Ruins of the past

Chu Qiguang looked at Yang Ling.

Seeing the strict demands on the other person's face, and the eager hope that he could correct his mistakes and put his mind on improving his realm, he also knew that what the other person said was indeed mature and stable, and there was nothing wrong with it.

'A warrior in the third realm should really focus on improving his realm. That's why I rushed to the fifth realm in one go and hardly practiced any martial arts in the meantime. ’

Chu Qiguang thought to himself: 'It was only after I reached the fifth realm that I began to practice various martial arts and continuously improve my actual combat ability. ’

Chu Qiguang fully recognized what the head coach and Yang Ling said.

He sighed in his heart: "But what can I do? I can't find the fifth level of martial arts among ten thousand people. It just appeared in me at the age of sixteen. This is probably fate. I can only accept it." There is no way. ’

So Chu Qiguang could only show his humility in accepting the teachings of the two men.

But in the next few days, he continued to study and practice palm skills and body skills every day as before. He did not appear to have improved his martial arts realm at all, and looked like he would not change despite repeated teachings.

At the end of June, another student broke through to the fourth level, and Chu Qiguang's ranking dropped to fifth.

The head coach looked at Yang Ling in front of him and said, "What is this Chu Qiguang doing recently?"

Yang Ling sighed and said, "Oh, this kid is very stubborn. He has a look on his face that he will correct his mistakes soon. I asked him to practice less palm and body techniques. He agreed on the surface, but then turned around and started practicing again. They didn’t take what we said to heart at all.”

Hearing Yang Ling's words, Zhong Shan'e's face darkened: "This Chu Qiguang... is simply a waste of the resources invested by the Demon Suppression Division on him. We can't let him continue to do this."

Yang Ling laughed secretly in his heart after hearing this, but said: "Chief instructor, although Chu Qiguang is messing around in martial arts, he is just young and frivolous. As long as Xiaojie's ranking keeps falling like this, I believe he will wake up sooner or later. "

Yang Ling said seriously: "It's called knowing one's shame and then being brave."

At this moment, Yi Shuang, the lecturer of the sect on the side, said: "I asked Mr. Hai. Chu Qiguang now goes to the big library to read almost every day. This man is born with a strong ability to resist evil. He has already practiced Taoism for the first time before going up the mountain. It’s three realms.”

He tried to say: "Since he has not achieved much in martial arts training, why not try to train him in the direction of "The Record of Ten Thousand Ghosts". What if he can practice the "Record of Ten Thousand Ghosts"?"

Yang Ling unexpectedly glanced at Yi Shuang who was standing aside. As a lecturer who taught sect knowledge, the other person seemed to have admired Chu Qiguang from the earliest and asked him to go to the big library.

Yang Ling still remembers that... the head coach Zhong Shan'e had previously tried to train Chu Qiguang to follow the path of "Taixiyingzao", but Yi Shuang had always opposed it.

Zhong Shan'e thought about it for a moment, nodded slightly and said: "Let's take a look again. "The Record of Ten Thousand Ghosts" is too dangerous after all. If he dies on it, the six months of training for him will be wasted, and His Majesty's side will not be good either." Explain.”

"And there will be a big competition next month. We will decide on the school of thought then."

In this year on Chaoyao Mountain, in addition to the monthly competition, there is also a half-year competition, the final election of the year.

The ranking of the minors determines the division into inner and outer courtyards.

The six-month competition was to decide which school they would join in the Demon Suppression Division in the future.

The four major sects are hunters, assassins, psychics, and Taoists, with different inheritances and statuses.

For example, the hunter school has to go to various remote mountains and forests to hunt monsters all year round, so it is relatively disliked by people.

The Thorn Demon is responsible for catching and arresting various monsters that have sneaked into the imperial court. They have the power to supervise all officials, and are the most popular.

Although the psychics and Taoist soldiers are said to deal with ghosts and cults, their actions are relatively mysterious. It is said that they are always by the emperor's side, and their status in the Demon Suppression Department is relatively noble.

At this moment, after Zhong Shan'e finished speaking, he looked at Yang Ling: "Yang Ling! Watch Chu Qiguang carefully and don't let him act stupid again, or he will go to the Hunter School in the future."

So in the martial arts class the next day, Yang Ling specially called Chu Qiguang, looked at him and said sincerely: "Chu Qiguang, are you still obsessed with those palm techniques and body techniques recently?"

Seeing Chu Qiguang shaking his head, he said coldly: "You're still lying to me? I've asked the students and the patrolling guards. I see you going out to practice every day. You don't stay in the room properly, circulate your energy and blood, and hit the realm." ."

Chu Qiguang looked at Yang Ling with some surprise. He originally saw that the other party was following Jiang Longyu like a pug, and thought that the other party had no time to care about him.

But he didn't expect that Coach Yang would still be paying attention to him secretly, which surprised Chu Qiguang.

Yang Ling saw Chu Qiguang's eyes moving slightly, fearing that the boy would change his mind, so he quickly approached him and whispered: "You don't have to be afraid, although the head coach hopes that you will stop practicing boxing and kicking and focus on hitting the realm, but..."

Yang Ling looked at Chu Qiguang with concern.

He thought about Li Changqing whose life and death were unknown, the female members of the Li family who were sent to the Jiaofang Division, the male members of the Li family who were sent to the army... and his own experience of being demoted to Chaoyao Mountain.

Suddenly, the resentment towards Chu Qiguang in his heart became heavier and heavier.

He said slowly: "The so-called practice is ultimately a personal matter. In my opinion, blindly practicing hard will not produce a master, but will stifle students' interest, inspiration and creativity."

He patted Chu Qiguang's shoulder and said Wen Yan: "If a person is not interested in the martial arts he practices, how can he reach the top?"

"Since you like boxing and kicking, then continue practicing and work hard to reach the top of boxing and kicking."

"As for the head coach, I will cover it for you."

Chu Qiguang looked at Yang Ling in surprise. He didn't expect the other party to say such words. He said sincerely: "Thank you, Coach Yang. I will definitely try my best to improve myself."

Instructor Yang thought to himself: ‘Hmph, schools will be assigned in the competition next month. When the time comes, you'd better stay in the hunter school and hunt monsters in remote areas, mountains and old forests every day. ’

So in the following days, although several students successively broke through to the fourth realm, Chu Qiguang still studied, practiced martial arts, and took medicine by himself every day. From the outside world... he didn't seem to care about these at all.

And the time... is getting closer and closer to the big competition at the end of July, and students are working harder and harder every month. After all, this is related to their future school and status in the Demon Suppression Division.

…

In mid-July, Chu Qiguang went down the mountain again to meditate on the Sutra of the King of Mount Sumeru.

Looking at the sixth tentacle growing out and feeling the roaring energy and blood in his body, a smile appeared on his face.

‘It can be regarded as living up to Coach Yang’s training. ’

‘Finally I have six tentacles, and I don’t know how far I am from entering the path. ’

Then he went to meet Qiao Zhi and Zhang Jitian.