madnovel Chapter 161 Cultivation Direction
Chapter 161 Cultivation Direction
Chapter 161 Cultivation Direction
Head Instructor: "Students, tomorrow is the day the training camp reopens."
All trainees must arrive at the training camp before 11:00 AM tomorrow.
Many students replied in the group that they had received the message.
At dinner time, Chen Lie and his family of four sat at the dining table.
Chen Lie said to his parents, "Dad, Mom, the Genius Training Camp has sent out a notice that all students need to enter the training camp before 11:00 tomorrow." Feng Yuelan exclaimed in surprise, "How come so soon? It seems like you haven't been on vacation for more than a few days."
"Martial arts training is all about seizing every second. How could a martial arts student in their prime possibly rest at home for more than half a month?" Chen Gequn said.
"Son, your mother and I will take you to the genius training camp tomorrow."
Chen Xingyao raised her hand and said, "I want to go too!"
Chen Lie nodded: "Okay."
"Brother, didn't you say you were going to be promoted to the provincial youth genius team after the New Year?"
"The earliest we can expect it is next month," Chen Lie said.
After finishing his meal, Chen Lie went back to his room to rest.
The next day, Chen Lie took his own airship to the genius training camp.
Chen Lie's father, Chen Gequn, and mother, Feng Yuelan, escorted him to the gate of the genius training camp.
At this moment, Chen Xingyao, who was following behind, suddenly shouted.
"Mom, it's Shuangshuang!"
Feng Yuelan turned around and saw a girl with a high ponytail walking over with a woman in her early forties.
The girl with the high ponytail was Feng Shuangshuang.
Feng Shuangshuang walked up to Feng Yuelan and Chen Gequn and called out, "Auntie, Uncle!"
Feng Yuelan immediately said, "Shuangshuang, you're here to report to the genius training camp too, right? Didn't your father come?"
"Yes, my dad took my sister to visit relatives, so my mom brought me here by herself."
"Sister Shuangshuang!"
"You're Yao Yao? It's only been a year, and you've grown so tall!"
She's grown from a little girl into a beautiful young lady.
When Feng Shuangshuang saw Chen Xingyao greet her, she was also taken aback by his appearance.
"Don't talk about me, you've changed so much! If I hadn't seen your aunt, I wouldn't have recognized you," Chen Xingyao said.
"Has there been a big change?"
Feng Shuangshuang touched her face.
The changes may indeed be quite significant, after all, teenagers are in the period of physical growth.
Unlike Chen Xingyao, she would visit her family with her aunt every year, so the two of them would see each other once a year. But she and Chen Lie hadn't seen each other for several years. How did he recognize her at a glance?
Feng Shuangshuang looked at Chen Lie with a puzzled expression.
At this moment, Feng Shuangshuang's mother, Yang Huixian, cleared her throat and said, "Chen Lie, don't forget what you promised your aunt. You need to take some time to give your cousin some pointers on martial arts at the Genius Training Camp."
"I understand," Chen Lie nodded.
"Hmm, I heard the genius training camp is quite chaotic. You'll have to take good care of your cousin there."
Listening to her mother's constant admonitions, Feng Shuangshuang felt her face burning.
Is she the older cousin or the younger cousin?
How can I so brazenly ask my sister to take care of me?
Upon thinking of this, Feng Shuangshuang couldn't help but say, "Mom, please stop talking!"
"Why are you so thin-skinned, girl?"
Chen Lie is so much stronger than you in martial arts, so why don't you ask him to take care of you?
Haven't you heard that in martial arts training, those who reach the highest level are given priority?
Upon hearing her mother's words, Feng Shuangshuang indeed stopped arguing.
"Auntie, the training camp requires us to arrive before 11 o'clock. I saw that most of the other trainees have already gone in, so I won't say anything more," Chen Lie said.
Yang Huixian said, "Okay, then you and Shuangshuang can go in."
Chen Lie nodded, said goodbye to his parents, and then walked into the training camp with Feng Shuangshuang.
After entering the training camp, Feng Shuangshuang suddenly said, "Hey Chen Lie, you didn't tell anyone about what happened at the training camp, did you?"
"no."
"Thank you—"
Feng Shuangshuang breathed a sigh of relief.
She was most afraid that the news of her being bullied at the talent training camp would reach her relatives and family.
After all, in the eyes of all his relatives and friends, he was a self-reliant and strong martial arts genius, even though he had now met Chen Lie, who was even more talented than him.
If these things she did at the genius training camp got out, she would be too ashamed to face anyone.
The number of students in the Genius Training Camp has increased by more than 100 compared to before the Lunar New Year. The original total group of 400 people in the Genius Training Camp has now reached nearly 550 people.
After resting for one night at the genius training camp, Chen Lie received a communication from Dongchuan Military Academy the next day.
"Mr. Chen Lie, hello, I am Duan Zilin from Dongchuan Military Academy."
"I came here specifically to deliver something to you as ordered. I'm currently at the medicinal bathhouse inside the genius training camp. Do you have time to receive it?"
"Okay, just a moment, I'll be right there!"
Chen Lie hung up the communicator and immediately went to the medicinal bath building of the genius training camp.
It took Chen Lie about ten minutes to walk from the dormitory to the medicinal bath building of the training camp.
As soon as Chen Lie entered the bathhouse, he immediately saw Duan Zilin and Chen Ying, whose face was as cold as ice.
"Mr. Chen Lie, you've finally arrived!"
Duan Zilin saw Chen Lie and walked over to him in a few steps.
"Hmm, this is troublesome. What about martial arts resources?"
Chen Lie nodded.
"They're all behind the counter. Could you come and check them?"
As she spoke, Duan Zilin led Chen Lie to the back of the medicine bath shop counter and introduced everything to him.
"Take a look, these are the ten martial arts treasures you requested."
Ten Tier 3 Beast Cores, and 500 jin of Tier 3 Beast Essence Blood.
Chen Lie followed behind Duan Zilin and checked all the martial arts resources one by one. Finding nothing missing, he nodded.
"That's all."
"Please sign here, we need to go back and report."
Duan Zilin handed Chen Lie a pen and a document.
Chen Lie took the pen and document, signed his name in the blank space, and returned them to Duan Zilin.
"Xiaoying, the procedures are complete. Is there anything else you want to say to your cousin?"
Duan Zilin took the document and turned to look at Chen Ying.
"No!" Chen Ying shook her head.
Upon hearing Chen Ying's words, Duan Zilin said to Chen Lie, "Alright then, our mission is complete, let's go."
After saying "goodbye" to Chen Lie, Duan Zilin pulled Chen Ying out of the medicinal bath building.
Upon arriving at the airship outside the genius training camp, Duan Zilin couldn't help but ask, "Xiaoying, why do you seem a bit strange today?"
"What's wrong with me?"
Duan Zilin looked at Chen Ying and asked, "Did you have a conflict with your cousin?"
Why didn't you say a single word when you met?
"no."
"You're not going to tell me the truth? You're the kind of person whose emotions are written all over your face, do you think you can hide anything from me?"
"Tell me, is this a problem between you younger generation, or between your parents? How did things get so tense?"
Chen Ying breathed a sigh of relief: "Really not."
"Then why do you still have that cold face, acting like you're not someone I can approach?"
"Shouldn't we try to curry favor with such a genius?" Duan Zilin retorted.
Chen Ying sneered: "How do I curry favor?"
"Judging from your appearance, you don't seem like the type to flatter people. You could at least try to get on my good side with some casual conversation, right?"
I just called my younger brother, who is currently attending a training camp.
According to him, your cousin is no ordinary person. He is the leader of the representative group of this year's genius training camp students and is someone who can collect protection money from hundreds of students in the training camp.
He and several top students, working together, could collect millions of points from all students each month, which, converted into Star Coins, amounted to a staggering three billion.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ying immediately said, "Impossible! Chen Lie is a new trainee, how could he possibly lead the trainee organization of the Genius Training Camp?"
"In this place, strength reigns supreme. As long as you're strong enough, nothing is impossible."
I heard that the previous leader of the student organization was able to hold his own against members of the province's youth genius group.
Your cousin actually ousted the leader of a student organization from the stage and took his place.
"Is that so?" Chen Ying frowned.
"Of course, your cousin has already secured his place in the provincial youth genius team."
His future achievements are limitless, so why are you being so dismissive of such a promising young talent? You two don't have any past grievances, do you?
That's how it is—
Chen Ying recounted the whole story to Duan Zilin.
Upon hearing this, Duan Zilin couldn't help but ask, "Just because of this?"
Your cousin was hiding his strength at your martial arts banquet, and you unknowingly gave him martial arts pointers. Now that you know he is actually very powerful, you think he was just teasing you and making fun of you.
Sister, your mental resilience is too weak, isn't it?
Is such a trivial matter really worth taking to heart?
"Actually, I'm not that angry about this, but when I saw the governor's daughter chatting and laughing with him, I got really angry."
"Wow, you're such a brother complex guy... are you jealous?"
"Nonsense."
Chen Ying shouted angrily, shook off Duan Zilin, and boarded the airship.
"Such a big reaction?"
Seeing that the airship's cabin door was about to close, Duan Zilin immediately jumped onto the airship.
On the other side, Chen Lie had the staff of the medicinal bathhouse gather all the resources and bring them into the medicinal bath room. He also had the medicinal bathhouse prepare a medicinal bath using 500 catties of third-tier beast essence blood and ten third-tier beast pills, and placed it in the private room.
After locking the door to the medicinal bath room, Chen Lie went to where the ten martial arts treasures were kept.
Of the ten martial arts treasures, six enhance the purity of qi and blood and increase strength, while four increase the intensity of qi and blood.
All ten rare treasures were specified by Chen Lie. When used together, they complement each other and produce an effect far greater than that of ordinary martial arts treasures.
Chen Lie picked up the martial arts treasures and began to eat them.
He devoured almost every martial arts treasure, swallowing them whole.
Before long, Chen Lie had swallowed all ten rare delicacies.
Feeling the immense power within his abdomen, Chen Lie's "Dragon Nirvana Technique" involuntarily began to operate.
He instantly took off his clothes, jumped into the medicinal bath tub, and began to rapidly circulate the "Dragon Nirvana Technique".
At this moment, the cells in Chen Lie's body transformed into a raging dragon once again, frantically devouring the medicinal bath liquid made from the essence blood of a third-tier alien beast, with bubbles rising on the surface as if it were boiling water.
Chen Lie's skin was flushed red, and his blood and qi were rising at an incredible speed.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Lie felt unbearable pain all over his body. His body temperature had unknowingly risen to over 70 degrees Celsius, and he felt as if he were being scalded.
Gradually, Chen Lie's body temperature began to return to normal, and the intense pain gradually subsided.
After some time, the energy brought to Chen Lie by the ten martial arts treasures was completely digested, and he returned to normal.
Jumping out of the medicinal bath tub, Chen Lie turned around and saw that the essence blood of the strange beast in the tub had already dried up.
He went to the adjacent bathroom to shower and then put his clothes back on.
"Now, their strength should have increased significantly."
Chen Lie went to the simple blood and qi detector in the room and tested his blood and qi.
A blue light swept across Chen Lie's head, and with a "beep," the blood and qi detector announced the test results.
"Test complete, blood energy level 746.46 calories."
"Ten rare martial arts treasures increased my health by two hundred units, which seems alright."
After muttering to himself, Chen Lie went to the strength testing device next to him.
He aimed at the target of the pneumatic strength testing device and threw a powerful punch.
With a loud "boom," his power level was displayed.
"Strength value: 6203.77 jun".
"8.3 times the stamina. As expected, it's harder to increase stamina as you progress."
Once your stamina reaches eight times its normal value, even maintaining it, let alone improving it, requires a massive amount of resources.
"I'm not far from the first peak of the Qi and Blood stage. It's time to start cultivating for the next stage."
To reach the first extreme realm of the Qi and Blood stage, one needs to achieve immense strength.
But the human body is weak; how can a small seven-foot frame contain immense force?
Therefore, one can only temper the body, which is also the direction of cultivation after entering the first extreme realm of Qi and Blood.
The process of forging the body involves six steps: refining the skin, flesh, tendons, bones, genitals, and blood.
The "Dragon Nirvana Technique" is a martial arts secret method for the Qi and Blood stage, which is slightly different from the division of ordinary martial artists, but the power it produces is greater. It is generally divided into four steps.
After ordinary martial artists complete the skin and flesh refining process, their bodies can withstand immense force and enter the first extreme realm of the Qi and Blood stage.
According to the cultivation path of "Dragon Nirvana Technique", once Chen Lie completes the "tough skin and resilient flesh" stage, he can then handle the first extreme realm of Qi and Blood.
After that, one cultivates "Dragon Tendons and Flood Dragon Bones," which integrates the five internal organs—heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—into the five Vajra within the body, working from the outside in.
Finally, by cultivating "Pure Yang Precious Blood," one can reach the second extreme realm of the Qi and Blood stage, the realm of "Qi and Blood Transformation and Resistance."
"The first stage of forging the body, 'tough skin and resilient flesh,' can now be prepared."
Keep an eye out for relevant resources.
After Chen Lie left the medicinal bath, he found that it was already getting dark.
"I've been cultivating for a whole day without even realizing it."
Looking at the sky, and remembering that he hadn't eaten much all day, Chen Lie went to the restaurant.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Chen Lie noticed that there were indeed more people there than before the Lunar New Year.
After getting dinner from the restaurant window, Chen Lie found a seat and started eating.
Just like before the New Year, after Chen Lie sat down, all the dining tables around him became empty, and the students who were originally eating all took their plates and moved away.
Chen Lie remained unfazed and continued eating his meal.
"Huh? Senior, it's you?"
Just then, a crisp sound rang out again.
Chen Lie looked up and saw a girl carrying a tray walking towards him.
"Oh, it's you. You've also entered the genius training camp?"
"Um!"
The girl was Yang Xixi.
Yang Xixi placed the plate she was carrying opposite Chen Lie and sat down herself.
"Before the Lunar New Year, my blood energy level was less than 200 calories, which did not meet the recruitment standard for the Genius Training Camp."
I had been training intensively during this period, and I only met the recruitment standards for the Genius Training Camp a week before it reopened.
That was close! I almost didn't make it into the talent training camp.
A relieved smile appeared on Yang Xixi's face.
She knew very well that the genius training camp was an opportunity to change her destiny; only by joining the genius training camp could she be considered to have entered the ranks of geniuses on Earth.
"The students in the Genius Training Camp enjoy the support of resources from the Blue Star government. It would indeed be a loss not to join them," Chen Lie said.
"Yes, I joined by sheer luck, and my relatives all praise me for being lucky enough to barely pass."