65: painstaking efforts

Long Yuan was completely enlightened, as he had not encountered this kind of knowledge in the information he had extracted from the Heavenly Dao Eye. Listening to Yun Teacher now, he felt greatly benefited.

However, he still reserved his personal opinion on some of Yun Teacher's statements. For example, the strong individuals of the Great Ming Empire warned everyone that they must participate in the detection Awakening ceremony at 16 years old before starting to Cultivate Martial Skills, yet they promoted the Yellow Rank School Exercise Fist in various schools early on. This itself was a contradiction.

Of course, just as Yun Teacher explained, those strong individuals said that the School Exercise Fist was special, and Cultivating it was beneficial for laying a good Cultivation Foundation, only having benefits for the Body and no harm. However, its Grade was very clear: Yellow Rank was Yellow Rank. Compared to many Martial Skills collected by various Families, the School Exercise Fist was much more Advanced. Would Cultivating the School Exercise Fist truly not harm one's Foundation as they claimed, or even turn one into a cripple?

According to his predecessor's memory, he had never heard of anyone being injured or becoming a cripple due to Cultivating the School Exercise Fist. This showed that Cultivating Advanced Martial Skills from a young age did not necessarily have a significant negative impact on adolescents. The statements of those strong individuals had a certain deceptiveness. Of course, it was also possible that the School Exercise Fist was truly special, a perfect fist technique specifically created by those strong individuals to help people lay a good Foundation.

Wait a minute…

The Great Ming School Exercise Fist technique was actually not perfect. From Long Yuan's current perspective, it was full of flaws. No wonder it was only Yellow Rank. Could Cultivating such a fist technique truly only have benefits and no harm?

The School Exercise Fist he learned in the Cultivation space had twelve forms, three more than the Great Ming School Exercise Fist. Moreover, each form had significant revisions and changes, so it could be said that it was completely different from the original fist technique. Its Grade was Earth Rank Medium Grade, and after Cultivating it, he felt that this fist technique had a certain Body Refining effect and indeed had quite a few benefits for improving Physique and Qi and Blood.

However, many Martial Skills and Cultivation Techniques could temper Physique and Qi and Blood. For Martial Skills and Cultivation Techniques like these, did age matter when Cultivating them? If possible, Long Yuan felt that the earlier one Cultivated, the better!

One must know that exotic beasts do not care about your age; they will only kill and eat anyone they encounter when they rush into the city. If a person can only Cultivate a flawed School Exercise Fist before the age of 16, and then has to wait until after Awakening at 16 to Cultivate other Martial Skills, that means before the age of 16, if he encounters an exotic beast, the only Martial Skill he can use is a Yellow Rank Medium Grade School Exercise Fist, and most people cannot even Cultivate it to the mastery Realm. If the exotic beast is fierce, then he can only wait to be slaughtered. How tragic is that?

If only these people could Cultivate one more movement technique, they could run away if they couldn't defeat the exotic beast, greatly increasing their survival rate. This is of great significance for protecting these weak Xuan Practitioners.

In contrast, those Bloodline inheritors would not have this problem. Relying on their Family's Legacy Cultivation Techniques, they could become Martial Artists, Martial Masters, or even Martial Ancestors at a young age, possessing powerful Martial Skills. Eliminating some exotic beasts would be an easy task. Compared to ordinary people, their living space and opportunities would be countless times higher…

Therefore, Long Yuan reserved his opinion on the Great Ming Empire's advocacy that ordinary people can only begin Cultivating after detecting Awakening at 16 years old. There might be some unknown secret hidden within, or perhaps this was a deliberate act by the authorities? What kind of goal did they want to achieve?

Long Yuan had not thought deeply about this question before, but after hearing Yun Teacher mention the special nature of Bloodline inheritors, he suddenly had an epiphany: this practice might be a means for the ruling class to ensure their ruling position!

Since most forces with Bloodline Legacy belonged to the ruling class, their descendants, especially direct descendants, could fully Cultivate from a young age without any scruples, from Cultivation Techniques to Martial Skills, all being the best Legacy within their own forces. Ordinary people, however, had to wait until after 16 years old to undergo detection and Awakening, and then go on to Cultivate Martial Skills. This ensured that the descendants of these major forces were in a leading position among their peers. As the saying goes, one step ahead, every step ahead. Major forces often had Geniuses emerging in droves. After they came of age, they became the new generation of helmsmen of their respective forces, and even became the pillars of the country!

In this way, it was Hellishly difficult for ordinary people to achieve class ascension by controlling military power. Their fate was often to become fuel and cannon fodder for the development of the ruling class. In fact, the ruling class did not care about their life or death. To put it bluntly, once war broke out, the ruling class would be more willing to use these ordinary people to fill the mouths of beasts first to slow down the beast tide…

It could be said that the ruling class had truly gone to great lengths to preserve their privileged position…

However, even if ordinary people understood this principle, it would be difficult to reverse the situation, because most Martial Dao resources were controlled by the authorities and various major forces. As the ruling class, they certainly would not allow more people to jump out and compete with them for resources, threatening their ruling position. After all, the cake was only so big, and if too many people shared it, their own position would inevitably decline, which was something they absolutely did not want to see.

Long Yuan's thoughts churned, but he did not express them. He knew that speaking out would definitely expose his secrets. He had been feeling very uncomfortable today because his current Cultivation and combat power were stronger than Yun Teacher's, yet he had to pretend to be ignorant and continuously ask Yun Teacher for advice, especially some rather foolish questions. After asking them, he would even blush, feeling if it was a bit too much…

Throughout the afternoon, Yun Teacher offered many ideas on how Long Yuan could improve his combat power. This was the benefit of one-on-one guidance, as it allowed for more targeted strengthening of weaknesses and leveraging of strengths while avoiding weaknesses…

And it must be said, after this guidance from Yun Teacher, Long Yuan felt greatly benefited. Although his Cultivation Realm had reached the Warrior Stage - Early Phase, and his strength could even challenge a Martial Ancestor beyond his Realm, because he had improved too quickly, his understanding of the Martial Dao in the Profound Qi era was still quite shallow. Especially in the Martial Apprentice stage, he had passed through it very easily, leading to a lack of deep understanding of the combat forms among Martial Apprentices.

Fortunately, Yun Teacher's guidance helped him make up for this lesson. For example, Yun Teacher pointed out that in the Martial Apprentice stage, because the power gap was not significant, and there was no absolute suppression in Cultivation between the two sides, the difference in strength between them could be compensated by some external means. This compensation was also very effective, making the struggles in the Martial Apprentice stage more complex than in later Realms, leading to more unexpected situations. Sometimes, during a struggle between two sides, a powerful weapon, a Medicinal Pill that could temporarily enhance strength, a sturdy protective armor, an unexpected Advanced move or tactic, or even some verbal and physical stimulation could reverse the situation. And Yun Teacher was extremely familiar with these 'outside moves.' As he spoke to Long Yuan in detail now, it truly opened his mind…

"It's so cool to be a slacker, always cool to be a slacker…" As the two were deep in conversation, a sudden burst of music rang out, indicating someone was calling Long Yuan's phone…

Upon hearing this music, Yun Teacher's expression involuntarily darkened slightly. What kind of wild words were these?

Long Yuan quickly said, "Answer it," and then Luo Ying's voice came through: "Long Yuan, where are you? I'm waiting for you at the school gate!"

"Oh? Okay, I'll be right there!" Long Yuan reacted, realizing it was time to go to Luo Family Hospital.

This guidance session ended at the right time. Yun Teacher and Long Yuan went to the school gate together and indeed saw the Luo Family's luxury car already waiting there to pick them up…

"Teacher?" Luo Ying was a little surprised to see Yun Teacher accompanying Long Yuan.

Long Yuan quickly said, "Yun Teacher is coming with me; he also wants to see this healing technique."

"Oh, I see. Welcome, Teacher, please come along! Let's get in the car quickly!" Luo Ying suddenly understood and quickly invited both of them into the car, then secretly informed Luo Pingchuan of this information via her phone.

This action did not escape the observation of Long Yuan's Divine Sense. He couldn't help but secretly praise Luo Ying for being very organized and meticulous in her work. Indeed, people from large Families were different, but saying so might not always be right, for example, Qin Gui and Wang Yu and those people were negative examples…

Therefore, even among those from the same large Family, it depends on the individual's quality; one cannot generalize…

After a while, Luo Ying said, "Teacher, my father said that since it's almost dusk, we should go to Fengyang Grand Restaurant for dinner first, and then go to the hospital after dinner! He's already waiting there…"

"This…" Yun Teacher was startled and turned to ask Long Yuan, "Will it affect your treatment?"

Long Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Since Luo Shu is already at the restaurant, let's have dinner first and then go to the hospital. The condition of those three patients has actually stabilized, and it won't make much difference in this short time…"

Luo Ying couldn't help but laugh when she heard this: "Long Yuan, why do you say exactly the same thing as my father? Hehe…"

"Really?"

"Listen for yourself…" Luo Ying played a voice message, and it was indeed Luo Pingchuan's voice, and what he said was almost identical to what Long Yuan had just said…

Luo Ying said sweetly, "Long Yuan, I really have to admire you! How did you learn this medical skill? You've kept it a secret from us classmates for so long…"

"Ah, this is just a minor, unorthodox technique, not worth mentioning, and besides, I've only learned a little bit of the surface, there's nothing much to say…"

"Not at all. My Old Ancestor said that if your surgery is successful this time, then this healing technique must be sold to our Luo Family, and you can name any price!" Luo Ying said.

"Oh?!" Long Yuan was slightly startled.

Yun Teacher interjected, "Did Luo Shu really say that?"

"Yes, Old Ancestor told my father exactly that, and my father just told me. So, Long Yuan, don't be too polite with them then. Name whatever price you think is fair. As long as our Luo Family can afford it, they will acquire your healing technique at all costs…"

"Ah?!" Yun Teacher and Long Yuan looked at each other in astonishment. Wasn't Luo Ying saying this like she was betraying her own Family?