You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 166 - 7. The fifth young lady who comes to your door
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"It is said that the Crown Prince was born long, long ago, certainly before the establishment of Great Yong."
Wu Nu said, "According to the archives of the Ancestor Hall, before he was the Crown Prince, he attempted to join the Ancestor Hall but was rejected due to poor aptitude and physical disabilities, not even entering the hall’s main gate, let alone the Outer Hall or the Inner Hall."
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Lin Yue was slightly taken aback by this.
Poor aptitude?
Physical disabilities?
This was clearly how ordinary Jianghu martial artists judged talent!
But after the Qi lineage of Xiahong awakened, once they broke through the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier, their bodies became strong and full of vigor, so how could he have poor aptitude?
Unless...
When the Crown Prince was born, the Divine Emperor’s bloodline was not as miraculous as it is now.
So, the Crown Prince might not have had any special bloodline and even had poor physical aptitude, yet he reached a level in Martial Arts that even the Divine Emperor found enviable?
At that moment, everyone present thought of this and couldn’t help but feel awe.
"At that time, the Crown Prince was a crippled teenager, turned away by the Ancestor Hall, and knelt outside the gate."
Wu Nu sighed and said, "Just then, an Elder from the Inner Hall happened to pass by. The Crown Prince begged that Elder to accept him, but the Elder didn’t want to break the rules and didn’t make an exception. However, he demonstrated a single slash to the Crown Prince on the spot."
"A single slash?" Lin Yue raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Yes, just a single slash."
Wu Nu said, "The Elder from the Inner Hall said if the Crown Prince could master that slash within three years, he would be allowed to become a member of the Ancestor Hall’s Outer Hall."
Everyone understood.
The Crown Prince was now the strongest in Martial Arts, so he must have succeeded.
But they were still curious about what had transpired.
"You guessed wrong."
Wu Nu smiled and said, "Three years passed, and the Crown Prince failed."
Lin Yue, Baili Fengzhi, and the fifth lady of the Qi Family were all taken aback.
He actually failed?
Wu Nu said, "It’s said that the slash demonstrated by the Inner Hall Elder was deliberately infused with the Martial Arts Soul, allowing a clearer perception of force and energy flow. With high comprehension and a willingness to practice diligently, it was possible to reach the Micro Level and establish a foundation in Martial Arts within three years."
"For three years, the Crown Prince practiced hard at first, swinging his sword all day, but then he stopped practicing as much."
"It’s said that martial cultivators under the Inner Hall Elder also observed the Crown Prince and found that he never reached the Micro Level, even becoming frustrated with his negligence."
Wu Nu spoke softly, "Three years later, the Crown Prince returned to the gates of the Ancestor Hall and left a message saying, ’I still haven’t learned,’ before limping away."
"What happened next?"
The fifth lady of the Qi Family couldn’t help asking.
Everyone could guess there was a turn of events later on.
"Later on..."
Wu Nu sighed, "Seven years passed, and the Crown Prince went from a boy to a young man. He returned to the Ancestor Hall again, requesting to see the Inner Hall Elder, claiming he had learned the slash."
"Of course, the guards wouldn’t relay such a trivial request to the Inner Hall Elder. Taking ten years just to reach the Micro Level showed a talent unworthy of even entering the Ancestor Hall’s Outer Hall."
"To drive the Crown Prince away, the Ancestor Hall’s guards even used force."
At this point, Wu Nu’s eyes shone a bit.
"But something incredible happened. The guards of the Ancestor Hall were all martial cultivators powerful enough to break through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier."
Wu Nu said with some excitement, "And yet, the Crown Prince, an ordinary martial artist who hadn’t even broken through the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier, knocked down three guards with a single strike using a sheathed sword!"
"What?"
Lin Yue and the others were stunned.
An ordinary martial artist, defeating three martial cultivators at Four Symbols Heaven Barrier with one strike?
How was that possible?
The difference in absolute power was unimaginable, whether a hundredfold or a thousandfold. How could an ordinary martial artist achieve such a feat?
"After that slash, the Crown Prince became very weakened but insisted on seeing the Inner Hall Elder."
Wu Nu said, "The guards were dumbfounded and immediately informed the Elder. When the Inner Hall Elder arrived, the Crown Prince finally drew his sword and demonstrated the slash from ten years ago."
He said excitedly, "Only then did the Inner Hall Elder realize that the Crown Prince’s slash had reached the same Martial Arts Realm as he had achieved back then, grasping the Martial Arts True Self with just that one slash!"
Martial Arts True Self?
Lin Yue and the others were thoroughly shocked.
An ordinary martial artist mastering the skill of a Martial Arts Grandmaster equivalent to a Great Cultivator?
"How was that possible?"
The fifth lady of the Qi Family couldn’t help but say, "Ordinary martial artists can’t even perceive Essence, so how could they grasp the Martial Arts True Self?"
Wu Nu didn’t answer but instead asked, "Baili Fengzhi could only master Taiyang, couldn’t understand the changes of Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Shaoyang, yet how did he touch the threshold of the Martial Arts True Self?"
The fifth lady of the Qi Family was stunned and couldn’t reply.
Lin Yue understood Wu Nu’s point.
Martial Arts Micro, True Intent, and True Self were ultimately skills, technical aspects.
With a high level of cultivation and control over oneself and the world, learning these skills was easier. Mortals struggled with even chopping wood accurately, whereas martial cultivators, with strong bodies and perception, found martial arts skills naturally easier to improve.
So, in theory, it was possible for ordinary martial artists to learn such skills.
Even if... the possibility was nearly zero.
"At that time, the entire Ancestor Hall was shaken, thinking they had discovered an unprecedented genius."
Wu Nu said, "The Hall Master at the time even emerged from seclusion and took the Crown Prince as a direct disciple, believing he would become a future Saint of Martial Arts. But... the Crown Prince behaved strangely afterward; his Martial Arts Cultivation remained stuck at the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, not advancing for a full century."
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