Unstoppable Martial Arts: Starting from Fist Technique Deduction
Chapter 49 - 40 Guest Elder

Chapter 49: Chapter 40 Guest Elder

"Lin Yuan, the financial resources required for martial arts training are extraordinary. I understand your situation to some extent. Today, I took the liberty of inviting Shopkeeper Tian here to help you find additional sources of funding."

"I will rely on Senior Brother’s arrangements." Lin Yuan was moved and grateful at heart. Xie Wanxin was truly a good person. Although Lin Yuan currently did not lack much in terms of financial resources, it was clear that Xie Wanxin was someone worth befriending deeply.

Were it not for the help of the Nine Chapters, his situation would likely be far less manageable than it is now.

"Haha!" Xie Wanxin laughed twice, then turned his head to the shopkeeper he had brought: "Shopkeeper Tian, this is my good brother Lin Yuan. I hope you can provide him with some assistance in the future."

"Given Young Master Xie’s orders, I will naturally do my utmost to support." Shopkeeper Tian said with a humble and respectful smile towards Lin Yuan: "Young Master Lin, I would like to hire you as a third-class Guest Elder for Tian’s Transportation Company. You are invited to visit Blackwood Street No. 23 at your convenience. We will then discuss the details further, and I await your esteemed arrival."

"I will definitely visit another day!" Lin Yuan would not refuse Xie Wanxin’s goodwill and replied to Shopkeeper Tian.

Shopkeeper Tian nodded with a smile and clasped his hands towards Xie Wanxin again: "Young Master Xie, do you think this arrangement is appropriate?"

"Very good, thank you, Shopkeeper Tian." Xie Wanxin nodded.

"In that case, we will not disturb you further and take our leave!" Shopkeeper Tian glanced around, then clasped his hands and left.

After Shopkeeper Tian had led the two out of the hall and walked some distance away from the Transmission Hall, one of the men asked: "Shopkeeper, a third-class Guest Elder typically requires an elite disciple in a black robe. How can Lin Yuan, merely a chores worker, deserve such treatment even with Young Master Xie’s influence?"

Shopkeeper Tian halted, a gentle smile on his face: "It’s not just about Xie Wanxin’s influence. A message has come from the main family that soon, Hou Sixian will enter the main hall to pay respects to the Dao Ancestor."

"Shopkeeper, do you mean?"

"Indeed, we’ll have to address him as True Inheritor afterward, as he becomes a pillar of the main family and a top figure of Yanghua in the future. Such a face-value cannot be ignored." Shopkeeper Tian sighed.

"That Xie Wanxin is really lucky." The man said resentfully.

"Hehe, Hou Sixian is extremely devoted to his sister Hou Sihui. It’s said that during their grassroots days, they supported each other to reach today. Now that Hou Sihui is concerned about Xie Wanxin, he must be shown the proper courtesy." Shopkeeper Tian reminisced about the situation of the Hou siblings and sighed, "Even though Lin Yuan is a chores worker, having this connection with Xie Wanxin, what’s the harm in giving him a third-class Guest Elder treatment? The Tian family does not lack such expense."

"Moreover, who knows, maybe this Lin Yuan will become another Hou Sixian?"

The two beside him silently nodded after hearing this.

On the other side.

Lin Yuan and the other two watched the few guests disappear before Xie Wanxin explained the situation in detail to Lin Yuan.

Tian’s Transportation Company primarily handles transportation business around Yanghua, and their Guest Elders serve as escorts for their transportation teams, similar to guards.

Lin Yuan only needed to accompany the team during transports without much effort required, and the salary was fairly reasonable. With Xie Wanxin’s arrangement, safety was naturally guaranteed, and it would not interrupt Lin Yuan’s cultivation, making it an excellent opportunity.

While Lin Yuan and the two others were discussing this arrangement, someone else entered from outside.

As soon as the newcomers were seen, all the elite disciples in the courtyard stood up in unison, looking towards the entrance with reverence.

"Brother Hou and Brother Ke are here."

"Xie Wanxin really has great influence, Brother Hou actually came in person!"

Lin Yuan heard the nearby low voice discussions of the elite disciples.

"Greetings, Brother Hou, greetings, Brother Ke." Xie Wanxin welcomed the two figures he saw at the door immediately.

"Advancing to elite disciple happened faster than I expected, impressive." The leading man said warmly, patting Xie Wanxin on the shoulder as he stepped forward.

The man was tall and handsome, with a vertical sword scar on his left eyelid, hiding sharp eyes. His skin was as white as jade, his long black hair fluttering in the wind, and he held a long sword wrapped in black cloth in his right hand, exuding the vibe of a free-spirited swordsman, transcendent and unconventional.

At this moment, Lin Yuan had yet to closely observe the newcomers, but his body’s Qi-Blood suddenly became alert, as if facing an abyss, making him shudder with fear.

Lin Yuan quickly reined in his instinctive reaction, but the rapid increase in Qi-Blood made his breathing somewhat heavy. Just then, he felt a gaze fall upon him, piercing like a sharp sword, catching him off guard.

The pressure from that person’s gaze on Lin Yuan was immense, as if a thousand catties.

Fortunately, that gaze did not linger on him too long and shifted back to conversing with Xie Wanxin.

"Having become elite, today I have prepared a small gift for you." The man slowly unraveled the black cloth, gradually revealing a yellow bamboo sheath, which he stroked with his hand before handing it to Xie Wanxin: "This Yellow Bamboo Sword was acquired during my training in a black robe and accompanied me for a long time. Today, I give it to you."

***

Small room.

Lin Yuan once again swallowed the Qi-Blood dispersing pill he had just refined, feeling the escalating Qi-Blood within his body being absorbed by the Nine Chapters, his heart filled with awe.

The aura of Hou Sixian today was incredibly terrifying, with an unmatched acuity. Lin Yuan clearly felt the gaze upon him, as if it perceived his Qi-Blood’s flow and left no secrets unexposed.

True Inheritor strength was indeed frightening.

However, the pressure Hou Sixian placed on Lin Yuan did not discourage him; instead, it fired up his fighting spirit.

"Elite disciples truly enter the academy walls, only as elite disciples can one have the opportunity to be accepted by an elder, to be personally taught by an elder. Among hundreds of elite disciples, only one could potentially accumulate Qi-Blood to perfection, consolidating it into vital energy."

"Completing the condensation of vital energy marks truly stepping into the Martial Artist realm. This world is far more vast than I imagined, and the martial arts path is much longer."

Lin Yuan silently absorbed the information he had heard about from the discussions among elite disciples at the gathering. Martial arts cultivation requires refining one’s Qi-Blood, meridians, bones, and skin to perfection, constructing one’s Qi-Blood routes according to the Cultivation Technique, compressing the Qi-Blood to condense it into vital energy, thus achieving transformation.

However, this realm was still a certain distance away for Lin Yuan at present, yet he could see hope in continuing forward.

On the other hand, his alchemy skills also needed continuous advancement, as it forms the foundation to become a Pill Master. If he could become a Pill Master, his status in the academy would not be lower than that of an Inner Sect Disciple, possibly even equal to that of an academy elder.

"Alchemy is the necessary path for my martial arts improvement. The Nine Chapters need to absorb energy from elixirs, so my advancement as an alchemist complements each other."

"Using martial arts to support pill refinement and the industry formed around it, then consuming elixirs to cultivate martial arts, entering a positive cycle — where could this path lead me?"

"The pinnacle?"

"No! Beyond the pinnacle!"

"Then, Nine Chapters, simulate!"