Chapter 108: Haha, I’ve become a martial arts expert!
Nine o’clock in the morning.
Sky Screen Live Stream Room.
The sky screen, visible across the world, welcomed an unprecedented number of netizens.
Countless barrages, like a tide, densely covered the entire screen:
“It’s the fourth day, the Martial Arts should be announced!”
“Stop wandering around, what’s so good about wandering? Hurry up and announce the Martial Arts!”
“I want to practice martial arts now! I want to practice martial arts immediately!”
“I’ll give you three seconds, don’t force me to kneel down and beg you!”
“Damn it! You should have directly announced the Martial Arts for the whole world to cultivate together, why did you let your friends be ahead of everyone else for three days?!”
“Get lost! What’s wrong with him giving it to his friends? Don’t you even have friends?!”
“Hmph, don’t think we don’t know, he’s actually secretly informing the Da Qian government about the Martial Arts. Do they really think everyone in Da Qian is blind with their recent actions?”
“I’m just curious, does he need you to be so critical when he’s giving back to his own country? What’s wrong with giving the Martial Arts to Da Qian? If you’re so capable, become a Da Qian person too!”
“Clearly there’s an opportunity to lead all of humanity to take off together, to bring about a brand new change to the whole world, but now it’s limited to one country and one place. This kind of narrow patriotism really doesn’t do justice to his current position!”
“So what? Qi God didn’t expect the light screen to cover the whole world. If you’re so capable, don’t watch it. Are we forcing you to watch it? I’d rather Qi God not announce the Martial Arts today, and not announce it in the future. I just like watching you guys look so furious and helpless!”
“That’s right, even if I don’t have any Martial Arts to practice, just watching you guys get angry, I can live to eighty-eight, not to mention our country still has his childhood friend, naturally standing in an invincible position!”
“Invincible position? If you would just broaden your horizons, you’d know how many people Qi Xuan has offended with this action. Now your country is almost facing the hostility and encirclement of the whole world, and you still have the mind to defend Qi Xuan here? Truly, you are unaware of your impending doom!”
“Hehe, wait until the allied forces of various countries launch missiles and bombs to collectively besiege you, then let those Martial Cultivators you’ve cultivated go to the front lines to resist. I want to see how strong your Physique can be after you’ve cultivated!”
“Anyway, no matter how bad you practice, it’s still better than you living longer!”
“I’m afraid you won’t even live to that day!”
“Stop arguing, I want to see Qi God! I want to practice martial arts!”
……
The Live Stream Room was noisy, and all kinds of emotions were in a boiling state, almost like a bomb, about to explode on the spot.
People had waited for three days, and their patience had been pushed to the limit, especially since it had been confirmed that Qi Xuan’s childhood friend had obtained the Martial Arts, and even the country of Da Qian had already mastered the Martial Arts, which made it even more difficult to accept.
No comparison, no harm.
It’s not the lack of something that’s the problem, but the unequal distribution.
If everyone hadn’t seen the power of the Martial Arts, and couldn’t cultivate, then they could still get along with each other. Now, why should I watch you be so far ahead?
If it doesn’t work, let’s all die together!
A double loss is better than a single win!
Facing the anxious and angry people of various countries, as well as the increasingly tense international situation, Qi Xuan seemed to be completely unaware. He started the Live Stream in the morning and continued to explore the forest on a pig.
After wandering around for a morning and still not finding anything, he simply took the time to teach some Ancient Seal Script, and then, under the disappointed gazes of the whole world, closed the Live Stream and went offline.
Seeing the sky screen disappear, the people of various countries all exploded:
“Chi Shi! Chi Shi! How long are you going to make fun of us?!”
“You said the fourth day, today is already the fourth day!!”
“Don’t force us to go to Da Qian to snatch it!!”
“If the world breaks out into a third world war because of this, if various countries collectively besiege Da Qian, this is all your own fault, you deserve it!
You want to help your own country, your own people, but in the end, you can only watch them die. When you come down from the sky, there will be no more Da Qian in this world, and you are the one who caused all of this!”
“Calm down! Calm down! Everyone calm down, today hasn’t passed yet, there’s still a Live Stream in the afternoon, maybe he’ll announce the Martial Arts in the afternoon!”
“Yes, in my opinion, Qi Xuan is not a person who doesn’t keep his promises, everyone don’t be anxious, wait until the afternoon and see, you’ll definitely be able to learn the Martial Arts.”
“Actually, even if he doesn’t announce it in the afternoon, it doesn’t matter. Today is the fourth day, as long as he makes the Martial Arts public before the end of today, then it doesn’t count as breaking his promise.”
“I’m afraid he wants to drag it to tomorrow, even if he only delays it for a minute, that’s irresponsible to the whole world!”
“Speaking of which, what responsibility does he have to the whole world?”
“Originally, he shouldn’t have any responsibility, but now that he’s in this position, he must bear the corresponding responsibility. Just as an emperor must protect the people while enjoying power, he is held so high by everyone, and he must also be responsible for all of humanity.”
“Then the question is, has he enjoyed any power?”
“This… if he teaches the Martial Arts, as a common teacher of humanity, everyone is his disciple, and he will inevitably enjoy supreme power in the future.”
“I’m afraid a Judas will appear.”
“Laughing to death, even if there is a Judas, he has to be able to beat Qi Xuan.”
“Hmph! Once everyone starts practicing martial arts, do you really think he can be ahead of us for long?”
“So you’re Judas?”
“I’m not, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense!”
……
Time passed by in anxious waiting, second by second.
Everyone only felt that the days were like years, and they had never felt that time passed so slowly.
But no matter how slow it was, it still dragged on to one o’clock in the afternoon.
At this time, the light screen seemed much deserted, and the barrages were not as dense as in the morning.
It seemed that the people of various countries had calmed down, and the situation was very good, but in fact, it was more like a suppressed volcano, which would erupt with extreme violence at any time.
And under the attention of billions of people, Qi Xuan, who had been quiet, finally began to get to the point:
“Today is the fourth day, as we said before, we will announce the Martial Arts Cultivation Technique today.”
“Of course I haven’t forgotten this, everyone can take out their recorders and record it in time, after all, I’ll only say it twice.
If you miss something, there’s nothing I can do, I can’t repeat this Cultivation Technique in the Live Stream every day. If you think there’s something wrong with the content, remember to discuss it with others.
There should be quite a few people watching my Live Stream now, everyone pay attention to communicating with each other and improving together!”
To be honest, Qi Xuan had considered dragging it to twelve o’clock tonight, at most adding another Live Stream, he couldn’t afford it.
The problem was, he was afraid that something would happen outside because of this Martial Arts.
From another angle, put yourself in his shoes, if he was also an ordinary person, and now had this excellent opportunity to step into the extraordinary through practicing martial arts, then he would strongly pay attention, and be eager to learn. Others could play him, but they couldn’t always play him, otherwise, even if he learned it, he would only accumulate resentment, and there would be no more kindness.
Not to mention, it’s not the lack of something that’s the problem, but the unequal distribution.
If people are pushed too hard to besiege Da Qian and kidnap Xue Cheng, he can’t do anything in the Otherworld.
Let’s cool down the situation.
He had dragged it for three and a half days, and he had done his best.
“This Cultivation Technique is called 《Yin Yang Jade Crane Technique》, I will read it aloud for everyone from the beginning.”
“The Martial Cultivator is the pivot of the Dao. The human body is a small Universe, containing the transformation of Yin and Yang, and the changes of the Five Elements. The key to cultivation is not in the thick muscles and strong bones, but in the gathering of Qi into the bones, and the spirit illuminating the void; it is not in the complex and strange moves, but in the intention moving with the form, and the force erupting from one source…”
As Qi Xuan began to recite the Cultivation Technique, the whole world ushered in an unprecedented silence.
The two sides of the battlefield announced a ceasefire at the same time.
The FBI, who were pursuing drug dealers, also stopped their cars on the side of the road at the same time.
The couple who were in the middle of making a baby, quickly ran to get their phones.
The director who was filming on the film base, urgently asked the photographer to turn the camera.
The student who was being bullied and was about to jump off the building, hurriedly took out paper and pen from their schoolbag.
……
Countless people, no matter where they were, were recording nervously.
If there was no camera, they used their phone.
If there was no phone, they used a recorder.
If there was no recorder, they used a notebook.
From the seventy-year-old to the eight or nine-year-old child, no matter what their skin color, no matter what their ethnicity, no matter what their race, they all reached a consensus at this moment.
No contradictions, no disputes, the whole world achieved unprecedented peace, at least within this hour.
After reciting the entire Cultivation Technique, Qi Xuan hesitated for a moment about whether to announce the formulas for the Yin-Extreme Pill and the Yang-Extreme Pill, and finally decided to announce them.
Admittedly, not announcing it could allow Da Qian to achieve an unprecedented monopoly, but it would also attract the same hatred from other countries, as well as criticism from the people at the bottom of various countries. There was no need to announce the Cultivation Technique, and still hold the formulas in his hands.
Moreover, fair competition could further stimulate the vitality of Da Qian, so that some people in the country would not become complacent and completely degenerate.
The more this is a great era facing change, the more one must be brave and diligent, and strive for the best. Otherwise, it wouldn’t matter if the Martial Arts progress lagged behind. If he was still so lazy after announcing the Immortal Cultivation Technique, that would really cause big problems.
“Sigh, I’m already in the Otherworld, and I still have to worry about my hometown people. I hope they don’t let me down.”
Qi Xuan sighed a few words and continued to announce the formulas.
The afternoon’s Live Stream passed easily in the recitation of the Cultivation Technique classics.
And after the Live Stream ended, the whole world immediately ushered in an unprecedented huge impact.
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Da Qian.
Jiang City.
The Bai Xing Hua Guang Pharmacy, bustling with people.
“Give me a Ginseng!”
“I want two!”
“I want a whole box!”
“Give me a bottle of Storax pills.”
……
The shop assistants were busy and sweating, and had never received so many customers.
In less than five minutes, the shop manager’s anxious voice came from inside:
“The Ginseng is sold out! The Storax is also sold out!”
“Everyone, don’t waste time queuing anymore!”
Hearing this, the customers were immediately very dissatisfied:
“What the hell! How did it sell out so quickly? I remember your Ginseng was always unsold.”
“Nonsense, so many people are rushing to practice martial arts, now Ginseng is a hot commodity, how could it not sell out?”
“The country is really something, why not spread the Ginseng nationwide? Anyway, there’s a lot of it produced, and there’s nothing like it abroad.”
“If there’s no Ginseng, give me two American Ginseng!”
“Codonopsis is also fine, you guys shouldn’t be out of Codonopsis, right? If it doesn’t work, Dang Shen can also be used!!”
……
Three streets away.
The Minsheng Ren’ai Pharmacy.
A notice was suddenly posted on the door:
“Due to the sharp increase in the price of goods, the prices of the currently sold Ginseng and Storax products will be increased simultaneously. The current price of Ginseng is 289 for a half-jin package, Ginseng gift boxes are 1000 a box, top-grade fresh Ginseng is 800 a piece, Tongrentang Storax pills are 6000 a box, and Lei Yunshang single pills are 1000 a piece, while supplies last!”
Seeing this notice, the customers on the scene couldn’t help but curse:
“Black-hearted pharmacy, the Ginseng is directly increasing the price tenfold! Why don’t you go rob?!”
“Storax pills are sold for a thousand each! This is for my old man to treat his illness, why did you raise the price so outrageously?!”
“I’m not buying it! I’d rather go to other pharmacies to buy it, and I won’t buy it at this black shop!!”
……
Some people left, but more people hesitated and still stayed in the pharmacy to buy.
Because not only this offline pharmacy, but also many online pharmacies simultaneously started to raise the prices of Ginseng and Storax pills, and it was impossible to see any cheap ones in a short period of time.
And ten minutes later, the Ginseng and Storax in the pharmacy were still swept away.
The customers who arrived later, faced with the notice that everything was sold out, couldn’t help but look at each other.
At this time, several scalpers who were hanging around nearby came over:
“Brothers, do you want to buy Martial Arts supplements? Ginseng is five hundred a piece, Storax is two thousand a piece, after this village, there won’t be this shop.”
“What the hell! How can you sell it so expensive?!”
“It’s still expensive, you can go outside and take a look, see which pharmacy still has it for sale, this is already cheap, if the price doesn’t double tomorrow, I’ll write my name backwards.”
In hesitation, the customers began to bargain.
……
The Heshan Garden Ginseng Co., Ltd.
Fifth floor, president’s office.
“It exploded! It exploded! Boss!”
The sales manager rushed in with a flushed face, excited to the point that his whole body was shaking:
“People all over the place are frantically buying our Ginseng, and raising the price eight times can’t stop them from taking the goods!”
The president, who was nearly fifty years old, said complacently:
“As early as when the country was collecting Ginseng, I guessed that this thing was related to Martial Arts. I secretly collected a large amount of Ginseng. Now that the Martial Arts has been announced, it’s not unexpected, and sure enough, the whole world is frantically buying Ginseng.”
“Since this Ginseng is an essential item for the Yang-Extreme Pill, then this wave should make me earn a lot. Notify them to continue raising the price, sell it at twelve times the original price, and I’ll find a few old friends to let them raise the price as well, and reach a price alliance.”
The sales manager heard this and was a little worried:
“Won’t the price be raised too high?”
“What’s so high about it?”
The president clipped a cigar and sneered:
“After the country collected seventy percent of the Ginseng, there wasn’t much circulating on the market, and even fewer people were willing to sell it. People like me who are still willing to sell Ginseng are simply rare living Buddhas.
Those who practice martial arts should all thank me. Without me, where would they get the supplements needed to practice Martial Arts? Twelve times? Dare to whine and I’ll raise it to twenty times immediately! If you have the ability, don’t buy it.”
While they were chatting, with a bang, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Several Security Personnel in blue uniforms quickly walked in.
After the leader showed his documents, he took out a file and said:
“Zhang Simao, right? Your company has violated national regulations, greatly inflated the price of Ginseng, and disrupted the people’s livelihood market. After research, the amount of illegal activities is huge, the impact is particularly bad, and the circumstances are particularly serious. It constitutes the crime of illegal business operations. Come with us.”
The cigar that had just been lit fell from his hand, and the president’s face suddenly turned pale.
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Changbai Mountain.
Ginseng wholesale market.
On each stall, price tags that had just been changed were posted.
“Loose red Ginseng slices, 500 a piece.”
“Sun-dried Ginseng broken roots and residual branches, 1000 a jin.”
“Fresh Ginseng, dug and sold now, 4000 a jin.”
“Forest Ginseng gift box, wholesale price 300 a box, 20 grams.”
……
The customers who came to the market to purchase saw these prices and couldn’t help but be shocked and angry:
“Red Ginseng slices are sold for five hundred! Wasn’t it only seventy before? How can it increase so much?”
“You, fresh Ginseng, no one wanted it for three hundred and fifty a jin yesterday, and today you raised it to four thousand, why don’t you go rob?”
“Sun-dried Ginseng residual branches were less than two hundred a jin before, and now it has directly increased by more than five times. We bought it to treat illnesses!”
“Big Brother, please, please, lower the price, my family’s old man had a stroke and needs Ginseng to make a small life-saving soup, please lower the price.”
……
Facing the scolding and requests of many customers, some vendors couldn’t help but sell some at a low price, but more vendors were very tough, acting as if they didn’t care if they bought it or not.
And the customers also knew that they would probably have to buy these Ginsengs, and if they dragged it out, it might be difficult to buy them at that time.
Just as many customers decided to swallow their anger and buy the high-priced Ginseng, several cars from the Market Supervision Administration drove into the market with a whoosh.
Then several management personnel posted notices around, and at the same time, someone picked up a loudspeaker and shouted loudly:
“The state regulations do not allow the price of Ginseng to be inflated!”
“The selling price of Ginseng-related products can only increase by a maximum of one time! More than one time is invalid, and you will also be punished!”
“Everyone pay attention, don’t break the law, I’m talking about you, quickly take down the price tag!”
Facing the scolding of the management personnel, the customers on the scene couldn’t help but cheer, but the vendors felt very dissatisfied.
The market needs Ginseng, what’s wrong with me raising the price?
Don’t I even have the right to make some money?
You have to make us sell it at a low price, right? Then we won’t sell it!
A group of vendors packed up their stalls and, under the eager gaze of many customers, patted their butts and left.
Looking at the management personnel who were persuading the customers, many vendors couldn’t help but sneer.
Wait and see, the market demand is so great, you will be taught how to behave sooner or later.
We’re going to make this money!
……
Half an hour later.
The Da Qian government, in conjunction with many official media, simultaneously released an announcement:
“In response to the recent chaos of the sharp rise in the prices of Ginseng, Storax, and other medicinal herbs, in order to protect the public’s need for medication and maintain market fairness, the following is announced:
One, strict price control
From today, the selling price of Ginseng, Storax, and related medicines shall not exceed one time the original price. Operators shall not manipulate the market through hoarding, collusion to raise prices, etc. Those who violate the law will have their illegal gains confiscated and fined five times the illegal gains; those with serious circumstances will be held criminally liable for illegal business operations.
Two, strictly investigate typical cases
Heshan Garden Ginseng Co., Ltd. has been criminally detained for raising the price of Ginseng to eight times the original price; Minsheng Ren’ai Pharmacy has raised the price of Storax pills without authorization and has been investigated.
Three, ensure the supply at fair prices
The state has urgently released 1,000 tons of Ginseng at a fair price reserve, and citizens can purchase it at designated outlets with their ID cards, with a limit of 100 grams per person. At the same time, the allocation of scarce medicinal herbs such as Storax will be increased to ensure the stability of market supply.
Four, encourage social supervision
The public can report illegal clues through the 12315 hotline, the official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation, or the “National 12315 Platform” APP. Those who are verified to be true can receive a reward of up to 10% of the fine amount.
Five, rational consumption tips
Ginseng and Storax only have a significant effect on the cultivation of Martial Cultivators above the Innate level, and have little effect on Martial Cultivators below the Innate level. Ordinary people are not beneficial to take them. Please purchase rationally according to your own needs and avoid blindly following the trend.
Six, carry out special actions
From today, the State Administration for Market Regulation will jointly carry out a three-month “Supply and Price Stability” special action with the Ministry of Public Security and the National Health Commission, focusing on cracking down on illegal activities such as hoarding and scalping, and maintaining market order.
Attached are the supervision and reporting telephone numbers for each region——
……”
Along with the announcement, two videos were also released.
In the videos, there were respectively the enhancement effects of an ordinary Hidden Force Martial Cultivator taking Ginseng and Storax, and an Innate Martial Cultivator taking Ginseng and Storax.
Although it was only Ginseng and Storax, not the real Yang-Extreme Pill and Yin-Extreme Pill, it could still be seen that the improvement of the Hidden Force Martial Cultivator was negligible, but the Innate Martial Cultivator gained considerable benefits.
These two videos were like a large basin of cold water, instantly cooling down the red-hot market.
The general public then remembered that the state had obtained the Cultivation Technique three days in advance and had already thoroughly researched the effects of the two medicinal herbs.
Realizing that Ginseng and Storax did not have much benefit for early-stage cultivation, many people were also too lazy to snatch them. After all, the prices of Ginseng and Storax were quite expensive, and even without the frenzy caused by Martial Arts cultivation, the prices were not cheap in normal times.
This huge wave caused by the medicinal herbs, like an illusion, quickly disappeared.
Class Reunion.
Song Manman: “I almost got squeezed flat in the pharmacy just now. I finally managed to grab two Ginsengs, but they were useless! Damn!”
Seeing this news, the classmates in the group immediately complained:
“Don’t be angry, if it’s useless, you can give it to me, wuwuwu, the shoes I just grabbed fell off, but I still didn’t grab anything, this is too ridiculous.”
“Didn’t the state say that Ginseng and Storax are only useful for those above the Innate level? The Cultivation Technique also says so, I don’t know how many people overlooked it.”
“Who can think so much, they must have rushed to buy medicine at the first opportunity, anyway, Ginseng and Storax are quite common, and they are not some kind of peerless Precious Medicine, everyone wants to buy a few to try with the Martial Arts.”
“I thought I had just broken through Manifest Force because of the medicine, it turned out I was a Martial Arts Genius!”
“What the hell! You broke through Manifest Force so quickly? I haven’t even gotten started yet!”
“Is there any trick? Chrysanthemum, you remember to tell everyone.”
……
Seeing that 【Sweet Chrysanthemum】 had broken through to Manifest Force so quickly, everyone was envious.
At this time, 【Dongmen First】 Zhang Chu couldn’t help but show off:
“Is this Martial Arts Cultivation Technique difficult? I’m already in Manifest Force too, I don’t feel any difficulty at all.”
“Damn! Kill this show-off!”
“You dog, you’re practicing so fast?!”
“Not to mention the good family background, I didn’t expect the Martial Arts talent to be so strong, does this still allow people to live?!”
“I want to be born into a good family in my next life!”
……
Seeing the envy, jealousy, and hatred of the classmates, Zhang Chu’s mouth couldn’t help but stretch to his ears.
Although he hadn’t really broken through Manifest Force, he felt that he was only a little bit away from that threshold, and he could achieve it at the latest tomorrow.
This is just taking tomorrow’s results and using them today, what’s the big deal?
Before he could continue to act cool, he saw Xue Cheng sent a picture.
Zooming in, the picture clearly showed a wooden block, and a palm print was clearly imprinted on the wooden block.
“What the hell! Hidden Force!”
“Five millimeters, this is definitely Hidden Force!”
“Orange, how can you practice so fast? At least wait for us!”
“Ah ah ah! This is the result of having a reliable childhood friend? I also want Xuanzi to be my childhood friend!!”
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Closing the phone, Ji Yuwei, who was sitting cross-legged on the wooden block, couldn’t help but bite her lip, and her face was full of anxiety.
It was understandable that she couldn’t catch up with Qi Xuan before. Everyone didn’t have the Cultivation Technique, and couldn’t cultivate, so she could only watch him running wildly on the Martial Dao alone.
But now that the Martial Arts Cultivation Technique has been passed down, everyone is working hard to cultivate, and they are constantly making progress, but only she is as slow as a turtle crawling.
If this continues, she will only be thrown further and further away by him, and in the future, she won’t even be able to get in front of him.
Ji Yuwei clenched her fist and slammed it hard on her leg.
After a long while, her eyes flickered with a faint light:
“I heard there’s Silver Steel Grass extract…”
“Maybe…”
……
“This Silver Steel Grass extract doesn’t seem to have any effect.”
Mother Qi smacked her lips, looking doubtful of life.
Father Qi saw this and said speechlessly:
“They said it was a diluted solution, the effect is definitely not as good as Silver Steel Grass. You only ate a little bit of the grass tip before and you were in pain all night. This extract is so good. Fortunately, we sent the grass back to make this extract, otherwise, we wouldn’t know when we could finish eating that grass.”
“But five hundred bottles were extracted from half a grass, isn’t that too much? Will it expire?”
“If you’re afraid of it expiring, give two bottles to others as gifts during the New Year, and it’s guaranteed to be more pleasing than any gift box.”
“Who would give such good things as gifts? They must have a hole in their head? I won’t give it away even if it expires!”
Mother Qi rolled her eyes, walked to the wooden sofa chair, and angrily slapped the armrest.
With a “crack”, the hardwood armrest broke in response.
Mother Qi was completely stunned.
Then she got excited again:
“Hey, old man, old man, I’ve become a Martial Arts master!”
“Haha, I’ve become a Martial Arts master!”
……
While Da Qian was being impacted, other countries in the world fell into a larger and more violent chaos because of the announcement of the Martial Arts.
