The Sovereign Of The Three Realms

Chapter 16: Entering the Palace, Diagnosis

Even if the subject in question was a method from heaven, there was nothing he could not understand, not by the breadth of his knowledge. For him, the basic method of the general world is as simple as a child reading “Three Classic Characters” or “Hundred Family Names”1.

After running the method through his mind, the peculiarities, pros, and cons, were all shamelessly revealed to him.

What made Jiang Chen both angry and amused was, in his memories, Jiang Chen in the past had only practiced Eastern Amethyst Qi six times in the past two and a half years.

And from that time, the two sessions lasted not until ten minutes before some of his friends dragged him out for fun.

What really made the anger was that a practitioner had to be the pinnacle and epitome of laziness in order to fail so hard.

The only wisdom and source of entertainment was that the less the former Jiang Chen practiced, the better it would be for Jiang Chen now.

This way, he could spend less time correcting the mistakes Jiang Chen had made before while training. Still, he had actually only practiced that method for six times.

It basically starts from the beginning.

Practicing basic methods like this did not require any special thought on behalf of Jiang Chen. Not only could he easily comprehend the many martial dao mysteries that would even occur to others, but he could also improve, in spades, flawed or incomplete methods.

Of course, Jiang Chen did not care about undue reflection, because such a basic method was not worth him spending too much time on.

He had fully digested the basic theories within an hour.

It would be easy to train after he had digested it completely.

He was a bit hesitant and unfamiliar for the first time, but became much more comfortable and confident the second time around.

The third time, the execution was as pure as a workshop fire.

Fourth time, fifth time …

If the Eastern royal ancestor could witness the application of Jiang Chen's sixth method, his jaw would definitely fall from shock and might even want to praise Jiang Chen as his master.

This was because he had gone through over ten derivatives of the basic method, and this was when Jiang Chen held back. If not for the fact that he did not want to dispose of unnecessary brain cells, he would have actually easily gotten over a hundred permutations.

His curiosity was satisfied after a few times, Jiang Chen became bored and stopped practicing. Wasting too much time to learn such basic tactics was tantamount to strangling the peak of his life.

He decided to review the third exam.

“Defense Art Articles”, “Roh” Treatment Articles, “Make Strength and Influence”, and “Make Militar” Strategy.

The third exam mostly includes the above content, which only needs to be committed to memory. Of course, there is also room for creativity.

For the creative part, one can receive a passing grade even if they do not fill it. It was just something used to separate geniuses from mediocre ones.

Jiang Chen glanced at him half-heartedly, it was a crude and simple collection of items. With his experience and bank of knowledge, it is as if an adult answers questions written for children. It can't be easier than this.

“Alright, there is no need to waste too much time on small frying like the Hidden Dragon Trials. The task at hand is to find a suitable method for this body. It should not be too good, but it should have unlimited potential.”

The grand heavenly method that encompassed everything in the world was as ordinary as a feather on a cow in Jiang Chen's memories. But to find one that fits is not that easy.

First, this body would not be able to practice any method that was too overwhelming and contrary to nature. It would be like someone who was used to eating a light and simple meal that suddenly devoured delicious food from the land and sea. It must have caused indigestion.

Of course, his methods could not be too subpar either. If it was substandard, then its starting point would be lower than the others and severely limit itself in the future.

Jiang Chen had no desire to make his cultivation path become rough and jagged which was unnecessary just because he started off with the wrong move.

It's also something that can't be rushed. With his current condition, Jiang Chen had yet to fully get used to his body, and was naturally unable to adjust the method that was most suitable for himself.

Well, the new and better Eastern Amethyst Qi was enough for him now.

The task at hand was to handle Eastern Lu appropriately.

The third day, Jiang Chen crouched down with a collection of books in the manor instead of going out. He had known almost nothing about this world since his arrival. Apart from a bunch of crazy, silly, and useless acts committed by her in the past, there were not many precious memories at all.

Jiang Chen had no intention of living his days in ignorance. To know one's enemy as well as know oneself is a way to constantly emerge victorious from battle.

Although he was the son of a reincarnated Heavenly Emperor, he now occupied an ordinary position, and the memories of his past life could only support him theoretically. He still had to rely on his current body in terms of actual training.

The theory could save him from much effort by avoiding the winding path, and could help him grow faster than the others, but it could not turn him into an unparalleled master in such a short period of time.

If he was complacent because of the memories from his past and became arrogant, then he would probably die one day without knowing how.

After all, his martial power level was among the lowest of the lowest in this world. There were too many people who could crush him to death with a single finger.

Jiang Chen's understanding of his current world was profound after reading through it all night, and he felt quite productive. When night fell, he entered the secret room again and trained hard.

After one night of training, he further consolidated his control over his four levels of true qi. The four cleaned meridians felt even stronger after he put them into the squeezer several times.

“Seeing from this tempo and speed, my meridians will be able to support fifth acupoint cleaning within five or six days.”

In the realm of true qi, each successive step would become more difficult than the last.

The difficulty of opening each meridian in a row would be many times greater than the previous one. If the initial foundation was not solid, and the practitioner began to open the meridians inevitably, then it was highly likely that he would cause friction between the meridians. The best case scenario is a broken meridian, and the practitioner is forever stopped on the training path. The worst case scenario was for the meridians to explode and the practitioner to die immediately.

The cultivation path was filled with dangers. It's not an empty line out of nowhere.

Normally, those with high potential would use three months to ascend from four meridians to five meridians. They're at the top. Six months is considered excellent, and an average of nine months. Those who took more than a year were mediocre.

Of course, there were also those who fought all their lives and never succeeded. They are outside the realm of consideration.

But with Jiang Chen, through the use of certain techniques and the support of spirit medicine, he was confident that he could break through four meridians into five true qi meridians in just seven days.

There was one special process that he did not need to spend, and that was to find the true qi acupoints.

In this world, exploration and reflection are needed to find and clear every acupoint.

But Jiang Chen was equipped with the True Acupoint Resonance location method.

Jiang Chen was quite satisfied with the continuous training lifestyle.

The next morning, Jiang Chen woke up early when the first ray of light peeked out from the east. He moved into the field of training in the manor and ran the entire Eastern Amethyst Qi method, as well as the two martial arts tactics contained within it.

“Amethyst Cloud Palm” graceful and elegant. It was a gust of leaves and flowers that fell one second, and rainbow clouds chasing the next month. Both unimportant and real, it emphasizes being subtle.

“Eastern King Point” on the other hand, emphasizing uncertainty. It was suddenly like thunder, but also like a shooting star. A fleeting glimpse of the heavenly dragon would suddenly materialize, sending one off guard.

Jiang Chen completely passed through the two and loosened his limbs. In his hands, many details that were not contained in the original instructions were shown, taken from the method to develop the mind along with the accompaniment of the two martial arts techniques.

It was a pity that not a single spectator was present back then, otherwise, Jiang Chen would definitely make the audience stand up.

Jiang Chen had eaten breakfast an hour later and sent Jiang Zheng to boss Song, ordering the former to personally send a shipment of crouching stones into the palace.

The Jiang Chen of the past had followed the duke of Jiang Han to the palace several times, so the route to the palace was no stranger in his mind. He also quite mastered the customs that must be obeyed.

Armed with a carved dragon medal, he faced no obstacles along the way.

Although the palace was a hundred times more impressive than the temporary household that duke Jiang Han had set up in the capital, it did not interest Jiang Chen at all.

Compared to the incredible scenery he had seen in his previous life, the wide variety of grandeur of this palace seemed to be slightly lacking in comparison.

“Jiang Chen salutes His Majesty.” They had agreed not to bow in front of the king, so Jiang Chen only slightly tilted his body when he saw Eastern Lu.

Eastern Lu was naturally not in the mood to make a fuss about small matters such as manners, not to mention this was an honor that he personally bestowed. There's nothing to regret.

“Jiang Chen, I am happy with your presence today. Let's forget what happened before between you and me, and look ahead. What did you say about that? ”

“What happened before? Your Majesty, the best trait I have is my poor memory. Hehe.” Jiang Chen did not want to make small talk and decided to pretend to be stupid.

“Good, I like smart men. Xia Ting, take Jiang Chen to the inner courtyard to diagnose Princess Zhiruo.”

“Ya, your waiter is obedient.” Xia Ting was a eunuch. The rank of a eunuch who could be present at the king's side was naturally not low.

Xia Ting was a smart person, and did not look down on Jiang Chen because of his bad past. Instead, he is pleasant and polite, and smiles casually, “Young Duke, please follow me.”

Jiang Chen nodded, “My servant Jiang Zheng will send you a stone delivery later, please send it to the princess room.”

The palace was quite spacious, and it took them a while to walk to reach the imperial harem.

Jiang Chen shook his head slightly as he walked on the deserted path in the flower garden.

In terms of environment, there is nothing to criticize about this location. Shady trees, clusters of flowers, peaceful terrain, corridors to the pavilion, and various garden decorations line the path.

The green expanse was revealed after passing through the path and the arched door. Xia Ting led Jiang Chen to a stop in front of a wooden frame filled with flowers.

“Young duke, we stop here.”

There are two people in the field. Two girls, to be exact. The youthful innocence was still left on one of the girl's faces, and her body was between full development and yet to form. The girl in question was Eastern Zhiruo.

He was holding a wooden sword at the moment, fending off another girl's attack with great effort.

The other girl was only twenty years old with a very well developed body. She was wearing a well-fitting leather protective suit, further accentuating her beautiful curves.

The girl had a very excited face, and looked quite serious on the sidelines of the screams. A heroic and unyielding atmosphere radiated from his movements.

“Hitting!”

A light cry sounded as the wooden sword in Eastern Zhiruo's hand fell to the ground. In turn, the lady's wooden sword .s.e.k.s.i was resting on the petite neck of Eastern Zhiruo.

Jiang Chen shook his head without a word. Who is this woman? He had guts, resting a wooden sword on the princess' neck. Did he not understand the meaning of restraint in an educational sparring match?

And, didn't I repeatedly suggest last time for Eastern Zhiruo to stop practicing martial dao?

“Stupid woman.” Jiang Chen thinned his lips slightly as he took an exception to the scene. “Truly bimbo who had no brain, the ancients were right when they created this phrase.”

But who knew that the head bobble and the thinning of his lips would fall into the line of sight of that woman .s.e.k.s.i, and cause endless trouble.

1) The basic ancient Chinese language that all children will learn