Seeing his son's vow, Luo Shui smiled. Luo Shui was one of the most famous beauties in Da Feng Capital back then. This smile made everyone around him eclipse.
"You kid, don't try to make me happy." Luo Shui said with a smile.
How could she not know the talent of her youngest son? She wanted to break through to the fourth level of body refining before the age of fourteen, unless a miracle occurred.
Luo Shui said again: "Cheng'er, mother knows that you don't like to practice martial arts. It doesn't matter. From now on, mother will advise your father not to force you to practice martial arts all the time. We don't have to practice martial arts to have a way out."
Then he said: "Since you like articles, you should study literature and pass the Jinshi examination. Then let your father work for you to become a civil servant in the imperial court. With our adult's literary talents, maybe you can do it in the imperial university."
Where are the soldiers?"
Having said this, he took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Zhou Cheng's forehead: "Look at you, the sweat is almost flowing into your eyes." His eyes were full of love.
Zhou Cheng felt warm in his heart.
Although his martial arts talent was average, his mother Luo Shui loved him as much as she did his eldest brother Zhou Li.
Even because he is little, I love him even more.
As for his father Zhou Wei, although he always had that old face and was strict with him, he was cold on the outside and warm on the heart, but he also loved him.
Luo Shui chatted with Zhou Cheng for a while in Zhou Cheng's courtyard, and then left.
Zhou Cheng checked the system character panel and found that in just a short while, the progress of the third level of the Xuanwu Magic Skill had increased by 1%, while the Indestructible Diamond Magic Skill was practiced faster and had reached 6% of the first level.
Zhou Cheng estimated the time. According to this cultivation progress, it should take seven or eight days for his Xuanwu Divine Technique to break through to the fourth level. By then, he will be able to break through to the fourth level of body refining.
Thinking of this, Zhou Cheng's heart rate couldn't help but speed up. The Xuanwu Magic Technique was indeed a god-level technique. If he had been doing this before, it would have taken him at least a year to break through to the fourth level of body refining, but now, it didn't take ten days at all.
At this rate, wouldn't he be able to catch up with his eldest brother Zhou Li soon?
His eldest brother, Zhou Li, has extremely good bones and is known as one of the few martial arts wizards in the Dafeng Dynasty for a hundred years. Although he is only sixteen years old, he is already at the third level of Qi refining!
"Is it the third level of Qi refining?" Zhou Cheng said to himself.
With his previous talent, it would be a fool's dream to break through to the Qi Refining Realm, but now, Zhou Cheng naturally doesn't worry about whether he can break through to the Qi Refining Realm.
Since the Xuanwu Divine Art and the Immortal Vajra God's power were automatically cultivated, Zhou Cheng did not need to practice them. Instead, Zhou Cheng became idle. With nothing to do, he entered the study and began to read the "Martial Classics".
"Martial Arts" is a book explaining martial arts compiled by several great masters of the Dafeng Dynasty. It is a thousand pages thick. Although it does not record any peerless skills, it does contain the works of several great masters of martial arts.
At the same time, it also recorded in detail the major martial arts sects of the Dafeng Dynasty.
The Dafeng Dynasty had a vast territory, with thirty-six states in total, and there were thousands of various martial arts sects, large and small.
The three strongest sects are the Buddhist Shaolin Sect, the Sun and Moon Sword Sect, and the Wanxing Sect.
His eldest brother, Zhou Li, is now an inner disciple of the Sun Moon Sword Sect and a direct disciple of the leader of the Sun Moon Sword Sect.
Zhou Cheng watched with great interest.
The sky turned dark unconsciously.
At this time, in the hall of Zhou Mansion, Zhou Wei had just left the court and looked tired.
Luo Shui came over and helped Zhou Wei take off his official hat: "What's wrong? You have a sad face."
Zhou Wei rubbed his eyebrows, sat down, and said, "The border has not been peaceful recently."
When Luo Shui heard this, he said, "Mongolia is in trouble again?"
Zhou Wei nodded: "The Mongols are in chaos on the northern border, and the bandits in the Hengshan Mountains in the south are extremely rampant. They not only rob and kill the caravans, but also often enter the city to plunder everything. There are also remnants of the Demon Cult from Dongsheng Prefecture."
"The remnants of the Demon Cult are born again!" Luo Shui was surprised.
Thirty years ago, the power of the Demon Sect spread throughout the states of the Dafeng Dynasty, almost reaching the point of overthrowing the Dafeng Dynasty. Later, it was the Dafeng Dynasty that joined forces with the Buddhist Shaolin Sect, the Sun Moon Sword Sect, and the Wanxing Sect to eradicate the Demon Sect.
Unexpectedly, after thirty years, a remnant of the demon sect would be born again.
Zhou Wei sighed: "It's King Nanming of the Demon Sect. Back then, King Nanming was knocked off a cliff by the leader of the Wanxing Sect. Unexpectedly, he survived."
He added: "In the past six months, there has been drought, water supply has declined, and crops in the Western Desert have not been harvested. Farmers are starving to death and fleeing famine. In many villages, not even a single person is left."
"The Dafeng Dynasty seems to be stable, but in fact it is troubled by external and internal troubles and is already in chaos."
"It's not easy to survive in these troubled times."
Speaking of this, Zhou Wei took a sip of the spiritual tea handed over by Luo Shui.
This spiritual tea is a tribute from the imperial court, and only a few ministers can drink it. Drinking it for a long time can strengthen your body.
Luo Shui sat down next to Zhou Wei.
Zhou Wei added: "The troubled times are about to arise. I'm not worried about Li'er. What I'm worried about now is Cheng'er." Thinking of his youngest son Zhou Cheng's martial arts talent, Zhou Wei shook his head.
Luo Shui originally wanted to persuade Zhou Wei not to force Zhou Cheng to practice martial arts, but he opened his mouth and couldn't say anything in the end.
"Cheng'er's martial arts talent is a bit average, but if we can find a century-old elixir, there is still hope that he can break through to the Qi Refining Realm in his lifetime." Luo Shui pondered.
Zhou Wei put down the tea cup and said: "A hundred-year-old elixir is not easy to say. There are two plants in the dynasty's treasure house, but even His Highness the Crown Prince cannot enjoy such treasures."
Then he said: "In half a year's time, it will be the day when the Sun Moon Sword Sect opens its sect and accepts disciples. At that time, I will ask Li'er to negotiate a favor with Sect Master Chen and let Cheng'er join the Sun Moon Sword Sect and become an outer disciple.
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"When Li'er opens his mouth, Sect Leader Chen should probably give him a favor."
However, his tone was not sure.
The Sun and Moon Sword Sect was one of the three major sects of the Dafeng Dynasty. The sect's rules were very strict. Many ministers of the Dafeng Dynasty tried to find connections to let their children join the Sun and Moon Sword Sect, but in the end they were all sent back.
If you want to join the three major sects of the Sun and Moon Sword Sect, you can only pass the examination of the Sun and Moon Sword Sect to recruit disciples.
However, it is too difficult to pass the Sun Moon Sword Sect's apprenticeship assessment. The registration requirements must be at the seventh level of physical training and no more than fourteen years old.
Half a year later, Zhou Cheng could not even break through the fourth level of body refining, let alone the seventh level.
Luo Shui said: "Although Li'er is a direct disciple of Sect Master Chen, I'm afraid Sect Master Chen will not make an exception because of this."
The two of them were silent.
After a while, Zhou Wei said: "Your Majesty summoned me today and wanted to send me across the border." After all, Mongolia cannot be allowed to remain in chaos for a long time.
Luo Shui was shocked and said, "Then I will go with you."
Zhou Wei said: "No, we still need you at home. If both of us leave, who will supervise my son to practice martial arts?" At this point, he shook Luo Shui's hand: "Don't worry, I will come back safely."
Luo Shui finally nodded.
The night is getting darker.
After Zhou Cheng had dinner, he had just been reading in the study for a while when his guard Chang Qing came to see him and said that the medicinal bath was ready.
Every day, Zhou Wei would have someone prepare a medicated bath and deliver it to Zhou Cheng, who would soak in it for two hours every night. These medicated baths were valuable and had a great effect on physical training.
Although there is a system in place, martial arts can be practiced automatically, but since this medicinal bath has an effect on body training, there is no harm in taking a bubble bath.
Zhou Cheng came to the large wooden barrel containing the medicated bath and walked in. Not long after he walked in, the system's voice sounded: "Your Xuanwu Magical Skill and Immortal Vajra Magical Skill will automatically absorb the medicinal power in the medicated bath and practice faster."
Big increase!”
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