Becoming a Saint Starts with Copying Martial Arts

Chapter 50 Refining the Heart

"I heard that the officers of the Town Soul Division in the prefecture are divided into three classes, with the first class being the highest and the third class being the lowest. They are still judged on three aspects: the quality of Yin bones, the quantity of strength, and the level of martial arts," Lin Qing said. The middle-aged man had briefly mentioned these things during the small meeting the day before yesterday.

"Hmm, your Yin Bone is of low grade. Your martial arts realm and strength cannot hold you back any longer," Yang Feng said.

"Don't worry, Master, I will not slack off in the slightest." Lin Qing nodded.

"Your Eight Strikes of the Serpent are now complete. The next step is to break through to the Dark Force realm. The Soul Suppressing Division's treasury has Dark Force training methods, but you need the Grand Commander's approval to obtain them." Yang Feng lowered his voice, "I don't know if Pang Tong will deliberately make things difficult. Anyway, let's give it a try."

...

the other side.

In the center of the Soul Suppression Division compound, in a tall pavilion, Pang Tong sat in a chair, gazing out the window. This was the top floor of the pavilion, offering a panoramic view of the entire Soul Suppression Division.

"That kid Lin Qing rejected the Han family's offer. It seems he's determined to side with Yang Feng," said Han Tai, who was sitting opposite him.

"I never expected a golden phoenix to fly out of a chicken coop. This kid has such strong martial arts talent. Once he goes to the prefectural city, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop him." Pang Tong tapped his fingers lightly on the long table and said expressionlessly.

"My lord, since we can't win him over, I think we can't let him go to the prefectural city safely. We should find a way to keep him here, or we should be even more ruthless and just kill him outright," Han Tai said in a low voice.

"He's riding high right now. Killing him would be asking for trouble. But you're right, we need to find a way to keep him here." Pang Tong stood up from his chair, stood by the window, and gazed into the distance, seemingly deep in thought.

into the night.

Upon returning home, Lin Qing immediately shared the good news with his parents.

The two elders were overjoyed; they never expected Lin Qing to succeed.

"That's wonderful! God blesses my Lin family! With such talent, Aqing will surely become a great figure in the future." Lin Cheng laughed heartily, his face always beaming with a bright smile.

"Yes, Aqing is a promising young man. Our Lin family has never produced a powerful martial artist before. Aqing is the first one." Han Ying also smiled broadly.

"Father, Mother, don't worry, I will definitely take you to the prefectural city in the future. I've heard that the prefectural city is extremely prosperous, a hundred or a thousand times better than Jiangyin County," Lin Qing said softly.

"Aqing, your father believes in you," Lin Cheng said with a smile.

"By the way, Aqing, when are you going to the prefectural city?" Han Ying suddenly asked.

"Next March, I'll be leaving in five months," Lin Qingchao mumbled, his mouth full of fried meatballs.

"Five months, sigh. The city is far away, and the journey is arduous. It will be difficult to meet again in the future." Han Ying sighed suddenly.

"Don't sigh. A good man should have ambitions beyond his hometown. What future can he have if he stays in a small county town?" Lin Cheng shouted.

"I know, I support you. You have talent, and it shouldn't be wasted," Han Ying said hurriedly.

...

The next day at dawn, the news that Lin Qing had passed the re-examination had spread throughout the neighborhood. In no time, many people came to visit, bringing all kinds of gifts. There were even matchmakers who came to the door, clamoring to arrange a marriage for Lin Qing.

Lin Qing's mind was entirely focused on martial arts; he had never considered romantic relationships and directly rejected her.

In just half a day, Lin Qing's house was piled high with all kinds of fruits, vegetables, rice and noodles, all "gifts" from his neighbors.

In the past, Lin Qing's family had a relatively harmonious relationship with the people around them, but they had never been treated with such enthusiasm before. At this moment, everyone's attitude had undergone a complete change.

This made Lin Qing realize even more deeply what it means to be poor in the city and ignored, but rich in the mountains and have distant relatives.

"In a corrupt world, suppression or flattery are all illusory; only one's own strength is fundamental."

"Do not be elated by external gains, nor saddened by personal losses; uphold your principles and remain indifferent to honor and disgrace."

"Martial arts have no limits; it is both training strength and training the mind."

Lin Qing looked at the "small mountain" of rice, noodles, fruits and vegetables piled up in front of him and kept reminding himself.

...

Time passed, and several days went by in the blink of an eye. The ripples caused by Lin Qing's passing the re-examination gradually subsided.

His life returned to normal, and he continued his daily routine of collecting corpses, practicing martial arts, eating, and sleeping.

Lin Qing went to the treasury to apply for the Dark Force Technique, but was told that he needed to wait for the Chief Commander Lu Xingyun's approval before he could receive it.

Lin Qing could only wait. He focused all his energy on practicing the Tathagata Fist Manual. With his exceptional talent in boxing, he progressed rapidly and quickly mastered the second move, moving towards the third.

That day, Lin Qing practiced his boxing skills diligently all morning. By noon, he felt exhausted and sat down on a chair to rest.

"Five days have passed, and the internal strength training method still hasn't been distributed." Lin Qing frowned.

Generally speaking, this matter can be completed on the same day, and at most within three days. However, it has already dragged on for five days, which is already showing signs of something unusual.

"Wait a little longer. I'll practice the Tathagata Fist Manual first. If that doesn't work, I'll look for methods to cultivate internal strength and external martial arts through other channels."

"We also need to start preparing the materials for the fourth-order advancement in the Rebirth Record. Gold and silver are easy to obtain, but Heavenly Dust Sand and Moon Shadow Stone are the real challenges."

Lin Qing had asked Yang Feng about it these past few days, but Yang Feng had never heard of it. He then went to the library and searched through many books, finally finding a record of it in a book called "Jiangshan Fengwu Zhi". The record clearly stated that both materials were extremely rare and were used to forge divine weapons.

"I wonder if there's any way to get these two materials in Jiangyin County. If not, I'll have to go to the prefectural city to look for them," Lin Qing thought to himself.

As he was pondering this, Yu Qiuyu called him to the crematorium to handle the corpses, as it was his turn to be on duty today.

When Lin Qing arrived at the location, he saw three corpses, two men and one woman.

The woman looked young, but her death was horrific. There were bluish-black patches on her body. Based on Lin Qing's medical experience, he judged that she had been poisoned and her internal organs had rotted away. Therefore, when you got close, you could smell a faint fishy stench.

Lin Qing didn't care how she died; he only cared about whether the corpse had any value. However, after scanning around, he found that they were all ordinary people, and at most, he could find some useful talents, but their value was negligible.

A moment later, Lin Qing put the woman's body into the crematorium, and his mind was filled with fragmented memories of her life.

Lin Qing quickly processed the distance, then suddenly frowned, a surge of anger rising within him.

"The Han family are a bunch of animals, worse than pigs and dogs," he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

This woman was Han Shantong's personal maid. She was sold into the Han family at the age of thirteen and forced to swallow poison, which destroyed her ears and voice, turning her into a deaf-mute.

Recently, the Han family has been secretly developing forbidden drugs. Whenever they make a breakthrough, they first have their servants and maids take the drugs. This woman died after taking the forbidden drugs on one occasion; her intestines and stomach were ruptured.

"In this world, the lives of the lower classes are worthless. In the eyes of the Han family, even a servant is not as valuable as a dog," Lin Qing lamented.

He was furious but powerless. However, besides these infuriating scenes, he also gained something else.

First, the Han family has been secretly collecting dead infants recently.

Secondly, Han Shantong has a secret chamber containing various treasures, including what is suspected to be Tianchen Sand.