Bright Energy: Mid Stage

A month passed quickly.

Lin Shu's name had vanished from the Zhao Family Martial Arts Academy.

Only the new disciples, when occasionally hearing about this talented senior brother who had died young from the mouths of other senior brothers, would seem to do so with a hint of schadenfreude.

With Lin Shu gone, the Master would turn more of his attention to other disciples.

Especially those who had just joined and had not yet manifested their energy. Now was their chance to actively perform, hoping the Master would lend them a hand and help them become Bright Energy Martial Artists sooner.

Because of Lin Shu's death, and the increasingly chaotic external situation, Zhao Jie, feeling restless, simply started recruiting disciples again. While earning money, he also hoped to discover another genius disciple.

This time, Zhao Jie recruited nearly a hundred new disciples in one go, filling the entire front courtyard.

So, Zhao Jie bought the neighboring property and knocked down the wall, creating a courtyard comparable in size to a small football field.

It was spacious, but also much more chaotic.

Many Bright Energy disciples now only trained at the Martial Academy for half a day before rushing off. They were both annoyed by the chaos and disturbed by the prevailing trends of foreign invasion and rebellion in neighboring estates, losing the patience to train.

Wang Sheng, however, paid no mind to it. Regardless of the storms raging outside, he continued to diligently practice martial arts and punch, swallow pills, and cultivate his energy.

He spent nearly a hundred taels of silver on several top-grade Blood Replenishing Pills, consumed ordinary Blood Replenishing Pills, and drank the medicinal wine. He tempered his body daily, and his progress was nothing short of meteoric.

In a month, the Great Tablet Shattering Hand had surged from Minor Accomplishment (1/1000) to Minor Accomplishment (376/1000).

As a result, Wang Sheng's internal energy had increased by more than half compared to before, and his cultivation had advanced from the early stage of Bright Energy to the middle stage of Bright Energy.

Keep in mind that the sour and petty Fang Mingguang had spent over a year to barely reach the middle stage of Bright Energy from the early stage.

Wang Sheng's rapid progress was not solely due to the pills, but more importantly, to Wang Sheng's golden finger, [Heaven Rewards Diligence: Effort Will Bear Fruit.] As long as he cultivated diligently, he was bound to improve.

Additionally, regarding the cultivation of the Blood Stacking Technique, Wang Sheng had also spent his evenings mastering the first level.

The Blood Stacking Technique was not a martial art, but a secret method to stimulate potential. As long as one knew the acupoints and followed the instructions in the Blood Stacking Technique, stimulating them sequentially with energy would create a powerful surge of blood essence, temporarily unleashing immense power.

Suddenly, A voice rang out.

"Hey, Junior Brother Wang is training again!"

"Speaking of which, when will you, Junior Brother Wang, return my fifteen taels of silver! It's only fifteen taels, but you've been delaying for so many days, and soon it'll be twenty taels!"

Fang Mingguang walked into the courtyard with a rather unpleasant expression, clearly having lost money gambling again. The new disciples along the way quickly made way for him.

Seeing the taciturn Wang Sheng, he was immediately reminded of the ten taels of silver he had lost two months ago in a bet with Wei Yu.

Originally, Fang Mingguang didn't intend to demand it forcefully. He just needed to apply some pressure occasionally. Could this newcomer disciple with no talent possibly resist him, a Senior Brother in the Bright Energy stage?

Moreover, the ten taels of silver had increased by five taels due to the delay, so Fang Mingguang wasn't in a hurry.

But today, Fang Mingguang had lost ten taels gambling and wanted to get it back from Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng finished a set of punches and slowly retracted his hands.

Wang Sheng had also heard Fang Mingguang mention the origin of these so-called fifteen taels of silver.

To put it bluntly, it was just bullying him for having no talent and being a new disciple.

"Senior Brother Fang is joking. That ten taels of silver was already ephemeral, so where would fifteen taels come from."

Wang Sheng said calmly.

Fang Mingguang smiled and nodded slightly, seemingly unconcerned.

Many new disciples, seeing the two senior brothers in conflict, secretly glanced over and whispered amongst themselves. There were always spectators wherever there were people, especially when the gossip was about someone close by.

Of course, most of them didn't think highly of Wang Sheng, a senior brother whom many considered to have extremely poor talent and only good luck.

Fang Mingguang strolled closer to Wang Sheng, not intending to talk to him directly. He merely paused slightly as he passed him and, in a barely audible voice that only the two of them could hear, coldly threatened, "Thirty taels of silver. If I don't see it next month, you can die."

Fang Mingguang had even deliberately given Wang Sheng a month to raise the silver.

He also knew that thirty taels was a considerable sum for an ordinary disciple who hadn't manifested energy.

Wang Sheng's eyes flickered, but he remained silent.

Fang Mingguang chuckled and strode towards the inner courtyard.

The frustration from his gambling loss earlier vanished, and he felt that bullying people like this was more satisfying. His steps became more vigorous as he walked.

However, what he didn't know was that Wang Sheng was contemplating whether to kill him in a few days or a month later.

With Wang Sheng's current middle stage of Bright Energy, coupled with the Blood Stacking Technique and a surprise attack, there was a high probability of success, with him only sustaining minor injuries at most.

But caution was necessary in all things. Wang Sheng didn't want to capsize in a ditch due to carelessness.

"I'll let him live for another month!"

Wang Sheng murmured inwardly. He knew that the longer he delayed, the more advantageous it would be for him.

In another month, he might reach the peak of the middle stage of Bright Energy. With the assistance of the Blood Stacking Technique, he might even be able to kill someone in the late stage of Bright Energy. Killing a martial artist in the middle stage of Bright Energy through a surprise attack would likely be a flawless victory.

During the afternoon rest.

A young man approached Wang Sheng and said in a low voice.

"Senior Brother Wang, my family can offer ten taels of silver to help you!"

The young man was named Ge Xiaogu, and his family ran a small general store with some savings.

Because Ge Xiaogu had once boldly sought guidance from the new disciples, only Wang Sheng and one or two others had responded to him.

Therefore, Ge Xiaogu began to deliberately win over and get close to these senior brothers who had helped him.

Wang Sheng guessed that this might also be a consideration from Ge Xiaogu's family.

A small general store couldn't afford to have a Bright Energy martial artist stationed there permanently, so they wanted to build a good relationship with martial artists who hadn't yet reached Bright Energy.

"No need, you can go and cultivate,"

Wang Sheng waved his hand.

He wasn't as desperate for money as he was in the past, and it wasn't worth owing a favor for a few taels of silver.

At this moment, Someone came to the martial academy gate to deliver a message for Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng turned his head and saw a man with a pair of bull horns embroidered on his chest peering into the martial academy gate.

He was a confidant of Ox Cyclone, specifically responsible for contacting part-time individuals like Wang Sheng.

It seemed the Golden Bull Gang needed manpower, whether it was to guard territory or seize it.

Wang Sheng frowned slightly and quickly led the man away from the martial academy.

Inside the martial academy, a man watched Wang Sheng leave, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"Heh heh, this Wang Sheng is entangled with the stingy and insidious Fang Mingguang, and he's mixed with thugs. He's lost that desperate drive to practice martial arts. What qualifications does he have to reach Bright Energy and receive the Master's reward?"

"Back then, when he first started the Stone Stance Technique and defeated Meng Xu, I thought he was a hidden genius! Now it seems I overestimated him."

"This person is not worth mentioning. Among these new disciples, my opponent is Li Chaodong."

"Master promised that whoever advances to Bright Energy first will be rewarded with a Bone Strengthening Pill. This is a pill that is useful even to Dark Energy experts. Each one is worth fifty taels of silver, and they are priceless. It's a treasure for Bright Energy martial artists."

"I must advance to Bright Energy before everyone else, obtain the pill, and change my fate and destiny."

Wu An pondered in his heart, secretly making up his mind, and cultivating diligently, desperately hoping to reach that sliver of opportunity where his strength would be born.

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