The Invincible Supreme Medical God

Chapter 1433 - 736: Blue Lotus (Part 2)

Cultivating the Blue Lotus Art must always be done in one’s own basement. No matter which generation you belong to, as long as you cultivate, you will have your own basement. The training room is used to strengthen your power, improve your Martial Arts stance, and your actual combat skills.

This is the custom of the Qing Clan: only after the younger members have established their own foundation and Inner Energy are they allowed to practice Martial Arts. No matter how impressive a technique is, it can only fully unleash its power with the support of a person’s Inner Energy. If you don’t first build your foundation, practicing Martial Arts will do more harm than good.

In the training room, the younger members were practicing the most powerful low-level basic building art and simple fist techniques to help them train their body coordination, agility, and flexibility.

Normally, one is only allowed to practice Martial Arts after cultivating the "Blue Lotus" Art of a Grade Six "Martial Arts Warrior."

At present, among the third generation of the Qing Family, only Qingzi and Qing Youu are qualified to practice Martial Arts. The rest had not yet received permission. All the third generation members eagerly anticipated the day when they would finally be able to do so. On top of that, they could not wait to reach the first Lotus Manifestation stage, which could only be obtained at Grade Seven Military Commander. Once the protective lotus appeared, it could be used to attack or defend.

In the Qing Clan, once your strength reaches Grade Six Martial Artist, you no longer need to attend daily training. Thus, Qing Shui had neither seen the eldest son Qing Youu, nor the widely praised Qing Family genius, Qingzi!

Qing Shui watched as Qing Hu was lifting a massive boulder, which weighed about 200 jin[1]. Qing Shui initially wanted to give it a try, but on second thought, seeing how Qing Hu, who was at the third grade of the Blue Lotus Art, seemed to have some trouble lifting it, he gave up on the idea. Since he was clearly only at the first stage of the "Blue Lotus Art," he didn’t want to cause a stir by succeeding.

After all, Qing Shui had the mentality of an adult. He wasn’t afraid of losing face, not to mention he never considered himself the same as these little brats.

Back when he was eight in his previous world, if he could even lift a 20-jin rock, it would already have been considered a miracle.

Qing Shui glanced around and decided to challenge a 50-jin rock to test his strength. Despite his small frame, the power granted by the ancient enhancement technique allowed him to exert more force than most people.

Qing Shui gathered all his strength, placed his hands on the rock, and tried to lift it up.

Right after that, waves of laughter rang out in the training room.

This was because Qing Shui seemed to have overestimated his own strength in trying to lift that heavy rock and ended up falling over.

However, deep down inside, Qing Shui was utterly ecstatic. When he tried to lift the 50-jin rock, he actually couldn’t feel its weight, which led him to overuse his strength and lose his balance!

The other kids thought Qing Shui had fallen because he couldn’t lift that 50-jin rock.

"What are you all laughing at?" The voice came hoarsely from a bold youth around fourteen or fifteen years old. Qing Hu was unhappy with the disdainful looks the others were throwing at Qing Shui.

Qing Hu hurriedly walked over to Qing Shui.

"Are you alright? Maybe it’d be better if we started with something smaller?" Hu Qinghu said with a worried expression.

Qing Shui felt quite content, because he could sense Qing Hu’s sincerity. As for the mocking laughter that echoed earlier, Qing Shui didn’t seem to care at all.

"I’m fine, thank you, Qing Hu." Qing Shui smiled.

At this moment, another heroic young man walked over.

"Qing Shui, are you alright? Before challenging that 50-jin rock, you should first warm up your body with a jog, practice our basic fist techniques, and stretch yourself out."

"Alright, I understand, thanks for the guidance." Qing Shui replied with a smile. Qing Shui knew this young man’s name was Qing Yang. Among the third generation clan members, he was the strongest after Qingzi and Qing Youu. His cultivation level had already reached the peak of a Grade Five Martial Warrior! In the past, he had never mocked Qing Shui, and had even helped him occasionally. Thus, Qing Shui had a very favorable impression of him.

Shortly after he left, Qing Yang also smiled warmly and reminded Qing Shui to be more careful.

In the training room, including Qing Shui, there were a total of sixteen young members of the Qing Family. On average, the Qing Clan’s population skewed heavily toward males. Aside from Qing Hu’s family, which had a baby girl, the other families each had an average of four baby boys.

Qing Hu’s older sister was called Qing Bei. Besides being the only female among the third generation, she was also the youngest.

"Brother Shui[1], you must take good care of yourself. Otherwise, Aunt Yi will worry about you again..." Qing Bei widened her eyes, trying to convey how serious this was, speaking in a slightly gloomy tone that still carried a hint of childishness.

Looking at the adorable little girl in front of him, Qing Shui nodded seriously, almost forgetting that he himself was only eight years old and could easily be mistaken for a cute little boy who’d gone too soon.

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After his first attempt at lifting ended in failure, Qing Shui made a second attempt. Adjusting the amount of strength he used, he slowly lifted the 50-jin rock. Success! To him, the weight of this 50-jin rock could only be categorized as light as a feather.

After that, he moved on to 80 jin, then 100 jin, then 180 jin...

In the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Qing Shui had already reached the spot where the 200-jin rock was. All the third generation members of the Qing Family, including Qin Yang, stared at Qing Shui with looks of awe. If Qinghai had not already left the training room, he would have been shocked as well.

When Qing Shui tried to lift the 200-jin rock, it looked like he had to put in a lot of effort to do so. Success! His success drew stunned gazes and absolute silence.

Inside, Qing Shui was wildly overjoyed, because when he lifted the 180-jin rock, he had almost stumbled due to his body not being strong enough. Yet at that moment, the yellow chain of Qi from the ancient enhancement technique unintentionally started circulating on its own. Qing Shui could feel waves of limitless energy pouring into his body, allowing him to easily lift that 180-jin rock.

When he lifted the 200-jin rock, he didn’t want to rashly cause a sensation and make everyone see him as a monster, or else he wouldn’t be able to explain his level of strength. As a result, it appeared as though he had used a great deal of strength just to lift that 200-jin rock.

"Qing Shui, wow! I really didn’t expect such powerful strength in that skinny body of yours. When I lift a 200-jin rock, I have to use the Blue Lotus Art to help me. But... you managed to lift it using just your own strength." Qing Hu said admiringly, without a trace of jealousy.

Qing Shui smiled shyly and said, "This is already my limit."

When training ended, everyone slowly left. At first, Qing Hu wanted to leave together with Qing Shui, but Qing Shui refused, saying that he still wanted to train a bit more.

Once Qing Shui was finally alone in the training room, he headed straight for the largest boulder in the third generation disciples’ area. This rock weighed around 800 jin, and only those at the peak of Grade Five "Martial Arts Warrior" could lift it... Time passed, and another year went by. Ever since he had forcefully lifted that 800-jin rock, Qing Shui had become even more certain of the benefits of strengthening his body, and his resolve to walk this path grew firmer!

Clearly, he could use the ancient enhancement technique to temper his body, and the Yin Yang Symbol rotating in his Consciousness Sea continuously radiated energy, nourishing the bones and organs in his body. Aside from refining his bones and organs, the Yin Yang Symbol ceaselessly enhanced his life force, making Qing Shui’s senses even keener.

A year later, Qing Shui no longer looked so frail and weak. Although compared to the other third generation members he still lacked in visible muscle, his body was extremely well-proportioned.

Qing Shui knew this was the result of the benefits brought by the ancient enhancement technique and the Yin Yang Symbol. In his current state, Qing Shui could easily lift a rock weighing over 1000 jin, but since he was determined to keep his true abilities a secret, no one else had discovered this.

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Over the past year, Qing Shui had cultivated to the second grade of the "Blue Lotus Art" Martial Arts. Although he had already condensed Qi, nobody knew, so according to the standard of having not cultivated for over three years, he was still classified as a Martial Arts Student.

Most of the third generation disciples no longer mocked him; he was no longer trash in their eyes. Qing Shui didn’t even notice their change in attitude. After all, aside from his body, he was an adult in every other aspect and had never allowed ridicule and jeering to affect him.

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