The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 132 - 128 Knowledge Gained Through Experience

Chapter 132: Chapter 128 Knowledge Gained Through Experience

"Brother disciples, activate the ’Vast Righteous Qi’."

"Yes," everyone shouted in unison.

The pure white ’Vast Righteous Qi’ continuously lit up from outside the bodies of the disciples, forming a mass that first appeared as a light white mist above their heads. Although the mist was faint, it gave off an impression that it was impenetrable by any technique, similar to the Haqi River above the Academy. Of course, there was a vast difference between the two.

"In this case, we..."

Lin Chenfeng was about to speak when another disciple interrupted him: "Enemy attack."

"Boom—"

The sound of trees collapsing was heard, and heavy footsteps echoed from the woods. One step, two steps, slow yet incredibly forceful.

With these footsteps, the sound of trees constantly snapping also continued.

"It’s the Mo Family’s Mechanical Man—" a disciple exclaimed in shock.

Even though the Jixia Academy of Daqian was founded by Ji Muqing, a person from the Confucian school, it housed not only Confucian scholars. The Mo Family, the School of Logics, the Legalists... All Schools that had not completely disappeared from the annals of history could be found in Jixia Academy.

"How could they have found this place?" a disciple exclaimed in shock.

"Need you ask, it must be Luo Yan’s doing..." someone immediately answered.

"Where did they get the materials to build such a massive Mechanical Man?" Feng Jiu murmured to himself watching a giant that was at least four meters tall emerge from the woods.

"Just locally sourced, of course, with the forest around us, wood is everywhere. They only needed to bring the necessary parts. Twenty-five participants, each carrying a bit, could deceive their way in," Qing Yu responded, solving his puzzle.

With Qing Yu’s Superior Eyesight, this giant wooden Mechanical Man, still some distance away, was as clear as if it were right in front of him; naturally, he could easily see the fresh chop marks on the exterior of the Mechanical Man and guess where the materials came from.

As for why the people of Daqian knew there were trees everywhere in the Small Secret Realm? Qing Yu, having speculated early on, smirked with the further evidence proving there was a traitor among the Academy’s upper echelon.

The giant Mechanical Man advanced with a heavy presence, leveling trees in its wake. Okay, uprooting mountains was an exaggeration, but leveling trees was concrete.

"Ah—"

A dreadful scream was heard as a disciple was struck in the chest by a black arrow and fell to the ground. If his heart, located in the center of his left chest, were not abnormally placed on the right, he would have been dead by now.

"Somebody’s shooting arrows—" a disciple shouted angrily.

Qing Yu looked up and searched, his Superior Eyesight quickly locating the archer. The other party hadn’t even thought about hiding. On a small hill above them, a handsome young man in a water-ink colored Confucian robe was nonchalantly drawing a Black Bow, indifferent to this place.

Qing Yu immediately pointed to that young man and called out, "Senior Brother Lin, the archer is over there."

Lin Chenfeng looked that way, "Be careful, he’s Philosophy’s Lu Yi, using Philosophy’s Absolute Skill ’Knowledge Gained Through Experience.’ Scatter and hide!"

Clearly, Lin Chenfeng recognized this future authority of Philosophy.

Philosophy’s Absolute Skill, just hearing it sounded incredibly powerful. Qing Yu quickly grabbed Feng Jiu’s shoulder, their figures blurred suddenly, vanishing from the spot and darted into the woods.

"Ah—" Another scream rang out as a student who had not managed to hide in the forest in time was killed by Lu Yi’s deadly arrow.

"Knowledge Gained Through Experience. ’Knowledge,’ to be accomplished. ’Matters,’ as in things. To thoroughly push to the rationale of matters, wishing to reach everywhere ultimately. This is the origin of the Absolute Skill called ’Knowledge Gained Through Experience.’" Behind a large tree, Feng Jiu, who had read about various Martial Arts, explained to Qing Yu, "’Knowledge Gained Through Experience’ is not an archery skill, but a mental method. ’Matters,’ to thoroughly check for all kinds of weaknesses in one’s opponent, ’Knowledge,’ the reach of the mind, unstoppable and precise, a technique that always hits the mark.

’Knowledge Gained Through Experience’ essentially means to always hit the weak points of the enemy. This mental method can be applied to any Martial Arts, but it is used with bow and arrow due to the need to quietly observe the enemy’s weaknesses for a period.

Feng Jiu’s simple explanation made Qing Yu immediately understand the magic called ’Knowledge Gained Through Experience.’

Qing Yu suddenly took great interest in this Absolute Philosophy Skill. ’Knowledge Gained Through Experience,’ this mental method, should be able to unlock the potential of his divine eyesight gained from the ’Black Heaven Book.’ At the very least, it could allow his current Superior Eyesight to fulfill its proper role rather than just acting as a human telescope.

The Mo Family’s huge mechanical man, like a bulldozer, pushed aside all obstacles in its path, heading towards the hiding place of Qing Yu and the other students.

Under its cover, people clad in blue Confucian robes from the combined forces of Daqian Force stealthily advanced, delaying the retreat steps of the Academy students, keeping them trapped.

Once the giant mechanical man cleared away the big tree shielding Qing Yu and the others, Lu Yi’s ’Knowledge Gained Through Experience’ arrows would face no more obstruction.

Qing Yu abruptly leaped up, his long sword striking coldly like a snake finding its prey, aimed at the advancing blue figure.

The man hurriedly responded to this sword strike quick as lightning, but little did he know, Qing Yu’s move was just a feint.

Qing Yu abandoned his sword and charged forward, smashing into the man’s embrace with ’Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms·Sheep Butting the Fence’.

This move, according to ’Zhou Yi,’ means "a ram butting against the fence loses its horns. It can neither retreat nor proceed," signifying a dilemma.

Following that, he executed ’Qi Dual Flow·Double Dragon Water Drawing,’ both palms striking simultaneously, viciously hitting the man’s flanks.

A somewhat crisp sound of breaking bones rang out, the doubled output of palm force shattered his internal organs at the waist, and the remaining force proceeded to break his spine.

Then, a Mystic Iron dagger slid out from his sleeve, sealing his fate.

"You and Lin Chenfeng should stick together, do not leave his side, and keep yourselves alive," Qing Yu told Feng Jiu.

"Are you going to..." Feng Jiu began.

"I’ll try to deal with that Lu Yi," Qing Yu replied.

With ’Knowledge Gained Through Experience’ functioning like a guaranteed sniper rifle. Without neutralizing this threat, Qing Yu and the others would always remain prey under the gun’s sights.

Currently, Mountain River Academy only had a little over ten people left in fighting condition; they couldn’t afford any more losses. Moreover, Qing Yu was very interested in the ’Knowledge Gained Through Experience’ that Lu Yi possessed.

Qing Yu picked up the recently deceased body and with a few flashes, disappeared into the forest.

Finding a secluded spot, Qing Yu carried the body up a tree. Quickly, he stripped off the blue Confucian robe from the body and swapped it onto himself.

Then, he meticulously examined the face still bearing traces of fear and pain from just before death. With his Superior Eyesight acting like a scanner, he memorized every detail of the face.

After the observation, Qing Yu closed his eyes for a moment to recall, then stretched out his hand and vigorously rubbed his face, using his True Qi to stimulate the facial muscles, altering their shape.

When he lowered his hands, his face had transformed into that of the recently deceased.

After slightly adjusting to the somewhat stiff new face and practicing a few expressions, Qing Yu left the body in the lush tree and swiftly departed.