Entering in just one day? What kind of concept was that!
The martial arts school's fastest record had always been two days just to enter the threshold!
It might look like only a one-day difference! But in terms of speed, it was twice as fast! Stretched out over time, no one knew how much faster that would become!
Not to mention that most people might need seven or eight days just to enter the threshold!
Many disciples' hearts were in turmoil at that moment. Only then did they understand why Master Hong had reacted so strongly!
Even Hong Decheng had merely heard of such a situation before. Now, however, he had witnessed it with his own eyes.
He was not the creator of Tiger Subduing Fist, only its inheritor.
When he had first practiced Tiger Subduing Fist, he had also taken two days to enter the threshold!
This meant that Fang Chen's comprehension of Tiger Subduing Fist was even greater than his!
He had truly misjudged him back then. Who would have thought this kid's comprehension would be so high?
In the distance, Wang Yanshan still seemed somewhat unable to believe it. He called out, "Fang Chen, Master Hong asked you a question. Did you really enter the threshold in one day?"
Only then did the many disciples react. Fang Chen himself had not admitted it yet. Perhaps Master Hong had simply misjudged him!
But Fang Chen merely nodded lightly, instantly wiping away all the unnecessary speculation in everyone's hearts!
Wang Yanshan's expression immediately turned ugly.
So Junior Brother Zhou never lied to me. Fang Chen really did enter the threshold in one day.
What's laughable is that I actually told Junior Brother Zhou earlier that Fang Chen wasn't qualified to instruct him.
The more he thought about it, the more humiliated he felt!
Qin Yun, standing nearby, was also extremely surprised. Back then, he had thought that Junior Brother Fang was merely an ordinary disciple.
That was why he had only given him some Qi and Blood Pills. Looking at it now, perhaps he should have given him more good things back then.
At that moment, Jiang Qiutong's eyes were also gleaming with brilliance. She was extremely curious about this Junior Brother Fang.
She could not help developing the desire to befriend him.
Just then,
Song Ming, who usually did not speak much, suddenly spoke up, interrupting everyone's thoughts. His words seemed filled with regret.
"What a pity, what a pity. Junior Brother Fang is so compatible with Tiger Subduing Fist, yet Heaven only gave you mediocre-to-poor bone structure."
"On the path of martial arts, bone structure is ultimately what matters. Junior Brother Fang's potential is so limited that perhaps... perhaps you might not even be able to break through the First Realm... It truly is regrettable."
Hearing this, Jiang Qiutong also could not help feeling somewhat regretful. Her desire to befriend him instantly vanished. After all, the two of them were ultimately not walking the same path.
Wang Yanshan, standing nearby, only then remembered.
Fang Chen had merely possessed mediocre-to-poor bone structure. His physical potential was limited, and breaking through realms would be difficult.
What use was such comprehension to him? He probably could not even break through the First Realm!
His mood immediately improved.
Yet his face appropriately revealed a look of regret, as if he sincerely felt sorry for Fang Chen.
The other disciples' reactions were more or less the same. Their moods instantly went through a tremendous reversal.
Fang Chen took in everyone's reactions one by one. In the end, he looked toward Zhou Hai and found that only Zhou Hai showed no great change in emotion.
After all, Zhou Hai had already been surprised before, and had already felt regret as well.
Yet after that, Zhou Hai had still been willing to treat him as a friend. That alone revealed quite a lot.
Hong Decheng, standing before him, also seemed extremely regretful.
He suddenly thought,
Could his bone structure have been measured incorrectly back then? Perhaps Fang Chen's bone structure was actually decent, and I had simply misjudged him by accident?
With that thought, Hong Decheng struck again, lightly tapping Fang Chen's four limbs, back, and torso in four places as he sensed Fang Chen's bone structure.
Everyone could see what Master Hong was doing.
They all held their breath and focused their minds, wanting to see whether the situation would undergo yet another reversal!
After a short while, everyone saw Hong Decheng let out a heavy sigh.
"Still mediocre-to-poor bone structure. I didn't measure it incorrectly back then."
"What a pity. I thought... Forget it..."
Hong Decheng shook his head and walked toward the rear courtyard. After such tremendous rises and falls in emotion, he no longer had the interest to instruct any of the other disciples.
Watching Hong Decheng's dejected back, Fang Chen was somewhat puzzled about what Hong Decheng had been about to say. Could there be some hidden story behind it?
He shook his head and stopped thinking about it, continuing to practice martial arts on his own.
This little episode had not caused much of a stir in Fang Chen's heart.
He could not reveal the matter of the panel, so there was no way for him to tell anyone that breaking through realms was actually very simple for him.
In this world, after centuries and millennia of martial arts development, the experience summarized by the predecessors was that a person's martial arts potential could be judged by their bone structure.
Bone structure determined the difficulty of breaking through realms, and thus determined a person's upper limit.
Such a deeply ingrained belief existed in everyone's minds as common knowledge.
Fang Chen could not make people believe that he possessed extremely high potential with mere words.
He could only practice his fists! Practice his fists without stopping! Grind his proficiency without stopping!
Then break through the First Realm, the Second Realm, and finally the Martial Dao Third Realm!
Only then would everyone present completely refresh their understanding!
From afar, Jiang Qiutong saw that Fang Chen had not displayed any sign of disappointment. She could not help feeling somewhat surprised.
"Unperturbed by honor or disgrace, doing nothing but continuing to practice martial arts. Fang Chen truly possesses an unwavering heart for the martial path."
Her desire to befriend him flared up again. Someone like this was indeed worthy of becoming a friend.
Just as Jiang Qiutong was about to go find Fang Chen,
Song Ming seemed to see what Jiang Qiutong wanted to do. He took several steps forward, grabbed her, and advised her:
"Qiu Tong, he's nothing more than a country bumpkin putting on a show to win attention. Why lower yourself and become friends with someone like that?"
"In my opinion, Fang Chen might not even be able to enter the First Realm. He's destined not to walk the same path as us in the future. Why bother doing something unnecessary?"
Jiang Qiutong's brows furrowed. She seemed somewhat disgusted by Song Ming's actions.
She shook Song Ming's hand off.
"Don't touch me."
A trace of displeasure flashed across Song Ming's face. He continued, "I'll be breaking through the Second Realm in the next few days. How about we get married after I succeed?"
Jiang Qiutong shook her head and rejected him outright.
"No. I refuse."
Song Ming frowned. "The two of us were betrothed since childhood. If you refuse, your uncle and aunt won't be happy, will they?"
Hearing this, Jiang Qiutong could not help thinking of her strict parents.
A struggling expression appeared on her face. In the end, she could only speak.
"The Third Realm. As long as you can reach the Viscera Realm, I'll marry you immediately. At that time, I won't refuse anymore."
Joy appeared on Song Ming's face.
"Fine. You said it yourself. You're not allowed to go back on your word."
Jiang Qiutong ignored him. How could breaking through the Martial Dao Third Realm be so easy?
The promise she had made was merely a delaying tactic.
Jiang Qiutong truly disliked Song Ming's arrogant personality.
In his eyes, it seemed that aside from the Song Family, there was nothing in Baihe County worthy of his regard.
Moreover, in Song Ming's gaze when he looked at her, Jiang Qiutong could not see any love.
There was only that kind of greedy desire!
That was why Jiang Qiutong strongly opposed this marriage.
But her parents desperately wanted to curry favor with the Song Family, because an alliance through marriage would bring great benefits to their family's business.
Her parents would never listen to her opinion!
Only by practicing martial arts and possessing sufficient strength, by walking farther along the martial path, could she escape this fate!
Jiang Qiutong could not help looking toward Fang Chen.
"He should have reasons of his own for being forced to keep moving forward."
Nearby, Song Ming saw Jiang Qiutong glance toward Fang Chen again, and he could not help growing furious.
Song Ming glared viciously at Fang Chen.
Fang Chen looked at Song Ming in bewilderment and cursed inwardly.
What a lunatic.
Zhou Hai walked over and said, "Senior Brother, Song Ming cares deeply about Senior Sister Jiang. He may have felt displeased just now because he thought you had drawn Senior Sister Jiang's attention."
"You should know about the Song Family, right? They're the greatest aristocratic family in Baihe County, practically an all-powerful existence. Although my Three Rivers Gang seems formidable, we still have to lower our heads obediently when facing the Song Family."
"Growing up under such circumstances, Song Ming naturally thinks highly of himself and looks down on everyone."
"Senior Brother Fang, you don't need to take him too seriously."
Fang Chen nodded, then suddenly asked, "What realm is Song Ming in?"
Zhou Hai answered, "I hear he's preparing to break through the Second Realm."
Fang Chen nodded.
He silently made a note of that lunatic in his heart.
Once my realm is higher in the future,
I'll slap him twice first!
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