Chapter 330: Chapter 248: Bad at it, and Loves to Play!_2
"April 15, in Pingyu City, Xiang Province, Yan Chuan swept through the ’Academy Rankings’ 99th place at Pingyu School, defeating the first of the Pingyu Ten Elders, Guo Lianxiang."
"April 16, at Wangxian Mountain, Yan Chuan went to the Yuhai Sect, ranked 25th on the ’Sect Rankings,’ and challenged the ’Four Cranes,’ ’Four Mu,’ and ’Four Yi,’ winning eight consecutive battles."
"April 18, in Hengnong City, Ai Province, Yan Chuan challenged the ’Academy Rankings’ 83rd place at Hengnong Academy and defeated six Inner Courtyard Elders in one breath."
"April 20, in Xiashi City, Hezhou, Yan Chuan defeated the ’Academy Rankings’ 201st place, Xia Shi Academy."
"April 21, at Jinlu Mountain, Hezhou, Yan Chuan went to the Shuiyun Sect, ranked 31st on the ’Sect Rankings,’ and consecutively defeated five elders, but was ultimately forced back by the Shuiyun Sect Leader, ’Wuwei Swordman’ Yang Xishan." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
"April 24, at Tiantong Mountain, Meizhou, Yan Chuan challenged the ’Sect Rankings’ 33rd place Eight Sounds Pavilion’s ’Divine Ghost Eight Heroes,’ but was defeated and retreated!"
"April 28, in Tianpeng City, Meizhou, Yan Chuan went to the ’Academy Rankings’ 10th place Tianpeng Academy, consecutively defeating 23 limit-breaking disciples, then two Inner Courtyard Elders, before being driven back by ’Elder Tianluo!’"
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"In just half a year, he’s grown so rapidly!"
Tian Jing read through Yan Chuan’s briefings and then looked for detailed battle records, battle after battle, carefully reviewing: "When fighting the Purple Beard Four Talents led by Xu Yue, did he use the ’Divine Movement Transformation’ and ’Dai Sect Movement’ skills? Those movement and sword techniques have improved a lot! When battling Yin Ye, did he use the ’Qi Yun Mountain Sixty-Four Swords’? Yes! By his side is Fu Yunzhan, the great-grandson of Fu Jiushou, once known as ’the sharpest swordsmanship in the world,’ that’s right. At Pingyu School, fast sword versus fast blade, Yan Chuan used his self-created ’First Base Sword Series’ ’Gale Swift Sword,’ and when defeating Pingyu Ten Elders’ first Guo Lianxiang, he switched from sword to boxing, using the ’Baji Fist’ from the ’Five Fists,’ a tough match!"
Tian Jing kept reviewing, and the more he saw, the more he was amazed.
Yan Chuan started his journey from Jian Province and found no worthy opponents in Peng State and Qingzhou, not to mention, but since starting from Purple Beard Mountain in Hui State, the opponents Yan Chuan encountered were at least Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, and Sixth Grade formidable foes.
Among them—
Purple Beard Four Talents!
Yin Ye!
Nineteen Fast Blades!
Guo Lianxiang!
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The combat abilities of these individuals were approaching Seventh Grade and Eighth Grade.
Each one was a renowned master in their region.
Yet Yan Chuan defeated them all.
Moreover, Yan Chuan wasn’t just winning; it seemed like he was deliberately honing his martial arts skills and showing off his techniques. Every time his opponent differed, Yan Chuan displayed different martial arts.
From the ’Five Basic Swords’ series of dozens of sword techniques.
To the ’Five Peak Boxing Skills.’
And to the ’Lion Roar Technique.’
So many, dazzlingly varied.
"When I encountered Yan Chuan on Suanzao Mountain, he had just created the ’Xingyi Boxing,’ and in such a short time, he’s already created so many profound martial arts?"
Tian Jing shook his head.
No wonder even many in the Traveler Department speculated whether Yan Chuan’s proclaimed ’self-created’ martial arts were genuinely ’self-created,’ or if they were actually ’borrowed’ from the Mountain and Sea Realm, or to put it more bluntly—
"Plagiarism?"
Just as Yin Huaidao transformed the ’Qi Yun Mountain Sixty-Four Swords’ into his ’self-created’ ’Purple Beard Mountain Sixty-Four Swords,’ many in the Traveler Department also suspected that the martial arts Yan Chuan presented were actually ’transported’ from the Mountain and Sea Realm.
It’s hard to believe for a normal person that a young Martial Artist who had just broken the limit could create so many profound martial arts.
Therefore—
In the earliest "Hidden Dragon List," there was suspicion toward Yan Chuan’s martial arts. Once published, it would undoubtedly affect Yan Chuan’s reputation.
In the end, it was still Tian Jing who decided not to judge or make conclusions, skipping those topics, but affirming that ’Xingyi Boxing’ was truly Yan Chuan’s creation and based on that, bestowed him the title of ’Innate Master.’
Yan Chuan didn’t know, actually, it was Tian Jing who was backing him behind the scenes.
However, even putting aside whether those martial arts were truly Yan Chuan’s creations, the fact that Yan Chuan could practice so many exquisite martial arts to such a deep level was remarkable.
Moreover—
"After leaving Jian Province, along the way, Yan Chuan’s strength kept improving."
"At the beginning of the Jian Province Competition, Yan Chuan was not even at Limit-breaking First Grade."
"After the competition, he reached Limit-breaking Second Grade."
"By the time he reached Purple Beard Mountain, he was at Limit-breaking Third Grade."
"Upon reaching Hezhou and fighting at Jinlu Mountain against the Shuiyun Sect, he entered Limit-breaking Fourth Grade."
Yan Chuan’s cultivation was continuously improving.
His mastery of martial arts was also continuously advancing.
Including his opponents, who started from the younger generation and Inner Courtyard Elders of the academies, gradually became renowned elders from major sects.
For instance, the ’Five Great Elders’ of the Shuiyun Sect, each was a Sixth Grade expert. The Shuiyun Sect Leader ’Wuwei Swordman’ Yang Xishan, was known in the Jianghu, and in the Traveler Department archives, was on the same level as Purple Beard Sect’s Yin Huaidao, a strong contender for the "Earthly List."
"To engage with Yang Xishan is to be overconfident."
Tian Jing smiled.
He knew that given Yang Xishan’s personality and strength, he certainly didn’t exert himself fully. Even so, after the Shuiyun Sect encounter, Yan Chuan needed to rest for three days before going to Tiantong Mountain in Meizhou, arriving at the Eight Sounds Pavilion.
Unfortunately!
In his first battle at the Eight Sounds Pavilion, he encountered the ’Divine Ghost Eight Heroes,’ who were inseparable. Each individually was already exceptional, and their synergy was flawless. Yan Chuan faced eight at once and suffered a severe defeat, even having his treasure sword shattered, and ultimately relied on the ’White Horn Trumpet’ and the ’Lion Roar’ to escape from the ’Eight Sounds Formation’ of the ’Divine Ghost Eight Heroes.’