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Chapter 4 - Taizu Martial Arts

As the sun was setting in the west, Zhao Chen had not learnt much martial arts during this day. Today, he had only heard Wang De talking about some basic theoretical knowledge of martial arts.

"Martial arts are divided into precelestial and postcelestial!" For Pre-Sky Realm martial artists, their meridians had yet to open and their inner strength was limited. Naturally, the power of their martial arts was also limited! Only after entering the Upper Sky Realm could he be considered a true elite warrior! In the current world, there are only about a hundred people who can enter the Xiantian realm! " Wang De said as the afterglow of the setting sun shone down.

"General Wang, have you already entered the Innate Realm?" Zhao Chen said.

"That's right!" Wang De nodded.

"Enter the Innate Realm … Is it because of the continuous flow of inner strength that it will not run out? " Zhao Chen said, all of these were knowledge he obtained from the martial arts novels in the past.

"Of course not! Even a Xiantian master would sometimes lose their inner strength! It was just that the Qi of a Xiantian master was much longer than that of a Houtian master! An ordinary Xiantian master could defeat more than ten peak Houtian masters! " Wang De said.

"General Wang, other than you, who else is an Innate Ranker in the army?" Zhao Chen said.

"The Imperial Guards are lazy, there aren't many experts amongst them. Besides the General, there don't seem to be any other Innate Rankers. However, within the Western Army, there were many experts, especially one person, whose name was Han Shizhong, and who could be called the number one expert in the army of Song Dynasty! In the past, when Fang La was in a state of chaos, she had charged into the midst of a hundred thousand soldiers by herself and captured Fang La alive! At that time, Fang La was already a top figure in the underworld, and it was rumored that she had been in the Innate Realm for many years. Beside him were more than ten Innate Experts protecting him, including Deng Yuan Jue and Shi Bao. For General Han to be able to catch Fang La alive under the protection of so many Innate Rankers, his martial arts must be extremely powerful! " Wang De said.

"Han Shizhong..." This name was like a thunderclap to the ears of future generations!

In the later generations of the Southern Song Dynasty, there were two generals who were most famous in the early days of the Southern Song Dynasty. Who would have thought that Han Shizhong was actually the number one expert in the Song Dynasty's army! As for Fang La, Zhao Chen had also heard of him before. Fang La's uprising could be considered a famous peasant uprising in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty. Zhao Chen had seen the Water Margin once, it said that he was captured alive by Lu Zhi Ming.

"In the martial world, are there also famous Upper Sky warriors?" After a while, Zhao Chen said again.

"Of course, there are experts in the martial arts world! There was one person in the martial world who was known as the Immortal Deity Lin Lingsu. It was said that she had already stepped into the peak of the Innate Realm! When the Great Emperor was at her throne, she recruited Lin Lingsu several times and bestowed him with the title of Mister True Da Ling and Gold Gate Feather. Other than Lin Lingsu, there was also Mr. Dong Wei Wang Lao Zhi, he was famous in the world! Furthermore, there is also the Shaolin Temple Elder Wu Qing, known as the Ancient Buddha, who is also an extremely skilled martial artist! " Wang De said.

Zhao Chen thought about it, he seemed to have heard of the name "Lin Lingsu". This person was a famous cultivator of the Song Dynasty, he never thought that he would be a wulin master! That old man Wang seemed to be a Daoist from the Song Dynasty, and was somewhat famous! As for "Clan Elder Wu Qing," he had never heard of it, but Shaolin Temple was extremely famous!

"I wonder how General Han Shizhong compares to Lin Lingsu, Elder Wang Zhi, Elder Wu Qing and the others?" Zhao Chen said.

"Oh!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Your Highness, I have already taught you the basics of cultivation!" When you return to the Eastern Palace, you can read the Emperor's Heavenly Arts carefully. Tomorrow, you can still come to scenic garden. If you have any questions, I can answer them all. "What do you think?" Wang De said.

"Alright!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"It's late! "It's not early, this lowly general will take his leave first!" Wang De said.

Just as Zhao Chen was about to let Wang De go, he suddenly thought of a question: "General Wang, wait a moment …. Since Emperor Taizu is able to establish this Emperor's Heavenly Arts, is he also an expert in martial arts? "

Wang De was startled, and looked at Zhao Chen strangely. He did not expect that Zhao Chen did not even know this "common knowledge!" However, when he thought about it, he vaguely heard that the crown prince had forgotten. It seemed that the crown prince had forgotten about these matters!

"I obtained the mountains from Emperor Taizu and the chaotic times, so naturally my martial arts skills are extremely powerful! Back in the day, Emperor Taizu was born into the martial arts world. He became sworn brothers with Yang Guangyi, Shi Shouxin, and the other nine heroes, and was known as the Ten Brothers of the Society! After that, Emperor Taizu brought the ten brothers to join the army, conquering the lands and conquering the lands. Then, Emperor Taizu brought the ten brothers to join the army, conquering the lands and conquering the lands and conquering the lands. To this day, the people still say, 'One rod is equal to one body, fighting against four hundred military regions with the surname of Zhao'. Since the ancient emperor, if comparing martial arts alone, no one could compare to my Song Dynasty's Great Ancestor Emperor! The world's martial arts were divided into nine ranks, with the highest being first rank. The Emperor's Heavenly Arts created by Emperor Taizu was also a first rank martial arts, and was renowned across the world! Other than Emperor's Heavenly Arts, Grand Righteous Sword Style, Emperor Taizu had also left behind his Great Ancestor Fist. This Great Ancestor Fist had long been spread throughout the people, and many people practiced it! Rumor has it that the Great Elder's fist strike is extremely profound and is greatly different from the Great Elder's fist strike. I wonder if it's true? " Wang De said.

As Wang De spoke, he stole a glance at the middle-aged eunuch at the side. The eunuch nodded, and said coldly: "That is only natural! The Taishang Fist that was passed down by the common folk only has thirty-two moves, while the Great Inner Taizu Fist was left by the Great Emperor himself. There are a total of one hundred and eight moves, which are much more exquisite than the fist techniques passed down by the common people! "

"Sure enough!" Wang De nodded.

However, he was just asking because he didn't dare to expect himself to learn real Imperial martial arts! Imperial martial arts could only be practiced by Imperial Family disciples. If ordinary generals were to practice it, then they would be guilty of heinous crimes and would have to die a thousand times!

As the sky darkened, Wang De had already left. However, Zhao Chen had returned to the Eastern Palace along with the middle-aged eunuch.

"Your Highness, you are the crown prince. In the future, you will have to succeed the throne. This martial art is a small path. You must not get lost in it!" The middle-aged eunuch followed behind Zhao Chen and said.

"Eunuch Liu, since Emperor Taizu had passed down the Emperor's Heavenly Arts back then and even passed down the Grand Righteous Sword Style, why haven't I learned these martial arts before since I was the crown prince? Furthermore, from the looks of it, royal father has not learned these martial arts either? " Zhao Chen curiously asked as he walked.

"What kind of status does Your Majesty and Your Highness have? How can they waste energy and energy to learn martial arts?" The reason why people learn kung fu in this world is only to protect themselves but the Emperor and His Highness have countless bodyguards by their sides, and countless experts among them. Do we still need His Majesty and His Highness to personally act? " The middle-aged eunuch, Eunuch Liu, said.

"What he said makes sense …" That means, right now, there are not many people in my Song Dynasty who can fight? " Zhao Chen said.

"I'm afraid not!" Eunuch Liu shook his head.

Learning martial arts was extremely tiring and boring! The royal family's children were all made of gold and jade. They all wanted to enjoy themselves, who would put in effort to learn martial arts?

From generation to generation, other than the founding emperor, the crown prince, and the princes who practiced martial arts, the subsequent emperors, princes, and princes were weak! Especially the Song Dynasty, which was a martial artist with an extremely high status, and a very low status among martial artists! This was the case for the entire society. The royal family's disciples were naturally affected by this as well! Within the disciples of the Song Dynasty's royal family, there were many scholars, artists, collectors, but no warriors! The disciples of the royal family treated poetry as an elegant thing, practicing martial arts as a vulgar thing!

"The Song Dynasty is something that our ancestors struck down with their fists, not by reading or writing poems! As a member of the Imperial Family, how could he not practice martial arts? Especially now, in this chaotic world, female barbarians are eyeing our Song Dynasty covetously. If one does not have martial arts skills, he or she would not even be able to protect himself or her in the future! I must learn this martial art well! " Zhao Chen suddenly said.

Eunuch Liu, who was at the side, was stunned. He thought, "The Crown Prince is talking nonsense again."