29: Purchase martial arts secrets

“I distinctly remember someone just now swearing that if we had money, they’d immediately do a handstand while having diarrhea.”

The Weisuo Man, pressing his advantage, brought up the matter again.

This made the stall owner unable to even lift his head, and he scurried away, not daring to reply.

As for Shen Xi, he had already discussed the required Materials, quantity, and transaction time with the honest Fat Man.

After completing all of this, he left the Materials market.

“Sir, where are we going next?”

The Weisuo Man asked respectfully.

After what had just happened, he finally understood that Shen Xi’s financial power was even greater than he had imagined.

Such a rich person must be served well; if he was happy and casually gave a reward, it would be enough for several months of his own expenses.

“I want to buy two Martial Arts Cultivation Techniques.”

Shen Xi thought for a moment and decided to enhance his own strength.

Although he already had Benlei Eight Styles, it was, after all, only an Acquired Martial Art.

In the world of Martial Artists, the grades of Martial Arts and Cultivation Techniques, from low to high, are Acquired, Innate, Yellow-Grade, Profound-Grade, Earth-Grade, and Heaven-Grade.

Acquired Martial Arts were merely the lowest-grade Martial Arts.

Of course, even Acquired Martial Arts were Cultivation Techniques that countless Martial Artists dreamed of.

Even Shen Xi’s Martial Arts studied in school before were merely unranked.

Benlei Eight Styles was something he had spent decades of his lifespan to comprehend through breathing techniques, with great difficulty.

Now that he had money, Shen Xi also planned to get two Innate Martial Arts suitable for himself.

As for Benlei Eight Styles, although there was a possibility of Breakthrough to Innate, no one could guarantee when that would happen.

“Then we must go to Cang Wu Pavilion; it’s the most comprehensive Martial Arts store in Zhu Feng City’s Outer City.”

The Weisuo Man was indeed worthy of his profession, knowing Zhu Feng City like the back of his hand.

Upon learning of Shen Xi’s needs, he immediately identified the destination.

“Then let’s go to Cang Wu Pavilion!”

The two, one in front and one behind, weaved through the streets and alleys and soon arrived at an ancient, three-story building with a classical appearance.

A plaque hung above the ancient building’s entrance, bearing the three characters Cang Wu Pavilion.

“Sir, this is Cang Wu Pavilion.”

The Weisuo Man smiled brightly.

Shen Xi said nothing and stepped inside.

As soon as he entered the first-floor hall, he was astonished by Cang Wu Pavilion’s strength.

As expected of a place specializing in selling Martial Arts, even the attendants were at the Lesser Blood Refinement Realm.

Using Martial Artists as attendants showed how deep Cang Wu Pavilion’s foundation was.

“Respected guest, what Martial Art would you like to purchase?”

A manager proactively came forward, offering Shen Xi a respectful smile.

The manager could clearly sense that although Shen Xi looked young, the aura he emitted could absolutely crush him.

He was, after all, a master at the Refining Blood - Great Accomplishment Realm; Shen Xi was even stronger than him, at least at the Blood Refining and Energy Transformation Realm.

“What do you have here?”

Shen Xi counter-questioned.

“If I were to introduce them, it would take three days and three nights to finish. The types of Martial Arts are numerous, divided into movement techniques, fist techniques, sword techniques, saber techniques... there are dozens of types. This is just a rough classification; if we subdivide further, there would be tens of thousands of types.”

The manager spoke voluminously, a hint of pride on his face.

Throughout Zhu Feng City’s Outer City, in terms of Martial Arts sales, no one was more professional than Cang Wu Pavilion.

“I didn’t expect your store to be small, yet have tens of thousands of Martial Arts Secret Manuals?”

Shen Xi looked at the manager with a half-smile.

One sentence immediately made the other party unable to show off.

How could Cang Wu Pavilion possibly have tens of thousands of Martial Arts Secret Manuals?

That was a quantity only large Martial Arts stores might possess.

One must know that any Martial Arts Secret Manual, even an unranked one, was worth at least tens of thousands, and the starting price for Acquired-grade ones reached as high as hundreds of thousands.

If Cang Wu Pavilion had such a rich foundation, how could it open a store in the Outer City?

Even if it did, the economic level of the Outer City couldn't afford it!

“You jest, sir. Our store has five hundred unranked Martial Arts and thirty Acquired Martial Arts.”

The manager explained awkwardly.

Saying this, he produced a catalog.

The catalog recorded introductions to all the Martial Arts currently in Cang Wu Pavilion’s inventory.

【Flame Demon Palm: Unranked Martial Art. Uses the power of fire to temper the palms. When Cultivated to the extreme, a single palm strike can melt metal.】

【Swift Wind Step: Unranked Martial Art. Uses the power of wind to enhance one's speed. The figure is like a ghost, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, making it impossible to capture.】

【Vajra Lion’s Roar...】

【Big Dipper Seven Star Fist...】

The dazzling array of Martial Arts made Shen Xi a bit overwhelmed.

However, he quickly filtered out these Martial Arts Secret Manuals.

His goal was not these unranked Martial Arts; he wanted at least two Acquired Martial Arts.

Soon, Shen Xi had chosen his targets.

There were three in total.

【Indestructible Glazed Body: When Cultivated to the extreme, a Yuánqì Realm expert cannot harm the Martial Artist in the slightest. The Cultivation difficulty is extremely high; please choose carefully.】

【Meteor Step: Its speed is as fast as a meteor. This is not only a movement technique but also has powerful offensive capabilities. A single step can shatter mountains and rivers, as if struck by a meteor.】

【Purple Flame Eyes: The enemy's movements appear slowed in the Cultivator's eyes, and it can also see through illusions.】

Body technique, movement technique, and eye technique—these three Martial Arts perfectly compensated for Shen Xi’s shortcomings.

Originally, he only had Benlei Eight Styles, a single fist technique. If these three Martial Arts were added, Shen Xi’s combat power would at least double.

“These three Martial Arts will do!”

Shen Xi said.

Seeing Shen Xi’s choices, the manager couldn’t help but gasp.

These three Martial Arts were all Acquired Martial Arts.

Not only that, but their prices were also not cheap.

Purple Flame Eyes, valued at 350,000.

Meteor Step, valued at 520,000.

And the Indestructible Glazed Body was the most expensive, reaching 1,200,000.

This made the manager unable to resist asking again: “Are you sure you want to choose these three Martial Arts?”

The three Martial Arts combined amounted to over 2,000,000, and the manager worried that Shen Xi couldn’t afford it.

Even a Yuánqì Realm master couldn't easily earn 2,000,000!

“If he tells you to get them, just get them. Why are you talking so much nonsense?”

The Weisuo Man glared and said.

Seeing this, the manager said no more and sent someone upstairs to retrieve the three Martial Arts.

In a short while, three USB drives containing the files were placed in front of Shen Xi.

In the modern era, Martial Arts Secret Manuals were no longer stored as books but were directly digitized.

“Respected guest, the price of these three Martial Arts is not cheap.”

The manager still emphasized, afraid that Shen Xi hadn't clearly seen the prices of the various Martial Arts marked in the catalog.