nownovels Chapter 86 Return
Chapter 86 Return
Can he live another hundred years?
Lu Lin counted on his fingers. If what Mr. Hou said was true, then Zhang Dahong had lived for at least three hundred years, or even longer.
If I live another hundred years, wouldn't I be approaching five hundred years?
Those who cultivate their five internal organs can live an extra 250 years, which is already quite a lot.
Could it be that he borrowed his lifespan from God?
"Alright, stop thinking about that. Let's have some barbecue and then get ready to go back. Master doesn't like to talk to people."
The two of them grilled meat together.
Lu Lin remembered that when he was in the Fog Zone, he tried to start a fire to roast meat, but he couldn't get it going.
"Don't even think about it. This is a treasure I found in Pingyun Prefecture in the south of Daliang. There's only one set. I'll give it to you when you reach the Five Organs level."
Mr. Hou saw through Lu Lin's thoughts at a glance and made a promise directly.
Lu Lin nodded.
Soon after, the dog meat was roasted, but Mr. Hou didn't eat a single bite and gave it all to Lu Lin.
Under the powerful influence of the furnace, Lu Lin absorbed all the energy from the mane dog meat, causing his qi and blood to surge again.
After eating and drinking their fill, the two bid farewell to Zhang Dahong and left.
On the road.
Mr. Hou told Lu Lin the story he had wanted to tell for a long time.
Back then, Zhang Dahong was indeed an older youth in the countryside. He had no money, no power, and no relatives. He was already over 20 years old and could only rely on his family's two acres of meager land to make a living.
One day, while he was chopping firewood on the back mountain, the ground suddenly shook violently, and a crack appeared in the mountain.
Zhang Dahong went inside to explore and found some gold and silver jewelry.
After he carefully sold off a portion of his stock, he still attracted the attention of some people with ulterior motives.
But no one knew that Zhang Dahong was already a master of the Bone Refinement level at that time.
Although the hand within the county was severed, the news still leaked out.
A large number of martial arts practitioners came to explore, including many of His Majesty the Emperor's seventh prince.
The seventh prince neither pursues power nor beautiful women, but is obsessed with martial arts.
He was already a master of refining the four filths at a young age.
Because he arrived early, he obtained the most important part in one fell swoop: the latter half of the Four Sacred Arts.
There was no news about the first half of the story.
Everyone assumed that before the first half of the story even began, the Seventh Prince had found Zhang Dahong and offered to make an exchange with him.
But he was lying.
Similarly, Zhang Dahong is the same.
The two exchanged a smile and began a pursuit that would last for over a century.
Although the Seventh Prince is strong, he lacks experience in the martial arts world.
Although Zhang Dahong is somewhat clever, his actual strength is too weak.
Because he possessed the first half of the Four Sacred Arts, the Seventh Prince could not directly kill him.
A hundred years later.
Zhang Dahong has perfected the cultivation of his five internal organs, making him even stronger than the Seventh Prince.
After a fierce battle, both realized they couldn't defeat the other, so they made a bold statement and each taught their own apprentices, sending them to compete.
Another century has passed in the blink of an eye. Zhang Dahong takes Hou Manshan as his disciple, and the Seventh Prince also sends his most beloved son.
The four met and another fierce battle ensued.
As a result, Zhang Dahong and the Seventh Prince were evenly matched, as were Hou Manshan and Li Qinggang.
But Zhang Dahong knew that Hou Manshan had lost.
If Hou Manshan could cultivate the Four Saints Skill to its limit, he would absolutely crush Li Qinggang.
That's how the Four Saints' power is described.
The Four Sacred Arts are the strongest in the world, unmatched by any other.
If one is unable to defeat the opponent, it is not due to the technique, but rather to the person's own shortcomings.
"Mr. Hou, have you really not reached your limit in your cultivation?"
"no."
Hou Manshan shook his head and sighed, "Tempering it twelve times is still too difficult. I also cultivate the Golden Bell Shield, and I've tried thirty-six times just to refine the skin."
"The subsequent training of flesh and bones involved no fewer than a hundred attempts each time."
"Not to mention the tempering process in between."
"Refining the skin was alright, I refined it ten times, refining the flesh nine times, refining the bones only eight times, and for the five internal organs, the one I refined the most times was six times, and the one I refined the least was four times."
"This level is about the same as that of an ordinary martial artist. If it weren't for the final fusion of the five elements and their return to their proper positions, which allowed me to succeed by sheer luck, I would probably have been defeated by Li Qinggang in just a few moves."
"so."
Hou Manshan looked at Lu Lin with a complicated expression. "So the first thing I wanted when I saw you was to make you give up. I had such conflicting feelings. I don't know if you can understand."
Lu Lin could understand.
Hou Manshan must be both happy to have found a promising talent, and worried that this talent, like himself, will only be able to take the most difficult path in the future, and then face the most unlikely opponents, forever stuck at the "five internal organs" level.
"If you hadn't cultivated the Four Sacred Arts, you might have already reached the Five Organs level. I wonder if you'll regret it."
"Won't."
Lu Lin certainly wouldn't regret it. The Four Saints Technique made him stronger, so how could he regret it?
Moreover, he has a small bell that is already bound to the Golden Bell Shield martial art.
He wanted to change, but he couldn't; he could only go down this path to the bitter end.
The Seventh Prince, and Li Qinggang.
They must be very powerful.
But as long as Lu Lin becomes stronger, he will have the opportunity to obtain subsequent cultivation techniques.
"Just like I was back then."
"However, the Seventh Prince has been dead for more than ten years, and Li Qinggang has also undergone a blood transfusion. He is different from the Seventh Prince and will not wait indefinitely at the Five Organs level."
Lu Lin remained silent.
After walking for a long time, when they left the foggy area, Lu Lin noticed that there was a festive atmosphere around them.
That doesn't make sense.
He set off in November, and a month has already passed?
"Mr. Hou, how long did our journey take?"
"Twenty days, you should go back and check on things."
Lu Lin was anxious.
It's been so long since we last saw each other. It doesn't matter about the others, but Little Stone must be very worried about him.
Lu Lin hurried back to the academy.
There were far fewer people in the academy.
Perhaps it was due to the reputation of the academy, or perhaps the students were indeed quite good, but those who left were able to successfully join the Spirit Monkey Guard.
Apart from Chen Hongzhi and Chen Hongming.
"Hey, what are you two doing here?"
"Playing with your brother," Chen Hongzhi replied. "But you, you look a bit haggard after a month."
How could one not feel weathered and worn?
I hadn't showered for a month, and then I ate barbecue.
My hair has grown longer, and my beard has also grown quite a bit more sparsely.
"Brother! You're back!"
Just then, Shi Tou's surprised voice rang out, and he immediately ran over.
Lu Lin quickly picked him up.
"Goodness, you've been eating a lot lately, how come you've gained so much weight?"
Xu Ruian and his wife hurriedly followed.
In the evening, everyone had a big meal.
Xu Ruian didn't ask where Lu Lin had gone, but told him that the academy was preparing for a holiday, and the old couple were also planning to visit their children, and might not be back for ten days or half a month.
Lu Lin nodded, and Chen Hongzhi and Chen Hongming also prepared to go home for the New Year.
It seems that if he and Shitou don't want to go hungry during the New Year, they still have to go to the county town to find their older sister.
That evening, back in his dormitory, Lu Lin began to examine what he had gained from the trip.