Internal Cultivation Evaluation Template
Ke Chajing was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "I didn't realize you were so cunning! Haha, if the substitutes outnumber the starters, who will be the starters and who will be the substitutes?"
She clenched her fists and exclaimed excitedly, "Oh no! Just thinking about Chu Gengyin's expression in this situation fills me with energy! Let's go, let's get moving! There are still two months until the Martial Dao League starts, we must qualify before the deadline!"
Chapter 440 Internal Cultivation Evaluation Template
Ke Chajing was a very efficient person. After obtaining the withdrawal application forms signed by Si Ming and others, she immediately went to the Student Union to apply for the establishment of Second Martial Arts Club. Hu Jixian naturally followed suit.
Nie Wanzhi wasn't very familiar with Si Ming and Murong Qing, and given the previous challenge, the atmosphere was a bit awkward. She said, "I'm really sorry, you two didn't originally plan to fall out with the president over the new rules, but you withdrew from the Martial Arts Club because of me."
Si Ming waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. We don't really care about those things. Besides, we can do whatever we want in our own club without having to follow other people's rules. It's much freer."
Murong Qing asked, "Why do you want to become a regular member so much? Although President Chu's actions were somewhat inappropriate, putting aside personal desires, his reasons weren't false. Most freshmen find it difficult to compete with upperclassmen for positions, and their abilities usually improve rapidly after a year at the university."
Nie Wanzhi hesitated for a moment. She never talked about her family with others because she didn't want to be pitied, but considering that she still owed favors, she finally confessed, "I want to become famous as soon as possible so that I can earn more money."
Si Ming asked, "Your family has a lot of debt? With your Level Nine Internal Cultivation strength, finding a job with an annual salary of five or six hundred thousand after graduation wouldn't be difficult. And that salary isn't enough to pay off the debt? You're willing to fight in underground boxing matches for that?"
Nie Wanzhi's face turned pale. "How... how did you know I was going to fight in underground boxing matches?"
"It was just a coincidence. Last night, a friend dragged me to see some so-called ancient Martial Form, and that's how I ran into an acquaintance. Don't worry, I won't report it to the school. If I wanted to, I would have done it already. I went to the Martial Arts Club at noon to ask you about the situation, but I inexplicably witnessed your conflict with the president, so I went along with the crowd and left the club."
"It's my fault for dragging you all into this..." Now Nie Wanzhi had even less reason to keep the secret. The other party had been caught in the crossfire because of her, and she couldn't very well not tell them the truth. "My family used to be in real estate, Yihe Real Estate Group. I don't know if you've heard of it?"
Si Ming didn't care about this kind of thing and naturally knew nothing about it, unless the other party was a behemoth like Wanda or Evergrande. But Murong Qing was knowledgeable and nodded, saying, "A top-tier real estate company in Jiangzhou can rank among the top 500 in the country, with assets of tens of billions, but I haven't heard that it has gone bankrupt?"
"The company didn't go bankrupt, but it was acquired. My father fell into a trap, his cash flow dried up, and to cover the losses, he was persuaded to engage in illegal fundraising. He not only lost the company but also incurred debts of over a billion yuan. In the end... he committed suicide by jumping off a building."
Si Ming, "Although I'm not very familiar with the rules of the business world, in this situation, the family shouldn't be implicated. Once the person involved commits suicide by jumping off a building, the creditors won't pursue the matter any further."
In Su State, there is no such thing as personal bankruptcy. Once you are burdened with debt, you have to pay it off until you die. However, the business world is ruthless, and no one can guarantee that they will not end up in the same situation tomorrow. Therefore, they also need to leave themselves a way out. The bottom line is to not let their families suffer. For tycoons with assets of several billion, they will usually leave a few million to their families and use the rest to pay off debts.
Nie Wanzhi said, "Most creditors have decided to forgive and forget, but some are still relentlessly pursuing us, especially the villain who tricked my father. He's afraid we'll take revenge on him, so he's determined to wipe us out. Fortunately, my father still has connections, including some experts from the Mohist Knight Guard. They can't help me repay my debts, but they can ensure my family's safety. They don't dare to kill me, but they insist on the principle that 'paying back debts is a matter of course,' and the Mohist Knight Guard can't do anything about it."
Si Ming asked, "How much does your family still owe?"
"Eighty million."
"... Find a way to master martial arts and kill your enemy; that's easier than paying off your debt."
If it were eight million, he could raise the money by taking out his royalties and borrowing from wealthy people like Yao Bilian and Jiang Zhengtai. But eighty million was beyond his reach. It would be simpler to just throw a punch. Without the creditor, the debt would naturally be wiped clean.
"Even if I'm going to seek revenge, I'll do it after I've paid off all my debts and with a clean conscience," Nie Wanzhi said firmly.
Si Ming couldn't understand such persistence, but he didn't want to criticize other people's values.
Murong Qing full of praise, "The grudges are settled, no one owes anyone anything, and you take revenge openly and honestly. No one can say anything bad about you... No wonder you practiced the Jade Crane Art, a low-intensity Internal Cultivation. I always found it strange that only those who are not interested in martial arts would practice the Jade Crane Art. In the past, you had no worries about food and clothing, so you certainly didn't have to fight anyone."
Si Ming took out a copy of "The Martial Canon Under Heaven" and flipped through it. It contained introductions to various martial arts, and the standard evaluation template for Internal Cultivation was based on unit strength, difficulty of cultivation, speed of qi recovery, theoretical upper limit, yin and yang attributes, and accompanying effects.
For example, the description of "Jade Crane Art" in martial arts manuals is: low intensity, easy to cultivate, moderate energy recovery, maximum level of ten, Yin attribute, enhances lightness skills, and can also beautify the skin.
With its beauty and skin-nourishing effects, this internal Internal Cultivation is destined to be loved by most girls. Although most Internal Cultivation, when practiced to a high level, can have transformative effects, such as skin rejuvenation and scar removal, most people cannot become masters. Therefore, they choose Internal Cultivation that are effective even at a lower level.
"The Martial Canon Under Heaven" is an officially published reference book similar to the "Xinhua Dictionary." It records all the Cultivation Method that have appeared in the Sea Continent and is revised every year. Because there are too many Cultivation Method in the world, it cannot describe them in great detail. It can only describe the main characteristics in the simplest sentences. For internal martial arts, Internal Cultivation only talks about the True Qi attribute. When it comes to martial arts, it also introduces the overall style and famous moves. Basically, every college student has a copy for easy reference.
Si Ming's "Blazing Yang Battle Art" was not recorded before, but it has now been added. After all, it's not something worth hiding, and you can't tell the specifics from just one sentence. For example, the descriptions of everyone's Internal Cultivation are as follows:
"Blazing Yang Battle Art" is of high intensity, easy to cultivate, has zero Qi recovery, a maximum level of ten, belongs to the Yang element, carries a slight amount of fire energy, can absorb light energy and convert it into True Qi, and has a high resistance to toxins.
The "Glacier Divine Art" is a high-intensity, moderate-intensity cultivation method with moderate energy recovery. Its maximum level is 18. It belongs to the Yin element and carries extremely cold energy, greatly enhancing cold-attribute martial arts.
"Reverse Countering Marvelous Art" is a high-intensity, difficult-to-cultivate, slow-recovery technique with a maximum level of fourteen. It has no attribute and will automatically convert to the opposite attribute when it comes into contact with external True Qi.
Introductory texts typically use vague terms like "slight," "small," or "quick" rather than specific numbers to avoid disputes. For instance, if someone is dissatisfied with the evaluation of their own martial art, believing that the recovery speed is not slow at all, the reviser can argue that "this martial art is particularly suitable for you, so it's fast for you but slow for others," or "what you perceive as fast is actually slow to others." As for what constitutes "fast" and "slow," that's a matter of opinion.
In short, you can't make definitive statements. Otherwise, if you just list out numbers, others can rank them, which is very annoying.
To be honest, if someone Baixiaosheng "Little Green Flying Dagger," who ranks third, is dissatisfied with the ranking of weapons, he wouldn't go looking for the number one or number two in the world to challenge him; he would go looking for you, the Baixiaosheng" who ranks weapons.
"Why did you rank me third? You look down on my Little Green Flying Dagger, huh? Fine, then I'll show you what 'Little Green Flying Dagger, never misses' really means!"
Martial artists are such combative creatures; they wouldn't easily admit they're inferior to others. Even if they suffered a defeat last year, they'd feel that their cultivation has improved this year and they won't lose to their opponent again.
If you want to evaluate the heroes of the world and rank all the masters, you need to have a reputation that everyone in the world can trust, and the strength to not be afraid of the masters coming to cause trouble. The government of Su State does have the confidence to do so, but there is no need for it to cause trouble for itself.
As can be seen from the description of Internal Cultivation, different Internal Cultivation have different strengths. Those who aspire to martial arts will choose Internal Cultivation with higher strength. Otherwise, even if they have the same level of Internal Cultivation, the one with lower strength will be at a disadvantage when they Internal Cultivation in palm strikes.
For example, even if Nie Wanzhi's Jade Crane Art is cultivated to level eleven, it is still not as good as Murong Qing's level nine Glacier Divine Art.
Of course, it is much easier to cultivate to the same level than the Ice Jade Crane Art Glacier Divine Art. Therefore, most people who do not intend to become martial artists will focus on Internal Cultivation that are easier to cultivate. After all, the kinetic energy converted from True Qi is the same for both the level nine Jade Crane Art and the level nine Glacier Divine Art.
In Jin Yong's martial arts novels, low-level Internal Cultivation are inferior to high-level Internal Cultivation in every aspect. Not only is the upper limit low and there are no special effects, but the cultivation is also very slow. Just like with the Nine Yang Divine Art, no one cares about the Mount Hua Heart Method.
However, in the Sea Continent, because the Mohist School made all their treasured martial arts manuals public, those practitioners of low-level Internal Cultivation absorbed the essence of Higher Vehicle Cultivation Method after witnessing them, modifying their own Internal Cultivation to possess unique features that were no less than those of Higher Vehicle Internal Cultivation methods.
If you put an ordinary girl in front of her the Jade Crane Art and the Glacier Divine Art, she would most likely choose the former. This is equivalent to preferring the Mount Hua Heart Method to the Nine Yang Divine Art, because the Jade Crane Art is much easier to improve than the Glacier Divine Art. As for the issue of the upper limit of Internal Cultivation, most people don't need to worry about it, because they will never reach the upper limit in their entire lives.
Of course, some people deliberately cultivate an easy-to-improve Internal Cultivation first, and then switch to other Internal Cultivation after reaching a higher level. However, there are issues of conversion efficiency and difficulty, and sometimes it may not be as cost-effective as directly cultivating a higher-level Internal Cultivation. It depends on the individual's situation.
Si Ming said to Nie Wanzhi, "Speaking of which, the Swift Thunder Palm is a fairly common martial art. It's really amazing that you were able to win the national runner-up title with these basic Cultivation Method."
Nie Wanzhi scratched her face, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "It's probably because I'm lucky. Including the match with Murong, I was guaranteed a spot in four out of ten rounds. Two of those rounds were lucky draws where I got a bye, and one round was because my opponent won the previous match by a narrow margin with a serious injury, but had to forfeit the match due to his injury not yet healed."
"... Your real name is actually Nie Xiaofan, isn't it?"
Si Ming thought of the protagonist of that romance novel disguised as a fantasy novel, and said, "If you want to go further in the Martial Dao League, the Jade Crane Art is definitely not enough; you must switch to another Internal Cultivation."
"I know that too. I originally planned to ask a martial arts professor for guidance after joining the Martial Arts Club, but now..."