yan Chuan created various sword techniques, and now with ’Five Mountains Swordsmanship’ achieved, Yan Chuan’s grounding in swordsmanship is solid.

He fought against Chen Ze, noticing that his ’Flower Stand Sword Technique’ had a certain continuity with ’Great Success Boxing’. Gu Shengyan’s collection and teaching of this sword art were certainly deliberate.

Continuing ’Flower Stand Sword Technique’ training after ’Great Success Boxing’ practice was extremely efficient, with progress coming faster, and his past punching foundation wasn’t wasted but became nourishment, speeding up Chen Ze’s excellent growth.

Just like Yan Chuan.

If someone came under his tutelage, starting with ’Cheng Family Boxing’, then ’Xingyi Boxing’, then ’Mixed Element Skill’, then ’Purple Mist Divine Skill’—

A complete series!

A structured system!

Step by step, this far surpassed many Independent Cultivators.

Like Duan Jiu of Hundred Flower Palace, he practices ’Huayu Sword Technique’, later he followed Yan Chuan in practicing ’Xingyi Boxing.’ His efficiency is far less than those like Yu Jinpeng, Jin Yutang, and even Wei Quan, who are ’rooted and upright’ disciples.

Meanwhile—

System!

One or several structured martial arts systems are also the advantage of major forces—

The more systems, the more choices, the broader the suitability.

As for the upper and lower limits, that’s another story.

"Gu Shengyan!"

"Truly thoughtful!"

Yan Chuan silently praised.

A teacher imparts Dao, teaches knowledge, and resolves doubts!

New Faction or Old School!

As long as these three are accomplished, they are good teachers. Gu Shengyan’s effort in finding ’Flower Stand Sword Technique’ and frankly teaching Chen Ze shows she is not a bad ’Master Gu’.

Chen Ze also lived up to expectations.

Breaking the Qi-Blood limit is the biggest reward to Gu Shengyan.

Additionally.

Great Success Boxing!

Flower Stand Sword Technique!

Chen Ze’s achievements in practice are all not low.

"Concentration inward, eat force and satiate. You fight your fight, I fight mine. Force with no false target, target must be determined. Inside not traveling outside, outside not invading inside. Act according to force, with guile and treachery."

"Quite remarkable."

Clang clang clang!

On the stage, swords flashed, Yan Chuan did not intend to quickly defeat Chen Ze. He casually used ’Five Mountains Swordsmanship’, sometimes with Huashan Swordsmanship Phoenix Coming, sometimes with Song Mountain Swordsmanship Layered Jade Emerald, sometimes with Taishan Swordsmanship Steep Mountains Crossing the sky, sometimes with Heng Mountain Swordsmanship Returning Wind Falling Wild Goose.

Yan Chuan constantly changed moves, displaying the utmost intricacy and style variation, continuously breaking Chen Ze’s sword moves.

Nominally a bout.

It was essentially instruction.

Initially a team contest, the entire event turned into Yan Chuan tutoring Chen Ze, guiding in swordsmanship. Yan Chuan first utilized ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’ to receive feedback from Chen Ze, and intermittently reversed deduced the framework of the ’Flower Stand Sword Technique’ he practiced and executed.

Then based on his swordsmanship proficiency, he made improvements, and through explanation, extracted details from the myriad ideas and inspirations fed back by the audience of tens of thousands—

Skeleton!

Meat!

Details!

Constantly extracting, continuously filling, enriching beyond measure.

Yan Chuan’s accumulation was profound.

Even without a ’Derivation Skill’ preemptively setting research tasks, Yan Chuan now could effortlessly create Ninth Level ’Ren Level’, and with a bit more effort, Eighth Rank ’Xin Level’ could be easily achieved, equating to Great Yan Fifth Grade or Mountain and Sea Realm earth-level martial arts, not out of reach.

However, creating martial arts this way lacked the ’experience’ and ’spiritual’ income, making Yan Chuan reluctant to exert himself.

But Chen Ze was worth it—

"Power fills the times, heavy as clay. The four limbs are a single force, explosive upon contact. Spirit soothing, intention tense, form curved intention straight. Antelope horn hangs unseen. Mixed Element astonishment, no self-divine transformation. Technique becomes unintentional, casually authentic."

"This sword!"

"Should be used this way!"

Like this.

Constantly testing the sword.

By the time this match nearly ended, Chen Ze’s set of ’Flower Stand Sword Technique’ had already been thoroughly adjusted by Yan Chuan, virtually unrecognizable!

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