Chapter 8 (1/2)

Lin Xun thought for a while and then replied, “It’s fine to practice in this way if the aim was only to build body.”

Shocked a little, Shiao Tianren asked, “What if it was to fight against fierce beasts and mighty enemies?”

Lin Xun became silent for a while, and then answered, “Uncle Shiao, honestly, in my opinion, if these children want to seek martial cultivation, they are walking on a wrong path by practicing in this way.”

For a moment, Shiao Tianren was in a trance. Seeming to recall something, his facial expression slightly altered. Taking a deep breath to ease his mind, he continued, “Lin Xun, you sure of this?”

Lin Xun responded with a simple nod as there was no need to lie.

Seeing this, Shiao Tianren was silent for quite a while with mixed expressions on his face.

Just then, there was a tumult at the village entrance. The ground quaked, with dust swirling in the air.

“It’s Uncle Lian. They’re back!”

A burst of cheering could be heard from afar.

Soon, Lin Xun saw a group of men riding horses towards them from the village end. The man in the front was middle-aged and wore a hide coat, with long hair covering his shoulders. He was fierce-looking, and his muscles were hard as stones, full of explosive strength.

Sitting high on the back of a scaled-horse as tall as an elephant, his gaze was sharp like a blade, full of awe-inspiring vigor.

Behind him, there followed a group of people riding deer-like horses, which were slightly inferior to the scaled-horse, with either spears or swords on their back. Piles of packages in animal skin were stacked up on the back of some horses.

At the sight of this, Lin Xun, though surprised, stayed calm and collected.

“They are the nine guardians of our village. The first one is Lian Rufeng, the captain of the team. He already reached the fourth level of Martial Realm.”

Shiao Tianren explained as he led Lin Xun towards the guardians.

The kids who had been practicing Marching Boxing were also running towards them cheerily.

Not only that, the rest of the villagers were all alarmed and came out in droves. Seeing that it was the guardians, they beamed with joy and went up to them.

It was not hard to tell how prestigious Lian Rufeng was among the villagers.

“We exchange the spiritual grains for salt, clothes and other daily necessities. It is the captain Lian Rufeng who leads the guardians to the Green-sun Tribe thousands of miles away for the trade.”

“A round trip between Feiyun Village and Green-sun Tribe would take at least half a month. It is full of unknown dangers and risks along the way, during which the guardians may die at any moment with the slightest negligence. That is really a hard task.”

Shiao Tianren explained while walking. Speaking of that, he seemed to have realized something and whispered quickly, “Please do me a favor and don’t tell Lian Rufeng anything about our discussion on the Marching Boxing. I’ll let you know the reason later.”

Getting the hint, Lin Xun nodded. He keenly felt that Shiao Tianren was a little vigilant against Lian Rufeng.

Neigh***

At that moment, the tall and strong scaled-horse gave out a resounding neigh and stopped in front of Shiao Tianren with villagers gathering around.

Lian Rufeng dismounted and laughed, “Brother Shiao, we are back.”

With majestic face and robust body, he was like a mountain with a brave and mighty aura to be awed.

Observing carefully, you would find that his breaths were long and collected, his body sinewy and firm, and the spirits in his bones so strong that they seemed to explode, all of which indicated he was in the fourth level of Martial Realm, Orifices Connecting.

The third level of Martial Realm was Viscera Opening, at which practitioners would open the five internal organs including heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney. These internal organs were in control of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) that were the foundation of practitioners. At this level, practitioners could circle their spiritual energy throughout the five viscera, run as fast as a leopard and lift weight as heavy as an elephant.