17: Chapter 17 Heading to the Medicine Storehouse

Generally speaking, the Library Pavilion of Henghuo Martial Arts School is only open to students of the school, and obtaining a Martial Skill from it requires purchasing it at a price slightly lower than the market rate.

Chen Moxuan's Yellow-grade low-level Martial Skill, Flying Swallow Springing Leg, was purchased from the Library Pavilion for 30,000 yuan.

As for Yellow-grade Advanced Martial Skills and above, those who wish to purchase them must be students with excellent academic records or those who have made outstanding contributions to the school.

The Human Race's martial arts cultivation system emphasizes wealth, companions, methods, and locations; among these, methods are the core, and Martial Skills are a particularly important part of these methods.

In layman's terms, a Martial Skill is a method for a Martial Artist to utilize strength. For example, an ordinary person cannot unleash all their strength in a single punch, and some energy dissipates during the transmission of force.

By executing a Martial Skill, one can maximize the exertion of their strength, even achieving twice the result with half the effort.

Although the value of Martial Skills is not as precious as it once was after the emergence of the New Martial Arts Sect, Yellow-grade Advanced Martial Skills and above remain highly valuable.

Take, for instance, the Yellow-grade Advanced Martial Skill "Shadow-Breaking Blade Technique" left to Chen Moxuan by his parents; it could fetch a high price of 500,000 yuan at an auction house, not to mention Xuan-grade Martial Skills.

Even a Xuan-grade low-level Martial Skill exceeds the value of a grade a blood qi essence.

And inside the Library Pavilion of Henghuo Martial Arts School, there are even Xuan-grade Advanced Martial Skills stored away!

Even if Xuan-grade Martial Skills require True Qi to Cultivate, it does not stop Chen Moxuan from securing a Xuan-grade Advanced Martial Skill first and Cultivating it later once he has achieved a Breakthrough in his Realm.

The school's offer of choosing any one Martial Skill was undoubtedly extremely precious.

"Thank you, Teacher." Chen Moxuan's eyes were filled with gratitude.

He understood that such a valuable reward from the school was something Ma Jingyuan had fought for on his behalf.

Ma Jingyuan gently patted Chen Moxuan's shoulder with his only remaining right hand:

"The school originally intended for you to continue participating in the finals seven days from now, but I turned it down. Zhang Qing has recovered enough, so they don't need you."

"Now, your cultivation conditions are no worse than anyone else's. Focus on your Cultivation for this last month; getting a good result in the Martial Arts Exam would be the greatest thanks you could give me." Ma Jingyuan's tone was calm, yet it revealed a deep sense of expectation.

He then instructed, "I've already made arrangements with the medicine warehouse; you can just go and pick up the qi and blood agent yourself."

"As for choosing a Martial Skill... I need to accompany you to enter the Library Pavilion. I will send you a catalog first; you can let me know once you've decided which one to choose."

Hearing this, Chen Moxuan felt a stir in his heart and asked, "Teacher Ma, you shouldn't have any classes this afternoon, right?"

Seeing Ma Jingyuan's puzzled expression, Chen Moxuan continued:

"I remember the medicine warehouse and the Library Pavilion are in the same direction. There is no time like the present, so I'd like to get both things done this afternoon."

"How about you accompany me to the medicine warehouse, and then we go straight to the Library Pavilion?"

Ma Jingyuan was slightly taken aback, then immediately understood Chen Moxuan's intention and asked:

"The opportunity to choose any one Martial Skill is very rare. Are you sure you don't need to consider it more?"

"I have already decided." Chen Moxuan smiled slightly.

There was nothing to consider; he intended to take them all.

"Alright, then let's go."

Along the way, Chen Moxuan and Ma Jingyuan walked side by side, chatting intermittently.

Ma Jingyuan had always been very curious about when Chen Moxuan had Cultivated the Thunder Shock Punch to the Perfection Realm, and he took this opportunity to bring it up, only to be brushed off by Chen Moxuan with an answer he had long prepared.

"Perhaps it was an Epiphany."

He had already checked the information; in the past, Martial Artists who were obsessed with Martial Skills would often enter a state of selflessness. In this state, their insight into Martial Skills would improve rapidly, which was known as an Epiphany.

However, after the emergence of the New Martial Arts Sect, people believed that Martial Artists in the Blood Accumulation Realm should not spend too much time on Martial Skills, as they could not fully commit to Cultivating them, and very few people were able to enter the state of Epiphany.

Although rare, they still existed.

Therefore, this explanation was accepted by Ma Jingyuan.

"Teacher Ma, does the blood of the Blood Race undergo gasification?" Chen Moxuan also took the opportunity to raise his doubt.

"Gasification? What do you mean?"

"When that silver-haired Blood Race member was heavily injured at the end, he spat a mouthful of fresh blood onto my clothes on my chest, but afterwards, the bloodstain disappeared into thin air."

After listening, Ma Jingyuan pondered for a moment and then slowly said, "Hmm... I don't know much about the Blood Race either. I'll make a note of it for now and help you look into it later."

Seeing that Ma Jingyuan was also unsure, Chen Moxuan could only bury this doubt again and started chatting about other topics.

Soon, Chen Moxuan and Ma Jingyuan arrived at the medicine warehouse of Henghuo Martial Arts School.

This place stored various agents used by Henghuo Martial Arts School to distribute to students for Cultivation, including many precious medicinal treasures. It could be considered one of the important buildings of Henghuo Martial Arts School and was also the place where Henghuo Martial Arts School spent the most money.

The entire medicine warehouse adopted fully enclosed management, and the entrance gate was made of a special alloy, capable of withstanding several attacks from a Martial Artist in the Tiangang Realm.

The entrance was guarded by personnel sent by the Martial Artist Management Bureau upon request; the school paid their salaries, having them work for the school.

Except for the staff here and some senior school officials, no one was allowed to enter or leave.

A detector was installed some distance in front of the gate; as soon as Chen Moxuan and Ma Jingyuan passed by, their information was synchronized to the display screen at the front desk.

"Is this Mr. Chen Moxuan? Are you here to pick up medicine?"

A young man dressed in formal attire came out to greet them.

Chen Moxuan nodded slightly.

"Your medicine pickup information has been registered in advance. A staff member will retrieve it for you shortly. Please wait a moment."

As he spoke, the young man gestured for Chen Moxuan and Ma Jingyuan to sit on the chairs in the waiting hall.

After sitting down, Chen Moxuan looked around, curiously observing this place he had never been to before.

Every month, the school would also distribute some qi and blood drinks to students in the Traditional Martial Arts Class, but they were always collected at the Student Union's Life Department.

Compared to the common buildings outside the school, the architectural structure of the medicine warehouse gave people a strong sense of science fiction.

"Never seen it before, right? This place was built by the school with huge investment, and most of the funds approved by the Martial Artist Management Bureau were used here."

"However, the technological level of the Human Race has developed rapidly over these years; in reality, the technology here is already over a hundred years behind."

"It's just that resources are limited, and it's impossible to cover everything; most of the latest technology is invested in military applications."

"The only cities that can truly enjoy the Human Race's cutting-edge technology in daily life are the independent cities jointly built by the five major nations, such as Xieqiong City."

"Omni University, known as the Holy Land of the New Martial Arts Sect, is located in Xieqiong City. If you have the chance to go there in the future, you will find that our current life is no different from that of ancient people."

"Xieqiong City..." Chen Moxuan silently kept this name in his heart.

With a clank, the alloy gate of the medicine warehouse opened to both sides, and a staff member holding a metal square box walked out from within.

The young man from before took the box and handed it to Chen Moxuan.

"This is the agent you were scheduled to pick up. Please keep it safe."

Just as Chen Moxuan received the metal box, Ma Jingyuan turned around and said, "Let's go, to the Library Pavilion."

"Aren't we going to check it?" Chen Moxuan frowned slightly, his gaze filled with a trace of doubt and caution.

"I personally deposited this box here myself. Furthermore, who would be foolish enough to tamper with something specifically designated for you by the Tianyuan Army?"

Although he said this, Ma Jingyuan still took the metal box from Chen Moxuan's hands, his fingertips skillfully touching a hidden groove on the bottom.

With a gentle press, accompanied by a slight mechanical click, the box slowly opened on its own, revealing the glass tube carefully placed inside.

In the glass tube, a crystal-clear liquid flowed, filled with the rich green essence of myriad plants.

Chen Moxuan examined the liquid in the glass tube and thought to himself, "Is this a grade a blood qi essence? The color seems much richer than the D-grade one."

If the green of a D-grade qi and blood agent was a faint, almost transparent light green, then the qi and blood agent before him was a brilliant, vivid green.

"No, this is not a grade a blood qi essence!"

After only one glance, Ma Jingyuan's face turned livid instantly, and he grabbed the young man by the collar,

"Give me an explanation!"