Gao Wu: From Martial Arts Student to Star Emperor

Chapter 36 Yang Xixi

Just as Chen Lie was sitting leisurely in his chair, his gaze shifting, he saw someone walk into the store.

Chen Lie stood up from his chair and saw that the person who came in was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Presumably someone buying martial arts techniques, I said, "Are you looking to buy a spirit energy crystal card? There are many types of martial arts techniques at the counter; you can take your time to choose."

The girl ignored Chen Lie, looking around to make sure the shop was empty except for him. She then asked, "Who are you? Where's my dad?"

Chen Lie then realized what was happening and asked, "Your father is Yang Shen?"

The girl didn't speak, but stared at Chen Lie with her big eyes.

Just then, Yang Shen entered the shop carrying a tote bag. Upon seeing the young woman, he couldn't help but say, "Xi Xi, you're back?"

"dad!"

The girl immediately ran behind Yang Shen, pointed at Chen Lie, and said, "Dad, who is this person? Why was he acting so suspiciously in our shop all by himself?"

"Don't be rude!"

Yang Shen immediately scolded the girl, then placed the things in his hand on the counter and explained to Chen Lie, "Young Master Chen, this is my daughter, Yang Xixi. She's a bit impulsive, please don't take offense."

Chen Lie waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.

"Xi Xi, the person in front of you is a Divine Sense Master, Chen Lie. You can call him Senior from now on," Yang Shen said.

"A mind reader?"

Yang Xixi looked at Chen Lie in surprise.

Having grown up so much, she had never seen a spiritualist before. Sometimes she couldn't help but wonder if spiritualists even existed in Dongchuan Province.

Seeing a living spiritualist, she was naturally very surprised.

"Senior, hello. My name is Yang Xixi. I am a senior student in Class 1 of the Elite Program at Dongchuan High School. Are you... are you really a Divine Sense Master?"

Chen Lie nodded and said, "We're in the same school, so you don't need to call me 'senior,' just call me 'classmate.'"

"The same school?"

Yang Xixi was filled with surprise and doubt. Did their school actually have a spiritualist? How come she didn't know?

Moreover, her Elite Class 1 instructor had mentioned in his lectures that it was impossible for any martial arts high school, or even any martial arts high school in Dongchuan Province, to have a Divine Sense Master.

Every Divine Sense Master must be exceptionally talented, the most outstanding among martial arts practitioners, but she clearly hadn't seen Chen Lie's name on the list of the top 100 elite students.

Although it was strange, Yang Xixi still said, "That won't do. My dad calls you 'little brother,' so if I call you 'classmate,' wouldn't that mess up the seniority? I'll call you 'senior.'"

"Whatever you want," Chen Lie said indifferently.

Upon seeing this, Yang Xixi immediately pressed on, "Senior, I'd like to ask you, are all Divine Sense Masters born that way?"

"Of course not."

"Then why are there so few spiritualists?"

At this moment, Yang Shen quickly called out to Yang Xixi, "Xixi, don't ask such questions!"

The secrets of spiritual masters were far beyond the reach of ordinary people like them, so he immediately stopped his daughter from speaking recklessly.

Yang Xixi stuck out her tongue and closed her mouth.

"Young Master Chen, this girl speaks without thinking, please don't take it to heart."

Chen Lie nodded and said, "It's alright."

Before long, Yang Shen had finished packaging all fifteen sets of crystal cards and placed them in the counter.

He took out one set from the fifteen sets of crystal cards and gave it to Yang Xixi.

"Xixi, aren't you practicing the Breaking Army Fist? Here's a set of Breaking Army Fist crystal cards, you can take them and use them."

"Dad? You got the Breaking Army Fist Crystal Card? Wasn't the Breaking Army Fist supposed to be always out of stock?"

Yang Xixi took the crystal card and couldn't help but say something.

"This is all thanks to Brother Chen; it was he who inscribed the Breaking Army Fist on the blank crystal card."

As Yang Shen was speaking, he suddenly said, "Alright, let's close the shop for a while."

We went to the martial arts restaurant for lunch.

Led by Yang Shen, Chen Lie entered a simply decorated restaurant.

As soon as he entered, the people in the restaurant greeted Yang Shen.

"Old Wang, did you take your daughter to eat spirit medicine and beast meat again?"

However, the spiritual herbs you stored here last time, even if you had more, could make two more spiritual herb and beast meat meals.

Yang Shen nodded with a smile and said, "Make both of these medicinal beast meat meals today, and also a few tonic dishes."

"Two meals of spirit herbs and beast meat, you must have some good news?"

Yang Shen waved his hands repeatedly: "What happy occasion is there?"

"Is it because your daughter's Qi and blood have made another breakthrough?"

Oh, your daughter is such a worry-free girl. She's not even in her second year of high school yet, and she's already in the elite class. Her Qi and Blood Value has already broken through the triple digits.

Unlike my child, who's still stuck in a regular senior class.

"Alright, that's enough. Please have a seat. The medicinal herb and beast meat meal will be ready soon!"

After saying that, the people in the restaurant went to the kitchen.

"Young Master Chen, come, have a seat!"

Yang Shen found a table and immediately invited Chen Lie to sit down.

After sitting down, Yang Shen poured Chen Lie another glass of water.

"Brother Chen just said he goes to the same school as Xixi, could he also be a student at Dongchuan Provincial Key High School?"

"Not bad," Chen Lie said.

"You are a Divine Sense Master, so your martial arts achievements must be above Xixi's. Could you perhaps give Xixi some pointers?" Yang Shen said.

Chen Lie asked, "What's wrong with her?"

Yang Shen tapped on the table in front of Yang Xixi, signaling her to speak.

Yang Xixi quickly said, "My Qi and Blood value broke into three digits a while ago, and it seems like there is no bottleneck. As long as I use supplements, I can quickly improve my Qi and Blood value."

However, the higher my blood and qi value, the lower my strength becomes.

I asked my advisor about this, and he said it's normal; he went through the same thing. He said as long as you control your energy level and don't let it drop too much, it'll be fine. But I'm still a little unsure.

Chen Lie said, "Your situation is indeed normal because your Qi and blood have reached a certain level, and your bodily functions have greatly improved, so the improvement of Qi and blood is getting faster and faster."

However, having excessively high Qi and Blood values ​​like this isn't a good thing. If your Qi and Blood can't maintain a certain ratio, it's better not to increase your Qi and Blood values ​​at all; otherwise, you won't go far in the Qi and Blood stage.

"Oh? What should I do? My blood energy level was measured half a month ago and it was 147.55 calories. My energy level had already dropped to less than three times when it was still at 120 calories."

Yang Xixi couldn't help but say.

"I suggest you stop focusing on improving your Qi and blood during this period. Stop and practice martial arts to refine your Qi and blood."

Find a suitable body-refining method and temper your qi and blood for twelve hours every day for half a month.

Alternatively, if you master a martial art to a high level, your Qi and blood can be refined again, thus increasing your Qi and blood value.

Once Qi and blood reach a certain level, maintaining the refinement of Qi and blood is far more important than simply having high or low Qi and blood levels.

"So that's how it is. But why didn't my advisor mention it to me?" Yang Xixi asked, puzzled.

"Because even the mentor went through this stage in a daze, he may not have understood it either," Chen Lie said.

"So, we'll just keep refining our Qi and blood like this?" Yang Xixi asked.

"It depends on you. The Qi and Blood stage is the time to build a solid foundation for martial arts. If you want your martial arts foundation to be more solid than others, you need to put more effort into the Qi and Blood stage."

"Oh." Yang Xixi nodded.

Before long, two meals of medicinal herbs and animal meat were served on the table.

Yang Shen gave one portion of the two medicinal beast meat dishes to Chen Lie and one to Yang Xixi.

Yang Xixi pushed away the medicinal herbs and beast meat meal, saying, "Didn't the senior say I can't increase my qi and blood like this anymore? I don't want it."

"How can we refuse this? It's over 100,000 star coins per share!" Yang Shen couldn't help but say.

Chen Lie then said, "It's all made, it would be a waste not to eat it."

Refining one's Qi and blood is not something that can be rushed; it's a process that continues throughout the entire Qi and blood development process.

"Oh well."

Yang Xixi nodded, pulled the medicinal beast meat meal in front of her, and began to eat.

Chen Lie looked at the tonic in front of him and began to eat it.

As soon as the supplement entered his mouth, Chen Lie felt a gentle yet continuous flow of nutrition spreading through his stomach, so he quickened his eating pace.

He quickly finished the meal of medicinal herbs and animal meat.

After the meal, Yang Shen warmly invited Chen Lie, "Young Master Chen, why don't you come to my shop for a while longer?"

Chen Lie shook his head and said, "I won't go. You go back and mind the shop."

"Alright then, I'll have Xixi see you off for me." Yang Shen looked at Yang Xixi and said, "Xixi, could you see Brother Chen off for me?"

"good!"

Yang Xixi nodded quickly, picked up a bite of food and put it in her mouth, then immediately stood up and waited for Chen Lie.

Chen Lie also got up and, accompanied by Yang Xixi, walked out of the restaurant.

Outside the restaurant, Yang Xixi walked beside Chen Lie and couldn't help but ask, "Senior, you are a Divine Sense Master, your Qi and Blood value must be very high, right?"

I heard my mentor say that even a Divine Sense Master who has not yet reached the next level has the same value and potential as a member of the Dongchuan Province Youth Genius Team.

If a master of divine sense wants to learn a martial art, their speed must be more than ten times faster than that of an ordinary person.

"My Qi and Blood value is not as good as yours," Chen Lie said.

"How is that possible?"

Yang Xixi looked completely incredulous.

"When a master of divine sense awakens their divine perception, their comprehension and understanding far surpass those of ordinary people, so it is true that they can learn martial arts ten times faster than ordinary people."

The so-called Dongchuan Province Youth Genius Group seems to have a threshold of 1000 Qi and Blood Points. If you want to go far on the path of martial arts, you can't take it as your goal.

Instead, one should continuously refine one's Qi and blood, first cultivating a refined state of Qi and blood, and then increasing its value until it becomes abundant and surging like a torrent.

"Qi and blood like a paste? Isn't qi and blood supposed to be in a misty state? How can it possibly churn and surge like a paste?" Yang Xixi asked, puzzled.

"Although Qi and blood are in a misty state, they can also be transformed into a liquid state. By maintaining the refinement of Qi and blood and continuously improving them, quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, and eventually, one can refine Qi and blood to the point where they are as turbulent as a paste."

As they spoke, Chen Lie and Yang Xixi walked out of the Martial Arts Market and arrived at a bus stop next to the market.