"Grandpa, what's wrong?"
Tao Yaoyao asked, puzzled, as she held Zhang Huai'an's slightly trembling right hand.
It was her first time seeing Zhang Huai'an so shocked.
"Wind-Catching Saber, a single finger to cut a river, only those in the Martial Arts Extreme Realm can achieve this."
"Grandpa, what is the Martial Arts Extreme Realm?"
Tao Yaoyao asked, confused.
"A person in the Martial Arts Extreme Realm has condensed their Inner Strength, achieving Unity of Essence and Qi."
"They have reached the pinnacle of the Martial Dao."
"Such individuals can fight with the strength of an army, defeating thousands alone."
"Unless one deploys an army, even a group of Grandmasters is no match for them!"
"For example, our sect's founding ancestor Master Zhang, as well as the Dharma Ancestor, are at this realm."
Zhang Huai'an's expression was complicated.
"Grandpa, does this mean you can't even defeat this young kid?"
Tao Yaoyao's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.
Lu Yuan looks three or four years younger than me, how could he be so powerful?
How did he cultivate to such an extent?
"Yao Yao, it's not a matter of being able to defeat him."
"In terms of power, I am slightly stronger than him."
"But if we're talking about martial arts attainment, I fear no matter how much I train, I can never catch up to him."
Hearing his granddaughter's question, Zhang Huai'an shook his head with a wry smile.
A Martial Arts Grandmaster can release their Inner Strength externally.
But Lu Yuan is not a Grandmaster, yet he can do this.
And he does it with such ease and nonchalance.
This means.
His attainment in martial arts has reached an unprecedented pinnacle, without anyone equal before him!
"This young friend is too young, his bones not fully developed, making it difficult for him to display his true power; currently, he can only achieve Wind-Catching Saber."
"But if given a few decades, he might actually accomplish the legendary Finger-Cutting River."
"By then, he will truly be in the Martial Arts Extreme Realm."
"The entire Martial Arts Realm will revere him!"
Zhang Huai'an was filled with emotion.
Not a Grandmaster, yet more than one.
Such an extraordinarily gifted talent might even surpass Wudang's founding ancestor!
On the other side.
The live broadcast room also exploded.
[Oh my, Wind-Catching Saber, killing from afar, what kind of divine skill is this?]
[If that strike had landed on a flesh-and-blood body, I fear not even a corpse would remain!]
[Who said martial arts are useless? Come here and take a beating!]
[Can someone explain to me, what is a Youth Grandmaster? What is the Martial Arts Extreme Realm!]
[Though martial arts have declined, it's not something that just anyone can challenge!]
Many martial artists felt proud, tears of excitement brimming.
As for those other netizens who were stubborn, they also fell silent.
Technology is indeed advancing.
But the power of martial artists is not to be underestimated.
Moreover.
Who said martial artists can't use weapons?
With the development of technology.
The destructive power of a Martial Arts Grandmaster is indeed less than before.
But if a Martial Arts Grandmaster were fully armed with the latest cutting-edge technology weapons...
When they are clad in combat armor, wielding laser weapons.
Being impervious to blades and bullets, unafraid of rockets and shells.
Once deployed on the battlefield, they would become a pure killing machine.
Just thinking about that scene.
Is enough to send chills down everyone's spine!
As time went on.
The number of online viewers in the live broadcast continued to surge.
Before long.
It surpassed ten million!
As they witnessed Lu Yuan's Wind-Catching Saber, many people's deep-rooted beliefs were shattered.
Because.
Lu Yuan had shown them through actions.
It's not that martial arts are useless.
It's that they are the ones who are useless!
[Your deployment of the Wind-Catching Saber has greatly improved your proficiency with Inner Strength!]
[Heaven-defying Fate Change: You successfully changed the majority's perception, significantly influencing the world's development trajectory.]
[Main Line Progress: 15%]
[Rating increased to B-level]
[Reward of 10,000 Simulation Points, unlocking some Simulation Mark permissions!]
Hearing the prompt.
Lu Yuan's face showed a slightly fatigued smile.
The external release of Inner Strength.
This is the hallmark of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.
But Lu Yuan is not a Grandmaster.
The reason he was able to do it just now.
Was entirely due to his abundant Inner Strength and perfect mastery of Martial Techniques.
Thus creating the incredible scene that everyone witnessed.
Even though he has "Heaven Rewards Diligence," such a feat can only be performed one or two times at most.
Just then.
A golden comment floated across the live stream.
"Heroes emerge at a young age. The gates of our Shaolin Temple will always be open for Friend Lu!"
Shameless!
Hui Ming, that old monk, looks naive and honest, but it turns out he's just as cunning.
Other grandmasters cursed silently and eagerly extended olive branches to Lu Yuan.
"Friend Lu, with your extraordinary talent, if you ever have time, feel free to visit our Dragon Tiger Mountain."
"Our Mount Emei has beauties like clouds, welcome Friend Lu to visit~"
"The Wudang tradition is long-standing, and our martial arts secret manuals are countless. If Friend Lu is interested, you may browse freely!"
Zhang Huai'an had just finished speaking.
The live stream was once again stirred up with a huge uproar.
Martial arts secret manuals are the core of ancient martial sects, and only disciples are qualified to study them.
Back then, Master Zhang was a Shaolin outer disciple.
Yet he was expelled from Shaolin Temple for self-studying the Arhat Fist, violating temple rules.
It shows how strict the sect rules are.
But Zhang Huai'an openly offered access to the Scripture Pavilion to outsiders, breaking this norm for the first time!
"Many thanks for the grandmaster's kindness. If I have time in the future, I will certainly visit personally."
Lu Yuan was overjoyed.
Currently, the Wind and Thunder Fist and Eagle Claw Skill he practices are nothing but third-class martial techniques.
If he can gain access to Wudang's martial arts secret manuals,
his power would surely advance further.
As for advanced martial arts,
Lu Yuan dared not to hope too much.
After all, these are secret teachings, only direct disciples are qualified to cultivate.
No matter how generous the elder grandmaster is, he cannot go against the sect's ancestral teachings.
Passing the sect's core inner cultivation heart method to an outsider is impossible.
The live stream ended.
However, the impact of this matter had just begun.
The process of Lu Yuan's martial display was made into short videos by many netizens and posted across various short video platforms.
Especially the scene where he used Wind-Catching Saber was astonishing to all.
Before long,
Lu Yuan's live streaming video went viral across the internet, with total views on various platforms reaching billions!
This time,
not only did Lu Yuan make a name for himself,
but even Lu's Martial Arts Hall became a nationally famous internet celebrity martial arts hall.
The entrance of the martial arts hall was crowded with people every day, all wanting to personally apprentice under Lu Yuan!
Taking advantage of this opportunity,
with Father Lu's consent,
Lu Yuan immediately renamed Lu's Martial Arts Hall to Martial Extreme Daoist School.
And opened over a dozen branches throughout the Capital City.
With Lu Yuan personally promoting and overseeing, Martial Extreme Daoist School's business boomed.
The number of students at the martial arts school has surpassed ten thousand!
Seeing all this,
Father Lu was overjoyed and immediately called Lu Yuan to his room.
"Xiaoyuan, our Lu Clan's martial arts hall has been passed down for more than two hundred years."
"And these properties, they are the accumulation of several generations of our Lu Family."
Father Lu took out a stack of residential land deeds and handed them to Lu Yuan.
When Lu Yuan saw them, he was stunned.
Ten courtyard houses?
The whole street near Lu's Martial Arts Hall is ours?
And they are all located in the city center of the Capital City?
What kind of family conditions is this?
"Actually, your great-grandfather was once a somewhat famous inner strength martial artist."
"He never drank or smoked, his only hobby was buying and hoarding land."
"Unfortunately, your grandfather and I didn't have much ability, just living off our ancestors' wealth, and even squandered part of the family fortune."
Father Lu said in shame.
"From now on, you will be the main hall master of our Lu Clan's martial arts hall!"
Lu Yuan nodded solemnly.
The next day.
Under Father Lu's expectant gaze,
Lu Yuan immediately sold all the real estate and courtyard houses.
He raised over two billion in funds.
Courtyard houses, although good,
in this martial-oriented world,
power is the only hard truth!
If one has no power,
even a rich family business can be taken away by others!
Lu Yuan's live martial display made the martial arts hall's business unprecedentedly booming.
But.
It also attracted the coveting and spying of many forces.
If he wants to protect the family business, mere inner strength is not enough.
Only by becoming a grandmaster can he deter all the petty villains!
Then Lu Yuan took this money and directly purchased a large batch of rare medicinal materials.
Hundred-year-old lingzhi, thousand-year-old ginseng, deep-sea blood coral...
Various precious resources were brought home by Lu Yuan as if they were like common vegetables.
Afterwards,
Lu Yuan announced he was going into closed-door cultivation for intensive training.
This time, he swore not to come out unless he becomes a grandmaster!