"Luo Xiu! Luo Xiu! Luo Xiu!..."
Winning the championship in the martial arts competition and earning the reputation of Luo Xiu, his popularity among many students in the martial arts hall can be said to have reached its peak in an instant.
Countless people were shouting from the audience, especially those students from impoverished backgrounds who regarded him as their idol target for struggle.
A once unknown commoner's son rose to power, which will undoubtedly become a legendary achievement of the Qingyun City Martial Palace for a long time.
Enjoying the admiration of countless people and carrying the aura of genius, Luo Xiu's heart was calm.
He knows very well how all of this came about.
If the fusion of the Life and Death Beads gave him the prerequisite to become a martial arts powerhouse, then over the past five months of diligent cultivation and life and death trials have forged his current strength and status.
If Luo Xiu's greatest gain was that he understood a truth: true strength is forged with blood and fire, and must endure numerous hardships and stand firm, that is the true strength!
Refining the body is just the starting point of martial arts, and the road he will take in the future is still very long, far away.
Luo Xiu walked down from the martial arts competition platform, and the crowd automatically divided into a path. One by one, the martial arts hall students, whether they were elites from the beginner, intermediate, or advanced classes, looked at him with awe and admiration on their faces.
Xu Fei, who stood beside Liu Yuxin like a flower protector, also lowered his head with a sense of melancholy, afraid to have any thoughts of opposing Luo Xiu in his heart.
"You'd better not provoke him in the future," Xu Fei's cousin Zhao Qishuang said with a bitter smile. He even looked down on Luo Xiu during the martial arts competition. Who would have thought he could have come this far?
Liu Yuxin also stared at Luo Xiu, but from beginning to end, Luo Xiu didn't even glance at her.
She had a gloomy expression, biting her red lips with regret in her heart, but could only sneer at herself.
She thought he had no right to be worthy of herself.
Nowadays, she no longer has the qualification to be even glanced at by him
"Luo Xiu, come with me."
Just as the martial arts competition ended, Elder Zhuang Nantian of the Martial Palace appeared in front of Luo Xiu.
At the deepest point of the Martial Palace, there is a palace where the Lord of the Martial Palace sits.
In the hall inside the hall, except for the elder who was guarding the library, the other four elders were all present in the dojo. The head of the martial arts hall sat high in his seat, overlooking below.
"Student Luo Xiu pays his respects to the main hall and elders." Luo Xiu stepped forward and stood in the center of the hall, bowing respectfully.
He was well aware that these few people in front of him held the highest power over the entire Qingyun City!
Not only in Yunlong County, but also in every city in Tianwu Kingdom, the martial arts hall holds the highest status.
"Luo Xiu, you won the martial arts competition and ranked first. This is your reward."
The Lord of the Martial Palace slowly spoke up, and then a maid walked out of the side hall, holding a jade plate with both hands and covering it with red cloth.
Three maids and three jade plates, Luo Xiu's eyes sparkled, curious about what reward he would receive.
"Wow!"
Unveiling the red cloth on the first jade plate, I saw a palm sized blue token placed on it.
"With this token, you can enter the third level of the Library and choose any fourth level martial arts!" said the Lord of the Martial Arts Hall.
"Optional?" Luo Xiu was surprised. He thought it would be great to obtain a fourth level martial arts, but he didn't expect it to be optional.
Does this mean that one can now cultivate fourth grade martial arts with their internal skills, martial arts skills, and body methods?
Immediately after, the red cloth on the second jade plate was lifted, and a delicate jade bottle was placed on it.
"This is a second grade pill for condensing qi. After taking it, you can break through the peak of the ninth level of body cultivation, step into the sea of qi, and become a warrior!"
Luo Xiu's eyes trembled as he realized the preciousness of this elixir. Generally, in order to break through the sea of qi, a nine-fold peak martial artist needs to accumulate strong internal qi. Repeated attempts to attack the elixir require at least six months or even a year to cross the sea of qi.
If you take a Condensing Qi Pill, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort and completely succeed in one fell swoop, saving half a year or even a year of hard work time.
A second grade pill like this can be purchased in Qingyun City for at least a thousand lower grade vitality stones.
Subsequently, the red cloth on the third jade plate was uncovered, and on top of it was a bronze disc the size of a bowl, engraved with numerous runes and patterns, similar to the spirit gathering array device he used.
"This is a second-order spirit gathering array device that can increase your cultivation efficiency by four times!"
Four times the cultivation efficiency means that Luo Xiu cultivates for one day, which is equivalent to others practicing for four days. However, the first-order spiritual gathering array device he originally used only doubles the cultivation efficiency.
This second level spirit gathering array device is much more valuable than the second level condensing qi pill, with a value of nearly two thousand yuan of elemental qi stones!
The top ranked reward is amazing!
Just the Condensing Qi Pill and array devices are already worth more than 3000 yuan of Yuanqi Stones. The reward for choosing any fourth level martial arts is even more priceless!
"Thank you very much for the reward from the temple master!" Luo Xiu bowed and thanked.
The Lord of the Martial Palace smiled slightly and said, "You don't need to thank me. You deserve it. For geniuses, the Martial Palace will not spare resources to cultivate them."
As the words fell, the Lord of the Martial Palace turned his head and looked down at the Elder Zhuang Nantian below.
"Bring it up!"
Zhuang Nantian stood up and shouted loudly.
At the entrance of the main hall, Luo Xiu heard footsteps coming and couldn't help but look around. He saw two green armored guards escorting a middle-aged man in brocade into the room.
The middle-aged man in the brocade robe looked haggard. When he saw Luo Xiu standing in the center of the hall, his gaze suddenly stiffened.
"Luo Xiu, this person is the head of the Zhang family in Qingyun City, Zhang Shaoxiong."
Zhuang Nantian said slowly, "You disabled Zhang Hai's meridians in the battle. Zhang Shaoxiong harbors a grudge and once hired a hunting team led by Chen Hu to kill you. The Martial Palace has obtained accurate evidence, so he took him down."
"It's indeed the Zhang family!" Luo Xiu suddenly realized that at the beginning, he was most suspicious of the Zhang family, but there was no evidence.
"The Zhang family can stand tall in Qingyun City, but it is not without a background. One of the ancestors of the Zhang family is the innate martial artist Jiu Chong, who is the external steward of the Xiaoyao Sect. Not long ago, the Zhang family ancestor came to deliver a message to protect Zhang Shaoxiong's life."
Zhuang Nantian continued, causing Luo Xiu to frown.
"According to the rules, plotting to harm a student in the Martial Palace is a capital offense, but with the presence of the Zhang family ancestor, this matter is somewhat special. Do you understand what I'm saying?" Zhuang Nantian asked as he looked at Luo Xiu.
Luo Xiu took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "Students understand, what Elder means is that the Zhang family has an ancestor as the backstage, and cannot be killed?"
"You're right, but you're not right either!" Zhuang Nantian smiled slightly. "Although the ancestor of the Zhang family is an external deacon, he still can't interfere in the affairs of the Qingyun City Martial Arts Hall. With just one word from you, it can decide the life and death of Zhang Shaoxiong!"
Upon hearing these words, Zhang Shaoxiong's face changed, but he dared not say anything in front of the Lord of the Martial Palace and the elders.
At this moment, the head of the martial arts palace said calmly, "Luo Xiu, this is a choice for you. With your talent, you will inevitably enter the Xiaoyao Sect. Any disciple starts from the outer sect, and that Zhang family ancestor is an outer sect deacon..."
The Lord of the Martial Palace did not explicitly state it, but Luo Xiu could also hear the meaning behind it.
"If I kill Zhang Shaoxiong, I will offend the patriarch of the Zhang family, who is an external deacon. But if I don't kill..."
Luo Xiu frowned. In his opinion, even if he didn't kill Zhang Shaoxiong, the ancestor of the Zhang family might not have remembered his own favor.
Moreover, if one wants to reach the peak of martial arts, looking forward and being afraid of the future will inevitably affect their martial arts spirit.
For someone who wants to put themselves to death, Luo Xiu thinks Zhang Shaoxiong, damn it!
At the same time, he also understood that the Lord of the Martial Palace had asked him to make a choice, which was actually a test for him. If he was afraid of the Zhang family ancestor, he would inevitably leave a fear of power in the senior management of the Martial Palace. At best, he was a wise man who knew the current situation, but at worst, he was timid and cowardly!
Just as Luo Xiu was pondering the pros and cons, Elder Zhuang Nantian suddenly said, "Another thing, just a few days ago, the Zhang family sent someone to Panshi Town to arrest your parents and sister."
"What!" Luo Xiu's face suddenly changed.
"This... this is not what I did!" Zhang Shaoxiong was also confused, "I didn't ask anyone to catch Luo Xiu's parents!"
"Bold! How dare you make noise here in front of the temple master?" An elder let out a cold shout, and a majestic momentum surged out. Under pressure, it made Zhang Shaoxiong shudder like a cicada, his body trembling.
"You said it wasn't you who did it, why did the Zhang family send people to arrest my parents and sisters?"
Luo Xiu shouted angrily, with a murderous intent in his eyes. "You, damn it! Death is not worth it!"
My parents and sister are definitely the rebellious scales that Luo Xiu cannot touch. Not to mention the ancestor behind the Zhang family, even the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect doesn't care.
I don't care what your background is, if you dare to touch my loved ones, I will kill you!
"Pull it out, kill it!" The Lord of the Martial Palace remained calm and intimidated, his voice indifferent.
"Yes!" Two Qingjia guards were about to take Zhang Shaoxiong away.
"I didn't do it! Master, spare your life! Master..." Zhang Shaoxiong hissed inwardly, but the high-level officials of the Martial Palace were indifferent. A small family leader in the secular world, in their eyes, was just an ant.
Seeing Zhang Shaoxiong being pulled out, Luo Xiu's anger remained unbearable.
"Luo Xiu, you have courage and courage at a young age, but you must be clear that when you enter the Xiaoyao Outer Gate, the Zhang family ancestor will definitely find an opportunity to deal with you." said the Lord of the Martial Arts Hall.
"I understand, but I'm not afraid!"
Luo Xiu respectfully bowed and said, "Could you please let me know where my parents and sister are?"
"You can rest assured that they are safe and sound," said the Lord of the Martial Palace.
Luo Xiu quickly thanked and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
He was also aware that if it weren't for his demonstrated talent and strength, the high-level officials of the Martial Palace would definitely not treat him special. After all, in this world, strength still speaks for itself.
Only when one's own strength is strong can one ensure that the people around oneself are safe and no one dares to move.
Just like the Lord of the Martial Palace sitting in Qingyun City, it is a powerful deterrent that no one dares to cause trouble!
"Since you no longer have any worries, then you can focus on practicing and strive to break through the Qi Sea realm as soon as possible. When you become a Qi Sea warrior, I will recommend you to participate in external assessments."
The Lord of the Martial Palace slowly spoke up and said, "Among the fourth level martial arts, I suggest you don't have to choose another internal skill, because the Pure Yang Skill you cultivate is already an extremely advanced internal skill.".
The reason why it is listed as a third level internal skill is because it is too difficult to practice Pure Yang Skill. However, if you practice it, the cultivation effect will be incomparable to many fourth level internal skills. When you join the Xiaoyao Outer Sect, you can cultivate an internal skill that is in line with Pure Yang Skill, called Xiantian Skill! "