Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 575 - 25 Small Town

A month later, in a certain market.

A young boy rented a secluded house in the east of the city, going out early and returning late. Occasionally, he would wander around the market and then return home after buying some daily necessities from the mortal market.

He lived a reclusive life.

This was a small, unnamed town in the remote district of Sanshui County. Local villagers and hunters, with some rudimentary martial arts skills, would gather here to trade after hunting demon beasts or collecting rare spirit medicines from the Vast Mountains.

Because the area was abundant in a type of medicinal herb called the White Sunflower, which is an essential ingredient in a certain elixir.

Due to its geographical location, the once-unknown town gradually developed.

Perhaps because it was near the Vast Mountains, loose cultivator martial artists often came to hunt demon beasts or explore.

Hence, the small city gradually prospered.

However, similar small cities, numbering in the thousands, dotted Sanshui County like stars in the galaxy.

Functioning both as growing marketplaces for cultivators and as connecting points between numerous rural communities in the vast lower regions.

In such places, it was not uncommon for naive villagers and hunters to be swindled out of rare spirit medicines in the market.

The boy came alone, which would be odd elsewhere.

However, in this bustling small city, with a daily flow of up to ten thousand people, who had the mind to notice an unrelated boy amongst the sea of faces?

Perhaps he was just the son of someone’s relative, visiting the city to find kin.

Moreover, by living a reclusive life, he naturally drew no attention.

The world is so vast, with a permanent population of tens of thousands in this small city added to the daily visitation of nearly a hundred thousand, there were many strange people: fugitives from major clans, renowned lone experts, covertly active thieves, enigmatic dark cult followers. These were not unseen in the city, and compared to those exceptional figures, the boy seemed rather ordinary.

This boy was none other than Lin Han.

Ever since that day, when Austin’s divine fragment possessed him and unleashed a terrifying sword strike that seriously injured the senior brother Jin from a major sect, Lin Han had been on the run.

Although Sanshui County wasn’t the territory of that major sect, there were plenty of people in this world who wanted to curry favor with senior brother Jin.

A significant amount of manpower and resources were pooled together, and it was said that many powerful figures from outside had joined the hunt.

The journey was fraught with danger.

Thankfully, with Austin’s powerful divine sense, he could be forewarned in life-and-death situations, and by choosing unfrequented paths and simple disguises, he managed to elude capture and escape to this city.

This city was already on the border of Sanshui County.

Amidst the vast expanse of Sanshui County, it was just another unremarkable small city.

Like a fish in the ocean, finding him would be impossible unless the five major sects joined forces to conduct a carpet search inch by inch across the county, guided by Austin’s leads. But clearly, that was impossible.

Even for a disciple of a super sect, they wouldn’t exhaust all resources; at most, they would just help by spreading the word.

In the courtyard.

Lin Han was practicing martial arts punch by punch, kick by kick, looking fierce and powerful.

Compared to two months before, his punches and kicks carried a hint of forceful wind.

His powerful might had already reached the level of Body Refining Second Layer.

After a while,

his previously moving actions suddenly condensed, as if all his body’s power gathered into one punch, which he threw violently forward into the air.

Bam!

A loud explosion.

The air shattered, stirring up a gust that kicked up dust from the ground.

After throwing this punch, Lin Han seemed exhausted.

He retracted his stance and took a deep breath, wiping sweat off his forehead, soaking his clothes through.

A wisp of white mist rose above his head.

"Not bad, in just two months, your Shrimp Fist Technique has achieved some proficiency. Even though it’s an unranked martial art, it’s sufficient for you now,"

a voice resounded in Lin Han’s mind.

Lin Han’s aptitude, while it couldn’t compare to those peerless geniuses with an Innate Dao Body, was still considerably better than ordinary people.

He could gradually succeed in comprehending and practicing the basic martial arts taught by the martial arts instructor despite having no guidance; he wasn’t that far off.

Especially after escaping the ancient town,

under the enemy’s pursuit, Austin watched as Lin Han improved greatly, relying on these basic techniques to survive through hardship during his escape.

Once, while crossing a mountain path, he accidentally encountered a demon beast at the Body Refining First Layer. He managed to kill it using his determination and the most powerful Straight Punch from his Basic Boxing Technique.

But since he hadn’t yet become a formal Body Forging Martial Artist, the battle was full of peril; after defeating the demon beast, he too was severely wounded.

Fortunately, Austin’s divine fragment intervened after he killed the demon beast, utilizing heaven and earth’s spiritual energy to heal him.

That Body Refining First Layer demon beast became nourishment for Lin Han, strengthening his foundation primordial qi.

In the intense battles, Lin Han’s basic boxing technique and basic body technique achieved breakthroughs.

It could be said that in the realm of basic martial arts, Lin Han had reached a relatively deep level.

Breaking through in battle,

all these were under Austin’s observation.

"Master, can you really not teach me a powerful martial technique? Even just an entry-level Yellow Tier martial technique would do!"

Hearing the familiar voice in his mind, Lin Han couldn’t help but smile wryly.

As his mysterious master had said, 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

he wouldn’t provide any cultivation techniques or martial arts, nor any resources, only guidance in martial arts. Any resources related to martial arts had to be obtained through his own efforts.

And it had indeed been so during the escape.

His so-called master only supplemented his basic boxing technique and basic body technique, guiding him on how to conserve energy better.

At most, he would tell him about some non-mainstream martial technique among his treasured items called Shrimp Fist Technique.

No resources were given,

except,

for a single cultivation technique,

a non-mainstream cultivation technique.

Plain and simple, like a basic breathing meditation technique, without any remarkable features.

"Boy, don’t be ungrateful, the Primordial Beginning Chapter, as unremarkable as it seems, has no special features. Yet, because of this, it can integrate with any martial arts in the world, merging them all.

Taichu, the beginning of all,

Primordial, the origin of everything.

When you’ve mastered it, you’ll understand how powerful this technique is."