Chapter 30

Wu Dian's Lord came around and thoroughly cut off the thoughts of Yang Guan and Old Fei about cultivating Jiang Yi. However, they did confirm that Jiang Yi had a mysterious ability that could help martial artists quickly improve their martial skills proficiency.

After Yang Guan consulted with Old Fei, the Wu Dian made a decision: to name Jiang Yi as the top-tier Purple Gold Sparring Partner and to announce to the entire Wu Dian that the Gray Wolf Sparring Partner would only spar three times a day, and each sparring session would cost one hundred pieces of Purple Gold.

When this announcement was made, all the young masters and martial artists in the Wu Dian were in an uproar. Those who had not paid attention to Jiang Yi before began to inquire about who this sparring partner was, wondering how he could become the top-tier sparring partner and why each session required such a high fee.

Yi Longyu and Yi Lingsnow were immediately disappointed when they saw the announcement. They knew that Jiang Yi would absolutely not join the Yi family. Even if the Wu Dian did not recruit him, the Jiang family would certainly value him. However, many of the Yi family's young members had sparred with Jiang Yi and had gained some benefits, so the Yi family could be considered to have profited. Each sparring session now cost one hundred pieces of Purple Gold.

"Trouble..."

When Jiang Yi learned about this, his first thought was that it was over. Despite the high price of one hundred pieces of Purple Gold per session, there would definitely be countless young masters and martial artists seeking to spar with him. The top young masters of the major families never lacked money. All the martial skills he had learned were the famous martial skills of the Jiang family. After a few sparring sessions, anyone with a keen eye would recognize him as a member of the Jiang family, and his identity would soon be exposed. Not to mention whether the Ma family would try to eliminate him, even if the news reached the Jiang family, it would be extremely troublesome, and he might even be severely punished...

Jiang Yi found Yang Guan, who did not hide anything and frankly told him that he was a Spirit Body that could quickly help people achieve great success in martial skills. After hearing this news, Jiang Yi did not feel happy but was very skeptical.

He guessed that he was definitely not some kind of Spirit Body. His slow cultivation was due to the ghost seal. His abnormal reaction ability was not because of the Spirit Body, but because the black essence energy made his vision extremely terrifying, and it was also likely that the black essence energy helped the martial artists he sparred with quickly improve their martial skills.

But this thing could not be explained, and he would not foolishly tell Yang Guan. In the end, he thought of a way, asking for a five-day leave and seeking help from Yang Guan to learn a few martial skills in the Wu Dian.

Learning new martial skills could not hide his identity for long, but at this moment, he could only delay it as much as possible. As long as he had more time, once he cultivated to the Fourth Level of the Cauldron Casting Realm, even if the Ma family wanted to cause him trouble, he would have some means to protect himself.

Originally, this announcement would have attracted many people to spar with Jiang Yi, but since Jiang Yi had spoken up, Yang Guan, who was counting on him to make money, did not want to offend him. He took out a token from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Yi, saying, "Learning martial skills in the Wu Dian usually requires Purple Gold, but since you are a Purple Gold Sparring Partner, I can give you a special privilege. Go to the library and find Manager Bai to learn any three Human Rank martial skills. This is my token. I will give you a five-day leave, and you must return to spar after five days."

"Thank you, Manager Yang."

Jiang Yi bowed in gratitude and left the training room. Under the guidance of a guard, he entered a side hall through another corridor. Having been in the Wu Dian for so long, this was the first time he had entered any of the side halls.

The Wu Dian was a very mysterious existence. No one knew who established it or when. The people of the Wu Dian were always very low-key. As long as no one provoked them, they would not take the initiative to cause trouble, and they did not participate in the conflicts of the six countries.

The Wu Dian served only martial artists. Each Wu Dian had a Spirit Gathering Array, which accelerated cultivation. There were countless martial skills, divine weapons, elixirs, and other treasures. There were gravity rooms, sparring partners, and various other places that helped martial artists improve their strength. As long as you had Purple Gold, the Wu Dian was a paradise for martial artists.

Of course, in the Wu Dian, you could also earn money if you had the strength. You could accept various tasks, such as hunting demon beasts, finding precious herbs, or accepting assassination missions. After earning money here, you could use it to continue quickly improving your strength in the Wu Dian, then take on more advanced tasks...

The Wu Dian had created many strong martial artists. It was crucial for martial artists. Without the Wu Dian, the overall strength of martial artists on the entire continent would decrease by two-tenths. The Tianxing Continent had countless martial artists, and so many martial artists had also created the Wu Dian, making it the unchallenged king of the continent's commercial organizations.

"Gray Wolf pays respects to Manager Bai! I am Manager Yang..."

In the side hall, there were no guards, only a middle-aged manager. The manager was reading an ancient book. Jiang Yi took out the token and repeated what Manager Yang had said. The manager glanced curiously at Jiang Yi and pointed to a room in the side hall, saying, "Go inside and choose three manuals!"

"Ah?"

Jiang Yi was taken aback. The manager did not send anyone to accompany him? He could enter and view the manuals freely? His memory was extremely good, and he could remember things at a glance. If he were allowed to view the manuals freely, he could easily memorize dozens of manuals in an hour...

But the manager lowered his head and continued reading, ignoring him. Jiang Yi could only push open the door in confusion and walk in. Several night pearls hung on the walls, providing ample light. At first glance, Jiang Yi's eyes were dazzled. Inside were three-story bookshelves, with hundreds of them, all filled with manuals.

"The Wu Dian is indeed powerful!"

Jiang Yi sighed inwardly, and his heart also became excited. He quickly walked to the bookshelves and picked up a manual to examine it.

"Dragon Eagle Claw? A Middle Rank Human Skill. This martial skill, when mastered, makes both hands like eagle claws, capable of easily tearing apart rocks... Hmm?"

Jiang Yi quickly glanced at the summary on the cover of the manual. Just as he was about to turn to the next page, he found that he could not open it. He pulled hard with both hands, but the pages were firmly stuck together, not moving at all.

"No wonder the manager was so relaxed about letting me in. It turns out these manuals cannot be viewed..."

Jiang Yi picked up another manual nearby and found that it also could not be opened. He suddenly understood. These manuals clearly had some kind of magical restriction that prevented them from being viewed unless the restriction was broken. He was troubled. How could he judge which martial skill was suitable for him based on the simple information in the summary?

"Fine, I'll just pick three at random! All of them will be Upper Rank Human Skills! One for movement, one for attack, and one for defense!"

Since he could not open the manuals, Jiang Yi could only rely on luck. He quickly flipped through the bookshelves, ignoring all Lower and Middle Rank Human Skills. After spending the entire morning, Jiang Yi had almost finished examining all the manuals and finally selected three Upper Rank Human Skills from among the hundreds.

"Extreme Divine Step, an Upper Rank Human Skill. When used, it can triple your speed for a short time, but it is extremely draining on essence energy. Without essence energy, the speed can only be doubled, and it also consumes a lot of physical strength..."

"Kara Hand, an Upper Rank Human Skill, a free-form attack skill! Suitable for martial artists with naturally fast reaction speeds, extremely draining on mental energy..."

"Mountain Splitting Fist, an Upper Rank Human Skill, an attack skill that gradually increases the strength of the martial artist as they advance in cultivation..."

All three skills seemed extremely powerful, especially the Kara Hand, which seemed tailor-made for Jiang Yi. The Mountain Splitting Fist was also extraordinary, but Jiang Yi could not view the manuals to determine how much strength it could increase. The Extreme Divine Step was also much stronger than his original Illusory Step.

Jiang Yi flipped through the nearby manuals again, confirming that there were no other skills more suitable for him. He turned to leave.

"Hmm? There's actually an original manual here?"

After taking a few steps, Jiang Yi saw a yellowed manual in the corner of a bookshelf. All the manuals here were new, clearly copies, but now he found an original? He put down the three manuals he had chosen and took out the yellowed manual to examine it, but quickly became disappointed.

It was indeed an original manual, called the Explosive Essence Palm, a Middle Rank Earth Skill. Unfortunately, the manual was incomplete, so the Wu Dian classified it as a Human Skill and did not make copies, leaving the original.

"An Earth Rank skill! The strongest skill in our Jiang family is only an Upper Rank Earth Skill, right? What a pity... it's incomplete. But if it weren't incomplete, I wouldn't have the chance to see it!"

Jiang Yi regretfully put the manual back. The manual had handwritten annotations, and the skill was indeed powerful. It could compress essence energy three times and release it from the palm, causing an explosion that tripled the damage. Unfortunately, it was missing a few pages, making it difficult to cultivate. Even if he could cultivate it, it would be extremely draining on essence energy. Jiang Yi's essence energy would be completely drained after one or two uses, making the Explosive Essence Palm less meaningful to him.

"No, that's not right—"

After taking a few more steps, Jiang Yi suddenly stopped. He had forgotten something!

His dantian contained not just blue essence energy but also the mysterious black essence energy. When the black essence energy fused with the blue essence energy, the power increased significantly. If he used the Explosive Essence Palm, how much more powerful would it be?

"My blue essence energy, when fused with the black essence energy, increased its power by two to three times. If I use the Explosive Essence Palm, wouldn't it increase by another three times? That's six to seven times the original power? In other words... if I reach the Fourth or Fifth Level of the Cauldron Casting Realm, wouldn't using the Explosive Essence Palm easily kill a Cauldron Casting Realm martial artist, or even possibly kill a Purple Mansion Realm martial artist?"

Thinking about this, Jiang Yi trembled with excitement. Even if he could only use it once or twice, it would be a life-saving skill.

"I'll take the risk!"

After considering for a moment, Jiang Yi decided to practice the Explosive Essence Palm. If he failed, he would only have wasted an opportunity. If he succeeded, he would have a powerful life-saving skill.

In the end, he reluctantly put down the Mountain Splitting Fist manual, took the three manuals, and walked out of the room, placing them gently in front of Manager Bai and respectfully said, "Manager Bai, I have made my choice."

Manager Bai put down his book and slowly released essence energy, which circled the three manuals. The manuals flashed with white light, and he glanced at them, nodding. "Not bad, you have good eyes. The Extreme Divine Step is a very advanced movement skill, and the Kara Hand is also good. Hmm? Explosive Essence Palm! Gray Wolf, are you sure you want to choose this one? You only have three free chances, and after that, you will need to pay one hundred pieces of Purple Gold per skill. I must tell you clearly, dozens of people have tried to cultivate this Explosive Essence Palm, but none have succeeded..."

"Dozens of people?"

Jiang Yi was taken aback, but thinking about the terrifying power the Explosive Essence Palm could generate when combined with the black essence energy, he gritted his teeth and nodded. "I want to try!"