Chapter 4 Sitting in second place

  As soon as the young man entered the wine house, Ling Jing immediately recognized him. He was none other than Lin Hu Chung.

  He and Linghu Chong can be said to have grown up together since childhood, and he is the youngest disciple among many people. He has a handsome appearance, and his master and mistress have always been particularly fond of him. Sometimes even Yue Lingshan would feel jealous of him. All the senior brothers and sisters, including Linghu Chong, are very fond of him.

  Linghu Chong, as the eldest senior brother, had been leading this group of people on a wild adventure since they were young. The vastness of Mount Hua made them feel like children in the wilderness. After finishing their training, they would play and have fun together, which led to them being scolded by Yue Buqun and his wife many times.

  It would seem that he should have a good relationship with Linghu Chong, but no matter what he heard from several of Lu Dahu's fellow disciples or in his own heart, he had some subtle aversion to Linghu Chong. He found it strange because the memories in his mind told him that he and this senior brother seemed to have no grudges, but for some reason, he didn't like him very much.

  But whatever it was, with a great enemy in front of him at this moment, Ling Jing had no choice but to calm his mind and focus on waiting.

  At this time, Linghu Chong thought that he was not a match for Tian Boguang, so he started to talk nonsense with him, weaving one circle after another, letting Tian Boguang drill in.

  However, Tian Boguang was also a worldly and knowledgeable person. Although Linghu Chong had always been known for his clever strategies, Tian Boguang was not deceived.

  Both were masters of the sword, but Tian Boguang had a certain admiration for Linghu Chong's character and was reluctant to engage in combat with him. Meanwhile, Linghu Chong also had great reservations about Tian Boguang's abilities, so they remained deadlocked.

  Ling Jing quietly listened to the conversation between the two on one side, he sat far away, in a corner position, and was not afraid that these few people would discover him.

  At this moment, however, he was in a dilemma. Firstly, Tian Boguang's martial arts were extremely powerful, enough to rank among the top masters of his generation; even if he and Linghu Chong joined forces, they might not be able to take him down. Secondly, he couldn't even gauge his own level of martial arts at present; if he recklessly charged forward like this, it would be no different from seeking death.

  He took a sip of tea and silently cursed in his heart: "Damn it, this stupid system doesn't even give a hint."

  Just then, a sudden flash of inspiration occurred in his mind, and a figure suddenly appeared deep in his brain.

  "Cough...cough..."

  Ling Jing almost spat out a mouthful of tea, but even so, he was still startled by the sudden appearance of something in his mind, and he choked on it, coughing.

  After a moment, he concentrated his attention on the figure in the picture, and as a result, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this person was not like himself. He took another close look, and next to the figure, there seemed to be several lines of data.

  Name: Ling Jing

  "Character Attributes:

  Root Bone: 40

  Body Method: 90

  Internal Power: 120

  Wisdom: 99"

  "Overall Strength Assessment: Fifth Rank"

  Ling Jing's face was filled with astonishment, and even the character attributes had appeared. He now truly suspected that he had crossed over into the game world of The Smiling Proud Wanderer.

  There is also "Real Strength Assessment Five Ranks", this is absolutely the division of character strength levels in "Martial Arts Mythology".

  In "Martial Arts Myth", the character's strength is divided into nine levels, with the lowest ninth level threshold being 5 points of internal force. After each upgrade, the internal force doubles, and the highest first-class master has an internal force threshold of 1280.

  Apart from this, in the world of martial arts masters, "The Legend of Martial Arts" also has master-level experts. Characters like Ximen Blowsnow, Lu Xiaofeng, Guo Jing, and Xiao Feng are all master-level characters, and the threshold for becoming a master is already 2,500 internal energy units. He had previously managed to raise himself to the level of an initial master with great difficulty using divine equipment and heavenly treasures.

  However, the strength of his current body is several dozen times weaker than that of the characters in "Martial Arts Myth", directly dropping from a beginner master to an internal force fifth grade, and can only be considered a second-rate expert in the Jianghu.

  However, the only thing that could make Ling Jing feel relieved was that this body had an extremely high IQ of 99 points. Even his previous characters in the game who dominated the scene after consuming countless heavenly treasures and triggering numerous quest events only managed to barely reach an IQ of 110 points.

  In short, although his current body has somewhat low strength, it has extremely high plasticity and the ability to comprehend is a necessary condition for learning superior martial arts and ultimate techniques. If he doesn't have enough comprehension, even if he has already lit up the first three layers of the talent tree, he may not necessarily be able to learn the fourth layer.

  Moreover, with the Innate Martial Arts System in hand now, the first layer of innate talent is to comprehensively enhance the four basic attributes. The effect of adding twenty attribute points for each point of innate talent is secondary, what he values most is still the upper limit increase by three percent.

  If the icon is fully lit with five talent points, it can add a total of 15% to the attribute limit. This effect may not be noticeable at first, but once he enters the advanced realm, this additive effect can be described as against the sky.

  Ling Jing's face gradually revealed a confident smile, although he was now just a second-generation disciple of the Huashan School, but he believed that as long as he was given time to grow, even if one day he would be promoted to the realm of the sect master again, it wouldn't be impossible.

  But he immediately looked at the table of people with Linghu Cong, and sighed again, whispering to himself: "The future is beautiful, but for now, I still have to get through the tasks in front of me."

  Now that he thinks about the system's cold voice, he feels a bit chilled to the bone. If this mainline mission fails, he'll be directly eliminated, damn it, this is simply killing his father.

  He cursed inwardly on this side, while Linghu Chong had already started digging a hole for Tian Boguang on the other side.

  What exactly did Linghu Chong say earlier, Ling Jing didn't listen carefully, but now he concentrated his mind and heard Linghu Chong say loudly: "Sitting and using knives and swords, you don't have my profound skills, you can't compare to me. Today, I've made friends with Brother Tian, why should we hurt the harmony between our two families? Moreover, as a man of honor, I wouldn't take advantage of my friend in the area where I'm most skilled."

  Ling Jing heard this and smiled. In the original work, Lin Hu Dung said that he was second only to Dongfang Bubai in terms of being able to win a fight while seated, and Tian Boguang was already an outstanding figure among the top masters in Jianghu, so it was inevitable that he had some arrogance as a master. As a result, he couldn't bear Lin's provocation and agreed to a wagered duel with him.

  Finally, Linghu Chong deceived Tian Boguang and himself to sit in a chair, agreeing that whoever got up from the chair first would lose. Moreover, the bet was that whoever lost would have to worship Yilin as his master and join the Hengshan sect.

  In the original work, Linghu Cong finally won over Tian Boguang with a clever trick despite being seriously injured himself, and thus rescued Yilin from Tian Boguang's hands.

  But now, only Ling Jing knew the outcome in his heart. He felt slightly settled, thinking that this task seemed to no longer require him to take action himself, and as long as things developed according to the original plot, the task would be able to complete itself.

  But he still felt a little uneasy in his heart, always feeling that there would be some changes in this.

  At this moment, Linghu Cong had already overturned the wine table in front of him and rushed towards Tian Boguang with his sword.

  Tian Boguang swung his sword to block Linghu Chong's, and suddenly laughed: "Brother Linghu, I admit defeat. It turns out you had secretly set up an ambush, intentionally coming today to make things difficult for Tian Boguang. Let's sit down and fight each other, neither of us is allowed to leave our chair. Not to mention your helpers rushing in all at once, just this little nun making moves behind my back might force me to stand up."

  Linghu Chong burst out laughing: "As long as someone lends a helping hand, it's considered that Linghu Chong has lost. Little nun, do you want me to win or lose?"

  Yi Lin looked at him with an anxious face, naturally hoping he would win, believing his words to be true, and not daring to disturb him further, she walked downstairs with three steps back.

  Seeing Yilin leave, Linghu Cong's goal was achieved. He suddenly smiled and said: "Tian brother, take a move from me."

  One sword slanted and thrust towards Tian Boguang.

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