Chapter 6

"Eighteen Interwoven Blades? A first-class Yellow-grade blade technique, capable of delivering eighteen strikes in an instant, densely targeting all vital points of the opponent, leaving no room for escape. I don’t have a suitable blade, and this technique has too much explosive power but lacks sustainability, making it unsuitable for me."

"Nine Dragon Whip Technique? The long whip transforms into a giant python, entangling and strangling the enemy, breaking bones and tearing muscles. The weapon requirements are too high..."

"Eighty-one Steps of the Silkworm Palm? True Qi flows like water, soft and entwining, layer upon layer like a net. By the time the enemy realizes it, it’s too late... It’s too soft and unsuitable for me."

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Chen Feng continuously picked up martial arts manuals, examined them, and then put them back.

He had several requirements for martial arts techniques: first, they should be simple, easy to learn, and easy to cultivate. Second, they should be powerful, with few moves but great force. Third, they should be compatible with his cultivation method.

Although he didn’t know the origin of the Beidou Leaf Golden Sutra he was cultivating, the true Qi it produced was balanced, vast, and mighty, like the waters of the four seas merging into the surging Milky Way, unstoppable! Therefore, he needed to choose a cultivation method that matched this.

Chen Feng circled around and came to a bookshelf.

This bookshelf was located in the deepest, most inconspicuous corner of the second floor, covered in dust, clearly indicating that almost no one came here to choose martial arts techniques.

Chen Feng carefully scanned the bookshelf and then shook his head. No wonder it was covered in dust; the martial arts techniques here were almost all incomplete, and their names suggested they were obscure and difficult to cultivate. Just as he was about to leave, his eyes caught something, and he couldn’t help but let out a light "hmm."

He walked to the end of the bookshelf, where there was a barely noticeable protrusion. Chen Feng observed it carefully and noticed it.

He tentatively pressed the protrusion lightly.

It moved! It pressed down!

Chen Feng felt a surge of excitement and then heard a light "click." A small box, about one foot square, popped out from the side of the bookshelf, containing a martial arts manual! The pages were yellowed, indicating it was quite old.

Chen Feng excitedly picked up the manual. If it was hidden in the bookshelf’s compartment, he didn’t believe it lacked any extraordinary qualities.

"Great Hand Seal of Light!"

"After cultivation, true Qi condenses into a golden hand seal, which can be launched through the air, incredibly hard, like fine gold. Initially, it can crush wood and break stones; later, it can move mountains and fill seas! It is brilliant like the sun and dazzling like the golden crow, suitable for those who cultivate extremely yang and righteous true Qi! The drawback is that it consumes a lot of true Qi."

"Surprisingly, it’s a third-class Yellow-grade cultivation method! Unfortunately, it’s only a fragment, which is why it ended up in the outer sect’s scripture hall! If it were complete, it would likely be stored in the inner sect or the core sect’s scripture hall. I’ve heard that the highest-grade cultivation method in the outer sect of the Qianyuan Sect is only a third-class Yellow-grade!"

"Even as a fragment, it’s enough to support me until the first level of the Divine Gate Realm! It’s perfect for me, as if it was made for me!"

Chen Feng was extremely excited. The Great Hand Seal of Light was almost tailor-made for him. Due to the different constitutions of martial artists, the nature of the true Qi they cultivate also varies. Once they reach the Divine Gate Realm, open the divine gate, and enter the secret realm, the nature of the true Qi is greatly influenced by the secret realm. True Qi that is extremely yang and righteous, brilliant like the sun, and pure and balanced, is rare, so those suitable for practicing the Great Hand Seal of Light are also rare.

But he was a perfect match.

He tucked the manual for the Great Hand Seal of Light into his chest, hurriedly went downstairs, thanked the Grand Elder, and left with Han Cong.

After he left, the Grand Elder walked to the second floor and came to the bookshelf at the back.

Although Chen Feng had restored the compartment and carefully concealed it, it didn’t escape the Grand Elder’s notice.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he muttered to himself, "So you took that manual. It’s very powerful, but it’s just a fragment with many flaws. Whether it’s a blessing or a curse for you, I don’t know."

Chen Feng returned to his thatched hut, carrying a bag. The bag was filled with sixteen low-grade spirit stones, a gift from Han Cong. Han Cong, as an elder, wasn’t wealthy and had limited savings, so Chen Feng knew how significant this gift was and felt very grateful.

The thatched hut was by the river, separated from Broken Arrow Peak by a forest and a wilderness, very secluded and rarely visited.

He moved a cabinet filled with clutter and dug down from there, quickly reaching a large box. When he opened it, it was full of spirit stones.

A total of 180! Five years, sixty months, three per month, all his savings were here.

Chen Feng sat cross-legged, holding a spirit stone, and soon entered a meditative state. He knew how powerful his enemies were and that to avoid being killed and to avenge his humiliation, he needed to seize every moment to cultivate.

He followed the method his master had taught him, spreading true Qi over his palm and slowly touching the spirit stone, drawing out the spiritual energy inside and absorbing it into his body. But that wasn’t all; he had to use the cultivation method to convert the spiritual energy into his own true Qi, completing the cultivation process.

With his current third-level Later Heaven strength, absorbing the power of one spirit stone would take at least a day!