Chapter 96: Chapter 92 Yinuo Avatar_1
Lu Yan was staring intensely, waiting for two full hours, then quickly added the second spiritual medicine, followed by pouring in a scoop of clear water.
However, half an hour later, the color of the alien beast meat had turned somewhat pale.
Lu Yan sighed, it was a failure.
This indicated that not only had the blood poison in the alien beast meat not been eliminated, it even seemed more deeply embedded, making it harder to remove.
He reflected carefully and realized it was due to not appropriately controlling the heat that led to the current outcome.
"When watching Shen Yinuo cook before, it seemed incredibly easy, everything falling into place naturally; but when I tried to cook it myself, I found out it’s not as simple as it appears."
Lu Yan shook his head with a bitter smile.
However, he was in no hurry.
His practice of being a martial chef was merely a pastime when he had spare time from his training, so it didn’t matter if he couldn’t master it, as he could always hire someone else to do the cooking in the future.
Of course, it would be best if he could master it himself; after all, having more skills wouldn’t hurt.
After taking a deep breath, he went to the practice room and ate a piece of dried martial food. Then he took up his stance and started practicing the Vajra Indestructible Skill.
After being merged into top-notch martial arts, the Dao Book automatically integrated the moves of the nine secondary martial arts, evolving into a new training method. This was imprinted deeply in his mind in a series of 36 stances.
Furthermore, he had a hunch that if he was willing to spend some time, he could draw out the essence of the Vajra Indestructible Skill and turn it into the Divine Intent Diagram, forming the basis of the martial heritage for the Martial Marquis level.
But Lu Yan didn’t plan on teaching the Vajra Indestructible Skill to others now, so naturally, he wouldn’t bother to draw it.
After practicing the Vajra Indestructible Skill several times, the dried martial food he had eaten was digested. He returned to the kitchen to try cooking again, feeling that his qi-blood had once again been enhanced slightly.
The martial energy absorbed by the Dao Book from the dried martial food was utilized to enhance the Shape-Shifting Technique.
His second attempt still ended in failure.
However, there was some progress compared to his previous attempt, as he could last a bit longer this time.
In this way, Lu Yan continued to try again and again in his spare time from training, gradually becoming familiar with the steps of preparing ’Yinuo Lizard Meat’ and slowly mastering the initial steps of the process.
After a month, Lu Yan finally successfully prepared a portion of ’Yinuo Lizard Meat’.
Even though the quality and taste could not compare to the ones prepared by Shen Yinuo, it was indeed a success.
Because on the Dao Book, an avatar had finally formed.
The words on the avatar’s head read: Martial Chef Avatar, Yinuo Lizard Meat, Initial Understanding 1%.
Lu Yan was elated.
He finally did it.
Lu Yan immediately ate the martial food he had cooked. The energy was absorbed by the Dao Book, and the progress of Yinuo Lizard Meat quickly increased.
Lu Yan found out that the difficulty of elevating the Martial Chef Avatar was greater than elevating secondary martial arts. The quantity of martial food consumed was about three times that of secondary martial arts, equaling the Shape-Shifting Technique.
However, regardless of how much energy was needed, it was still infinitely quicker than him practicing by himself.
Feeling exhilarated, Lu Yan continued cooking.
This time, he was clearly more familiar with the process than the last time, but due to his excitement, he failed again.
He continued, this time he succeeded, after eating it, the progress of Yinuo Lizard Meat increased again, as if he had practiced intensively for a month.
Just as he was about to continue cooking, he heard a knock on the door.
When he opened the door, he found Li Quan waiting outside.
"Master, there were some rumors lately saying that the martial arts we teach in our martial arts hall are not genuine. They claim they are not second-rate martial arts, but the worst third-rate martial arts, disguising something ordinary as something special, merely deceiving our students."
Li Quan reported, looking somewhat upset.
"Did you find out who had been spreading the rumors?"
Lu Yan asked, showing no surprise, as if he was expecting this.
He had anticipated this.
The tuition fee at their school was only two-thirds of that of other martial arts schools, undoubtedly affecting the profit of the other schools. It would be strange if these schools were to let this slide without retaliation.
"After making inquiries, we found out it was the Red Sand Martial Arts Hall on Shangxi Street and the Black Blade Martial Arts Hall at Liushui Street."
Li Quan informed.
Their martial school was named Sanjue Martial Arts Hall.
The term Sanjue referred to the three masters: Blade, Palm, and Leg. The Sanjue Martial Arts Hall located on Shangxi Street was not far from the Red Sand Martial Arts Hall.
And Liushui Street was right next to Shangxi Street.
The low fee at Sanjue Martial Arts Hall posed a direct threat to the two nearby martial arts halls who now felt a crisis looming. They aimed to deter people from learning martial arts at the Sanjue Martial Arts Hall by spreading these rumors.
"Master, at this rate, no one will come to learn martial arts. Shall we take action and teach them a lesson?"
Li Quan asked.
"No rush, let them make a fuss for a while longer."
Lu Yan said.
Li Quan’s eyes gleamed as he got an idea. "Master, are you planning to let them blow the situation out of proportion to attract more attention? Then we take action and build up our reputation."
"Haha, old Li, you’re becoming more and more clever. It’s truly effortless to communicate with a wise man."
Lu Yan said with a laugh as he patted Li Quan’s shoulder.
"Master, you flatter me. You are the master strategist here, always thinking ahead. I am not even remotely close."
Li Quan bowed humbly.
"Hahahahaha..."
Lu Yan laughed heartily.
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Seeing no reaction from Sanjue Martial Arts Hall, the disciples of Red Sand Martial Arts Hall and Black Blade Martial Arts Hall became even more unrestrained.
"What Sanjue Martial Arts Hall? The so-called ’triple excellence’ is fake. It’s difficult for ordinary people to learn one martial art, let alone three. They are just boasting."
"Bragging shamelessly, it’s disgusting."
"The fees are so low, they definitely have no real skills, I guess they just want to scam people and run away."
"To practice martial arts at Sanjue Martial Arts Hall, isn’t that foolish? You will be swindled out of all your savings."
They went to crowded areas to spread their words, even going near Sanjue Martial Arts Hall, persuading the disciples there to ask for a refund from the hall.
This gradually began to spread amongst the nearby locals.
Seeing no response or counterattack from Sanjue Martial Arts Hall, they were even more convinced that Sanjue Martial Arts Hall had no real skills and were deceiving people.
Even those who had already joined began to waver.
Some were secretly discussing, thinking about asking the martial arts hall for a refund and stopping their training.
Most of the people no longer participated actively, they were late and left early, and their martial arts practice was lifeless and uninteresting.
Among them, an apprentice caught Lu Yan’s attention.
The apprentice’s name was Wen Yuan, he was fourteen, about the same age as when Lu Yan first arrived in this world.
He was slightly handsome, with sword-like eyebrows, always pursing his lips, showing a color of tenacity between his brows.
Among all the apprentices, only he remained unmoved, arriving early at the martial arts hall every day, practicing meticulously without being influenced by the rumors.
Wen Yuan.
Lu Yan kept this name in mind.
As for the servants, there wasn’t much reaction.
They didn’t have the money for martial arts training, for them, even if Sanjue Martial Arts Hall only taught third-rate martial arts, they would still grasp it tightly, as it was an opportunity to change their fate.
Red Sand Martial Arts Hall, within a tastefully furnished pavilion.
Two figures were sitting and enjoying tea.
One figure wore a red training suit, rolling up his sleeves to reveal a sturdy arm, with muscles intertwined like iron cast.
The most characteristic feature was his palms, faintly red, like red-hot branding irons.
This man was the owner of the Red Sand Martial Arts Hall, known to the world as Red Sand Flying Wolf Duan Shenfei.
The other man was wearing a black robe, carrying an iron sword, he was the owner of Black Blade Martial Arts Hall, One Blade Soul Cutter Liu Zong.
"How is that Sanjue Martial Arts Hall reacting?"
Liu Zong took the initiative to speak.
Duan Shenfei took a sip of tea and laughed, "What reaction could they have? It’s just as before, no reaction."
"So it seems, that master of Sanjue Martial Arts Hall, really has no real skills."
Liu Zong said.
"Even if he has real skills, so what? Dare he challenge us? Behind us is the Martial School Alliance. His teaching martial arts at a low cost affects not only us two, but also the interests of other martial arts halls. How could he be tolerated?"
"Just keep doing what we’re doing, the people won’t believe him, no one will come to learn martial arts, and with time, he’ll have to shut down."
Duan Shenfei was full of confidence, as if he had a winning hand.
"Brother Duan is right, I was overthinking it," Liu Zong admitted.
Day by day, the rumors became more and more intense.
Finally, three apprentices could no longer bear it, they came together to ask Lu Yan for a refund.
"Refund!"
Lu Yan agreed without hesitation.
Anyway, they had only learned a little bit, just an initial understanding of martial arts, it did not matter.
After receiving the money, the three of them left joyfully, even whispering to the other apprentices to also ask for a refund.
The other apprentices hesitated.
Lu Yan summoned Wang Lin, Li Quan, Zhang Jun and others for a meeting.
"Release the news, the tuition for learning martial arts is further reduced; third-rate martial arts for fifty taels, second-rate martial arts for one hundred and fifty taels."
Lu Yan commanded.
The faces of several people slightly changed.
"Hall Master, under the current circumstances, if we keep reducing the price, it will make us appear guilty, confirming the other party’s rumors, and it might be even more difficult to attract people to learn martial arts."
Wang Lin expressed his worry.
"That’s where you guys come in. The next time someone comes to spread rumors, break their legs, tie them up for public display, the crime is false accusation, damaging the reputation of Sanjue Martial Arts Hall."
Lu Yan instructed.
"Finally, are we going to make a move?"
Wang Lin and the others were spirited up.
