9: Chapter 9 Martial Skill: Wind and Thunder Slash

The entrance to the Secret Realm in the evening was, as usual, a scene of bustling activity.

Martial Artists emerging from the Secret Realm carried large quantities of Materials, while Material Merchants were incredibly busy, rushing around to collect these Materials into their respective chambers of commerce.

Whenever someone brought out Advanced Materials or had a bountiful harvest, it would cause a stir of excitement.

All sorts of envious and jealous gazes would be directed toward them.

Amidst this hustle and bustle, a figure carrying an oversized bundle of Materials walked out from the Secret Realm.

In an instant, almost every eye in the market was focused on him.

"Holy crap!"

"It's him again!"

"He actually managed to get so many Materials again?"

"Where are those people from yesterday who said he was just lucky and picked up someone else's Materials?"

"Come out and say something now. Can one person really have such good luck two days in a row?"

"This kid is too strong, isn't he?"

"Going in by himself and hunting so many mutated beasts in a single day—what level of talent does he have?"

"Could he be that young master from the Jiang Family who awakened an SS-rank talent?"

"No, word is he's also from the Jiang Family, but he's not that Jiang Ting. He seems to be called Jiang Ling!"

"His Supernatural Ability doesn't seem to be very strong!"

...

In front of a small stall, Yang He and the others had also just come out of the Secret Realm with Teacher Jin today.

Their harvest today was even better than yesterday's, and they were all very excited, currently selling their Materials.

Jiang Ling's emergence from the Secret Realm quickly caught their attention, and then, they were all dumbfounded.

If one day could be attributed to luck, what about two days?

Bringing out so many Materials two days in a row—could they all really be picked up from others?

"How is that possible?"

Yang He's eyes were filled with complete disbelief.

"He's clearly just a trash with an F-rank Supernatural Ability!"

Jiang Ling, however, ignored the gazes of others. He dropped the Materials on the ground and spoke up: "Same rules as yesterday, highest bidder wins!"

"Who wants them?"

Immediately, a crowd of Material Merchants swarmed around, quickly beginning to take inventory of Jiang Ling's Materials.

"My god, Crystal Cores... so many Crystal Cores..."

"Did you hunt mutated beasts above level 10 today?"

These Material Merchants were all stunned.

Jiang Ling was just a high school student; how could he hunt so many mutated beasts above level 10?

Even a level 20 Martial Artist might not be able to achieve this!

What kind of Prodigy was this guy?

Soon, the Material Merchants finished inventorying Jiang Ling's spoils and began to bid.

"I'll offer 15 million!"

"Are you trying to trick a child? 15 million for all these Materials? I'll offer 17 million!"

"I'll offer 18 million!"

"I'll offer 19 million!"

"I'll offer 20 million!"

...

Listening to the bids from these Material Merchants, Jiang Ling was also surprised internally.

It had reached twenty million just like that!

Martial Artists really do make a lot of money!

But what he didn't know was that at this level, only he could make money like this; others wouldn't be able to hunt this many Materials even in a year.

In the end, Jiang Ling's Materials were bought by a Material Merchant for 23 million.

Holding the 23 million, Jiang Ling felt a bit surreal.

He could now be considered a wealthy man.

If he chose to be an ordinary person and deposited this 23 million in the bank to live off the interest, he could live a carefree life forever.

Unfortunately, he was a Martial Artist!

This 23 million would at most stay warm in his pocket for a little while before it had to be spent.

Martial Artists earn a lot, but their expenses are also staggeringly high.

Just like yesterday, Jiang Ling spent 1.9 million on a D-rank alloy battle blade, and if it were a C-rank battle blade, this 23 million would disappear in a heartbeat.

Martial Artists also need to purchase various Medicinal Pills, battle suits, Martial Skill and Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals, and so on.

These were all astronomical figures.

With the 23 million, Jiang Ling headed toward the weapons shop from yesterday.

"Oh, this student is back again!"

"It looks like today's harvest was even greater!"

"What are you looking for today?"

The owner had a face full of beaming smiles.

"I want to look at battle suits!"

Jiang Ling said.

"battle suits are no problem!"

The owner immediately led Jiang Ling to a rack of battle suits.

"Please look, boss, these are all high-quality C-rank battle suits, certified by national standards, definitely not fakes!"

"This battle suit is the latest model from the Lieyang Battle Suit Company this year, the L798 type, 23 million!"

"Damn it!" Jiang Ling almost wanted to burst out cursing.

This owner tried to scam him based on exactly how much money he had every single time!

"Too expensive!"

Jiang Ling gritted his teeth and said, "Make it cheaper!"

"Student, I'm selling this to you at cost price!" The owner had a look of grievance on his face. "If you don't believe me, you can search online; this latest L798 model battle suit is exactly this price!"

"15 million, will you sell it?"

Jiang Ling directly cut the price by nearly half.

"Student, you can't haggle like that; you're going straight for my jugular!"

The owner immediately became anxious.

"For 15 million, you couldn't even buy an imitation!"

"Then forget it, I'm not buying!"

Jiang Ling curled his lip, turned around, and started to leave.

"Hey! Student, how about... 20 million, okay?"

"I'm really giving you the rock-bottom price here!"

The owner hurried to grab hold of his golden goose, Jiang Ling.

He had seen Jiang Ling earn 23 million today; if he didn't sell something to Jiang Ling, he definitely wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

"You're being too insincere!"

Jiang Ling rolled his eyes, and then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw several ancient-looking books placed in one of the owner's display cases.

"What are these?"

Jiang Ling asked.

"Student, are you looking to buy a Martial Skill?"

The owner's eyes immediately lit up. If Jiang Ling wouldn't buy a battle suit, buying a Martial Skill would work too!

"These are all unique Martial Skills I've recently acquired, originating from ancient ruins—they're all one-of-a-kind copies!"

"What kind are you looking for?"

"I want a Blade Technique Martial Skill," Jiang Ling pondered. "Do you have any here?"

"Yes!"

The owner immediately opened the display case and took out a book made of an unknown material.

"This... I just got it last week. It's called Wind Thunder Slash. Although it's an incomplete manual, it is definitely an extraordinary Martial Skill!"

"I specifically had someone appraise it; it's at least C-rank!"

"Student, if you want it, take it for 23 million!"

Jiang Ling suddenly felt like giving the owner a good thrashing.

This guy was clearly targeting his 23 million!

"I want to take a look!"

Jiang Ling said.

Whether the item was worth it or not, he had to see it before making a decision.

"No problem!"

The owner handed the Secret Manual to Jiang Ling, allowing him to read the first five pages.

Jiang Ling opened the book and found that it was filled with illustrations and annotated with text explaining the tricks of exerting force.

The first few pages mainly described the characteristics and power of this Wind Thunder Slash.

According to the description, Wind Thunder Slash was a Blade Technique suitable for Martial Artists with wind or lightning Supernatural Abilities. By gathering energy and striking with a blow as swift as wind and lightning, it could cause massive damage.

With the Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability of his Chaos Sacred Body, Jiang Ling could sense that this Blade Technique was indeed very powerful.

If he could successfully Cultivate it, his strength would receive a world-shaking boost.

The Blade Technique was incomplete, but Jiang Ling believed that with the Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability brought by his Chaos Sacred Body, he could fill in the missing parts.

And the fact that the technique was incomplete was the perfect excuse for Jiang Ling to push the price down.

"If this were a complete Martial Skill, 23 million would naturally be no problem. But it's incomplete, and repairing it is almost impossible. 10 million!"

"Student, isn't that price cut too harsh?"

The owner's face immediately fell into a mournful expression.

"10 million. Take it or leave it!"

Jiang Ling casually tossed the book back to the owner.

"How about this, I'll also give you a battle suit worth 13 million, making it exactly 23 million!"

The owner gritted his teeth, looking as if he were suffering a huge loss.