The Urban Medical Martial Immortal
Chapter 18 - 18 18 Leaf and Petal Sword

18: Chapter 18 Leaf and Petal Sword 18: Chapter 18 Leaf and Petal Sword In this life, Lin Tian was once again Cultivating the Sky-reaching Fist, a path he was already familiar with.

As time passed, it took him less than half an hour after starting his training to reach Small Success.

In the world of martial arts, combat techniques were categorized into stages: Beginner, Small Success, Great Success, and Perfect.

The higher the Fire Control in a technique, the greater its power.

Having achieved Small Success in Sky-reaching Fist filled Lin Tian with excitement.

At this moment, he felt his strength had more than doubled from before.

At the very least, he now possessed the ability to defend himself, even against a Qi Refining Second Layer Cultivator he could overcome.

In his excitement, Lin Tian fought more and more vigorously, wishing he could exhaust all the True Qi in his body.

Immersed in his boxing, Lin Tian didn’t notice two figures had appeared at the edge of the courtyard.

An elderly man in traditional attire and a valiant young girl dressed in a Martial Arts Uniform.

Clearly, the old man and the girl were not ordinary people, evidenced by the numerous men in suits and sunglasses lurking in the nearby woods, subtly surrounding them, apparently as a protective entourage ensuring their safety.

The elderly man, looking no more than sixty, seemed no different from a regular old man at a glance, but those knowledgeable in martial arts would notice the high bulges at the temples on both sides of his head and the sharp gleam flickering within his seemingly cloudy eyes.

At this moment,

The old man paused outside the courtyard, watching the young man practice boxing inside, his expression shifting between surprise and doubt, occasionally furrowing his brow in contemplation.

“Grandfather, what are you looking at?

That kid’s boxing looks so weak and powerless, and it’s completely lacking in form.

It’s even inferior to the weakened Tai Chi Boxing found among common folks!”

The young girl beside him, around eighteen or nineteen years of age, wearing a Martial Arts Uniform, had a dainty figure.

Her ponytail swayed in the wind, delicate and fair skin framed by a few strands of hair across her forehead; with slightly pursed lips and a furrowed nose, her bright eyes stared at the young man engrossed in his practice, her gaze laden with disdain:

“Hmph, to think that such a prime location for practicing martial arts, part of my grandfather’s villa, is being occupied by him!”

The old man, dressed in traditional attire, gave the girl an indulgent smile before shaking his head and saying, “Hehe, young lady, there’s something peculiar about this little guy’s boxing technique.

Even your grandfather finds it hard to see through.

We should not underestimate him!”

“Grandfather, not only does this kid not have any fluctuations of Inner Strength, but he also lacks the vigorous vitality that a Martial Artist possesses.

It’s clear he’s not a martial artist at all.

Right now, he’s just aimlessly throwing punches.

How could that be any form of boxing technique?

Of course, it looks bizarre!”

The girl pouted unhappily, waving her small fists as she walked into the courtyard: “This little guy is wasting your training time, Grandpa.

I’ll drive him out.

If he doesn’t listen, I’ll punch him till he cries, that’ll teach him a lesson from his big sister here!”

Lin Tian, within the courtyard, had already noticed the arrival of the old man and the young girl.

Seeing the girl approach him, he slowly ended his practice of the Sky-reaching Fist.

“Young man, what absurd boxing technique are you attempting to perform?”

The young girl approached and scrutinized Lin Tian, raising her pretty face as she challenged him.

Lin Tian glanced at the prideful girl before him and responded indifferently, “This is not an absurd boxing technique.

It’s the Sky-reaching Fist!”

“Sky-reaching Fist?”

Divine Skills flashed through the girl’s eyes as she glared at Lin Tian and scoffed, “What audacity!

Your formless technique is even inferior to the Tai Chi conducted by the elderly!

And yet, you dare to use such a name; aren’t you afraid of being ridiculed?”

“Ridiculed?

Then you are mistaken!

This technique, true to its name, can ‘reach the sky’ when practised to a profound level!”

Lin Tian replied calmly, with a faint smile, before becoming stern and spoke decisively.

Reach the sky?

The girl rolled her eyes, looking at Lin Tian as if he were a fool.

The old man in traditional attire, who had stepped into the courtyard, couldn’t help frowning, thinking to himself that this youth was preposterously arrogant.

To claim that a fist technique could ‘reach the sky’ – even Immortal’s methods were not so boastful!

He had initially held some fondness for Lin Tian, but now his heart soured.

It’s understandable for young people to be vigorous and somewhat unruly, but such excessive arrogance is unendurable!

Therefore, seeing his granddaughter so obviously targeting the young man, the old man did not intervene.

He was curious to see how the youth would handle himself.

“Are you a Martial Artist?

More precisely, are you an Ancient Martial Artist who practices Ancient Martial Arts?”

The girl tilted her head, smiling teasingly as she asked.

“Ancient Martial Artist?

No, that’s not what I am.”

Lin Tian paused briefly, then spoke indifferently.

I am not some Ancient Martial Artist who practices martial arts.

I am a Cultivator who practices the True Martial Combat Method and cultivates Immortal Divine Powers!

In the end, Lin Tian added in thought to himself.

“Pfft!”

A girl who had never practiced martial arts dared to speak so arrogantly.

This only worsened the girl’s impression of Lin Tian, and she couldn’t help but scoff disdainfully,

“You’re not one who cultivates Ancient Martial Arts.

No wonder your Sky-reaching Fist is so feeble and powerless.

Even the Bastard Fist used in fights is better than yours!

Want to see what a real Martial Artist’s boxing looks like, hmm?

Very well, I’ll open your eyes today!”

With that, the girl immediately took up a stance in the courtyard.

Her body, which had seemed as weak as a willow branch, suddenly transformed.

With every punch she threw and every kick she swept, a sizzling burst of power could be heard.

Even her willowy waist now moved like a Divine Dragon, full of a sense of strength!

She radiated powerful and vigorous vitality, and within a two-meter radius around her, wisps of white vapor appeared – a sign of incredibly strong vital energy.

After completing a set of boxing, the girl withdrew her fists and stood upright, turning to look at Lin Tian.

However, she frowned slightly when she saw that the image of the young man being awestruck and submissive she had imagined did not materialize.

But then she assumed that perhaps the young man was too frightened to react, so she said proudly,

“How’s that?

Are you dumbstruck?

This is what real Martial Arts boxing looks like, a punch that could shake trees as large as water tanks!”

Lin Tian glanced at the girl, who was as proud as a swan, shook his head, smiled nonchalantly, and prepared to step away.

He paid no mind to the other party’s contempt and disdain.

“Wait a moment!”

Seeing Lin Tian shake his head indifferently and about to leave, the girl reacted, her face showing annoyance as she directly blocked Lin Tian’s path, “What do you mean by shaking your head?

You look down on my boxing?

Then let’s have a match!”

A match?

Lin Tian stopped, gave the girl another look, then shook his head and said, “You are not my opponent!

Besides, my boxing technique is not for competition!”

By now, Lin Tian could tell that the elder and the granddaughter before him were both Martial Artists who practiced martial arts.

From the boxing the girl had shown a moment ago, he sensed the peculiar strength within her body.

But that strength was incomparable to the True Essence Power he cultivated – it was countless times weaker.

Even if the strength inside the girl’s body wasn’t much less than the True Essence Qi inside his body, in essence, they were worlds apart – practically the difference between a diamond drill and a piece of tofu, not even on the same level.

Moreover, that set of boxing the girl had displayed was surely astonishing to ordinary people, but to Lin Tian, it was like watching a three-year-old child waving a weapon in front of him.

To spar with this girl, Lin Tian would have to find ways to suppress his strength to avoid injuring her.

Therefore, he outright refused the girl’s request for a match.

“I am not your opponent?”

The girl’s beautiful eyes bulged in disbelief, hands on her hips, her pretty face burning with anger as she shouted, “I will teach you a lesson today, you ignorant brat!”

Just as the girl was about to make her move, the elder behind her finally spoke, admonishing, “Xiao Meng, don’t be rash!”

As he spoke, the elder stepped forward, nodded with a smile to Lin Tian, “Young friend, you say my granddaughter is not your opponent, and she won’t accept that.

How about you two have a spar?

Don’t worry, it’ll just be to make contact, and with this old man here, you won’t get hurt!”

The elder had already taken a secret dislike to Lin Tian.

Letting this young man learn his lesson wouldn’t be bad.

Otherwise, if he continued to be so arrogant when entering society, it would only bring him greater loss.

“Hurt me?”

Lin Tian furrowed his brows, saw the insistence of the grandfather and granddaughter, and with a carefree smile moved to one side.

He picked a flower and leaf from an unnamed plant in the courtyard and held it in his hand, speaking lightly, “My combat technique is not meant for competition – once I act, it is either death or injury!

Watch closely!”

Whoosh~~

Lin Tian flicked his finger, and a leaf that had been thin and unassuming a moment ago filled with the force of True Qi.

Instantly, it turned into a sharp edge, slicing through the air with a glimmer.

Thud!

A clear sound of wood being pierced rang out.

The elder and the girl turned to follow the sound and saw a fresh green leaf quivering after penetrating three inches into the trunk of a banyan tree not far away.

The large banyan tree began to tremble slightly, and shock appeared on their faces as a chill started to rise from the soles of their feet.

Especially the girl, Xiao Meng, her entire body was shaking.

She had only just noticed that the strands of hair beside her face had been neatly severed as if by a knife, and a hint of blood was emerging from her ear.

The thought that had the leaf capable of penetrating several centimeters into the tree trunk come any closer to her head or neck, she would have been decapitated – life extinct, beauty gone.