Chapter 13: Unawakened Martial Spirit, a Genius?

  An hour ter, Li Nian drove Lin Chen to the military hospital.

  Inside the hospital room, Wang Xinyu handed Lin Chen a medical file.

  "We've asked the best doctors in the Great Xia Empire to personally examine Anan," Wang Xinyu began. "But despite several doctors' efforts, no one could figure out what was wrong with Anan."

  "Later, a senior officer with a medical-type martial spirit happened to pass by and suggested a theory."

  She paused for a moment, her face showing a look of astonishment, then continued, "He suspected that Lin Anan has a powerful martial spirit..."

  "Although her martial spirit hasn't awakened yet, it already shows signs of sharpness."

  "As the martial spirit grows, Anan's body can't bear the strain, which is causing her frequent illnesses and weakening her health."

  Upon hearing Wang Xinyu's words, Lin Chen furrowed his brow.

  "So, Anan isn't sick, but because her aptitude is too good, her body can't handle it?" Lin Chen asked.

  Wang Xinyu nodded. "That's roughly the idea. We're not sure of the exact nature of Anan's aptitude yet, but her martial spirit must be of a powerful or rare type."

  "About thirty years ago, a simir situation happened in the Great Xia Empire—one martial artist's martial spirit was too strong, but his body couldn't keep up, and he almost exploded from the strain."

  "Exploded?" Lin Chen asked, a bit stunned.

  "What can we do to save Anan?"

  Lin Chen frowned even more as he looked at his sister, Lin Anan, lying on the hospital bed, sleeping peacefully, but clearly in pain.

  Wang Xinyu expined, "The fundamental solution is to provide Anan with enough nutrient solution."

  "This will help improve her physical condition rapidly. Once her martial path progresses and her martial spirit formally awakens, she won't experience these problems anymore."

  "Of course, improving her physical condition will also reduce her suffering."

  Wang Xinyu shared the method suggested by the senior officer with Lin Chen.

  After hearing it, Lin Chen felt a bit relieved. At least there was a solution!

  The nutrient solution was a type of medicine used to heal hidden injuries and accelerate cultivation. It was particurly useful in the martial apprentice stage. Some well-off martial apprentices even took it daily to ensure the intensity of their training.

  Although it was expensive, with prices ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of Great Xia coins per bottle, Lin Chen's current status made acquiring it not difficult.

  Lin Chen spoke earnestly, "Then, I'll leave Anan's health to you."

  Wang Xinyu shook her head slightly. "This is what we should do. Anan will stay here in the military hospital for a while, and her safety is guaranteed."

  "Once she's feeling better, she can return home and resume training."

  "And once Anan's health is better, you can focus on your cultivation with peace of mind."

  At this point, Wang Xinyu sincerely added, "We all hope you'll devote more energy to improving yourself and exploring the world of cultivation..."

  Lin Chen didn't immediately respond, but he understood Wang Xinyu's point, and it aligned with his own thoughts.

  …

  That evening, Lin Chen returned home.

  He gnced at the countdown on his arm: 129 hours and 53 minutes.

  There were five and a half days left before his next trip to the cultivation world.

  During this time, Lin Chen didn't intend to waste any time.

  Although he hadn't yet started to channel Qi into his body and step onto the path of cultivation, martial cultivation couldn't be paused for a single day.

  He took out a silver alloy briefcase from his bag.

  Opening it, he found ten vials of emerald green liquid.

  This was B-7 type nutrient solution.

  It was highly beneficial for martial apprentices and early-stage martial artists, with a mild effect. Each vial was worth around 100,000 Great Xia coins.

  Looking at the nutrient solution in his hand, Lin Chen couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

  "Back then, I couldn't even afford the 10,000-coin nutrient solution. I'd barely drink a bottle in a month."

  "Now, I can afford as much of the 100,000-coin high-level nutrient solution as I want... This is the difference."

  Without much hesitation, Lin Chen drank one vial of the nutrient solution, enjoying a brief taste of the life of the wealthy.

  Sitting cross-legged, he began reguting his breath and practicing the martial arts breathing technique.

  Eight hours passed in the blink of an eye, and Lin Chen gnced at his wristwatch, noting his Qi and blood value.

  — 10.8.

  Eight hours of cultivation had only raised his Qi and blood value by 0.1, equivalent to about ten days of hard training for an average martial artist. Although the nutrient solution pyed a role, Lin Chen's martial arts aptitude was still the main factor.

  Yet Lin Chen was still somewhat dissatisfied.

  "It's still too slow... Even with the nutrient solution, a full day of hard work only results in a small improvement."

  "Compared to cultivation in the cultivation world, the efficiency here is only a quarter of what it could be!"

  "Not to mention, if I had spiritual food to help, that would be a twelve-fold difference!"

  Lin Chen started to miss the cultivation world.

  For someone with his martial talent, a twelve-fold increase in cultivation efficiency was a terrifying advantage.

  If he had sufficient spiritual food, he could become a mid-level martial artist in less than half a month.

  Within a month, he could be pushing to reach the level of a high-level martial artist!

  "Moreover, once I return to the cultivation world, I can start trying to channel Qi into my body and formally begin my cultivation journey... I'm really looking forward to that!" Lin Chen thought, a glimmer of light fshing in his eyes.

  Although high-level martial artists were strong, the techniques and abilities of cultivators and immortals in mythical novels still made him long for them.

  The next few days, Lin Chen continued cultivating at home.

  For someone like him, a martial arts genius already enrolled in a martial arts university, there was no need for him to attend regur school.

  During this period, Lin Chen's freedom was not restricted. He even went out to the nearby market twice to help his aunt buy groceries.

  However, every time he went out, he noticed more than ten well-built, pinclothes men within a hundred meters around him.

  He knew that these were special operatives sent by the country to protect him.

  According to his wishes, the Great Xia Empire would do its best to protect his safety without interfering with his life.

  …

  Soon, five days had passed.

  After finishing his breathing technique practice for the day, Lin Chen's Qi and blood value reached 11.2.

  He gnced at the countdown on his left arm.

  11:36.

  There was less than half a day left until his next trip.

  After making arrangements with his uncle and aunt, Lin Chen, under the escort of Li Nian, headed to the military district.

  This time, instead of going to the Martial Arts Pace, the car stopped at a research institute within the military district.

  After passing through several password-protected alloy doors, Lin Chen arrived in a spacious room.

  The bright incandescent lights were a bit blinding, and the ten-by-ten-foot room was filled with around ten researchers in white b coats, wearing gsses.

  At that moment, they were using various instruments to observe the wooden table and chairs Lin Chen had brought back from the cultivation world.

  Lin Chen couldn't help but smile wryly as he saw this and said, "Uh, this table and chairs are probably just old, there's nothing special about them..."

  "You should be studying the spiritual stones and magical artifacts I gave you..."

  Hearing Lin Chen's voice, all the researchers simultaneously stopped what they were doing.

  They all turned their attention to Lin Chen.

  "Is... is he Lin Chen?" one of the researchers widened his eyes, his voice trembling.

  "Lin Chen! It's really him!"

  "It's the real Lin Chen!" another researcher excimed.

  Lin Chen couldn't help but twitch at the sight of this. The researchers in front of him were all top experts and geniuses from the Great Xia Empire, who had published numerous martial arts papers.

  Yet, these experts acted like excited fans seeing their idol…

  They crowded around Lin Chen, eagerly inspecting him from all sides.

  "Uh, I'm only seventeen… I should be alive, right?" Lin Chen couldn't help but facepalm and mutter.

  At this moment, Wang Xinyu pushed through the crowd of researchers and walked over, looking a little helpless.

  "Lin Chen, don't mind them… They're just shocked by the items you brought back from the cultivation world."

  "They've wanted to meet you in person for a long time, but I kept stopping them…"

  Lin Chen nodded after hearing this and smiled. "I get it, they're genius researchers, right? Just a bunch of passionate research fanatics."

  "As long as they don't start slicing me up for research, I'm fine with it."

  Wang Xinyu quickly shook her head, assuring him, "Don't worry! You're more valuable than anyone right now, who would want to slice you up for research?"

  "Actually, these researchers have managed to figure out a few things…"

  As she spoke, Wang Xinyu took out the low-quality magical artifact Lin Chen had snatched from the hands of the rogue cultivator.

  (End of this chapter)