Body Movement Study, Hua Xi Yue

Lin Lin left home and once again made his way to the Central Valley of Hundred Flowers Valley.

Not far from the Martial Arts Practice Square where morning martial arts practice was held stood his destination this time: the Hidden Scripture Pavilion.

The Hidden Scripture Pavilion was not only where Hundred Flowers Valley stored its books, but also where various courses were taught.

Hundred Flowers Valley's courses were divided into two types: Required Courses and Elective Courses. The Required Courses included Literacy, Basic Martial Arts Knowledge, Sect Cipher, and introductory martial arts such as "Hundred Flowers True Qi" and "Hundred Flowers in Disarray."

These were all subjects that had to be studied and passed through assessment.

Official Disciples could study them directly, while Outer Sect Disciples could accumulate Sect Contribution by completing Chore Tasks, then enroll once they had saved enough.

Lin Lin had already completed these foundational courses.

Next, if he wished to advance to Elite Disciple, he only needed to complete the two Advanced Required Courses, Geography and Culture Class and Poison and Herb Identification, raise his martial arts to the Aperture Opening Realm and pass the Practical Assessment—or reach the age of eighteen and become more mentally mature—before he could graduate and receive Sect Missions.

Clearly, Lin Lin was still quite far from meeting the requirements for graduation.

Not only was his martial arts realm lacking, but his reserve of knowledge was also insufficient.

Other than the Required Courses, everything else was Elective Courses.

In the courtyard outside the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, Lin Lin looked over the list of courses being offered today. There was Herb and Poison Identification Class, the advanced Poison and Medicine Making Class, Geography and Culture Class, Forging Blacksmith Class, and Weaving and Sewing Class. Naturally, there was also the Martial Arts Class Lin Lin needed most at the moment.

These elective courses were not offered on a fixed schedule. It depended on whether the instructor for that course had time that day; only if they were free would the class be held.

If there was no instructor available for a class one wanted to take that day, one could only borrow books from the Hidden Scripture Pavilion and study independently.

However, as a Martial Arts Holy Land renowned throughout the martial world, Hundred Flowers Valley had abundant teaching resources. Sect elders such as Elite Disciples and Elders of Affairs were also happy to review and consolidate their own achievements through teaching while earning Sect Contribution, so instructors were generally never in short supply.

After looking for a while, Lin Lin successfully found what interested him.

At the beginning of Si Hour, gather in Room A16. Teaching the body movement technique "Lotus Steps."

At the beginning of Si Hour, gather in Room A32. Teaching the hidden weapon technique "Hundred Flowers Bloom."

At the beginning of Si Hour, gather in Room A33. Teaching the unarmed martial art "Azure Wave Palm."

At the beginning of Si Hour, gather in Room A46. Teaching the hardening martial art "Boulder Skill."

Si Hour referred to ten in the morning to noon.

The beginning of Si Hour was ten in the morning.

This time had been arranged to accommodate the habits of the many Hundred Flowers Valley disciples, who needed to eat breakfast and practice their internal arts after finishing morning martial arts practice.

As Lin Lin came to choose his classes now, most other disciples were doing the same. Once they had chosen, class would begin soon after, making it highly efficient.

The Martial Arts Classes displayed on the schedule were all basic introductory martial arts.

Official Disciples could study them directly, with no threshold whatsoever.

Outer Sect Disciples only needed to spend a relatively small amount of Sect Contribution Points to learn these basic introductory martial arts as well.

It was like the difference between a top student on a full scholarship and a poor self-funded student working part-time while studying in Lin Lin's previous life.

As for the superior martial arts secretly passed down by Hundred Flowers Valley, even Official Disciples had to spend a huge amount of Sect Contribution Points to study them. Even if Outer Sect Disciples accumulated enough Sect Contribution Points, their usual conduct had to be assessed, and they needed to have joined the sect for more than ten years before they could learn them.

"Senior Brother reminded me that I need to practice body movement techniques, but when I think about it carefully, I have many other shortcomings as well."

"For instance, I have no long-range attack methods, so I need to learn a hidden weapon technique. If I encounter a situation where I lose my sword yet still have to fight, I'll also need an unarmed martial art for emergencies. If possible, it would be best to learn a hardening martial art that can improve my defense."

"Unfortunately, my inner breath is still too weak. Otherwise, I could directly learn a superior martial art-level Body Protection Divine Skill to improve my defense and survivability."

"For the next period of time, I'll learn all four of these martial arts. Today, I'll start with the body movement technique."

Having thought this through, Lin Lin made his decision.

He took his Hundred Flowers Valley Official Disciple Waist Token to a Steward Disciple at the Hidden Scripture Pavilion and completed the registration.

After receiving, free of charge, a Study Voucher for the class taught by the foremost instructor and a Body Movement Manual for "Lotus Steps," he headed toward the sixteenth room in Area A.

Generally speaking, one instructor could teach at most thirty students in a single elective class.

Considering that a course had multiple instructors and multiple classes, and that the many Hundred Flowers Valley disciples had much to study, an instructor generally taught only around ten students in a class.

When Lin Lin entered Room A16, he discovered that the elective class principle he had understood before had apparently failed.

There was still some time before class began, yet more than twenty-five students already sat at the wooden desks in the classroom. Just after Lin Lin took his seat, several more students hurried in, cramming the classroom, which could hold thirty students, completely full.

"Almost didn't make it. What luck—I got a voucher for Senior Sister Hua's class. Those few behind me can only go learn body movement techniques from the other senior brothers now."

The final two to enter clearly knew each other and excitedly discussed it.

"Oh, the beautiful woman effect?"

Lin Lin's earlier confusion was answered, and he instantly reached a conclusion.

Back when he had idled away his days at university, he often did this sort of thing—sitting in on classes taught by beautiful female teachers at his own school and the neighboring teachers' college.

For no other reason than to look at beautiful women and brighten his mood.

Not long afterward, the bell announcing the start of class rang. The beautiful senior sister who seemed to appear on the platform through Phantom Shift confirmed Lin Lin's guess.

She was an exceedingly glamorous woman who appeared to be in her twenties.

With a slender waist and snow-white arms, her figure was graceful and alluring. Her features were delicate yet striking, while her full oval face carried an aloof expression that made her seem somewhat cold and proud.

Judging from the woman's Moon-white Disciple Robe Embroidered with Blue Lotus, she should be a True Inheritor Disciple.

Senior Sister Hua Xi Yue.

This name flashed through Lin Lin's mind. He had seen this senior sister before and knew that she was an extremely famous beauty not only throughout Hundred Flowers Valley, but throughout the entire martial world.

Devoted wholeheartedly to martial arts, Senior Sister Hua, who was nearing thirty this year, had no interest in relationships between men and women. She had rejected the pursuit of many young martial heroes and renowned experts, and thus had never married.

Lin Lin casually glanced around and saw that almost every disciple in the classroom was giving Senior Sister Hua their full attention.

The difference was that a very small number merely glanced at her a few times before lowering their eyes, while the rest stared without blinking, their gazes burning hot.

Quite a few among them were even veteran disciples who had joined Hundred Flowers Valley many years ago.

Tsk. It seemed there weren't many people here to learn body movement techniques at all.

Lin Lin clicked his tongue inwardly, then quickly composed himself and waited for class to begin.

Beautiful women were all well and good, but they had little to do with him while he was still in this period of striving. Becoming stronger was what mattered.

Women would only affect the speed at which he drew his sword.

With no woman in his heart, sword practice came naturally divine!

"I am Hua Xi Yue, and I am responsible for teaching you the body movement technique 'Lotus Steps.' This class has fifteen sessions in total, with each session beginning at Si Hour every day."

"If I need to go out on business midway through, the class schedule will be postponed accordingly."

"Today, we will first conduct the theoretical study for the first lesson."

Senior Sister Hua had long since grown accustomed to being watched. She glared at everyone, reminding them to restrain themselves.

Then, without wasting any more words, she directly hung a Body Movement Manual for "Lotus Steps" on the wall as teaching material and began the lesson.

Starting from the most basic footwork to coordinate with the body movement technique, methods of exerting force, and then coordinating the circulation of inner breath—

Lin Lin listened with great interest and gradually became immersed in it.