King of Creation-Chapter 24 - The Secret Manual Controversy

“Five Mountains Divine Fist, Top-grade Mortal Level Martial Skill, primarily offensive.”

“Tortoise and Crane Fist, Middle-grade Mortal Level Martial Skill, primarily defensive.”

“Flying on Grass, Top-grade Mortal Level Body Skill.”

“Snake Wandering Steps, Top-grade Mortal Level Body Skill.”

“Seven Star Sword Fingers, Top-grade Mortal Level Martial Skill, primarily offensive!”

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Quickly, Ye Zhen selected seven Martial Skills that he felt were suitable for himself.

In Ye Zhen’s understanding, there were no strongest Martial Skills, only the most suitable ones.

For example, asking Wang Qi, an Outer Disciple naturally endowed with divine power but with a clumsy body, to practice Snake Wandering Steps would be a poor move.

Conversely, someone with the innate divine power like Wang Qi would be more suitable for practicing fist skills like Strong Tiger King Fist, which were heavy and powerful.

Ye Zhen chose Martial Skills that naturally suited his own characteristics.

Ye Zhen had a well-proportioned physique with strong explosive power, belonging to the category of people with quite ordinary characteristics, so many of the Martial Skills here were suitable for Ye Zhen; however, the Cultivation Technique Essence Blood Primordial Body Technique that he was practicing had its own unique characteristics.

Today’s battle with Li Xuelong only made Ye Zhen acknowledge the domineering nature of Essence Blood Primordial Body Technique; once Qi Gang was formed, it could truly slice gold and cut jade.

As far as Ye Zhen knew, Martial Artists could only attempt to form Qi Gang after condensing their True Yuan, while the Essence Blood Primordial Body Technique had allowed him to cultivate Qi Gang prematurely.

Ye Zhen estimated that even at its worst, the level of Cultivation Technique of the Essence Blood Primordial Body Technique must be at least Human-Level Low Grade, or possibly even higher.

A Lower-grade Mortal Level or even a Middle-grade Mortal Level Cultivation Method was the standard treatment for Inner Sect Disciples.

Ye Zhen was somewhat curious about the background of Instructor Liao, who seemed to have a bit of a violent streak.

Since Ye Zhen possessed such a weapon as Qi Gang, all his choices regarding Cultivation Methods had to revolve around the extent to which they could maximally utilize the power of Qi Gang.

Based on this principle, Ye Zhen had selected these seven potential Cultivation Methods.

The White Crane Divine Claw was known for its flexibility and was famous for its unpredictable changes.

If mastered, it could catch an opponent off guard during a fight.

Heavenly Thunder Palm, on the other hand, took a powerful and forceful approach, which also suited Ye Zhen.

However, in the end, Ye Zhen opted for Five Mountains Divine Fist.

Five Mountains Divine Fist also adopted a powerful approach and was slightly inferior to Heavenly Thunder Palm; however, upon attaining great accomplishment in Five Mountains Divine Fist, the Fist Power could extend up to three feet away from the body!

This feature of Fist Power extending three feet was the reason Ye Zhen ultimately chose Five Mountains Divine Fist.

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As for the body skill secret manuals, Ye Zhen finally decides on Snake Wandering Steps.

Flying on Grass had superior body skills and was faster than Snake Wandering Steps, but it lacked variability.

In contrast, Snake Wandering Steps was more complex and unpredictable, making it more suitable for the deployment of Ye Zhen’s Qi Gang.

With Snake Wandering Steps, if Ye Zhen could suddenly launch a Qi Gang-infused punch, it might just be the key to overpowering the enemy.

However, what was more important was the explosive power over short distances offered by Snake Wandering Steps.

One of the moves in Snake Wandering Steps, called Snake Bounce Grass, allowed for covering ten meters or even dozens of meters instantly.

It could be miraculous at crucial moments, making it more suitable than the speed-oriented Flying on Grass.

As for Cultivation Methods, Ye Zhen had looked through many, but even after flipping through hundreds of Top-grade Mortal Level Cultivation Methods, none could cultivate Qi Gang at the Blood Training Realm.

Ye Zhen had even greater expectations for the level of the Essence Blood Primordial Body Technique.

What was chosen on the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion was actually just the introduction to the Cultivation Technique Manuals.

The actual manuals had to be exchanged with the Sect Steward in charge of the Scripture Tower.

It was said that this was a rule set up by Qiyun Sect to prevent disciples from memorizing and reciting magic formulas, and the ultimate goal was to prevent the disciples from learning too many techniques without restrictions and ultimately mastering none!

Due to the large number of Outer Disciples, many came to the Scripture Tower every day to select Cultivation Technique Manuals.

There was only one Sect Steward on duty, which meant that while selecting the introductions to the techniques was quick, a long queue would form when it came time to exchange the actual Manuals.

Moreover, the Sect’s Old Steward at the Scripture Pavilion would occasionally give advice to the Outer Disciples about the suitability of their chosen Cultivation Methods, making the process rather slow.

Ye Zhen quietly lined up and waited for nearly half an hour, with just one Outer Disciple left in front of him.

The Old Steward gave some advice to the Black-Robed Outer Sect Disciple in front of Ye Zhen and then went into the inner chamber to fetch the Cultivation Technique Manuals.

At that moment, a haughty and aggressive voice suddenly rang out behind Ye Zhen.

“Out of the way, out of the way, let me go first!” A black-robed Outer Disciple with a black tumor by his eyebrow charged over from the back of the queue, knocking into other black-robed Outer Disciples, sending them tumbling and staggering to the side.

“Are you all blind?

Move aside for me; I’ve got other things to do!” Walking and cursing, the voice got louder.

With every curse, the triangular eyes and the black tumor on the brow twitched menacingly.

“Damn, here comes Hong Bao, get out of the way!” The black-robed outer disciples lining up behind Ye Zhen saw the man’s bearing and scattered out of fear, leaving only Ye Zhen behind.

When he heard this name, Ye Zhen’s eyebrows knitted together slightly.

The name seemed somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

“Hey, guy in front, are you deaf or what?

Get out of the way for me now!” Seeing that Ye Zhen hadn’t moved, Hong Bao started cursing.

But Ye Zhen seemed as if he hadn’t heard and stood there, unmoved.

Seeing that his cursing was ineffective, Hong Bao’s eyebrows furrowed abruptly, agitating a black mole on his face, and a fierce look spread across it.

“Damn it, are you deaf?

Get out of my way!”

With an angry shout, the sound of the wind rose sharply, and Hong Bao actually took a swipe at Ye Zhen, intent on knocking him aside.

“Scram, who do you think you are?

What gives you the right?”

The very instant Hong Bao’s palm was about to land on Ye Zhen’s shoulder, Ye Zhen’s shoulder shook violently, and a surge of Qi force spontaneously emerged.

Bang!

Hong Bao’s palm was jolted upwards, and his figure was forced to retreat a step.

Hiss!

A series of gasps resonated, and the outer disciples who had just made way were shocked.

Could it be that someone dared to directly contend with Hong Bao?

Pushed back by Ye Zhen, Hong Bao’s face turned red, then suddenly menacing, “Good, daring to raise a hand against me!

On what grounds?

“It’s exactly because I rank second on the Earth Board!

Kid, get the hell out of here!”

“Second on the Earth Board?” Ye Zhen instantly understood where his sense of familiarity came from—he had seen this guy’s name on the Earth Board.

With a roar, Hong Bao’s hands suddenly transformed into endless palm shadows, ready to smack down on Ye Zhen’s head.

“Hong Bao, if you break the sect rules one more time, you will be expelled from the sect!” The cold voice of an old steward from the Scripture Pavilion rang out as he returned with a secret manual, stopping Hong Bao, who was about to attack Ye Zhen, as if he had been spellbound, freezing him on the spot.

“Heh, as if I’d dare!” Hong Bao managed to force a smile onto his face and positioned himself behind Ye Zhen.

However, his eyes held a look that seemed as if he wished to devour Ye Zhen whole.

Ye Zhen showed no sign of submission, staring coldly at Hong Bao without giving an inch.

These days’ experiences made Ye Zhen gradually realize something—as a martial artist, one must never swallow one’s pride nor show weakness and retreat.

Before beating up Wu Jian, Ye Zhen put up with humiliations every day.

Although he was cultivating, every time he cultivated, even the circulation of his essence blood did not flow smoothly.

However, after a surge in strength and beating up Wu Jian and defeating Ma Yuanwu, Ye Zhen clearly felt his essence blood circulating much more smoothly when cultivating, and the effects of his cultivation improved significantly.

After these comparisons, Ye Zhen grasped a certain principle.

He understood it in his heart, yet he couldn’t exactly articulate it.

After sending off the outer disciple in front of Ye Zhen, the sect steward took the introduction of the secret manual Ye Zhen had selected and casually said, “Hand over your identity jade token.

Five Mountains Divine Fist costs a hundred sect contribution points, and Snake Wandering Steps costs a hundred and fifty sect contribution points.”

“Sect contribution points are required?

My Lord Steward, aren’t new outer disciples allowed to freely choose one cultivation technique, martial skill, and body skill manual each for free?” Ye Zhen asked, puzzled.

“The batch from a few days ago?

You haven’t chosen yet?

Hand over your identity jade token.” The old Sect Steward was quite surprised.

Not just that, the group of outer disciples behind him were even more astonished; who could have thought that the one who dared to challenge the second-ranked on the Earth Board, Hong Bao, was a new outer disciple who hadn’t even selected his cultivation technique manual?

Hong Bao’s eyes widened in rage as he pointed at Ye Zhen and started cursing, “Damn it, a new outer disciple dares to give me, the second on the Earth Board, such an attitude?

Want to die?

Wait and see if I won’t play you to death…”

The Sect Steward glared, and Hong Bao’s cursing came to an abrupt halt.

“That’s right, you haven’t used your one-time-free selection chance yet.

You can take these two manuals directly, but…” The Sect Steward paused, suggesting a reconsideration, “I advise you to rethink your choice of the Snake Wandering Steps.”

“Why?” asked Ye Zhen, puzzled.

“It’s hard to master.

I’ve been guarding the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion for over a decade and never seen an outer disciple fully master the Snake Wandering Steps.”

Ye Zhen, however, was somewhat incredulous, “I want to give it a try.”

The old Sect Steward showed an expression as if he knew Ye Zhen would say that, then handed the two manuals to Ye Zhen, “Every disciple whom I’ve advised against choosing the Snake Wandering Steps had the same reaction as you.

As a manual graded at the top-grade mortal level, the Snake Wandering Steps’ price of one hundred and fifty sect contribution points is not unwarranted.”

“Thank you for the warning, my Lord Steward, but I still want to give it a try,” insisted Ye Zhen.

“Next!” Seeing his advice was in vain, the Sect Steward said no more and Ye Zhen turned to leave.

As Ye Zhen walked past Hong Bao, a menacing voice rang in his ears, “Kid, just you wait, I’ll play you to death….”

“Anytime you want!”

Ye Zhen’s response nearly made Hong Bao’s narrow eyes burst in anger.

A newcomer was so arrogant.

Just as he wanted to shout something else, Ye Zhen was already drifting away.

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