Chapter Eleven: Ranks

  What's going on with Yicheng's industry?!

  This is another pie, although knowing that if one can successfully enter the academic world, the royal family will definitely give oneself some benefits. After all, having a title in hand can exempt oneself from corvée and taxes, and enjoy many preferential policies of the imperial court. Although the royal family also has these privileges, even more so, but if it expands without restraint, it will inevitably lead to the imperial court's suspicion. Adopting the method of dividing industries among clan members with titles is also a means of expansion for aristocratic families. Almost every person who comes out of an aristocratic family and has a title will receive such treatment. This is also a way for aristocratic families to strengthen their cohesion. Think about it, as the saying goes, even emperors have poor relatives. These aristocratic families are wealthy and powerful, with many women and no birth control, so they can have as many children as they want. However, it's unrealistic to expect the family to support all of them for free. Therefore, choosing capable clan members and dividing industries among them not only strengthens their cohesion but also expands the family's power in disguise. After all, those who can divide industries or obtain most of the industries are capable people within the clan. These industries have at least self-preservation capabilities in their hands, and it is easier to expand.

  But this time, Wang Guanlan got too much.

  Even in the Ning Wang Fu, the biological son of King Ning, after obtaining a meritorious name, at most can only get 4 or 5 rooms. But he, Wang Guanlan, took over all the industries in Yicheng. Although Yicheng is not big and is located in a relatively remote area, the industries of the Ning Wang Fu occupy half of the county town, which is a very impressive number!

  Seeing Wang Guanlan's shocked and hesitant look, Wang Bicheng smiled and said, "You little guy, you're just reading too many books, thinking too much, making everything complicated. I'm giving you so much because you have this value, this ability. This world is about speaking with strength, having as much benefit as your strength allows. Your strength may not be enough to take over the industries in Rong City, but I value your potential more. A family must have enough talent to thrive and prosper. Before talented people grow up, we need to protect those with potential and shift the family's resources towards them."

  "Before, your potential was not visible, so I wouldn't have bothered with you even if you were just going through the motions. But now that you've grasped the Buddha's divine powers and have a chance to further your studies, your potential has surpassed that of most of my children. You'll have the opportunity to surpass them, and you and your mother will be qualified to receive better treatment. This is how the world works, this is reality!"

  "I understand, I will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty!" Wang Guanlan took a light breath and bowed.

  "Alright, that's all for today. You can go down first. If you have any questions about martial arts, you can directly find Wei Shifan! Seeing Wang Guanlan's almost insincere thanks, Wang Bicheng lazily waved his hand, "The divine communication and martial arts will be sent to you later by someone else. As for the industries in Yicheng, you have to rely on your own abilities to earn them. Go!"

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  "This child is thinking too much!" Looking at Wang Guanlan's figure completely disappearing into the small path outside Sanxitang, Miao Shu let out a soft sigh.

  "Perhaps it was too oppressive when I was young!" Wang Bizheng said, "I also read more books, and naturally I am a little different from others. Wenfu was like that back then too!"

  "Wenfu young master is different, he hasn't grasped the Buddhist magical powers, he has stepped up one step at a time!"

  "He and Wenfu are indeed different, Wenfu has a melancholy air in his chest, I don't see it on him!" Wang Bizheng said, "He looks a bit lonely, but he has a carefree spirit!"

  "Master Guanlan has a broad mind and will definitely achieve great things in the future, no less than Master Si!" Miao Shu said thoughtfully.

  "Let's talk about it in the future!" Wang Bicheng sighed lightly, "First, let's see how to get through this pass!!"

  Without mentioning Wang Bicheng's troubles in his heart, let's talk about Wang Guanlan returning to her own residence, after greeting Wu Furen, she locked herself in the room. Today, her harvest was great, apart from a Buddhist minor art and superior martial arts, she also confirmed her way of survival in this world.

  As Wang Bizheng said, in the palace, if you don't have any skills, you'll just be a freeloader waiting for death. If you do have skills, then naturally you'll have opportunities. As his own son, unless he wants to become public enemy number one, he can't possibly harm Wang Bizheng's interests. Therefore, the stronger his abilities are, the more help he will bring to him, and the more potential he shows, the more recognition and benefits he will receive.

  Unexpectedly, the Buddha's magical powers allowed him to stand firm in the Ning Wang Fu, and all he had to do was enter school and obtain the title of Xiucai, after which his position in the Ning Wang Fu would be completely solidified. However, deep down, he also deeply understood that this was not enough, far from it.

  Even if one's status in the Ning Wang Fu is high and they gain favor, it is impossible to obtain the secret transmission of martial arts, the Tiān Jiāo Mì Zuì. It can even be said that the superior Buddhist martial art obtained today may be the highest level of martial arts he can attain in the Ning Wang Fu.

  The levels of martial arts are extremely strict, and the levels of martial arts are generally divided into three categories: upper, middle, and lower. The highest level of martial arts can only be cultivated to the ninth layer of refining energy, and if you want to go further, you need a higher level of martial arts, namely black iron, bronze, silver, and gold four levels of martial arts. These four levels of martial arts are no longer called secrets, but are called classics.

  Like the Ning Wang Fu, it is said that the secretly transmitted martial art "Dī Tiān Suì" is a bronze-grade treasure, but over the centuries, only a handful of people have broken through the nine layers of Lian Qi. As for white silver grade, the current Dà Qí imperial family possesses a white silver grade treasure, but the imperial family's strength cannot be said to be high and unattainable, there are just a few famous Lian Qi nine-layer warriors.

  This point, Wang Guanlan can also understand, and there is nothing strange about it.

  Just like his previous life on Earth, in the internet age, information exploded, and all kinds of information and knowledge were available online. However, how many people could truly become masters? The principle of making atomic bombs was known to high school students, but among so many countries around the world, how many could actually make one?

  Martial arts skills are important, but what's even more important is one's own experience, enlightenment, and having a good teacher.

  Einstein was strong, but Einstein is also a hundred years out of one, and has nothing to do with the general public. Wang Guanlan, although he thinks he is not ordinary, is a soul that has crossed over, but he does not think he is a genius who appears once every hundred years. Compared to the indigenous people of this world, his advantages are not obvious. Perhaps the biggest advantage is just having a mature old man's heart. This self-aware heart allows him to calm down and work hard, understand what is beneficial to himself and what is not, and will not let him take detours because of immature thoughts as a young man.

  This superior martial art is just like the knowledge of his previous life, as long as he works hard, he can have the opportunity to learn it, such as paying money, selling himself, studying abroad, stealing from his master, and paying a sufficient price. However, the treasure-level martial art is different, that is truly grasped in the hands of the highest level masters in this world, just like the national top-secret technology of his previous life, which cannot be learned even with money, without enough identity and status, no matter how hard he tries, it is impossible to obtain.

  The Ning Wang Fu was a local power faction of the Da Qi dynasty, but it's impossible for them to have mastered too many precious martial arts. The bronze-level "Di Tian Sui" was passed down through generations in the Ning Wang Fu, and apart from this "Di Tian Sui", over the past few hundred years, the Ning Wang Fu had been frantically searching for precious martial arts like other powers, but with little success. They only managed to collect some black iron-level precious martial arts, which were all incomplete fragments. There wasn't a single complete precious martial art. Although the fragments of precious martial arts could be cultivated, it was impossible to rely on them to reach the highest realm. Therefore, the value of these martial arts fragments was not even comparable to that of complete superior martial arts, as the latter recorded methods for breaking through the constraints of the nine layers of Qi refinement and advancing to a higher level.

  So in Wang Guanlan's view, since he had no chance of getting the inheritance of Di Tianxu, this superior martial art was the highest and most brilliant martial art that he could get in Ning Wangfu.

  The blue cover has a texture that is similar to hemp but not quite, similar to cloth but not quite. It feels very tactile when touched, and the workmanship is also very sturdy.

  At first glance, the two martial arts manuals have exactly the same format, with the only difference being the name on the cover: "Bodhi Quelling Method Knife" and "Anan Breaking Precept Knife". Both martial arts manuals are related to knives, but one is a spiritual method while the other is a martial art.

  This is the standard format of Wangfu's collection of Wu Zetian, and it is not an original, but a copy.

  Wang Guanlan slightly raised his eyebrows, the Bodhi Town Law Knife is a Buddhist guardian deity technique, and the deity technique is the highest level of Taoist skills. Before reaching the sixth layer of Lianqi, one cannot grasp spiritual power and therefore cannot learn Taoist skills. Even if he had comprehended the Buddhist deity technique, it would not have worked. However, the Earth Treasury Benyuan Knife that he had comprehended was different; it was the strongest small deity technique in Buddhism, far surpassing the Bodhi Town Law Knife in rank. Moreover, he was a sudden enlightenment deity technique, having grasped the essence of Buddhist deity techniques. Furthermore, both techniques shared the same origin, so mastering this small deity technique would not be difficult for him.

  It's just now, and it's not the time to cultivate this divine ability.