Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist-Chapter 325 - 100: Show Lin Chen Your Sincerity

As he stood there, his eyes were bright and his breathing steady, with the muscles and bones of his whole body subtly trembling.

An ordinary martial artist would merely think that Lin Chen’s Qi Blood was vigorous and his spirit vibrant, but Song Zhixue, as the admissions instructor of Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, had encountered numerous geniuses and knew very well that Lin Chen’s state signified an extremely high compatibility between his cultivation technique and his body’s Qi Blood.

No wonder, no wonder he could inscribe his name twice on Martial Arts Mountain.

"Lin Chen, I won’t waste words. Regarding my Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, Lord Jia has likely introduced it to you. I’ll be straightforward; if you join our academy, you will immediately receive one thousand credits upon admission. Furthermore, based on the academy’s series of assessment requirements, as long as you can meet them, the credits and rewards you’ll receive will be doubled."

One thousand credits!

This was a condition agreed upon with the academy’s senior officials before Song Zhixue came, and it’s the treatment Lingxiao Academy traditionally offers to geniuses who inscribe their names on Martial Arts Mountain. Now that Lin Chen has inscribed his name twice, he also increased the reward for Lin Chen after passing the academy’s assessment.

Don’t underestimate the doubling of rewards. The academy has a vast number of assessments for its disciples, and each time they pass, they receive precious cultivation resources.

Lin Chen’s expression remained unchanged as he mildly said, "Thank you, Instructor Song, for valuing this junior."

This reply did not signify consent.

Before the three academies arrived, Lin Chen’s teacher had already told him about the potential offers from each academy. The offer of one thousand credits was within his expectations, and the conditions offered by Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy were not particularly surprising.

"Lin Chen, our academy is located in Lingxiao City, a place where the martial atmosphere is unrivaled and where one can compete with geniuses from various nations."

Seeing Lin Chen unmoved, Song Zhixue couldn’t help but add another remark!

While the capital of Liang is indeed the most important city, in terms of size, Lingxiao City is the largest; one Lingxiao City is comparable to an entire path.

Even in the previous dynasty and the one before that, Lingxiao City had people from other countries, and in terms of prosperity, it surpasses even the capital.

"This junior will consider it carefully."

Lin Chen still did not reply easily. It’s not just that he wasn’t surprised by Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy’s condition; even if he was, he wouldn’t agree so quickly.

Lin Chen understood the principle of comparing offers, so he decided to hear what conditions Qingyun Martial Arts Academy and the Emperor Academy in the Capital City would propose.

"Alright."

Song Zhixue also understood this reasoning and didn’t force Lin Chen to make a decision right away. Jia Nanzhu smiled and said, "Junior Brother Song, please have some tea on the side. Old village head, please take care of this esteemed guest."

"Do not worry, Instructor Jia, leave it to this old man."

Zhao Canghe didn’t know Jia Nanzhu’s identity, but as the village head, he naturally noticed an additional person in the village. Since Lin Chen only mentioned this person as his teacher, Zhao Canghe referred to him as an instructor.

Zhao Canghe wasn’t aware of any martial academy; he only knew that Instructor Jia had told him earlier to look after some esteemed guests.

Jia Nanzhu didn’t reveal his identity to Zhao Canghe or discuss anything about the martial academy. Although Zhao Canghe was shrewd, he was ultimately just an ordinary old man. Knowing the martial academy’s significance and the instructor’s strength might make him feel constrained instead.

After watching the village head lead this Instructor Song away, Lin Chen spoke, "Teacher, the conditions Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy offered align with your expectations."

"The academy has existed for many years and has encountered all kinds of geniuses, so it already has a standard recruitment process," Jia Nanzhu stroked his beard, not the least bit surprised.

"Teacher, if that’s the case, can I wait a bit longer and try to inscribe my name a few more times on Martial Arts Mountain? Would the academies then offer better conditions?"

Inscribe twice is better than once, so what about three times, four times, or even more?

Jia Nanzhu pondered; delaying would naturally be better, but he worried the academies wouldn’t want to wait.

Frankly speaking, these academies are trying to steal a march by recruiting early; otherwise, they could just wait until Lin Chen has entered the Refining the Viscera realm.

"Let’s first listen to the conditions Qingyun Martial Arts Academy and the Emperor Academy in the Capital City offer before making a decision."

"Alright."

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Poyang County Path!

At this moment, two fine horses galloped madly toward Kaohe Town.

"Instructor, is it really necessary to rush like this?"

"We must hurry; your junior sister wouldn’t lie. We can’t let such a good seedling be snatched up by the other three academies first."

Liang Ru shook his head, the conversation with the little girl from the Jiang family still echoing in his mind when he inquired about Lin Chen. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Junior Brother Lin has a significant possibility of breaking through all subsequent realms of Martial Arts Mountain, not just a chance but a substantial one!"

Honestly, when he first heard the girl from the Jiang family praise Lin Chen like this, he had some doubts, but upon learning that there was a second student from Jiangnan Dao marked on Martial Arts Mountain and that this student was likely Lin Chen, most of his doubts were dispelled.

With Lin Chen having opened nineteen acupoints, if he continues to inscribe his name on Martial Arts Mountain, even if he can’t defeat the one who has opened twenty-four acupoints, it would be six inscriptions.

Six inscriptions—a feat no one in Liang has accomplished in the past century!

Even that person only inscribed five times back then.

"But instructor, do you even have the authority for this?"

The young man beside him couldn’t help but voice his concerns. This was, after all, just the word of that Junior Sister Jiang. Was this enough for the academy to offer Lin Chen unprecedented terms?

Regardless of whether the instructor had that authority, what if something went wrong and the academy held them accountable?

"You fool, you don’t understand a thing. The academy’s current recruitment strategy is to take advantage. It’s not about missing out on this opportunity,"."

Liang Ru knew full well that although the academy had advantages over prospective students, the practice of recruiting early for promising talents was to apply pressure and secure them with the least cost.

But such tactics don’t work on truly exceptional talents. If Lin Chen is indeed such a talent, he doesn’t need any conditions; just seeing the academy’s sincerity will be enough.

PS: Apologies, last night my wife suspected her amniotic fluid was leaking, so we spent the day at the hospital. The hospital’s diagnosis was ’suspected’ and not confirmed. Those who’ve had children know what it means if the amniotic fluid leaks. I had to stay with her in the hospital for a day, and I only got home at four to start writing. Now, I’m continuing to write the second Chapter, with just five hundred more monthly votes needed to reach nine thousand. Does anyone have any left?