"Your Highness, Mr. Mu Yi." Lin Ming smiled slightly.
"Haha, Lin Xiao brother, your growth is becoming more and more astonishing!" Mu Yi was filled with emotion, he had originally thought that he had already overestimated Lin Ming, but now he found that Lin Ming was still exceeding his expectations time and time again, creating miracles.
"Mr. Lin Ming, if you don't mind, you can come to our humble abode for a gathering. I have prepared a wine feast to welcome and refresh you." Yang Lin said warmly.
Lin Ming let out a light breath and said, "Sorry, Your Highness. The battle just now was extremely exhausting for me, and I need some time to recover. Also, during the fight, I gained some insights that I want to digest further. Thank you for your kind intentions, Prince. In a few days, I will definitely come visit."
"Alright, that's fine. Mr. Lin Ming, whenever you're ready, just send me a message and I'll be there at your service."
While Prince and Lin Ming were talking, Tenth Prince Yang Zhen looked at them from afar with a gloomy expression.
At this time, Yang Zhen's subordinate used True Yuan Transmission to say: "Your Highness, Lin Ming has accepted the Crown Prince's invitation."
"Uh-huh."
"Your Highness, Zhu Yan's injury is too severe. Should we use the Thousand Year Stone Milk that was brought this time? Otherwise, Zhu Yan may be left with a hidden wound that will affect his future cultivation..." The subordinate looked at Zhu Yan being treated by the medical staff. His last move had already exhausted his true yuan, causing damage to his body and destroying some of his undeveloped meridians. Adding to that, he was struck flying by Lin Ming, so it's no wonder the extent of his injuries. The medicine used by the medical staff of the Seven Xuan Wu Fu was naturally good, but it couldn't be considered top-grade.
"The tenth prince shook his head and said, 'No need'."
He had long expected this battle to be exceptionally intense, as Zhu Yan and Lin Ming had a grudge between them. This battle would not hold back, and it was only normal for one person to be seriously injured. Therefore, he specifically brought the healing sacred medicine, Thousand Year Stone Milk. This was the stone milk that flowed out of some congealed stalactites in the Thousand Year Cave, which contained the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It took over a decade to collect just a small bottle, with each drop worth nearly ten thousand taels of gold!
This spiritual milk not only has the effect of bringing people back from the dead and making their flesh white as bone, but also has a certain benefit for warriors' cultivation!
The tenth prince had originally planned that if Lin Ming suffered a serious injury that would affect his future cultivation, he could use the Thousand Year Stone Milk to win him over, and he believed that Lin Ming would not refuse.
After all, the only one who has a grudge against Lin Ming is Zhu Yan. The tenth prince and Lin Ming don't have any deep hatred or resentment towards each other. The tenth prince always believed that what binds people together most firmly isn't kinship, friendship, or love, but rather pure self-interest.
But now that Zhu Yan is seriously injured, Lin Ming has also shown his extraordinary and unparalleled talent, which makes the tenth prince very headache, he simply doesn't know how to deal with Lin Ming.
Assassination, dare not kill, also not good to kill!
Pull, can't pull!
Being kind but receiving no appreciation!
Moreover, Zhu Yan also made the tenth prince feel very thorny. If he continued to use Zhu Yan, there was no doubt that he would stand on the opposite side of Lin Ming.
This is something that the tenth prince absolutely does not want to see.
Tianyun Country is a nation that values martial power, and Lin Ming represents not only his own future strength but also a prestige and aura among warriors. The title of the once-in-a-century genius of the Seven Profound Martial House carries too much weight among warriors!
If the warriors of Tenka saw someone like that surrendering to the Crown Prince, how would they look at it, what would they think?
If abandoning Zhu Yan can exchange for Lin Ming, the tenth prince absolutely: one hundred willing.
However, the key is that even if he abandoned Zhu Yan, Lin Ming may not necessarily help him.
This is giving the tenth prince a headache!
This Zhu Yan has gotten himself into big trouble!
After passing the prince, Lin Ming immediately went to visit Hong Xi. This time he was able to defeat Zhu Yan, and Hong Xi's teachings were crucial. If it weren't for Hong Xi teaching him the method of stabbing tree leaves, his attack speed would still be slower. If not for that method of accumulating momentum in battle, Zhu Yan's final blow, he might not have been able to withstand it.
"This battle was fought too beautifully!" Hong Xi spared no praise for himself.
"Thanks to the instructor's guidance."
"Haha, this isn't due to my teaching skills. If you had a different instructor, you would still have won. I just heard that you've gained new insights again?"
"Uh, about the heart of martial arts."
"Alright! You've got today's results, your martial heart is crucial, hurry back and reflect on it, don't waste any more time talking nonsense with me here."
"Alright, instructor, I'll take off first."
After Lin Ming left, the crowd gathered at the martial arts arena began to disperse one after another. Some of the martial artists were excitedly discussing the previous battle. A single spear strike on a stone pillar as thick as a man's hug had actually turned the several-zhang-tall stone pillar into dust from top to bottom! Using the "Basic Spear Technique" against Hong Lian's Furnace Hell, he had unexpectedly defeated his opponent!
These are enough to excite and thrill those who practice martial arts.
Three major achievements in physical training have the strength of tempered bones. If Lin Ming were to reach the Tempered Bones stage again, wouldn't that be too much?
Most importantly, he's only fifteen! He's been in the Seventh Heavenly Martial Arts Academy for merely two months! Lin Ming was originally just a commoner with no resources to speak of. If he were to receive special training from the Seventh Heavenly Martial Arts Academy, his future achievements would be unimaginable. Maintaining this speed of growth, that would truly be defying the heavens!
In the past, people also paid attention to Lin Ming, after all, he was the first to be reborn. However, at that time, most people thought that Lin Ming just had good luck and ate some heavenly material or earthly treasure. Now, they finally know that Lin Ming possesses an unprecedented understanding! With only three cycles of cultivation, he has already cultivated a Earth-stage technique, and what's more, it was an incomplete one!
With such a genius emerging, coupled with Qin Xuan's sixth-grade talent, this generation can be considered the heyday of Tianyun Country's martial arts world!
The warriors are excited, while the officials and nobles pay more attention to the political significance represented by Lin Ming. Without a doubt, Lin Ming is about to rise, becoming a super master is only a matter of time.
But a super master has a weighty influence in Tianyun Country!
Take Mu Yi for example, he is a guest of the Yuanshuai Mansion and also the teacher of the crown prince. In Tianyun City, he has a transcendent status. Even when the emperor meets Mu Yi, he must show respect and courtesy, not only does Mu Yi not need to bow, but he will also be offered a seat.
Although a postnatal master may not be able to single-handedly wipe out an army of 100,000, they can enter and exit the heavily guarded Dragon's Lair as if it were unmanned. It is no exaggeration to say that if there were no postnatal masters guarding the imperial palace, the emperor would likely be on the verge of death, for wars between nations are frequent and the emperor may be assassinated by a master from an enemy nation at any time!
Lin Ming will likely become such a figure in the future, and he is an object that all the dignitaries present must win over. Many of them are already thinking about how to show their favor to Lin Ming.
As the crowd dispersed, news of this battle spread rapidly. Lin Ming not only became the most dazzling new star in Tianyun City, but also spread throughout the country. Halos such as "the genius of the Seven Xuanwu Sect who emerged after hundreds of years..." and "the future number one master of Tianyun Country..." were temporarily bestowed upon Lin Ming!
At the age of fifteen, he entered the top thirty of the Tianyuan Wujiu!
Cultivate threefold refinement, combat strength comparable to a Bone Forging Realm martial artist!
He independently completed the incomplete martial arts and incorporated it into his own gun moves!
It is even said that Lin Ming had grasped an extremely rare martial intent!
Each of these achievements can become a legend, but Lin Ming has gathered all the legends into one body. His prestige in the Tianyun Country's martial arts world is like the sun at noon!
People from all over the place compiled Lin Ming's rise to fame into stories, and in these stories, the storytellers improvised and exaggerated wildly, even saying that Lin Ming was born with a red aura shining in the sky, that he went up the mountain to fight tigers at the age of seven, and that he caught sharks in the sea at the age of nine. Although they were exaggerating wildly, the audience listened with relish, after all, the more exaggerated the storytelling is, the fresher it sounds to the listeners.
For a time, Lin Ming became the idol of countless young martial artists, especially those from civilian backgrounds. Who says that without money, one cannot cultivate martial arts? Lin Ming was their model, their goal!
In Qing Sang City, the Lin family was in an uproar as soon as a message token arrived.
In the Tianyun Nation, family glory is extremely important! A family that has produced heroes, even if they have declined, will still be respected by the world.
Just like the family of Qin Xiao, the Town National Marshal, even after hundreds of years, although the Qin family declined, they were still an old family that had produced heroes, and their descendants' blood was flowing with heroic spirit.
The Lin family is no exception, and there is no family that does not hope that their family will one day be prosperous in their own hands.
Lin Ming had previously obtained first place in the Seven Profound Martial House's new student rankings, which was already a great honor, just like those countries that produced top scholars.
But compared to Lin Ming's miracle this time, the title of "First Place in the New Seven Profound Martial House..." was not worth mentioning!
The unparalleled genius of the Seven Absolute Martial Arts Halls for hundreds of years, this glory is enough to make the Lin family be written into the annals of Tianyun Country!
If Lin Ming becomes a legend in the future, then the Lin family will also become an ancient family that has produced heroes, and will be admired by people.
Moreover, Lin Ming defeated Zhu's number one genius, Zhu Yan, which allowed the Lin family to finally gain the upper hand after being suppressed by the Zhu family for so long!
On that day, the Lin family decorated their home with lanterns and colorful decorations, holding a grand banquet to invite guests from all directions to celebrate the most important day in the Lin family's history. The head of the Lin family took a bath, burned incense, and prayed to his ancestors, with all the rituals and ceremonies being even more grand than those during the Lunar New Year.
All the servants of the Lin family, from top to bottom, received a heavy red envelope. The tenant farmers who rented land from the Lin family were also exempt from rent for three years. These people naturally knew why they had received such gifts from the Lin family. The name Lin Ming had already spread throughout Qing Sang City.
At this time, on the Biyu Platform of the Seventh Xuanwu Prefecture, Lin Ming was completely unaware of all this. He was immersed in his comprehension of the heart of martial arts. Just now, his battle with Zhu Yan had further perfected his martial arts heart.
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