Gula De Qianghua Jishu

chapter 14: it is still in vain

*There's something I have to tell you all. I recently noticed that maybe I didn't translate something and why didn't I translate it? Since it was absurd back then, there was nothing big and not so important for the current chapter. In the ancient strengthening technique, every 3 layers he obtained a new technique and also entered a new realm of the technique, so if I understand correctly, then, the first three layers are called heavenly (that is what I do not understand and do not understand). translate before and maybe it's wrong but I'll put it from now until we see the fourth layer and if the name changes).

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Time passed and now five years have passed. Qing Shui was now 15 years old and had a high adolescence. Her two eyes were still beautiful yet a little cold and a little indifferent as well, as if nothing in this world could arouse her interest!

Qing Shui had once again been wasted. The difference with before was that this time he changed! He was not negative, in the face of everything that he did not care about in the first place because after all he had reached the peak of the third layer of heavenly ancient strengthening techniques. But after reaching the peak of the third layer two years earlier, he had not made the slightest progress. And not only that, the same thing happened to the blue lotus; it stopped at the peak of the third layer!

Qing Shui's mind had been tested once again. He exerted more effort than anyone in the Qing Family during these five years so his hidden weapons and solitary nimble fists had already reached an ideal level, he said, including the ghost steps that he managed but only slightly. And even though he was unable to use the scale in inches, he could use a bit of a ghost image completely. Now he could turn into an attack on defense, and using together with that solitary nimble fist would allow to take him to an unimaginable level!

(TN: (scale in inches) I think it's a technique to move very fast as the name implies, but I think it's never explained until very late!)

At that time, in the Qing Family, Qing Zi's eldest grandson with a blue lotus had been cultivating to the seventh layer of warriors as well as Qing You but with the difference that he was already at the peak of the stage. Excluding Qing Yang who was in the middle of the sixth-tier warriors, almost every thirteen to fifteen-year-old granddaughter was at the beginning of the fifth-tier warrior. Qing Hu was also at the early stages of the fifth layer warrior and although older than him; qing Shui was still stopped at the third layer of warriors! To practice martial arts for three years he had already taken off his martial maids hat.

Every day while exercising, Qing Shui was the oldest of all present there but also the weakest! There were originally two who were older than Qing Shui, Qing Hui and Qing Chuan but when they were sixteen they had a breakthrough to the sixth layer!

The sixth layer determines your future in the Qing Family! What the Qing Family wanted was that their descendants reached the sixth stage of the blue lotus before turning sixteen. As long as you reach the sixth stage of the Blue Lotus and you have not gone beyond sixteen years, then the entire family will use all their strength to support you! But at the same time they will use you as a bargaining tool outside to ensure the safety of the family, once everyone wants to benefit from a partnership with a powerful clan!

All those who were unable to reach the sixth layer before the maturity ceremony, would be sent to the outside world to help the family business and they would only be able to practice martial arts in their spare time!

Although the Qing Family was not so big, in the village environment they were still a famous family but compared to other families from the outside, they were slightly inferior. Hence, the Qing Family in this region was better than many families of ordinary people. And besides, they have the possibility to become an important family, because of the son of his master who can continue to develop further!

Qing Shui was fifteen years old and as long as he did not exceed sixteen years old, he would still need to reach the sixth layer of the blue lotus or else he would be sent outside to help the family business. Qing Shui realized that the blue lotus and the ancient strengthening technique were tied together so he knew it was a pipe dream to hope for a breakthrough to the sixth layer in one year!

Even if Qing Shui's grandfather was Qing Luo, he had never left this region and the village since he was born. The reason for that was because he was a waste that could not even exercise, so perhaps he would live his entire life in the village. Even if he was going to be sixteen years old, no one would care about the waste that could not even practice martial arts, but now it was different. He had already eliminated the degree of wastage, but now it was possible to move on and not even faint while exercising, he would definitely be sent to help the family business!

“Forget it, it's not good to think like that. Maybe I will get a good chance to experience a breakthrough so outside! ” Qing Shui could only sigh helplessly.

“Shui-gege!” Qing Shui heard from outside Qing Bei's voice!

Qing Bei appeared shouting in her courtyard. Qing Bei was already thirteen years old and had become a beautiful girl. She had a small delicate face, big and beautiful eyes and her body was beginning to develop. After all, he was only three years old to become a full-fledged adult and in that time there was enough time to grow!

For the only little girl in this family to be treated very like a treasure. Even if the other disciples of the third generation did not match him, they still loved him from their hearts!

“Little Bei, come here!” Qing Shui smiled at her. Qing Bei was one of the talented ones in the Qing Family. At the age of thirteen she was already at the peak of the fifth layer and therefore the elders were depressed because she was a woman. In the future he would have to marry someone, and in fact, many people had already come!

After reaching the peak of the heavenly third layer, he could not make any more progress. He had a vague feeling that he would not have another breakthrough in a moment! That's why he started half a year ago teaching them lonely nimble boxing, because he doesn't have a better thing to do!

Because he had the knowledge that he could teach them! With whom he got along better than the third generation disciples were Qing Hu and Qing Bei. The others rarely gathered, especially Qing You and Qing ZI who could only meet a few times a year. Right now, as long as Qing Yang, Qing Hui and Qing Chuan reached the sixth layer of the blue lotus, they would increase their training by adding pharmaceutical martial arts. That was why, everyone who reached the sixth layer of the blue lotus had to spend a very difficult time. And not only that, everyone had to fight the elders reaching the sixth layer or so and also exchange pointers with other disciples of the third generation. The others who had yet to reach the sixth layer had no other choice but to become spectators!

Qing Bei and Qing Hui had already half a year of practicing agile solitary agile boxing. At that moment Qing Shui understood how lucky he was to have enlightenment. In half a year, Qing Hu realized a third of the 360 acupuncture points. He was truly skilled at attacking his arms, chest, and head, but also depended on the strength of his opponent!

Compared to Qing Hu, Qing Bei was already a little better. The girls were cautious, very contrary to what you expected, she already remembered all, even every tipping point of the joints but she was inferior in attacking her head compared to Qing Hu!

“Qinghu?!” Qing Shui did not look at Qing Hu. They will always come to practice half a day after dusk and they never miss a day of practice!

“A little while ago, Qing Hu met with Lan Yan the son of the Lan family so she ended up injured. That's why he can't come!” Qing Bei said it with a hint of anger and helplessness!