thefictionvixens Chapter 4 Zhuge Tao's Surprise!
Chapter 4 Zhuge Tao's Surprise!
Seeing Luo Feng's puzzled look, Zhou Ze continued, "The so-called tempering usually only happens when you encounter a bottleneck. It's like a trial by fire."
"Between life and death lies immense terror and boundless motivation. It's like the conditioned reflex of instinctively closing your eyes when faced with a needle aimed at them! When confronted with the threat of death, every cell in the body struggles reflexively, and even genetic material accelerates its evolution! The terror between life and death can drive the body and even the soul to an unimaginable state of pioneering evolution!"
"In this state, it's easier for people to comprehend, evolve, and improve their strength!"
Zhou Ze spoke eloquently, while Luo Feng asked, puzzled, "Teacher, according to you, isn't this a bad idea?"
"Foolish!" Zhou Ze scolded, "True strong people cherish their lives. There is hope as long as you live. Those who fantasize about improving themselves by experiencing death are often forced into it or habitually go to extremes. They forget that you only have one life. Once you die, it's all over."
"You don't have any pressure to work yourself to the bone right now, so why would you work yourself to the bone? That's irresponsible to yourself and your family, and it's not the mindset of a true strong person."
Luo Feng said awkwardly, "Teacher, I'm not going to risk my life. I just plan to go to 0231 County to hone my swordsmanship and movement skills. There are almost only beast soldier-level monsters there. There are relatively few beast general-level monsters, and most of them are low-level beast generals. There are very few mid-level beast generals."
"With my current strength, there is absolutely no danger to me."
Zhou Ze snorted and said, "I knew you thought that way, but actually your method of improving your strength is just deceiving yourself, thinking that the more hardship and madness you endure, the faster you will improve."
"Am I doing something wrong?" Luo Feng asked sheepishly.
"Yes and no." Zhou Ze looked at Luo Feng's constipated expression and laughed, "Think carefully, what was your biggest takeaway from this trip to the wilderness?"
Luo Feng pondered for a moment and said, "The trials of the wilderness taught me about the treacherous nature of people, and I also earned hundreds of millions of Chinese yuan!"
"Then where is your Nine-fold Thunder Blade?" Zhou Ze asked quietly.
"Uh, I didn't have time to practice in the wilderness, but I used the Ninefold Thunder Blade when I was killing monsters," Luo Feng said quickly.
"So, you've only been using the first level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, and have never comprehended the second level..." Zhou Ze said calmly.
Luo Feng felt as if an invisible hand had grabbed his throat, rendering him speechless for a moment.
"To give an example, practice is the sole criterion for testing truth..." Zhou Ze continued, "But you also know that practice is the last step. How do we arrive at the truth? Truth is like practicing diligently every day until you can master it. That's when you need to put it into practice."
"You can't get the order wrong. You need to practice and hone your skills every day. Where will you find the time to practice? Aren't you going against the grain?"
Luo Feng was stunned, his mind racing as he considered Zhou Ze's words. He quickly realized what was happening and said, "I understand, teacher."
"Yes, but you do lack practical experience, especially experience in facing challenges alone. This time, someone else took you there. You can go to 0231 County and have some fun first. After you've had your fill, you need to spend more time practicing the second level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade. When you get bored with practicing, go out and fight some more, but remember not to put the cart before the horse!"
"I understand." Luo Feng nodded seriously, then quickly added, "Teacher, just like you said, things were a bit awkward at first, but those issues were quickly resolved after the actual combat."
"However, I still have no clue about what you mean by 'using your heart to control'."
"Take your time, practice the second level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade first," Zhou Ze reminded him. "Go back and spend more time with your family. Once your strength improves, you might not have much time left."
At this point, Zhou Ze revealed a strange smile. The most tragic "living widow" heroine in the Chinese server, tsk tsk.
……
The headquarters of the Extreme Club.
In the manager's office, a middle-aged man in a Tang suit was working at his desk when a beautiful woman dressed as a secretary knocked on the door and entered, saying:
"Supervisor, there's something unusual happening in Yangzhou."
"Oh?" Zhuge Tao was slightly surprised. He took the document and immediately noticed that the number of aspiring martial artists in Yangzhou City had increased significantly over the past two months.
"According to the investigation and report of the owner of the Yangzhou City Limitless Hall, the reason why there are so many people passing the quasi-martial arts assessment in Yangzhou City is because there is a mid-level warrior named Zhou Ze who is teaching there."
"Most of these aspiring martial artists come from the Yi'an District Extreme Martial Arts Academy, and many other aspiring martial artists even make a special trip to the Yi'an District Extreme Martial Arts Academy to seek Zhou Ze's guidance. They all agree that the guidance of this intermediate-level warrior has been of great help to them!"
As Zhuge Tao looked at the report, he smiled slightly and said, "A mid-level warrior is actually stuck in a branch of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy? Interesting. Yangzhou City has been experiencing a talent boom lately. First, there was Luo Feng, and now there's Zhou Ze."
"I understand, you can go now."
"Yes, supervisor."
Zhuge Tao looked at the data in the report. The data was very detailed, recording the specific punching power, speed, and nerve reaction speed of all the prospective martial artists.
"Senior Zhou Ze, I never expected him to be hiding in one of the martial arts schools in Yangzhou City..."
He still had some impression of Zhou Ze. He had heard his story before he was a martial artist, but unfortunately his talent was limited. He never expected that Zhou Ze would have such abilities.
"Let's observe for a while longer." Zhuge Tao had an idea in mind, but he would have to wait until the martial arts combat assessment was over next year.
……
Time passed day by day.
Just now, Luo Feng called Zhou Ze to tell him that he had broken through to the second level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade and was integrating sword techniques, movement techniques, and guiding techniques. His physical attributes had already reached the level of a primary warrior general.
This prompted Zhou Ze to complain: it's one thing to cultivate the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade so quickly, but how come his physical attributes are improving so fast too?
The next moment, Zhou Ze found the reason: it was due to the guiding technique. Luo Feng was very obedient and followed the path of combining sword techniques, movement techniques, and guiding techniques as instructed. Every slash he made was accompanied by the operation of the guiding technique. In addition, he was engaged in crazy battles every day, which consumed a lot of energy. He absorbed far more cosmic energy than others every day, so it was normal for him to make such progress.
"This progress is too fast! I can't save money anymore, I have to spend money to buy the sixth level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade." Zhou Ze gritted his teeth and placed the order.
He has good comprehension. Although his basic punching strength is only at the intermediate level of a warrior, the punching power he can unleash is stronger than that of a high-level warrior. In addition, he follows a path that combines the three elements, so ordinary high-level beast generals are no match for him.
Billions are still a respectable sum if you grit your teeth and bear it.
"If I had known this would happen, I should have collected more monster materials." Zhou Ze said helplessly. Back then, in order to break through, he frantically killed monsters. In order to save time, he basically didn't cut materials. He didn't know how much high-level beast general materials he wasted.
"Damn it, if all else fails, I'll just go to the wilderness to hunt. Anyway, I'm strong enough now, killing some beast generals will make a profit..." Zhou Ze was speechless. He originally wanted to relax after taking on a disciple, but he was forced to improve.
There was no way I could answer my apprentice's questions; it was too embarrassing.
After some time, Luo Feng called again to say that he had mastered the second level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade and had begun learning the third level, which made Zhou Ze feel the pressure once again.
"Should we just give up? This is only the beginning. What am I supposed to do when he gets into the elite training camp? Not to mention he'll soon become the invincible God of War and receive Huyan Bo's inheritance..."
"Damn it, I've already given up. Actually, I was planning to give up anyway..."
"There's nothing shameful about a disciple being better than his master..."
Even so, Zhou Ze still did not refund the money, waiting for the sixth level of the Nine-fold Thunder Blade manual to arrive so he could begin learning the sixth level.
What Zhou Ze didn't know was that he had already aroused Zhuge Tao's great interest.
In the headquarters office of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy, Zhuge Tao was reviewing the results of this month's preliminary martial arts assessment in Yangzhou City. Not only that, he also specifically requested a list of detailed information on the advanced students of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy branch in Yi'an District.
"Amazing, incredible! How did he do that?"
As one of the four supervisors of Jiangnan Base City, he had seen too many geniuses rise to prominence, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone with such amazing teaching talent.
Zhuge Tao, who has always valued geniuses, has become completely interested in Zhou Ze. As the manager of the Extreme Club, he has access to a lot of information from higher-ups.
So what if you lack physical talent? You can use dragon blood and plant spirits to compensate. So what if you have a broken arm? You can try using the Water of Life.
"This Zhou Ze is no ordinary person!" Zhuge Tao exclaimed, somewhat flustered. "I never imagined Luo Feng would be his disciple!"
Before even passing the martial arts assessment, he already possessed a sword technique at the level of artistic conception and a movement technique at the level of subtlety. If it were before, he would definitely have thought that Luo Feng was just naturally talented. But now it seems that, in addition to Luo Feng's own talent being quite good, the guidance from his master, Zhou Ze, is definitely not to be underestimated!