Chapter 93

The fifth-grade spirit artifact is indeed very expensive! Sheng Xiang had a treasure manual on artifact refining. When he was bored, he would flip through it and knew that the difficulty of refining a fifth-grade spirit artifact was dozens of times greater than that of a first-grade spirit artifact.

"Old man, I only have a second-grade spirit artifact sword, but it's worth about 500,000 crystals," Zhang De also took out his spirit artifact. The sword was very simple, but there were spirit patterns on the blade, though not as complex as the ones on Yun Xiaodao's Heavenly Wolf Sword.

"Old Zhang, why don't we have a go at each other?" Yun Xiaodao gripped the hilt, and the spirit patterns on it immediately glowed, looking even more beautiful and captivating!

Zhang De regarded his second-grade spirit artifact as his life, so he quickly put it away and smiled bitterly, "Spirit artifacts below the third grade are like ordinary weapons to you. I won't seek my own destruction."

Sheng Xiang was also considering getting a suitable spirit artifact. When he used ordinary weapons to kill the demon bull last time, it was like hitting a stone with an egg. Having a good spirit artifact would make various tasks much easier in the future.

Refining one himself was impossible, as Sheng Xiang was busy with alchemy.

"There's no need to rush with spirit artifacts. Your young wife is doing well in the Divine Weapon Heaven. Let her master refine one for you casually. You might as well convert the spirit patterns in the artifact refining manual into runes and develop spirit talismans! It's said that the runes on spirit talismans are very similar to the spirit patterns on spirit artifacts," Su Meirao said.

Sheng Xiang was also clueless about talisman making, as talisman masters were much rarer than alchemists. Although there were some inferior spirit talismans on the market, he had never heard of any famous talisman masters. Ordinary talisman masters could only refine some simple spirit talismans, which lacked significant power and uniqueness.

Sheng Xiang and the others arrived at the inner courtyard scripture pavilion, which had three floors: the first floor for lower Xuan-grade, the second floor for upper Xuan-grade, and the third floor for lower Earth-grade!

Inner disciples could only learn these three levels of martial arts.

Sheng Xiang did not rush to the third floor like Yun Xiaodao and Zhang De. Instead, he first looked at the lower Xuan-grade martial arts, as he knew that the grade did not necessarily mean the martial art was weak. It was just a classification based on various factors.

For example, he could use the Heavenly Tiger Frenzy Fist to unleash the power of a high-grade martial art!

"Damn, there are only three lower Earth-grade martial arts, and they are all overused!" Yun Xiaodao came down with a disappointed look.

Zhang De also looked disappointed: "There are only a few dozen upper Xuan-grade martial arts, and the lower Xuan-grade ones are more numerous."

"This so-called strongest major sect has so few martial arts, it's a waste of time!" Yun Xiaodao muttered, thinking that there should be thousands of Earth-grade martial arts.

The old man managing the inner martial arts pavilion smiled: "Over the years, many inner disciples have come in, and they all felt disappointed like you. But in the end, they didn't complain or say anything to the outside. Do you know why?"

Sheng Xiang found it strange. If the martial arts of the Great Martial Sect were really that poor, the sect wouldn't be so powerful. There must be more to it.

"Why is that?" Yun Xiaodao asked.

The old man smiled: "The Great Martial Sect is the strongest sect on Chenwu Continent. How could it have so many low-grade martial arts? The greatest strength of the Great Martial Sect is that it has a large number of Heaven-grade martial arts, which are now called Divine Martial Arts!"

Divine Martial Arts? Divine Skills? The Great Martial Sect has a lot of them! This shocked Sheng Xiang, Yun Xiaodao, and Zhang De!

"These are not the legendary Divine Skills, but improved versions of Heaven-grade martial arts. The advantage of these martial arts is that you can unleash as much power as you have, and they can grow with your strength! If you want to obtain them, it's best to find a master. Otherwise, only true disciples can get them," the old man said.

Sheng Xiang did not plan to find a master, and even if he wanted to, no one would dare to take him as a disciple, because the Alchemy Elder had already spoken: whoever takes Sheng Xiang as a disciple will be opposing her.

"You should have said that earlier, this is too easy!" Yun Xiaodao ran off, as it was very easy for someone with his talent to find a master, and Zhang De also left quickly.

"You're Sheng Xiang, right? Don't bother looking for a master. The Alchemy Elder has ordered that no one is allowed to take you as a disciple. This is the Alchemy Elder's word, even the sect leader must listen. Hehe, you've offended the Alchemy Elder right from the start, you're the first one in history. Take care!" The old man patted Sheng Xiang's shoulder.

Sheng Xiang cursed in his heart: "If I had known, I wouldn't have given her the Qingxuan Fruit, she's cut off my path!"

"My purpose here is to learn martial arts, how did it turn out like this?" Sheng Xiang was very troubled. Without a master, he would have to reach the True Martial Realm to learn those Divine Martial Arts. Although the Four Symbols Divine Skills were powerful, there were not many, and they required a certain level of strength to learn.

Most of the Divine Martial Arts were in the hands of true disciples with True Martial Realm strength. These true disciples could teach their disciples, but if they spread them outside, they would face severe punishment.

After five days, Sheng Xiang had gone through the entire inner courtyard scripture pavilion and only borrowed two martial arts, both of which were Earth-grade.

"Shocking Heaven Palm, Profound Gang Finger! These are very difficult to practice, with high requirements for the physical body. For example, the Shocking Heaven Palm requires you to strengthen the meridians in your arms to a very high degree so that you can release a large amount of true qi in one go, unleashing powerful force. The Profound Gang Finger requires you to train your fingers, such as soaking them in hot molten iron or roasting them with intense fire, treating your fingers like weapons..."

"Old man, I know all this, just register me quickly!" Sheng Xiang said impatiently. He saw that both books were covered in thick dust, indicating that few people took them, as they were difficult to practice. But in his view, they were not difficult.

After the old man registered, Sheng Xiang took the books and left. In the past few days, he hadn't seen Zhang De or Yun Xiaodao. From Zhu Rong, he learned that they were undergoing evaluations!

Since they wanted to find a master, they needed to satisfy the master, so the evaluation was necessary.

"Don't worry, reaching the True Martial Realm is just a matter of time. The two martial arts you chose are both good!" Su Meirao comforted him, as she was the one who had recommended Sheng Xiang to the Great Martial Sect. If he was dissatisfied here, she would feel embarrassed.

Sheng Xiang had never blamed her, as he knew that Su Meirao's information was from a long time ago, and changes over time were natural.

Sheng Xiang's physical body had already been tempered by the Immortal Demon Pool, forming a proto-Immortal Demon Body. Therefore, his physical body could meet the requirements and easily practice the Shocking Heaven Palm and the Profound Gang Finger!